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Presidential Debate II: McCain vs. Obama

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Lil Pun, Oct 7, 2008.

  1. rhadamanthus

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    Permitting is a lot less important than waste storage.
     
  2. BenignDMD

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    I thought McCain was about to say that he say social security fixed with Abraham Lincoln...
     
  3. Cannonball

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    Yeah, I'm bored. I've heard it all before from both candidates. I should've continued watching the Rockets.
     
  4. weslinder

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    Maybe, but he's advocating raising taxes and closing trade markets in a recession. That's what Hoover did. I'd like to think that Obama is smart enough to change his mind, but Hoover was, by all accounts, a genius, so that doesn't give me much hope.
     
  5. JunkyardDwg

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    I think McCain has wasted an opportunity here...Obama went back to defend his tax policy and couldn't answer the question...McCain had a chance to but spoke in generalities and went back to the tax issue again...could have owned that discussion.
     
  6. Lil Pun

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  7. rhadamanthus

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    Ima not playish this gaame an-ee-mor.
     
  8. Qball

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    Everyone in the audience member is supposed to be "undecided". My friends, how they figured that is beyond me.

    Also, anyone notice that McCain is speaking to everyone with a slight whisper like everyone's a naive 4 year old?
     
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    McCain forgot the lady's name...

    "well thank you [pause]...umm..."
     
  10. weslinder

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    There are solutions to this. We've discussed.

    McCain's at least mentioning it.
     
  11. rhadamanthus

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    An organizational genius, from my understanding. Back on topic...

    McCain is what Scott Adam's calls the "rambling man".

    What the heck happened to obama's mic?
     
  12. dandorotik

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    I think Obama meant "the Internet was created by the military," not the computer.
     
  13. Faos

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    I'm looking forward to seeing the fact checker sites after this one.
     
  14. weslinder

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    Yeah, I was wondering.
     
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    Are you trying to give me alcohol poisoning?
     
  16. Faos

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    Brokaw is laying the smackdown on both of them.
     
  17. dandorotik

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    Yes, he was referring to Arpanet.

    Anyway, the public makes too much of these. I think both Obama and McCain are doing fine, or they're not saying much, depending on your POV. But a tie is only going to benefit Mr. Obama.
     
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    did mccain just call obama "that one"?

    what a blunder.
     
  19. pchan

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    That's so annoying. I hate people saying that, especially when he doesn't really know me or I don't really know him.
     
  20. Qball

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    This debate sucks. They both talk very little about the issue being asked and then start yackin about how each voted on bills. They both need to answer the damn questions.
     

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