Anyone else get nervous watching debates?

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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    digster wrote:
    I think you may be biased. I think McCain may be slightly winning, but it's hard for me to envision anyone saying Obama came off as weak or uninformed.

    I'm fully willing to admit that.

    I thought Obama did pretty well at first, when talk was about the economy. It was when it turned to foreign policy that I think McCain was able to land some blows.

    "You don't say that out loud!" to me is the line of this debate, mostly because it makes Obama look (fairly or not) that he doesn't know what it means to be commander-in-chief.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    fcbittenca wrote:
    Not that it is my problem... or place to talk about this.

    McCain looks like he will be another Bush gvmt all over again... war, excuses, oil, war, oill... the point that people should by their own health care??? Ridiculous.. we do that in Brazil and we HATE that. It has held us hostage of big ensurance corporations. The public service is worst than never... and the argument is that everyone should have a private health ensurance... What do we pay taxes for? Goverments are ridiculous.

    For Brazil it's better that McCain wins... McCain loves oil and nuclear energy... Obama talks too much about Bio Diesel.. and we hope we are going to dominate that area. =D

    Sorry to medle in

    If you'll send the DNC your email address, the Democrats will probably register you to vote ;)
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    In some ways, I wish I was an undecided voter, just so I could actually view this with a relaxed and unbiased attitude.
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    I'm about fifteen minutes behind...is this still going on? I don't know how much more of this I can take?
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    In some ways, I wish I was an undecided voter, just so I could actually view this with a relaxed and unbiased attitude.
    I'm kind of an undecided voter. So far in this debate, there is nothing I haven't heard yet.
    NERDS!
  • BetterThanYou
    BetterThanYou Posts: 853
    one thing that bugged me a bit, and it really has no bearing one way or the other as far as who did a better job, was obama kept referring to mccain as "john", while mccain showed a little more respect by referring to obama as "senator obama". he didn't do it every time, i did hear a couple "senator mccain"'s, but they were few and far between.

    just an irreverant nugget that i noticed. carry on.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    BetterThanYou wrote:
    one thing that bugged me a bit, and it really has no bearing one way or the other as far as who did a better job, was obama kept referring to mccain as "john", while mccain showed a little more respect by referring to obama as "senator obama". he didn't do it every time, i did hear a couple "senator mccain"'s, but they were few and far between.

    just an irreverant nugget that i noticed. carry on.

    That's been noted on some of the other live blogs I've been following. I don't know that it will make any difference ... but it was a little odd to my ears.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    McCain just doesn't say Barrack because Obama sounds like Osama.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    and now

    SPIN SPIN...SPIN THE POLITICAL BULLSHIT!
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    cutback wrote:
    and now

    SPIN SPIN...SPIN THE POLITICAL BULLSHIT!

    Is Hannity on yet? :D
    NERDS!
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    cutback wrote:
    and now

    SPIN SPIN...SPIN THE POLITICAL BULLSHIT!

    lol....yup!
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    Man, there's no chance in hell I could take the pundits tonight.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    digster wrote:
    Man, there's no chance in hell I could take the pundits tonight.

    lol, just watch some msnbc. you'll feel better, I promise, lol ;)
  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    StrangestTribe27 wrote:
    Can someone please tell me what Obama's tactic is? He has done nothing so far but run himself in circles with 3 counts of "John Is Right"

    i agree. but i wouldn't tell you i agreed. ;)

    that yeah, for some reason i didn't like that tactic either.
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    McCain came off like an arrogant, petty, pathological liar with an infantile mentality.

    Obama came off with maturity and class.


    And I'm not even an Obama supporter.

    McCain was an embarrassment.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    lol, just watch some msnbc. you'll feel better, I promise, lol ;)


    msnbc thinks obama won

    watching fucks blews now mccain won

    :eek:
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    I have a bad feeling about this one.

    McCain, at probably about seven or eight times throughout the night, said something that was untrue, and when it came time for Obama to speak, he had to begin by saying "McCain's saying I said this, what I did say was this..." which may be factually true but makes Obama look like he's picking around his words and acting Kerry-like (I voted for the war before I voted against it). It puts Obama on the defensive, because he has to correct lies but it sounds less commanding.

    It's crap that telling the lies makes you seem more presidential, but there it is.
  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    digster wrote:
    I have a bad feeling about this one.

    McCain, at probably about seven or eight times throughout the night, said something that was untrue, and when it came time for Obama to speak, he had to begin by saying "McCain's saying I said this, what I did say was this..." which may be factually true but makes Obama look like he's picking around his words and acting Kerry-like (I voted for the war before I voted against it). It puts Obama on the defensive, because he has to correct lies but it sounds less commanding.

    It's crap that telling the lies makes you seem more presidential, but there it is.

    I concur

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?p=5889130#post5889130
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    That being said, it doesn't sound to my ears like McCain was at all successful in pinning the traditional "Democrat is weak on foreign policy and dealing with terrorism" aspect.
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    It's especially nerve-racking when you are a huge supporter of one of the candidates. This debate probably means more than most people realize. I hope the ratings are VERY high.


    I absolutely agree...
    I was a nervous wreck, I'm downed 3 beers ( and I don't usually drink) .. though I think Senator Obama was absolutely wonderful and shame on Senator McCain for acting like he didnt have a human being right next to him!

    Senator McCain will it kill you actually look at someone that's addressing you directly? once again shame on you!
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV

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