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

c-span.org ^ | October 2, 2008

[Centurion2000]

Iraq-iac?

Those would be the esteemd Babyloniacs.

[6323cd]

I just wish FR had cooperated so posting was easier.

I agree - I got so many "This page cannot be displayed" screens that I gave up and signed off.... Just came back to see if it's running any better now.

[Delacon]

Lived in Wilmington most of my life. Never met the guy. Never passed him on the street. Sure as hell never seen him in Home Depot or Lowes(my wife says I spend waaaayy too much time there). Unlike Alaska, which has a slightly smaller population, we are the smallest state. We joke about how everyone knows everyone else but Biden has NO connection with this state. Delaware dems and independents just vote him in because he gives the state a higher profile than it otherwise would have considering our size and poppulation. Biden gets more campaign money from NY state, way more, than it does from his dem constiuents in DE.

[eyedigress]

I am curious how the early recording of the late shows prepared for this. It may be rough for them tomorrow.

[Syncro]

Oberman and Maddow (MSNBC) just invited Sarah to be on their program to finally answer some questions. These two people are so PO’ED

It's amazing that they can show them both on the same screen, them being the same person.

[keats5]

Joe thought Sarah was hot. He couldn’t help but show it.

[luvie]

That’s CNN for you!

[TexasNative2000]

I asked Mrs. 2000 what she thought of the evening.

"He's obviously experienced, but he doesn't connect. She's authentic and I know I can trust what she says."

She's a pretty astute woman.

[GOPyouth]

She has so much of Reagan's personality in her. She knows that she's more effective communicating with the people, rather than getting pinned down in a 1 on 1 interview.

The media couldn't stand Reagan. They said he was stupid, slow, old fashioned, etc. The same is being said about Palin.

I'm not saying she's another Reagan, but she sure as hell knows how to turn on the charm and connect. That's something McCain doesn't know how to do.

[STARWISE]

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[Chaguito]

Even the most basic promise—that it would add 100,000 cops to the streets by the end of 2000—wasn't kept. A study published last year by the National Institute of Justice figured that COPS will result in a net increase of between 69,000 and 84,600 police officers, a shortfall of 15 percent to 31 percent. About one-third of the officers in the count, it should be noted, are not new cops but existing ones

And the rest of the money went ???

Slate 2001 http://www.slate.com/id/2058553/

[word_warrior_bob]

Is that with Mini-Palin allowed to use one arm or two?

[eyedigress]

Karl Rove is ripping it on FNC now. His adversary is Colmes LOL

[tina07]

yes, he got to bloviate many an answer, when Sarah seemed time limited often...

[silent_jonny]

"Bosniacs?"

[madinmadtown]

My husband and I do, too.

[LibertyRocks]

Pre-heart attack Ditka, or Post-heart attack Ditka? ;)

[StarFan]

So far I've only watched half an hour of the debate (DVR) and I'm pulling my hair out. Palin is ignoring the questions, and she's ignoring what Senator Biden is saying.

Let's be fair. She's been at this for five weeks and it's difficult for her to go back and memorize every vote by McCain/Biden in their years in the Senate. I thought her saying the pundits will fact check tomorrow, when she didn't know the answers, was charming and honest. Karl Rove is in the background doing just that -- saying there were ten different statements Biden made about their respective votes and facts and they're just plain wrong.

[BIOCHEMKY]

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