The Lowly Debater

On last night millions tuned in to watch one of the most talked about debates this year - Obama and Romney. However, some were disillusioned as to who looked presidential and who did not.  Thank goodness looks are deceiving.  There are already to many politicians serving who look like sheep in wolves clothes.  But on last night, the President did one thing significant that Mitt Romney, former CEO of Bain Capital rarely does - acknowledge his wife. 

I do not believe he did this only because it was their 20-year anniversary, but if you review some of his stump speeches you will find that President Obama continuously recognizes the one person who has and will stand by him through all the harsh comments, racial slurs and negative press. 

Now, the great debater on last night, the President was not, but when we vote, we don't vote on who can debate well, we vote on who will fight for our basic rights and wellbeing.  We vote on who is telling us the truth, not the spin.

Yes, most politicians use rhetoric to speak their case on an issue. We hear over and over that people are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts!

The President may have appeared to have a nonchalant attitude, but who among us can say that everyday of his presidency he is not fighting for the middle-class.  Who can say he is not working tirelessly on reducing our deficit and trying to create jobs. 

President Obama is viewed under a different veil.  He is an African-American male, and if he came across on last night as too aggressive, to some, he would have seemed like another so called "angry black man." But do not get me wrong, when you are fighting for your job you must be tactfully aggressive. 

The debate was a snooze for me. Most of the important issues were not even brought up. Was I disappointed, yes. I expected a real debate. I expected to see all the attributes of what a debate is supposed to be like - a dispute - argument - disputation - argue - deliberate - canvass. I left wondering who is fighting for the middle class - I did not see that last night!. 

The stakes were high and someone fell on their sword. But one thing we must still remember, if God be for us - not the president, no one else is powerful enough to destroy us. Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' pressure blood and his righteousness. Now that we see how important this election is - VOTE!