Who Won The Debate And Your Vote?

Good Morning!! Did everyone stay up to watch the third and last Presidential debate, between Senator's John McCain, and Barack Obama? It was not as exciting as I thought it would be, and mostly was made up of previous talking points, with only a few actual personal attacks. I found the whole "Joe the Plumber" references pretty disengenuous by McCain, as he has as little in common with "Joe" as I do with Donald Trump, other than both being men and Americans, McCain really does not "feel" our pain. I thought McCain looked constipated, angry, and perplexed during his "deer in the headlights" moments, however Obama was no slacker in sliding past the real questions, and I feel he missed huge opportunities to reassure undecided voters, who still have qualms voting for a man who sits on boards with former terrorists.
I know Obama has denounced what Ayers did 40 years ago, but that doesn't mean, you sit on boards, even Republican boards with a man who wishes he could have bombed more people. Truthfully, I will qualify that comment by saying that I did grow up during the Weather Underground bombings, and I did not realize that Mr. Ayers was NEVER convicted for his crimes due to a technicality, so I will give Obama the benefit of the doubt that he did not associate this man with acts that were carried out when Obama was 8 years old. However, he could have laid this non-issue to rest once and for all, and said that in hindsight he would have checked more thoroughly on who was on the board, and would not have sat on it with Ayers! The American people will excuse poor judgement and mistakes, but they will not excuse arrogance in not admitting that you were wrong. If he admitted that he was wrong and made his mia culpas, the American people would already have forgiven him , and he could have already been rejuvinated, and locked this race up once and for all. But being stubborn in your refusal to admit errors in judgement will not fly, just ask Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, etc., and leaves an avenue for McCain and his cohort to try and drive a wedge between Obama and the undecided's.
Therefore, I think Obama won the debate, because he did not lose it, and McCain lost the debate, because he did not win it outright. He may have fired up his base, but lost the debate, because he did not give undecided voters any reason to think he was anything, but an angry, old man, who was going to "stay the course" even though we are headed for a collision course with reality.
It now comes down to voting for the lesser of two evils~~And May God Help Us Choose Wisely!!

This story of Who won the debate? is at Yahoo News Buzz:
The experts said this was John McCain's last best chance to turn the tide. The election has been going Barack Obama's way, and his republican rival needed a big win in the third and final debate. Did Sen. McCain get it? The polls say one thing, but do the pundits agree?

The Polls
According to a national poll that CNN conducted after the debate, 58% of people felt Barack Obama won the debate, while 31% felt that John McCain performed better. The poll also indicates that the majority of people polled felt Obama would do a better job on the economy, health care, and taxes. Additionally, those polled felt Obama was more likable and the stronger leader.

While CNN's poll suggests an Obama landslide, the folks at Politico have different results. According to an "exclusive survey" of undecided voters, 49% of folks felt Sen. Obama won, while 46% believed Sen. McCain could claim victory. Politico notes that the 3-point difference is within the poll's margin of error.
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Governor Palin And Senator Biden Win The VP Debate And A Fact Check Link

Did you watch the one and only Vice-Presidential Debate last night? If you did you were treated to a very good debate. Governor Sarah Palin came with her "folksy" way that had so entranced the GOP in August, as well as many Independents, and some Democrats, until she started giving interviews that if nothing else were seen as confused, if not totally bizarre. Senator Joe Biden came with his intellect intact, with no tall tales or Bidenism's to be looped for the bemusement of Fox News viewers. So all in all I think Sarah Palin won her debate " just by showing up and not falling off the stage", and because she only had a few "wander around the block in a daze" kind of answers to a few questions.
Now this takes nothing away from Joe Biden, as he won his debate as well, as he came off as knowledgeable without be condescending, emotional when talking about being a single parent (after the loss of his wife and daughter in an auto accident) without be hysterical, and only misstating a few facts, which they both did.
This debate probably changed very few minds; if you were for John McCain/Sarah Palin before, you probably still are, if you were for Barack Obama/Joe Biden before, you probably still are, and if you were for Jenny McCarthy/Daniel Kepler before, you probably still are!! ;)
As evidenced by this story below which is at Yahoo Buzz, the majority of polls show Biden winning on points, and Palin winning on likability, even though some thought as I did that her "folksiness" was wearing a little thin by the end of the debate, and she sounded a little too ditsy, with the "you betchas", and "hecks". Anyway it was a good debate, and hopefully a little of the fiestiness of this debate will carry over to the next McCain/Obama debate on Tuesday, October 7th , 8 p.m. CDT at Belmont University's Curb Even Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, moderated by Tom Brokaw, special correspondent (and former evening news anchor) for NBC News. This debate will have a town-hall meeting format.

THE BUZZ SAYS:
After Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric, many predicted her debate with Senator Joe Biden would be another "moose in the headights" train wreck. That wasn't the case. The Alaska governor held her own and had a clear command of the facts. But was she good enough to win?

Clearly, voters want to know. After the debate, searches spiked on "who won the vice-presidential debate" and "who is the VP debate winner." The Yahoo Buzz contains a slew of analysis pieces on who came out on top, but like everything else in politics, the answer depends on who you ask. CNN conducted a national poll and found that Senator Biden won, but that Gov. Palin "exceeded expectations." CNN also found that Palin topped Biden on likability, but Biden was viewed to be more qualified for the job.

Politico acknowledges that Palin escaped a "demolition derby moment," but claimed Biden was still the clear winner. "The financial meltdown has put a new premium on competence, and Palin did nothing to show she is ready to be in charge." Still, Palin's "folksy charm" was, for the most part, well received, and on occasion came with a "sharp edge." Similar analysis can be found at Time.com. Joe Klein writes that while Sarah Palin "did fine," Joe Biden "demonstrated a real knowledge of the issues." Biden, in Klein's opinion, also had the most memorable moment of the debate when he spoke about his wife's death and what it was like to be a single parent. That moment, according to Klein, "was more real than anything Palin said all night."

Still, Ms. Palin's "you betcha" phrases drew a tremendous amount of search interest. In referencing the average American, she used the phrase "Joe Sixpack." The term immediately shot up in Search ("Hockey Mom" is so last month). Palin also referred to John McCain as "the maverick" several times. For viewers, this clearly inspired memories of one of Tom Cruise's greatest hits. That's right, lookups on "top gun maverick" went supersonic. Finally, Palin's mispronunciation of the word "nuclear" drew an atomic level of searches for "nuclear vs. nucular." Remember: when in doubt, just sound it out.

As the Boxing announcer says before the big fight, "Are We Ready To Rumble"!! Oh Yeah!!:)
REMEMBER: Tuesday, October 7th , 8 p.m. CDT at Belmont University's Curb Even Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, moderated by Tom Brokaw, special correspondent (and former evening news anchor) for NBC News. This debate will have a town-hall meeting format.
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McCain Will Use Jet To Fly To The Debate!

"Here I am to Save The Day" ~~
"Mighty McCain is on his way"~~
"Oh Never Mind"!!
Hilarious!!
This has absolutely been high drama theater at its' very worst this week, as Senator McCain suspended his campaign to rush back to Washington to "Save The Day" on a Wall Street bailout scam, only to find out the American people don't want it "saved", and with less than 10 hours to go, he changed his mind, and now IS going to debate Senator Obama tonight.
I have been LMAO as I have watched this mess unfold and the way these idiots in Washington scramble to rearrange the deck chairs on the S.S. America(Titanic), after we have hit the iceberg, the lower decks flooded, and the ship is about to slide under the waves.
Admit it is too late, and let's get on with the Depression!!
A quick aside: Attention Politicians of all stripes~~we now know that this fiasco which began under De-Regulation Reagan, was continued under Bush the Elder, Clinton the Centrist, Bush the Junior-though he actually did try to reign in this situation on two occasions, but didn't push it, Barney Frank, Charles Rangle, Chris Dodd, Dennis Hastert, Harry (Reid, Pelosi, and pretty much every other Democrat, and Republican representative, who wanted their constituents to have easy credit and easy money, who are responsible. You Are ALL Responsible!!
We should clean everyone out of office who "has" experience, and turn this nation back to citizen politicians, who go to Washington, and then return to their home to their "real" jobs. As Lord Acton said "All Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely", and that is the core problem of all nations, and America is no exception, as we are learning all too well!! Hang on as We may have to break out the torches and beat our plowshares back into swords before this is over!!

Anyway the flip-flop story of the day is at Yahoo News as Senator McCain changes his mind on the debate:
Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington had taken action to address the crisis.

With less than 10 hours until the debate was scheduled to start, the McCain campaign announced that the Arizona senator would travel to the University of Mississippi. The campaign said that afterward McCain would fly back to Washington to continue working on the financial crisis. Obama had always planned to attend the debate and was onboard his plane preparing to take off when McCain's announcement was made.

The McCain campaign's statement said he was optimistic that there has been progress toward a bipartisan agreement. But earlier in the week, McCain said he would delay the debate "until we have taken action to address this crisis." He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations," the McCain campaign said in a statement.

It was a different position than McCain had taken Wednesday, when he announced, "I'm directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis."
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