Debates of all ilk - Page 33

Moonliner · 10-08-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

You were Nixon.

BuBye.

Rather a pity nobody was watching....

Tenigma · 10-08-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hahaha, is anybody besides me amused at Tenigma and Alex parroting each other?

Well you know what they say about crotchety old married couples.

I was doing a vanity spellcheck on my long post and by the time I posted the reply, I saw that he'd beat me to it. I was too lazy to go back and revise my post.

Gemini Cricket · 10-08-2008, 12:38 PM

I also saw more shots of Obama listening to McCain as he spoke. (Yeah, maybe he wasn't really listening but it gave the the appearance that he was.) McCain seemed distracted, sometimes didn't look at him.

The pacing back and forth kinda bugged me.

ETA: And I'd also like to add that I would be terrible in a debate like this. Much less it being televised and the whole world is watching... So I guess kudos are in order to all of them.

innerSpaceman · 10-08-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

The pacing back and forth kinda bugged me.

I think this was intentional ... McCain kept walking into Obama's television shot while Obama was answering, forcing the cameramen to hastily switch to a far less flattering shot of Obama that didn't have McCain in it.

Once, twice - yeah, a mistake. No less than 12 times? Sorry, on purpose to get in the shot with your opponent and gain more air time or, maybe giving McCain too much smarts credit, forcing less flattering shots of your opponent.

Sorry, John. There can be no less flattering shots than you limping all over the place, cradling your useless limb of an arm, smiling like you're going to blow up the planet for the mad scientific fun of it, and wheezing all the while from the effort.

UGH.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-08-2008, 02:54 PM

A good point made (at fivethirtyeight.com) regarding McCain's slight gains in some polls over the last week:

Obama is showing somewhere around 6, 7, or 8% leads (11% on Gallup!). Over the last 20 years, the largest spread in a general election has been 8.5%. So Obama's pushing the bounds of how far he can swing the electorate. With that big of a lead, there's pretty much nowhere for him to go BUT down. There are certainly fewer and fewer undecideds to gain. So a point or two back in McCain's direction is not surprising, nor particularly significant.

3894 · 10-15-2008, 12:43 PM

Popcorn for tonight's debate - check!
Water balloons - no need

Ghoulish Delight · 10-15-2008, 12:45 PM

I'll have to once again catch the highlights after the fact as I've got other plans for tonight. For my own blood pressure, that's probably a good thing.

Morrigoon · 10-15-2008, 12:47 PM

Dude, I forgot that was tonight. Good thing I turned down going to the movies!

Am I old now, because I'd rather see the debate than go see Jurassic Park in the theater?

Strangler Lewis · 10-15-2008, 12:59 PM

I'm assuming that you've seen Jurassic Park in the theater.

On the other hand, tonight's debate will be fresh and new.

Moonliner · 10-15-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'll have to once again catch the highlights after the fact as I've got other plans for tonight. For my own blood pressure, that's probably a good thing.

Baseball or politics. It's a tough choice. Although the game tonight might not be much better for your blood pressure.

10-08-2008, 12:38 PM	#323
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I also saw more shots of Obama listening to McCain as he spoke. (Yeah, maybe he wasn't really listening but it gave the the appearance that he was.) McCain seemed distracted, sometimes didn't look at him. The pacing back and forth kinda bugged me. ETA: And I'd also like to add that I would be terrible in a debate like this. Much less it being televised and the whole world is watching... So I guess kudos are in order to all of them. Last edited by Gemini Cricket : 10-08-2008 at 12:56 PM.
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10-08-2008, 02:54 PM	#325
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	A good point made (at fivethirtyeight.com) regarding McCain's slight gains in some polls over the last week: Obama is showing somewhere around 6, 7, or 8% leads (11% on Gallup!). Over the last 20 years, the largest spread in a general election has been 8.5%. So Obama's pushing the bounds of how far he can swing the electorate. With that big of a lead, there's pretty much nowhere for him to go BUT down. There are certainly fewer and fewer undecideds to gain. So a point or two back in McCain's direction is not surprising, nor particularly significant. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-15-2008, 12:43 PM	#326
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Popcorn for tonight's debate - check! Water balloons - no need __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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10-15-2008, 12:45 PM	#327
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'll have to once again catch the highlights after the fact as I've got other plans for tonight. For my own blood pressure, that's probably a good thing. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-15-2008, 12:47 PM	#328
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Dude, I forgot that was tonight. Good thing I turned down going to the movies! Am I old now, because I'd rather see the debate than go see Jurassic Park in the theater? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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10-15-2008, 12:59 PM	#329
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I'm assuming that you've seen Jurassic Park in the theater. On the other hand, tonight's debate will be fresh and new. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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