a thread to discuss the 9/26 debate
 

opening statements/first question:

obama's got to get better at his delivery. he hesitates and says "uh" too much.

mccain, on the other hand, sounded a little like he was meandering and he didn't pinpoint issues.

in the followup mccain almost sounded apologetic.

so far i've got a weird vibe from both candidates. :confused:

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Yeah I agree. It's a strange start.

McCain is sounding surprisingly nervous and shaky.

So far, Obama is doing a good job of getting his message out but it's not necessarily answering the question!

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OK, Obama's waffling now on the pork barrel issue....

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"my friends"

*glug*

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Ireland has 11% tax on businesses, so businesses are going to relocate to Ireland?

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live stream details please - cranial synapses still reeling from couric-palin interview.
higher brain fucnitions impeded.

help needed.

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or here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm

McCain is sounding good on Afghanistan, particularly promising not to repeat the mistake of the past.

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mccain's babbling now though.... stories of little old ladies.

"I've got a bracelet too".... now Obama's doing it.

it's not midday yet - I can't start drinking

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with McCain namedropping Petreus so much, i'm surprised Obama hasn't brought up Petreus' recent comments that, this war isnt a war that you can claim victory on.