Damn. I had such high hopes for Obama in this debate. He needs to bring the passion next time. Seriously.
Jinx? If you and Dreg have been using my moisturizer again I'm going to have to rip off your scaly- hey, what's the deal with your face?
Glory ,'Potential'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Sep 26, 2008 5:33:03 pm PDT #930 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
billytea - Sep 26, 2008 5:33:36 pm PDT #931 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Yeah, it is really good to read this.(all the people who feel like Obama is winning) Cause I was feeling like Obama was getting his ass kicked. McCain keeps coming up with very specific lies about Obama, this terrible terrible thing Obama did in a horrified drama queen tone of voice that shows how we can believe Obama would this stupid/evil/reckless. And Obama answers back in this formal tone, with no passion behind the counterattack. So I'm guessing a low information voter (which would have to be close 100% of the swing or undecideds at this point) would rate McCain a lot higher than Obama. But maybe for once I'm overestimating the stupidity of the American people. Reading this thread makes me hope so.
I think McCain's doing well. He's got a handle on the details, he's presenting his position well, he's got a good idea of wherehis strengths lie. Though I notice the audience gets cold whenever he talks about his experiences and who he knows. But I think Obama's holding his own. He's probably a bit more long-winded than the general electorate would go for, but he's sounding pretty capable. This debate should be McCain's strongest, but I think Obama's shown he has a pretty decent grasp of the current geopolitical landscape.
I don't see this debate changing the polling too much. I still think that McCain's "will he or won't he" is going to have a bigger impact on people's impressions.
tommyrot - Sep 26, 2008 5:34:18 pm PDT #932 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
CNN live tracking of the debate shows Obama doing very well.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2008 5:35:12 pm PDT #933 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Gah. That "he just doesn't understand" line is dangerous.
I think I'm going to have to go bury my head in crack fic or something or I'm not going to sleep. Ugh.
Typo Boy - Sep 26, 2008 5:35:16 pm PDT #934 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hell, maybe we cynics overestimated the stupidity of the American people. I'd be thrilled.
Pix - Sep 26, 2008 5:37:08 pm PDT #935 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Bringing his father in was good. That was powerful.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2008 5:37:27 pm PDT #936 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hell maybe we cynics estimated the stupidity of the American people.
Part of my problem is that after the past several years I've lost all faith in my ability to gauge anything about "the American people" even at the broadest level.
beth b - Sep 26, 2008 5:37:34 pm PDT #937 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
nice twist
no one with a poor economy keeps a strong mil presents in the world
president is not a daddy or a nurse -- i don't want you take care of anyone, I want you to lead
beth b - Sep 26, 2008 5:38:33 pm PDT #938 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
nice -- how does the world see us?
tommyrot - Sep 26, 2008 5:41:32 pm PDT #939 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yay! It's over!