I listened to third and final debate between Obama and Mc Cain on  BBC radio so  I missed all the body language and non-verbal nuances so important in communications especially when the conversation centers on the economy, energy and health care. 

Let me declare, I am a Democrat party supporter and I feel strongly that Obama will be the next President of the United States, my prediction is certainly helped by the fact that in the past  three weeks  "it's been about the economy stupid'. 

Still, I couldn't help but worry, listening to the debate on radio, that  the Republican nominee seemed more aggressive and direct in his attack and I loved this line: "Senator Obama, I am not the President and if you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago."  Brilliant.

But then I remembered my debating days in high school and the first rule in our team: being aggressive or harsh does not necessarily win you points. It may even show you as  lacking confidence,  turning  your audience off , especially if the opposing debater looks confident, is  clear and on point with his/her  comebacks.

Obama certainly is a master of this.

Today, looking at You Tube  I note that Obama's body language was confident and I've caught glimpses of him looking amused at some of Mc Cain's tirade.

I liked BBC's North American editor Justin Webb's great blow-by-blow assessment of each debater's performance and I like it  even better that the current news polls have  placed Obama as the winner. 

I mean there are only so many Joe the plumber, what about the rest of America?

Oh and another point, it would be extremely interesting   if debates like these could be a part of our own political landscape.