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DEBATE THREAD!

Did you watch it? My take (personal opinion): Obama won. I’m not saying this because I went in leaning his way (which I did), I’m saying this because McBush was rude, obtuse, and clearly looked like Grandpa or a weird uncle that occasionally gets invited to dinner. McCain was worse than I thought he’d be.And… Where is Ms. Palin? Could she be stepping aside so McCain can attack Obama’s experience without reprisal? Or is she out having non-marital unprotected sex and shooting animals from helicopters? Giuliani was very happy to spin the session in her absence.Here’s the good news: NO GOD! No religion in the whole debate? Did anyone else notice that? Nobody even tried to slip him in.No god, no Palin… Hmm…..

61 Responses to “DEBATE THREAD!”

  1.  what says:

    Two good quotes from Obama today:

    ?The truth is,? Obama said, ?through ninety minutes of debating, John McCain had a lot to say about me, but he had nothing to say about you. He didn’t even say the words “middle class.” Didn?t say the words ?working people.?”

    That looks like a 7-10 split. Lets see if he can pick it up …

    ?He’s been grabbing our signs, using our slogans,? said Obama. ?The other day he said, I think, we need to ?turn the page.? It’s like, come on, John! I’ve been saying that for – how long have I been saying that? Pretty soon I’m going to have to start saying I’m a maverick!?

    And he does it!

  2.  what says:

    And they said he couldn’t bowl.

  3.  what says:

    Bad McSame. You told a whopper.

    McCain at the debate: “But – but let me – let me point out, I also warned about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and warned about corporate greed and excess, and CEO pay, and all that. A lot of us saw this train wreck coming.”

    McCain in Nov 2007: “But I don’t really know of anybody, with the exception of a handful, who said, ‘wait a minute, this thing is getting out of hand and is over-heating.’ I’d like to be able to tell you I anticipated it, but I have to give you straight talk, I did not.”

    You are gonna burn in d’ lake of eternal fire for that one.

  4.  Cynic says:

    I think the saddest thing about all this is that I really like McCain as a person. I’m not voting for him and frankly wasn’t planning on it. But it’s sad watching the man compromise himself so badly for the sake of an election that I hope he loses.

  5.  alatham says:

    If you don’t understand that concept then I suggest you take Dimplomacy 101…

    Wow. Just wow.

    Obviously the silent treatment hasn’t worked on you, Phreedm. Why do you expect it to work on an entire country?

    I think it’s past time we start calling for preconditions before acknowledging Phreedm’s comments.

  6.  thx1138 says:

    Comment from: phreedm [Member]

    thx1138…

    No…simply put. The first one who has to resort to name calling loses…

    Nice try…

    Hiding behind artificial ‘rules’ of engagement’ simply because you lack the intellectual capacity to address the point — a point I might add that was also made by others who *didn’t* employ invective and whom you also ignored — is an act of moral cowardice. No one is deceived, except perhaps yourself.

  7.  what says:

    Alatham

    Obviously the silent treatment hasn’t worked on you, Phreedm.

    And he sure obsesses on those of us that give him the silent treatment.

  8.  phreedm says:

    thx…

    Are you capable of asking a question without adding your editorials at the end?

    But let me get this straight…it’s ok for others to ignore me, but somehow when I ignore others, its an act of cowardice?

    Like I said…nice try.

  9.  CascadiaEventHorizon says:

    Go ahead vote for Obama or McCain. Either way it will be a third Bush term.

  10.  thx1138 says:

    Comment from: phreedm [Member]
    thx…

    Are you capable of asking a question without adding your editorials at the end?

    But let me get this straight…it’s ok for others to ignore me, but somehow when I ignore others, its an act of cowardice?

    Like I said…nice try.

    Sorry, but I refuse to take responsibility for what others do. But I now understand *why* they ignore you.

    As to my original point, you can’t answer it. Like I said, no one is deceived.

  11.  Danger says:

    Ren, RE Kissinger,

    Agreed..satire died the day he got the Nobel peace prize.