PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #2 LIVE THREAD

10/07/08

[TornadoAlley3]

While the two presidential candidates, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, prepare for their second debate on Oct. 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tom Brokaw gets to sift through questions submitted by you. In addition to queries from a group randomly selected by the Gallup organization, Brokaw will be fielding questions submitted online at mydebates.org, the site created by the Commission on Presidential Debates and Myspace. The focus of the town hall-style debate will be domestic and foreign policy, Brokaw's specialties.

[StarFan]

Obama is too smooth for comfort and has an answer for every thing McCain is hitting him with. He's also leaving zingers (voting against health care for children, etc.) that McCain doesn't have the opportunity to respond to. I also think Obama is connecting better with the audience whereas McCain seems to be filled with pre-debate notes he's trying to recite within the time constraints and is not as relaxed as Obama. End result is he keeps repeating himself and assuring that he "knows how to handle" everything.

Seems a little more relaxed now that we're on his foreign policy turf but I wonder how many are still watching the debate. Oh Oh Obama wants a quick follow up and the rules don't allow it but of course Obama gets his way.

[exit82]

Senator, I knew Teddy Roosevelt, and you’re no Teddy Roosevelt!

Only kidding folks!!! 17 minutes to go.

Obama and Brokaw—round two. Brokaw yields to the Messiah.

[Jim W N]

Obama’s mama

Oh mama Obamama...?

[TexasGreg]

And there goes the order and structure of the debate .. now it needs to be a free-for-all ... put some mud in the ring, hose ‘em down, and let ‘em go at it!!!!

[From The Deer Stand]

On Bin Laden: Seriously the dude is ALREADY dead!

He's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead! -- to quote a great coroner.

[proud American in Canada]

“LMFAO McCain hit it... Talk softly, carry big stick.... Obama.... Talk Big, ...... use your imagination “soft stick” “

LOL!!

[elkfersupper]

What is with Obama hogging the stage????? Not EVEN adhering to time.

McCain supporters should be grateful.

[LibertyRocks]

ROFL... POCKY! That stuff is great! Especially the version with Almonds... A little expensive, but MAN is it good!

[Recovering_Democrat]

This format is fine for McCain. He is “real”. Hussein is not; sounds too fake.

[Coldwater Creek]

Surely this is just a bad nightmare, and it will all go away in the morning!

[TennTuxedo]

McCain is deep underneath Obama’s skin now!!!!

[Barnacle]

Good going McCain on the Pakistan comments. Excellent response. Knowledgeable and commanding.

[Marathoner]

Hearing Obama pronounce it like that is like nails on a chalkboard.

Hearing Obama period is like nails on a chalkboard.

[JFC]

“Paah-kee-staan”

I really did just toss my cookies.

[Steve_Seattle]

McCain isn’t great - he never is and no one expects him to be - but I think Obama is coming off worse, rambling and babbling and walking right up to the edge of big-time gaffes that he narrowly avoids. “O” is not impressive tonight. He’s trying to improvise too much lying and/or BS, and it shows. I think McCain will get a modest bounce from this debate.

[defconw]

He seemingly knows not much about anything at all.

[Blogger]

Did he say

Ears

[RogerWilko]

I thought it was walk softly and carry a big stick!

[Osage Orange]

Ditto that...............................................

[Williams]

Oh now Obama is equivocating on his Pakistan threat.