Palin is an ignorant, uneducated fool-The VP debate thread!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Elok
Without looking at what's been posted, I must say that Palin would make one hell of a PR rep. She's great at talking and talking without saying a bloody thing. But damn, did she look like a vapid tool tonight. And she made Biden seem like frigging Abe Lincoln just by comparison. I don't know if he normally seems that impressive, since I've never bothered to watch him speak before. But when he cites figures after she says something like "Gosh darn it, we sure are a swell country," he seems very powerful and compelling. And I don't know how any voters who weren't decided already are going to think she won this thing. But I'm sure I'll be proven wrong.

Biden has an impressive record and a formidable intellect, but he NEVER looks that impressive; just the opposite. The fact that Palin gives Biden gravitas may be the most damning thing you can say about her.

[klesh]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Ha!

FOX News commentators are already predictably spinning madly about how Palin won.

Weird, they're doing the same on PBS.

[Space05us]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I could go to sleep listening to her, the information content is so low.

I could sleep with her!

I can never forgive that she comes from Alaska though.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

CNN just pointed out something I missed; apparently, Palin referred to the commander of operations in Afghanistan as "General McClellan."

Of course, that would explain a thing or two.

[Boris Godunov]

CNN's Ohio focus group declared Biden the winner by an overwhelming margin.

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Ha!

FOX News commentators are already predictably spinning madly about how Palin won.

The fact I can't think of a way to legally punish or disband Fox news for being pandemic liars, shows me there is some sort of weakness in our constitution ><.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
CNN just pointed out something I missed; apparently, Palin referred to the commander of operations in Afghanistan as "General McClellan."

Of course, that would explain a thing or two.

Don't we have a General McClellan somewhere in the command structure in Iraq or Afghanistan?

[Vesayen]

....the Fox News analyist said to watch the poll data in the next 48 hours because they said there would be a shift.....

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Don't we have a General McClellan somewhere in the command structure in Iraq or Afghanistan?

No, it's General McKiernan.

[Ninot]

I think McClellan would be a poor choice in general, considering his record in the Civil War

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Don't we have a General McClellan somewhere in the command structure in Iraq or Afghanistan?

Not that I know of. McKeirnan's in charge in Afghanistan, and it's an understandable slip of teh tongue. But it is funny.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Vesayen
....the Fox News analyist said to watch the poll data in the next 48 hours because they said there would be a shift.....

Well, they're right about that...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by klesh
Weird, they're doing the same on PBS.

NBC is saying how they both ended up winning and no one lost (basically, they said it was a draw). The low expectations bar was easily met by Gov. Palin and Sen. Biden didn't say anything super dumb so it seemed they did what they were supposed to do.

Nothing really for the late night talk show hosts to talk about it seems.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Ninot
I think McClellan would be a poor choice in general, considering his record in the Civil War

The Peninsular Campaign = the first Surge!

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by Vesayen
....the Fox News analyist said to watch the poll data in the next 48 hours because they said there would be a shift.....

Am watching Fox too - do people really think it would be a good idea to have a VP who is "just like everybody else"? A Mayor, sure. The Governor of a state with a small populace, ok. But the VP of the largest, most powerful, influential and probably most diverse nation of Earth?? Back when Clinton was still in contention I was sorta looking forward to seeing how sexist international leaders handled their meetings with a woman leader of the US, but there's just been 8 years of a down-home, simple-talking, gun-loving leader, and look how that ended up. Maybe it's just Fox news befuddling me, but are people actually unable to see the similarity? McCain is nothing like Bush, but Palin is.