Andrew Sullivan:

This was, I think, a mauling: a devastating and possibly electorally fatal debate for McCain. Even on Russia, he sounded a little out of it. I've watched a lot of debates and participated in many. I love debate and was trained as a boy in the British system to be a debater. I debated dozens of times at Oxofrd. All I can say is that, simply on terms of substance, clarity, empathy, style and authority, this has not just been an Obama victory. It has been a wipe-out.It has been about as big a wipe-out as I can remember in a presidential debate. It reminds me of the 1992 Clinton-Perot-Bush debate. I don't really see how the McCain campaign survives this.

National Review's Andy McCarthy:

We have a disaster here -- which is what you should expect when you delegate a non-conservative to make the conservative (nay, the American) case. We can parse it eight ways to Sunday, but I think the commentary is missing the big picture...

...With due respect, I think tonight was a disaster for our side. I'm dumbfounded that no one else seems to think so. Obama did everything he needed to do, McCain did nothing he needed to do. What am I missing?

"Tonight's debate wasn't even close. Sen. Barack Obama ran away with it -- particularly when speaking about the economy and health care. Talking about his mother's death from cancer was very powerful. On nearly every issue, Obama was more substantive, showed more compassion and was more presidential.

In contrast, Sen. John McCain was extremely erratic. Sometimes he was too aggressive (referring to Obama as "that one.") Other times, he just couldn't answer the question (on how he would ask Americans to sacrifice.) And his random attempts at jokes (hair transplants?) were just bad."

Thank you, Null& Void, for replying to your own posts with such vigor.

I found the debate to be boring, tedious and predictable.

But, you're in serious 'Osama-whacking' mode so please have fun. Just have a paper towel handy for when you are finished

But, you're in serious 'Osama-whacking' mode

Oh, I get it...

Osama sounds like Obama.

The United States lost a rapier wit and a national treasure in political discourse when you moved overseas, vernon.

My brother in law explained to me how Obama kind of sounds like Osama. Right after I let him know that he had stepped over the real issue of Obama being a big scarry nigger I made sure to point out that his own name, Chris, sounds an awful lot like piss.

Chris, sounds an awful lot like piss.

LOL!

Jesus the righties have advanced some great issues this election cycle huh? Hussein, Osama, Black, Mooslim, Birth Certificate, etc.

Pathetic.

"Pathetic."

Posted by 726

Pathetic? Hell, Reagan was pathetic.
We need a whole new word for this shit.

Reagan was a dottering old fool.

Pathetique. Hey, it's French, it's gotta be worse, right?

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