Posted on 09/26/2008 7:20:38 PM PDT by Notwithstanding
Barack was the very junior senator on the defensive the entire evening.
After John McCain eloquently (and without notes) discussed the bracelet he wears given to him by the mom of a dead Iraq war vet.
Trying to prove his own support for the troops, Obama chimed in with a pathetic "I've got a bracelet, too," as he looked down at his notes to read the name of the soldier.
FNC just had Joe Biden on, but not Sarah Palin. What the Hell is up with that?
There is a Freeper with the tagline:
Spell Check HATES Obama.....You Should Too!!
Eh, eh. The Osama spinners, after the campaign speaches, said, "McCain was on the defense all night. He had to keep defending his record."
yitbos
LOLOL! Yes, this is one snapshot I like looking at!
The messiah did quite well...???? I’m truly stunned.
And one of the so called independent sheeple on Fox said bambi didn’t stutter too!
And SHE was sober! (I guess. I mean at least HER speech wasn’t slurred or SHE didn’t stutter...but I can’t account for some underlying psychological disorder)
I seriously wonder if there’s an altenative universe!
OMG....BIDEN WAS IN TBLISI WHEN THE TANKS ROLLED IN he just told chris Wallace!!!!!!
And NOW he’s throwing our troops under the bus and saying THEIR surge didn’t work but it’s because of BIDEN and BAMBI saying the Iraqis are finally working together, this from the loon that wanted Iraq partitioned!
I think I need to start drinking again!
You are right...we are not going to reach these people. Waste of time. We have to keep the eye on the ball now. There has never been a more important time. We have to mobilize our own...make sure we know what to do and when. In Texas, we know when to clear the dead wood and strike when the iron’s hot. (I think I forgot a thing or two in that...oops!)
"I said what you told me to say and pronounced things like you asked. I even got the uh, uh, uh, mannerisms, is that how I say that, right." So that means I won, right?
The bracelet move was perhaps the tackiest move in debate history. Talk about dancing on a kid’s grave.
Pray for W, McCuda and Our Troops
what’s with these Rats ?
Kerry: I’ve got a hat.
Obama: I’ve got a bracelet.
The very interesting thing about that “I’ve got a bracelet too” line is that Obama implies that McCain’s bracelet is as cheesy and as much of a prepared political rejoinder as his in fact is..... he cheapens the whole idea of the bracelet, the war, and the sacrifice of soldiers....in one swift moment he reveals himself to be the empty-suit-wearing-a-bracelet that he is.
His hair looked about the same to me. But someone needed to tell Michelle that the dress with red flowers on a white background were never meant for that broad beam! An attractive dark color might mask a bit.
My take....
Style wise.....
Obama came off as very defensive and quiet frankly rude. He was always holding up a finger, and trying to get Jim to let him interrupt McCain. I thought as the debate went on, McCain had he kind of rocked back on his heels. Obama stammered a lot when he wasn’t parroting the same talking points over and over again. He can talk longer than anyone I have seen in a while, and not say anything of substance.
McCain came off as confident, poised, and articulate. Toward the end, he came off as so hearfelt when talking about the war, and the veterans.
Substance.....
McCain did pretty well in the first part of the debate on the economy. I would call it a draw. McCain did OK, but missed a chance to knock it out of the park. I think McCain was being careful on the current financial crisis because they still don’t have a bipartisan resolution yet. Once they get whatever bill passed, McCain is going to rip into the Dems and Obama on what they did to get us in this mess.
McCain got stronger as the debate went on and turned to foreign policy. Obama had his talking points and stayed with them. McCain actually knew what he was talking about here, because he has been there, and experienced it first hand. Obama showed he knew how to memorize stuff and repeat it back pretty effectively.
McCain hit it out of the park at the end. His comments about his actual experience, and that Obama is just not experienced to lead this country. The on the job training might be McCain’s soundbite takeaway.
As Fox said, there were 8 questions. McCain won 5 of those IMO. And 2-3 were probably ties.
Overall, McCain did well.
Yes Peter I do. I am a fiftyish guy who’s seen it all. I’m just concerned with Pooty Poo, Chavez, Castro Jr., the massive Chicom naval buildup, the messiah taking over my country.....Jesus H Keerist, arent you?
Are you kidding. Obama had nothing but talking point, old and most a lie. McCain whupped his a@@.
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Someone ping everyone !!!!! LMAO
Priceless
ROTFLMAO
Gunny: I am with you. I am scared of what he would do to this country. I will send a private reply about a friend, a Corps legend.
Gunny: I am with you. I am scared of what he would do to this country. I will send a private reply about a friend, a Corps legend.
Sad because McCain did quite well maybe you were too nervous to hear or maybe Obama’s interruptions and his frequent “that’s not true” distracted you.
they got to promote their investments..... FAUX news gives more $$$ to dems than republicans.
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