"I have a bracelet too, I just can't remember the guy's name."
Posted on 09/27/2008 10:41:34 AM PDT by dascallie
And the winner is... Mac by a bracelet
McCain outshines Obama in battle of the bracelets
By Howie Carr Saturday, September 27, 2008 - Round 1 to McCain, on points.
Barack Obama got off to a good start when Jim Lehrer spent a half-hour on economic issues, where McCain is hobbled by the carcass of George W. Bush.
But when the debate got to the foreign policy issues that it was supposed to be about, the bracelet exchange summed it all up.
McCain mentions that he’s wearing a bracelet he got from the mother of a soldier slain in New Hampshire.
To which Obama responds: “I have a bracelet, too.”
For the last hour, McCain bested Obama at almost every turn. Even at the start, McCain mentioned Ted Kennedy’s seizure first, and later he beat him to the punch on global warming while simultaneously dropping Hillary Clinton’s name first. McCain even needled Obama on his presidential seal.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bostonherald.com ...
*L* Great headline.
I don’t get how people can think Obama won? especially after the bracelet fiasco.
All of which clearly explains why in the eyes of the MSM, Obama won in a landslide.
Stupid MSM.
Men don’t wear bracelets...
They wear WRIST BANDS.
or gauntlets.
Gauntlets... that’s still a little... french...
We’ll stick with WRIST BANDS.
I wasn't aware that any soldiers had been slain in New Hampshire.
Doesn't the Boston Herald have any proofreaders?
Because nobody knows about it since the media ignored it and said there were no gaffes by Obama.
Bracelet or no bracelet, if that whole charade changed one vote I’d be surprised. Now Sarah on the other hand....well!
I’d love to see McCain throw RevWright in his face at the next debate when 0 pulls the McSame meme.
“You want to play the guilt by association, my friend?” Split screen showing Obama turning white.
BHO did not even come close. All my Oxford trained debate coach buddies said it was a knockout by McCain. The drive bys are spinning as hard and fast as they can.
same here
I watched it last night
obama was rude, arrogant looking, he never gave any plans out to how he was going to pay for all these programmes.
he looked like he had read a book on policy but never really understood it
for anyone to say obama won that debate has their head where the sun doesn’t shine, of course that is many liberals
when you look at the debate again you notice that obama was really clueless, the media need to watch it and listen to his answers and then they’ll see obama never gave anything of substance at all in that debate
he obama looked rattled and annoyed because the earmarks was brought up
obama is trying to say look at spending and yet he is the man who keeps spending
time for the media to do their job
I’m hoping the “new” media gets this out loudly and as much as possible.
it was so incredibly childish. i really thought that would be the soundbite we’d hear replayed this morning, but i should have known better.
After her circular answers to some of the interviews of late, I really hope she is practicing a lot for the debate.
Even an “okay” debate would be good enough.
But, we can’t have her repeating things she just said like she did with Couric!
We can email it, text the links to the youtube videos, blog about it etc.
Unnecessary luxury. Among the first to go in layoffs.
I hope some of the people can cut through the spin. Hearing the news today is making my tummy hurt.
Most said the debate was a draw, or simply because he held his own okay, an O win.
Hardly a ringing endorsement from the MSM.
Stay here at FRepublic, friend. You don’t need to watch t.v. If you must, watch a college football game or something!
Its gross to call Obama black or white!
Obama HUSSEIN is (”IS”) an IT!
Obama is a cowardly, empty-suited Dunce! and a great
disparagement to the illusion of a Harvard degree.
Obama was rude and petulant...reminded me of Algore. At one point OBAMA told the HOST it was time to move on.
I usually notice the things that will stick out to people, but according to the MSM Obama did nothing wrong. Obama seemed like he was out of sorts all throughout the debate. Then at the end he brought up his dad and his name...I thought he must really have thought he was doing badly to play that card again.
I LOVED McCains rapid response ad - though Bob Beckel said it was “rude” of McCain to not mention the times he and Obama agreed or point out when Obama was right - WWAAAA.
I do so hope the “average” VOTER (not person since most people don’t vote) paid as much attention as you and I.
Notwithstanding the MSM pinko press tanking for O’blahblah...”All the Kings horses (asses)...and all the king’s men (girlie-boys) couldn’t put little-man Barry back together again”. Wait until “perfect-putz” Biden goes face to face with Palin...he’s going to think he got run over by a moose!!! Really hard to make him out to be a bigger fool than he has already made of himself.
I personally liked when McCain said when I looked into his eyes I saw KGB. Since it was the Soviet Union [KBG] running the HH in Nam...he'd know.
I daresay the continuing “debate was a draw” line we keep hearing is translation for Obama did NOT win.
If he had been strong..it would have been amplified ad nauseum from every media rooftop. The muted tone about Obama is telling to me.
I think McCain needs to develop a few ads that show a peaceful & hopeful Irag today, without running away from the fact that is has been a difficult & costly path, and then show folks with Obama’s own words that Saddam & his sons would still be raping & pillaging Iraq today had Obama been C-n-C the last 8 years.
And then clip away to how Obama wants to cuddle up to Iran, and how he failed to act when Georgia was invaded.
I’ve emailed the Youtube link to everyone I know of the bracelet gaffe.
Part of me thinks that for the most part, people see through the crap the MSM slings...the other part of me thinks I’m being naive and optimistic. I just want it to be election day already. (Yes, I’m one of those people who skips to the end of the book first before reading the whole thing.) *L*
Its gross to call Obama black or white!
Obama HUSSEIN is (”IS”) an IT!
Obama is a cowardly, empty-suited Dunce! and a great
disparagement to the illusion of a Harvard degree.
The Herald has been a shill for John McCain since way before it was popular to shill for him
I don’t believe there are truly any undecideds out there - Last night on Foxnews, a lady called in from a Synagogue in Florida where she said she watched with undecideds and not one person made up their minds after the debate. I think the undecided voter at this point is either a complete and absolute idiot or someone who likes being chased.
The MSM is a bunch of boobs. I’m so thankful for FR.
I was with my son last night so I didn’t watch. Did Lehrer really spend the first half of the foreign policy debate discussing economics?
The only scientific poll I have seen so far has been from CNN, and they said Obama won, but not by much, only about 10 points.
The article pointed out Kerry won the debates according to the same poll multiple times. Look where it got him.
I do think a lot agree with us regarding the issue regarding any polls about who “won.”
They are always somewhat questionable. Fox’s “text” poll showed a big win for McCain, but that wasn’t scientific of course. I don’t know if they had a real poll or not.
Definitely not time to panic, and the good news is I think either the next one or the last one is a town hall format.
McCain really shines in that. I think that may be in the middle, as Obama would not want to leave that in voter’s minds last. McCain would definitely win then.
Edit....just checked and the second debate is the town hall, so no doubt Obama succeeded in making sure that was not the final debate.
*L* If it weren’t for FR I’d have lost my mind already! FReepers are such great people!
I had to hang out on FR last night to get post debate analysis since my hubby took back the tv to see the end of the UL/UConn game.
The last debate will be on the economy though, so I hope McCain will really do a much better job then on that issue.
There won’t be a second half of foreign policy that night.
Speaking of headlines that need some rewriting, did you see this one?
From the Associated Press:
“Ship Seized by Somali Pirates Carrying 33 Russian Tanks”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,428582,00.html
Obama ‘won’ the first segment. McCain won on points over all. Lackluster and boring overall.
Election season can be annoying, so I will be glad when it is over. On the other hand, politics is exciting, so whichever side wins, it will be an interesting ride. I just hope we can somehow defy a really bad climate for us and pull a win.
IMHO, the most damaging part of the bracelet fiasco was when Obama had to read the soldier's name from it. That aspect isn't even mentioned in the article.
The bracelet ploy—I’ve got one too— shows that Obama’s people thought they’d get away with trumping a well-known McCain story.
But Obama fumbled it and lost any credibility with the ploy.
I doubt it will be pursued enough in the media to move any votes, however.
I caught several gaffes from BO that were ignored by media, including Brit Hume (my all-time fav media guy), and his panel. The only one that appeared to have watched the same debate I did was Nina Easton.
It won't help. No matter how good she is, the MSM is not going to admit that she has even a smidgen of competence. They are so mad at her, they will never allow her a kind word again. It wasn't enough when she told them she wasn't going to Washington to seek their good opinion. She clinched it when the press was kept out of her meetings with the foreign dignitaries earlier this week. As far as the MSM is concerned, Sarah Palin is toast. Burned toast.
I think Republicans are making great strides with the economy fiasco. Refusing to cave on the bailout is a big help.!!
I just hate suspense.
“I don’t get how people can think Obama won? especially after the bracelet fiasco.”
Senator John Edwards was correct: there really are two Americas.
One America respects God, family, country, and honor. These people consider it bizarre to vote for a man who has publicly disrespected his own grandmother, and has a notorious terrorist as his best friend.
The other America thinks all that is old fashioned and square. You live for the moment and get what you can. If you don’t get caught, or beat the rap, you are still a winner. These people don’t honor fallen soldiers, and could care less about bracelets.
We’ll find out on November 4th which of the two Americas is in charge.
The bracelet fiasco was a miss for Obama for two reasons. First, he was way too forceful when saying “I have a bracelet too!” and second (and I agree with you - most importantly) he couldn’t even remember the name of the person who the bracelet was supposed to represent.
Who knows what they really think? At least some of those idiots must be holding thier noses. But when it comes to the story, it is guaranteed that "Obama wins" regardless of reality.
I hope the “other” America you mentioned waits until November 5th to vote.
Obama’s campaign sent out a memo to everyone telling them to watch the debate on (the DNC’s) CNN. How convenient that CNN’s polls showed Obama to be the winner. Collusion at its most obvious.
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