At Debate Number 3, Romney Drones On, And On, And On

Is this as annoying to you as it is to me?

Romney sounds like a broken record.  Question one, Romney's answer:  Number 1 ... Number 2 ... Number 3 ... Number 4 ... Number 5.  Question two, Romney's answer:  Number 1 ... Number 2  ... Number 3 ... Number 4 ... Number 5.  Question to Romney:  Can you tell the American people HOW you plan to achieve the five points?  Romney answer:  Sure, go to my website, it's all written there.  Number 1 ... Number 2 ... Number 3 ... Number 4 ... Number 5.

I'm gonna shoot myself.  Never thought I would long for the sound of GWB's voice.

Twitter

In one way, I am a late-bloomer on Twitter. In another way, I had an account before anyone really knew what it was or used it.

Covering the 2008 debates on my blog, I was invited by CSPAN to utilize their web videos and blog about the debates. That was my first time utilizing video editing on the blog, but it was cool. I was featured as a blogger on the CSPAN website.

On the page, you can see the "twitter" side, and the "blog" side. I ended up with a twitter page just cuz it was there, but I never figured out the tweeting part.

Since I wanted to get out the word regarding Gia's song, I knew I had a Twitter account, so I activated it.

Some of the funniest "tweets" I am following come from the BP spill. BPGlobalPR is funniest. TravelGulfCoast comes in a close second!

McCain Just Put The Last Nail In The Coffin - He's Toast

McCain, once again, didn't even come close to being coherent about his policies. Hell, he couldn't even stay on topic throughout most of the debate, and on several occasions made snide remarks about Obama's eloquent manner of speaking. What was the point with that? That it is better to be a dumb ass?

As for the debate:

McCain is already off to a bad start in this debate. He doesn't know the facts about taxes, and he's desparately trying to find his soundbite, for now he's going for "Joe the Plumber."

There goes McCain with his same Ireland tax rates bullshit. This has already been debunked.

Again McCain does not answer the cuting spending question. He's blustering about with no definite answer, just talking points. Obama hits a home run on the spending issue. He names names and gives specifics. McCain just continues to talk nonsense.

McCain just cannot stop patting himself on the back. Yeah, McCain, you are just a blowhard.

Now we are onto the dirty campaign comments. Oh, poor McCain has had his feelings hurt. Never mind his "fans" call for Obama to be killed, but McCain's feelings are hurt because Obama attacks his health care policy.

I can't help but see the responses from Obama are measured and well thought out, and the responses from McCain are knee jerk, repetitive talking points, and out and out lies.

I think McCain needs to change his dentures. He keeps messing up his words.

Oh dear god, don't get me started on free trade agreements. McCain is so dismissive and ugly. Does McCain even understand the questions being posed to him? He has a hard time actually answering the questions.

Obama nails McCain on the health insurance questions.

Does McCain think he's helping his cause by constantly evoking Obama's eloquence as problematic! What an asshole!

Here we are on the discussion of education, and McCain raises up Sarah Palin and autistic children! Last time I looked, her kid had down syndrome and was not autistic.

McCain's evil grin is scary. I can't wait for the YouTube videos of this debate, splicing together all of McCain's dismissiveness and his obvious disgust with Obama ... which is not helping him in any fashion in this election.

UPDATE: If the video embed from C-Span is not working, you can view it here.


Obama is in double digits lead in most of the states now, and McCain just put the last nail in his coffin with this debate.

That One!

Obviously, I could not resist jumping on this bandwagon!

Obama Takes Round Two

Well, round two is definitely going to Obama. He was clear, concise, and on point with all the questions. McCain, on the other hand, rambled, went off topic, and spoke in generalities, except when he was attacking specious claims as to Obama's political positions.

I did notice when the event was over that McCain and his wife split rather quickly after a few handshakes, but Obama and his wife are still there as I post this (which is 20+ minutes after the "debate" [if you could call it that]concluded).

UPDATE: First off, just so all my readers know, I watch C-Span for most political information, not CNN, MSNBC, FOX or any mainstream news channel. While the C-Span crew was interviewing one 21 year old Independent about who he would vote for, aside from stating he was now leaning toward Obama, he said he needed to go home and do more research on the two candidates. That struck a chord with me, because, that is what I think is driving this election -- the ability for the voter to access the internet for their research, and not rely on what television pundits want to tell them they should know about the two candidates (or their running mates).

Someone Get Me A Barf Bag, Gwen Ifill Is Making Me Ill

I just could not stand one more minute of the VP debate. Gov. Palin is an idiot, and Gwen Ifill is an even bigger idiot. At what point are you going to ask Palin to actually answer the question, instead of changing the topic. Ifill is a terrible moderator, and simply does not understand the format of what a "debate" is. She cuts of both Palin and Biden, switches subjects, and doesn't call out either side when they don't answer the fucking question. This is not a talking points free for all, this is supposed to be a debate.

Where is Jim Lehrer when you need him. Now he knew how to moderate and handle a debate. Ifill is horrible, just awful. And with all of Palin's coaching, couldn't someone at least tell her it's pronounced nookLEar, not nookUler.

I'm switching to the baseball playoffs. Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!

Round One Goes To Obama

I've got to give the thumbs up to Obama in tonight's debate. McCain was visibly unprepared, got tongue tied often, and, as usual, had to bring up his POW status. McCain had no concrete proposals, kept sticking to his soundbites (Senator Obama, you simply do not understand ...), and he wouldn't even look Obama in the eye at any time.

In contrast, Obama was on point, mocked McCain appropriately (and rightly) and looked more presidential.

And, since it's such a HUGE issue for Republicans, where the hell was McCain's flag pin?

Quick, There's An Emergency! Cancel The Debates! Where's My Photo Op?

The big news today is not the economy, it's McCain's need to get out of the debate this Friday.

Someone is very afraid, and I'd put my money on the fact that it is NOT Obama!

McCain is tanking in the polls, his Barbie choice can't open her mouth without sounding stupider than Jessica Simpson, and now he wants to "suspend" the campaign? What planet are these people on?

I have to admit the bit on Letterman was terribly funny!

"The debate should take place as scheduled," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview with NPR to be broadcast this afternoon. "We have to be able to do a couple of things at once. That’s what leadership requires."

"I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Senator Obama’s suggestion," said Sen. Harry Reid. "But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation’s economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op."

Thre is no leadership with the McCain/Palin ticket. They couldn't lead cow to pasture, or a dog to its food dish, and they most certainly are not capable of leading this country.

No Real Debate Here, Move Along, Nothing To See

At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., will have shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees, the advisers said. There will also be much less opportunity for free-wheeling, direct exchanges between the running mates.

McCain advisers said they had been concerned that a loose format could leave Ms. Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.

An inexperienced debater? That's the reasoning? God forbid she should actually have to "know" about the United States, and be on her "toes" to take questions about, oh, I don't know, politics, maybe? Well, that's what is to be expected when Barbie is the vice presidential nominee of the Republican party! How about we just put a string on her back and pull it, and a recording comes out of her mouth? That is the extent of any real debate we will see from this woman, anyway, so why go on with the charade?

"Stupid is as stupid does" should be the slogan for the Republicans this year.

It's Not A Baseball Game, You Idiot, It's A Presidential Debate

"Fox broadcasts the World Series, too, but is it any less of a World Series because it's on Fox? Ask the fans in St. Louis, or Anaheim, or Boston," the Ohio Democrat said in a statement released by his campaign. "Lets face it, the race for the presidency is the World Series of politics, and here you have three candidates for President who are admitting that not only can they not hit right-handed pitching, they're even afraid to step up to the plate and take a swing. Well, I'm one candidate for President who can hit any pitch anyone throws at me. And I'll be taking the field in Detroit this September with the Congressional Black Caucus."

This is just an idiotic statement. I hope these assholes get their insides rearranged by the FOX guys, who will undoubtedly take every pot shot available. The comparison to baseball really shows that Kucinich knows even less about baseball than he does about politics. There won't be any pitches thrown...FOX is all about "walking." There will be no opportunity to "hit one out of the park" for Kucinich and his fellow Two. It will be four balls, a walk, with NO COMMENT!

Besides, it's not "fear" that has made the other Democratic candidates decline to participate in the debate. The fact that Kucinich would say this proves, pretty much, that he's just one of the little dogs still licking the poop drops of the big dogs that walk before him.