Comments on: Dangerous Debate

By: Jaz

Jaz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:51:32 +0000

Regarding McCain’s comment on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
“I bet you may never even have heard of them before this crisis”
while answering a black man during his second debate.
What, a black man has never tried to get a mortgage? Come on.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:07:08 +0000

Well I have certainly wondered whether McCain was trying to throw the election. I’ve heard of presidents being disengaged once they’re in office, but this is the most disengaged _candidate_ I’ve ever seen, that’s for sure.

On the other hand, he may have been trying to pander to illiterate hicks by picking someone who comforts them.

By: kc

kc — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:04:33 +0000

Has anyone else had this thought – that McCain picked Palin because he already knew he would lose the election, and he wanted a disposable scapegoat. But now both McCain and Palin can blame their loss on Financial Crisis.

Then again, it’s possible that McCain actually thinks he can win, and he picked Palin, as so many say, to pander to women, evangelists, wolf-hunters, etc.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:10:25 +0000

As long as the pelt doesn’t leave _him_ scantily clad…

By: Wendy Blackheart

Wendy Blackheart — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:20:09 +0000

The sad part about the questions from the public, and ‘the internets’ was that they’re pre-screened, and that shit was probably the best they could find.

And if McCain does show up with Bin Laden’s head on a stick, I hope he has the good sense to bring scantily clad women to feed him grapes and meat and bring him wine, and wear some sort of pelt. That’d be entertaining.

By: Laura C

Laura C — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:17:35 +0000

I own a “small business” (read, miniscule), and I can tell you, even if they were to offer a $5000 tax credit for health insurance that wouldn’t amount to diddly squat. It’s a pathetic pittance.

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:28 +0000

As someone who had seen the previous two debates, this one didn’t offer much new. However, my friend came over and watched this one with me, and he hadn’t seen either of the previous two. It was interesting to see his reactions to some of the things McCain said, as they were pretty much the same reactions I had after the first debate. McCain’s $5000 health insurance idea is unrealistic.

I talked to my mom earlier today. She was originally supportive of McCain. However, after last Thursday’s VP debate, she decided that she can’t vote for him; that’s how much Sarah Palin is hurting McCain now. I’m sure there are some out there who still consider Palin to be “America’s sweetheart” but I wonder, at this point, if she’s hurting more than she’s helping the McCain campaign.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:43:30 +0000

Do any of you know of a pro-Palin posting site? If so, please share this. (I think pro-Palin people exist because I see them on TV.) I would like to point out that McCain mentioned Joe Lieberman (his preferred VP pick) 4 times last night, but never mentioned Sarah Palin. Last week she found out from the news media that the campaign was pulling out of Michigan. It’s becoming blatantly obvious that she was chosen strictly as a publicity stunt and to appease the far right. I think they should refuse to support McCain as it’s an insult that he chose someone to act as a figurehead to gain their votes, not as a policymaker he believes in.

By: Ojamas

Ojamas — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:34:45 +0000

In the inimitable words of the illustrious Buckwheat, “you ted it ‘panky.” Your last paragraph hit the nail on the head. No matter what else John McCain may think or say, there is no escaping the stench of the brain fart that resulted in his choice of Palin for VP. His judgement as one of the Keating 5 – strike one, choosing Phil Gramm (the architect of the Enron debacle and deregulation) as his campaign co-chair – strike 2, and finally the choice of Palin as his running mate – strike 3. Be prepared for the next boring debate – get your Obama pajamas now. Then when you nod off, you’re be able to sleep more comfortably.

By: anne

anne — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:06:06 +0000

i’ve been looking for mention of it, it seemed glaringly obvious to me, did no one else notice that McCain walked towards, looked in the eye and said the name of every person’s question he answered except for the black girl who asked about the environment(direct to McCain specifically)? he did not even look in her general direction. i’ve been searching for a clip i saw on The Daily Show of McCain making a speech in which he said something to the effect of “hispanics are good, hard-working people” immediately after which he involuntarily grimaced in pain. it’s really a bit too much.

i support Obama, but i am disappointed that he is supporting the bailout. i don’t understand the intricacies of economics, and i do understand something needs to be done, it just seems to me there should be other options to this bailout that screams corruption to me.