Presidential Debate Round 1 Mccain V Obama

[lupi]

we should be afraid of south america because we're paying attention to iraq?


and then he drops spending more on healthcare again.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: quest55720

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: lupi
bho says we need to increase domestic production and drill offshore :shocked:

How is this surprising?

how's that drilling legislation come along.

The bill died in the Senate and the ban expired.

Until rubber stamp Obama signs a new drilling ban that Pelsoi will send to him.

Except he just said he supports the opposite. And there's no evidence that Pelosi has any influence over Obama, besides the fact the she is the Speaker of the House.

You just keep trolling along...

 

[ja1484]

Obama needs to articulate his points more clearly - i.e. not just "Bin Laden is still out there" but "Bin Laden is still out there after 7 years of their pledging to go get him. What have they been doing this whole time? Are they liars or just incompetent?"

Etc.

McCain is getting more mileage out of this debate, but I think the economy is going to give Obama far more advantage when it comes to the overall electorate.

 

[StageLeft]

I only watched first 65 min at which point I realized I wasn't learning anything new. I want to see biden/palin.

I am an obama fan but I will not pretend he's walking over mccain like bush was trampled. I'd say they are both doing a good job and it reinforces my belief that no matter who wins this country will have a much better president in four months than it's had for the last 8. Both do know what they're talking about and neither makes me want to run in front of a truck watching them talk.

 

[dbk]

I'm sick of this win or lose nonsense...it's so GWB. No one want to lose! Whatever that means!

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

McCain has really undermined his experience advantage by CONSTANTLY SAYING THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCE AND TELLING US ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE. We got it the first time you senile idiot.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Ohhhhhhhhhh McCAIN used the word CLING to BARACK!

The world is turning upside down.

 

[lupi]

oh snap! mccain compares bho inability to "see the light" with "this administrations inability to see the light".

wow, how's that for not being a party schmuck.

 

[GroundedSailor]

Obama just talked about issues but McCain just responds by attacking Obama with experience and judgment.

Pathetic!!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
McCain has really undermined his experience advantage by CONSTANTLY SAYING THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCE AND TELLING US ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE. We got it the first time you senile idiot.

That's weak.

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
Ouch - McCain got pounded on Spain but he fired back on Kissinger ... McCain did well but kinda rambled a bit on that exchange

McCain is really right about Spain though. The US needs to shift its alliances from decrepit, dying countries to growing, new powers elsewhere in the world. Obama needs to enter the 21st century.

Spain has money and is buying parts of the US bit by bit ...

That's nice. They're also entering a recession and people are buying them bit by bit.

.... since 1999, Spain has ranked between 4th and 8th and between 14th
and 20th among the US?s preferred investment locations in the European Union and the
world, respectively

In 1991, Spain reported 374 investment funds, which amounted to just over a million investors chipping in a total of about 23 billion Euros. Just 15 years later, in 2006, the number had jumped to 2,779 available funds managing over 250 billion Euros for nearly 9 million investors.

Banco Santander has been buying US banks and commercial operations - you fail Bring some facts next time.

btw - my best friend (ex corba pilot) works for Santander in Florida

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Obama hit McCain real good with his last point.

 

[Gunslinger08]

This is like bizarro world. Obama and McCain talking on each others main talking points.

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: Atheus
"we need to rebuild the georgian economy"

What's America doing rebuilding other people's economys when their own is collapsing? How does that go down with you all? I know how it would go down over here...

No sheet ... :|

 

[lupi]

bho finishing with my dad from kenya and we're going to spend more.

 

[dbk]

POW story!! 10 shots!

 

[Vic]

Let's all keep in mind that foreign policy is McCain's strong point. And realistically his only strong point. So the onus is on him to win decisively here to make up for his weaknesses on domestic policy and the economy. So if it's draw here, or even close, then McCain loses overall.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: lupi
oh snap! mccain compares bho inability to "see the light" with "this administrations inability to see the light".

wow, how's that for not being a party schmuck.

Which of the thousand points did he see?

 

[Clair de Lune]

McCain gets the final word and closes the deal.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Actually a pretty good wrapup by McCain.

 

[quest55720]

Powerfull end for McCain to cement his win tonight.

 

[ranmaniac]

Someone needs to hit Jim Lehrer with a pie.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
I'm for Obama, but I try to keep a generally neutral view. That being said,

I don't know how ANYONE can say Barack is winning. McCain was on the offensive to Barack most of the time except for the small window Barack had during the Iraq segment.

McCain undermined Barack well by starting most sentences with "I don't think Barack understands...". Barack kept cornering himself on the defensive by opening with, "But I think, but I think"

Yes, but after McCain says "Barack doesn't understand" for the hundredth time, eventually everyone realizes that McCain doesn't actually have any good policies; his debating strategy is to say that Obama has no experience without actually making a good point of his own.

This is why so many people have perceived the debate shifting in Obama's favor. McCain is an old dog who only knows one trick. Obama has been doing great the entire time, McCain has simply harped on the fact that he's young and has less experience.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Lame debate. Way too tame.

Both of these candidates seem like they are exactly the same based off this debate.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Michelle has a big ol butt.