McCain Won. Hands Down.
He was weak on Healthcare, but whipped Obama’s ass on everything else.
And how friggin difficult would it have been for Obama just to admit that John McCain is not a racist and is nothing like Gov Wallace?
Horrible.
Best line of the night… “I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against him, you should have run 4 years ago.”
Greatness.
What do you think?
UPDATE: Yahoo – “Among respondents not identified with either major political party, McCain was judged tonight’s winner, 51-42 percent.”
Nice!
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I liked the same line. I also liked “I don’t care about some washed-up terrorist”. It made me laugh. He sure is a straight-talker. Go Mac!
I think it was McCain’s best debate, and probably the best debate of the three, and I do think he won. However, since there was “no knockout blow” so according to the pundits Obama won. Of course, if Obama didn’t even show up it would be a victory for him showing how “presidential” he is and how these pesky politics are beneath him.
Although I’m no fan of Obama, I think this election more than anything else has shown just how craven, petty and malicious the mainstream media has become.
If one thing comes out of this election year for me it has to be that my resolve to support Blue Dogs and moderate, fiscal conservative, Republicans has been strengthened. Two groups, which according to the media, don’t actually exist.
Definitely Mac’s best debate. Obama seemed bored and aggitated.
It was fascinating to me…. how the punditocracy had their fully written and referenced “critiques” before the event was even over. Brooks and Shields could not wait to spin it as a win for Obama, when it clearly was not.
The problem with Blue Dogs… and the undecided…. is this: they don’t pay alot of attention to the run-up. They rely heavily on soundbites. Folks like my dad, who would never have watched a debate…. he was too tired by the end of a long work day.
I sure HOPE these voters were watching last night. I hope Joe the plumber cued them to stay up late and tune in!
Of course he was very good. As he was in the first one as well.
Not that it matters in the spin – Obama’s talking points are being executed as sent to the media in advance
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/tonight-debate-setting-mccain-up/
What’s with those “rehearsed’ undecided focus groups they interviewed post debate….lol…even on Fox!?
No credibility there, as they obviously were NOT focused on the debate
McCain did great. Simply the more likable and trustworthy candidate !
{{{{DRUDGE POLL}}}} WHO WON THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?…
MCCAIN
72% 193,298
OBAMA
27% 71,216
NEITHER
1% 3,592
Total Votes: 268,106
I think Mac killed with the “spread the wealth” comment. He can get great mileage from now to the election with that remark. My father and father-in-law made it into that higher bracket because they worked 80 hr weeks. I think it would have been horrible if they had had to turn around and give the money they fought for to some slacker. ANYONE can earn wealth in this country if they are willing to work hard enough and your basic 40 hr work week is rarely going to do it for you.
The fighter pilot vs. Eddie Haskell—this morning, does anyone remember ANYTHING Obama actually said. He was like a Chatty Barry doll: pull the string and he has 15 recorded messages. (and am I the ONLY person in America who thinks he says uh, er a lot for an “eloquent” guy?). And his smarmy facial expressions while McCain was ripping him a new one (in classic McCain understated style) were not the stuff of a confident icon.
I can remember at least 15 lines from John McCain–if not verbatim, then PD close.
“If you wanted to run against Bush, you should have run 4 years ago.”
“We’re not talking about Warren Buffett, we’re talking about Joe the Plummer.”
“I want Joe the Plummer to spread around his own wealth not send it to Senator Obama to spread it around for him”
McCain taking on the race card was brilliant–just by bringing up the most recent outrageous equivalency (McCain and Palin are George Wallace and will kill innocent children in church), I think helped to coelesce in many minds the vicious subtle accusations of racism that Obama and friends throw around like Mardi Gras beads. People KNOW there’s something wrong there, but haven’t quite made the connection between the action and the evil.
NAFTA on importing oil! Brilliant. Columbia Free Trade Agreement. Brilliant–and I loved his “let me get this straight…you are willing to sit down for a face to face with Ceasar Chavez but reject our strongest ally on the continent?” And “no-brainer” was a good way to describe Obama’s position.
And his telling folks if you like health care in Canada and the UK, then you’re going to love Obama’s plans.
THAT’s what McCain had to do for the undecideds. He had to simplify the wonky stuff and clarify just exactly what all those fancy words mean (didn’t you also love his “Senator Obama is eloquent, but let’s listen to his actual words.”) He had memorable punch lines, and I would personally like to shake Joe the Plummer’s hand. He just may have saved the United States of America. I pray so.
I kinda liked “Senator Government.” It sent me rolling on the floor in a fit of laughter.
Obama spent too much time borrowing from Hillary…and not one word of that is he planning on doing.
McCain won easily.
Obama is a really smart guy! Way to smart to be President…he should be elected Supreme Leader…what a punk! McCain took him out in the first round.
After receiving a pro McCain e-mail from a friend (who is obviously misled) I have entered into a world I didn’t know existed but fully explains to me where all the wacky crap about Obama is coming from. Wow–there really is an alternative universe out there!!