9 PM Eastern: St. Louis Vice Presidential Debate Live Thread

c-span.org ^ | October 2, 2008

[2ndDivisionVet]

Okay, folks. Let's keep an eye on this debate and see if Sarah can beat down hairplug.

[longtermmemmory]

yankees lose

DBM depressed.

[Tail Gunner John]

“no gotchas”??

How about:

Sen. biden, is it class warfare when you only want to tax people making over $250,000?

Gov. Palin, how do you explain McCain wanting to tax every one’s health care?

This was posed as a single question to both. Leftist msm hack did not disappoint.

[kabar]

Biden cries at the drop of a hat. He cried in Ohio at the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he saw Rocky Bliler’s jersey. He cried a week or so later when he was in Pittsburgh and saw Rocky’s jersey and purple heart. Why? Some 35 years ago Rocky gave a signed football to his sons when they were recuperating in the hospital from the auto accident. These politicians can turn on the water works at the drop of a hat. Clinton was a master at it.

[Round 9]

It’s funny that the left said Obama won the 1st debate because he didn’t get blown away by McCain but Palin didn’t get blown away either and may have won straight up and They still want to claim Biden won.

[Syncro]

LOL

[MeekMom]

the Gipper would be proud of Sarah I’m sure!

[CindyDawg]

She did just fine.

[eyedigress]

Pitt won!!!!!!! :-)

Twice!

[sonic109]

I think McCain deliberately ceded that ground over the last two weeks and she had orders not to hit on that.
WOW that’s a great strategy !

[y2gordo]

Dow Futures up 50, NASDAQ and S&P up just under 10.

[Gene Eric]

Krauthammer, the “resident Palin skeptic” is impressed with Sarah.

[CindyDawg]

She did just fine.

[sunmars]

Line of the night for me was

“Obama has asked me to sit in on all his major decisions”

That was a cardinal gaffe of epic proportions. Biden says Obama needs help and babysitting.

[onemiddleamerican]

He's really hitting her hard, ridiculing her, calling her on turning the conversation to what she wanted to talk about to the American people. Funny though, his hands are below his desk.

Hmmmm.

[Arkinsaw]

Sorry I am unable to be more supportive, but I think she blew it.

I am not voting for McCain, so I think maybe I can put a little perspective on it.

She did her job. She has a fine line to walk. If she went off on Biden she could come off as a...witch....and lose some of that soccer mom interest. Its unfair and sexist, but its a fact and she had to navigate that minefield.

She probably had the hardest job tonight of any VP debater in history. She was also hamstrung by not being at the top of the ticket. Her job was to do no harm, stay on message and repeat, repeat, repeat, the campaign mantra and not wander.

A very tough job. She put on an acceptable performance in tough circumstances, under immense pressure, wearing handcuffs, and with weeks of the media calling her an idiot.

She did fine. Wish she had someone else with her on the ticket.

[bubbrubb]

Prayers here from a tigers fan. My great grandpa was a big cubs fan.

[Pikachu_Dad]

The Ronald Reagan effect.... Cool for Palin !!! - Clancy DuBois.

The chant is “Drill baby Drill”... They liked that line.

[newnhdad]

Now please, please go on conservative talk radio, lots and lots of times between now and nov 4...

[GOP Golfer]

I am very happy and relieved. She did great. I prayed very hard last night and throughout the day. :-)))))

[IM2MAD]

Save the best ‘til later. Build up to it. It’s all about pacing.

Yes, but they’re already voting in some states. Especially in Ohio. Putting off hitting Obama with the damaging stuff may not be such a swift idea.