The second presidential debate. Overall, McCain performed pitifully. Obama was OK. I hate to hear from him the requisite "tough talk" re: foreign policy, but he at least was able to articulate his thoughts in a coherent manner. McCain was just all over the place.
And point of fact, McCain actually name-checked the "freedom fighters" (dig that Reagan-era term) that he claimed defeated the Soviets, with American help, in the early 80s, and then said "we made a mistake and stopped supporting the freedom fighters and let the Taliban back in." I'm paraphrasing, but this is the brunt of what the man said. Is he really unaware that the "freedom fighters" who expelled the Soviets and the Taliban who came to power in 1997 are one and the same? And beyond that, that they both defeated the USSR and gained control of Afghanistan with the money and weapons that the US provided them? Does John McCain know this? Does he know anything??
Snap polls say it was an Obama smackdown. This, coupled with the Biden dismantling of Sarah Palin, and the McCain camp's gung-ho move towards ultra-negative campaigning, could signal the demise of the Republican candidate.
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