Nightwing

So, since the debate is pretty much over, who won, who lost, and who will Brokaw murder in the middle of the night for defying him?

... Can we bomb New Hampshire? Seriously, that is the worst question to end on ever.

Wow. The Evil Empire Question isn't a curveball, it's a knuckleball. Did Brokaw come up with that one?

Yeah, seriously. It's been pretty good up until now. And "telegraphing his punches"? What the hell is pointing at Iran and saying "YOU'RE NEXT!"? Maybe telegraphing is too newfangled for McCain to use...

Oh no! They've broken through the Brokaw Wall! ORDER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH CHAOS!!!1!

Spike at "We ARE the greatest country in the world". Flatter gets you everywhere. This little insta-reaction line is hilariously fun to watch.

Once again: Men flatlining on Iraq until the word "cost" comes into play. We are penny-pinching bastards.

Man, women were flatlining just a second ago. OBAMA IS THE BLACK TOM JONES! And again, men in Ohio seem to be really in favor of government intervention in healthcare.

Another interesting thing: Men seem to care a helluva lot more about healthcare than anything else mentioned so far.

Don't fuck with Tom Brokaw: Debate Moderator.

Absolutely no one is being moved by the old "higher taxes" standby. This does not bode well for John if that's an accurate representation.

Is that bad? If you're playing a drinking game, a non-Republican using 9/11 is like a double shot. In other news: Ohio Women were throwing their panties at Obama talking about energy, Judging by the charts, no one is buying the "Higher Taxes" stuff McCain is pitching, and Brokaw goes "NO POBO~!" on Obama's plea to respond to McCain.

Wow. Obama pulls the 9/11 card first.

After watching some older episodes on Hulu, I think my favorite Charlie line is "Let's chop cats! Let's chop cats!" So much enthusiasm.

Change that to Gotham Central and you got a deal. Unfortunately, that show still does not. With a distinct lack of super-powered beings, you'd think they'd be jumping all over it. Hopefully they'll come to their senses and go for the more interesting choice instead of the better-known character.

I'm not sure about whether or not it's a "hidden tax", but it will apparently cost a lot of money. Reading that entire article, it only really confirms to me that Palin had no fucking clue what she was talking about. Biden's misgivings are generally related to actual events and might have a bit of factual basis, even if it is wrong. But Palin? Christ, every time she's wrong, they don't seem to have a clue where she is getting her facts from.

As opposed to the other posters on the board, who finish watching Keith Olbermann and try to make sense of his retardation. The last five pages of this thread are HILARIOUS libera-babble. Let's just be honest here -- both Palin and Biden have no idea what they're talking about. Anyone who tries to state otherwise is nothing more than a biased party hack. ... Why does Biden not know what he's talking about? The fact that Palin was incredibly evasive (To the point of outright saying "I'd like to actually talk about energy" on a completely unrelated topic), vague, and generally hesitant to put out anything substantive to actually analyze indicated that she wasn't knowledgeable, and it's to be expected from someone who has so little experience with politics on a national scale. You can't say the same about Biden: of all 4 candidates, Biden's performance was easily the most policy-stocked of them all. He answered quickly, kept to the point, and actually got into specifics multiple times. I just want to hear why Biden "didn't know what he talked about", other than a vague way of trying to diminish an excellent debate performance.

Looks good. I might give Indiana to Obama, but it's close tossup. It's amazing that Obama might win the entire Midwest. Who was the last to do that?

I don't, but I've been posting exclusively at the other board for the past few years. Explain? I made this map about 3 or months ago and everyone said I was being too pro-Obama, and it'd be a lot closer to 270. I guess we'll see, right? Well, I don't think he'll win Missouri or Louisiana (I'm really sure he won't win Louisiana). The rest is probably correct. West Virginia as well, though I'd give him New Mexico at this point. That basically washes. I disagree. Right now NC is the close one, while polls put SC firmly in McCain's hands. Unless I'm missing something, I don't see how it's flipped.

Dick Morris? bwahahahaha Just so you know, I thought of you a few weeks ago when Dick Morris put up this map on his NewsMax page: Dear God. Have the nurses gotten him back in his room yet?

I disagree, unless you are already planning for a for a second term Obama. Right now, I think she's had political damage done to her that will prevent her from ever being a big-ticket person, unless McCain actually gets a win. I think she's been reduced to a "Dan Quayle" figure because they decided to put her onto the big stage too early.

Edit: Damn disconnects...

"Apparently we also have to name our first child 'Murphy', because that was Robocop's name." AWESOME.

I thought it was funny for her to do that and then talk about how Biden voted for the war. Excellent use of selective memory.

Incredibly, I think Paul Begala actually has the perfect opinion on this debate: Sarah Palin was out to improve her image, and she did help herself out. Joe Biden was out to campaign for Barack Obama against John McCain, and he did very well at that.