2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Second Debate

[No spoken words]

Well as McCain said it he through a brick through Obama's window with "You're not welcome here" written on it.

Now, I'm not saying he's a racist, but that was not very polite.

Threw.

 

[Dalton]

Obama has been polling very well in regards to the handling of Iraq since the first debate. Most people agree that while the surge has worked, they do not want to be in Iraq.

 

[corianderstem]

I Through a Brick Threw a Window?

 

[Harry Vest]

Agreed.

Say good bye John.

Wondering if Mitt had been the nominee, if the race would be different now.

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They'd be doing even worse "if Mitt had been the nominee" - it's just Obama's time right now. It's got absolutley nothing to do with McCain, Palin or anything else other than 8 years of Bush, the economic crisis and that it just seems to be the time for something as different as Obama. That's it. Reminds me alot of Jimmy Carter running against Ford and winning in 1976...right after the disaster of Richard Nixon. I kinda feel a little sorry for Obama though. Inheriting this economic crisis, the war in Iraq, Iran, the whole fuckin mess. If I was a Republican I'd actually be relieved to lose this one and wait till 2012. And NO, NOT WITH MITT ROMNEY AS THE NOMINEE!!!

 

[Dalton]

Threw.

Ha!

In my defense, I'm an idiot.

 

[VintagePunk]

Threw.

Thanks for your contribution to tonight's proceedings.

 

[deep]

Ok I will.
I think that McCain is fucking racist.
Maybe he's not, but I think he is.

first of all

we all know there is only one reason Obama may not win this election

racism

there are a lot of white people that just can find it in themselves to vote for a black man

especially older white people



the only way McCain can prove he is not racist - is to vote for Obama and encourage others to do the same
until he does that
odds are - he is a racist

 

[U2isthebest]

I Through a Brick Threw a Window?

I think this election should be decided by which candidate can name more songs from "October".

 

[Harry Vest]

They'd be doing even worse "if Mitt had been the nominee" - it's just Obama's time right now. It's got absolutley nothing to do with McCain, Palin or anything else other than 8 years of Bush, the economic crisis and that it just seems to be the time for something as different as Obama. That's it. Reminds me alot of Jimmy Carter running against Ford and winning in 1976...right after the disaster of Richard Nixon. I kinda feel a little sorry for Obama though. Inheriting this economic crisis, the war in Iraq, Iran, the whole fuckin mess. If I was a Republican I'd actually be relieved to lose this one and wait till 2012. And NO, NOT WITH MITT ROMNEY AS THE NOMINEE!!!

O.K. I think I missed one...there's "it's just Obama's time now" " 8 years of Bush" "the economic crisis" and let's face it "the media". I could have said something about policies, charisma, oratory etc. etc. but America elected George W. Bush twice so it couldn't be any of those.

 

[No spoken words]

I think this election should be decided by which candidate can name more songs from "October".

You're a silly person.

Happy, VP? I added something else.

 

[diamond]

I know that he draws very mixed reactions, but I've always kind of liked him, and he makes me laugh with his Cajun regionalisms. Paul Begala strikes me as being snippier, and more sarcastic.

I feel sorry for Mary Matlin.

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[corianderstem]

When stuff starts bumming me out and bringing me down, and I think I can't handle another commentator saying anything about anything, things like this amuse me:

Okay, I lied. Things like that always amuse me.

 

[VintagePunk]

You're a silly person.

Happy, VP? I added something else.

I'm pleased, yes.

I feel sorry for Mary Matlin.

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It's probably a good thing she's married to him and not you, then, isn't it?

 

[LMP]

I thought it was fairly even throughout, which doesn't help McCain at all, my friends.

I dig Obama and all, but I wish he could answer a question a little more directly, you know? All politicians do that, that's a given, but if it leaned it out just a little bit, I would be very happy, Howard.

 

[LMP]

Candy Crowley looks remarkably like Carrie Fisher... goddamn.

 

[coolian2]

In five words, who won?

Without using the letter A.

 

[corianderstem]

Brck Obm won the debte.

There.

 

[Diemen]

The young guy from Illinois.

 

[coolian2]

I....well done.

 

[Irvine511]

i think Obama was the clear winner. not that McCain was bad, but "that one" was superb.

and Memphis and i have decided that Rachael Maddow is our favorite lesbian since Jackie from BRAVO's "Work Out."

 

[deep]

In five words, who won?

.

Balack O

 

[Irvine511]

"that one" won.

 

[U2DMfan]

Candy Crowley looks remarkably like Carrie Fisher... goddamn.

Yeah but she would have never looked that good in 'the slave outfit'.

I fell asleep through half of the debate.

If Obama can stay away from a major gaffe it's all over.

 

[Irvine511]

wow, even the psychotic posters on the most right wing of blogs (TownHall, Malkin) have pretty much packed up the van and are heading out early to beat the traffic on this one.

 

[Earnie Shavers]

John McCain: "We'll be facing challenges from countries where we hardly know where they are on the map, most Americans"

That answer had better have been given in response to a question on education. Seriously.

 

[yolland]

^ Nah, that was just a little bit of straight talk for ya.

 

[VintagePunk]

Awk. Ward.

YouTube - Handshake-Obama stays greating the exited crowd; Mccain runs

 

[diamond]

GW has made a vid to help Mac regain his footing:

YouTube - George Bush speech you never heard

 

[mobvok]

The two competitors seemingly shook before the young guy from Illinois greeted the wife of John shown in the video north of my post:

I thought the progressive nominee did better responding to the foreign policy questions strongly. I think we found in 2004 that U.S citizens like minor over belligerence so even if the senior from the southwest had effectively shown the young guy would ignore sovereignty to kill terrorists, the young guy would not be punished for intending to pursue the group behind 9/11.

 

[maycocksean]

I wish the candidates had actually answered the questions rather than taking every opportunity to launch into their same old talking points. They were really good questions and genuine answers from both candidates would have been fascinating.

McCain's best answer was the to the very first question. I felt he answered it straight-up and intelligently. If he'd stuck with that instead of deciding to attack Obama throughout the evening, I think he would have done a lot better.

There was nothing racial about "that one." It was disrespectful but the disrespect was unrelated to racism.

Overall I found the debate to be less than compelling. . .but then I was holding my baby boy in my arms through the whole debate, so Obama and McCain weren't much competition. .