Liveblogging the Debate
6:51 My god, Barack has gone a little Gray since the beginning of the campaign.
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6:46 Obama’s strategy of saying “That’s Not True” when McCain lies is pretty good.
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6:37 I think that’s the first time anyone has used the word “Orgy” in a presidential debate. I’ll have to look that up later.
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6:36 McCain looses on health care as soon as anyone hears the details. That’s because McCain’s health care plan screws everyone but insurance companies. Yeah business!
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6:33 First real meaningful mention of foreign policy, the “topic” of this debate.
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6:32 Jim is making both guys look like dicks. I love that.
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6:31 He needed to talk about PART D in particular, rather than talking about generally giving medicare to private companies.
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6:27 Obama sounds, at the moment, like a tax and spend liberal. If he doesn’t go back to the question, he’s going to loose a lot of midwest voters.
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6:26 Oooh – evil grin from McCain when he’s accused of sucking off oil companies.
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6:24 Obama’s getting the hang of the debate format.
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6:21 John McCain wants us to race to the bottom with Ireland. Good for him.
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6:18 McCain’s obsession about earmarks is laudable. Earmarks are crap. But his single minded focus makes him seem mentally ill.
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6:17 I don’t want to fill up on gas that’s killing me. Bad.
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6:15 McCain is going to Veto legislation with a sharpie, apparently. That’s punk rock.
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6:14 the fundamentals of our economy are strong my ass. His answer falls flat.
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6:12 wages and incomes going down. Nice line.
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6:08 McCain is getting out ahead of looking weak just by being here, but I think if Obama comes down hard during the back and forth I think he can own the spin.
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6:05 Barack’s first answer is to the point, crisp, but not angry enough. He’s holding back.
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6:03 the look on McCain’s face as he shook Obama’s hand said to me that he had something up his sleeve.
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6:01 And they’re off. I love live television. So much opportunity to f**k up.
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5:56 pm The rules; there will be nine segments, lead questions in each segment. Each candidate will trade jabs in two minute increments. After each two minutes, there is a five minute open discussion, with the candidates asking each other questions, and having follow ups asked by Jim. This is gonna be a barn burner.
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5:45 pm Okay, I’m here. I’m surprised to find so few taking heads on TV at the moment. I’ll be offering commentary throughout the debate. Hit refresh to see updates.
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Debate’s on.
Nope, it’s off.
Nope, it’s on again.
I’m excited to watch as McSame* gets shrill at Obama for refusing to call off the debate and ends up making America think he’s a weak little nancy boy.
I’ll be liveblogging, and updating this post throughout the evening. All times in Pacific Standard.
*Thanks to Wayne Moore for this catchy nickname.
