On 4-Oct-2012, drew <
dr...@technologist.com> wrote:
> I just heard a few clips from the debate. Romney has a bad voice.
> Obama has a good
> voice, good inflection, nice tone....and he looks real. Romney looks
> like a phony and
> he's got a honky voice...
Just judging from the presentation rather than the content, I'd agree that
Romney came across as a (swashbuckling) phony, *but* his speech was more
commanding, smooth and focused than Obama's. Obama came across as stilted,
unconfident and uneasy. I ended up listening to the debates the first time
and later watching them. It made quite a difference because from listening
I thought Obama did a much better job, he had something to say whereas
Romney mostly repeated talking points and was very vague. Watching it was a
different matter entirely, Romney was surprisingly the more charismatic of
the two this time around. I'd agree with some who say he bullied Lehrer on
more than one occasion. Unfortunately, I think that is exactly the type of
thing that will win him some votes. Of course it didn't change my opinion
of the two, Obama is by far the lesser of two evils.
I think Obama, like Nadal, performs much better as the underdog :)