Presidential Debate
In watching the presidential debate, the thing that impacted me most was the visual rhetoric of the candidates actions. I've heard many of the things they have said before and even though some were new I felt I couldn't be objective about what they said because I am so against one of the candidates. So in watching them, I couldn't believe the stark contrast of their actions.President Bush greatly surprised me at how unprepared he was on screen. He seemed to smirk, stutter, and even lean on the podium. He came across as unprepared which I know he wasn't. When Kerry was speaking he seemed to look off into space and make visual reactions against what Kerry said.
However, when Bush was speaking I saw Kerry making more appropriate reactions. He nodded when something agreed to him and he wrote things down to refute when it was his turn. He stood tall and never leaned on the podium.
I thought Bush took an early advantage when he came across the podium to shake hands but lost that lead early on. I still can't believe how much he botched up the performance at the end. He stuttered and stammered and didn't know what to say. It's like he was daydreaming and didn't realize it was his turn. Like someone said it looked like he thought it was a 9minute debate and was surprised to find it was 90 minutes.
I think looking at them visually is a new method I'm going to take into all debates since I am already so partial. I can't wait for the next debate. I hope to see more visual contrast between the two.
Lindsey
posted by Anonymous @ 9:19 AM
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