DON’T DISAPPOINT!!

Ned: Anyway to get into the Sribble chat?

Scribble even?

Afraid not, especially now that we’re officially kicking this thing off.

Nevermind. I’ll comment the old school way down here.

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How the hell is the thought monitor going off without a question being asked?

dude, no one calls it strong island.

The line drops at the mention of Wurtzelberger. I guess funny German names are not viewed favorably by the undecided electorate.

i hate mccain. obama isnt a commi and he’s totally drilling this shit hard.

wait. did he just cut off obama? is this fool serious? and that smile was evil…

He knows how to do all these things yet won’t tell us. He’s more secretive than Cheney.

Wheres biden? I want some biden attack doggishness right now.

great question….

I wouldn’t have accused Obama of being associated with terrorists if he had just hung out with me!!!!!

Joe the Plumber makes a comeback!

BOOOO YAHHH BITCH.

McCain: STFU!

This is ridiculous. McCain’s whining about attacks on his health plan and Obama gets things like terrorist and hang him shouted out?

So bam for Obama throwing it out there. Because McCain just tried pulling some heart strings, and i have NO SYMPATHY for him at all.

JOHN MCCAIN stop interrupting! wait your turn! didn’t they teach you manners when you were growing up in the 1800s?

Dear McCain,

Reality check. There are racists at your rally. And they suck.

<3 Claire

Obama didn’t say “Military Moms for McCain called me a terrorist”. Some asshole did.

Ayers time baby!!!

35 minutes in it’s officially a debate when we hear a nervous reference to the sanctity of veterans

yay. i want to see mccain support that trainwreck. he barely even acknowledges her presence.

That Ayers explanation was pretty well handled. Not quite sure why McCain brought up the question yet again right after though.

they know that she’s, well, ridiculous.

They’ve gotten to know Sarah Palin?

….Really? How so?

Say it… come on mccain. say maverick. say it…

There’s a large Gender split on Palin

Todd Palin got a shout out!

Obama keeps doing that condescending (if adorable) chuckle thing. it’s making him look like a bit of an ass hole.

Ned, science is ungodly, no more money need be spent on that, let’s just put our faith in the almighty.

haha, yeah, why would it have to be safe? i mean, we’ve sailed navy ships, we’re men. i spit on your fear of “dangerous” nuclear power plants.

He seems to be getting angrier. You wouldn’t like McCain when he’s angry

“the heartland” is such a depressing term. literally makes me sad every time i hear it.

That last response for McCain was code for “Oh Fuck, I got nothing…. uhh…. uhhh…. IRAN!!!! TAXES!!!”

5 million new jobs? I wonder where both candidates get these numbers. It always seems like they’re pulling them out of their asses.

call me stupid but i completely fail to see mccain’s point every time he talks about how terrible it would be for obama to negotiate with a government that runs contrary to our own. yeah, we don’t like chavez, but nothing will change if there’s no discussion.

henry, say something with enough authority and people will lap that shit up.

To John: I admit I’d be slightly swayed if McCain started to get a little green glow in his eye and only responded with “McCain Smash!”

Joe the Plumber is gettin’ another shoutout!

$5k will get you shit in the health care system.

ned has yet another admirer: http://www.michiganindependent.com/2008/10/15/nyu-local/

Obama, stop saying “folks.” it makes you sound silly.

I’m calling it.
The clear winner of this debate is Joe the Plumber.

Oh the places you’ll go. Oh the people you’ll see

senator government? there’s a freudian slip for you.

$5800 – $5000 = $800.

$800 is still a lot of money. Especially for those who have never had health insurance.

Zane: Yeah so far Joe the Plumber is doing damn well.

I don’t like it when McCain looks straight into the camera. It’s unnerving.

I know I’m late on this, but in regards to the Colombia mentioning, President Alvaro Uribe has been very public with his bro-love for Bush. It’s sorta sad. Anyhow the idea that the U.S. Colombian Free Trade Agreement is essential to the US’s National Security is bullshit, unless you consider drug dealers terrorists. The sad truth is that a Colombia without drug-trafficking is very unlikely, whether you eliminate their paramilitary group, FARC, or not.

he looks like he’s made of wax. obama, on the other hand, looks legit when he’s starting us down.

courage and compassion to these young women so that they’ll be okay with giving birth to kids they aren’t ready or willing to have.

CNN needs to pan a shot on Bristol Palin’s expressionless face NOW

Obama should respond with a dead baby joke. Just to spice things up a bit.

such a comical face from mccain there.

Wow. I was actually offended when he said “health” so damn sardonically.

McCain needs to whiten his teeth.

McCain is an asshole. He has been responding to everything that Obama has said derisively, while Obama is respectfully choosing to disagreeing with McCain. I mean, it’s ridiculous how condescending McCain is, but what’s great is that Obama is aware of how ridiculous some of McCain’s accusations are that you catch him smiling at the pure stupidity being uttered right next to him.

AHHHHH this is a frustrating debate!

Make that $100k worth of debt. NYU is sucking me dry.

and there’s the whole make college affordable thing. is that even possible? seriously, the concept is great but $4,000 per year for hours of community service doesn’t make much of a dent.

McCain: You voted against the GI Bill. I don’t think mentioning how soldiers should get educational benefits really stands up against your voting record.

pretty sure mccain can’t remember michelle obama’s name right now.

Is it wrong that I laughed when McCain mentioned Palin and her autistic child?

I love that mccain is willing to focus on autism research which does NOT require stem cell research where he hasn’t mentioned research for down’s syndrome which does. pretty sure palin has children with both.

Hah! Was that a snort from McCain?

mccain really thought he’d gotten away with some big coup on that voucher comeback. not so much.

if laughing at that is wrong, i don’t want to be right.

Is there a prompter for McCain to block?

Obama makes the final remark. I’m looking forward to this.

wait no, now I’m really confused. palin has one child with issues. but is it autism or down’s syndrome? whatever, it’s the least of our problems.

Fundamental.

when I said down’s I meant down. and when I said issues, I meant special needs. and actually, I really do want to know if palin has a child with autism. because autism and down syndrome are not the same thing.

omfg, such a cute mommy line. (and by that i mean “wtf was that?

Joe the Plumber ‘08!

the obamas could officially step on the mccains. game, set and match.

haha the announcer for MSNBC said, Joe the Plumber has now replaced Joe Six Pack.

Tom Brokaw has declared Joe the Plumber the winner!

HAHAHA TOM BROKAW JUST SAID, “Joe you’re the winner.”

I’m pretty sure it’s down syndrome, lily.

sorry, i meant Liz.

it wasn’t me who asked but yeah, down syndrome. i’ve not heard about her having an autistic child.

exactly. so why is mccain referring to sarah palin’s autistic child?!?!?!!

It’s a mistake. A pretty bad one too.

Joe the plumber probably took a shot every time he heard his name.

I like John McCain. He seems really nice.

Joe, you only say that cause you got so damn drunk off those shots.