Third and Final Presidential Debate

The third and final Presidential debate was the least interesting to me. The Presidential candidates topics about foreign affairs was a topic that I know the least about. Of course depending on where you look to find information some websites and news channels call it a draw and others said that Obama won. When I began fact checking I first watched a short video off of MSNBC. One of the first comments on this video is the horses and bayonets controversy, which I think is absurd to spend so much time “fact checking.” Romney began by stating that we do not have very little naval boats in our military and compared in to the year 1917. Obama responded by saying that Romney did not know very much about our military because we also have less horses and bayonets. DUH! The MSNBC fact checker said this is not comparable because there are more nuclear aircraft carries and submarine carriers used today. The Washington Post fact checkers calls this an apple and orange comparison. The next fact that MSNBC wanted to look at was the debate on the Presidents apology tour in the Middle East. It seems as if Obama came out as the more truthful debate on this topic. Romney said that Obama traveled to countries in the Middle East criticizing America. This is not true. The quotes that Romney tried to pull in to make his points were speeches the President gave in Europe and Latin America. I then moved to the Washington Post and their fact checkers. “I said if I got Bin Laden in our sights, I would take that shot; you said we shouldn’t move heaven and earth to get one man” (Obama). Fact checkers for the Washington Post says that Obama has tried to make way to much out of this. Romney did make this statement in 2077, although Obama is choosing to ignore the rest of the interview. Obama is choosing which words he wants to bring out to make Romney look bad. Although I sway towards Republicans it seems as if any fact checker that I look at has more to say about Romney then Obama. Focusing on the debate itself I felt that it was more relaxed then the second debate. The topics that I focus on more were not discussed between the candidates so I spent little time paying close attention. In these debates there is much more logos used than ethos or pathos. Facts are given to those watching to try and sway the undecided voter and then these facts are either accepted or argued upon.