<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/59124558@N06/8048744369/” title=”McCain-follows-Obama-in-3rd-debate by dengre.bj, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8048744369_1fe3cb77a0.jpg” width=”460″ height=”349″ alt=”McCain-follows-Obama-in-3rd-debate”></a>
Debates are pretty scripted, rehearsed and over-hyped. More than that, they do not really matter all that much when you look into their impact over the years. Still, it is early October and space must be filled.
The above photo is real. It was taken by Reuters at the end of the 3rd debate in 2008. For me, it captured the 2008 campaign perfectly. It was a moment of magic.
Is it possible that the debate this week might also produce a rare moment of debate magic? Could there be a fresh image like the one above? Could Mittens craft a new anvil for his campaign with a catchphrase or zinger to aide his fall. Or perhaps he’ll go for the full wingnut and have a Ni-CLANG moment.
What do think…
If nothing else, a thousand drinking games will bloom (and we needed a new open thread to plan them).
Cheers