Vice Presidential Debate Thread

Yeah, Palin's take was almost insulting to the intelligence of republicans, in my opinion. I say this because if they think that throwing out some nonsense about being a maverick and bringing small town values to washington is all it takes to sway opinion in their favor, well, they must think we're fucking idiots.

Is it so much to ask for a candidate that has republican principles at heart to also be an intelligent speaker. Palin could be a Rhodes Scholar, Mensa member and Nobel Laureate for all I know, but she sure didn't sound like anything but a soccer mom last night. Winking at the camera? Are you kidding? Biden threw out some garbage last night that, had she been on her game, she could have brought up. But for the average, uninformed person who is getting their info solely or mostly from the debate, they have a very distorted view of these two candidates.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. She's ok until she has to formulate a thought on her own.

That's a bit harsh..

Anyone else see her wink at the camera within the first 20 minutes of the debate? That was kind of hot.

Good greif....

She was awful. She can spit out talking points, but she can't answer a question. Awful, awful performance IMO.

That's a bit harsh..

Truth hurts I guess.

great reference. i thing the whole thing boils down to the republicans setting the bar sooo low for her. now, last night, without really answering the questions directly, she comes across OK. the bigger story is McCain conceding Michigan. i think they are starting to panic
Thats nothing big if you look back over the years Mich has voted dem for a very long time. It was a small hope to win Mich and when they see its lost they move their money to another state. Both parties do this in every election.

i disagree. if that were issue, why was McCain still stumping in Iowa? wasting money, that's about it. his campaign handlers have been all over the place( in regards to strategy)

Not sure what station I was on after the debat because I like to flip around and see the different slant on what people think. One guy had pulled Obama's voting record and showed that Biden flat out lied on 10 different times about Obama's voting record. Many of which Biden told the public and Sarah that she was just plain wrong. I also think if I was prepairing Sarah I would have brought up more stuff that Biden had said about Obama when they where running against each other. It was Biden who said I would vot for McCain before I would ever think about Voting for an inexperienced Obama.

Biden has 30 years of experience to Palin and he sould have been able to put her away but could not.

Thats nothing big if you look back over the years Mich has voted dem for a very long time. It was a small hope to win Mich and when they see its lost they move their money to another state. Both parties do this in every election.

I think you're glossing over the importance of this just a bit. The Dems did win Michigan last time but it wasn't by much, and early on polls were favorable to McCain there.

That's a bit harsh..

Harsh? If there is a possibility that she will be vice president, this sort of criticism is far from harsh. A person in that position should be an excellent public speaker. Look at our current President. His lack of articulation (along with other things) has made him a laughing stock. I'm not laughing though, I'm embarrassed.