McCain/ Obama debate

Dant Rambo
Posted at 09/26/2008 07:41PM

Age: 20

Location:
Fort Bragg, CA

McCain/ Obama debate

What did everyone think?

I feel like McCain was trying to pander to groups who were already most likely going to vote for him, and Obama was reaching out to those same groups that support McCain.

That's just a quick thought, though. It just ended and I haven't fully processed everything yet.

Hardcore22
Posted at 09/26/2008 10:42PM

Location:
Ft. Branch, IN

Dante

I feel like McCain was trying to pander to groups who were already most likely going to vote for him, and Obama was reaching out to those same groups that support McCain.

I agree. Although McCain made some good points when it came to foreign policy. McCain made it known he has the experience and has been to these places when Obama has not, yet still talked about them.

Dant Rambo
Posted at 09/26/2008 11:18PM

Age: 20

Location:
Fort Bragg, CA

You guys, McCain KNOWS these veterans. Did you know that?

I wish debates were more about candidates getting their stances out there; not taking petty shots and constantly having to defend one's self.

I'm obviously biased, but I do think Obama held his own very well on subjects that are more in McCain's ballpark.

Genre: Corecore
Posted at 09/27/2008 01:14AM

Location:
St. Louis, MO

yeah, I wasn't totally happy with Obama's performance (it seemed to me that he missed some key rhetorical slips by McCain to really hammer home his own policy), but overall, I think he did a bit better. Much like Dante though, I'm probably a bit biased...

Did anyone else think that McCain looked pretty uncomfortable, though? I'm not talking about his answers, but the way in which he physically looked. Kind of reminded me of the Nixon vs. Kennedy debate...

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Seven7Dates
Posted at 09/27/2008 01:56AM

Location:

Not a whole lot of eye contact in the Debate.(I mean just McCains eye contact) And I think Mc slipped in a "Horseshit" when Obama said Spain were NATO allies or something.

Andrew Beam
Posted at 09/27/2008 09:06AM

Location:
Somewhere in New York

I feel like it was a tie. They both did a good job on calling each other out on certain issues and overall, both held their own. I would say first part of the debate definitely went to Obama and then McCain definitely got it second half. This just favors Obama though because this was a debate where McCain should have beat him overall.

"If someone gives you a kazoo and toots around the house to MTV, they're not gonna fuck you." - David Cross

Andrew Beam
Posted at 09/27/2008 09:12AM

Location:
Somewhere in New York

McCain also had a very smug smile on his face whenever Obama talked, I think that definitely counted against him.

"If someone gives you a kazoo and toots around the house to MTV, they're not gonna fuck you." - David Cross

iamnotyourbroom
Posted at 09/27/2008 10:48AM

Location:
Charleston, SC

Yeah but for every McCain smirk there was an Obama eyeroll and interruption.

Hardcore22
Posted at 09/27/2008 11:13AM

Location:
Ft. Branch, IN

iamnotyourbroom

Yeah but for every McCain smirk there was an Obama eyeroll and interruption.

That or just plain laughing at McCain. Seemed childish to me.

Dant Rambo
Posted at 09/27/2008 11:18AM

Age: 20

Location:
Fort Bragg, CA

Hardcore22

That or just plain laughing at McCain. Seemed childish to me.

He laughed when McCain attempted to compare him to the Bush administration; the crowd laughed too.

rocketcat
Posted at 09/27/2008 03:29PM

Location:

McCain just keeps putting words on Obamas mouth, trying make him look bad. but Obama responded well and knew how to clarify everything Mccain said.
and Mccain was avoiding eye contact all the time, while Obama was relaxed and very confident.

NapalmTheChildren
Posted at 09/27/2008 03:57PM

Location:
Jersey / Raleigh

i agree with it being a tie, but even so, this should be considered an obama victory because foreign policy is supposed to be mccains strong suit, and he didn't seem that impressive. i just cant wait for palin/biden, joey's gonna raise his pimp hand.

schenkers
Posted at 09/27/2008 09:22PM

Location:

Personally, I think both presidential candidates are shit. That's my story.

shelloflight
Posted at 09/27/2008 10:03PM

Location:

I like watching the reactions of the candidate not talking. It's all acting and having been coached to discredit what the other guy is saying. When they are "writing things down" as well. I would love to see those notes. Who drew the pretty horsey?

I was a little let down by Obama. He stuttered more than I have seen. McCain surprised me in the second half. He still stretched the truth A LOT though. Also, as it turns out, his "good friend" Kissinger did say exactly what Obama said he did about " no preconditions meetings".

Either way, they both are pushing the globalization agenda. Prison planet in the works.

Anyone else wish Ron Paul was up there?

“There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others” - Tom Robbins

HammeroftheGods
Posted at 09/28/2008 02:16AM

Location:
Norman OK

shelloflight

Anyone else wish Ron Paul was up there?

No. Both McCain and Obama are FAR better choices than Paul. I feel like most people who support him don't really know what he is about.

Ron Paul wants to define life as starting at conception, build a fence along the US-Mexico border, prevent the Supreme Court from hearing Establishment Clause cases or the right to privacy (a bill which he has repeatedly re-introduced), pull out of the UN, disband NATO, end birthright citizenship, deny federal funding to any organisation which "which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style", and abolish the Federal Reserve in order to put America back on the gold standard. He was also the sole vote against divesting US federal government investments in corporations doing business with the genocidal government of the Sudan.

Oh, and he believes that the Left is waging a war on religion and Christmas, he's against gay marriage, is against the popular vote, wants the estate tax repealed, is STILL making racist remarks, believes that the Panama Canal should be the property of the United States, and believes in New World Order conspiracy theories, not to mention his belief that the International Baccalaureate program is UN mind control..

Mike Duchnowsky
Posted at 09/28/2008 03:14AM

Age: 25

Location:
West Haven, CT

schenkers

Personally, I think both presidential candidates are shit. That's my story.

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shelloflight
Posted at 09/28/2008 07:37AM

Location:

HammeroftheGods

No. Both McCain and Obama are FAR better choices than Paul. I feel like most people who support him don't really know what he is about.

which is why it would have been interesting to see him up there. at least he would break up the talking points of the other two. add a little fire to the canned affair. maybe, i don't know, force one of them to speak off script for a moment. can you imagine?

“There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others” - Tom Robbins

Dant Rambo Posted at 09/26/2008 07:41PM Age: 20 Location: Fort Bragg, CA	McCain/ Obama debate What did everyone think? I feel like McCain was trying to pander to groups who were already most likely going to vote for him, and Obama was reaching out to those same groups that support McCain. That's just a quick thought, though. It just ended and I haven't fully processed everything yet.
Hardcore22 Posted at 09/26/2008 10:42PM Location: Ft. Branch, IN	Dante I feel like McCain was trying to pander to groups who were already most likely going to vote for him, and Obama was reaching out to those same groups that support McCain. I agree. Although McCain made some good points when it came to foreign policy. McCain made it known he has the experience and has been to these places when Obama has not, yet still talked about them.
Dant Rambo Posted at 09/26/2008 11:18PM Age: 20 Location: Fort Bragg, CA	You guys, McCain KNOWS these veterans. Did you know that? I wish debates were more about candidates getting their stances out there; not taking petty shots and constantly having to defend one's self. I'm obviously biased, but I do think Obama held his own very well on subjects that are more in McCain's ballpark.
Genre: Corecore Posted at 09/27/2008 01:14AM Location: St. Louis, MO	yeah, I wasn't totally happy with Obama's performance (it seemed to me that he missed some key rhetorical slips by McCain to really hammer home his own policy), but overall, I think he did a bit better. Much like Dante though, I'm probably a bit biased... Did anyone else think that McCain looked pretty uncomfortable, though? I'm not talking about his answers, but the way in which he physically looked. Kind of reminded me of the Nixon vs. Kennedy debate... ~Tom The Silent Ballet: The very best in instrumental and post-rock reviews and coverage.
Seven7Dates Posted at 09/27/2008 01:56AM Location:	Not a whole lot of eye contact in the Debate.(I mean just McCains eye contact) And I think Mc slipped in a "Horseshit" when Obama said Spain were NATO allies or something.
Andrew Beam Posted at 09/27/2008 09:06AM Location: Somewhere in New York	I feel like it was a tie. They both did a good job on calling each other out on certain issues and overall, both held their own. I would say first part of the debate definitely went to Obama and then McCain definitely got it second half. This just favors Obama though because this was a debate where McCain should have beat him overall. "If someone gives you a kazoo and toots around the house to MTV, they're not gonna fuck you." - David Cross
Andrew Beam Posted at 09/27/2008 09:12AM Location: Somewhere in New York	McCain also had a very smug smile on his face whenever Obama talked, I think that definitely counted against him. "If someone gives you a kazoo and toots around the house to MTV, they're not gonna fuck you." - David Cross
iamnotyourbroom Posted at 09/27/2008 10:48AM Location: Charleston, SC	Yeah but for every McCain smirk there was an Obama eyeroll and interruption.
Hardcore22 Posted at 09/27/2008 11:13AM Location: Ft. Branch, IN	iamnotyourbroom Yeah but for every McCain smirk there was an Obama eyeroll and interruption. That or just plain laughing at McCain. Seemed childish to me.
Dant Rambo Posted at 09/27/2008 11:18AM Age: 20 Location: Fort Bragg, CA	Hardcore22 That or just plain laughing at McCain. Seemed childish to me. He laughed when McCain attempted to compare him to the Bush administration; the crowd laughed too.
rocketcat Posted at 09/27/2008 03:29PM Location:	McCain just keeps putting words on Obamas mouth, trying make him look bad. but Obama responded well and knew how to clarify everything Mccain said. and Mccain was avoiding eye contact all the time, while Obama was relaxed and very confident.
NapalmTheChildren Posted at 09/27/2008 03:57PM Location: Jersey / Raleigh	i agree with it being a tie, but even so, this should be considered an obama victory because foreign policy is supposed to be mccains strong suit, and he didn't seem that impressive. i just cant wait for palin/biden, joey's gonna raise his pimp hand.
schenkers Posted at 09/27/2008 09:22PM Location:	Personally, I think both presidential candidates are shit. That's my story.
shelloflight Posted at 09/27/2008 10:03PM Location:	I like watching the reactions of the candidate not talking. It's all acting and having been coached to discredit what the other guy is saying. When they are "writing things down" as well. I would love to see those notes. Who drew the pretty horsey? I was a little let down by Obama. He stuttered more than I have seen. McCain surprised me in the second half. He still stretched the truth A LOT though. Also, as it turns out, his "good friend" Kissinger did say exactly what Obama said he did about " no preconditions meetings". Either way, they both are pushing the globalization agenda. Prison planet in the works. Anyone else wish Ron Paul was up there? “There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others” - Tom Robbins
HammeroftheGods Posted at 09/28/2008 02:16AM Location: Norman OK	shelloflight Anyone else wish Ron Paul was up there? No. Both McCain and Obama are FAR better choices than Paul. I feel like most people who support him don't really know what he is about. Ron Paul wants to define life as starting at conception, build a fence along the US-Mexico border, prevent the Supreme Court from hearing Establishment Clause cases or the right to privacy (a bill which he has repeatedly re-introduced), pull out of the UN, disband NATO, end birthright citizenship, deny federal funding to any organisation which "which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style", and abolish the Federal Reserve in order to put America back on the gold standard. He was also the sole vote against divesting US federal government investments in corporations doing business with the genocidal government of the Sudan. Oh, and he believes that the Left is waging a war on religion and Christmas, he's against gay marriage, is against the popular vote, wants the estate tax repealed, is STILL making racist remarks, believes that the Panama Canal should be the property of the United States, and believes in New World Order conspiracy theories, not to mention his belief that the International Baccalaureate program is UN mind control..
Mike Duchnowsky Posted at 09/28/2008 03:14AM Age: 25 Location: West Haven, CT	schenkers Personally, I think both presidential candidates are shit. That's my story. MMmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Nader gets my respect this year....Again. The Cityscape Burns Brighter By The Hour.
shelloflight Posted at 09/28/2008 07:37AM Location:	HammeroftheGods No. Both McCain and Obama are FAR better choices than Paul. I feel like most people who support him don't really know what he is about. which is why it would have been interesting to see him up there. at least he would break up the talking points of the other two. add a little fire to the canned affair. maybe, i don't know, force one of them to speak off script for a moment. can you imagine? “There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others” - Tom Robbins

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