Just your opinion?

Of course you would, Polly, and in that you're no different from any of the other women in this group. But you'll have to stand in line, sweety. :-)

Since I don't watch any political debates, I have no idea what Mrs. Obama wore last night. Though the very few times I have seen her on TV, she always looked nice, IMO. Emily

What did you think of Micelle Obama's dress for the final debate? I was disappointed. With all the designers probably willing to kill for the opportunity to say she wore 'their' dress I was hoping for something understated sort of lovely. Polly

I think neither her dress not Mrs. Romney's have anything at all to do with the qualifications for President of the U.S.A.. So, what did you think of the debate? Did anything either man said affect your decision on whom should run this country for the next four years?

I know I need to get 'out' more but part of the politics fun has always been seeing what the very wealthy choose to wear. Probably my favorite was Kerry's wife - the Heinz heiress. (?) I think. Polly

I didn't see it.

I dunno how Americans can stand the process used to elect their President. Living in Australia, I've reached the stage where I'm ready to scream if I hear another thing about the US election. I dont care, I'm no longer interested and I don't know why our new service providers would think that many Australians might be interested with such a long period of so much political crud from another country. It must be so much worse to actually be in the US and have to suffer that sort of hooha every single day for what seems like at least a year.

The election process in this country is to long and to expensive as far as I'm concerned. I watch very little TV so that I don't have to put up with most of nonsense. Especially the political ads. i do watch the debates. I saw Mrs. Obama's dress, didn't care for it , but really didn't think it was worth anything more than a passing glance on my part. I'll be glad when the election is done and over with and the government does it's job of working for the American people.

That's such a puzzle to me. We read that Australia is getting a biased play-by-play. I wonder: why are you getting it at all? Who in Australia would give a happy hoot? Surely you have your own matters to deal with. Polly

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I guess we're getting all the coverage because a) it's cheap to do b) it's easier than doing any 'real' reporting and c) because of the old saying; "If America sneezes, the world catches a cold" (ie, the GFC which of course leads beack to US regulatory controls and thus US politics).

Mind you we are also starting to get increasing coverage of what is happening in China which I guess is just a reflection of the new world order as China becomes the next superpower.

Who in Australia

I certainly don't give a hoot - but I used to be a politics junkie. I ws turned of US politics during the changes to the US health system. comments then just didn't make sense to the rest of the world which has similar health systems so I just decided US politics wasn't worth trying to follow.

And our own politics is toxic at the moment and I'm avoiding that too.

I didn't see her dress either. I was sick and _trying_ to watch a bit here and there but just gave it up and went to bed.

That is puzzling y'all are getting so much of the political stuff from here. That would make me crazy.