Obama Opens Up a 9-Point Lead

[DaShi]

Neither is McCain, it seems.

[-Jrabbit]

In and among his rant, Letterman showed live footage of McCain getting his makeup applied, then doing a live interview with Katie Couric -- at the same time he was supposed to be taping with Dave.

It'll be interesting to see the next round of polls.

[Ninot]

Any chance that rant is online yet? I'd love to see it.

[-Jrabbit]

Sorry, I've never bothered to learn how to embed a video, but it's at:

2-minute segment:
Gawker.com

full 9-minute version:
Cajun Boy blog

[-Jrabbit]

The Cajun Boy link goes to a "does not exist" message, but it does exist.

Follow the link to Cajun Boy at the bottom of the Gawker page text.

[-Jrabbit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

[-Jrabbit]

Embedding: Is that all there is to it?

Apparently so. Cool.

[Barnabas]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Fred Thompson a snooze fest, and Guilliani a psychopath

How is that a negative for the GOP base? Not trying to be all that funny, but the reasons you think Guiliani is a psychopath are reasons that the far right like them. They just dislike his pro-choice, pro-gay ideas.

Dude, this could never have been the USA president

[Jon Miller]

This is almost painful to watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg6hF0nShQ

JM

[MarkG]

Is the right response to the turmoil on Wall Street to suspend the campaigns for president? To continue the campaigns as though there is no crisis? Or, to re-focus the campaigns with a unique emphasis on the turmoil on Wall Street?

Suspend 14
Continue 31
Refocus the campaign 48

suspending the campaigns? that's the most stupid idea i've heard this year. no economic crisis can stop an election process...

[MarkG]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
2-minute segment:
Gawker.com

Letterman rocks

[MarkG]

Letterman

You're aware that John McCain is the running mate of Sarah Palin, right?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Debate or no, McCain did bail on Letterman today, and that was a huge tactical error.

Yeah, that wasn't good. Should have just went on Letterman to explain to the prime time crowd why he thinks it is time for both sides to suspend campaigning for a few days to get a deal done.

[-Jrabbit]

Craig Ferguson had a fine answer for that idea: "Hey, this is America. YOU DON'T SUSPEND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS!"

[asleepathewheel]

Yeah, Letterman, yikes. Should have done it, or at least gone on a different network! sheesh.

And I imagine that the Bush speech did nothing but terrify heretofore ignorant-on-the-situation persons, causing more to move from McCain/undecided to Obama. When Bush admits troubled times, you know things are going pretty bad...