I've taken an early lunch (late morning tea) and I'm settled in to my local wi-fi enabled cafe with a nice flat white. Getting read for the historic debate.
My predictions:
The RNC will have smuggled a mole into the "undecided voters" asking questions
John won't mention the word "Maverick" once because it has become such a joke. Expect Obama to use it though.
I'll update later with the best streaming links to the debate. I found the New York Times to have the best infographic-unadorned stream last time.
MSNBC's feed is up:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
NYTimes feed is my favorite:
http://www.nytimes.com/
My predictions:
The RNC will have smuggled a mole into the "undecided voters" asking questions
John won't mention the word "Maverick" once because it has become such a joke. Expect Obama to use it though.
I'll update later with the best streaming links to the debate. I found the New York Times to have the best infographic-unadorned stream last time.
MSNBC's feed is up:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
NYTimes feed is my favorite:
http://www.nytimes.com/
Grab your bingo card:
http://www.buzzwordbingogame.com/cards/mccain/
buy up the bad house loans... that does not sound good.
It's not. The propping up of the housing market is partly what got us into this mess. Why are we wanting to do more of the same?!
DRINK!
Does McCain have a fucking gap in his teeth? I keep hearing a whistling sound when he speaks!
♫ Warshington ♪
Bernanke wasn't the FED chairman 2 years ago was he?
He was, but just barely. Wikipedia puts him at assuming office on 2/1/2006.
VOTE INDEPENDENT
Voting Independent makes it easier for the greater of 2 evils to be elected. Sad but true.
Fear-monger.
NyTimes and MSNBC feeds are failing for me, switching to CNN.
You need to get a Slingbox.
>> ^K0MMIE:
Voting Independent makes it easier for the greater of 2 evils to be elected. Sad but true.
Fear-monger.
Fear Monger? Eat my poop.
poop-monger.
Touche, I submit.
Oh god back to the pork-barrel ear marks. Projector for a planetarium sounds like a good earmark to me.
Adler Planetarium needs the help. I remember taking a field trip there in 3rd grade and being bored out of my mind, and I like science!
Oh god back to the pork-barrel ear marks. Projector for a planetarium sounds like a good earmark to me.
Neocons always bring up things like that as "big spending", but they never complain about the trillions their party spends on terrible foreign quagmires.
Bullshit, he took on Boeing and that was it.
Substituted it for Lockheed.
DRINK!
you mean rabbit... but thats beside the point
Actually no, I think it was a gopher - but the same voice that did the beaver in The Lady & the Tramp.
What's the point of even having an audience in a debate like this? It's like Madame Tussaud's out there.
They agreed to be silent... I'd rather see a Pro-Wrestling crowd that cheers and throws chairs in the ring.
you're so mavericky, you created another chat page!
That was the pre-party announcement thread. Sorry I should have put a link in there.
But now obama should let it go.
BREAK THE RULES OBAMA! DO IT! TALK ALL YOU WANT!
getting pushed around by brokaw isn't presidential
Nice ass kissing McCain...
He's getting excited. He didn't accidentally take a Viagra before it started, did he?
*I'm* not going to check his pants.
classic.
"Obama wants Nuclear power to be safe or something like that..." ORLY? Yeah don't take your time on that one dickhead.
Jinx.
Dude is like the creepy ol' uncle who would steal your nose.
you're the one who was just bitching about them going over time?....
Next time - fewer questions and longer answers. Problem solved.
A longer time-slot would be nice, maybe.
McCain doesn't mention anything about people with pre-existing conditions. What are those people supposed to do?
"No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!"
McCain doesn't mention anything about people with pre-existing conditions. What are those people supposed to do?
Die
Camera keeps catching the back of Obama's head.
LOL I just noticed that!
Damn, I owe T-man a coke.
Aren't we even?
Why does John McCain keep making utterly unfunny quips?
Because he has no sense of humor.
>> ^DavidRaine:
Damn, I owe T-man a coke.
Aren't we even?
Oh hey, you're right. Good call.
Fuckin' moron.
Obama Bin Laden keeps stuttering his way past his alloted time, promising that our government will solve all our problems. If only Hillary was the candidate...
Awww come on, I expect a better burn from you!
Starbursts!!!
There is no way to "win" in Iraq anymore.
How about they actually talk to each other? You know, like in a debate? There's no reason to stay up any longer to watch this rerun, we've seen it before.
they shoulda' both said simply "No." to the evil empire thing, imho.
Yes or no questions are the politician's kryptonite.
>> ^my15minutes:
they shoulda' both said simply "No." to the evil empire thing, imho.
> Yes or no questions are the politician's kryptonite.
that's why brokaw asked it that way.
and exactly why they shoulda' answered it directly.
and a little * wtf
Overall. Not a game changer which means McCain loses.
Agreed. That's all folks -- See you at the third debate.
^ which is why i thought that obama's reminder of the 'bomb bomb iran' quote was the proper response, when mccain was trying to shovel that shit about "walking softly" and not "telegraphing" our response.
Dont forget the Jello on the wall thing...
McCain's best moment was when he touched the petty officer's shoulder near the end and said "I learned everything I know from Petty Officers..."
His worst moment was referring to Obama as "that one" in reference to the energy vote.
Obama's worst moment? Hard for me to gauge, but I was worried when on a question about leaving Afghanistan he started with "We have to have the Iraqi government step up..."
His best? Either his very positive closing statement (I'm a sucker for those), or his "What I don't understand about foreign policy is why we invaded Iraq..."
Before the first debate, I said I'm hoping this is like 1980. People want to vote Obama, but they aren't comfortable with him. Seeing how polls have swung massively in Obama's direction since that 1st debate, I think anytime Obama comes off looking Presidential (and he did here), he wins.
So, Obama won, because he stayed unruffled by McCain's lies, attacks, and silliness, and was inspirational and competent.
Blankfist, the drinking phrases for the last debate will be: "I know how to <insert topic here>" for McCain, and "What we need to do is <insert some action here>" for Obama.
Posted it up!
Most of it anyway, I'll replace it with a full one when I find it.