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.
Ah yes, 1972, the year that gave us President McGovern.
I thought he clearly won the first two debates also, but the
Senator teflon eloquence makes black white and white black. Bottomline is whether the polls move in Juan’s favor. He won if he narrows the gap he lost if Barak continues to
widen the gap.
I started laughing when McCain called him “Senator Government”. McCain and Palin need to run with it. The regular folks are pretty pissed at the government. DEFEAT SENATOR GOVERNMENT!!!
Unless something dramatic happens to change course, it's back to the wilderness for the GOP for quite a while.
I agree the post-debate “thoughts” were opposite my opinions. I was dumbfounded. I thought McCain did well. I didn’t expect him to land any punches — seems that’s not his style. Maybe McCain’s steady drip, drip, drip onto Obama’s so-called bonfire will show us Obama’s really just a mere flashlight in the darkness and not a beacon of hope ala Reagan and Palin.
Oh, yeah, I forgot! LOL
I like that line! Not bad for an old guy.
I missed that, I was listening in car most of time, till last 30 minutes when I got home.
Really, when was this?
Joe the plumber is a game changer. Not tomorrow but in the next two weeks. I know for all of us it was simple and overstated but the sad thing is we are in the hands of people who are so clueless they don’t have a core set of values and thus a political outlook. These people are scared and silly and easily swayed to whoever promises them cover from the storm. Here is the thing the majority of Americans are employed by guys like Joe the plumber. I think they will get this narrative.
Are they handing out extra KOOL AID tonight ?
Have they handing out the pills early for Election night yet ?
Go for it. Which ever you think is best.
Thanks.
subversive agent of “change”
Whomever would have thought McCain’s best debate would have been the one on domestic policy....
Hey, good point!
It was the perfect analogy for Obama.
Please ignore me. Your post was informative up until the arrogance of the last sentence.
The Fox News “All Stars” were PATHETIC!! John did GREAT tonight!!!
Obama's demanour exudes(sic) used car salesman and attracts people the same way MLMs attract millions of suckers.
Oh I agree it was a slip and I really agree and wonder if even God HIMSELF could have gotten him to say anything as striking as that on purpose after dumbing himself down in the good ol boys Senatorial Club all these years... REACHING ACROSS THE ISLE!!!
I can’t quite remember exactly where it happened but he eventually did say it.
Maybe someone else can post a clip.
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