I Think The Expectations in the Pundits' Collective Minds Were...

[WeDidIt]

Barack would come out, rip McCain a new asshole on every issue, knocking off one liners and simply tearing McCain down.

They forgot, that's not Obama's style. My gosh, the man was gracious during debates with Alan Keyes! Anybody capable of being gracious to Alan Keyes is the single calmest, coolest and most collected individual on the face of the planet!

[NYC_SKP]

1. K&R...And this is just round one in a match, Obama is playing this out like this:

Debate 1: Hold your ground, feel him out, fire a few good shots, stay calm and confident.

Debate 2: Be a little more in his face, demand he face you, call him on more of his bullshit, more good shots than the first round.

Debate 3: Let him have it, bring it home, bring out the big guns, give no quarter, stay calm and confident still, but make McCain cry like a baby.

It's about pacing and sizing up your opponent, timing.

This isn't one debate, then another, it's a series of three like boxing is a match of ten rounds.

Of course the MSM is looking at this one debate in isolation.

:patriot: