The Syria-Turkey situation gives Obama a chance to show whatever foreign policy chops he's got and to walk on the big stage Romney doesn't have access to.
Plus, Obama can drop the nugget that he'd been in a NATO meeting the day of the last debate. Something like "I almost wish that the subjects of the debates had been switched. The day of the last debate, I spent the day meeting with NATO about the Syria-Turkey situation. I would have been able to work on the debate like my opponent did that day."
there are arguments that the debate was indeed significant in Kennedy v Nixon and Carter v Reagan.
Both of those took place before intensive debate prep was a standard part of the campaign process, though. (And in the case of Kennedy/Nixon, before people really understood how important it was to look good on television.)
I think these days, debates matter much less because there aren't going to be any surprises. Which is why I skipped last night's and watched Survivor instead.
Which is why I skipped last night's and watched Survivor instead.
We should have stuck to Mythbusters DVDs.
We should have stuck to Mythbusters DVDs.
Hey, what's one more fact-checker?
people in my office talking about how good the debate was. twitch twitch twitch
Library porn!
Not. To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library, and that the architects didn't care.
Grump.
To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library
Why not?
I didn't know there was a projected 4 year lifespan for library books. Is that true in the US as well?
To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library, and that the architects didn't care.
Funny -- I was going to say it looks like it's just for people, not to maintain the books.
For high-circulation books (NYT Bestellers) that might make sense - they go out many, many times and eventually fall apart. But in an academic library they buy books for the long haul (a book circulating 3 times in 10 years can be a lot), and even in a public library some types of books circulate less, physically lasting longer and staying relevant in terms of content (less popular literature, much nonfiction.)
