McCain sure lost the debate
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McCain sure lost the debate
| Fri, 09-26-2008 - 10:43pm |
Commentators pointing out how McCain never looked at Obama, seemed to be looking for a fight, kept saying Obama doesn't understand - then Obama looked at McCain, looked at camera and spoke to people at home, and showed McCain over and over that he DOES understand.
The bracelet - loved how Obama retorted "I have my own bracelet",

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Ok then maybe we should just let McCain debate himself - at least that way he has to win!
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccain/ig/John-McCain-Cartoons/McCain-Debate.-Ut-.htm
This morning brought a new round of local and national reviews of last night's debate:
Iowa Sioux City Journal – “Why Obama won”
Wisconsin Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – “Clear Differences”
The Arizona Republic – “Economy hot topic in close first debate”
Pennsylvania – McClatchy, Centre Daily Times – “McCain misstates some facts in debate on foreign policy”
Maine Portland Press Herald – "Obama much more clear about his ideas"
CNN Political Ticker – “Fact Check: Does McCain almost always agree with Bush?” Verdict: True
TIME – “Obama Wins Debate On Tactics and Strategies”
Washington Post – ”McCain's High Horse Meets Obama's High-Mindedness”
Boston Globe – “Good night for McCain, better one for Obama”
New York Times – "Obama dominated the economic portion of the debate"
Boston Globe – "Obama showed a grander vision"
IMO, Obama missed at least two good points to make against McCain.
McCain
"Personally, I think it takes more than experience campaigning and writing books about yourself to qualify for the "Big Chair.""
>>> You mean the kind of experience McCain had which led him to declare that we had to attack Iraq because it had WMD?
I don’t believe that it was “experience” as much as it was “evidence” that let the President (Bush & Clinton), the Congress (Dems and Repubs), the UNSC, and our allies to believe that Saddam had WMDs…a belief perpetuated by Saddam himself.
I should also mention that Obama said he might have taken a different position on invading Iraq if he had seen the US intelligence. Obviously he hadn’t, so he was taking a position based on political expediency rather than an assessment of the best available evidence. Not very good judgment if you ask me.
>>> Or that we should have a big fat tax cut while we wage a war (no other nation in the history of the world has tried this to my knowledge by the way)?
Here’s an interesting bit of hypocrisy…Obama is calling for “a tax cut for 95% of Americans” AND proposing $800 BILLION in new spending WHILE advocating an escalation of the war in Afghanistan…and YOU support him. LOL! FISA…Faith-based initiatives…tax cuts during war time…Obama is sounding more like Bush all the time.
>>> Or how about McCain's "experience" which led him to put inexperienced Palin his 72 year old heartbeat away from the Presidency?
Well, there’s little point in proving once again that Palin has at least as much experience as Obama, and obviously more practical experience, but what I will do is point out that, unlike Obama, McCain was smart enough to put the lesser experienced candidate on the bottom of the ticket.
>>> Or how about his "experience" which led him to erratically "suspend" (even though he didn't) his campaign so he could rush down to Washington to break up a bipartisan effort to save our financial system?
It’s really a question of character and integrity isn’t it? With the country facing a crisis McCain dropped everything and headed to Washington to address the problem while Obama, once again, voted “present” and said “call me if you need me.” Very Presidential indeed.
There’s also the the “duh” factor to consider. Both of these men have an expectation of being elected President and inheriting the economy and the long-term effects of this “bail out” package. Patriotism aside, it seems like good judgment to want to be involved in the crafting of the “package” you’re going to have to deal with as President. McCain exercised that good judgment while Obama, again, exercised poor judgment.
>>> Give me a break. McCain and Bush have bad judgment. Obama has good judgment.
Obama has exercised poor judgment at every turn and is usually running to catch up with McCain.
Don't hold your breath ;)
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