a thread to discuss the 9/26 debate

[cacophony]

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.

[Deckard]

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!

[Deckard]

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

[Deckard]

"my friends"

*glug*

[gambit]

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

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by gambit

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

yeah i was humming along, following the debate and suddenly it was like a needle scratching on a record. "ireland? did he just bring up ireland?" it was a really weird place to go with his point.

[cacophony]

i don't agree that obama is winning or owning anything here. i think he's stammering and saying "um" a lot and mccain's misrepresentations are being lobbed out in nicely packaged talking points. i think overall mccain is putting on a very good performance and obama is doing moderately well.

overall i anticipate that mccain will get the most bounce in the post-debate polls.

[Deckard]

McCain clearly had that closing point well-rehearsed.

Now Obama's addressing the camera....

[kagenaki koe]

Johnny Mac, instead of addressing the various points Obama brought up, went into his "I can do it, i have that record" shpiel.

[chuck]

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

help needed.