Text voting is in:
Who won the debate?
a. Biden 12%
b. Palin 86%
c. Undecided 0%
misregistered 2% (nonreal answers)
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Text voting is in:
Who won the debate?
a. Biden 12%
b. Palin 86%
c. Undecided 0%
misregistered 2% (nonreal answers)
as an outsider looking in I'm hoping you can attempt to salvage Palin's non-answer to this question, if you think Palin won by not answering the questions then you must enjoy being bull****ed.Quote:
Originally Posted by nwafan20
count the amount of times she uses the word energy in an answer about a bankruptcy bill...the only thing correct about this answer is it's nonsensical, and that's being generous. correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this energy/drill-baby-drill a McCain talking point?Quote:
IFILL: Sen. Biden, you voted for this bankruptcy bill. Sen. Obama voted against it. Some people have said that mortgage- holders really paid the price.
PALIN: That is not so, but because thats just a quick answer, I want to talk about, again, my record on energy versus your tickets energy ticket, also.
I think that this is important to come back to, with that energy policy plan again that was voted for in 05.
When we talk about energy, we have to consider the need to do all that we can to allow this nation to become energy independent.
Its a nonsensical position that we are in when we have domestic supplies of energy all over this great land. And East Coast politicians who dont allow energy-producing states like Alaska to produce these, to tap into them, and instead were relying on foreign countries to produce for us.
PALIN: We're circulating about $700 billion a year into foreign countries, some who do not like America -- they certainly don't have our best interests at heart instead of those dollars circulating here, creating tens of thousands of jobs and allowing domestic supplies of to be tapped into and start flowing into these very, very hungry markets.
Energy independence is the key to this nation's future, to our economic future, and to our national security. So when we talk about energy plans, it's not just about who got a tax break and who didn't. And we're not giving oil companies tax breaks, but it's about a heck of a lot more than that.
Energy independence is the key to America's future.
IFILL: Governor, I'm happy to talk to you in this next section about energy issues.
you gonna vote now?Quote:
Biden won...IMO. He was to the point, gave strong examples, and seemed to be more of a Statesman. I thought Palin was visibility nervous and didn't answer a number of questions. I think Obama gets the bump after this.
Actually Phil what is unnessary and ridiculous is how someone can put down a VP candidate because of how she talks. I think one should remember that just because you don't talk like a Harvard graduate and pronounce words the same as someone from the ivy league doesn't you mean you are not articulate. It's elitist and it smells the same as saying people are clinging to their guns and religion. That is what we don't need.Quote:
unnecessary and ridiculous
This can not be accurate. I would actually give the slight nod to Biden. I don't think it makes that big a difference in the election at this point as will the last two presidential debates unless something crazy happens. I can't see how an undecided voter can come out of last night with anything. It was like watching CNN and FOX and actually having the candidates giving the talking points instead of Wolf Blitzer.Quote:
Who won the debate?
a. Biden 12%
b. Palin 86%
c. Undecided 0%
Again if I was undecided I don't think it would help me decide. Two main points are at play here. Most may be afraid Obama is going to jack up taxes (which he will) and some may feel alienated by his elitism. Not to mention he would embolden our enemies with his prior comments. All in all as I stated before I don't think the election would be any different if it was held last week or Nov 4th. These debates are not what they used to be. We have the new breed of journalism and internet to thank.Quote:
you gonna vote now?
Which text voting is this Matt? All the quick polls after the debate give it to Biden. Palin is certainly a nice person and very Americana but I don't want June Cleaver next in line for the big seat. As I said I give it to Biden but I'm still undecided at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by nwafan20
As for facts.. Take a look at Factcheck.org. Its interesting when you read how many mistakes these guys make...I just shake my head.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008 ... ebate.html
Just like the text in vote on FoxNews challen, with Palin winning 95%. Right :roll:
I always consider the sources.
There are lies,
There are damned lies,
and then there are statistics (and now text-in voting.... :roll: )
A spirited debate. My VPILF looked good.
Biden was good on points, Palin on presentation. Palin really tried to play the "I'm an average American gal" but over played the card and I found Biden's response of a widower his struggles enlightening.
Both acknowledged correctly that their administrations will have to have a hand in the economic mess we are in.
Though most are afraid Obama will raise taxes, I do recall a Bush promise of the same that fell through. history has a strange way of repeating itself.
The irony about this is that Bush is both Harvard and Yale educated and he's still very inarticulate!Quote:
I think one should remember that just because you don't talk like a Harvard graduate and pronounce words the same as someone from the ivy league doesn't you mean you are not articulate.
What is more ironic is that you seem to confuse intelligence with an ability to speak in a certain way. Much as GW has been ridiculed for his speech and pronouciation. Further shows Matt's argument to be weak, you are falling into the trap that the media is setting. They want you to believe that if you are articulate and can speak in front of a lot of people your a great leader. Not always true.Quote:
The irony about this is that Bush is both Harvard and Yale educated and he's still very inarticulate!
Where in that post did I say that Bush lacked intelligence? Point it out, please.
The guy is a bad speaker, plain and simple. I find it ironic that for someone who went to top schools (especially for an MBA, which is all about making connections and even improving delivery) his whole life, he can't pronounce certain words properly. I don't think the fact he was raised in Texas has anything to do with it.
One of the top priorities for voters in this election is to pick someone who can help the country repair the damage to its image caused by several years of weak leadership and bad decision making. Being able to speak eloquently goes a long way toward that, and I don't feel McCain/Palin would be able to do that. That does not mean that I am sold on Obama's leadership abilities. We've had plenty of great speakers in charge who weren't great leaders...Bill Clinton, Mario Cuomo...and some great speakers who were great leaders, FDR, JFK.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIKV69
Watching that "debate" last night was painful.
By coincidence, I happen to have already had a passing familiarity with Palin's performance in Alaska, prior to her nomination as Republican VP, and my impressions have been favorable, so I was not buying the negative hype surrounding her.
Until Now.
McCain is not going to live forever, and its difficult to be confident Palin will be ready in time.
I fully realize the ever helpful media will often pepper candidates of the party in which they do not find favor, with questions wherein the "correct" or truthful answer will be an unpopular one politically - thus injuring the chances of the candidates they wish to vanish if the candidate answers honestly. At that point, nearly every candidate will give a mealy mouth twerpy response, or go on to give a complete non-answer and simply repeat their talking points - which also makes them look bad (except to the genuine cool aid drinkers).
In Palin's case however, she simply seemed unable and unprepared to answer nearly all the questions. What is so great about that? Her high points was when she was able to lob half truth criticisms at Obama, that had been previously used by the hapless Biden earlier in the campaign. She "scores" here, (against Biden) but it is a hallow victory for those moments.
"Vote for me because I look like you or have something in common with you and you'll feel better". Is that, and a few cliches (we should not spend beyond our means) really a compelling reason to vote for her?
Actually I begin to wonder if she did not do herself a disservice. Its hard for me to believe she is really no more than a soccer mom who got to become governor.
She comes across to me now as more callow even than Obama, although I will agree executive experience can be, perhaps, more valuable than a Legislative background.
Biden did well I thought, and I am no fan of his. Still, he did not disappoint entirely, most especially when he became a scientist declaring beyond a shadow of a doubt that man created Global Warming. If he's wrong ten years down the line, and trillions of dollars later, he will simply shrug it off. - No biggie.
Apart from that goofball moment, he cannot really have it both ways on Foreign Policy.
To the extent he might have been right in foreseeing the breakup and surrounding geopolitics of Yugoslavia (I'll have to take his word on that for the moment) he seems oblivious to just how unpopular the US is all over Europe amongst the general populace precisely for bombing Serbia to pieces - and this is not out of sympathy for Milosevic's rule. What do have now to show for all that? We're popular in Bosnia and Albania?