United States Presidential Election 2008 - Official Discussion Thread

WD, the Dodgers game is on TBS.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
That seemed to me to be the "fall flat on face" moment. She somewhat managed to ramble her way out of it.

Essentially she isn't as bad as she has been. But she isn't good.

She's saying a lot, while saying nothing.

Personally, I thought the remark about how Bush isn't a failure was the killing blow.

-AC

Originally posted by BackFire
WD, the Dodgers game is on TBS.

Yeaaaaah...I..know...but I don't want to missed the end of this dance. I can't watch two things at the same time.

Except for porn.

(okay, going off topic...sorry everyone..my bad.)

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
It's basically ignorant rambling vs know-it-all windbaggery/hornblowing.

Between those two, I'll take the latter.

Likewise. But I'm a godless latte drinking egghead liberal.

Palin just said "John McCain's already tapped me."

*puerile giggle*

Hahaha.

Idiot doesn't understand what an "Achilles Heel" refers to. Instead of stating her perceived weaknessess, she started giving her "executive strenghts". Another non-answer.

Edit: Anyone keeping track of how many times she's said "Maverick" as a positive?

Edit: She just said she's "middle class", odd.

Damn, she looks good from behind too. She is very fit...especially since she's over 40.

Also, she DOESN'T like answering the tough questions.

And an average family is NOT a Palin family. DUH!

Woo-Hoo!! Finally! It's finally over.

Fun debate both did fine IMO. They kept going at each other's throats. I like that....was fun.

Nuff of this....it's Baseball time!

*changes station*

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Woo-Hoo!! Finally! It's finally over.

Fun debate both did fine IMO. They kept going at each other's throats. I like that....was fun.

Nuff of this....it's Baseball time!

*changes station*

Did you watch it with your ears and listen with your eyes? They were for the most part cordial and Palin couldn't answer a question, certainly isn't "doing fine".

On another note, the tinfoil hat wearing clown-shoe Berg has filed against Obama, Obama being a dirty Indonesian born America hating Muslim, ergo, he needs to be dropped from the presidency.

Obama's popularity is making people desperate.

Caught the second half of the debate. In my opinion Biden clearly did better, but the commentators did mention that he did better in the second half of the debate than the first, so I might have an incomplete view of things. It was pretty obvious to me that Palin was dodging a lot of questions and generally trying to keep the focus on McCain and not on herself, but overall she held her composure better than I thought she might. Certainly well enough to satisfy the people already planning on voting for McCain. Overally Biden was the clear superior in my view but I doubt it will have a very tangible impact on the race

Funny how Palin kept up that pretty smile the whole time, I think she at least understands the shallow nature of most people

I didn't like the way that Biden kept repeating himself. I felt like was was being sold a car. Also, Bush is not running for office. This strategy of paining Bush and McCain with the same brush is not working for me. It seems too convenient and contrived.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I didn't like the way that Biden kept repeating himself. I felt like was was being sold a car. Also, Bush is not running for office. This strategy of paining Bush and McCain with the same brush is not working for me. It seems too convenient and contrived.

Yeah, he does repeat himself at times, don't like it either. Say what you got to say and move on.

What did you think of Palin's non-answer approach?

Of those two, which would you prefer your world leaders to employ, being repetitive or using a non-answer approach?

Part of the file you posted sources Wikipedia as a source of information indicating Obama isn't Native. He must be desperate.

I don't think Palin avoided giving straight answers more than your average politician but even though I think she did decently well in the debate and indeed probably even superseded a lot of people's expectations, Biden was unmistakably superior. The repeating didn't bother much.

Well she answered questions about healthcare with statements about energy. She gave irrelevant answers several times.

That debate was sad. Frau Palin didn't fail miserably, and that fact has substantiated the line set forth for a week before hand. But there is no doubt that she failed miserably, except for one qustion.

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
Part of the file you posted sources Wikipedia as a source of information indicating Obama isn't Native. He [b]must be desperate. [/B]

I missed that, HAHAHAAAAA.

Originally posted by Robtard
Yeah, he does repeat himself at times, don't like it either. Say what you got to say and move on.

What did you think of Palin's non-answer approach?

Of those two, which would you prefer your world leaders to employ, being repetitive or using a non-answer approach?

As far as a non-answer from Palin: the only time that I noticed that she did not answer was the "what is your weakness question", and Biden did not answer that question also. I don't think that was a good question because no politician would answer it. I think there were times when both candidates wanted to talk about a previous question instead of the one asked, but I think that Biden was smoother at redirecting the answer then was Palin.

Which one would I prefer? I'm sorry, but that will take me probably a week or so to come to an answer. I need to chant about it.