Saddleback Civil Forum - An Example for Real Estate?
I would like to share with you the fantastic afternoon I had this last Saturday. My wife and I had the privilege of being invited to the two hour Saddleback Civil Forum with Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. This was the first time these two presidential hopefuls, and expected nominees for the Democratic and Republican Parties, shared a public stage.
Rick Warren, author of “A Purpose Driven Life,” and pastor of our Church, Saddleback in Lake Forest, had organized for Obama and McCain to come and present their views on important issues.
This was not your usual political debate with read-the-teleprompter canned speeches on pre-approved political questions. No sir. This was about the real stuff – the big subjects – topics we usually do not hear about in a presidential face-off.
On Sundays Rick is usually dressed up in a Hawaiian shirt, but this Saturday was different – he was in a dress shirt, no tie and suit. Rick himself is an excellent and inspiring speaker but the afternoon wasn’t about him.
During the forum Rick first posted questions to Obama before asking McCain the same set of questions. Topics covered aspects such as personal values, religion, abortion, marriage, education, evil, stem cell research, energy and their respective vision for the United States.
Obama was enthusiastic, but gave answers that left one often confused with his commentary falling on “both-sides-of-the-fence.” His weakest answer was probably when he replied that’s “above my pay grade.”
McCain’s appeared more comfortable and his replies were short and concise. His weakest answer was when he jokingly replied that $5 million annual income would qualify as “rich.”
As Rick noted, it was clear that both care deeply about America. To listen to both interviews click here.
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I thought the Saddleback debate was a wonderful way to gauge the two candidates and compare them to one another. I also think that Rick Warren did a great job, with balanced and probing questions … questions which any legitimate candidate for President of the United States should have already wrestled with on his own, way before arriving at this debate. Therefore, why did Obama respond to the questions as if it was the first time he has ever considered these points. John McCain’s immediate and decisive answers show that he had already given a great deal of thought to real concerns, as posed in these questions … where as Obama had to take the time to stutter and deliberate over the same questions asked of McCain. This was very revealing, and so were the Obama camp’s accusations of cheating, after Obama lost the debate … just another indication that Obama is a sore loser who is not qualified to lead this country … and, McCain is.
Very fair and balanced review of the interview Stefan.Good job and great idea about the hosting of a Real Estate Forum with the two candidates.
Howard I also agree with your comments on the event. Even if you are an Obama fan, he stumbled and McCain looked Presidential.
That sounds like it would be a very interesting afternoon to really get a glimpse into what the presidential candidates are like.
There were any number of instances in which McCain did this during the Saddleback event. Obama used parts of his stump speeches too but, obviously, because of his life story, with its searing POW experience, McCain’s material often tops Obama’s for sheer dramatic oomph.
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