Presidential Debate Live

On BBC...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7658160.stm

Why the fuck does mccain lie so much ?

Because many people don't know he's lying. They just take his word for what he says.

Because he's 374 years old and is going senile.

860 Billion Dollars = NOT NEW SPENDING.

It's only 289 billion more than the current budget used by the bush administration. By comparison, it's only 66 billion more than his budget >_<

spending freeze = worst way to fix the economy.

The time limit is too short.

I think John should be given a Segway, I'm worried he's going to fall over.

[hijack] Hey Rips can you please respond to

http://www.biggie.co.nz/interaction/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3470054#3470054

i want someone to talk to about a certain tv show no one else seems to care about.

KTHNXBYE [/hijack]

Can't get video to work anywhere so perusing live update sites, LOVED this:
The candidates will have demarcated areas of the stage that they may walk around in. Each candidate has had their territory marked by urinating wolves, who were later shot by Sarah Palin, with helicopters.

I think I'd rather listen to Terminators debate politics than these who right now.

Obama is losing, he needs to start speaking with more authority.

This is mccain's home ground dude.

At a town hall.

The whole format is lame.

The VP debate was way better.

mccain just got the slapdown

i know how to git osama

i'll git 'him

Did he really say that? Ummmmm, do you think you should have mentioned this to the DoD at some point?

Hey vads!
At around the 10:08 mark, John McCain calls General David Petraeus the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He actually heads up U.S. Central Command.

McCain is back on whatever drugs lead you to say "my friend" every two minutes. They will be confiscated before next week.

- BBC North America editor Justin Webb

Um those colours are correct. Democrats are red and republicans are blue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_colour#United_States

*shakes head*

what kind of yank are you?

It's definitely red for republican (red states on the electoral map) and blue for dems :>

So? McCain is obviously going to promote him :>

Reminded me of
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28474

2nd Debate McCain has lost (according to initial polls).

Not looking good considering this was supposed to be the place he made ground.

Desperation is so unbecoming, resist.

Ugh. Ok i think im getting confused with all the NZ polls and media coverage of elections.

That's one way of looking at it...

He's also going to make the ex-CEO of eBay the Treasury Chief. Yup, the same eBay that just said it was laying off 10% of its workforce... Not a good look these days pal

2nd Debate McCain has lost:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/debate.reportcard/index.html

President Obama will be a refreshing change and his wife's gonna make a great FL

wtf? i didn't watch the debate live but cannot believe Mccain actually called Obama "that one"

don't know how to embed:

http://www.politico.com/video.html?id=1842863889

I dont think it was racially charged, but man that's rude.

If you look at it another way, it's entirely likely McCain forgot the name of the person he was debating.

what. the fuck.

McCain won't even shake Obama's hand. Classy, real classy...

Everybody knows black rubs off :>

Obama fucked up there. Its not really custom for the candidates to shake hands but they do shake the hands of the wives. McCain came up and showed his wife towards Obama to shake hands ... Obama should have gone for her hand not his.

The McCains and the Obamas moved about the stage separately for a little while after their debate, greeting people on the stage, but not each other. Then John McCain tapped Barack Obama's back briefly and Obama turned and reached his hand out. Rather than shaking it, McCain directed him to his wife, Cindy.

If it wasn't clear on TV, photos showed that the two men did shake hands after Tuesday's contest.

Should have called him "Boy" in a Colonel Sanders voice.

Obama nailed it tonight ... how many stupid fucken things can McCain say in one debate. And does he EVER answer a question directly

I think he got 2 or 3 words on topic before lying about his record.

Every.

Single.

Time.

So you dispute that McCain, unlike Obama, has a two decade record of pursuing electoral finance reform, the defeat of corruption and pork barrel politics, and has actually achieved major change?

Do you SERIOUSLY want to compare their legislative records?

FACT:

O-micron your alpha beta raise his gamma

lol that reminds me of dwight from the office

FACT: "I am older. I am wiser. Do not mess with me". lol

People still think debates win elections?

How many debates did Bush win? ...

The scientific reason why politicians have to lie. haha

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg20026774.400-our-psychology-helps-politicians-bend-the-truth.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

No of course not but they contribute like everything else a candidate does in the run up.

Imagine that a candidate puts in such a strong performance that it helps tip a swing state just enough in his direction to get a majority and then this shows up in polls before the election, what impact does that victory have on the candidate and other swing states when they hear of the turn?

I have no idea haha but it all helps is what I'm saying.