Game Thread: Barack Obama vs. John McCain, Sep. 26, 8 PM, Mississippi

Every day since January 4, 2005, the day he was sworn in, not counting the days he did not work or Congress was not in session.

 

who really cares? Find me a voter for whom earmarks is one of their top ten issues.

 

mccain won this debate, barack needs to stop playin' the ''nice guy''

 

I don't really think anyone clearly won. We'll see what the polls say tomorrow. If I was forced to pick a winner, I'd say McCain by a little. He seemed to be on the attack more than Obama. However, it's hardly a blowout like the saddle back forum.

I did think Obama did a better job with his body language. Did McCain ever even look at Obama or move at all. He seemed more tense.

 

I don't think either candidate was overly impressive at the debate.

 

Earmarks aren't an issue, abuse of earmarks are. Obviously McCain couldn't find any specific earmarks of Obama's to attack, because he would have come through with more than a dollar figure.

 

Prove it. If you're right, then McCain needs some new handlers.

 

There are people in Illinois connected to Barack Obama? Wow, that's news.

How is anything listed an example of "abuse"?

 

again, who cares? It is part of the game. He is just trying to represent his constituents to the same degree that other senators too. I honestly don't care. I don't care about the "bridge to nowhere." I care that Ms. Palin is mischaracterizing her actions, however, but I certainly understand it. My preference would be for her to just say, "look, my job is to represent and work for the citizens of my state, and I did that to the best of my ability. I felt we needed a bridge, and this is what governors do to get money to build bridges, and I would not be performing my duties as governor if I didn't pursue this avenue. Of the senate felt that it was exorbitant, then we would work to find another solution, but it isn't my job to make that assessment for them." I can understand why she won't do that, though.

 

Oh, I was supposed to read the list? Okay, hold on....




Nope, I see an attempt to connect some of his earmarks with specific people he knows from his home state. Any idiot could write an article like this about any member of Congress, McCain aside.

 

Seemed like a pretty even debate to me, which is a win for Obama, since this was the one debate where McCain could have made up a lot of ground if he had a strong performance, and he seemed to just lurch over like a grumpy old man all debate.

The one x-factor would be the VP debate. If Palin comes out, and actually sounds like she knows what she's talking about, that could help bring the race close again, but I think that is doubtful.

We just kept making fun of the moderator throughout the debate. He was horrible.

 

Some poll just got released. Obama won the debate according to 40% of the people. 22% said McCain won. I assume the rest were tie or no opinion.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/26/politics/horserace/entry4482028.shtml

I guess that is [/ELECTION]

If John McCain can't win a foreign policy debate, he's toast.

 

This is what killed barack last night, Mccain didnt even give dude any credits.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3a...s.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/26/john-is-right/

 

McCain won hands down. You could see Barack was not comfortable, kind of rushed things at time, and had this look on his face when McCain was attacking him like "oh snap, you caught me, damn".

I could care less about the polls, since I've never been involved in one, and no one I know has been either. So I'm not sure who the hell they're calling to ask for the candidates.


GO MCCAIN!!!

 

Here's how Obama won the debate:

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/why-voters-thought-obama-won.html