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has no member title Member  |
What joke did he crack?
__ Warhol got it wrong: Everyone gets their five minutes of being interesting! --Remotepush |
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Dread Buthulhu Member  |
Hm. Upon review of the 260+ PMs I've just received, it appears I wasn't watching the same debate as most of you.
"Brokaw was wearing sheer stockings and seemed perfectly rigid under his cashmere cowlneck." "d00d he had on thigh-high boots LOL where were your eyez LOL LOL" "I think Brokaw was the black chick." This will teach me to follow US politics via the video feed from Radio France Internationale.  |
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maybe not jokes, but there was one point where he chimed in with a smile and i assume meant to invoke laughter but he was met with awkward silence.
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is irreducibly complex Member  |
Obama pointed out that McCain sang Bomb bomb bomb Bomb bomb Iran to the tune of the Beach Boys Barb barb barb Barb Barbara Ann at one point. McCain flustered a bit and admitted it was a mistake and that it was only a bit of joking with a war vet he was talking to. Now a joke that went over flat was when McCain was discussing health insurance and mentioned plans that cover things like hair transplants - and said he might need a hair transplant one of these days. I was only listening - so I didn't see the audience's faces - but I did not hear any response whatsoever. ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ Weeble Song! Sing along! ~ courtesy Snazzy Snazzypants |
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The Biscuitkeeper Member  |
The audience was instructed not to make any sounds. The microphones were killed after the question was asked. The cameras were supposed to only focus on the candidates.
All per the campaign agreements. They didn't want crowd reaction to influence the media and national reaction. You can't have "Joe sixpack" rolling his eyes at a comment. Imagine the news coverage that would get? I was surprised McCain was allowed to pat the soldier on the back during the debate. I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be off limits. It also seemed that Obama was sitting, listening and watching McCain during his reponses. McCain seemed to wander aimlessly in the background when Obama was talking. I saw him pacing at least 3 or 4 times. I'm Matt Cable and I approve this message. ________________________________________________ I'm alright. Don't nobody worry bout me. |
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Woah. I wonder how many people thought it was funny. I mean, of the potential voters. __ Warhol got it wrong: Everyone gets their five minutes of being interesting! --Remotepush |
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is irreducibly complex Member |
Mattvid, yeah, I did notice Obama intently watching McCain while McCain was speaking but McCain off in his own world while Obama was speaking.
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They build nursing homes with hallways that loop around in a circle so that people his age can do that and not get lost. |
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has a beaver that talks Member  |
He did refer to Reagan as his hero on more than one occasion. ****************************************** Me in Rock: This Shirt Is Pants | Mr. Fusion Me in blog: izenmania |
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I didn't see her (Cindy) shake hands with Obama, but I did see her following her John around ("What? That didn't sound right? What do you mean?") with her hands firmly behind her back.
Because undecideds have cooties. |
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I'm sorry, but anyone for whom Ronald Reagan was a hero is a tad off imho (and I realize that that puts me at odds with a scarily large number of people). He was instrumental in ending the Cold War, I'll give him that - hell, I was scared he'd push the button, I can imagine what 'the Reds' felt! The only thing McCain did except pace when Obama was talking was go back to his yellow legal pad -- I think he his med schedule was on there, and he had to keep rechecking it to make sure he was on track. |
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I'm sorry I looked for this thread but did not see it....my apology.
I'll try to drag my question over here but if i fail or have to step away in the process it's in the WORLD'S end under my name ..but please respond here. I'm dying for feed back |
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What was the main question you wanted answered? I mean, not that I'm gonna be real useful because I didn't see the debates, but you had a few of them in there.
The one about the 25 previously undecided voters who came out 11-14 in favor of McCain I can say something about- 25 is a very small sample size, and it's not necessarily going to be representative of the larger body of public opinion. A sample that small could easily be affected by random variation, and even if it wasn't, there is likely to be a demographic difference between people who are able to attend such an event and people who are not. So that poll doesn't actually say much. Couldn't say much about anchorpeople looking flustered, or whether anyone's worried about race riots happening, since as I said I didn't watch coverage. Maybe they have something on Gallup. Question: If Obama was elected as President, would you consider yourself: A. More likely to participate in a race riot, B. Less likely to participate in a race riot, C. Unchanged in regards to your riot participation plans? -Natalie ----*-*-*-*---- Not really human, just turns into one on the full moon. I've totally got deviantARTs. (and now I sell t-shirts too  ! www.cafepress.com/teethinthestars ) |
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I plan to riot, but it'll be a quiet riot. Or I might just listen to Quiet Riot. Saves time. And they're dreaaaaaaamy.
__________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "I am a sexy, shoeless god of war." -Belkar |
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Part-time avant garde shrubbery inspector who breaths fire and lets out a mighty YAHR! Member  |
If they cancel the election, I'm rioting. I already have a game plan (its called mob mentality).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discordian Priestess, Keeper of the Golden Pine-Apple. Jesus was a community organizer.  blog or not |
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has been eaten by a grue. Member |
which perhaps would explain why McCain, in his follow-ups, was incapable of responding to what Obama actually said. he responded to what he (McCain) says that Obama says. so annoying! and, seriously, differentiating between preconditions and preparation, between attacking Pakistan and going into Pakistan to hit Bin Laden...I mean, that's not hard! either he's desperately trying to misrepresent Obama's position, which is loathsome, or he's not capable of making these kinds of distinctions, which is ridiculous! either way, I can't vote for that.
he was not so. he just happened to be the one in office when the USSR finally collapsed under its own weight. their corruption and nepotism were what primarily did them in, not anything we did. ~ Consuming Souls Like Cookies and Milk Since the 1980s ~ Elite Special Force Procrastinator, trained in High Arts of Extended Coffee Breaks and Master Linguist of the Water Cooler Conversation |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member  |
I wish they'd had the kind of debate where they talked to each other, rather than making speeches in turn. I'd have liked to see how they'd respond to each other directly. But then I've only seen the odd clip, so maybe it's better all the way through.
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com |
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has been eaten by a grue. Member |
I think Obama would...at least he toyed with it in the first debate. but McCain's not having it, so what can you do?
~ Consuming Souls Like Cookies and Milk Since the 1980s ~ Elite Special Force Procrastinator, trained in High Arts of Extended Coffee Breaks and Master Linguist of the Water Cooler Conversation |
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That's debatable. Reagan spent a lot of money on military. The Soviet Union felt they had to match that. We could afford it (maybe). They couldn't. I'm Matt Cable and I approve this message. ________________________________________________ I'm alright. Don't nobody worry bout me. |
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has been eaten by a grue. Member |
ah, but they could've if they hadn't been sinking the money into themselves. seriously. they squandered their money, and not on the arms/space race.
~ Consuming Souls Like Cookies and Milk Since the 1980s ~ Elite Special Force Procrastinator, trained in High Arts of Extended Coffee Breaks and Master Linguist of the Water Cooler Conversation |
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