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Presidential Debate Thread 1

Politics | Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:58:34 pm PDT

This political battle of wits is about to begin. Here’s the embedded live video feed from C-SPAN; we’ll see how their bandwidth holds up tonight (it crapped out in the Palin-Biden debate). CNN also has a live feed here.

McCain is way down in the polls, as you probably know. This could be a make or break moment for him.

[Video moved to recent thread...]

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1 Shug  10/07/08 5:59:00 pm reply quote

Senator McCain-- Do well tonight. We need you to win.
This Great nation simply cannot be governed by an inexperienced America hating thug like Barry Obama

Kick his Ass for America

2 noshariaincanada  10/07/08 5:59:02 pm reply quote

nail him on ayers

3 Jetpilot1101  10/07/08 5:59:30 pm reply quote

Time to get in on!

4 Shakey Jakey  10/07/08 5:59:38 pm reply quote

Good Luck John

5 Outrider  10/07/08 5:59:42 pm reply quote

The scent of fear is emanating from the chosen one

6 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  10/07/08 5:59:53 pm reply quote

Godspeed John McCain!

We need this...

7 Jetpilot1101  10/07/08 6:00:08 pm reply quote

re: #5 Outrider

The scent of fear is emanating from the chosen one

Not to mention some od the audience if you saw the C-Span feed.

8 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:00:15 pm reply quote

Ah, a fresh, wide-open thread. Also, I wouldn't say McCain is way behind. He's closed the gap to 3-4 percentage points the last couple of days.

9 NC State of Mind  10/07/08 6:00:16 pm reply quote

Come on John. Don't let us go down into four years of socialism and thuggery. Beat his red commie ass.

10 Who Watches the Watchmen?  10/07/08 6:00:21 pm reply quote

I guess I'm going upstairs to turn on the TV for this. BBL

11 buzzsawmonkey  10/07/08 6:00:37 pm reply quote

re: #5 Outrider

The scent of fear is emanating from the chosen one

Really? Is Obama showing flop sweat?

12 Thanos  10/07/08 6:00:37 pm reply quote

Here we go

13 noshariaincanada  10/07/08 6:00:38 pm reply quote

watch for n(0)bama to refer to Sen. John McCain as "John" while Sen. John McCain refers to n(0)bama as Sen. Obama.

14 Spellcheck  10/07/08 6:00:39 pm reply quote

God bless you, Senator McCain!

15 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:00:43 pm reply quote

We're waiting, we're waiting...

16 arethusa  10/07/08 6:00:46 pm reply quote

I'm boredly staring at an empty stage. When does the empty suit get here?

17 alien_mind  10/07/08 6:00:47 pm reply quote

let's go John, hope you've got a full load of ammunition with you tonight.

18 ArmyWife  10/07/08 6:00:48 pm reply quote

Change we don't want! Here we go!

19 willowone  10/07/08 6:00:51 pm reply quote

switching rooms signed me out.

20 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:01:09 pm reply quote

Open mike on Brokaw. Waiting for a gaffe.

21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  10/07/08 6:01:13 pm reply quote

re: #6 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Godspeed John McCain!

We need this...

Amen and Amen.

22 Thanos  10/07/08 6:01:16 pm reply quote

I think he ought to call him Barry.

23 arethusa  10/07/08 6:01:17 pm reply quote

re: #19 willowone

switching rooms signed me out.

me too

24 Oldasdirt  10/07/08 6:01:18 pm reply quote

Get em John.

25 experiencedtraveller  10/07/08 6:01:22 pm reply quote

McCain/Palin 08!

26 Charles  10/07/08 6:01:32 pm reply quote

10 seconds...

27 willowone  10/07/08 6:01:35 pm reply quote

Senator McCain do this as if our livelihoods depend on it. thank you.

28 Sharmuta  10/07/08 6:01:42 pm reply quote

Here we go!

29 witness  10/07/08 6:01:45 pm reply quote

McCain. Show no mercy!

30 BignJames  10/07/08 6:01:45 pm reply quote

Tom Brokaw? Was Dan Rather busy?

31 MJBrutus  10/07/08 6:01:46 pm reply quote

Let's get ready to

RUM-B-LLLLE!

32 Guacamolee  10/07/08 6:01:48 pm reply quote

re: #2 noshariaincanada

That and act like a fighter pilot, ex POW!

33 unclassifiable  10/07/08 6:01:52 pm reply quote

Still on mute waiting for the candidates.

The heads! The heads! Make them stop talking!

34 jetprop  10/07/08 6:01:52 pm reply quote

Fight's on

35 Outrider  10/07/08 6:01:53 pm reply quote

re: #13 noshariaincanada

watch for n(0)bama to refer to Sen. John McCain as "John" while Sen. John McCain refers to n(0)bama as Sen. Obama.

Sen McCain is old school. Polite and dignified.

36 P. Aaron  10/07/08 6:01:54 pm reply quote

I don't believe most of the pollsters.

37 devil in baggy pants  10/07/08 6:01:57 pm reply quote

FUCK THE POLLS


GO, MCCAIN!

38 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:02:06 pm reply quote

They just showed Brokaw's teleprompter.

39 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  10/07/08 6:02:06 pm reply quote

re: #26 Charles

Thanks Charles. This site keeps me sane.

40 ArmyWife  10/07/08 6:02:22 pm reply quote

Brokaw is a very funny shade or orange - or is that my TV?

41 skree  10/07/08 6:02:25 pm reply quote

I'm so nervous!

42 Noam Sayin'  10/07/08 6:02:35 pm reply quote

Wow.

Everything is rogered all over the place.

43 NomadOfNorad  10/07/08 6:02:39 pm reply quote

So, only 80 people in the studio audience.

44 Beller0ph1  10/07/08 6:02:44 pm reply quote

Oh great, Brokaw picked the questions...

45 Bos2112  10/07/08 6:02:45 pm reply quote

Godspeed Senator McCain...make us proud!

46 Jetpilot1101  10/07/08 6:02:45 pm reply quote

re: #40 ArmyWife

Brokaw is a very funny shade or orange - or is that my TV?

I think he has been fake baking.

47 Thanos  10/07/08 6:02:47 pm reply quote

Only Town hall because Barry's chicken

48 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/07/08 6:02:51 pm reply quote

CBS/NYT had Obama up by 3 today, another had Obama up 2, so both are statistical dead-heats, according to Hannity earlier today.

49 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  10/07/08 6:02:53 pm reply quote

re: #40 ArmyWife

Brokaw is a very funny shade or orange - or is that my TV?

He's orange.

50 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:02:53 pm reply quote

If McCain says ACORN, I will chug my entire beer. Maybe even get a tequila shot.

51 HelloDare  10/07/08 6:02:56 pm reply quote

re: #40 ArmyWife

Brokaw is a very funny shade or orange - or is that my TV?

Yes, like fake tan.

52 Pullus Iulius  10/07/08 6:02:57 pm reply quote

Praying for our country.

53 Palandine  10/07/08 6:02:59 pm reply quote

Fortified with a bottle of Smirnoff Ice Pomegranate Fusion malt liquor, I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

Bring it, Mac

54 Shug  10/07/08 6:03:06 pm reply quote

Live from Bongo Java coffee?

55 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:03:06 pm reply quote

We at home can throw stuff at the TV.

56 lone_wolf_in_illinois  10/07/08 6:03:12 pm reply quote

Go McPalin!

57 Charles  10/07/08 6:03:17 pm reply quote

At least they didn't hug.

58 MJBrutus  10/07/08 6:03:17 pm reply quote

re: #40 ArmyWife

He's lit up like a Halloween Jackass O'Lantern.

59 jetprop  10/07/08 6:03:21 pm reply quote

Brokaw chose the questions
*Spit*

60 witness  10/07/08 6:03:28 pm reply quote

re: #46 Jetpilot1101

Formaldehyde

61 capitalist piglet  10/07/08 6:03:36 pm reply quote

Who's the mortician who did Brokaw's makeup tonight?

62 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:03:38 pm reply quote

Good, chairs and side tables, no podiums (podia?)

63 spidly  10/07/08 6:03:39 pm reply quote

gotta have a smoke

64 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:03:39 pm reply quote

Deck him, John!

65 Sharmuta  10/07/08 6:03:40 pm reply quote

This is McCain's specialty- kick some ass, MacDaddy!

66 ArmyWife  10/07/08 6:03:40 pm reply quote

re: #41 skree

Me too! Its like a member of my family is up there and I just want it to go great for Senator McCain!

67 jcm  10/07/08 6:03:41 pm reply quote

Johnny, boy get on his six earlier and unload every thing.

68 arethusa  10/07/08 6:03:45 pm reply quote

Nobody fall off a stool! Unless your name is Obama.

69 Luigi  10/07/08 6:03:50 pm reply quote

Men in black.

70 Charles  10/07/08 6:03:58 pm reply quote

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

71 lone_wolf_in_illinois  10/07/08 6:03:59 pm reply quote

Economics stupid!

72 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/07/08 6:04:00 pm reply quote

Listening on the radio ala JFK/Nixon in 1960.

73 buzzsawmonkey  10/07/08 6:04:04 pm reply quote

Psssssssssssst, John!

Jugular is right below the chin!

74 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:04:05 pm reply quote

Good, Bambi won the coin toss.

75 saberry0530  10/07/08 6:04:06 pm reply quote

IN this corner weighing in at a dripping wet 121.5 lbs we have Barak H. Obama, community organizer. IN the opposite corner at a hefty but appropiate 200 is John McCain, War Hero. COme out fighting at the bell.


DING!

76 Tigger2005  10/07/08 6:04:21 pm reply quote

Obamanauts. Brainless morons. Never thought I'd see the day when so many "Americans" delightedly cheer on the destruction of their own country.

77 NomadOfNorad  10/07/08 6:04:24 pm reply quote

re: #56 lone_wolf_in_illinois

Go McPalin!

May McPalin bring lasting McPain to the left.... Politically speaking, of course.

78 alien_mind  10/07/08 6:04:33 pm reply quote

did i hear Obama say "just call me The One"

79 gmsc  10/07/08 6:04:35 pm reply quote

re: #68 arethusa

Nobody fall off a stool! Unless your name is Obama.

What about Stephen Green? He is drunkblogging, after all.

80 Beller0ph1  10/07/08 6:04:36 pm reply quote

Multiple "uhs" so far, some of many!

81 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:04:38 pm reply quote

Shut up, asshole!

/talking to obama

82 tigerwoman  10/07/08 6:04:38 pm reply quote

Why does someone always ask what is government going to do to bail people out. How about don't get in trouble!

83 BlueCanuck  10/07/08 6:04:40 pm reply quote

Well this is my last comment till the debate is over. Been having problems the last two debates.

/slips the hamsters a couple cans of Redbull.

84 HelloDare  10/07/08 6:04:40 pm reply quote

re: #70 Charles

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

Gas.

85 capitalist piglet  10/07/08 6:04:43 pm reply quote

re: #52 Pullus Iulius

Praying for our country.

Me too. Lord, please bless Senator McCain and please watch over the United States of America.

86 jetprop  10/07/08 6:04:44 pm reply quote

uh..uh..

87 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:04:44 pm reply quote

Worst financial crisis since the great depression - DRINK!

88 Sharmuta  10/07/08 6:04:45 pm reply quote

Fastest way to fix this- barry will say redistribute wealth. Duh!

89 Noam Sayin'  10/07/08 6:04:48 pm reply quote

Everything back to normal.

90 witness  10/07/08 6:04:49 pm reply quote

Someone better ask Barry about Fannie!

91 David IV of Georgia  10/07/08 6:04:49 pm reply quote

The C-Span video went dark and deep—good for submarines, but....

Trying Foxnews.com live feed:
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

92 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  10/07/08 6:04:54 pm reply quote

Crisis! Drink!

93 Shug  10/07/08 6:04:58 pm reply quote

I understand you flipped a two headed Obama Coin, and senator Obama you won the toss

94 Moe Katz  10/07/08 6:05:02 pm reply quote

re: #72 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Listening on the radio ala JFK/Nixon in 1960.

What did Nixon's five-o'clock-shadow sound like?

95 tigerwoman  10/07/08 6:05:06 pm reply quote

Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!

96 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:05:06 pm reply quote

re: #70 Charles

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

Testicular torsion?

97 lone_wolf_in_illinois  10/07/08 6:05:13 pm reply quote

re: #70 Charles

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

He doesn't want to sound too overtly in the tank.

98 Sharmuta  10/07/08 6:05:13 pm reply quote

Yeah, yeah- blame Bush. How cliche.

99 skree  10/07/08 6:05:17 pm reply quote

Bush = McCain --- trash him JOHN!

100 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:05:18 pm reply quote

Failed policies of the last 8 years -- lying about McCain's record on deregulation -- yeah, right on schedule. No imagination at all.

101 jetprop  10/07/08 6:05:19 pm reply quote

Bashing bush

102 buzzsawmonkey  10/07/08 6:05:19 pm reply quote

Blather approach.

103 FightingBack  10/07/08 6:05:22 pm reply quote

re: #70 Charles

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

His teeth are loose.

104 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:05:32 pm reply quote

Kick his ass MAc!

105 really grumpy big dog Johnson  10/07/08 6:05:33 pm reply quote

This "worst economic crisis since the Great Depression" mantra is really starting to piss me off.

106 Tigger2005  10/07/08 6:05:34 pm reply quote

WTF, why aren't they showing the DEBATE?

107 ArmyWife  10/07/08 6:05:34 pm reply quote

Door opened, John. JUMP IN THERE! FAILED BUSH POLICY? Let's talk about Barney, shall we?

108 sirusstudent  10/07/08 6:05:35 pm reply quote

If McCain does not hit Obama hard this time, he's finished. Don't let Obama keep lying about his role in Freddie/Fannie.

109 Jetpilot1101  10/07/08 6:05:38 pm reply quote

Rescue package isn't going to work.

110 Oldasdirt  10/07/08 6:05:38 pm reply quote

Obama,,lie number 1

111 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/07/08 6:05:38 pm reply quote

re: #40 ArmyWife

Brokaw is a very funny shade or orange - or is that my TV?

Remember Kerry looked orange during one of the debates 4 yrs ago, due to botox, I think?

112 McJenny50  10/07/08 6:05:42 pm reply quote

McCain should have a good rebuttal for this

113 rawmuse  10/07/08 6:05:42 pm reply quote

BHO wastes no time laying the blame for the market downturn precisely where it does not belong.

114 Shug  10/07/08 6:05:44 pm reply quote

Bald guy is the new pony tail guy

115 MJBrutus  10/07/08 6:05:46 pm reply quote

Holy crap! The 1st thing he has to say is it's the GREAT DEPRESSION!

Don't panic, all is well. DO NOT FUCKING PANIC!

Nice leadership.

116 TheBull271  10/07/08 6:05:47 pm reply quote

What the hell is McCain writing? A book it seems

117 experiencedtraveller  10/07/08 6:05:48 pm reply quote

Obama is talking general, class warfare smack already.

118 rightside  10/07/08 6:05:50 pm reply quote

Never trust a moderator whos upper teeth are never seeen.

119 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:05:57 pm reply quote

Middle class- drink!

120 izbliss  10/07/08 6:06:02 pm reply quote

Ugh, he makes me cringe. Although, I do agree with executive pay limitations.

121 JacksonTn  10/07/08 6:06:04 pm reply quote

Obama needs a Golden Shower .......... just saying

122 Ward Cleaver  10/07/08 6:06:05 pm reply quote

re: #103 FightingBack

His teeth are loose.

Enlarged prostate.

123 The Shadow Do  10/07/08 6:06:05 pm reply quote

Obama answer to question one: I blame Bush.

124 HelloDare  10/07/08 6:06:07 pm reply quote

Class warfare. So early.

125 NomadOfNorad  10/07/08 6:06:09 pm reply quote

Worst crisis since the great depression? Wha...?

(Yeah, I know they've made that bullshit claim about this thing before...)

126 Noam Sayin'  10/07/08 6:06:11 pm reply quote

re: #70 Charles

Why does Brokaw sound so gruff?

If by "gruff" you mean, "jerkass," yes. Yes I think so.

127 Intrepid  10/07/08 6:06:15 pm reply quote

re: #54 Shug

Live from Bongo Java coffee?

I've been there - that's where the Nun Bun used to reside before it was kidnapped. I even signed the Nun Bun guest book.

/it was a cinnamon bun that, I swear to you, looked exactly like Mother Theresa

128 skree  10/07/08 6:06:18 pm reply quote

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ........ wake me up when Barry is done fixing the world

129 doppelganglander  10/07/08 6:06:19 pm reply quote

re: #105 really grumpy big dog Johnson

It started pissing me off in 1992 when Clinton used it.

130 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  10/07/08 6:06:25 pm reply quote

What are you going to do about Barney Frank, Mr. Obama? Chris Dodd?

Tear his fucking throat out John!

131 buzzsawmonkey  10/07/08 6:06:26 pm reply quote

re: #105 really grumpy big dog Johnson

This "worst economic crisis since the Great Depression" mantra is really starting to piss me off.

Yes.

132 tigerwoman  10/07/08 6:06:28 pm reply quote

Another pie in the sky - no answer!

133 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/07/08 6:06:30 pm