Members Wales2004 Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thank you for that comic relief.....that was funny. At least we don't have to really watch the debate because we already know who won it before it even takes place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wales2004 Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here are a couple of Huffpost links that might be of interest: This is fluff and I don't necessarily agree with what it says but it presents a perspective I hadn't thought about: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathlyn-and-...a_b_128896.html I don't know who Kathleen Parker is but some might agree with her: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/26/k...t_n_129535.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David_Vickers Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 Barack Obama is awesome in the town hall format. Obama isn't scared of McCain whatsoever. One would have to be a poor speaker such as W or Sarah Palin to be scared of old man McCain. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jess Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 I think McCain wanted to have town hall meetings as a way of offsetting Obama's financial advantage. It's free television time and it also keeps Obama off the campaign trail. Obama draws very large crowds. If he has to pull off the campaign once a week to attend a town hall meeting in a state where he may or may not be campaigning, then the town hall meetings start dictating the campaign. You have to schedule your entire week around the town hall meeting instead of scheduling a town hall meeting around the campaign. There was no strategic benefit to Obama to participate in town hall meetings. Look at the Democratic debates. No one watched them toward the end and really the town hall meetings would have lost interest. McCain was the under dog and the town hall meetings were just a stunt aimed at setting it up so that he controlled the flow of the campaign. Why, for instance, would Obama invest one hour, much less an entire day, in Texas? Also, as a debater, Obama has not always been great. He tends to give very long answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wales2004 Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 He needs to learn to be succint. He may be trying to be thorough but sounding professorial sometimes causes people to lose the gist of whatever he's saying which is a problem when he's talking about something complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tishy Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Tonight is going to be a very interesting night, I am watching Diane Sawyer now and they are showing Obama and McCain in a very human light, not as just a candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 CNN has quite an impressive "round table" going on prior to the event. We are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bandbfan Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Kind of like Gore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bandbfan Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hasn't even Bush said that the likelihood of another 9/11 is even greater than before, or something to that effect? I'm surprised McCain said it is lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wales2004 Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 I'm not because it would have gone against his insistence that the "war" is going to be won if he indicated in any way that it wasn't making us completely safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wales2004 Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 I am sure that eventually there will be some discussion about tonight's debate....or at least I assume so......what do you think of McCain repeatedly saying that Obama doesn't understand or is naive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bandbfan Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 UGH, I love watching those little rating lines, but my TV wasn't on CNN so I didn't see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wales2004 Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 I wasn't watching CNN either. As I was listening and watching I noticed that McCain said that a number of times and I know what he was trying to do. I wanted to see if anyone found it effective. I'm watching MSNBC and Pat Buchanan just said that McCain won on points and that he was tough and basically beat Obama down and showed his leadership skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jess Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 The little lines were interesting to watch. Man, people don't like it when the candidates talk about each other. Attacks do not work. You know, I thought McCain was condescending. It's interesting, the polls show that most people thought Obama won. I turned over to watch Fox. All they could say was how their email clearly showed McCain was the winner. :lol: Frank Lutz did say the focus group he was with thought Obama won. It's really bad that the cable networks are so biased that their coverage is just a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 You should hear some of the talking heads on MSNBC. Obama didn't connect with "white, working class" voters. And polls that have come out tonight have Obama winning the debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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