the town hall debate

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Registered: 09-15-2008
the town hall debate
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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 11:41pm
any thoughts on tonights town hall debate?

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Registered: 03-15-2005
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 11:52pm

Honestly, they both drove me crazy with their avoiding the questions.

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Registered: 03-16-2004
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:04am

I was very happy to see Obama's winning performance.

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Registered: 09-09-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:07am

I like the way McCain gets close and seems to connect with the people in the town hall. Obama seems more distant and doesn't connect. In my opinion Obama doesn't answer the questions and just goes on and on to the point you can't even remember what the question is because he never answers it. Whenever he didn't know the answer to a question he said he agreed with McCain.

I'm not in favor of this mortgage bailout that McCain mentioned tonight. I'll wait to find out more about it before I get too upset about it but it goes against what I believe, that people need to take responsibility for their own mistakes. It doesn't matter if that's a mortgage they can't afford or they get themselves into too much credit card debt. I have always lived within my means, I pay my bills, I don't think I should have to pay someone else's bills too because they chose not to live within their means. I said I was going to wait for more info before I get too upset didn't I? I don't like that Obama thinks raising taxes in this economy is a good idea.

I would lean toward McCain winning but nobody ran away with it.

We had another I have a bracelet too moment when Obama told the Navy guy that "we honor your service". To me that didn't feel sincere.

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Registered: 08-24-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:17am

IMO McCain won this handsdown. As another poster mentioned, I can never remember the question once Obama starts rambling.


I agree with McCain's policies too.

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Registered: 03-16-2004
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:21am
When Obama said he agreed with McCain, it was often
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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:23am


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Registered: 09-15-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:29am
did anyone find the debate fairly boring? i watched the first 30 minutes then recorded the rest b/c i felt like ive heard it all before and they were going way over their time limits. one thing i noticed was mccains tone was a bit different than it was in the other debate. it almost seemed like he was trying to make his voice sound softer. maybe to assure people that he is calm and not hotheaded? did anyone else get this vibe?
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Registered: 09-09-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:36am

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Who do you think are the employers? I wouldn't want my employer's taxes being raised because you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how he/she would make up for that, especially in this economy.

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:40am
I almost started my own drinking game with "my friend". Drove me crazy! I also didn't like how McCain referenced Obama by calling him,"that one"!

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:43am
I just posted the same point :)

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