Honorary African-American and Pulitzer Prize winning critic Roger Ebert weighs in on what he thought of McCain's aggressive performance in Friday's debate. Opinion is divided as to who was the actual victor. The Corsair thinks McCain won by a whisker; many other pundits call it a draw; and some polls are actually calling it for Obama (?!). Ebert, for one, just didn't like the cut of McCain's jib. he writes:
"I do not like you, John McCain. My feeling has nothing to do with issues. It has to do with common courtesy. During the debate, you refused to look Barack Obama in the eye. Indeed, you refused to look at him at all. Even when the two of you shook hands at the start, you used your eyes only to locate his hand, and then gazed past him as you shook it.
"Obama is my guy. If you are rude to him, you are rude to me. If you came to dinner at my house and refused to look at or speak with one of my guests, that would be bad manners and I would be offended. Same thing if I went to your house. During the debate, you were America's guest.
"What was your problem?"
We do not look forward to the response of Vincent Gallo, who supports the McCain-Palin ticket. More vintage Ebert here.
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