Palin/Biden Debate

[sneakypenguin]

How is he a liberal republican if he agrees with everything Bush wants?
He wants to Stay in Iraq-
He wants to drill for oil.
He wants to de-regulate some more!
He wants to give tax cuts to the rich.

I think that's the staple example of a republican party member.


I don't know how much more those two can get more like Bush/Crazy.!

He wants to Stay in Iraq-(to finish a mess right)
He wants to drill for oil.(for cheaper oil and less energy dependence)
He wants to de-regulate some more!(freedom! its a good thing)
He wants to give tax cuts to the rich.(which puts more money back into the econ.)

hes liberal in that he believes global warming created mccain feingold he always goes across the isle on issues etc, he shares no love of bush.

 

[Larenxis]

I found it amusing how Biden would refer to himself in the third person, but I loved that he mentioned how Iran is really run by their theocracy. He spoke fairly well, but didn't demand attention as well as Palin.
Palin talked a bit too much to the camera (in her attempt to 'talk to the people') which I found a wee bit unnerving. I hated how she avoided pretty much every question and seemed to constantly change the subject, but she did put her sentences together alright, so that's a plus.
Both sides misconstrued the facts far too much for my liking, but bullshit is inevitable, I suppose.

 

[Ultrajoe]

Palin scares me something shocking.

As does Mcain... he is... evil.

I hope for the sake of the world Obama i elected... because the alternative is terrifying.

 

[Alex_P]

Seriously, what debate were the rest of you watching?

Biden talks about losing half his family during his first Christmas as a Senator and nobody here even comments on that.

Palin makes the biggest dog-whistle statement of the year and nobody even comments on that, either.

-- Alex

 

[Eiseman]

Seriously, what debate were the rest of you watching?

Biden talks about losing half his family during his first Christmas as a Senator and nobody here even comments on that.

Well, I knew about that tragedy beforehand, but you do raise a good point. How many of you are aware that Biden was a widower? Or that he even brought it up during the debate?

 

[Ultrajoe]

No...it will be much worse. Obama is a communistic pig. He hates America. His friend, Faracone, who practically single-handedly financed him is an open terrorist! Let alone the fact that his pastor for 20 years hates white people, and wants this country to be destroyed! Open your eyes people, Barack Hussein Obama is the anti-christ, and will bring doom to us all, don't let the liberal media brainwash you into thinking he'll do anything. The "change" he preaches holds no good value to it realize that.

"Dont let the liberal media brainwash you"

Ah... the sweet and comforting sound of irony against the rocks.

 

[Flour]

I'm unable to comment on it, because here in the Netherlands, Obama is 10 times more in the news than McCain. I mean, the first time I heard McCain's name was when the news showed a clip from someone pissed at Obama for choosing Biden(however that happened, I didn't think it was important), declaring that she was going to vote for McCain. Before that "Obama week" or however it was called, the only thing that I know of that was shown of the other side, was a group of people setting up a small office to disprove comments about, from and for Obama.(I know Obama has such a team too, but it was never shown, we've only heard about the results of that team)

What I mean is, that even if we hear anything about it in one or two weeks and I would be able to make a more related post, most of it will be censored in a way that puts Obama as a "winner" in some debate he(probably) never appeared in.

 

[unholy vagrant]

Overall, I'd say that the debate was a draw. Palin scored points for not tripping up and that's it, while Biden did what everyone knew he would do. When it comes to who won on the merits, then Biden is the clear winner. His answers where more detailed and not as vague as Palin's were.

 

[haveyouseen_mywallet]

vote obama/biden '08 ticket. no mcblame/failin '08. expectations were low for palin and biden kept the ball in his court and made sense. if i hear maverick one more time i'm gonna scream.

 

[stompy]

I didn't watch (I've taped it for my dad, so I might watch it then), but I'm still voting for Obama. I'm not too fond of conservatives, and "Drill baby drill!"?... Yeh, no.

 

[sneakypenguin]

vote obama/biden '08 ticket. no mcblame/failin '08. expectations were low for palin and biden kept the ball in his court and made sense. if i hear maverick one more time i'm gonna scream.

some of us bitter people who cling to our guns and religion wont vote for obama because. We value individual freedom and responsibility over so called equality. We don't want to pay for your healthcare, we like our taxes low and our military strong, we would rather have a leader who cared more about what americans thought than what the world thought.
/counter obama ad

Yeah maverick is a bit of an overstatement maybe maverick applies for palin but not McCain the raging liberal typical politician he is.
O to have Romney or Jindal running for prez, it sucks that we put up such a weak candidate against someone who we should be able to walk all over(obama)

 

[Mathew952]

John McCain is a maverick! He's unstable, unpredictable, and constantly changing position.
Need proof?
http://therealmccain.com/blog/?p=97
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLfsG8XKWfw

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

Obama wants to improve the healthcare system, but we all know what that will lead to.

Better healthcare!

Oh sorry, was that rhetorical?

 

[smallharmlesskitten]

Lighten up Nilcypher. I do care about who is elected. i jsut don't really care about Biden/Palin.

I will probably do another grassy knoll if McCain is elected. *Shudder with hate*

I Think Obama has the most chance though and Biden is more than capable.

Okay, now i'm jsut rambling

Don't kill McCain! He's the only one keeping Palin from holding back scientific development in America for decades to come, short of an Obama victory! I will not have a creationist country controlling world economics for another four or eight years!

I'll get Palin at the same time don't worry. I think a semi automatic sniper rifle would do the trick

*goes to barricade door in case the CIA are about to storm his house*

 

[Logan Westbrook]

some of us bitter people who cling to our guns and religion wont vote for obama because. We value individual freedom and responsibility over so called equality. We don't want to pay for your healthcare, we like our taxes low and our military strong, we would rather have a leader who cared more about what americans thought than what the world thought.
/counter obama ad

That's the thing though isn't it? There are a few hundred million Americans, so you end up thinking a lot of different things. I'm sure there are plenty of Americans who would welcome free healthcare and stricter gun control.

You can't opt out of the world, and you might not care what it thinks, but that doesn't mean that its opinions don't matter.

 

[Jaythulhu]

Watching it from down here, there was very little Biden could do to win. He had to spend more time watching the words he used so the republicans couldn't label him as sexist, that he couldn't have a genuine political debate. As for palin, sweet jesus america, wtf?

 

[AuntyEthel]

Michael Palin should be the president.