Presidential Debate

Watching the debate you could see a lot about each candidate.  I feel like you could watch the whole debate with the sound off and you could still determine a lot and base an opinion on each candidate.  For example you could see Obama's confidence right off the bat with his head high and is posture perfect.  You could see McCain's nerves for the first 10 minutes or so by him looking down a lot and blinking a lot.  Just watching the mannerisms and the way these guys carry themselves is what I enjoy the most about these debates.  Because the answers they give and the things they say are all previously written and not really a true indication of what their going to do anyway so I enjoy seeing how they handle things.  Obama seems to be trying hard to come across as a leader.  His sharp tone, his strong piercing looks, and how he confidently makes points are all different things I'm sure he's worked on to come across as someone who could lead this country.  McCain seems to be trying to come across as a friendly old guy who has experience in everything.  Constantly making "old/ been around" remarks.  Not just to show that he has experience but to subtly pick at the fact that Obama's "weakness" is that he doesn't have a lot of experience.  Overall I thought they both ended up coming across well.  At first it seemed McCain was very nervous.  He was blinking a ton, taking a long time to get words out, and not really looking at anything.  After about 10 minutes though he loosened right up.  He was looking at who he needed to, standing a little more confident, and laughing at Obama and some of the different comments.  Obama came out strong.  Chest out, head up, talking very fluently.  He maintained that pretty well the whole time.  You could see him get a little riled up and flustered when McCain laughed at him one time but ultimately I thought he looked well.  I'm sure they both practiced there mannerisms and behavior for this debate and I thought they both did a nice job of portraying themselves.