Posted on 10/15/2008 8:32:46 PM PDT by savvyguy
Not the first 2, but tonight!
As one with experience in TV debate, I try to be objective about this.
Obama is on defense though the night, stuttering much more than previous, notice?
McCain went after BO much more than other way around McCain is smiling, relaxed, while O is nervous
ABC & CBS both had focus groups, and I was happy to see in both groups, one lean more towards O, but 3 more McCain! McCain is rebutting EVERY point brought up, an improvement
McCain score points on Education (not throwing more $, vouchers), Health Care, (Mandate vs choice), tax (not spreading around wealth, class warfare, we #2 corporate tax, no one should pay more taxes now), oil drill he’s opposed, notice Obama’s eloquence,”we could LOOK AT” drilling. That was funny!), programs you will cut (Obama bombed out! McCain point out O’s pork)
Best McCain's lines /moments
"I am not Bush, ..you should have run against him…” Smart! He said he was going to debate me in town hall, any time…, O spent MORE $ in negative Ads than anyone..I can prove it!”
“Your point of standing up against your (Demorat) leader isn’t very convincing!”
He gave $830,000 to ACORN, he had political party ay Ayer’s home… facts are facts. Record is record!” Biden got weird policy ideas. Voted against Gulf war, want divide up Iraq”
“Notice O talk about government , spending, why do we always have to spend MORE $?” “Runaway spending must be brought under control!” He sounds like he believes it. “O’s idea of raising taxes in hard times…” “We got too MUCH government, into health care?”
Obama’s best moments- McCain’s criticism of my taxing $42,000…. Been pointed out wrong by even FOX…” Smart! McCain said,” If we talk about economy, we’d lose”
McCain won argument on Columbia, abortion, on how many years you can stop our dependency on Foreign oil (7 vs 10 years)
Obama’s lie- Buffet, Lugar…these are people who shaped my life” (What about Frank Davis, Rev. Wright?)
Missed opportunity
McCain blew it not nailing O as trainer for ACORN, teaching thugs to shake down banks.
ACORN & O had a CLOSE relationship,massive voter fraud has TAINTED this ELECTION already...
O & company caused credit mess”
“Ayers is just tip of the iceberg, long list of leftist pals besides Ayers”
McCain should have nailed O on his pr-union vote in Illinois, stifle school improvement
McCain answered Q on VP much better than O.
From debate standpoint O make repeated mistakes in ALL 3 debates by saying,” I agree with Sen. McCain”
Closing statement, both did okay, but I feel McCain could have done a better job!
No knock out punch and McCain really need one, but he hits & jabs O many times, O is wobbling, I would not be surprised this will result in 2-3% increase towards McCain within 3 days.
McCain was awesome, and the media is either trashing him to pave the way for Obama. If they would do their job, McCain wouldn’t have to be so “fiesty” as they say.
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All I saw of Obama was that he can “smile when he is mad”...like when your mama tells you it’s gonna sting when the bactine goes on a cut....you ain’t gonna cry....but it sure did hurt.
Yep, McCain won tonight and I think Joe the plumber exposed a serious flaw for the American public.
McCain winner!
Joe the plumber a winner!
Senator “Government”?
L O S E R
If the undecided and swing voters generally don’t watch these debates, then how will they form an opinion? Mainstream media would be my guess. And guess what? The MSM are all lined up on knee pads and with plenty of lube for the Obama campaign. This is just sickening.
What a crock! We are effed IMHO.
It's no wonder the poor guy is left twitching and smirking when what he really wants to do is strangle Obama.
Obama’s cool-cat demeanour exudes power. The only way McSame could’ve changed things tonight was if he managed to rattle Obama’s nerves. He failed, And the country is better for it.
No way dude! McCain didn’t dwell incessantly on ACORN and William Ayers and he didn’t jump up, point a finger in Obama’s face, and scream that he’s a filthy Moooooslim terrorist, so that means he totally flubbed the debate and lost big time!
/certain FReepers who will remain unnamed
Solid analysis and I agree with most of your points.
Will McCain gain 3 points in the polls? I say no., even if he really does. The media (including Fox) has been terrible in reporting this election.
Sometime I think McCain is really ahead. Sometimes I fear he is really down. Truth is, no one excpet the campiagns fully know the state of the race. The media has not reported it at all accurately.
“Obama is on defense though the night, stuttering much more than previous, notice?”
I noticed, I was listening to the debate on the radio before watching and one of the first things I noticed was Obama sort of stuttering more than usual. It almost sounded like his regular interviews and he does it usually when he gets nervous or has to be impromptu on tougher questions. And that debate was a great time for him to get nervous as all of the radicalisms he associated with came back.
Agreed. I thought McCain did extremely well, and Obama was repeatedly shown to be a smooth-talking liar.
One of the best moments was when McCain talked about all of Obama’s negative ads, and pointed out that Obama lied and broke his word when he refused to accept public funding after promising him that he would. Obama never responded to that. Also, that Obama was rolling in dough, and spent more money than any campaign since Watergate.
He was unprepared for Obama’s lie about his vote on the Infants born alive protection act. He should have nailed him as the worst abortionist in the Senate, and the most extreme leftist. But I was glad to see the abortion issue brought out, since Obama has been dodging it for months. If people knew where he stood, it would be a big loser for him.
The one thing that got me out of the seat was when he finally said the dems have controlled the congress for the last two years. You could see the disdain on Obama’s face when that one hit.
Did anyone else notice Obama sipping water (bad sign) and looking at the moderator, basically IMPLORING HIM to cut McCain off?
I agree. What debate were they watching? The media is out of control! Look, I’m biased and am voting for McCain. He won this debate hands down. The previous two debates he was terrible. What’s going on?
You are for Obama?
cOOL CAT? I’ll have whatever Cool aid she is drinking.
You must not know MurryMom
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