Comments on: ANALYSIS: Looking Back On Last Night’s Presidential Debate

By: movie fan

movie fan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:03:05 +0000

The candidates have a major difference in their leadership styles: McCain tends to say, “Follow me because the other guy can’t get it done” while Obama says, “Follow me because I can get it done.” Ideally, the candidates should say, “Follow me because i will help you get it done” … in any case, of the two of them Obama demonstrates a better leadership mentality

By: dave

dave — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:52:19 +0000

na wao

By: rick g

rick g — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:14 +0000

“Who Lost?”

The American people.

Sad choices. Neither one of these guys is deserving being in the White House except on a tour. One is a communist and one is a nut. I must be missing the point. How anyone can be enthusiastic about either one of these guys amazes me.

We are in deep trouble as a nation. Two incompetent boobs have been nominated for President of the United States and one is going to end up getting the job! Is this really what Democracy is all about? Is it possible the two party system, or at least these two parties, has run their course?

Maybe the government financing parties for bankrupt insurance execs and bailing out irresponsible millionaires in the financial institutions has just soured me on the overall concept?

By: politixican

politixican — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:24:00 +0000

I deeply question the motives of Obama pertaining to his “love of country”. We have the best country in the world with people eagerly clamoring to come here and become citizens. Our democracy and free market capitalism is the envy of the world. Unless, of course, a person has socialistic preferences. In looking at the deep connection between Obama and terrorist Bill Ayers (especially via the fact that Obama served on Ayers board at the CAC and distributed nearly $100 million through that organization – to groups such as ACORN – for the stated purpose of radicalizing children…to reteach American history with racist and imperialist overtones), and his understudy exposure to Alinski’s marxist views, along with a 20 year association with the outspkoen and anti-American Rev. Wright…I am convinced that Obama is a puppet, a soldier of socialism, hellbent on changing not simply the way Washington works, but instead, the form of American governance. His short career in politics contains gaps and unanswered questions – information which America is entitled to know about. In the end, I am confident that John McCain, a man of integrity with a proven track record of experience, will win and serve the U.S. admirably as our next President.

By: heidi

heidi — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:15:32 +0000

peace out Mccain.

By: Dr. Ethiopia

Dr. Ethiopia — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:24:30 +0000

It has come to this. Obama is showing what we need in a president in this historical time in the world. Leadership and the ability to be the pack-leader. Republicans are finally going to their dispecable proven-and-failed Karl Rove tactics. Attack, attack, attack, and make up some more lies, that is irrelevant to the voters.

By: DrGail

DrGail — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:53:20 +0000

I’m sorry I missed the liveblogging last night. I was very tempted to participate, but my husband has a strong preference for watching debates with me, and not in front of the computer.

What struck me in the debate was how phenomenally well Obama connected with the audience. He was able to explain — simply, clearly, and accurately — why the bailout of Wall Street should matter to the rest of us. I’ve done a lot of reading on the subject, and his explanation was illuminating to me, and not condescending or oversimplified in the least. We noticed people nodding and smiling while he was talking, to underscore my conclusion that he connected well.

And McCain. . .well, I found it hard to imagine how anyone could look at McCain and not think “creepy old guy”. Your point about him not offering specifics was well-taken; I wondered at the time if he could have come up with examples (of how he had fought the establishment, or worked across the aisle, etc.) if asked to do so. Even if his self-congratulatory statements were grounded in history, I think the incidents have long since been wiped from his memory banks.

By: jpmdevildog

jpmdevildog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:47:02 +0000

It certainly didn’t help that McCain used psychic aliens to get the questions ahead of time.

Uh huh yeah that’s right: http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/election-08/mccain-uses-aliens-to-get-town-hall-questions/