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October 15, 2008
Joe the Plumber for President!
John McCain started well, but missed some major, major opportunities. I'm not as pessimistic as ace, but I am extremely disappointed. He needed to hit Obama hard, and failed to do so.
Barack Obama had a much better closing statement, but his smirking, nodding at the moderator and laughing may play about as well as Al Gore's sighs. The comment that Instapundit quotes from the McCain staffer seems about right - he seemed irritated that he had to go through this debate because in his mind, it's clear he's already won this thing. That arrogance showed, and it wasn't pretty.
Also, if the McCain ad people are on their game, Obama's refusal to repudiate John Lewis should be pointed out. Obama not only refused to criticize Lewis, he flat-out lied about the level of Lewis' contriteness. Lewis says he has "no regrets" about comparing McCain and Palin to George Wallace. Doesn't sound like much of a repudiation to me.
And if you're wondering what 't-shirts' John McCain was referring to, click here. Mega content and blood-pressure warning on that link. Next time you hear Obama or his supporters whine about hateful rhetoric, keep the image of that t-shirt in your mind.
Overall, the debate was a wash, which is exactly what McCain didn't need. Tonight: pessimism. Tomorrow: Sarah Palin rally.
Okay - I decided to listen to the debate without the audio. I didn't get all the way through, but when you hear what was said without the distractions, McCain sounded far more authoritative, sure of his answers and quick with specifics. Obama stuttered quite a bit more than I remembered, spoke mostly in generalities and interrupted McCain far too many times.
McCain won this one on points. I hope people were paying attention to what was said and not how 'cool' Obama looked. (Even though he didn't look cool at all - his irritability showed).
Posted by slublog at October 15, 2008 10:51 PM
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McCain won.
Posted by: Jim Treacher at October 16, 2008 04:19 AM
It's funny, because a friend of mine who is an Obama supporter kept commenting on McCain's eye-rolling, sighing, etc., while saying Obama always kept a straight face. It makes we wonder how both of you could have watched the same debate (I didn't see it myself). But debates are for the undecideds, anyway.
Posted by: MainiacJoe at October 16, 2008 10:37 AM
Get out the word!
Joe the Plumber for President!!
I'm in all the way.
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Posted by: Chris Barry at October 16, 2008 02:02 PM
I agree! Joe the Plumber for President!!! Someone needs to get that started! I'll write him in!
Posted by: Regan at October 16, 2008 02:30 PM
Our economy is headed down the drain.
Joe the Plumber instead of McCain.
We need a leader who causes no drama.
Joe the Plumber instead of Obama.
We need a leader who can deal with some shit.
Joe the Plumber for President.
Posted by: Cherie Graves at October 16, 2008 04:25 PM
thanks joe at least someone knows where i'm coming from, god bless you
Posted by: scott at October 16, 2008 05:12 PM