Anyone watching the debates tonight?

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Quote from omegapoint:

Does that mean there'll be no more hugs??

Maybe

 

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Quote from Wallet:

I guess I saw a different debate, clearly Obama was on the defensive, all most the entire debate, trying to answer McCain's remarks.

McCain won that one, sorry to all you Obama supporters.

In a CNN phone poll of 500 people,60 % said Obama won

In Soladad O'Brien's discussion forum,60 % said Obama won

 

[jonbig04]

Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:

On the economy, and please correct me if I am wrong, I have not checked the tape...

But I seem to recall McBush said he would freeze all expenditures but the Military and Veterans benefits...

Is that right?

He would freeze Medicare, Social Security payments, federal funds for disaster relief, schools, roads, etc?

Do the voters really understand what he is saying?

I thought the same thing too Z, that was a huge statement to make and Ill bet he will have some explaining to do.

I said it earlier. You may or may not like the Bush administration, most people don't, but the fact remains that he has SPENT more than all the other administrations combined, yet mccain voted with those spending bills 90% of the time and here he is harping about how he always has been working to control it.

Another thing, why don't the candidates ever really engage each other via socratic-like dialectics? Ask them a question and make them answer it. Example:

Obama: mccain so said you've spent your career reigning in spending?

mccain: yes I have etc etc

Obama: Why then do the records who you voted with bush on ALL his bills 90% of the time, when he has spent more than all the other administrations combined?

mccain: i have voted against the administration repeatedly etc etc

obama: would it be fair then to assume that the 10% you voted against were almost all bills that included very heavy spending?

At that point i would wait for his answer and then point out that is not the case because there were only X amount of bills in that 10% that included excess spending etc


Im just saying that what I would do, don't let them off the hook.

 

[ZZZzzzzzzz]

The follow up questions weren't very good.

Quote from jonbig04:

I thought the same thing too Z, that was a huge statement to make and Ill bet he will have some explaining to do.

I said it earlier. You may or may not like the Bush administration, most people don't, but the fact remains that he has SPENT more than all the other administrations combined, yet mccain voted with those spending bills 90% of the time and here he is harping about how he always has been working to control it.

Another thing, why don't the candidates ever really engage each other via socratic-like dialectics? Ask them a question and make them answer it. Example:

Obama: mccain so said you've spent your career reigning in spending?

mccain: yes I have etc etc

Obama: Why then do the records who you voted with bush on ALL his bills 90% of the time, when he has spent more than all the other administrations combined?

mccain: i have voted against the administration repeatedly etc etc

obama: would it be fair then to assume that the 10% you voted against were almost all bills that included very heavy spending?

At that point i would wait for his answer and then point out that is not the case because there were only X amount of bills in that 10% that included excess spending etc


Im just saying that what I would do, don't let them off the hook.

 

[ByLoSellHi]

Quote from Wallet:

I guess I saw a different debate, clearly Obama was on the defensive, all most the entire debate, trying to answer McCain's remarks.

McCain won that one, sorry to all you Obama supporters.

You're unimportant, as am I, in terms of this debate.

You won't vote for Obama, and I won't vote for McCain, irrespective of any of these debates.

It's the independents that matter, Cochise.

 

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In all CNN public polls,Obama won in every poll,on every issue,with every group.

Even the poll on 55 + year olds, Obama won

 

[OldTrader]

Quote from Wallet:

I guess I saw a different debate, clearly Obama was on the defensive, all most the entire debate, trying to answer McCain's remarks.

McCain won that one, sorry to all you Obama supporters.

You and I evidently saw the same debate. By the way, 82% on the Fox news poll say McCain won. Fox by the way is the most widely viewed news channel....about equal to the total of both CNN and MSNBC.

OldTrader

 

[staffpro]

holy shit i started this thread 2 hours ago and already 21 pages time to read all of them

 

[jonbig04]

Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:

The follow up questions weren't very good.

Maybe, but cut me some slack, my point is they are not engaging enough IMO

 

[ByLoSellHi]

Quote from OldTrader:

You and I evidently saw the same debate. By the way, 82% on the Fox news poll say McCain won. Fox by the way is the most widely viewed news channel....about equal to the total of both CNN and MSNBC.

OldTrader

Wow. Faux News supporters thought McCain won?

There's a shocker.