I hadn't really watched The View since Rosie's departure. I don't claim to know Rosie by any stretch but I felt she got a raw deal. She is who she is and how she is without apology and she didn't change for anyone. Whether she's right or not...who's really to say. It's her opinion and she backs it up.
It could be said that people might feel the same way about Elizabitch. It would be a hard stretch for me to see it, but I would be open minded to it. I would at least try to see if I could figure out what is going through her mind.
But today, today she just reinforced everything I've been thinking about her since I started watching The View and then not. She's in my age range, I believe, so she is supposed to speak for my group. But she embarrasses me.
See, I thought Barbara Walters DID NOT put her on the spot but gave her a platform to have her say since she is often drowned out. I stopped what I was doing when Barbara Walters asked her to give 4 reasons why Sarah Palin would be basically a good choice. I wanted to hear what she had to say.
Really, I did.
I was expecting her to have some kind of intelligent answers to the question but instead she actually pulled a Sarah Palin and what I am now referring to as Republican Politician Speak. That would be avoiding a real answer, answering with a question, or putting the opponent down.
Before anyone gets their panties in a wad. Please understand. My horse is out of the race, so to speak...so I had no idea who or what I was going to vote for. But I've gotta say. I'm really sick of John McCain's mudslinging.
Don't get me wrong, I am sure it's going on both sides. But I truly have yet to hear what the hell McCain and Palin have in mind for the country. There's never an answer.
I sat down totally open-minded to the debate and I have to say I came away with ideas of what Obama's plans are for us and absolutely nothing from McCain's side. I wanted them to get down to the nitty gritty, use the time to make your case for what you want to do, not to spend your time bs'ing and attacking.
Some of my kids watched the debate. My 9 year old said she didn't like the "other" guy. She wanted Obama to win. This intrigued me, so I bit.
Me: "Why?"
SS: "Because Obama's better."
Me: "Oookay. But why?"
SS: "Obama seems to really care about us and the United States."
Interesting point of view from a nine year old.
I don't want to be like Elizabitch. I don't want to be so hardpressed to get a win for my "team" that I can't even see what's in front of me. I felt so let down when she didn't have a real answer. Maybe, it's because she seemed so matter of fact and so like she knew what was what. Sure she was mudslinging too. But as much as I dislike her, I expected more from her. Instead, she left me feeling that maybe, just maybe none of the people on her "team" know what the hell is going on.
I will sit down and watch the VP debate. But I can't help but feel it will be a trainwreck. More fodder for SNL. I'm not complaining. That stuff is so dead on and lord knows I need me some belly laughs. But after the initial laughter, it sinks in and then it's not so funny anymore. It really is just a heartbeat away, just a rigged election away and it does seem like "just anyone" can have it.
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