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Next week: A palin in the neck.
i didnt see it, and i dont really care. these arent really debates, they are carefully scripted presentations.
#2: Normally you’re right, but for once there was some fireworks. They battled back and forth at times.
McCain was clearly the winner. Informed, decisive, to the point, and experienced.
Obama looked confused, bewildered, the uuuhhhhs, and agreed with McCain several times. He even mentioned his foreign policy experience is BIDEN!
The biggest gaffe Obama made, that made him look childish and trying to be at McCain’s level, was “I have a bracelet too.” Yet, he had to look down at the bracelet to see the name of the soldier!
It was a good serious debate. I’d give the edge to Obama.
But more interestingly… Biden is spinning on every network for Obama. Pailin is no where to be seen. Can McCain really carry this solely on his back?
It was actually a little boring. Neither of them did great (even though I’m an Obama supporter).
Honorable men, the both of them. The debate didn’t change my mind on that. I’ll bet they would work together if given a chance. McCain was a little heavy on the republican rhetoric, but not as bad as Palin has been recently. It’s obvious he can think for himself. I still have more confidence in Obama though, he seems a more reasonable and thoughtful man, not as bent on sticking with the party line. The party politics btw is something McCain says he doesn’t do, but I’ve seen different the last few years, and his VP pick gives me very little confidence that will change. I think Biden will round out Obama’s weak points, while I can’t see a lot of good that Palin will do for McCain, sadly. All in all though, I’m happier with the choices this year than I have been for a long long time. I call it for Obama, but McCain’s no slouch. These are just my thoughts, I’m not a big time political thinker like youse guys, and I don’t need another butthole, I’m only the piano player.
I don’t think it will change anyone’s mind
I call it a draw. I think Obama did slightly better, but I expected him to do a lot better.
40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw.
So say others.
I’m an Obama supporter, but I think McCain did a better job.
Obama didn’t hit hard enough. He was hesitant, coming across as thinking through all the prep he’s done to give answers. McCain seemed more real.
McCain also used the Republican strategy of repeating lies over and over until people believe them. And his strategists have given him a new line, which he repeated about 8 times: Well, what Senator Obama doesn’t seem to understand…
Debate tied with a slight swing towards Obama. Thrusday is the Biden/Palin debate which will be much more entertaining.
As everyone knows here, I’m a BIG Obama fan, and I will be voting for him. But I have to give this debate to McCain.
McCain is running as a Democrat, with every position of his being a Democratic party position. But he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, saying one thing but doing something very different. His words can not be trusted. Just look at his circle of advisers for the truth.
McCain offered Zero explanations of what he would do to make the country better. None.
So why do I give him the victory in this ‘debate’?
Because all McCain did all night was keep Obama on the defensive, throwing charges (most of them false) against Obama, and Obama being forced to explain his real positions and correct McCain over and over.
That is what the American public (as ignorant and easily led as it is) will react to. McCain was stronger because he kept Obama on the defensive. Never mind that McCain didn’t offer ANYTHING that would improve America… he kept Obama from being able to state his far superior proposals for a better America.
Look who surrounds McCain of you want to know the truth about a future administration of his… more of the same crappola that put us where we are under the Bush governance.
I think it was a draw, and that may be devastating for John McCain. Basically tonight was supposed to be his foreign policy turf, and he did well, but Obama held his own. Obama came out looking like he wasn’t a risky choice, and that either of them could make a decent commander in chief.
I was formerly undecided leaning Obama but I will be voting for Obama after tonight’s debate, because I tend to agree with his economic policy, because while neither won the debate in my opinion, Obama came out looking like he could be Commander in Chief.
Obama at least appears to want to improve our image around the world. McCain is more interested in fulfilling a promise he made to the mother of a fallen soldier.
Our country needs a thoughtful president who will make the right decisions for the benefit of the largest number of Americans possible. McCain is 72 years old, why doesn’t he retire and enjoy the end of his days, he’s got plenty of wealth to live off of.
I can’t stand these old politicians who hang around into their 70’s. He’s like Brett Favre, he doesn’t know when to hang ’em up.
Both men did a good job, and seemed evenly matched to me. I give this round to McCain, though, who seemed a little better at sparring.
Jim Lehrer’s direction seemed a little odd and both men were having a little trouble adjusting their responses to fit, but they eventually got it.
The biggest slam was the one everyone missed and it was the first thing McCain said…he acknowledged with what seemed to be true sincerity his remorse over the hospitalization of Ted Kennedy. For Obama – whom Kennedy endorsed – not to acknowledge this can only be summed up in two words.
Bad. Show.
McCain’s concern only highlighted Obama’s lack of grace, statesmenship toward not only a fellow member of Congress, but to a Democratic icon.
I was flabbergasted.
But, I think that sums it up…NO CLASS.
Well.. Last guy who won the election sucked. Its not the people who debating on TV, its the people who vote.
Good actor can put a good show!
I have to say I’m surprised at the answers to date. I expected this post might show up, so beforehand I wrote two responses:
McCain did poorly and showed why he would be a terrible president.
Obama shows he has no experience.
Neither one happened.
Next week Sarah Palin will be debating Joe Biden. For a preview just watch this answer to Katie Couric’s question about the government bailout.
We all hear what we want to hear.
I thought the biggest slam was the choice of background; unless I’m mistaken it was the Declaration of Independence. As if the set designer was subtly saying, “If you don’t like it, you can always revolt!”
Call er a draw.
If McCain wins the election. The USA won’t be out of Iraq in the next 4 years.
Okay, the U.S. economy is screwed, since nobody seems to be able to do simple arithmetic?
“Make right decisions about the economy” at 0:58 into the video at post #12.
McCain 41% Obama 68%
Now when I went to school, that added up to 109%
Okay, what the heck is going on here?
As a european, watching this from outside, I’m quite surprised to see that McCain is about 50-50 with Obama in the polls. Frankly, Obama seems to be using his brain when he speaks instead of relying on prefabricated snippets of text which make Bush, and McCain, who has adopted the same attitude, so “cool”. That’s a “cool” as David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider. It’s hard to believe that there’s truly such a large amount of Americans in favor of McCain that I find it easier to believe that those polls are set up so that faking the end result gets easier.
I definitely believe that Obama was better in this debate, even though he degraded after the first 10 minutes. But McCain never ever reached Obama’s level.
I am going to vote for Obama and I feel he will win. But I keep expecting a home run and all I am seeing is singles.
“Mr. McCain, in the kind of misstep that no doubt would have been used by Republicans against Mr. Obama, mangled the name of the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and he stumbled over the name of Pakistan’s newly inaugurated president, calling him “Qadari.” His name is actually Asif Ali Zardari.“.
Haw haw haw! And the neocons say Obama can’t talk without a teleprompter???
You’d think that with all the quality time McBush spends with Katie Couric, that he’d at least be able to remember her “I’m-a-dinner-jacket” mnemonic.
This is the guy who wants to be POTUS??
Good Lord.
And McBush starting off the debate with a shameless plug for his “role” in the financial salvation of America? Christ, what a whore.
@25
The question was ‘who will make the right decision about the economy?’
41% McCain
68% Obama
You don’t add them because they can overlap.
There are people out there that think both men will make the right decision about the economy.
Glad I could help.
Anyone who says McCain “clearly won” is being flagrantly obtuse. The same goes for statements about Obama.
The difference is that Obama didn’t need to win this debate. He went into it with the lead. All he had to do was keep it.
We’ll see how the spin-doctors and the general media handle this, but I don’t think Obama hurt himself too badly tonight. That’s probably all he needs, now that the debates will move away from foreign policy (away from McCain’s strong point).