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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #2 LIVE THREAD
10/07/08

Posted on 10/07/2008 2:01:24 PM PDT by 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.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 2008debates; bailout; debate; failout; financialcrisis; jumpingthegun; mccain; notbreakingnews; obama; obamatruthfile; prematurethreadage
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To: conservativefromGa
Horrible boring debate, repetition of the earlier debate talking points, bad questions, format, moderator. Doesn’t help McCain, but I doubt it hurts him either.

I'm remaining faithful in spite of all the chatter for Obama - remember, this happens every election year...

The MSM and so-called undecided voters usually say the Dem candidate wins or has the edge.

But when the rubber meets the road - it's election day that counts.

Go McCain/Palin!

5,341 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:22 PM PDT by Florida native
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To: 6SJ7

That’s what I think. People like McCain. He came across as real, caring, feeling . . . something the media doesn’t understand. They are playing their sensationalist game, criticizing him for not hitting it out of the park. But maybe he did, in a very quiet way. Pray for him.


5,342 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:30 PM PDT by MrChips (MrChips)
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To: VA40

I finally got CNN to take my vote, but Obama is so far ahead, it’s not worth the bother. Did you notice all of the pictures of Michelle? Here is what they are hyping:

America’s possible next First Lady gives her take on tonight’s 2nd presidential debate.. and on Sarah Palin (Wednesday evening)


5,343 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:31 PM PDT by beethoven
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To: ameagle

Or... the FOX panel are a bunch of morons.


5,344 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:34 PM PDT by rintense (Chuck Norris wears Sarah Palin pajamas.)
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To: nutmeg

He began as a Republican pollster in the 1990s. But in the last three elections, his focus groups have been substantially leftward. All of them had Algore and Kerry winning the debates. The ONLY time they had a Republican win was Palin.


5,345 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:43 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: BurbankKarl

LoL, my wife’s late grandfather was one of those on the team that created the early computers and it wasn’t about communicating, it was about trying to inventory aircraft parts..


5,346 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:43 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: 38special

‘...We’re facing difficult economic times and a dangerous world and we’re going forward with one of these two boobs as our leader...’

....agree...how in the world did we wind up here??? God help America.


5,347 posted on 10/07/2008 8:00:44 PM PDT by 4integrity
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To: roostercogburn
Did anyone think that Brokaw would allow ANY question that might allow McCain to go near the Ayers/Wright issues?

It seems to me Brokaw let Obama run the damn 'debate'.

Obama is so arrogant he makes me sick! All I can think of when I look at him is "DUMBO" with those freaking big ears and that big smirk on his face.

5,349 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:06 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: TornadoAlley3

I moved from C-Span to Fox after the debate, Of course I had no idea Claire would be giving her thoughts. I missed the C-span post-game.


5,350 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:12 PM PDT by eyedigress ( My first 4 wheeler was on the rocks in Fairbanks)
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To: silent_jonny

These people are STILL in the hall back slapping and posing for GROUP PHOTOS....no way in hell these folks are perfect strangers.


5,351 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:17 PM PDT by RasterMaster (CHANGE is not a destination - HOPE is not a strategy!)
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To: retrokitten
We’re paying $3.70ish in the Chicago area

Paid $3.48/gal today across the border in NW Indiana. Come on over.

5,352 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:20 PM PDT by A_Tradition_Continues (formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98...Ain't no Newbie!)
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To: LeoWindhorse

YES !!!!

Michelle ignores the McCains needs to get uploaded on youtube asap!!!!

Come On...Someone upload Michelle’s snobbery.


5,353 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:21 PM PDT by ameagle
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To: JrsyJack

Well you see how they stay undecided. Tough way to go through life!


5,354 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:25 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: TornadoAlley3

They are both talking like big government democrats trying to buy whatever votes they can with my tax dollars. Why bother to vote for either?


5,355 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:25 PM PDT by Rockitz (NObama 2008- Strange we ain't believin')
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To: Marathoner

Gawd she was rambling about how Obama was gonna stimulate the economy with millions of jobs in pixie dust factory’s and on and on


5,356 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:28 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could be Farts)
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To: VA40

NBC saying that the Obama campaign is pushing McCain saying “that one”. I thought it was a great line, pointing out that Obama was with the oil companies and McCain wasn’t. I’d be surprised if anyone outside of the MSM and the nutroots thinks differently from me.

Oh, and Andrea Mitchell has her kneepads on.


5,357 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:30 PM PDT by Numbers Guy
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To: April Lexington
YOu aren’t electing a penis, you are electing a president!

Um...what exactly are penis elections??

5,358 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:40 PM PDT by retrokitten (We make us laugh- silent_jonny)
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To: FreePoster
I generally liked the answers from McCain. On the whole, I think he showed his relative maturity on the issues relative to Obama. Obama’s attempt to attack that perception directly, “I’m green behind the ears...,” at one point seemed weak and desperate to me given that he couldn’t back up his opposition to that perception.

I agree. Why would you even bring up the perception of how inexperienced you are? I thought Obama started off on the first question or two strong, then once McCain got started it was clear he had a much greater grasp of the issues. Obama can talk but his words are empty. When the questions turned to foreign policy, it was like the air was let out of Obama's tires (how fitting).

5,359 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:40 PM PDT by Proudcongal (POW/WOW '08)
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To: Enterprise
The Luntz group. Obama won the debate on health care:

and some guy said he liked Obama's health plan. BARF BARF BARF

They all want FREE health care, which as a consequence, will degrade the care everyone receives.

5,360 posted on 10/07/2008 8:01:44 PM PDT by Red Steel
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