
ladydonald writes:
I only noticed a few that were a little higher; your election night assumption will probably be correct.
CA has just posted the AP Fact Checker story that Yahoo previously has online......
ladydonald writes:
Recommendation/suggestion to all...review the fact checker stories before you declare who said what.
EarthBoundMisfit writes:
I noticed that too.
Obama kept trying to talk over McCain...and McCain let him get away with it a few times before he finally had enough and put a stop to it.
Obama reminds me of some Memphis politicians whose style of getting points over include rudely trying to interrupt when someone else is speaking.
I think McCain did very well...as speaking is supposed to be Obama's forte.
I don't think we have a clear cut winner overall...I think both men said and did some things well...but I think it went over better for McCain just because his age is held against him...and that speaking is supposed to be a charismatic Obama's forte.
ZVIZL writes:
Why should anyone agree with repubs when they are the ones who re-elected "W?" Not to mention if "W" was a better candidate than McCain, why should we believe that McCain is good for the country when we've all witnessed first hand what "W" has done to it?
It's not rocket science.
Not one time did McCain refute any of the assertions that he was going to give more tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations. Not one time did he offer an answer to healthcare concerns. McCain was a maverick, now he's a pawn with an unintelligent running mate who couldn't answer a question if her life depended on it (when Putin rears his head...wtf was that).
enigma writes:
I agree with you. McCain is Bush without too much clever wrapping. However, if Bush was the best Republican over McCain in the past it would follow to reason that he will be worse that him for the future. And, that is what the Republicans say in having him their choice. Sarah Palin further adds to this potentially lethal pair.
GigEmTigers writes:
I'll agree, maybe not a clear winner. But I think Obama took offense often to McCain's comlpete misquote's of his position. McCain did the same thing with the moderator... interuppting him and continuuing a conversation.
I don't think Obama even remotely represents any kind of Memphis politician. I don't know what you imply by that, but I don't like it. Obama is eloquent, educated and intelligent. That alone should be enough to separate him from Memphis politicians. If he ever coins ridiculous phrases like "don't drink the haterade", then I'll let you compare him to Memphis politicians.
GigEmTigers writes:
I understand if he can't rotate from the waste up or turn his head, but he can square his body to Obama, as Obama did to him.
Toscagianni writes:
I think McCain said something very important last night and that is, "look at our records". I think that will give us a more accurate picture of who we are getting as president. People say a lot of things to get what they want. But their records usually tell the whole story.
mylife6608 writes:
After the debate, I spent about 45 minutes watching both Fox News and CNN...the stark difference in the analysis was amazing! On CNN, you would have thought Obama had done as well as Reagan did against Carter in 1980 (the "There you go again" debate). In reality, no one controlled the debate, although there were some interesting moments:
- Obama stuttered like a high school debate team member. However, he knows what to say. He obviously has a great memory because he memorized everything he said...he would have to because he has no personal experience with foreign policy issues.
- Obama was clearly agitated at various times in the debate. It was most evident when the two were shown on a split screen. McCain would be finishing a point against Obama, and he would attempt to respond, only to be talked over by McCain. Many times, Obama either laughed and shook his head or would say, "That's not true."
- Obama AGREED with his opponent eight times. Thanks for the vote of confidence!
IMHO, Obama looked nervous, agitated and uncomfortable for most of the debate. His camp TRIED to make his "You said we would be greeted as liberators...you were wrong" statement into a Reagan moment, but it just didn't have that much impact. In the end analysis, I would guess the national polls would remain about the same.
Toscagianni writes:
Just an observation here...I noticed that Obama directly addressed McCain several times and McCain never directly addressed him. I took that as a message that Obama would find it easier to engage in diplomacy...something which I think has been seriously lacking in the Bush administration...except for Condoleezza.
Toscagianni writes:
I agree. I began watching on CNN but I changed it because I found the scores posted on the screen by the panel of "experts" to be a bit biased. I just wanted to watch the two men debate as fairly as possible. Then Fox News was all about McCain. Also on CNN they had the Black Caucus audience and the pretty much white conservative audience. I thought that was feeding the race issue a bit much. Both channels are biased in my opinion. As an independent that is still undecided, I find it virtually impossible to find an unbiased media outlet.
scoopdog writes:
McCain won it. The CA reports it's candidate winner. Typical slanted bias reporting.
Grizzbabe writes:
Excellent summation.
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