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Old 10-08-2008, 12:28 AM
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Whoda thunk. And what's wrong with an angry old white guy? I think this country could use a torqued off former POW to set these goons in the middle east straight. We need to get off this politically correct crap. It is the main cause of the sissification of this country, and exactly why these people think they can get away with stuff. If it quacks like a duck, it's a duck, period.
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Old 10-08-2008, 01:49 AM
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Obama’s test in the first debate was to present himself as a plausible president, as a guy who didn’t seem out of place on stage at a presidential debate and wouldn’t seem out of place delivering a State of the Union address. Much as I’d disagree with the policies in such a speech, it was clear that he passed that test. Tonight, his job was to persuade voters – particularly independents – not only that he could be president but that he should be president. I suspect polling in the next couple of days will provide evidence that he passed that test, too.
Remeber yesterday when you said I had you pegged as an old cold guy with one foot in the grave?
You're talking to yourself gramps. And what's more..........you're answering yourself. I'm just sayin'.
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Old 10-08-2008, 01:56 AM
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One angry old guy talking about another angry old guy...
I'm sure you have a point here. I'm probably just too old to see it. I hope if you're not married already, that you don't get married, all us men get old and angry. And hair starts growing out of ALL of our orifices, and our toenails turn yellow and start to curl and chip, and we start grunting more than we used too, our hair slides down off our head and onto our back. You wouldn't like it cat, better stick to the youth. Then kick him to the curb once you start seeing any of these signs.
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Old 10-08-2008, 02:00 AM
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Remeber yesterday when you said I had you pegged as an old cold guy with one foot in the grave?
You're talking to yourself gramps. And what's more..........you're answering yourself. I'm just sayin'.
So? You feelin' left out?
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:47 AM
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As a conservative I was dissapointed because 1. the outcome will likely not change the lead the very liberal Obama has toward the November election, 2. the 'debate' format of time limited segments only encourages the regurgatiation of focus group refined stump speech taliking points and little meaningful rebuttal, and 3. the Brokaw method and selection of questions simply destroyed the whole idea of a 'town hall' discussion of citizen issues on a one-on-one basis.

Bottom line, other that the McCain surprise of an out of the blue $300 billion program to bail home mortgages, I doubt that anyone learned anything they didn't already know.. and unfortunately that is very little for most voters imo....
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:57 AM
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As a conservative I was dissapointed because 1. the outcome will likely not change the lead the very liberal Obama has toward the November election, 2. the 'debate' format of time limited segments only encourages the regurgatiation of focus group refined stump speech taliking points and little meaningful rebuttal, and 3. the Brokaw method and selection of questions simply destroyed the whole idea of a 'town hall' discussion of citizen issues on a one-on-one basis.

Bottom line, other that the McCain surprise of an out of the blue $300 billion program to bail home mortgages, I doubt that anyone learned anything they didn't already know.. and unfortunately that is very little for most voters imo....
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That one surprised me so much that I rewound and listened to it again. I was still shocked.

My first thought was that McCain just cut his own throat as far as support from the fiscal conservatives. or does he THINK that they will reverse themselves as easily as he seems to be able to, and embrace socialism of that magnitude?
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:59 AM
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Good obs gramps. However, I think it's silly to take an undecideds word for much of anything in this election. I'm sure if that debate was still going that needle would still be bouncing all over the place. No, I don't put much stock in what the undecideds have to say anymore. Like I told arctic, no matter who they like, it'll change. Quicker than a sunny April day in Denver.
I would like to know why we could consider anything the "undecideds" have to say about this election at this point. If they are unable to make a decision three weeks out doesn't that tell us something about their lack of perception?
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:59 AM
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I'm not going to get into who won...clearly the cons will go with McCain and the dems will go with Obama but I would like to share a few observations....
Cons vs. Dems? Why not Repubs vs. Libs? Why not Liberal Repubs vs. Conservative Dems?

This is CNN....they control your mind just like tobacco companies sell you cigarettes.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:11 AM
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Bottom line is that McCain need at least a TKO in this debate and didn't get it. I also thought that the "my friends" refrain was irritating to the point of my turning off the debate. Obama didn't nearly have the pressure that McCain had and didn't have to convert as many people as McCain did. While I think Obama will be a disaster of historic proportions as President, I think he sealed it tonight.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:12 AM
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Bottom line is that McCain need at least a TKO in this debate and didn't get it. I also thought that the "my friends" refrain was irritating to the point of my turning off the debate. Obama didn't nearly have the pressure that McCain had and didn't have to convert as many people as McCain did. While I think Obama will be a disaster of historic proportions as President, I think he sealed it tonight.
its hard for me to imagine that someone could believe that any president could be worse then bush
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