|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/19/2008 10:09:21 PM
|
|
|
Jhud
Posts: 7774
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Lake Wobegon
Status: offline
|
quote:
Exactly.
I am waiting for the first real debate when the questioner has follow-up questions when the candidate avoids answering the original question (though with Tim Russert gone, I'm not sure who can play that role). We'll see how they both do then....
I have to say, having seen my share of debates, that this one was much more substantive than most back and forth venues we have seen thus far this season - or in recent elections.
_____________________________
Jack
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first..
- Ronald Reagan
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 10:03:16 AM
|
|
|
ManimalX
Posts: 1261
Joined: 10/25/2005
Status: online
|
I always wanted a shoe phone and a lamp gun.
_____________________________
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed." - 2nd Peter 3:10
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 5:02:32 PM
|
|
|
backrowbaptist
Posts: 386
Joined: 6/7/2008
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: iluvatar
quote:
I am not an avid McCain supporter, but it is pretty obvious that he spanked Obama so hard
It wasn't obvious to me. That sort of quick-response recitation of talking points turns me off. I'm attracted to a candidate who appears to actually think about a question and respond to it; one who appreciates the nuance and complexities of various issues.
-Dan.
Nuance and complexity. That's the standard liberal dodge when confronted with their own moral confusion and lack of commitment to the standards and values of most Americans.
_____________________________
Any of this gettin' through to you, son?
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 5:48:47 PM
|
|
|
davemiller7
Posts: 1049
Joined: 3/5/2008
From: NC via NY
Status: offline
|
You left out thoughtfulness. Just thought I'd help......
-Dave
quote:
ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist
quote:
ORIGINAL: iluvatar
quote:
I am not an avid McCain supporter, but it is pretty obvious that he spanked Obama so hard
It wasn't obvious to me. That sort of quick-response recitation of talking points turns me off. I'm attracted to a candidate who appears to actually think about a question and respond to it; one who appreciates the nuance and complexities of various issues.
-Dan.
Nuance and complexity. That's the standard liberal dodge when confronted with their own moral confusion and lack of commitment to the standards and values of most Americans.
_____________________________
-Dave
The Prayer of Protection
The light of God surrounds me,
The love of God enfolds me,
The power of God protects me,
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 6:42:28 PM
|
|
|
backrowbaptist
Posts: 386
Joined: 6/7/2008
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: davemiller7
You left out thoughtfulness. Just thought I'd help......
-Dave
quote:
ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist
quote:
ORIGINAL: iluvatar
quote:
I am not an avid McCain supporter, but it is pretty obvious that he spanked Obama so hard
It wasn't obvious to me. That sort of quick-response recitation of talking points turns me off. I'm attracted to a candidate who appears to actually think about a question and respond to it; one who appreciates the nuance and complexities of various issues.
-Dan.
Nuance and complexity. That's the standard liberal dodge when confronted with their own moral confusion and lack of commitment to the standards and values of most Americans.
Thanks for the help Dave - listing three liberal dodges in one post was far too complex and nuanced for a simple conservative like me.
_____________________________
Any of this gettin' through to you, son?
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 8:16:59 PM
|
|
|
inthysite
Posts: 770
Joined: 2/12/2008
Status: offline
|
quote:
I am waiting for the first real debate when the questioner has follow-up questions when the candidate avoids answering the original question (though with Tim Russert gone, I'm not sure who can play that role). We'll see how they both do then....
Here is the 2008 General Election Debate Schedule:
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the moderators for the four presidential/vice presidential debates -- one of whom is NBC's own Tom Brokaw.
First presidential debate
Friday, September 26
The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Jim Lehrer
Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS
Vice presidential debate
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Gwen Ifill
Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor,
Washington Week, PBS
Second presidential debate (town meeting)
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Brokaw
Special Correspondent, NBC News
Third presidential debate
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bob Schieffer
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation
I noticed that they are all moderated by liberals. Go figure!
_____________________________
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer - Psalm 19:14
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 8:31:27 PM
|
|
|
wing2000
Posts: 1027
Joined: 4/14/2005
Status: offline
|
quote:
quote:
Exactly.
I am waiting for the first real debate when the questioner has follow-up questions when the candidate avoids answering the original question (though with Tim Russert gone, I'm not sure who can play that role). We'll see how they both do then....
I have to say, having seen my share of debates, that this one was much more substantive than most back and forth venues we have seen thus far this season - or in recent elections.
I thought it was an insightful conversation...but due to time constraints, the moderator did not ask any follow-up questions. I would like to see a similar format (i.e. where the candidates are questioned individually) but with time for the moderator to ask deeper follow-up questions.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 8:58:12 PM
|
|
|
tafkam
Posts: 2067
Joined: 9/23/2005
Status: offline
|
I love this, so now "I,uh, well, hmmmm, uh, you know, uh..." is considered thoughtful and nuanced.
The Obama worshippers will jump through any hoop they have to to avoid admitting that their golden boy had his head handed to him Saturday night....
_____________________________
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Ronald Reagan
Tafkam
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 9:17:54 PM
|
|
|
iluvatar
Posts: 1952
Joined: 4/12/2005
Status: online
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: tafkam
I love this, so now "I,uh, well, hmmmm, uh, you know, uh..." is considered thoughtful and nuanced.
That isn't what I said, is it? Should I start claiming that conservatives think that misquoting and mischaracterizing people who disagree with them constitutes rational debate?
"uh," "well" and "um" aren't nuanced, but neither are "drill for oil now" and "I'll follow them to the gates of hell." At least "uh," "well," and "um" don't insult my intelligence.
quote:
The Obama worshippers will jump through any hoop they have to to avoid admitting that their golden boy had his head handed to him Saturday night....
Because I don't start cheering at party boilerplate rhetoric, I'm an Obama worshipper?
-Dan.
_____________________________
Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/20/2008 9:45:56 PM
|
|
|
todd_t
Posts: 1584
Joined: 6/21/2006
From: The North Woods
Status: offline
|
quote:
Because I don't start cheering at party boilerplate rhetoric, I'm an Obama worshipper?
There's no doubt that McCain told that conservative audience exactly what they wanted to hear, and they ate it up like tapioca.
_____________________________
In Memoriam: 1st Sgt. Obediah Kolath, US Army, Died in Iraq War (1973-2005)
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Did McCain Cheat? - 8/21/2008 1:31:53 AM
|
|
|
ManimalX
Posts: 1261
Joined: 10/25/2005
Status: online
|
Yum.... tapioca. Hot, and with raisins, please.
Nuanced translation for Obama disciples:
Uhh, I, uhh, believe that, uhh, well, as I have, uhh, said on numerous occasions, uhh, as far as, uhh, a-a-a-s far as deserts made from, uhh, root starch go, uhh, I, uhh, have nothing against, uhh... tapioca, so long as, uhh, a-a-a-s it is served with, uhh raisins? Now has anyone seen my teleprompter?
_____________________________
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed." - 2nd Peter 3:10
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
