Comments on: First Debate Open Thread

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:07:09 +0000

McVain might not had a gaffe, but he missed plenty of chances to smack Obambi down. He let BO “claim” that he was the first and only one to raise the alarm on Fannie Mae 2 years ago.

BO also dropped a few whoppers on the foreign policy that went unchallenged. By the time the battle of the bracelets came around, I was so disgusted with McVain, I turned off the radio.

Fie on the gutless wonder that can’t suspend his unwarranted faith in an imaginary world of bi-partisan kumbaya and draw blood against an opponent desperately seeking his head.

Perhaps Juan Amigo should get blamed for the Fannie Mae fiasco — he rolled over when his friends across the aisle showed no interest in his proposal to reign in Fannie Mae. He didn’t want to beat them over the head again and again, because that’s not what friends do. On the other hand, to beat & rail against your fellow party members is simply being a maverick.

If McVain wins this election, he will only have VP Palin to thank for it.

By: nativegirl

nativegirl — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:29:28 +0000

Obama won the evening, while McCain rattled off how great he is, where he’s been in the World, how many officers and President’s know him personally, blah, blah, blah. But he shouldn’t even be in this race Repubs? Why? He should take his attache’ and go home, he’s cruel, arrogant and dull witted. He is no hero of mine, he’s too dangerous.

By: GusB

GusB — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:11:57 +0000

Does that mean you guys think McCain was more presidential or are you just mocking me?

By: Dave Lucas' Notes

Dave Lucas' Notes — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:51:51 +0000

Pop Clips » 28 September 08…

The U.S. Presidential debate liveblogged….

By: Fernando Caballero

Fernando Caballero — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:41:48 +0000

Football loving Americans would rather obtain the straight bottom line results of the Friday night debate outcome. The scoreboard never lies and there it is boys and girls in large print. It was a shutout no question about it. You knew Obama was in trouble when he uttered the following memorable line:

“I have a bracelet too… [looking all over his wrists to find the name in that bracelet]. Uuuuhhmmm his [insert name here] mother gave it to me…”

By: Stacia

Stacia — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:04:03 +0000

“Obama was more “presidential” than McCain.” Appearances are deceiving…and hope is not a presidential policy.

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:12:42 +0000

Presidential?

Obama was more “presidential” than McCain.

Let’s cut to the chase and have Hollywood cast the clown. Chris Dodd was born looking “presidential.” But he has air between his ears and can’t get past striking poses.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most “presidential” looking of them all? (“Chin up a bit and to the right. Get a klieg light from the lower left. Look slightly left. Now, promise houses and health care for everyone. Free college. 30 hour work week. Free pizza and beer. Energy independence by Friday. Common man therapy from the Oval Office. Now, slightly arch the left eyebrow.)

By: GusB

GusB — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:26:21 +0000

Obama was more “presidential” than McCain.

By: jb

jb — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:15:18 +0000

Also, when is McCain go after Obama’s tax cuts to 95% of country when only 40% of the country pays taxes?[Heliotrope]

YES…I have been wondering why McCain is leaving that on the table. According to the most recent figures, 50,000,000 tax filers paid NOTHING.

Recently, I read a piece by an economist noting that BOs figures are highly flawed as they use today’s figures for their baseline. The truth is that BO is ALSO going to let the Bush tax cuts to the middle class expire [they were even larger than the tax cuts to the rich though one would never know that from the media]. His contention is that BOs tax cuts will not offset the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Essentially, the crabs in the bucket will ONLY be pulling the top ones down, not lifting the bottom ones up.

Could this be true?

By: blogs4God

blogs4God — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:59:30 +0000

Here is what some Christians who blog are saying about the 1st presidential debate between Senators Barak Obama and John McCain…

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:05:41 +0000

I know this will sound crazy. I’m sooo tired of these two phony champions of the left and right paradigm. Anybody with a brain can see that both these men are figureheads. The power behind these men is the same. Wake up people whoever wins, America loses.

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:34:53 +0000

what?! the msm pointed out that biden lied? i guess the author didn’t get the memo.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080927/ap_on_el_pr/biden_health_care_fact_check

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:13:41 +0000

(this one is more about BHO than mccain or palin).
if mccain’s campaign had come up w/something like this, what do you think the response from the msm would be?
video: http://www.kmov.com/video/index.html?nvid=285793&shu=1

text: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/missouri-sheriffs-prosecuters-form.html

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:07:04 +0000

As a conservative, I wish that McCain had butterfly punched Obama on his tax and spend junk. Also, when is McCain go after Obama’s tax cuts to 95% of country when only 40% of the country pays taxes? Obama plans to send “refund” checks to nearly everyone and he is calling that a tax cut. Beltwayspeak at its worst.

I do not expect to see McCain hailed as a winner, but neither do I expect to find Obama getting a bump in the polls. (Well, at least the polls that are not conducted to attain a desired result.)

By: lottajota

lottajota — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:41:28 +0000

McCain was stronger, but watch the media try to spin.