Debate the DEBATES!

[Ellen]

Date: 9/27/2008 8:41:48 AM
Author: AGBF

* Oh, what the heck.

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 9/27/2008 1:18:55 AM
Author: FrekeChild

Date: 9/27/2008 12:36:32 AM

Author: thing2of2

Date: 9/27/2008 12:20:26 AM

Author: miraclesrule

Date: 9/27/2008 12:16:33 AM

Author: FrekeChild

Party was interesting.


Cupcakes were a hit, got hit on by a new student, and got to watch the debate. And by *watch* I mean *sleep through*.


Now I''m going to go back and read the last 16 pages that occurred while I was gone...

19 pages....


Don''t wear your heels....wear your Crocs!!

If anyone wears Crocs to the next debate thread I''m BOYCOTTING! Just say no, kids. Just say no.

Sorry Thing, I own 3 pairs...Do all of my fabulous heels cancel them out?


And 16--because I was here when page 3 started.


I just finished reading through to page 19...wow, you guys must have taken a lot of shots!

How could you do that to me Freke?!!! I thought we loved shoes!!!! Not plastic slippers with holes in them!!! And now I find out you''re wearing CROCS?!!!! I better go look at all your heels in the shoe thread so I can try to forget about this conversation!

 

[Lauren8211]

Wow. I was expecting interesting reading, but 21 pages?!??!

Goodness ladies!!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 9/27/2008 9:58:36 AM
Author: elledizzy5
Wow. I was expecting interesting reading, but 21 pages?!??!

Goodness ladies!!

Good MORNING, Elle!!!!! Are we hung over this morning?!?!

 

[E B]

Not to get all serious on pg. 21, buuuuuut...

Round 1 in debates goes to Obama, poll says (CNN)

 

[ksinger]

And 21 pages of us NOT verbally beating the crap out of one another!! Who knew??

I love you guys....(sniff)

 

[ksinger]

Yeah well, you haven''t been out to Drudge yet have you?

The readers of Drudge vote 68 to 30% McCain as the winner. Odd, since most outlets I''ve read call it a draw or slightly Obama leaning. I think I read one (other than Drudge) that had a headline of McCain winning.

''Course the Drudge Report is hardly a real journalism outlet. He''s not a journalist, he''s a "collector". Influential and heavily read, but a collector nonetheless.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 9/27/2008 11:48:20 AM
Author: ksinger
And 21 pages of us NOT verbally beating the crap out of one another!! Who knew??

I love you guys....(sniff)

I KNOW, Karen, wasn''t it great?!?! I''m so proud of everyone!!!

 

[E B]

Drudge called it for McCain? Shocking!

From FiveThirtyEight (on CNN poll):

"Specifically, by a 62-32 margin, voters thought that Obama was “more in touch with the needs and problems of people like you”. This is a gap that has no doubt grown because of the financial crisis of recent days. But it also grew because Obama was actually speaking to middle class voters. Per the transcript, McCain never once mentioned the phrase “middle class” (Obama did so three times)."

"Meanwhile, voters thought that Obama “seemed to be the stronger leader” by a 49-43 margin, reversing a traditional area of McCain strength. And voters thought that the candidates were equally likely to be able to handle the job of president if elected."

 

[ksinger]

Date: 9/27/2008 12:00:47 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 9/27/2008 11:48:20 AM
Author: ksinger
And 21 pages of us NOT verbally beating the crap out of one another!! Who knew??

I love you guys....(sniff)

I KNOW, Karen, wasn''t it great?!?! I''m so proud of everyone!!!

Maybe it was cathartic to be able to watch THEM beat up on each other so we don''t have to? Yeah!!! Beat the snot out of ''im Obama!! Wow!! Great uppercut McCain..that''s gonna leave a mark!

....of course all the alcohol helped too, no doubt.

 

[luckystar112]

I''ve decided to give up on polls.

Ksinger makes a good point about drudge.
I guess you really have to take into consideration where different types of people are going to cast their vote. Is a far-left liberal going to cast their vote at Fox News or Drudge? No. Just like I''m not going to go to a liberally biased media source to cast mine. People go where they normally go to get news, I suppose.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 9/27/2008 12:10:47 PM
Author: EBree
Drudge called it for McCain? Shocking!

From FiveThirtyEight (on CNN poll):

''Specifically, by a 62-32 margin, voters thought that Obama was “more in touch with the needs and problems of people like you”. This is a gap that has no doubt grown because of the financial crisis of recent days. But it also grew because Obama was actually speaking to middle class voters. Per the transcript, McCain never once mentioned the phrase “middle class” (Obama did so three times).''

''Meanwhile, voters thought that Obama “seemed to be the stronger leader” by a 49-43 margin, reversing a traditional area of McCain strength. And voters thought that the candidates were equally likely to be able to handle the job of president if elected.''

I am seriously starting to wonder if McCain even WANTS to win this election!

 

[Erin]

My viewpoint is that is most are calling the debates even - no clear cut winner. However, since the topic of the evening was the economy and foreign policy, McCain''s shiny cap feather, it was McCain''s debate to lose. But with Obama holding his own, showing a firm understanding of the issues, and delivered to the people bulletpoint leadership strategies, or was it tactics, the ''even'' call is a win for Obama.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 9/27/2008 11:26:14 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 9/27/2008 9:58:36 AM

Author: elledizzy5

Wow. I was expecting interesting reading, but 21 pages?!??!


Goodness ladies!!

Good MORNING, Elle!!!!! Are we hung over this morning?!?!

Hah! I''m doing OK. We were really planning on doing the drinking games, but after about 2 minutes in, and no one answered the first question, we busted out into argument, and didn''t stop. When the first couple words from Obama were "main street" we just started slamming beers. It was loud arguing since from then on. It was 2 Obama supporters, 1 McCain, 1 non interested, and 2 undecided.

It was an interesting night.

 

[decodelighted]

Well ... even if it was a draw (which I don''t think it was .. go OBAMA!) the Dems won the AFTER-PARTY! Biden was EVERYWHERE. Palin was NOWHERE.

Maybe she''s in a Halliburton shipping container somewhere until the election''s over??

 

[Erin]

Date: 9/27/2008 1:51:05 PM
Author: decodelighted
Well ... even if it was a draw (which I don''t think it was .. go OBAMA!) the Dems won the AFTER-PARTY! Biden was EVERYWHERE. Palin was NOWHERE.


Maybe she''s in a Halliburton shipping container somewhere until the election''s over??

Jeez. Can you imagine how much THAT is costing taxpayers?

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 9/26/2008 10:56:43 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 9/26/2008 10:54:59 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 9/26/2008 10:54:01 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 9/26/2008 10:51:56 PM
Author: miraclesrule
I am really worried about the V.P. debate. I just think that Biden will look like a brut compared to Palin. She is going to be fragile.

I seriously doubt it will even take place. I hope the party machinery just lets her be herself, because I am afraid that she is losing confidence as a result of them shielding her and trying to mold her. Just let her be.

(But honestly, I do think that she is going to faceplant)

Miracles, I will admit, I will be extremely surprised if she holds her own, much less wins the debate.

Yeah, I think she''s going to dive-bomb. It''s probably gonna be like a train wreck . . . we won''t want to look, but we won''t be able to look away!

Bets on what color she will be wearing? There will be some shade of red, I think.

I''m watching her in the Alaska Governor''s debate from 2006 and she is wearing a red suit.

I predict she will do the same for her V.P. debate.

 

[Anna0499]

Date: 9/27/2008 12:13:14 PM
Author: luckystar112
I''ve decided to give up on polls.

Ksinger makes a good point about drudge.
I guess you really have to take into consideration where different types of people are going to cast their vote. Is a far-left liberal going to cast their vote at Fox News or Drudge? No. Just like I''m not going to go to a liberally biased media source to cast mine. People go where they normally go to get news, I suppose.

Yeah, good point. My very liberal friends called it a tie, so that means to me that McCain had the edge. I thought McCain''s jabs at Obama were genius and very carefully planned and got the reaction he wanted. I actually don''t think it was McCain''s debate to lose; everyone always talks about how great of a speaker Obama is and he is a LAWYER so you''d think he''d be amazing in the adversarial environment of a debate. The fact that he didn''t make McCain look like a fool actually surprised me. Most lawyers I know can do that to anyone.

 

[Anna0499]

Date: 9/27/2008 6:21:54 PM
Author: miraclesrule

Date: 9/26/2008 10:56:43 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Bets on what color she will be wearing? There will be some shade of red, I think.

I'm watching her in the Alaska Governor's debate from 2006 and she is wearing a red suit.

I predict she will do the same for her V.P. debate.

Yeah, red is the classic "power tie" color for political men, so she will probably be in red. Wasn't Cindy wearing red last night? I thought she looked really pretty. Michelle...ehhh...I wish she would wear more tailored suits without the patterns. (Obviously has NOTHING to do with anything, just an opinion!)

 

[FrekeChild]

Date: 9/27/2008 9:27:20 AM
Author: thing2of2

Date: 9/27/2008 1:18:55 AM
Author: FrekeChild

Date: 9/27/2008 12:36:32 AM
Author: thing2of2

Date: 9/27/2008 12:20:26 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Don''t wear your heels....wear your Crocs!!

If anyone wears Crocs to the next debate thread I''m BOYCOTTING! Just say no, kids. Just say no.

Sorry Thing, I own 3 pairs...Do all of my fabulous heels cancel them out?

And 16--because I was here when page 3 started.

I just finished reading through to page 19...wow, you guys must have taken a lot of shots!

How could you do that to me Freke?!!! I thought we loved shoes!!!! Not plastic slippers with holes in them!!! And now I find out you''re wearing CROCS?!!!! I better go look at all your heels in the shoe thread so I can try to forget about this conversation!

Thing2...go look around the bottom of page 9 of my thread in Who''s Who...there is a pair of *Crocs* that will hopefully completely cancel out my plastic Crocs. I''d post them here except that''s weird in a political thread (although they are *power* red...maybe I should send the McCain campaign an email with the link to them and suggest them for Palin to wear on Thursday...)

(And I originally got the Crocs when I was working in the shoe store. I can''t tell you how many more pairs I''d sell when I was wearing them. I know, I know, it''s still sacrilege. I''m going to go hang my head in shame.)

 

[risingsun]

I thought that McCain was trying to emulate Reagan's "There You Go Again" in his debate with Jimmy Carter in 1980. Unfortunately, it did not have the humor or impact of Reagan. It was clear [to me] that Obama did understand the issues and spoke to them as well as McCain did. I am not an Obama fan, BTW. I thought he was strident, on occasion, and had the opportunity to call McCain out more decisively. I think it was his decision not to do so. McCain seemed very rigid in his answers and appearance. The very thought of taking on Iran is frightening to me. When will this country learn that you involve yourself in the affairs of the middle east at your peril. I agree with Obama that our focus should have been on Afghanistan and Al Quaeda and not finding an excuse to attack Iraq.

In this spirit of this thread, instead of Crocs, try Naots. Very comfy and better looking, but not for watering the garden

 

[iluvcarats]

Just to add a little humor

 

[iluvcarats]

Shoot.
My youtube posts never work!
Look up Phone Atone
Hysterical!

 

[luckystar112]

Date: 9/28/2008 2:08:23 PM
Author: iluvcarats
Shoot.
My youtube posts never work!
Look up Phone Atone
Hysterical!

Thank you for that! Hilarious.

 

[risingsun]

Phone Atone is ROFL

Thanks for the link. You should post a warning to cover your keyboard with plastic wrap due to excessive nostril spewing

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 9/28/2008 2:43:17 PM
Author: risingsun
Phone Atone is ROFL

Thanks for the link. You should post a warning to cover your keyboard with plastic wrap due to excessive nostril spewing

Sorry I forgot the warning LOL!
I have sent this to everyone I know, and watched it 10 times!
The beauty of it is it''s totally bipartisan!

 

[MoonWater]

Date: 9/28/2008 2:43:17 PM
Author: risingsun
Phone Atone is ROFL

Thanks for the link. You should post a warning to cover your keyboard with plastic wrap due to excessive nostril spewing

LOL!!!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

So is everybody getting excited for the VP debate on Thursday night???

Do you guys think we should continue this thread, or start a new one for the VP debate?

 

[E B]

Date: 9/30/2008 9:32:16 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl
So is everybody getting excited for the VP debate on Thursday night???

Do you guys think we should continue this thread, or start a new one for the VP debate?

I think the VP debate is definitely worthy of a new thread.

 

[luckystar112]

It''s like getting together to watch a sitcom!

Can we make a drinking game out of it? Whenever either or them say something dumb, we drink.
We should probably just do sips though, or else the party will be over before it started. LOL.