Barack is doing quite well, so far, but we’ll see the McCain ‘campaign’ throw a lot of shit around just to see what sticks.
There’s also a debate coming up tonight. It’s unlikely that Barack will take many risks. He doesn’t have to. He has a commanding lead. McCain will need to [...]
I’ve learned three things from the three debates so far.
Senator Obama doesn’t understand.
Sarah Palin winks and talks funny like one of my creepy, touchy-feely elementary school teachers.
John McCain knows how.
But, I press on.
Because the machinery [...]
Continue reading about October 7, 2008, Presidential Debate: McCain Knows How!
Much has been made, by the struggling McCain/Palin campaign, about Barack Hussein Obama’s ties to the 1960’s radical Bill Ayers, who by all accounts was, and probably still is, an asshole.
But, with a cursory examination of John McCain’s past, it’s easy to find some very questionable associates.
If McCain brings up Jeremiah Wright, Obama can bring [...]
Oh, the anticipation! The buildup to this debate was like the building excitement of a sexual encounter in the back seat of a car. Then, both candidates passed out.
There was debate, I suppose, in the broadest sense, but if you liked Joe Biden going in, you liked him coming out. If you like Sarah Palin [...]
Continue reading about Joe Biden vs Sarah Palin, October, 2, 2008
In this classic battle royale, the scatter-brained, beauty queen mushmouth from Wasilla will take on the smiling, pompous windbag from the Hair Club for Men.
The conventional wisdom is that Biden will have to walk on eggshells to avoid appearing to be arrogant, condescending, or sexist.
I question that wisdom.
Did anybody listen to Governor Palin’s snide, whiny, [...]
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There is a near-total disconnect between the media opinions about the Obama-McCain debate last night, and what debate viewers are saying. The news media is reporting the debate as a McCain victory or a tie, while polls of viewers show that a significant number favored Obama. A composite of the polls I could find, [...]
Continue reading about Wrap Up of First Obama-McCain Debate, Preview of Biden-Palin Debate
Tonight, Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama squared off in what could have been a game changer.
Here’s the recap:
Set in Mississippi, this debate would have been an ideal time for Senator McCain to reveal Obama’s blackness, but he did not. Obama himself arrived in full ethnic attire of dark skin and dark hair [...]
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