Who won the final debate?

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CaptnKirk

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Lets put this in baseball terms.

McCain needed to hit a home run to stay in the game, but instead he laid down a bunt toward first,
fell down coming out of the batters box, and never got back up on his feet before getting thrown out at first.

Not a good game plan.

Joe the Plumber by a touchdown.
 

fskimospy

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Mar 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Xavier434
Originally posted by: newnameman
Joe the plumber

Great job Joe! You are rich and I congratulate you.

That won all small busoness vote right there.

Advantage President McCain

Wow Dave, this new trolling is pretty desperate, even for you.
 

Muse

Lifer
Jul 11, 2001
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McCain was far worse in round 3. This was a landslide for Obama. I wasn't nearly as sure who won the first two debates, but IMO this one's a no brainer. McCain kept tripping over his tongue... it was truly painful to behold.

Gaffe after gaffe, some of the worst being during his final statement. Did you pick up on these two? They were hard to miss:

There was this one:
We have to make healthcare avoidable... er affordable.

And the worst:
All of these things... and all of the promises and commitments that senator Obama and I made you to make, uh made to you tonight...

... and on it went, one stumble after another.
 

Blackjack200

Lifer
May 28, 2007
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Originally posted by: dbk


Hockey one is hard.

John McCain was R.J Umberger. He was down by a goal but had the puck and was carrying it up the ice. Barack Obama was Brian Campbell. All he had to do was stop John McCain from scoring.

This happened: Text
 

sandorski

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Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: JS80
Obama could have explicitly presented a well thought out plan to convert the US economy to communism and he would have still beat McCain.

Or, even better, Obama enters stage left with a t-shirt reading "Fuck the Police" and a ho in each arm. He settles down to a nice big plate of fried chicken and watermelon before trying to sell Bob Schieffer a vile of crack. He refuses to answer the first question, instead announcing that he has decided to replace Joe Biden on the ticket with Bill Ayers. Before the shock has registered, Bill Ayers stolls onto the stage and gives Barak Obama a terrorist fist bump and reveals that he has funneled most of Obama's campaign money to buy a shit load of gold plated Cadillacs.

The press doesn't care because they hate America, so they say Obama "won" the debate. The American people vote him in because they're too stupid to learn anything except what the "MSM" tells them.

I feel you JS, I really do.

Reminds me of last nights Daily Show(I think it was last nights). JS says something like, "After 30 years of being told about Trickle Down, the average American is looking around and seeing that he's not yet wet. When Barrack Obama becomes President, he'll come in and say, (gangsta punch)"Rain beeeeyotch!".
 

crisscross

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Politico has come out with a survey and while it gives the debate to Obama it looks pretty even.

Politico undecided survey
Debate exclusive: Obama wins by a hair By: Alexander Burns October 16, 2008 01:01 AM EST Voters are closely divided over which presidential candidate won the third and final general election presidential debate, according to an exclusive Politico/InsiderAdvantage nationwide survey of undecided debate-watchers. Forty-nine percent of respondents said that Obama won the debate, compared to 46 who believed his opponent, Sen. John McCain, came out on top. The three-point gap separating the two candidates was equal to the poll?s margin of error. Five percent said they were unsure which candidate had the better evening. Perhaps the best news for McCain is the rating he received from independent voters. Among respondents not identified with either major political party, McCain was judged tonight?s winner, 51-42 percent. Obama?s most important lead may have come among Hispanic voters, who said he bested McCain by a 50-36 percent margin. The candidates were evenly matched among white voters, with McCain posting a narrow 49-46 percent advantage. African-Americans picked Obama as the winner, 88-10 percent. The poll was conducted over a 15-minute period following the completion of the presidential debate, testing 715 respondents with a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. The sample of uncommitted, likely voters, was selected from a pool of 160,000 voters across the country, and the results were demographically weighted. ?This poll, unlike some others, asked only one question, and that is who won the debate, and then asked the demographic questions in order to process the poll. If we asked any more questions, no one could physically have finished it in time to analyze it in the 11-12 o?clock hour,? said InsiderAdvantage pollster Matt Towery. ?We went to extraordinary levels to make sure that everyone taking the poll was truly undecided.? Asked in advance of the debate which candidate they would vote for if they were forced to choose one now, respondents were evenly divided between Obama and McCain. Though his edge was a narrow one, the reaction to tonight?s debate, held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., represents Obama?s third straight win in post-debate polling. Polls conducted immediately following the previous two presidential debates showed the Illinois senator winning those face-offs. Polls taken after the first debate by CNN and CBS gave the win to Obama by double-digits. Following the second debate, a CNN survey showed Obama winning among undecided voters, 54-30 percent, and a CBS poll had him winning the exchange, 39-27 percent. Tonight?s poll is the first post-debate survey commissioned by Politico and conducted by InsiderAdvantage.
 

sportage

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Feb 1, 2008
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Watch the PBS frontline special on the 2008 campaign.
You feel like this is Mccain's last effort at anything.
Like after this, if he doesnt win, its a rocker on the porch time.
Kinda sad. The same sad I felt for Nixon as he waved fare well (the dirty bastard).

Sure not a reason to vote for Mccain (feeling sorry), but still kinda like
the end is near for his long story.
Mccain crying as a captive (PBS Frontline), talking about seeing his wife
hopefully again, was sad, very sad.
This, his last chance in his political career, is also sad (for him).

I dont think Mccain is stable enough to be president. It shows.
And while I will always support Obama, for Mccain, its just sad.
Like watching your dad in his last years. Very sad.

Who won the debate?
Who cares... Mccain tried, and just wasnt up to it.
Like JFK said, "the torch is passed to a new generation".
There was no way in hell Mccain could have stopped that from passing.
Even if Palin had her arctic dancing chicken at the rally's, they were doomed...
 

JS80

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Oct 24, 2005
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Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: JS80
Obama could have explicitly presented a well thought out plan to convert the US economy to communism and he would have still beat McCain.

Or, even better, Obama enters stage left with a t-shirt reading "Fuck the Police" and a ho in each arm. He settles down to a nice big plate of fried chicken and watermelon before trying to sell Bob Schieffer a vile of crack. He refuses to answer the first question, instead announcing that he has decided to replace Joe Biden on the ticket with Bill Ayers. Before the shock has registered, Bill Ayers stolls onto the stage and gives Barak Obama a terrorist fist bump and reveals that he has funneled most of Obama's campaign money to buy a shit load of gold plated Cadillacs.

The press doesn't care because they hate America, so they say Obama "won" the debate. The American people vote him in because they're too stupid to learn anything except what the "MSM" tells them.

I feel you JS, I really do.

Reminds me of last nights Daily Show(I think it was last nights). JS says something like, "After 30 years of being told about Trickle Down, the average American is looking around and seeing that he's not yet wet. When Barrack Obama becomes President, he'll come in and say, (gangsta punch)"Rain beeeeyotch!".

lol why do you lefties insist that Keynesian economics "doesn't work"?
 

sandorski

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Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: JS80
Obama could have explicitly presented a well thought out plan to convert the US economy to communism and he would have still beat McCain.

Or, even better, Obama enters stage left with a t-shirt reading "Fuck the Police" and a ho in each arm. He settles down to a nice big plate of fried chicken and watermelon before trying to sell Bob Schieffer a vile of crack. He refuses to answer the first question, instead announcing that he has decided to replace Joe Biden on the ticket with Bill Ayers. Before the shock has registered, Bill Ayers stolls onto the stage and gives Barak Obama a terrorist fist bump and reveals that he has funneled most of Obama's campaign money to buy a shit load of gold plated Cadillacs.

The press doesn't care because they hate America, so they say Obama "won" the debate. The American people vote him in because they're too stupid to learn anything except what the "MSM" tells them.

I feel you JS, I really do.

Reminds me of last nights Daily Show(I think it was last nights). JS says something like, "After 30 years of being told about Trickle Down, the average American is looking around and seeing that he's not yet wet. When Barrack Obama becomes President, he'll come in and say, (gangsta punch)"Rain beeeeyotch!".

lol why do you lefties insist that Keynesian economics "doesn't work"?

Historical Record.
 

yllus

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Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: fleshconsumed
Haha, I noticed that while watching the debates. McCain's look on his face was priceless. What I didn't notice when I watched debates was that McCain repeated "zero?" that made it absolutely hilarious.

haha it kinda seemed like mccain was like, "fuck this, i'm voting obama too!"

For those like myself who missed it, the video:

McCain's Deer In Headlights Moment

That video literally made me laugh out loud. His thought process was clearly "ZERO? JESUS THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT OH FUCK!" :D
 

frostedflakes

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Mar 1, 2005
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Originally posted by: yllus
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: fleshconsumed
Haha, I noticed that while watching the debates. McCain's look on his face was priceless. What I didn't notice when I watched debates was that McCain repeated "zero?" that made it absolutely hilarious.

haha it kinda seemed like mccain was like, "fuck this, i'm voting obama too!"

For those like myself who missed it, the video:

McCain's Deer In Headlights Moment

That video literally made me laugh out loud. His thought process was clearly "ZERO? JESUS THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT OH FUCK!" :D
Yeah that response was absolutely classic. :p
 

JS80

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Oct 24, 2005
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Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: JS80
Obama could have explicitly presented a well thought out plan to convert the US economy to communism and he would have still beat McCain.

Or, even better, Obama enters stage left with a t-shirt reading "Fuck the Police" and a ho in each arm. He settles down to a nice big plate of fried chicken and watermelon before trying to sell Bob Schieffer a vile of crack. He refuses to answer the first question, instead announcing that he has decided to replace Joe Biden on the ticket with Bill Ayers. Before the shock has registered, Bill Ayers stolls onto the stage and gives Barak Obama a terrorist fist bump and reveals that he has funneled most of Obama's campaign money to buy a shit load of gold plated Cadillacs.

The press doesn't care because they hate America, so they say Obama "won" the debate. The American people vote him in because they're too stupid to learn anything except what the "MSM" tells them.

I feel you JS, I really do.

Reminds me of last nights Daily Show(I think it was last nights). JS says something like, "After 30 years of being told about Trickle Down, the average American is looking around and seeing that he's not yet wet. When Barrack Obama becomes President, he'll come in and say, (gangsta punch)"Rain beeeeyotch!".

lol why do you lefties insist that Keynesian economics "doesn't work"?

Historical Record.

Yea, because Socialism and Communism has such a great comparative historical record?
 

LunarRay

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Originally posted by: dbk
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Farang
I like football.. he ran on 4th and 20

Someone do basketball and hockey!

He went for a two when he needed a 4 pointer.

Hockey one is hard.


Ok... At one point in the game he stole the puck from Obama and took the shot and scored..... into his own net... Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal for Obama..
 

Perknose

Forum Director & Omnipotent Overlord
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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: LunarRay
Originally posted by: dbk
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Farang
I like football.. he ran on 4th and 20

Someone do basketball and hockey!

He went for a two when he needed a 4 pointer.

Hockey one is hard.


Ok... At one point in the game he stole the puck from Obama and took the shot and scored..... into his own net... Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal for Obama..

Then gooned himself with a couple of punches to his own face and got a five minute major for fighting.
 

ural

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Oct 5, 2008
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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Farang
I like football.. he ran on 4th and 20

Someone do basketball and hockey!

McCain decides to pull the goalie out in the beginning of 1st period for an extra attacker and it pays off in a lot of goals scored into the opponent's net... the 3rd period comes and McCain, having played with empty net for 2 full periods and being outscored ~58:37, decides the best chance to win the game is to keep an empty net for extra attacker...