Talk Back: Reactions to the VP Debate

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Talk Back: Reactions to the VP Debate
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 5:14pm

Hi everyone --


We wanted to get your reaction to the Vice Presidential debate between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin. Did you watch? What did you think -- and who do you consider the winner? Were there any surprises? Tell us what you considered to be the highlights, the low points and everything in between.


 


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Mon, 10-06-2008 - 3:55pm
I firmly believe that Biden won in terms of content and substance. Palin is an airhead with a one-note agenda and I'm not even sure she could handle that, outside of Wasilla.
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Registered: 01-18-2006
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 3:57pm
No...you forgot...Obama said 57 with he thought one more to go.

 

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Registered: 07-15-2008
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 3:58pm

:D

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 4:01pm

I'm no Palin-lover, but this is unnecessary...


and then when the girls come up to her, she doesn't even try to bond with her downs syndrone baby. She constantly dumps the baby off on the youngest girl or the oldest one. How can she expect to relate to the American people when she doesn't even try to put on a "motherly face" for her own children.


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Registered: 11-08-2003
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 5:43pm
Of course I don't know the exact date McCain started his smear campaign. I can't imagine anyone remembering the exact date any commercial started. He has a few ads out, and has stated he is ramping up his attacks on Obama over this next month. I can't say when it ran in each state, including mine. We get very few commercials here (thank goodness). I have seen them sporadically over the past several months. I have seen the one where McCain lies about Obama's tax plan. I based my opinion on which candidate started the smear campaign by, what I have seen. Obama tried to not respond to McCain's ads, as he wanted to keep the campaign focused on the issues instead of personalities. He has finally started fighting back.

 Rose

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Registered: 01-18-2006
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 5:49pm

So since you don't know you can't honestly say that Obama didn't start the attack ads?

 

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Registered: 07-25-2006
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 6:31pm

Thanks for the kind words!!! These are certainly scary times,


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Registered: 11-08-2003
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 7:15pm
Yes, I can say Obama didn't start those ads. Obama didn't start until he finally had to respond to McCain's negative ads. McCain has said he's going to ramp up the personal ads on Obama, and I find that reprehensible. He can't win on issues, so he's going to swift boat Obama...nice man!

 Rose

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Registered: 01-18-2006
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 7:35pm

<<Yes, I can say Obama didn't start those ads. Obama didn't start until he finally had to respond to McCain's negative ads.>>


But you just said you didn't know when the ads started.

 

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Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 10-06-2008 - 9:26pm
McCain has said he's going to ramp up the personal ads on Obama, and I find that reprehensible.>>

He did? When? I haven't read that.


Where have you been?

Or, if you prefer it in print, instead, here you go:

Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said.

With just a month to go until Election Day, McCain's team has decided that its emphasis on the senator's biography as a war hero, experienced lawmaker and straight-talking maverick is insufficient to close a growing gap with Obama. The Arizonan's campaign is also eager to move the conversation away from the economy, an issue that strongly favors Obama and has helped him to a lead in many recent polls.

"We're going to get a little tougher," a senior Republican operative said, indicating that a fresh batch of television ads is coming. "We've got to question this guy's associations. Very soon. There's no question that we have to change the subject here," said the operative....

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