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Poll: Who Won?

Politics | Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:49:09 pm PDT

A simple question:

LGF Poll

Who won?

John McCain
Barack Obama

 

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1057 comments

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1 ArmyWife  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:50:06pm

This is as scientific as any!

2 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:50:51pm

Senator McCain wiped the mat with Ba Ba Barry.

3 kynna  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:06pm

I actually would trust this poll over most. Lizards are pretty honest and they can be very harsh critics, as well. They won't vote for McCain just because they'd rather see him win the election.

4 bosforus  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:12pm

re: #1 ArmyWife

This is as scientific as any!

Who needs science when everyone's happy?

5 TheMatrix31  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:15pm

Vote for Barack Obama. Why? Because the media says he won!

6 witness  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:28pm

MSM says BHO won. Taht means McCain won

7 GRUMP  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:39pm

McCain. He was crisp, specific, and aggressive without coming off as a "crank". Obama appeared to be backpedaling all night.

8 Shug  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:44pm

McCain
Joe the Plumber
Obama

in that order


PS: anybody hear that the World Series will be delayed due to BHO's commercial?

9 Brigman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:51:44pm
10 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:00pm

Ron Paul!

/sarc

11 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:11pm

Kraut says draw goes to Obama overwhelmingly ...... geez ....

12 pink freud  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:18pm

Krauthammer: Obama won resoundingly.

Bizarro World.

13 witness  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:23pm

Krauthhammer paid off?

14 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:32pm

I've pretty much had it with Krauthammer.

15 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:37pm

Plan on terrorists and marxists in the Lincoln bedroom

16 Shug  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:52:39pm

re: #11 JacksonTn

Kraut says draw goes to Obama overwhelmingly ...... geez ....


This was no Draw.

17 pink freud  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:53:05pm

re: #8 Shug

McCain
Joe the Plumber
Obama

in that order


PS: anybody hear that the World Series will be delayed due to BHO's commercial?

Priorities, shug, priorities.
///

18 JSK1121  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:53:15pm

re: #6 witness

MSM says BHO won. Taht means McCain won

That's 1984 logic, but in these crazy times, probably accurate.

19 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:53:43pm

Barry got nervous, stuttered, and blinked a lot. He rambled. He did NOT look cool when he smirked, laughed nervously, and glowered.

20 Mich-again  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:53:44pm

Could I get in trouble for saying at the MSM sites, Barrack Obama was the favorite polled answer.

21 Optimizer  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:53:56pm

Krauthammer speaks.

Anybody else starting to get really irritated by his snootiness lately?

22 PuritanicalRightWingNutjob  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:08pm

Facts vs Flash. Who won and who looks like he won?

23 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:10pm

Put Joe the Plumber is some ads

24 pink freud  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:19pm

re: #19 Catttt

Barry got nervous, stuttered, and blinked a lot. He rambled. He did NOT look cool when he smirked, laughed nervously, and glowered.

He looked like a PUNK.

McCain looked like a leader.

25 maddogg  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:30pm

You guys think Krauthammer is conservative? Not.

26 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:39pm

re: #21 Optimizer

Krauthammer speaks.

Anybody else starting to get really irritated by his snootiness lately?

Yes.

27 ArmyWife  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:46pm

re: #14 Cartman

He hates McCain and as such is blinded by that.

28 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:51pm

re: #21 Optimizer

Krauthammer speaks.

Anybody else starting to get really irritated by his snootiness lately?

Lately?

29 Outrider  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:54:52pm

What debate did Krauthammer watch? And why does his face remind me of Lord Voltmort?

30 Shug  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:55:00pm

Stand up Kraut. Let em see ya

31 Optimizer  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:55:35pm

re: #20 Mich-again

Could I get in trouble for saying at the MSM sites, Barrack Obama was the favorite polled answer.

Shhhhhhh!

We're all certain that other people will check in here, and have their vote changed!

/sarc

32 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:55:46pm

Kraut has really got a boner for BHO.

33 witness  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:04pm

re: #18 JSK1121

MSM just wants the second black president since they think they will get more mileage out of viewers. Remember who their viewers are.

34 opnion  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:07pm

re: #15 DistantThunder

Plan on terrorists and marxists in the Lincoln bedroom


Think of the outrage of Ayers & his wife Bernadine Dohrn dining in the White House.

35 PuritanicalRightWingNutjob  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:09pm

re: #30 Shug

That you, Joe? Does that mean I can relinquish the Obamabot mantle :-?

36 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:14pm

I hope that 527s and RNC will bring on the dirt on Obama .....cuz you know it is out there ..... you know the feds have it ....... and I am sick of people saying Obama is eloquent ....... Kraut ......

37 FightingBack  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:15pm

I heard that in Hawaii, they drive below the speed limit.
Is this true?

38 MJBrutus  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:32pm

re: #30 Shug

Stand up Kraut. Let em see ya

Ouch. Who let Blowhard Biden register here?

39 baxtrice  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:35pm

re: #21 Optimizer

I'm speechless, was he watching the same debate? Obama kept backpedaling and sneering and stuttering.

40 rusty_armor  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:56:36pm

Voted for Obama even though McCain did slightly better, it wasn't good enough to change the outcome of the election.

41 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:10pm

Pretend like you are an independent.
You don't really know Obama and don't really trust him.
But you think he will be better on the economy.

After this debate, you can safely vote for McCain, his economic plan was specific and thorough.

42 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:20pm

Screw it, I'm on Food Network HD.

43 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:34pm

F*cking love fest on FOX ...... Obama is a fraud ........ Wake the f*ck up ....

44 SpartanWoman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:41pm

re: #21 Optimizer

Krauthammer speaks.

Anybody else starting to get really irritated by his snootiness lately?


I really hate him these days

45 macintush  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:49pm

I need a write-in slot.

46 Optimizer  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:53pm

re: #28 Cartman

Lately?

Well, before he at least didn't come off as sympathetic too, and admiring of, socialists. Not that I remember, anyway.

47 Slate  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:57:59pm

Hello all. After all this time I finally got in. First post.... At least now if Obama wins the office, they finish nationalizing the country and the commies take my computer they'll know I blogged with the best of 'em! I salute all of those who have come before.
To the debate, Obama annoys me. I would not have enjoyed his company in HS, College, or Starbucks. I don't handle whiners well.

48 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:07pm

The media are lying.

McCain wins on 11/4.

49 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:11pm

Sociopaths and manipulative used cars salesmen and lawyers are disarming. The average person cannot resist their charisma and charm. That's why they are notorious for scamming people.

We've all been scammed by Obama, some of us more than others.

50 SWPaul  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:13pm

McCain wins the debate but..... geez, I just don't see the poll numbers skyrocketing after this. But seriously, where was this McCain a few weeks/months ago?! I thought seniors usually did things early...

51 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:19pm

re: #37 FightingBack

I heard that in Hawaii, they drive below the speed limit.
Is this true?

If you drive too fast, you'll go off the island, into the ocean.

52 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:24pm

re: #40 rusty_armor

Voted for Obama even though McCain did slightly better, it wasn't good enough to change the outcome of the election.


So you voted that the guy who lost the debate won the debate.
Wow, how intelligent.

53 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:26pm

I think real people - not the elitists who are blinded by Barry - saw a different debate. Seriously.

And most people don't watch this talking heads crap anyway. The turn the TV off after the debate, if they watched at all.

54 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:33pm

Charles Krauthammer directed psychiatric research for the Carter Administration, and was a speechwriter for Walter Mondale, so he may not be as conservative as some of his recent writing might lead people to believe.

55 zombie  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:44pm

re: #34 opnion

Think of the outrage of Ayers & his wife Bernadine Dohrn dining in the White House.

They can plant a bomb with an 8-year timer.

56 Intrepid  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:48pm

Palin/Joe the Plumber 2012!

57 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:52pm

re: #40 rusty_armor

Voted for Obama even though McCain did slightly better, it wasn't good enough to change the outcome of the election.

You're such a loser. Voted for Obama even though McCain won? Get out of here asshole. Go post at HuffPO or Kos.

58 Macker  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:53pm

I just got home. Did McCain go after Obama re: Ayers?

59 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:58:57pm

a radio host here in Los Angeles just mentioned that Obama can be heard giggling when McCain brought up ACORN perpetrating the greatest voter fraud scams in history and asking his involvement with ACORN. He played it back. You could hear it....he GIGGLED.

He thinks voter fraud is funny?

How disgusting is THAT?

60 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:59:05pm

Joe the Plumber won the debate! McCain was awesome though.

61 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:59:27pm

re: #50 SWPaul

McCain wins the debate but..... geez, I just don't see the poll numbers skyrocketing after this. But seriously, where was this McCain a few weeks/months ago?! I thought seniors usually did things early...

It won't send his numbers soaring, but I think it will raise them.

62 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 7:59:35pm

re: #47 Slate

Hello all. After all this time I finally got in. First post.... At least now if Obama wins the office, they finish nationalizing the country and the commies take my computer they'll know I blogged with the best of 'em! I salute all of those who have come before.
To the debate, Obama annoys me. I would not have enjoyed his company in HS, College, or Starbucks. I don't handle whiners well.

Welcome ...... now did you bring the picture of Obama with the goat? ......

63 nigella  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:14pm

O.K fox news has jumped the shark. Obama made ridiculous faces and he looks Presidential? The fix is in even with Fox. While I agree that McCain could have done a better job of saying Palin was experienced enough to be President, over all he made Obama go on the defensive. I give up with the media. What did they see in Obama?

64 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:14pm

The comment of the night:

If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run 4 years ago!

65 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:20pm

re: #54 jaunte

Charles Krauthammer directed psychiatric research for the Carter Administration, and was a speechwriter for Walter Mondale, so he may not be as conservative as some of his recent writing might lead people to believe.

He's Doctor Strangelove.

"Mein Peanut Farmer, I can vahllllk!"

66 nyc redneck  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:27pm

mccain clearly won this.
o sat there trying to act above it all as he awkwardly tried to deflected the blows mccain was visiting upon him.

67 mattm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:29pm

re: #17 pink freud

Priorities, shug, priorities.
///

If BHO is so far ahead in reality, why does he need a 30 minute ad to get people to vote for him.

68 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:31pm

re: #50 SWPaul

McCain wins the debate but..... geez, I just don't see the poll numbers skyrocketing after this. But seriously, where was this McCain a few weeks/months ago?! I thought seniors usually did things early...

Ageist prick.

69 buzzsawmonkey[deleted]  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:43pm
70 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:57pm

re: #45 macintush

I need a write-in slot.

If you do, you are objectively voting for Obama.

71 irongrampa  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:00:58pm

Much better than the last debate. Although after checking the various focus groups, I gotta wonder if they watched the same debate I just did-a wtf moment for sure.

72 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:09pm

re: #58 Macker

I just got home. Did McCain go after Obama re: Ayers?

Yes, he did! He hammered Obama on the issue.

73 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:12pm

re: #58 Macker

I just got home. Did McCain go after Obama re: Ayers?

McCain kicked ass.

74 Intrepid  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:24pm

re: #29 Outrider

What debate did Krauthammer watch? And why does his face remind me of Lord Voltmort?

It's the really long philtrum.

Voldemort didn't have a nose, so his philtrum looked extra long. Krauthammer's nose is so stuck in the air that his philtrum looks two inches long.

75 Macker  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:25pm

re: #63 nigella

O.K fox news has jumped the shark nuked the fridge. Obama made ridiculous faces and he looks Presidential? The fix is in even with Fox. While I agree that McCain could have done a better job of saying Palin was experienced enough to be President, over all he made Obama go on the defensive. I give up with the media. What did they see in Obama?

There, fixed that for ya!

76 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:32pm

re: #40 rusty_armor

Voted for Obama even though McCain did slightly better, it wasn't good enough to change the outcome of the election.

That's not what the poll asked.

77 Optimizer  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:38pm

re: #39 baxtrice

I'm speechless, was he watching the same debate? Obama kept backpedaling and sneering and stuttering.

McCain's finally standing up to Obama's lies and socialism, and Krauthammer wants to focus on debating style. Like this was a college sporting event, or something. "Earth to Krauthammer"!

78 opnion  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:42pm

re: #58 Macker

I just got home. Did McCain go after Obama re: Ayers?

I am where you are & trying to figure out what actually happened.

79 Salem  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:52pm

Allegedly, the undecideds are intellectual goldfish who won't make their choice until the instant before they punch the hole. If that's true, they shouldn't be allowed to vote. But you know they're probably just the sort who like to be fussed over.

80 Mich-again  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:01:55pm

The best Joe the Plumber in Hollywood history was Joe Pesci as Nicky from Royal Flush Plumbing in the Rodney movie, Easy Money. The cake, the cake..

81 zombie  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:02pm

re: #54 jaunte

Charles Krauthammer directed psychiatric research for the Carter Administration

Did he provide therapy for the crazed rabbit?

82 Ojoe  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:10pm

Joe the plumber says, "McCain or down the drain".

83 Max Darkside  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:14pm

McCain did whip O's butt, regardless of what the pundits on Fox say. This will do it. MAKE SURE TO VOTE!

84 jcm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:15pm

re: #42 Ward Cleaver

Screw it, I'm on Food Network HD.

During Obama administration tree bark recipes will be big.

85 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:19pm

re: #63 nigella

O.K fox news has jumped the shark. Obama made ridiculous faces and he looks Presidential? The fix is in even with Fox. While I agree that McCain could have done a better job of saying Palin was experienced enough to be President, over all he made Obama go on the defensive. I give up with the media. What did they see in Obama?

I stopped watching them awhile back. I watched the debates on C-SPAN.

86 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:20pm

McCain did exactly what the base wanted to see him do, so I think the base won.

And Joe the Plumber won too.

87 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:27pm

re: #58 Macker

The Mac is a man of his word! Yes he did. In fact, Obama was the one who kind of brought up the topic by being offended at "palling around with terrorists" remark. And McCain hit him back by briefly mentioning the T-shirts. Pretty good. It was disappointing that guns did not come up but abortion did.

88 Pullus Iulius  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:44pm

re: #47 Slate

Welcome. If the beast wins, I hope we get to spend a little time together.

89 macintush  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:44pm

re: #70 Palandine

If you do, you are objectively voting for Obama.

I didn't think writing in "Palin" would hurt in this particular poll...

90 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:02:46pm

re: #76 Cartman

That's not what the poll asked.

Never argue with an idiot.

91 The Pulchritudinous Patriot  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:06pm

re: #79 Salem

Allegedly, the undecideds are intellectual goldfish who won't make their choice until the instant before they punch the hole. If that's true, they shouldn't be allowed to vote. But you know they're probably just the sort who like to be fussed over.


They must be petted and made to feel worthy.

Idiots.

92 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:08pm

re: #69 buzzsawmonkey

I hate to say it, man, but the sheer thought applied in, and required by, your post shows that Obama is well ahead in the home stretch. If McCain had done what he needed to do, it would be a simple matter.

93 irongrampa  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:16pm

Best line was "Senator Government".

94 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:20pm

re: #63 nigella

O.K fox news has jumped the shark. Obama made ridiculous faces and he looks Presidential? The fix is in even with Fox. While I agree that McCain could have done a better job of saying Palin was experienced enough to be President, over all he made Obama go on the defensive. I give up with the media. What did they see in Obama?

I cancelled my cable tV - goes off tomorrrow. Any news worth knowing I can get on the net. I was thinking I would miss Fox and I will miss Brit Hume but that 's all.

95 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:32pm

The "joe the plumber" thing will resonate with people.

Obama keeps saying its the "rich" that will be taxed into oblivion, but by talking to Joe he showed that it is just regular Americans who are going to pay out the nose.

Obama is going to lose.

96 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:33pm

Said this on the last thread, but I'll say it again:

The only people watching the pundits are political junkies.

Most Americans are sick of this election, and if they watched the debate, they turned it off afterwards. They're not interested in watching talking heads talk about politics- they're sick of it

97 MandyManners  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:43pm

Dolce Gabana.

98 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:43pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

It won't send his numbers soaring, but I think it will raise them.

Numbers don't have to soar; 1 or 2% does it. The pollsters have been over-polling democrats, and even then the Messiah can't sew it up. The media are lying.

McCain wins 11/4.

99 ErislDysnomia  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:45pm

Per Zombie:

Believe your senses.

McCain won. He put out memes such as on ACORN (how much did you know, and when did you know it?), Ayers (you started your career in his living room), "Spread the wealth", "Joe the plumber" and other things people will remember and seek more info on.

I've seen web queries on ACORN voter fraud shoot up recently on political sites whose trackers I monitor.

Also see GOOGLE hottrends

[Link: www.google.com...]

Joe the Plumber is high up there!

100 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:03:45pm

re: #81 zombie

He advised Carter to adopt a "dry powder' approach.

101 Intrepid  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:12pm

re: #42 Ward Cleaver

Screw it, I'm on Food Network HD.

If Paula Deen is on, butter is on the menu, no matter what she cooks.

/watch your cholesterol

102 jakes_stryker  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:14pm

JOHN MCCAIN WON !

103 Slate  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:22pm

re: #62 JacksonTn

Goat drained of blood, dismembered and buried somewhat in a small field in Iowa, all pics burned. I alone escaped to tell the story.

104 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:25pm

Obama now sending Joe the Plumber check for $250K for his endorsement .... ad to follow .....

105 jwb7605  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:27pm

re: #64 Typicalwhitey

The comment of the night:

If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run 4 years ago!


IMHO that comes in second.
I thought it was when McCain said "Joe -- you're RICH!" (referring to Joe the plumber).

106 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:47pm

The more that likely McCain voters see of Obama, the more repulsive he appears.

107 jokono  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:04:58pm

I haven't even watched the debate yet but, in sticking with internet poll convention, I'm voting for my favorite guy.

++digg for McCain!

108 nigella  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:06pm

O.K. I guess I'm behind with the jumped the shark I guess it is now " nuked the fridge"? Either way I thought Obama looked snarly and had nothing to say in the 10000 words he used to answer every question!

109 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:08pm

re: #82 Ojoe

McCain or your money down the drain!

110 piehole  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:12pm

I'm betting that half the people in America would just as soon vote for Joe the Plumber's ass crack.

111 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:14pm

You know, if we take stock in what the media says here tonight, we might as well just give up. Even f'n Fox has conceded to The One. I'm not gonna fall for it. I think Mac can beat Obama in November. I'm not drinking the fuckin' kool aid. Sorry.

112 ErislDysnomia  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:19pm

Google trends

[Link: www.google.com...]

joe the plumber

Hotness: Volcanic

Related searches:
joe the plumber seattle, joe wurzelbacher, joe the plumber obama, who is joe the plumber, joe plumber

Peak:
2 hours ago

113 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:05:33pm

This is not exactly news, because we already know Americans are morons.

Americans Flunk Simple 3-Question Survey

The funniest part to me is that only 44% of the BBC audience could identify Gordon Brown as the prime minister of Great Britain. And the article fails to mention that Rush Limbaugh's audience scored the highest (83%) on identifying the party that controls the House of Representatives, as well as doing very respectably on the other two questions.

114 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:13pm

re: #105 jwb7605

IMHO that comes in second.
I thought it was when McCain said "Joe -- you're RICH!" (referring to Joe the plumber).

Yeah that one was good too, I forgot about that one lol

115 baxtrice  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:33pm

re: #77 Optimizer

McCain's finally standing up to Obama's lies and socialism, and Krauthammer wants to focus on debating style. Like this was a college sporting event, or something. "Earth to Krauthammer"!

I'm beginning to think I'm permanantly residing in Crazytown (as Glenn Beck sez). Unless this is some strange plot by Rove to annoy Americans into voting against Obama. (now I know I am crazy -- :) )

116 maddogg  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:43pm

Krauthammer is no conservative. Check out his admiration for European citizen disarmament.
I posted this in spinoffs a day or two ago, but it bears repeating.

117 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:44pm

re: #50 SWPaul

McCain wins the debate but..... geez, I just don't see the poll numbers skyrocketing after this. But seriously, where was this McCain a few weeks/months ago?! I thought seniors usually did things early...

Shut up, asshole.

118 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:45pm

re: #111 Cartman

You know, if we take stock in what the media says here tonight, we might as well just give up. Even f'n Fox has conceded to The One. I'm not gonna fall for it. I think Mac can beat Obama in November. I'm not drinking the fuckin' kool aid. Sorry.

One person's kool-aid, apparently, is another person's honest assessment.
Fox commentators are saying Obama is ahead, and McCain didn't do enough to knock him down.

You disagree?

119 buzzsawmonkey[deleted]  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:06:46pm
120 mattm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:00pm

re: #59 Stuck-in-CA

a radio host here in Los Angeles just mentioned that Obama can be heard giggling when McCain brought up ACORN perpetrating the greatest voter fraud scams in history and asking his involvement with ACORN. He played it back. You could hear it....he GIGGLED.

He thinks voter fraud is funny?

How disgusting is THAT?

Since BHO doesn't believe in the systems that have made this country great, and is in this for himself to start socialism, he is proud of ACORN.

121 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:01pm

Bill Kristol is now officially in the tank ....

122 ErislDysnomia  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:17pm

Google trends on "Acorn voter fraud"
[Link: www.google.com...]

123 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:22pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

It won't send his numbers soaring, but I think it will raise them.

But his mention of Ayers and ACORN will force the mainstream media to talk about it (however whitewashed they make it) and it will be a smudge on the Messiah's robes.

124 Ojoe  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:31pm

re: #110 piehole

crack is addicting

125 nigella  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:35pm

I'm trying to give up dings but it doesn't seem to let me. Anyone who truthfully think McCain won I am giving virtual up dings!

126 MandyManners  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:36pm
127 The Pulchritudinous Patriot  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:44pm

I'm outta here....gotta work tomorrow.


Nite all!

128 Tarkus289  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:07:49pm

Who thinks the dems are going to find Joe the Plumber and pay him off to say the O is the one.

129 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:07pm

Fox News...Obama is Presidential.

130 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:09pm

re: #71 irongrampa

Much better than the last debate. Although after checking the various focus groups, I gotta wonder if they watched the same debate I just did-a wtf moment for sure.

A real big problem for focus groups is that they will read the cues given off by the moderator.

It is a natural and surprisingly powerful part of human nature to want to follow the leader and to fit in.

Group think is powerful. Slave think is commanding. We are ape "troop" thinkers and it is difficult to overcome.

What separates us from the animals is that some of us can think for ourselves. It has given humans a survival edge over every other creature on the planet, so much so that for our species the world is ours to possess.

131 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:16pm

re: #97 MandyManners

Dolce Gabana.

Did Obama promise designer clothing, too?

132 Quad Mocha Matti  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:25pm

re: #30 Shug

Stand up Kraut. Let em see ya

God love ya', why do I watch/read/listen to your elitist eeyore-ish missives?

133 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:30pm

Elizabeth Dole is gonna lose NC?

134 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:58pm

Only Pluses?

135 Ojoe  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:08:59pm

re: #112 ErislDysnomia

Joe the volcanic plumber. I like it.

The side of the truck should say:

" Volcanic Pumbing Co."

136 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:02pm

Does it matter what Krauthammer or any of the other talking heads says about who won this debate? People are going to go into the voting booth and decide based on whatever information they have or conceptions of who they want to vote for, and that's it.

I could give a rat's ass what NRO thinks, what Krauthammer thinks, what Malkin, Hot Air, Matthews or Olbermann thinks. It doesn't even matter what Charles thinks or even what I think on the issue of who won the debate

They aren't choosing my vote and they aren't swaying it either.

I've read enough about Obama and McCain - and if you've been reading LGF long enough - you've read enough to know how to take a measure of both men.

Both men are flawed. One more seriously flawed than the other.

But one will be President. The other will not.

Carping over some pundit's punditry isn't going to improve McCain's chances of winning - getting down and dirty and making sure that people know enough about Obama's socialist ties, his leftist agenda that is out of touch with mainstream America - that's what is going to do it. All the carping does is get off message, which is to defeat Obama.

So, if you want to make sure that Obama goes down to defeat, here's what you have to do - if you know undecideds or people on the fence, show 'em the plumber. Show them how Obama can't be trusted on Israel. Show them how Obama's tax numbers don't add up. Show them how Obama's character and judgment can't be trusted - not when he surrounds himself with radicals and leftists - and it doesn't matter how old he was when Ayers carried out his terrorist attacks, he associated with the terrorist when he was old enough to have known better.

That's all that matters now. Any time wasted talking about the pundits is just that - wasted time.

/rant off.

137 opnion  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:04pm

Ya know, I missed the debate & I want to believe Lizards that say McCain did the deal, but I am watching FNC & they don't make it sound good.

138 nyc redneck  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:08pm

re: #128 Tarkus289

Who thinks the dems are going to find Joe the Plumber and pay him off to say the O is the one.

i think i heard him on hannity today saying he would never vote for o.

139 Thanos  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:11pm

Obama was all politician and wonk, McCain won this clearly. Where there a few points he could have brought up better? Sure, but overall it was McCain and I say that without ambivalence.

At the end on education he should have brought up Obama's Annenberg efforts that spent 150 million with zero results.

140 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:14pm

re: #118 Cognito

Yeah Cognito, I disagree

141 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:15pm

re: #121 JacksonTn

Bill Kristol is now officially in the tank ....

What does that mean?

That Kristol thinks Obama is ahead? Should he trot out there and lie and say something other than what he truly thinks? Or are you saying -- incredibly -- that Kristol is pushing for an Obama win?

"In the tank" apparently means nothing, now.

142 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:21pm

re: #118 Cognito

You and I are obviously hearing them say two different things.

143 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:21pm

re: #118 Cognito

One person's kool-aid, apparently, is another person's honest assessment.
Fox commentators are saying Obama is ahead, and McCain didn't do enough to knock him down.

You disagree?

I do and I will tell you why.
There are so many undecideds out there who Obama cannot seem to get.
Imo they are undecided because they don't want to vote for Obama but don't think that McCain will be that good on the economy.

Tonight, McCain showed that he understood the economy and I believe that will be enough to give him the win in November.

Obama looked like a smartass and he looked pissed off too tonight.

144 Tarkus289  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:26pm

re: #130 Syrah

Did you you read Zombie's excellent post earlier?

145 rexatosis  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:36pm

On substance McCain wiped the floor with Obama, but Obama just blatantly avoids directly answering the questions or lies with such charm and the calm of a usedcar salesman selling you a lemon that many people who do not focus on issues, examine the facts, or look at the historical consequences of policy decisions, basically those that don't kick the tires and check the engine will view this debate as a draw. McCain's connecting of Obama's economic proposals to those of Pres. Hoover was dead on but over the head of the vast majority of voters.

146 buzzsawmonkey[deleted]  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:39pm
147 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:40pm

My daughter came up with a good one, we were watching Fox after the debate and she got frustrated, she said the pundits were all just like lemmings and sheep, and they were following Obama off the cliff: In fact they were really Lemmingsheep, like weasels with wooly fur crawling toward the cliff braying Oba-aaa-aama! Oba-aaa-aama!

148 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:41pm

re: #124 Ojoe

So is LGF! Been trying to get on for 20 minutes! Who won! Dammit...didn't get to watch! Did Mac jump up and punch him in the face?

149 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:42pm

re: #129 ciaospirit

Fox News...Obama is Presidential.

Reprising the CNN Iraq play to maintain a newsgathering presence.

150 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:51pm

Joe the Plumber is the October Surprise.

He's a real American working class man that Americans can relate to and sympathize with.

Because he was mentioned so much in the debate, and even the msm follow-up at the end of the debate, I suspect we'll be seeing more Joe. Browkaw even declared him the winner.

Americans are going to go digging into info on this exchange with Joe Plumber, and it could have a very bad impact on 0bama's campaign.

151 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:09:53pm

re: #134 Noam Sayin'

Okay. Everything's back to normal.

Carry on...

152 Quad Mocha Matti  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:13pm

re: #121 JacksonTn

Bill Kristol is now officially in the tank ....

In the toilet tank, no doubt. I've been ready to flush him out for some time...

153 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:15pm

re: #118 Cognito

One person's kool-aid, apparently, is another person's honest assessment.
Fox commentators are saying Obama is ahead, and McCain didn't do enough to knock him down.

You disagree?

I disagree. And the only poll that counts is the one on November 4th.

154 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:25pm

re: #136 lawhawk

Exactly. The pundits are whores.

155 cblesz  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:31pm

Wow. I am so disgusted right now. How is it that a fucking basic communist only needs to show up, not whack off and drool and he wins? Really.

156 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:48pm

re: #136 lawhawk

Right On, Lawhawk

157 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:50pm

re: #141 Cognito

What does that mean?

That Kristol thinks Obama is ahead? Should he trot out there and lie and say something other than what he truly thinks? Or are you saying -- incredibly -- that Kristol is pushing for an Obama win?

"In the tank" apparently means nothing, now.

You ..... would know .....

158 alien_mind  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:10:57pm

re: #121 JacksonTn

Bill Kristol is now officially in the tank ....


can you believe all this!
its like they can't wait to get on board now because they all feel its over and they don't want to be the last guy that "didn't get it"

even Charles Krauthammer, and his lavish praise about how Obama is cool and self-contained. is that how low the bar is for president in his mind.
self-contained? what about the fact that he's a marxist and a phoney?

159 devil in baggy pants  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:11:33pm

From the last thread...


Check this out... hilarious:
Joe the Plumber is My Homeboy

160 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:11:41pm

re: #123 Stuck-in-CA

But his mention of Ayers and ACORN will force the mainstream media to talk about it (however whitewashed they make it) and it will be a smudge on the Messiah's robes.

From your lips to God's ears.

I hope that SOMEBODY in the MSM has the clarity and courage to document how Obama lied tonight about Ayers and ACORN, and a few other things.

161 freedomplow  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:11:49pm

Charles, how about a one time only collection of all the polls to put Zombie's theory to the test.

A swarm to counter their polls.

The media is out of control and we are the silent majority.

Let us prove it one time to shut them up.

162 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:11:49pm

re: #137 opnion

Ya know, I missed the debate & I want to believe Lizards that say McCain did the deal, but I am watching FNC & they don't make it sound good.

McCain was better than I had hoped.

Its OK.

McCain is not Reagan. Reagan set a difficult standard for other Republicans to meet.

McCain was the best that McCain could be.

163 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:11pm

re: #78 opnion

I am where you are & trying to figure out what actually happened.

McCain's best debate hands down because he was more aggressive and he hit some good points. Less boring. And he brought up ACORN and AYERS finally.

164 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:11pm

Hillary just got her $12,000,000 paid off .....

165 Intrepid  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:15pm

re: #86 Sharmuta

McCain did exactly what the base wanted to see him do, so I think the base won.

And Joe the Plumber won too.

Absolutely. Mac picked up a few more points amongst the base tonight with his lower taxes and anti-abortion stances. Plus, he provided a bit of a catharsis for those who have been aching to see Obama taken down a notch in the debates.

This should make a few more people over at Hot Air and MM happy.

166 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:21pm

re: #157 JacksonTn

You ..... would know .....

Nyuk, nyuk.

Powerful argument.

167 troglodyte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:25pm

I feel absolutely awful being one on the small minority voting for Obama as the winner of this debate. It's simple honesty; I hope the rest of you guys are right.

168 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:25pm

re: #150 Sharmuta

Joe the Plumber.

169 MandyManners  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:27pm

re: #151 Noam Sayin'

Okay. Everything's back to normal.

Carry on...

'Sup, pup?

170 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:30pm

Shillary on FOX praising Obama. Are they going to have Gullianni on?

171 Maui Girl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:35pm

Pundits are giving it to Obama. No surprise there! Was listening briefly to the Gov. of Maryland (D). Thought Obama won hands down. Idiot.

172 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:40pm

McCain just doesn't get it.

He continues to talk to 'intelligent people'. John, Intelligent People have already decided against Obama !

McCain didn't gain ONE SINGLE voter from these debates. He lost voters if you ask me. He'd have been better off not going.

But, it's all going to be in the turn out. How many Obama voters will be too stoned to go to the polls, and how many Against-Obama voters will be pissed off enough to go out and vote. I doubt there are many pure Pro-McCain voters.

173 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:49pm

Joe the Plumber just said he thinks Obama tax plan will hurt him ...... I hear you brother as another small biz owner ......

174 sleepyone  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:55pm

re: #128 Tarkus289

Who thinks the dems are going to find Joe the Plumber and pay him off to say the O is the one.

I just heard Katie Couric on the radio say "for the record, Joe the plumber remains undecided."

175 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:12:59pm

I thought johnny Mac was goin ta burst out laughing a couple times!
.....................I did! LOLOLOLOL

176 Ojoe  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:10pm

re: #148 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Seems like Mr. Attack Jet Pilot still knows his stuff.
A-4 Skyhawk, McCain's jet.

BBL

177 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:13pm

re: #146 buzzsawmonkey

Well with all due respect to them, they are acting with their emotions and desire to be part of an exciting group, not thinking with their heads about the consequences of an Obama presidency. That rag Jesse Jackson went on yesterday was a candid moment in a campaign filled with lies, if you ask me. I truely believe that Obama will abandon Israel if the push comes. Leftists have always loved the Palis and always will.

178 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:14pm

Anyone else having trouble getting the page at
[Link: www.nationalreview.com...]
to load?

179 Pullus Iulius  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:15pm

About time to turn in here. Since the press decided on their reaction to this debate about maybe...what?...a week ago?...I'd suggest everyone check out Zombie's excellent essay that got posted today. Took me back to school with that one, but I must admit it checks with everything they taught me in Industrial Psych. Still two weeks to go. It's not as over as some would have us believe. Fight on!

180 bcgirl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:26pm

well then if you don't trust your friends, go find a copy and watch for your self

re: #137 opnion

Ya know, I missed the debate & I want to believe Lizards that say McCain did the deal, but I am watching FNC & they don't make it sound good.

181 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:40pm

re: #160 stuiec

From your lips to God's ears.

I hope that SOMEBODY in the MSM has the clarity and courage to document how Obama lied tonight about Ayers and ACORN, and a few other things.


A few?

182 nyc redneck  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:42pm

re: #150 Sharmuta

Joe the Plumber is the October Surprise.

He's a real American working class man that Americans can relate to and sympathize with.

Because he was mentioned so much in the debate, and even the msm follow-up at the end of the debate, I suspect we'll be seeing more Joe. Browkaw even declared him the winner.

Americans are going to go digging into info on this exchange with Joe Plumber, and it could have a very bad impact on 0bama's campaign.

obama really squirmed and frowned every time joe the plumber was mentioned. mccain needs to keep hitting this on the campaign trail. what o said to joe really shows his commie colors.

183 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:43pm

fox just said they contacted Joe and he thinks Zero's tax plan will hurt him but won't say who he is voting for. He's scared to death of Zero's goon squads led by acorn and ayers.

184 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:44pm

re: #150 Sharmuta

Joe the Plumber is the October Surprise.

He's a real American working class man that Americans can relate to and sympathize with.

Because he was mentioned so much in the debate, and even the msm follow-up at the end of the debate, I suspect we'll be seeing more Joe. Browkaw even declared him the winner.

Americans are going to go digging into info on this exchange with Joe Plumber, and it could have a very bad impact on 0bama's campaign.

The Drudge headline is "JOE THE PLUMBER'S ELECTION"

Joe is a giant.

185 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:13:49pm

re: #153 Ward Cleaver

I disagree. And the only poll that counts is the one on November 4th.

Sure, and I'll be pulling the lever for McCain. But that doesn't mean I should play make-believe in the meantime.

Obama is ahead. Better to face it, than run away with fingers in ears and tongue wagging.

186 Idle Drifter  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:06pm

I only got one question for tonight's debate:

Why did CSPAN show the crowd with the echos of the candidates in the background instead of going to a split screen showing the crowds reactions with the candidates feed nice and clear?

187 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:11pm

re: #88 Pullus Iulius

Welcome. If the beast wins, I hope we get to spend a little time together.

If they win control of all 3 branches...expect there to be a fascist crackdown on internet communities and talk radio.

188 jwb7605  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:11pm

Regardless of who we (probably biased) people think, the real answer on "who won" will appear in about 48 hours after various and sundry revelations have sunk in.

I think the debate was like the hot sauce I make. You eat a bite and say "no big deal". Five seconds after it goes down, you say "holy cr*p!". On that basis, I think McCain won on points, and McCain will win overall in three days.

I do note that Hillary (talking to Chris Wallace) disagrees with me, as I type this.

AND, what the heck happened to the <strike> button? I had to enter the code manually.

189 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:14pm

re: #166 Cognito

Nyuk, nyuk.

Powerful argument.

Because ...... I have not been here long ..... but I have seen enough to know I do not want to verbally spar with you ........ not worth the keystrokes ....

190 Spirit93  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:19pm

From now on, let's all refer to O as
Senator Government.

Start a trend!

/never mind, it's too long

191 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:31pm

re: #137 opnion

Ya know, I missed the debate & I want to believe Lizards that say McCain did the deal, but I am watching FNC & they don't make it sound good.

They are covering their asses. They think Obama's going to win and they don't want to get shut down when the Fairness Doctrine is reinstated. They also want to keep getting invited to the right cocktail parties. Ignore them.

192 Intrepid  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:43pm

re: #97 MandyManners

Dolce Gabana.

Nice threads, DG.

193 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:45pm

Let's put Sarah in a 1/2 hour commercial..

194 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:50pm

re: #172 cincinnati_kid37

Just did a bong-hit, huh?

195 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:57pm

I wanna buy Joe the Plumber a beer!

196 cblesz  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:14:59pm

re: #172 cincinnati_kid37

McCain just doesn't get it.

He continues to talk to 'intelligent people'. John, Intelligent People have already decided against Obama !

McCain didn't gain ONE SINGLE voter from these debates. He lost voters if you ask me. He'd have been better off not going.

But, it's all going to be in the turn out. How many Obama voters will be too stoned to go to the polls, and how many Against-Obama voters will be pissed off enough to go out and vote. I doubt there are many pure Pro-McCain voters.

Hey...call Frank Luntz...he needs you for his UNDECIDED voter group. Please...go back and fellate Markos...

197 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:03pm

I especially liked when McCain said that Joe Biden is generally a good guy but that he has been wrong on many issues of foreign policy and national defense (supposedly his strong suits).

198 Neo Con since 9-11  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:05pm

re: #8 Shug

PS: anybody hear that the World Series will be delayed due to BHO's commercial?


Yes and what could backfire about a candidate forcing a delay of one of the biggest sporting events in the country? Millions of pissed off baseball fans would never take out their frustrations on the idjot yammering over the first 30 minutes of their favorite game

199 MandyManners  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:07pm

re: #159 devil in baggy pants

From the last thread...


Check this out... hilarious:
Joe the Plumber is My Homeboy

WTF?

Do you have permission from this American?

200 Maui Girl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:09pm

re: #29 Outrider

What debate did Krauthammer watch? And why does his face remind me of Lord Voltmort?

Krauthammer also gave the debates to John Kerry. His opinion is meaningless. And don't make fun of the physically challenged guy, you bad person, you.

/sarc

201 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:15pm

re: #170 ciaospirit

Shillary on FOX praising Obama. Are they going to have Gullianni on?

FOX is over, and, of course, no rebuttal to Hillary. The show ended with Hillary saying that Obama sealed the deal.

Puke.

202 PeaceAtAllCosts  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:22pm

McCain is a putz worthy of the Bob Dole award for passive campaigning.

203 Outrider  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:22pm

Listening to all the talking heads and a few Eeyores in here listing what McCain "needed" to do? There is absolutely no way anyone could have competed against the chosen one with the conditions as laid out by the pundits.

Obama merely had to show up and "look presidential" and not lose his cool is what all these people are saying. I got a news flash. He didn't look presidential with all the sneering, smirking, and snarky laughing. He lost his cool. Again, he had rambling, disjointed sentences and did not answer the questions as asked.

Call Obama the winner if you desire. You know better. And you will know even more on the night of 4 Nov.

204 Adrenalyn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:24pm

if McCain did not bring up Wright
he is toast

hopefully the Religican Party too

time for a new party - one that stands up and fights (back)

but I better not say "revolution", eh ?

205 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15:48pm

re: #189 JacksonTn

Sounds good.

206 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:00pm

Joe Wurzelbacher, famous plumber:
[Link: familysecuritymatters.org...]

207 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:04pm

re: #161 freedomplow

Charles, how about a one time only collection of all the polls to put Zombie's theory to the test.

A swarm to counter their polls.

The media is out of control and we are the silent majority.

Let us prove it one time to shut them up.

We will have that opportunity on November 4th.

208 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:07pm

re: #169 MandyManners

'Sup, pup?

I had a fully rendered LGF thread, except there were only Plus-ding icons visible. All back to normal after a reload.

Pup... That's cute.

209 Archimedes  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:23pm

Did McCain have a Shakespeare moment? Brevity is the soul of wit.

210 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:27pm

This has been a really weird election year.

I am convinced that Senator McCain is going to win. I am convinced the polls are hopelessly screwed up and meaningless. This, from a recent "Campaign Spot" NRO article (not linking, as I can't get on their site - got this in a cache):

You have McCain winning Republicans, 89 to 7. You have Obama winning Democrats, 91 to 5. (I'm a bit skeptical, but for now, for the sake of argument, I'll accept your assertion that PUMAs are extinct.) You have McCain winning independents by 2 percent, 45 to 43.

And this adds up to an 11-percent Obama lead in your latest poll.

We are to believe that McCain is losing among women by 9 percent, but losing among men by 14 percent.

We are to believe that the Hillary voters are lining up behind Obama, 88 percent to 7 percent.

We are to believe Obama is winning 18 to 34-year-olds by 10 percent, but he is winning 45 to 64-year-olds by 16 percent.

We are to believe the white vote is just about even, 46 percent for Obama, 47 percent for McCain.

And we are to believe the electorate in November will be 27 percent Republican, 40 percent Democrat, and 30 percent Independent.

If the over/under on the partisan breakdown on Election Day is 13 percent, I'd take the under. I wonder if anybody in Vegas would take that wager...

211 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:33pm

re: #152 Quad Mocha Matti

In the toilet tank, no doubt. I've been ready to flush him out for some time...

Kristol's another elitist snob. Country club, blueblood type.

212 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:40pm

re: #178 jaunte

The corner has been down all night. I can get to the home page but none of the links will load for me. I believe they need a server upgrade...

213 Killian Bundy  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:41pm

Vote Obama!

/he's got a pretty mouth with lovely blue lips

214 Maui Girl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:47pm

re: #37 FightingBack

I heard that in Hawaii, they drive below the speed limit.
Is this true?

No. Just the tourists do because they're all so damn lost and can't read the street signs!

215 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:47pm

re: #201 ciaospirit

FOX is over, and, of course, no rebuttal to Hillary. The show ended with Hillary saying that Obama sealed the deal.

Puke.

Hillary has been bought off - some cabinet position - what do you bet?

216 Colin Nelson  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:48pm

Well done lizards! - to steal the catch line, - you magnificent bastards.

Couldn't watch because seeing BHO makes me puke. Sorry. But you guys brought it to life in a way that was remarkable, inspiring and amazingly fair given what we collectively think of Hussein.

Bravo Charles.

And I agree with Sharmuta - most people are sick and tired of the bobble-heads who defy what we see and hear for ourselves.

217 wright1  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:55pm

In all 3 debates BHO on style is smooth as glass. But that comes easy when you are lying about who you are and what you intend to actually do. McCain does not have the oratory, never did and never will. BHO has been created for this event by his Socialist Educators who trained him for such a debate. It is up to the American People to see through BHO's apparent charm. They either get it or they don't. BHO will have a svengali hypnosis over those who are not informed - the "sheeple" I believe they have been called...

As for who won? It all depends on how you scale it. On bullsh--, BHO hands down. He is the Master of that art. On sincerity, McCain. But it does not matter. Americans have made up their minds. We have either won this thing prior to tonight or we din't. I am of the belief that their are more anti-BHO supporters than McCain supporters per se. The supporters for McCain are mostly ardent Palin supporters. That said, I think we will be fine.

218 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:16:57pm

re: #204 Adrenalyn

STFU

219 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:01pm

Romney just said he saw a poll of UNDECIDEDS and they went THREE TO ONE For McCAIN

EAT IT!

220 really grumpy big dog Johnson  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:04pm

I watched all the debates very carefully. The things that keep hitting me in the face are that every problem can find enough funding to be solved by BO; that JM speaks far more directly to concrete real-world solutions; that Obama's chameleon-like ability to modify his stances based upon the reality of the moment make him far more dangerous as a national leader; that McCain truly believes that he will be an agent of earthshaking change in Washington; that Obama's rhetoric of working to bring people together is simply platitudes designed to get him elected.

I know who the candidate is who is clearly more worthy, but I think that so many people are so brainwashed that it may not make any difference. But election day may be another matter.

221 irongrampa  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:11pm

re: #130 Syrah

I generally agree with you here, but would just add that this focus group may well have been registered independent, but they were far from undecided going in.

222 devil in baggy pants  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:14pm

re: #199 MandyManners

WTF?

Do you have permission from this American?


I didn't make the shirt... I just saw it when I was browsing over there. There are many Joe products already.

223 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:25pm

re: #136 lawhawk

You write some great stuff, lawhawk.

224 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:25pm

re: #146 buzzsawmonkey

If I'm harshing everyone's mellow, I'm sorry. I've just spent two days seeing how many members of my supposedly Orthodox congregation are solidly prObama, and how unhinged they get if you even try to suggest that there may be solid reasons not to vote for him.

Fair enough, but that's not a net gain for the Messiah. Wouldn't they have normally voted Democrat anyway? He can't get moderates, he's just incapable of it.

My heart's not troubled. McCain wins 11/4.

225 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:27pm

re: #185 Cognito

Obama is ahead - the polls are all over the place by how much. With that much range, it's safe to say that the internals and massaging of the numbers renders 'em useless except to point out a trend - Obama is ahead.

So, with all that in mind, redouble the efforts to ensure that the polls are wrong and that McCain ends up winning the poll that counts. Use the underdog position as incentive to push even harder.

226 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:30pm

re: #181 reloadingisnotahobby

A few?

Let's not overload the electorate's short attention spans. A Top Ten list of Obama's bare-faced lies would be a good start, especially if it includes why each of those lies exposes him as a danger to America's economy and security.

227 MandyManners  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:40pm

re: #202 PeaceAtAllCosts

McCain is a putz worthy of the Bob Dole award for passive campaigning.

FUCK YOU.

228 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:49pm

re: #171 Maui Girl

Pundits are giving it to Obama. No surprise there! Was listening briefly to the Gov. of Maryland (D). Thought Obama won hands down. Idiot.

Depends on who you view the audience as. I believe for the purpose of deciding who won the debate, you must focus on 'undecided voters', you know Stupid People.

Obama wins the stupid people.

229 Frank_Mtl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:17:53pm

I loved : "I am not President Bush".

230 RoughRider  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:04pm

re: #63 nigella

I give up with the media. What did they see in Obama?

Self preservation. They don't want an Obama Administration Minister of Truth to yank their FCC license for "misleading comments" or an Obama IRS Minister of Voluntary Patriotic Contributions digging into their personal or corporate tax returns.

231 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:17pm

" It was just a contradiction of terms, what he said: he doesn’t want to punish me but he wants to redistribute my wealth. And what I mean when I say my wealth, I mean the collective. Eventually – I mean, just to sound a little silly here, but you need rich people. I mean, who are you going to work for?"
--Joe the Plumber

232 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:21pm

re: #216 Colin Nelson

Thanks!

233 Defogger  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:29pm

re: #93 irongrampa

Best line was "Senator Government".

I gave you an uptick for that one! It was a prophetic slip.

234 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:31pm

re: #215 DistantThunder

Hillary has been bought off - some cabinet position - what do you bet?

Or Supreme Court. Which would be devastating to our country. Much worse than her being President.

235 Idle Drifter  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:38pm

re: #150 Sharmuta

Joe the Plumber is the October Surprise.

He's a real American working class man that Americans can relate to and sympathize with.

Because he was mentioned so much in the debate, and even the msm follow-up at the end of the debate, I suspect we'll be seeing more Joe. Browkaw even declared him the winner.

Americans are going to go digging into info on this exchange with Joe Plumber, and it could have a very bad impact on 0bama's campaign.

We, Joe Plumber, LGF and I need to scream out to the Big Government Pushers, especially Mr. and Mrs. Obama:

"GET YOUR OWN DAMN PIE!"

236 Colonel Panik  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:56pm

re: #116 maddogg

Krauthammer is no conservative. Check out his admiration for European citizen disarmament.
I posted this in spinoffs a day or two ago, but it bears repeating.


He's a pro-gun control metrocon.

He doesn't like our moose huntin' mama from Alaska.

I think that picture of her firing the M4 carbine made him piddle his pants.

237 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:18:57pm

re: #211 Ward Cleaver

Kristol's another elitist snob. Country club, blueblood type.

Hahahaha!

Bill Kristol? The Jewish Bill Kristol, right?

(And boooooooo, elite people!)

238 jorline  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:01pm

re: #122 ErislDysnomia

From the other thread...and my screen is still freezing...I can't post

re: #157 erisldysnomia

What does that mean?

Sorry for the delay...my screen keeps freezing.

Simple answer to your question...watch FOX.

Most of the panel thought Obama won...the focus group thought Obama won and then Krauthammer just came on and declared Obama the winner.

Hell, Bill Kristol just said Obama was more presidential.

Did that answer your question?

Now they just finished with Hillary calling “O” the winner.

WTF FOX?

239 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:05pm

re: #99 ErislDysnomia

Per Zombie:

Believe your senses.

McCain won. He put out memes such as on ACORN (how much did you know, and when did you know it?), Ayers (you started your career in his living room), "Spread the wealth", "Joe the plumber" and other things people will remember and seek more info on.

!


McCain hit big concepts and Obama didn't. You are right..people will remember those concepts. What memorable did Obama say? Only that someone in Palin's audience called him a terrorist...which isn't a good thing for them to remember for Obama!

240 SecondComing  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:16pm

2 favorite moments:

1. McCain called him Senator Government
2. Obama jumping in to cut McCain off from mentioning "those t-shirts out there" (the Palin is a ____ ones).

241 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:28pm

re: #195 Noam Sayin'

I wanna buy Joe the Plumber a beer!


Let's get him signed up on LGF.

242 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:56pm

re: #185 Cognito

I gotta hand it to ya, Cog. When I really, really need a good healthy dose of optimism, I always turn to your posts.

/f'n not

243 spidly  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:57pm

eek

244 Noam Sayin'  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:19:58pm

Joe the Plumber makes Reuters!

245 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:00pm

They try to make me vote Obama
And I said "NO NO NO"!

246 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:02pm

re: #228 cincinnati_kid37

You assume stupid people want to pay more taxes. I think even stupid people don't, nor do I think stupid people are the only ones watching this debate.

247 Thanos  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:22pm

re: #201 ciaospirit

FOX is over, and, of course, no rebuttal to Hillary. The show ended with Hillary saying that Obama sealed the deal.

Puke.


Krauthammer also ranked on Reagan, he is a great writer who sees to many essentials, but he sucks at judging debates.

248 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:24pm

I keep wondering if Barry is sleeping on the proverbial couch these days.

249 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:26pm

re: #237 Cognito

Hahahaha!

Bill Kristol? The Jewish Bill Kristol, right?

(And boooooooo, elite people!)

Irving Kristol's kid. Which makes him something of a Beltway Blueblood.

250 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:28pm

re: #225 lawhawk

Yep.

251 Defogger  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:29pm

re: #129 ciaospirit

Fox News...Obama is Presidential.

GAAACCKKKK!

252 buzzsawmonkey[deleted]  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:32pm
253 bcgirl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:33pm

re: #204 Adrenalyn

if McCain did not bring up Wright
he is toast

hopefully the Religican Party too

time for a new party - one that stands up and fights (back)

but I better not say "revolution", eh ?

go ron paul you say?

254 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:48pm

re: #215 DistantThunder

Hillary has been bought off - some cabinet position - what do you bet?

So has Fox.

255 unclassifiable  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:20:53pm

I will vote for McCain but what I am about to write will seem strange.

TO me there are very good reasons to not like McCain. Some that come to my mind:

Immigration Policy
Mortgage Bailout proposal
McCain-Feingold
Climate Change
Pro-Life stance

There are also some really crappy reasons not to like McCain:

He's old
He's cranky
He's stiff (er um maybe you should have all of your shit busted up over a five year period -- might change your mind on that one)
He's white
He's a Republican.

The most ludicrous of all is his supposed allegiance to Bush. If anyone knew anything about the nearly two decades of antagonism that McCain and both Bushes traded during various internecine GOP ideological battles you would surely change your mind. Bush II stabbed him in the back HARD in the NC primaries.

256 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:33pm

Wow!
Did Charles give the crew the night off?

257 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:34pm

re: #231 jaunte
Totally agree. I get so frustrated hearing big O talk about taxing the rich. Who the fuck is going to have the money to give folks a job after Obama takes it all so he can give it to people who don't pay any taxes to begin with. This is so incredibly dangerous, setting up a kept class that feeds off the tax paying members of society. Recipe for hard times.

258 kansas  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:39pm

I suspect there is some guy named Mohammed standing behind Krauthammer threatening to unplug his ventilator. Sorry.

259 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:40pm

re: #223 Ward Cleaver

Thanks.

260 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:43pm

"There’s a lot of things I wish McCain would say. As far as this, yes, I would like him to speak. Not so much about small businesses, but just people in general that make this money. It’s not up to them to help America, I mean – let me rephrase that. It’s not – they shouldn’t be taxed more because they’ve succeeded. That’s envy and jealousy. Get off your butt and go work. Don’t sit there and expect the government to give it to you. So I wouldn’t mind him speaking on it like that. I know he couldn’t say it probably like that because that’d turn a lot of people off. But it just – yeah, I guess I would like him to speak about that and a bunch of other things. I’d like to hear him talk about immigration and what he plans on doing about that and with our borders. I mean, there’s a lot of things that haven’t even been addressed in the last two debates."
---Joe Wurzelbacher (the plumber)
[Link: familysecuritymatters.org...]

261 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:49pm

re: #242 Cartman

I gotta hand it to ya, Cog. When I really, really need a good healthy dose of optimism, I always turn to your posts.

/f'n not

I'm not interested in optimism. I'm interested in facts.

262 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:21:56pm

re: #202 PeaceAtAllCosts

McCain is a putz worthy of the Bob Dole award for passive campaigning.

Go piss up a rope.

263 jaunte  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:20pm

re: #257 sojerofgod

Return to feudalism.

264 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:20pm

Senator Government already getting out there ...... let's continue to push it .......

265 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:22pm

re: #165 Intrepid

This should make a few more people over at Hot Air and MM happy.

I won't hold my breath on those folks.

266 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:23pm

Also kudos to Bob Schieffer for asking the questions that opened the door to Obama's weak spots.

267 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:24pm

First time I've been able to get in for about 20 minutes.

How many hamsters died?

268 SpartanWoman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:26pm

re: #246 Sharmuta

You assume stupid people want to pay more taxes. I think even stupid people don't, nor do I think stupid people are the only ones watching this debate.

Lazy unemployed people want the rest of us to pay more taxes. I have drug addicted patients who are "disabled" because of their addiction who work out at the gym then chew oxy and get their medicare and disability checks..They'd LOVE a raise.

269 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:31pm

re: #210 Catttt

I follow Geraghty closely, especially his poll analysis. I think he's spot on. If Obama wins, it will be by such a tiny margin, we'll be in court over it for weeks. More than likely, Obama will get creamed, despite all the ACORN voter fraud. In my best case scenario, the RICO suit against ACORN is filed promptly and all those registrations are thrown out. I can't believe that Americans are so completely unhinged and mentally subnormal as to vote that Marxist twit into office.

270 jorline  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:22:35pm

H&C is on now...time for FOX to redeem itself.

Sorry for carrying over a response from the previous thread, but I've been trying to respond to ErislDysnomia for the last 20 minutes.

271 Colonel Panik  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:23:12pm

re: #206 jaunte

Joe Wurzelbacher, famous plumber:
[Link: familysecuritymatters.org...]

With a name like Wurzelbacher he should be Joe the brewer.

Wurzelbacher: the beer that won't tax your taste buds!

272 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:23:16pm

re: #257 sojerofgod

Totally agree. I get so frustrated hearing big O talk about taxing the rich. Who the fuck is going to have the money to give folks a job after Obama takes it all so he can give it to people who don't pay any taxes to begin with. This is so incredibly dangerous, setting up a kept class that feeds off the tax paying members of society. Recipe for hard times.

It's called buying votes.

273 Pullus Iulius  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:23:21pm

re: #171 Maui Girl

Pundits are giving it to Obama. No surprise there! Was listening briefly to the Gov. of Maryland (D)(Crook and Liar). Thought Obama won hands down. Idiot.

There. Fixed it for ya. Our governor never met a soul he wasn't willing to sell. His own included. Now I am going to bed. Nighty-night, lizards.

274 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:23:35pm

re: #237 Cognito

Gee I thought they let "those people" in the country clubs these days. Shows what I know. I couldn't get in one in any way other than as a contractor. Come to think of it, I was IN one last month..... As a CONTRACTOR! funny small woild ain't it?

275 Adrenalyn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:23:42pm

re: #253 bcgirl

go ron paul you say?

no, not at all
I just know too many people who will NOT for Republican for the religion thing

they own guns
want to pay less taxes

but can't stand the thought of born-again Christians

it pains me, I too do not fancy religion
but am willing to overlook that one disagreement
but holy fuck
I know too many people who will not overlook it for their own good

they ought to strike "abortion" from their dictionary
it is legal
it is disgusting

like smoking

it has cost them too many votes with no results
in my opinion

276 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:01pm

re: #226 stuiec

Bingo! 100%
I only caught the last half and nearly choked!

277 baxtrice  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:15pm

The Elite Conservative Pundits and Fox start kissing up to O! because the Fairness Doctrine is looming.

278 desertbrat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:16pm

DRUDGE POLL: McCain 73% Obama 25%

279 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:18pm

re: #113 doppelganglander

This is not exactly news, because we already know Americans are morons.

Americans Flunk Simple 3-Question Survey

The funniest part to me is that only 44% of the BBC audience could identify Gordon Brown as the prime minister of Great Britain. blockquote>

I assume you heard the audio of the Howard Stern interview with Obama voters in Harlem, where the interviewer substituted McCain's policies as Obama's and he asked them if they agreed with those policies. And they ALL AGREED! They were even happy that Obama chose Palin as his VP. It would be funny if our future wasn't in the hands of morons.

280 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:21pm

I didn't watch.

I know who I'm voting for regardless.

281 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:25pm

We need to start taking about the Obama Curse - that's already hit Chicago and Illinois hard. Highest sales tax in the country like 10.5% and hostile to buisness. Worst school in the country next to DC. Out of control crime in Chicago, and fetid corrupt government with mobsters and terrorists thrown in for good measure where the most innocent are made and left to die.

So bye, bye Ms. American Pie.....

282 Quad Mocha Matti  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:28pm

re: #174 sleepyone

I just heard Katie Couric on the radio say "for the record, Joe the plumber remains undecided."

WTF? Oh, whatever, Katie, just keep on doin' your cute (gag) cheerleader thang...

283 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:35pm

re: #194 LSD

Just did a bong-hit, huh?

LSD, I talk to 'undecided voters' everyday. I'm not saying I agree with them, but they unanimously say McCain is a babbling old fool. They are attracted like moths to the eloquence of Obama's non-words.

It is what it is.

284 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:52pm

re: #267 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I think the slaughter was terrific.

285 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:59pm

re: #202 PeaceAtAllCosts

McCain is a putz worthy of the Bob Dole award for passive campaigning.

Another comes out of the woodwork...

286 SpartanWoman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:24:59pm

I spent the debate at HotAir and they were loving McCain, were pissed at Fox News and are liking Hannity and ROmney about now

287 really grumpy big dog Johnson  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:02pm

re: #185 Cognito

Sure, and I'll be pulling the lever for McCain. But that doesn't mean I should play make-believe in the meantime.

Obama is ahead. Better to face it, than run away with fingers in ears and tongue wagging.

You're not MY mind control robot Cognito, so you can just SFFU unless you actually have something useful to say. Your entire purpose here seems to be to demoralize the GOP voting base. You are useless to me, because I'm way beyond the whole propaganda scam.

288 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:05pm

re: #255 unclassifiable

WTF? You don't like McCain because he's white? I'm hoping that was an f'n typo.

289 ibmkeyboard  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:13pm

I know that no one watched CBS (communist Broadcast socialism)
But they had Joe the plumber on the phone.

Joe said:
"I believe John McCain's policy's will help me through these tough times."
He tried to say more but CBS cut him of and said they had run out of time,
that we could view their web cast.

/I think Joe is voting for McCain.

me also JOE

290 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:24pm

re: #274 sojerofgod

Gee I thought they let "those people" in the country clubs these days. Shows what I know. I couldn't get in one in any way other than as a contractor. Come to think of it, I was IN one last month..... As a CONTRACTOR! funny small woild ain't it?

As a child I visited one with a friend, who amazed me by ordering a continuous stream of Cherry Coke -- with real cherries -- and simply saying, "Put it on the account."

Those seemed like the most magical five words in the world, to me.

291 freedomplow  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:31pm

Was all over the net tonight...

And the net failed.

The net needs more bandwidth.

292 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:51pm

re: #221 irongrampa

I generally agree with you here, but would just add that this focus group may well have been registered independent, but they were far from undecided going in.

I suspect that you are right.

The lure of being on TV, and the prospect of being paid(don't doubt that these people were paid or not, it is how this stuff is done. Yes, I have inside knowledge) not to mention the attraction of being able to say to your moon-bat friends that you stuck it to that Republican, and not have to apologize to them for not having done so is powerful.

One of the things that makes most "focus group" studies work is that the participants are by and large, anonymous. There is very little glory or crap to catch from family and friends for their views in an anonymous setting.

These televised Focus Groups break the anonymity rules and should be discounted appropriately.

293 jcm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:25:51pm

re: #255 unclassifiable

I will vote for McCain but what I am about to write will seem strange.

TO me there are very good reasons to not like McCain. Some that come to my mind:

Immigration Policy
Mortgage Bailout proposal
McCain-Feingold
Climate Change
Pro-Life stance

There are also some really crappy reasons not to like McCain:

He's old
He's cranky
He's stiff (er um maybe you should have all of your shit busted up over a five year period -- might change your mind on that one)
He's white
He's a Republican.

The most ludicrous of all is his supposed allegiance to Bush. If anyone knew anything about the nearly two decades of antagonism that McCain and both Bushes traded during various internecine GOP ideological battles you would surely change your mind. Bush II stabbed him in the back HARD in the NC primaries.

McCain was my LAST choice of the field of (R) candidates.
He has a couple of things.
He's got a solid core, tempered by 5 and half years in Hanoi. He's deeply patriotic, and when the crises comes will make the right call.
Courts he'll be middle of the road at worst.

The other choice is unthinkable.

294 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:02pm

I've never seen Krauthammer so shallow. He gave Obama the debate just for being "smooth". Usually, CK would say someone like that is all smooth, zero substance. And then proceed to rip him a new one based on facts. I'm so disappointed in him. Does he really hate Sarah Palin that much?

295 Defogger  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:03pm

Can somebody tell me why McCain NEVER challenges 0 on that absurd claim that he will give 95% a tax cut . . . when 40% or more don't pay any income tax now? Why does he let it lie there?

296 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:37pm

re: #287 really grumpy big dog Johnson

You're not MY mind control robot Cognito, so you can just SFFU unless you actually have something useful to say. Your entire purpose here seems to be to demoralize the GOP voting base. You are useless to me, because I'm way beyond the whole propaganda scam.

Hmmm, yes.

I'll have to go back to the drawing board. My agit-prop masters won't be happy...

297 Salem  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:39pm

My "New Comments" button is grayed out...

298 Hobbes  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:52pm

Hi everyone! What a wonderful surprise when my dear spouse notified me
registration was open. Thank you Charles! I hated being a lurker.

Thought McCain did great tonight. Can't figure out why anyone thought the
"One" won. (Is that a double negative?)

299 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:26:59pm

re: #294 ciaospirit

Yes.

300 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:08pm

re: #257 sojerofgod

Totally agree. I get so frustrated hearing big O talk about taxing the rich. Who the fuck is going to have the money to give folks a job after Obama takes it all so he can give it to people who don't pay any taxes to begin with. This is so incredibly dangerous, setting up a kept class that feeds off the tax paying members of society. Recipe for hard times.

McCain (or maybe better, Palin) should add this:

"Gee, if Senator Obama wants to give money to 95 percent of Americans and also wants to spend $800 billion more on new programs and says he's for a balanced budget, how much is he going to have to tax those last 5 percent of Americans? And how much will those folks have to cut back their investments and their payrolls to be able to afford Obama's taxes? I believe Senator Obama will cut the taxes of a lot of hard working Americans: their income and payroll taxes will be cut to zero when his tax plan causes them to lose their jobs.

301 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:14pm

re: #275 Adrenalyn
What do born-again christians have to do with it? Jesus on a jumprope man! We are talking about freedom versus socialism! No time to get all snotty about someone who you actually agree with on this! Go kick their asses and tell them to vote McCain, before we are all finished.

302 opnion  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:19pm

re: #163 Stuck-in-CA

McCain's best debate hands down because he was more aggressive and he hit some good points. Less boring. And he brought up ACORN and AYERS finally.

Tell me he actually explained Acorn & Ayers in terms that people could understand.
This will sound bad, but I am so disappointed about how uninformed the public is. How can people still not get it?

303 Adrenalyn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:25pm

re: #281 DistantThunder

We need to start taking about the Obama Curse - that's already hit Chicago and Illinois hard. Highest sales tax in the country like 10.5% and hostile to buisness. Worst school in the country next to DC. Out of control crime in Chicago, and fetid corrupt government with mobsters and terrorists thrown in for good measure where the most innocent are made and left to die.

So bye, bye Ms. American Pie.....

great, just get McCain to buy in
he's turning into a bigger pussy than Bush

you can't play nice with communists

ask Fidel for fuck sake

or Josef Stalin

or Chairman Mao

or Dear Leader

304 krycek  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:34pm

re: #257 sojerofgod

Totally agree. I get so frustrated hearing big O talk about taxing the rich. Who the fuck is going to have the money to give folks a job after Obama takes it all so he can give it to people who don't pay any taxes to begin with. This is so incredibly dangerous, setting up a kept class that feeds off the tax paying members of society. Recipe for hard times.

Exactly. When you are out of work and looking for a job are you going to go to a middle class person and ask them for a job? Government doesn't create jobs. Businesses create jobs. We should not raise taxes on anyone at this point. We should lower the corporate tax rate.

305 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:35pm

re: #243 spidly

eek

Wheeee!

/Palandine's going on the gold beans, bullets, and band-aid standard

306 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:51pm

re: #207 Sharmuta

We will have that opportunity on November 4th.

I am going to be pumped making my phone calls tomorrow!

307 bcgirl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:27:52pm

re: #268 SpartanWoman

Lazy unemployed people want the rest of us to pay more taxes. I have drug addicted patients who are "disabled" because of their addiction who work out at the gym then chew oxy and get their medicare and disability checks..They'd LOVE a raise.


i will back that 100% sorry to say my ex-husband is one of those "disabled" persons and also claims (forgive me you all that know) vietnam ERA benifits,, called me up the other day to see how much it would be to take his new girlfriend on an alaska cruise--- i said, so you want to use some of your disability money to go on vacation? he says well i think if someone is disabled the government should take care of them,,,, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggg

308 TheMatrix31  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:02pm

I have a HUGE man-crush on Mitt Romney.

309 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:18pm

re: #252 buzzsawmonkey

I don't disagree with you for a second. I had to shut up several times because saying some purely factual things in a nice, reasoned tone would have destroyed the holiday pleasantness of these first two days of Sukkot; a simple mention of one of Obama's many negatives would bring on rage and rant by one of his supporters.

These are people who supposedly support Israel, yet have convinced themselves despite Obama's associations with pro-"Palestinian" elements that Obama is The One. Add to that the person I know who used to work for Freddie Mac, who knows what ACORN did to get subprime loans approved and fobbed off on Fannie and Freddie, and is still voting Obama because of "Bush's (unspecified) failed policies," and it is very hard to be optimistic--would, in fact, be hard to be optimistic even had McCain hammered Obama to the point where he was reduced to tears, which of course did not happen.

I am voting McCain; I will continue to advocate McCain to anyone I can; I hope that McCain wins in November. But I look at the number of people I know who are swilling Obama Kool-Aid like there is no tomorrow, and I cannot help but think that we are in for a rough four years.

The charisma is so disarming that it gives people like Bill Clinton and Obama great power over people. Women fall prey to these types of men over and over - now men are succumbing. I think he's a scrawny creep. I find him very ugly.

Somewhere these is a Dorian Grey picture of him - right next to the monsterous picture of admitted letcher and alleged rapist Bill clinton.

310 SecondComing  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:19pm

re: #229 Frank_Mtl

I loved : "I am not President Bush".

oh yeah, I can't believe I left that off of my list.

311 Dave the.....  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:29pm

Only caught a few minutes, but a big few minutes..Abortion (cue sinister music). Barry lied. The Illinois law was identical to the federal one...had big time pro-choice language in it that said abortion is fine, we support it, we just think babies that survive it should get medical treatment. McCain didn't call him on that.

Also could have countered the lawsuit issue better. Barry wants to eliminate the statute of limitations on lawsuits. He also wants judges to overrule law if they are sympathetic to the suer.

312 jcm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:35pm

re: #298 Hobbes

Hi everyone! What a wonderful surprise when my dear spouse notified me
registration was open. Thank you Charles! I hated being a lurker.

Thought McCain did great tonight. Can't figure out why anyone thought the
"One" won. (Is that a double negative?)

Welcome!

If we see a sock named Calvin, we'll know who!

Where do you hail from, general loc I'm up in the middle of McDimwitt country (Seattle).

313 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:42pm

re: #275 Adrenalyn

no, not at all
I just know too many people who will NOT for Republican for the religion thing

they own guns
want to pay less taxes

but can't stand the thought of born-again Christians

it pains me, I too do not fancy religion
but am willing to overlook that one disagreement
but holy fuck
I know too many people who will not overlook it for their own good

they ought to strike "abortion" from their dictionary
it is legal
it is disgusting

like smoking

it has cost them too many votes with no results
in my opinion

If Roe v. Wade were overturned (and I personally have met Norma on several occasions, and eaten dinner with her, BTW), it would merely go back to the states. That being said, it's changing hearts and minds, not laws, that will end it.

314 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:49pm

re: #294 ciaospirit

I've never seen Krauthammer so shallow. He gave Obama the debate just for being "smooth". Usually, CK would say someone like that is all smooth, zero substance. And then proceed to rip him a new one based on facts. I'm so disappointed in him. Does he really hate Sarah Palin that much?

No. It's not about whom Krauthammer likes. He's not appointing the presidency. He's merely analyzing how each man's performance will play with the electorate.

People seem to be confusing "Who's winning?" with "Who do you like?"

They're not the same.

315 Palandine  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:51pm

re: #245 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

They try to make me vote Obama
And I said "NO NO NO"!

Dinged for cultural reference. ;)

316 legalpad  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:55pm

Rove: Obama disingenuous and unconvincing.

317 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:28:59pm

re: #293 jcm

McCain was my LAST choice of the field of (R) candidates.
He has a couple of things.
He's got a solid core, tempered by 5 and half years in Hanoi. He's deeply patriotic, and when the crises comes will make the right call.
Courts he'll be middle of the road at worst.

The other choice is unthinkable.

I agree. I was a Romney supporter at the Caucus even though he had given up the race before the Washington State Caucus.

My vote goes to McCain.

318 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:00pm

re: #196 cblesz

Hey...call Frank Luntz...he needs you for his UNDECIDED voter group. Please...go back and fellate Markos...

fellate yourself.

319 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:10pm

This is important.

TO ME:

Barry is haughty and snooty and condescending and sexist. He's a wrong'un.

Biden is ok - he's a blowhard, but not an elistist. Lies like a rug then turns around and does something right every once in a while.

McCain is a military guy - tough guy and a straight arrow you can trust.

Palin is me, but really organized and stuff. I trust her to do the right thing.

To the ELITE:

Barry is us, dontcha know.

Biden is good old Joe - hoi polloi, but we accept him.

McCain is - military. Humpfh. Necessary evil, but MUST we invite him in?

Palin is trailer trash - um - a prole - my dear, we can't vote for that type....

There are more people like me than like the elite.

McCain/Palin will win.

320 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:10pm

re: #283 cincinnati_kid37

LSD, I talk to 'undecided voters' everyday. I'm not saying I agree with them, but they unanimously say McCain is a babbling old fool. They are attracted like moths to the eloquence of Obama's non-words.

It is what it is.

So what makes them undecided?

321 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:12pm

re: #267 pre-Boomer Marine brat

First time I've been able to get in for about 20 minutes.

How many hamsters died?


There's a hamster holiday or stag party out there!

322 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:20pm

re: #267 pre-Boomer Marine brat

First time I've been able to get in for about 20 minutes.

How many hamsters died?

/Obama lied, hamsters died?

323 Neo Con since 9-11  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:21pm

re: #267 pre-Boomer Marine brat

First time I've been able to get in for about 20 minutes.

How many hamsters died?

95% of the hamsters will not be worked to death
-Obama
Unfortunately, the 5% of hamsters that were killed employed the other 95% so they're all screwed now.
-me

324 Thanos  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:48pm

Time for me to get some sleeps, I'll leave you with a moon, and a tune that could have been written about the Obama campaign.

325 Quad Mocha Matti  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:51pm

re: #298 Hobbes

Hi everyone! What a wonderful surprise when my dear spouse notified me
registration was open. Thank you Charles! I hated being a lurker.

Thought McCain did great tonight. Can't figure out why anyone thought the
"One" won. (Is that a double negative?)

Hello, Hobbes! Welcome, from one recent hatchling to another!

326 Joan Not of Arc  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:52pm

I thought McCain came off stronger than before. I was so glad when he called Obama on his crap about appointed judges and his comfort with infanticide. If the American people aren't disgusted by Obama's stance, then I don't know what to think.
I mean, really- do any of Obama's supporters even think where Obama is going to get the money for his healthcare plan? Spread the wealth? Do Obama's words go through one ear and out the other with these people?

327 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:29:52pm

re: #284 sojerofgod

I think the slaughter was terrific.

What's protocol? Burial at sea (which seems to be where I've been for a half-hour), floating 'em down the Ganges, or a Nordic funeral pyre?

328 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:10pm

There out in full force telling us what to think.

329 Adrenalyn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:11pm

re: #301 sojerofgod

What do born-again christians have to do with it? Jesus on a jumprope man! We are talking about freedom versus socialism! No time to get all snotty about someone who you actually agree with on this! Go kick their asses and tell them to vote McCain, before we are all finished.

well, to use a religious cliche
you're preaching to the choir with me

I try daily anyway
but it STILL pains me the GOP pandering to a few
and losing the many
(then again, I could be wrong, I don't have 50 million friends)

330 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:18pm

re: #279 Stuck-in-CA

I wouldn't listen to Howard Stern if he were the last radio show on earth, but I did hear about it. In 2000 here in Atlanta, a morning radio team interviewed some street dwellers. They told them that a number of dead prostitutes had been found buried under Algore's front porch. The most memorable response: "Well, everybody's got they habits." So yeah, nothing would surprise me. Unfortunately, requiring IQ tests to vote is unconstitutional.

331 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:32pm

re: #328 Ben Hur

There out in full force telling us what to think.

They're, dammit.

332 jorline  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:34pm

re: #277 baxtrice

The Elite Conservative Pundits and Fox start kissing up to O! because the Fairness Doctrine is looming.

Ding...I thought FOX sucked after the debate...see my #238, baxtrice.

Good post!

333 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:37pm

re: #283 cincinnati_kid37

That's great, Kid

Romney just said he saw an an undecided Poll on another network that went 3 to 1 for McCAIN

It is what it is.

334 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:45pm

re: #313 Ward Cleaver

If Roe v. Wade were overturned (and I personally have met Norma on several occasions, and eaten dinner with her, BTW), it would merely go back to the states. That being said, it's changing hearts and minds, not laws, that will end it.

I think we need to encourage Democrats to continue to abort their future voters.

335 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:30:50pm

re: #288 Cartman

WTF? You don't like McCain because he's white? I'm hoping that was an f'n typo.

That part appears to be sarcasm.

336 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:00pm

I wish McCain would have elaborated more on who Ayers is. You can't assume most Americans know who the guy is. Obama said Ayers committed despicable acts 40 years ago. McCain should have interrupted and said Ayers murdered people. Bombed NYC police HQ. Said just a few years ago that he wished he would have done more. McCain can't assume most Americans know that.

337 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:07pm

re: #290 Cognito

Ah those were the days weren't they. I was invited to one as a guest like that as a kid; they even had the black guys in the white jackets who came around and oh-so-respectfully took your order. I was ten or so and that was 1968, so what the hell did I know... Those guys really were nice to me too. I wonder if they knew I was a low-born guest and not some snotty rich brat.... oh well. What lives we lead.

338 unclassifiable  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:07pm

re: #288 Cartman

That was one of the really CRAPPY REASONS.

Dd u spd rd tht?

339 wright1  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:10pm

re: #294 ciaospirit

I've never seen Krauthammer so shallow. He gave Obama the debate just for being "smooth". Usually, CK would say someone like that is all smooth, zero substance. And then proceed to rip him a new one based on facts. I'm so disappointed in him. Does he really hate Sarah Palin that much?

Agreed because that is the truth - he is smooth with no substance. He is the guy who picks your pocket and scams you at 3 card monty. Why CK does not getthat is because he is more of a blue blood Republican than one might think. He is impressed with the wrong things. I am sure CK would be dismissive of the whole Joe plumber tactic but it was obviously effective. That masterstroke was "Palinesque"

340 baxtrice  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:11pm

Hey Cog -- Just a question, Obama seemed to stutter and backpedal and sneer all through the debate -- How can the pundits say that's a good style? I've never heard some many "ughhs" and "ahhhs" in my life in a debate.

341 Macker  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:13pm

re: #281 DistantThunder

We need to start taking about the Obama Curse - that's already hit Chicago and Illinois hard. Highest sales tax in the country like 10.5% and hostile to buisness. Worst school in the country next to DC. Out of control crime in Chicago, and fetid corrupt government with mobsters and terrorists thrown in for good measure where the most innocent are made and left to die.

So bye, bye Ms. American Pie.....

Yep, where my 58-year-old ex-wife lives. FRAK YOU BITCH!

342 Dom  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:38pm

I was unimpressed that after the debate McCain in his rush to shake hands left his wife to totter down the steps on her own when the Obamas were looking like a couple. Gotta look around you.

343 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:43pm

re: #285 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Another comes out of the woodwork...

PIMF- TROLL

344 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:31:58pm

re: #246 Sharmuta

You assume stupid people want to pay more taxes. I think even stupid people don't, nor do I think stupid people are the only ones watching this debate.

Stupid people don't make over 250k a year. Therefore Stupid People believe they are getting a tax break. Agree?

I agree intelligent people watched the debate. Go back and read what I said. Intelligent people are already going to vote Against Obama.
Net gain - zero.

I'm suggesting McCain should talk to people like Reagan did. Explain it so they can understand it.

345 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:09pm

re: #336 ciaospirit

I wish McCain would have elaborated more on who Ayers is. You can't assume most Americans know who the guy is. Obama said Ayers committed despicable acts 40 years ago. McCain should have interrupted and said Ayers murdered people. Bombed NYC police HQ. Said just a few years ago that he wished he would have done more. McCain can't assume most Americans know that.

Most Americans weren't watching.

That's why The One is on the cover of Rolling Stone for the tenth time.

346 bcgirl  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:17pm

re: #283 cincinnati_kid37

LSD, I talk to 'undecided voters' everyday. I'm not saying I agree with them, but they unanimously say McCain is a babbling old fool. They are attracted like moths to the eloquence of Obama's non-words.

It is what it is.


i hate to admit this but my former mother in law who was born in Vienna and grew up as Hitler came to power, and having lived thru WW2 - married a US Army MP, and is 78 thinks McCain is a babbling old fool who has to read notes too, she wants to vote omessa only because he is young,, i am stunned.

347 opnion  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:24pm

re: #308 TheMatrix31

I have a HUGE man-crush on Mitt Romney.

Romney would be ahead right now. Somehow McCain has to win, somehow.

348 wright1  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:26pm

re: #316 legalpad

Rove: Obama disingenuous and unconvincing.

Now that is an opinion I care about

349 notutopia  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:30pm

When has the MSM not surprized us? Were you expecting anything other from the "Talking Heads"? McCain was much softer than we wanted and hoped he would be on the Obama character and judgement issues. But, he did drive home the core issues of difference regarding Life, The American Dream, and Less Government Bureaucracy, Freedom of Choice in healthcare and education, Foreign Policy, Taxing, Spending, and Wealth Distribution.
It's a blessed thing the MSM has NO control over the votes we cast that will
end this charade of Obama's "campaign".
I would like now just to be ensured that our votes are COUNTED for the correct candidate, McCain, and don't end up lost or on the editing floor!
There's NOTHING Obama can say that does not make him less a socialist liberal.

.

350 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:40pm

re: #340 baxtrice

Hey Cog -- Just a question, Obama seemed to stutter and backpedal and sneer all through the debate -- How can the pundits say that's a good style? I've never heard some many "ughhs" and "ahhhs" in my life in a debate.

Eh. Obama's smooth. Nothing accomplished by denying it.

351 jcm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:32:49pm

re: #319 Catttt

This is important.

TO ME:

Barry is haughty and snooty and condescending and sexist. He's a wrong'un.

Biden is ok - he's a blowhard, but not an elistist. Lies like a rug then turns around and does something right every once in a while.

McCain is a military guy - tough guy and a straight arrow you can trust.

Palin is me, but really organized and stuff. I trust her to do the right thing.

To the ELITE:

Barry is us, dontcha know.

Biden is good old Joe - hoi polloi, but we accept him.

McCain is - military. Humpfh. Necessary evil, but MUST we invite him in?

Palin is trailer trash - um - a prole - my dear, we can't vote for that type....

There are more people like me than like the elite.

McCain/Palin will win.

I think so to. Here in blue Seattle I don't see a lot of passion for Obama outside the diehards. I get the feeling a lot of nominal (D)s are very uncomfortable with Barry but afraid to publicly (the polls) stray from the party line.

That's my gut reading of the situation.

352 alien_mind  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:04pm

re: #294 ciaospirit

I've never seen Krauthammer so shallow. He gave Obama the debate just for being "smooth". Usually, CK would say someone like that is all smooth, zero substance. And then proceed to rip him a new one based on facts. I'm so disappointed in him. Does he really hate Sarah Palin that much?

we've now offially entered bizarro world. thats not the Krauthammer I knew.

353 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:15pm

re: #298 Hobbes

Hi everyone! What a wonderful surprise when my dear spouse notified me
registration was open. Thank you Charles! I hated being a lurker.

Thought McCain did great tonight. Can't figure out why anyone thought the
"One" won. (Is that a double negative?)

Welcome to LGF, the land of the unexpected.

/seriously, WELCOME

354 Oldasdirt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:19pm

Just watched the debate again,,and I still say Obama was stoned.

355 Purple Prose  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:20pm

I am trying to be optimistic, but other factor have to be considered. We have to go out and vote. Despite certain polls showing an Obama landslide, it is close. However, let's face it, there are historical factors against us. It's going to be close. So vote and get people on the Right side to vote.

Strictly speaking, McCain "won" the debate (if you can win or lose such a thing). He could have/should have come on stronger, and why no mention of Wright (?), but it's almost irrelevant. People have processed and many dismissed that, as well as the other unsavory alliances (alliances and not associations). But people are stupid. They don't see McCain as a person and they don't see Obama as a person (or specter).

There's a historical impossibility to McCain's candidacy. Bush is very unpopular. That is not a killer in and of itself. However, not only is the incumbent party unpopular but the economy is in a bad state. I believe that we are or entering a recession and not a new Great Depression, but it is of little consequence. If people feel insecure, the incumbent party gets the blame. And we all feel insecure - there is no doubt that the times are disturbing. So that gives Obama - or Hillary, had it been her (i.e., any Democrat) - a huge built-in advantage.

Reagan won with a Democratic incumbent and a weak economy. So there is no comparison. Perhaps no Republican, even an orator, could win. I think McCain, despite not being an orator, won the debate, but it just won't be enough. It's the perception of the economy, stupid.

McCain did well, frankly, despite missing some opportunities, but he put Obama on the offensive and made Obama seem a bit amateurish. To suggest Obama is an amateur is an understatement, but because of the macro factors operating at this time, change trumps all.

356 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:24pm

re: #334 DistantThunder

I think we need to encourage Democrats to continue to abort their future voters.

(Just to make a point, of course, because, like rebellous teenagers they would tend to want to do the opposite of what a conservative Republican would tell them.)

357 docremulac  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:28pm

WOW! Where did this new McCain come from?

He needed to pull off a miracle to get back in the race and he couldn't have done any better than this to pull one off. Absolutely brilliant. He attacked, he kept attacking and didn't let up. As good as any debate I've ever seen. Every bit as good as anything Reagan has ever done and I'm somebody who's had nothing but distain for McCain's debating ability till today.

It's in the hands of the American people and Acorn now. Hopefully the American people will generate more votes than Acorn can fake and this communist assh*le will go back to doing bong-hits with America hating terrorists.

358 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:38pm

re: #338 unclassifiable

My bad.

359 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:44pm

re: #320 DistantThunder

So what makes them undecided?

Ok. They are undecided because they don't understand that Democrats are socialists, and Republicans are (far was we know!) Capitalists.

If you understand that your mind was made up a long time ago.

360 Dave the.....  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:55pm
I think we need to encourage Democrats to continue to abort their future voters

Barry's mother was an 18 year old college extremely liberal freshman, boinking a 25 year old married guy. If this was today, she would have had an abortion. Think about it.

361 thriggle  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:58pm

McCain did well, but he left some glaring holes. He should have shot down the following:

Obama's ridiculous facade of a "tax cut" for 95% of working Americans... despite 40% of working Americans not even paying taxes.

Obama's failure to even mention nuclear power. (Perhaps Obama is now experiencing difficulty speaking out of both sides of his mouth... did he sprain something in the townhall debate?)

Obama's long-debunked claim that oil companies are "sitting on" leased land.

Obama's support for expanding healthcare's ibloated and ineffective status quo, and the ridiculous notion that McCain's extending the $5000 tax credit to individuals instead of corporations somehow amounts to a tax on benefits.

There were some good points brought up, not least of which are the fact that America has the highest per-capita education funding in the world, yet some of the lowest scores--clearly showing that Obama's throw-more-money-at-it policies are not the answer, and emphasizing the success of voucher programs both in the US and abroad. Also McCain rightly noted that America has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world (lower only than Barbados... and Saudi Arabia's repressive 85%); Obama somehow thinks he can improve the economy by further taxing those corporations that have remained in the states? Even the EU unilaterally lowered the corporate tax rate... we've lived to see the day when America is more hostile to business and free enterprise that Europe! No wonder other countries prefer Obama.

362 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:33:59pm

re: #352 alien_mind

we've now offially entered bizarro world. thats not the Krauthammer I knew.

See 314.

363 Stuck-in-CA  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:06pm

re: #138 nyc redneck

i think i heard him on hannity today saying he would never vote for o.

I heard him say he's voting for McCain because he's not a socialist. But that won't stop the Dems from trying to buy him off!

364 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:17pm

re: #336 ciaospirit

I really don't think ayers matters as much as we think it does. For Pete's sake- many Americans walk around with Che t-shirts, and yet we think they should be repulsed by ayers. It's just not going to happen.

I think ACORN and now Joe Plumber are going to have a bigger impact. Americans don't like voter fraud, and Joe speaks to many, many people in the middle. How many of us know a Joe Plumber? And yet this guy is not convinced of 0bama- that's huge, imo.

365 nyc redneck  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:18pm

there is something wrong w/ krauthammer.
his elitism is clouding his judgment.
he is not thinking straight.

366 abolitionist  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:23pm

re: #288 Cartman

WTF? You don't like McCain because he's white? I'm hoping that was an f'n typo.

Perhaps you missed this part.

There are also some really crappy reasons not to like McCain:
367 ciaospirit  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:32pm

re: #314 Cognito

No. It's not about whom Krauthammer likes. He's not appointing the presidency. He's merely analyzing how each man's performance will play with the electorate.

People seem to be confusing "Who's winning?" with "Who do you like?"

They're not the same.

No, he's supposed to analyze style and substance. Not just style.

368 Adrenalyn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:33pm

re: #336 ciaospirit

I wish McCain would have elaborated more on who Ayers is. You can't assume most Americans know who the guy is. Obama said Ayers committed despicable acts 40 years ago. McCain should have interrupted and said Ayers murdered people. Bombed NYC police HQ. Said just a few years ago that he wished he would have done more. McCain can't assume most Americans know that.

they DO NOT know who he is
I have 2 associates in NYC who have no fucking idea
as of this morning, some 15 hours ago

my associates in Chicago have no idea about anything either
people are stuck on stupid
because the MSM feeds them shit

369 stuiec  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:41pm

re: #185 Cognito

Sure, and I'll be pulling the lever for McCain. But that doesn't mean I should play make-believe in the meantime.

Obama is ahead. Better to face it, than run away with fingers in ears and tongue wagging.

I think it's all in the way you present the facts.

One of Ronald Reagan's favorite jokes:

Worried that their son was too optimistic, the parents of a little boy took him to a psychiatrist. Trying to dampen the boy’s spirits, the psychiatrist showed him into a room piled high with nothing but horse manure. Yet instead of displaying distaste, the little boy clambered to the top of the pile, dropped to all fours, and began digging.

“What do you think you’re doing?” the psychiatrist asked.

“With all this manure,” the little boy replied, beaming, “there must be a pony in here somewhere.”

370 Archimedes  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:45pm

I didn't listen to the debate. Most here are saying that McCain won, yet the msm, including Fox pundits, are saying the reverse. What gives?

371 baxtrice  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:34:55pm

re: #350 Cognito

I must be living in crazytown. I don't see smooth. I see snake oil. Being "smooth" is a matter of opinion. (at least I think) Meh, someone pass me a staritjacket.

372 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:04pm

re: #334 DistantThunder

I think we need to encourage Democrats to continue to abort their future voters.

It has actually been working. It's called The Roe Effect. Pro-lifers have more children, and as long as they don't get brainwashed along the way, they're pro-life, too.

373 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:07pm

re: #350 Cognito

Eh. Obama's smooth. Nothing accomplished by denying it.

Your avatar has more brains than you do...

374 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:07pm

re: #171 Maui Girl

Pundits are giving it to Obama. No surprise there! Was listening briefly to the Gov. of Maryland (D). Thought Obama won hands down. Idiot.

Gov. O'Malley is a twit. The only good thing I can say is he's kinda hot, but I don't vote for a guy because he has a nice butt.

375 sojerofgod  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:11pm

re: #314 Cognito

I hate to be ugly, but Krauthammer is a corpse on wheels these days. He really doesn't look good. That has to affect his attitude too. I think he is not going over to the other side so much as, like so many so-called conservative pundits he wants to preserve his credibility by distancing himself from what looks like a losing campaign. You don't get wheeled in to the A list parties in DC being a dead-ender ya know...

376 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:13pm

Plumber's Crack will be the new Kefiyya.

377 irongrampa  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:27pm

Just checked Drudge for the debate results, McCain is winning handily. Kinda makes me wonder if these snap polls such as his aren't a pretty reliable indicator. Because of the size, I believe that it'd be near impossible to skew in say, the 1st half hour or so.

378 SWPaul  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:33pm

Well, we'll see what Gallup and Zogby say tomorrow. I see a 2-3 point boost, not much more. I almost choked when I saw the CBS poll (14% Obama lead), but that really isn't accurate, it just can't be. I really hope McCain hit a nerve tonight and his poll numbers rocket...

379 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:35pm

re: #344 cincinnati_kid37

Did you miss the Joe Plumber? I don't know how much more working class McCain can get.

380 Killian Bundy  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:37pm

ATTENTION ALL LEMMINGS FOR CHANGE!

/don't blame me when Lord President For Life Obama, with his sidekicks Tweedle Pelosi and Reid Dum, armed with a filibuster proof Senate, TURN OUT TO BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY PROMISED YOU THAT YOU WERE VOTING FOR!

381 CIA Reject  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:42pm

All the talking heads are saying BO was "smooth". From where I sit all BO did was parrot canned responses.

That's "smooth"?

WTF?

Am I missing something here?

382 doppelganglander  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:48pm

re: #309 DistantThunder

The charisma is so disarming that it gives people like Bill Clinton and Obama great power over people. Women fall prey to these types of men over and over - now men are succumbing. I think he's a scrawny creep. I find him very ugly.

Somewhere these is a Dorian Grey picture of him - right next to the monsterous picture of admitted letcher and alleged rapist Bill clinton.

For the record, I would like to say that as a woman, I find neither of these men charming or attractive. Now, if Robert Downey Jr. wants to run for president, all bets are off.

383 jcm  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:52pm

Checkin out gang.

N☭bama.

384 Shug  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:56pm

aah. just 20 some days and we get about a two year break from Frank Luntz.

That's gonna feel so good

385 cincinnati_kid37  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:35:58pm

re: #333 LSD

That's great, Kid

Romney just said he saw an an undecided Poll on another network that went 3 to 1 for McCAIN

It is what it is.

Well, I'd be happy to be wrong.

386 reloadingisnotahobby  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:00pm

My new comments button broke...............
Goooodnight!

387 OldLineTexan  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:05pm

re: #254 Cartman

So has Fox.

Fox had the warning shot across the bow. They can smell the oil on the padlocks after the Unfairness Doctrine gets rammed through.

388 yesandno  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:06pm

Look.........I think McCain did well...because he hit many points I wanted him to. Had it been Fred Thompson we would have seen a better attack. Because Thompson has not been trying to cross over all his career...he had a political ideology that grounds him. McCain's in a personal ideology so he is sometimes here, sometimes there politically speaking. Hard to get details from him because it is all personal to him...he remembers what was personal to him at the time and his political attitudes come from that, not vice versa..

An ideologue would remember all legislation that affected an attack to that ideology so details would be more readily available to the political ideologue. It would also enable them to attack Obama as a SOCIALIST, maybe even as COMMUNIST LIGHT. This is an argument that Rick Santorum could have made because he is ideological politically...McCain cannot.

So while we got attacks we were looking for--AYERS, ACORN--and ideologue would have hammered it over and over from an ideological point of view which is where the real argument is against Ayers and Obama's relationship to him.

Think I stated sometime ago here that WE all know the details about ACORN and AYERS and WRIGHT because we are constantly checking the facts at sites like this one. Sometimes the "BIG" league political beings, do not. They often don't have the time to research and campaign and those they depend on for info often don't look outside the box of typical campaigning...they pay too much attention to the MSM, the polls, pundits that they are familiar with, the general way things have always been.

So I think McCain did better then I thought he would because this whole evening was outside his traditional comfort zone of foreign policy. When he started to run, the WAR mattered. He won the nomination when the WAR mattered. The WAR no longer matters to the MSM because we are winning so they don't bring it up, because the economy is tanking and no one wants to hear about millions of dollars going overseas, the gas pump has moved energy to the front page-- something that need for security couldn't do.

Obama is, as someone pointed out here a few weeks ago, not the Emperor without his clothes...but rather the clothes without the emperor....an empty suit.

I still do not think that given the choice, the American people will choose the big "0".

389 devil in baggy pants  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:14pm

Krauthammer is a caricature.

He's a pucker-mouther snot who doesn't want to land on the "wrong" side after the election, so he's hedging his bets.

390 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:17pm

re: #321 reloadingisnotahobby

There's a hamster holiday or stag party out there!

Hell, for a while I gave up and let Microsoft Update do its thing.

Watching paint dry, but knowing that the wall will look better in the end, is more productive that watching zilch happening as IE tries to load the site.

/doffing my hat to the poor little hamsters

391 JacksonTn  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:17pm

Was there a disturbance outside the debate ..... Iraq veterans? ....... anyone here anything .......

392 rosh  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:18pm

re: #128 Tarkus289

Who thinks the dems are going to find Joe the Plumber and pay him off to say the O is the one.


That might be difficult. Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher sounds like a pretty smart, articulate guy who is not easily manipulated.

FamilySecurityMatters.org’s Pam Meister had a candid conversation with him about his experience.
PAM MEISTER: You recently met Sen. Obama on the campaign trail in Ohio, and you asked him a question about his tax policies. What exactly was your question for him?
JOE WURZELBACHER: Initially, I started off asking him if he believed in the American Dream and he said yes, he does – and then I proceeded to ask him then why he’s penalizing me for trying to fulfill it. He asked, “what do you mean,” and I explained to him that I’m planning on purchasing this company – it’s not something I’m gonna purchase outright, it’s something I’m going to have to make payments on for years – but essentially I’m going to buy this company, and the profits generated by that could possibly put me in that tax bracket he’s talking about and that bothers me. It’s not like I would be rich; I would still just be a working plumber. I work hard for my money, and the fact that he thinks I make a little too much that he just wants to redistribute it to other people. Some of them might need it, but at the same time, it’s not their discretion to do it – it’s mine.
JW: As soon as he said it, he contradicted himself. He doesn’t want to “punish” me, but – when you use the word “but,” you pretty much negate everything you just said prior to that. So he does want to punish me... It was just a contradiction of terms, what he said: he doesn’t want to punish me but he wants to redistribute my wealth.


link

393 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:32pm

re: #336 ciaospirit

I wish McCain would have elaborated more on who Ayers is. You can't assume most Americans know who the guy is. Obama said Ayers committed despicable acts 40 years ago. McCain should have interrupted and said Ayers murdered people. Bombed NYC police HQ. Said just a few years ago that he wished he would have done more. McCain can't assume most Americans know that.

He at least mentioned Ayers enough that some voters will want to know more about him.

Forest fires start with just a spark or even just a single match.

394 Typicalwhitey  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:35pm

re: #344 cincinnati_kid37

Stupid people don't make over 250k a year. Therefore Stupid People believe they are getting a tax break. Agree?

I agree intelligent people watched the debate. Go back and read what I said. Intelligent people are already going to vote Against Obama.
Net gain - zero.

I'm suggesting McCain should talk to people like Reagan did. Explain it so they can understand it.

I think he did.
joe the plumber put it into perspective.

Obama likes to say those scary rich folks are gonna get it!
joe the plumber makes him look like a liar.

395 Sharmuta  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:36:46pm

re: #378 SWPaul

Oh FFS! Read this.

396 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:06pm

re: #365 nyc redneck

there is something wrong w/ krauthammer.
his elitism is clouding his judgment.
he is not thinking straight.

I'm absolutely cracking up at all these assertions that Krauthammer is an 'elitist' and is 'no conservative.'

Well, yeah. He's a smart guy who works hard and has met with success. I remember when people admired those qualities. Maybe he should mix in a 'doncha know' now and then.

397 unclassifiable  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:12pm

re: #358 Cartman

Heh,

Nice to see you've got the Patriot Anti-Troll system up. Just need to tweak the guidance a little.

No prob.

398 notutopia  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:20pm

re: #346 bcgirl

I would be stunned too! For G-d's sake, she lived through this same kind of passive/aggressive character and still does not recognize evil when she sees and hears it? Amazing!

399 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:24pm

re: #346 bcgirl

i hate to admit this but my former mother in law who was born in Vienna and grew up as Hitler came to power, and having lived thru WW2 - married a US Army MP, and is 78 thinks McCain is a babbling old fool who has to read notes too, she wants to vote omessa only because he is young,, i am stunned.

Obama is a slippery snake.

400 jorline  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:24pm

re: #370 Archimedes

I didn't listen to the debate. Most here are saying that McCain won, yet the msm, including Fox pundits, are saying the reverse. What gives?

Couldn't agree more, Archimedes.

Kristol, Krauthammer, they even let Hillary pile on at the end.

401 Cartman  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:26pm

re: #366 abolitionist

Perhaps you missed this part.

Ok, I got the f'n point, already. Sheesh.

402 LSD  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:41pm

My clients 78 and 80 year old Sisters are dyed - in- the wool Dems, and switched to backing McCAIN - With $$$ DONATIONS over the weekend.

Palin held a meet with Hillary supporters in NYC and raised over $500,000 in a hour.

403 Opilio  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:42pm

"There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area."
          -- John Murtha (D-Western Pa.)

Why would you re-elect a guy that just called you a racist?

404 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:47pm

Seriously, let's all show our plumber's crack in support of McCain.

It may be the answer.

405 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:37:54pm

re: #359 cincinnati_kid37

Ok. They are undecided because they don't understand that Democrats are socialists, and Republicans are (far was we know!) Capitalists.

If you understand that your mind was made up a long time ago.

But why do they believe they are undecided? What reasons to they give?

406 arethusa  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:04pm

re: #347 opnion

Romney would be ahead right now. Somehow McCain has to win, somehow.

Romney would be 10 points behind and out-smirking Obama. The meme that McCain is the only Republican who can win this year has something to it.

407 OldLineTexan  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:07pm

re: #275 Adrenalyn


but can't stand the thought of born-again Christians

Bigots, eh?

Too fucking bad.

408 sagamoregal  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:19pm

Phillies win! (not that there was ever any doubt!)

409 Archimedes  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:22pm

re: #386 reloadingisnotahobby

My new comments button broke...............
Goooodnight!

Try reloading the page.

410 Cognito  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:22pm

re: #367 ciaospirit

No, he's supposed to analyze style and substance. Not just style.

He did. And he feels that -- bearing in mind the tastes of the American public -- Obama is ahead.

Unfortunately much of the American public just adores style.

411 nyc redneck  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:26pm

re: #363 Stuck-in-CA

I heard him say he's voting for McCain because he's not a socialist. But that won't stop the Dems from trying to buy him off!

well, if he flip flops it will be obvious he was bought off and his endorsement of obama will be bogus.
hannity has the tape.

412 ibmkeyboard  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:35pm

re: #342 Dom

I was unimpressed that after the debate McCain in his rush to shake hands left his wife to totter down the steps on her own when the Obamas were looking like a couple. Gotta look around you.

I had a problem with McCain going down steep airplane steps and didn't help his wife get down.
But then I found out he cant lift his arms over his head because the North Vietnamese ripped his shoulders out of their sockets. If she fell all she would do is knock his down also.
So
she usually goes down stairs by herself.

413 unclassifiable  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:40pm

Here's what I have to say to Krathammer.

Sometimes a cat turd looks like a tootsie roll. That still doesn't mean I'll eat it.

414 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:41pm

On Drudge.

{DRUDGE POLL} WHO WON THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?...

MCCAIN
73% 84,873
OBAMA
25% 29,188
NEITHER
1% 1,567

Total Votes: 115,628


It may seem like nothing but it does have important propaganda value.

Vote Lizards Vote!

Make the great middle think they have reason to give McCain a fair shake.

415 Catttt  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:38:45pm

re: #354 Oldasdirt

Just watched the debate again,,and I still say Obama was stoned.

I don't think so. He didn't really giggle - he snickered. Plus, he didn't leave to go to the corner for bean dip and Doritos.

416 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:04pm

re: #227 MandyManners

FUCK YOU.

Well put, Mandy. Anyone named Peaceatallcosts is a troll. Spellbind him with your GAZE.

417 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:14pm

re: #351 jcm

I think so to. Here in blue Seattle I don't see a lot of passion for Obama outside the diehards. I get the feeling a lot of nominal (D)s are very uncomfortable with Barry but afraid to publicly (the polls) stray from the party line.

That's my gut reading of the situation.

Sounds like it tracks what zombie wrote earlier today.

418 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:17pm

re: #381 CIA Reject

All the talking heads are saying BO was "smooth". From where I sit all BO did was parrot canned responses.

That's "smooth"?

WTF?

Am I missing something here?

Jim Jones was smooth, too.

419 realwest  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:21pm

Well good evening all Y'all - saw the debate, saw the Drudge poll results and saw the LGF poll and I'm simply confounded.
It was, I think, unrealistic for us to expect McCain to throw a knockout punch in this debate; Obama was ahead in all the polls, he just had to avoid getting or at least appearing to be flustered and he would win the debate; he did that. I think Obama won the debate.
Not to say that I'm not going to still vote for McCain or continue to work to support him but he didn't win this debate.
Early on he rocked Obama on his heels - especially with the Joe the Plumber/redistribute the wealth. He rocked Obama and then walked away. Like a prizefighter, McCain needed to throw combination punches to try to fluster Obama - or hell, even make Obama lose his temper. And time after time, McCain threw a solid jab and then............nothing.
He mentioned - and summarized quite well, I thought, how nasty and negative Obama's campaign has been and how Obama has not repudiated some of the nastiest remarks Obama's supporters have made, Obama said "I did too repudiate them" and McCain moved on to something else.
This doesn't mean the election is over; as more and more ties to Obama, Ayers and the founder of ACORN (who was one of Ayers buddies in founding the Weather Underground - thanks for mentioning that, John - NOT) and the funds Obama has shuffled to ACORN, I suspect folks will lose what tenuous respect that they may now have for Obama. But John just didn't follow up on his great opening shots at Obama in every single question that Scheiffer asked.

420 freedomplow  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:28pm

You are allowing the constant liberal media to beat you down.

That is unacceptable.

Where is the offense?

421 CapeCoddah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:45pm

Fox Poll, 87% Mac, 12% o

422 Syrah  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:46pm

re: #402 LSD

My clients 78 and 80 year old Sisters are dyed - in- the wool Dems, and switched to backing McCAIN - With $$$ DONATIONS over the weekend.

Palin held a meet with Hillary supporters in NYC and raised over $500,000 in a hour.

Go PUMAS!

(Extinct my ass.)

423 wright1  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:55pm

re: #402 LSD

My clients 78 and 80 year old Sisters are dyed - in- the wool Dems, and switched to backing McCAIN - With $$$ DONATIONS over the weekend.

Palin held a meet with Hillary supporters in NYC and raised over $500,000 in a hour.

Really?

424 itellu3times  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:39:56pm

Heard a lot of dumb analysis after on PBS and ABC. I do NOT think that McCain has to pry voters loose from the grasping fingers of the moonbats. I think McCain has to make himself like competent, and a lot of voters will happily drop 0bambi. That's a low bar, and I think McCain passed it today.

Check the polls tomorrow, I think McCain will jump a few points.

Now, what does he have planned for a follow-up?

425 DistantThunder  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:40:11pm

re: #399 Ward Cleaver

Obama is a slippery snake.

Remind her that obama has ZERO military experience and cannot protect us. He's a lover, not a fighter and will throw us under the bus like England did to eastern europe. Have you see that youtube video where obama promises to get rid of all our weapons systems - show her that. anyone have that?

426 jorline  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:40:29pm

re: #413 unclassifiable

Here's what I have to say to Krathammer.

Sometimes a cat turd looks like a tootsie roll. That still doesn't mean I'll eat it.

/going to the cats litter box to check this out.

427 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:40:35pm

re: #403 Opilio

"There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area."
          -- John Murtha (D-Western Pa.)

Why would you re-elect a guy that just called you a racist?

I hope his opponent plays this in all his ads for the next 20 days. I wish Diana Irey had won two years ago. She was smart, and good-looking, too.

428 Purple Prose  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:40:36pm

The possible "Freudian slip" of McCain referring to Obama as "Senator Government" was great.

I think McCain did fine or even very well, but larger, historical and societal factors are against any Republican, because of the lack of popularity of Bush and the economy.

McCain did well and, IMHO, clearly "won" the debate, but I don't think it will be enough.

I wish people viewed these guys as individuals, but too many - enough to affect the election - view Obama and McCain in partisan terms.

We almost all, Right or Left, believe that things need to change. That in and of itself favors the candidate from the non-incumbent party, even if McCain represents reasonable change, while Obama represents insane change.

Obama as POTUS means real and tangible damage to many industries that we may never recover from. Obama would destroy and help outsource to India and China the pharmaceutical industry and many others.

Obama will destroy much of American business. Not Obama by himself, but a Democratic Congress. And undivided Democratic government. Goodbye, American business.

429 Ben Hur  Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:40:38pm