This blog’s title is the name of a famous Rod Stewart song, but don’t be misled. I’m not channeling Rod.
I’m writing about the face-off on CNN between Biden and Trump which will occur at 9 PM eastern time. Perhaps it’s politically incorrect not to put their titles in front of their names, but everyone who doesn’t live on a deserted island already knows them. Perhaps it’s also politically incorrect to think this ninety minute program is really not necessary except for the media hype. Sensationalism sells.
While I’ve been in Chelsea the media has ramped up its rhetoric about the “debate.” Over the past twenty-four hours, there have been articles and sound bites regarding five tips to win for each person, the liabilities each must overcome, and each man’s oratorical style. There are also diatribes about their ages, their backgrounds, their children. And their approach to the southern border. And student debt. And the economy. And . . . and . . . and.
I, for one, am tired of it all. It’s style vs. substance, because the audience most likely will take the debaters’ comments at face value instead of checking them in the morning light. If they did, they’d see that many statements are not really accurate.
Still, I’ll record the program because I want to see how it unfolds instead of reading an opinion column tomorrow. I don’t need a filter to tell me what to think. Instead, I’ll base my judgment on the opponents’ behavior – smirking, head shaking, etc. – as the evening wears on.
Come to think of it, maybe I should search YouTube for Rod Stewart’s rendition of “Tonight’s the Night,” It would probably be more enjoyable.
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