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PoliGAF Thread of First Debate Election 2008 - GAF doesn't know shit

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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
Ether_Snake said:
I hope I'm wrong!



It would still pass, he would get the "don't take my tax money!" people on his side, lots of undecided voters.
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It doesnt need to fail for people to come out and say he is an idiot. Plus, as soon as this thing passes, the Dow is going up 500 points. Being against something that shows progress right away is going to make you look even dumber.
 
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DeadTrees

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Cheebs said:
You know what I love?

Our economy is being saved from falling into a great depression not by Bush. Not by McCain. Not by Obama. But most of all by Barney Frank. Barney Frank is THE key person who has the power to get this through or not which determines the fate of our economy.
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It's the least he could do, considering he shoved aside any attempt to bring accountability to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, practically right up until the day they were nationalized.

And the only people guaranteed to be saved with the bailout are the ones that work for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Everybody else? Might as well start praying.
Ether_Snake said:
The bailout will pass, Obama will vote for it.

McCain will vote against it strongly, and seek to rally the population's anger as support for his position.

Maverick! POW! And no responsibility if the plan fails to help in the end.
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This master plan fails if they both vote no, or if the bill fails to pass. I swear, it's like Cobra Commander's in charge of the McCain campaign.
 
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tak

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OuterWorldVoice said:
The dumbest part of McCain's strategy is that it breaks his "did OK so reception will be positive" advantage going into the debates. Now the press will rightfully focus on how weak he looks, even if he does "OK" and what's worse, he may have transferred that effect to Palin.

IDIOTIC. Who is advising the man?
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To me, he is basically saying he cannot handle multiple tasks well he is president.
 
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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
Ether_Snake said:
Probably a lot of undecided voters.
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Thats my thought, alot of Joe Six Packs are probably seeing this, and are probably regular Letterman viewers that like the host.

The political jokes on these sorts of shows dont really apply to the politicos out there, we mostly watch Daily Show/Colbert.
 
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Deus Ex Machina

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Incognito

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Ether_Snake said:
Guys, I think Obama is fucked.

I bet this is the plan:

Bush and Co. told McCain the bailout was going to pass soon, within the next two days, this was told to him later today after the hearings on the bailout plan, which ended at around 4pm if I recall.

McCain is told to come to Washington to act as if he was going to get a close look at the bailout plan.

Obama is also asked to come, to make it look like he too is getting involved in the plan.

Bush addresses the nation saying the bailout is needed (Bush is highly unpopular, he's the last guy you want telling people the bailout is needed). Bush and Co. do want the bailout to pass, but they also want to save McCain's campaign.

The bailout will pass, Obama will vote for it.

McCain will vote against it strongly, and seek to rally the population's anger as support for his position.

Maverick! POW! And no responsibility if the plan fails to help in the end.
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The Democrats will not pass any bailout bill unless a "majority of the minority" acquiesces and McCain also votes yes.
 
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Keith is probably right though. If they cancel this upcoming debate, it will set a precedence in order to give reasoning to cancel the VP debate.

:lol Do you need a ride to the airport????
 
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Evlar

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To me it's like McCain is saying the election really isn't that important... We need to focus on the critical stuff like the financial crisis.

Wrong wrong wrong. The election is the only time in 4 years the populace gets to (almost) directly express its will on the administration of the government. It's damn important. And out of this whole charade of a campaign the debates are one of the few bright moments of genuine information exchange, when policy can move to the forefront and the posturing moves to the background. You want to set that aside after nearly a month of debating Sarah Palin's similarities with pigs? Fuck that. If McCain or Obama had any critical role to play in addressing the legislation on the bailout, yeah, they would have to take part. There are 98 other Senators and hundreds of Congressmen willing and able to debate and present the financial legislation, but only two men with a realistic chance at the White House.

If you want that office, John McCain, get out there and face your opponent and tell me something on live, unscripted TV about your policies. If you can't or won't do that you aren't a viable Presidential candidate.
 
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Panda Bear

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Evlar said:
To me it's like McCain is saying the election really isn't that important... We need to focus on the critical stuff like the financial crisis.

Wrong wrong wrong. The election is the only time in 4 years the populace gets to (almost) directly express its will on the administration of the government. It's damn important. And out of this whole charade of a campaign the debates are one of the few bright moments of genuine information exchange, when policy can move to the forefront and the posturing moves to the background. You want to set that aside after nearly a month of debating Sarah Palin's similarities with pigs? Fuck that. If McCain or Obama had any critical role to play in addressing the legislation on the bailout, yeah, they would have to take part.There are 98 other Senators and hundreds of Congressmen willing and able to debate and present the financial legislation, but only two men with a realistic chance at the White House.

If you want that office, John McCain, get out there and face your opponent and tell me something on live, unscripted TV about your policies. If you can't or won't do that you aren't a viable Presidential candidate.
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Word.
 
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Panda Bear

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Judderman said:
Note to self:

Do not anger Dave Letterman. :lol
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Yeah I think the whole thing about McCain telling Letterman he was heading back to Washington, only to appear on Couric's show is going to be really unsettling to a lot of people watching the show.
 
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DeaconKnowledge said:
You'd be surprised at how many people use Letterman and Leno as legit news sources.
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You'd be surprised how many elderly people watch Letterman. My wife's family thinks Leno is too "dirty" and watches Dave instead.
 
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Mandark

Small balls, big fun!
Hitokage said:
Oh wow, he's really twisting the knife.
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He's always liked to grab a point or a gag and throttle it till its dead. Combine that with having a very sensitive BS meter and a prickly personality, and it's a perfect storm of bitchiness.

It's awesome.
 
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Tamanon

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Mandark said:
He's always liked to grab a point or a gag and throttle it till its dead. Combine that with having a very sensitive BS meter and a prickly personality, and it's a perfect storm of bitchiness.

It's awesome.
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He was probably going to go pretty light on McCain until he found out he was on Couric. That just sent Dave over the edge.:lol
 
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Huffpo pwning McCain:
HuffPo said:
Sunday: McCain Endorses Bailout... Tuesday: McCain Says He Hasn't Actually Read Bailout Plan... Wednesday: Obama Leads In Polls, McCain "Suspends" Campaign To Focus Exclusively On Bailout...Then Tapes Interview With Katie Couric... Wednesday Night: Dems Say They've Already Reached Deal On Bailout
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Jeez . . . I know they are biased . . . but can anyone debunk any of that?

Actually, it is McCain pwning himself.
 
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BrokenFiction

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Tamanon said:
He was probably going to go pretty light on McCain until he found out he was on Couric. That just sent Dave over the edge.:lol
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The look on Keith's face as they came back from commercial was priceless (after they got the live feed from the CBS Evening News set). He knew some ownage was about to take place.
 
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MassiveAttack

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BrokenFiction said:
The look on Keith's face as they came back from commercial was priceless (after they got the live feed from the CBS Evening News set). He knew some ownage was about to take place.
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Yup. Keith looked like he was just handed a lifetime supply of Cialis.
 
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Miroku

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Wow @ Letterman. Hitting McCain at every possible moment of the show. The whole hour is going to need to be youtubed :lol

That top ten was soooo cold!
 
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speculawyer

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BrokenFiction said:
You'd be surprised how many elderly people watch Letterman. My wife's family thinks Leno is too "dirty" and watches Dave instead.
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My Mom is a big fan . . . she constantly is telling me about his Bush gag reels.

It is actually kinda weird . . . my parents were not citizens when I was growing up, so I never really had any political influence from them. But now that we are both politically active, we agree. That has more to do with my siblings though since they are closer to my parents (literally & figureatively).
 
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ryutaro's mama

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Just got home.

Ok, Obama did the damn thing today. He basically put McCain in a corner as I see it by committing to the debate and mentioning the whole multi-tasking thing:

Scenario #1: McCain decides not to attend the debate.

Obama has pulled his punk card. He would be basically damaging his chances at winning heavily,if at all. If Obama then took the 90 minutes to outline his plan to fix the economy, unopposed, good grief.

Scenario #2: McCain decides to attend.

Obama has pulled his punk card. He would basically be showing up to a debate that he didn't feel he needed to for the "greater good" of being in Washington. It's the equivilent of being called out to fight on the school yard or at an Old West saloon. It looks bad.

The way I see it, in taking the position he did today, Obama set himself up for a win/win jump on the chessboard.
 
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BrokenFiction said:
You'd be surprised how many elderly people watch Letterman. My wife's family thinks Leno is too "dirty" and watches Dave instead.
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Dare I ask what they think about Conan? :lol
 
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Revengeance

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Xisiqomelir said:
Dare I ask what they think about Conan? :lol
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Are you kidding? Letterman's already on too late for most of them - my grandma goes to bed at like 9.

edit: I mean really, her "late night television" is Jeopardy!. Why does she need to be in bed before 9, and wake up by 4 am, when she has no obligations in the world? It doesn't make sense.

But yes, Letterman has that wholesome midwestern market locked down.
 
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VALIS

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Man, if it was 30 days later I think I'd be walking around with a permanent boner at the damage the McCain camp likely did to their campaign today. I don't think this transparent nonsense is going to fool anyone. It just makes him look weak and afraid, and we know from them electing a dumb but cocky cowboy president two terms in a row that a lot of this electorate just doesn't like their Commander in Chief looking weak. What a day! *grins and rubs hands together like Monty Burns*
 
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Hitokage

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Holy shit @ Craig Ferguson

"You can't suspend the campaign. It's part of the democratic process! DEMOCRACY FIRST!"

:lol :lol
 
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Incognito

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I've watched the Palin interview about 4 times now and still can't remove my jaw from the table. It's just surreal. Anyone who has a read newspaper the past two weeks could have answered Couric's questions better than her. Just flat out embarrasing and offensive.
 
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Revengeance said:
Are you kidding? Letterman's already on too late for most of them - my grandma goes to bed at like 9.

edit: I mean really, her "late night television" is Jeopardy!. Why does she need to be in bed before 9, and wake up by 4 am, when she has no obligations in the world? It doesn't make sense.

But yes, Letterman has that wholesome midwestern market locked down.
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That's funny, my grand father used to go to bed at like 7pm, 8 at most, and my grand mother at like 1am. They would wake up at around 5am :lol
 
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Incognito said:
I've watched the Palin interview about 4 times now and still can't remove my jaw from the table. It's just surreal. Anyone who has a read newspaper the past two weeks could have answered Couric's questions better than her. Just flat out embarrasing and offensive.
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Its painful too. You forgot painful. Like....I feel pain...watching it.
 
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GhaleonEB

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So, first Rick Davis' firm stopped getting payments from Fannie and Freddie in 2005.

Then, it turned out the firm got monthy payments of $15,000 per month through August. But that's okay, since Davis is no longer an active member of the firm.

Now it turns out, Davis "has remained the treasurer and a corporate director of his lobbying firm this year, despite repeated statements by campaign officials that he had ended his relationship with the firm in 2006, according to corporate records."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/160713

What a fucking liar. :lol
 
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SpeedingUptoStop

will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
I'm afraid of watching the Palin interview.


Literally, I'm scared man. I don't want to know what it contains.
 
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