Then a wave of anxiety swept the room when the WiFi access crashed and the TV screen went mute.
Still, we kept our sense of humor as the TV screen’s audio fell silent during the National Anthem.
Someone started singing it a cappella, so the rest of us joined in. One camera guy, though, turned to the Daily Pilot reporter and whispered, “Monkey see, monkey do.”
Cynicism usually reigns when you’re talking about reporters, but that struck us as a bit too snooty. Sorry, but there’s nothing corny about singing the National Anthem, in our humble opinion.
Did anyone else happen to catch Pastor Rick Warren congratulating Obama with a hearty, “home run,” after the Democrat’s reply to Warren’s question about his tax plan?
McCain, meanwhile, quipped during his reply to that question that he would define individual wealth as someone who makes $5 million annually. He quickly realized he probably generated a YouTube moment and emphasized that he was joking.
Naturally, McCain’s quip ended up on YouTube, and Obama bashed the Arizona senator for it while on the stump this week.
McCain may have had the last laugh, though, as many pundits declared him the winner because they felt his humor and directness connected with voters better than Obama’s nuanced and low-key performance.
And did anyone else notice that, when Warren asked McCain for good examples of bipartisan legislation he’s worked on, Mr. Gang of 14 skipped a mention of his immigration reform bill that he crafted with Sen. Ted Kennedy?
