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Posted by tgl on 2008-10-16 01:53:35 +0000

Key Points from the Last Presidential Debate (Aught Eight)

While I may be biased, I think my take on the debate was correct (I won't name names if that's OK with you, pchippy): <a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/snap_polls.php">McCain tanked</a>. The bristly, snippy, angry, whiny, faux-hurt voice might be great for his hardcore supporters, but it's not going to do anything for the people he needs to win this election. Ironical that the one GOP candidate most resonant with independents throughout the Primary season is so repugnant to them now.
Posted by tommy on 2008-10-16 10:48:06 +0000

Some curious statistical claims from last night:

McCain: "Fifty percent of small business taxes are paid by small businesses"

Moderator: "We're importing more than 60% of our foreign oil"


Also, at one point I thought McCain claimed that Obama was "helping fart a terrorist organization." Which I thought was out of line. The man clearly cannot just fart out a terrorist organization... although that would be a great party trick. M had to point out that he actually said "FARC". I gotta brush up on current events in Latin America, apparently.
Posted by tgl on 2008-10-16 11:47:00 +0000
Reminds me of McCain's disparagement of Obama's lack of travel "south of the border". Which I took to mean Mexico/Latin America/South America. Others might disagree: Indonesia is "south of the border".

Just so odd coming from a candidate who picked a running mate with absolutely no travel experience.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-16 13:02:12 +0000
Yeah, I didn't think Columbian relations was going to play big this year.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-16 13:06:35 +0000
Dupe
Posted by G lib on 2008-10-16 14:39:56 +0000
<img src="http://3rdhouseparty.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/05/20/ica16.jpg">

This lady could fart out a terrorist organization.
Chiho Aoshima's The Divine Gas, at the ICA Boston.
Posted by tgl on 2008-10-16 14:42:36 +0000
<a href="http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/help/index.jsp?page=howitworks.html">So that's how it works</>
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-16 14:59:26 +0000
Yikes, McCain down to 14%?!?
Posted by mr. mister on 2008-10-16 22:12:08 +0000
Obama doesn't go south of the border. He just lost 50% of the female vote. ooohhhh ba dum dum
Posted by mr. mister on 2008-10-17 00:55:13 +0000
I thought that Obama looked a lot more in control at the table. Rather than jumping the gun and walking into the camera when Brokaw wasn't asking him a question. I do feel like the commentator shushed McCain faster than he was shutting down Obama. Not that I wanted to hear McCain's freaky sad old man voice much more but still.
<img src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01010/obama-mccain_1010269i.jpg"/>
Posted by G lib on 2008-10-18 15:20:12 +0000
Can anyone tell me what the hell is happening here?
Posted by tgl on 2008-10-18 18:52:19 +0000
As they left the table, McCain started to follow Obama around to the left... caught himself... and exited to the right.
Posted by G lib on 2008-10-18 21:05:22 +0000
Did you see it live?
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