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'I won!' candidates say

I'm sick of candidates (particularly McCain) who feel they have to put their opponent down to build themselves up. I can't wait til mid-November when all this nonsense is over. I hate politics, and politicians. Promote yourself, and stick to the issues, but don't slam someone else with falsehoods and innuendo.

Obama uh, is not the,best orator, uh, but, eh, uh, rather, the king of, uh, stuttering.

I do not think that the Election is decided on the basis of the Debates. I think that the Debates are to get the Candidates more exposure and face time. If that is the case there is No Real Winner or Loser, unless there is a gross mess up like some one uses the N Ward. Or they give up something else the media can feed on. Or come on stage with their fly open.

I did not watch the Debate and very little News About the Debate. The main reason being that I did not want the stress of looking at Obamas Face. Mostly Due to his stand on Abortion, Partial Birth Abortion, and the Continued Human Rights Violation of the Genocide of the Unborn. Dressed by the Liberal Tentmakers as "A Women�s Right TO Choose" Result being the same Heck just as Hot, and Just as eternal. The young scared Mothers are mostly victims of the Liberal Lie, so I hold out great hope for them. To live with the Realization of what they have done and the lies they listened to in order to do it, must be very hard to live with, once reality strikes.

I wasn't impressed with the dabate. It was just more campaign trail rhetoric, no concrete plans for much of anything. When Jim Lehrer tried to pin the candidates down on which of their most important "to-dos" had to be cut due to the economic crisis, neither would give a straight answer.

I guess I'll flip a coin in November.

My inner sight tells me that the "polls" that we are getting to say the Democrats claim their candidate are ahead are Wrong!. The figures do not include those who are of the third party. Agree?

I also point out that those votes are going to be what swing the election coming up will tell a different story if you will. The eloquence, smooth talking snake oil salesman may think he "got it." But one that stands firm in his position may not appear as polished. It is imperative that the votes are reported fairly. No spinning.

We must not be deceived, is my point. The sky is NOT falling, and the Emperor has NO new clothes....



It looks to me like if the polls are asked of one party the results will appear to be stacked in their favor.

I think the American people have thrown morals out the window. As I see it, uh, uh, uh A vote for uh, Obama would be a step in the uh, uh, unmoral side of the fence. Abortion would be approved without the consent of the parents, our troops would come home and terrorists would re-group and attack again, only worse. The NRA would be under attack and only criminals would have guns.

McCain would get rid of "cost-plus" programs that literally cost billions because it's a free ticket for big business to "charge whatever they want" to the government. McCain speaks of "HOW" he would cut taxes. Obama only says that he will cut taxes. I'm concerned that the only "Change" Obama wants is to stake claim as the first Black president and then the "Change" goes in his pocket.

by a slight margin. I love how people argue that Obama doesn't have experience to make tough foreign policy decisions, yet he is one of the only elected officials to have the foresight that the Iraq war was misguided, and we were taking our eye off the real target, Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Obama's margin will only increase the more Palin does interviews with the press. Did you see that CBS interview, yikes!

To Obamawon

What debate were you watching. Obama, who has zero real executive experience, came across as a self promoting, pompus little twerp, without the the grace to show respect to his obvious superior. McCain clearly has more experience and gravitas. It reminded me of a shave-tail lieutenent mouthing off to a commander and the latter having to bite his tongue. McCain was in control, much to his credit.

Please note the US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade. Abortion is legal in the US. Your fear tactics are lame. Actually, Obama would not bring our troops home, he would focus them on chasing down Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Once again, unfounded stupid fear tactics.

Obama seemed to have the edge during the first part of the debate that dealt with economic matters. He challenged McCain on tax cuts and McCain would not refute Obama�s challenges to McCain�s tax plans.

However with respect to the second half of the debate dealing with foreign affairs McCain blew Obama away. Obama is an empty suit. The dude has a few memorized lines but is totally clueless about dealing with world leaders and current events.

Also, Obama also came off as condescending and aloof. He was not respectful to McCain continually referring to him as �John� and on one occasion �Tom.� He seemed to want to bait McCain into showing his angry streak however McCain remained composed and respectful always refereeing to Obama as �Senator Obama.�

I am an Independent. Before the debate, I truly felt that I could vote for either man without reservation. McCain won me over. There is no way I want Obama and his naivet� sitting in the Oval Office.

All the people making fun of Obama's speech habits are really, really funny. I bet you were really hilarious in high school, and that you have maintained that same high standard for comedy since then. Also, I hoped you're practicing your run-on sentences, unrelated clauses, and "I'll get back to yous" for the VP debate.

Those of you basing your vote solely on the abortion issue must be livid that the Republicans had the White House, the majority in the Senate, the majority in the House, and the majority of appointees on the Supreme Court, for SIX YEARS and somehow didn't bother to do anything about the abortion issue.

It's almost as if they were using abortion as a wedge issue to get y'all to the polls so they could continue fleecing the country. Makes you wonder...

Obama sure is a thinker.....uh, uh, uh,....I had a "teacher (not a professor) at a school I attended as a freshman who also couldn't say a sentence without an "uh", and it wasn't Harvard..... We counted 128 uh's in a 50 minute class.

When you have to watch every word you say, maybe you really don/t have any true commitments. Now that is a concern....uh, uh, or uh, politics is what really matters, uh, uh.....!

One thing for sure is, when he sits down to talk with Terroists, he's going to bore them to death.

I am sick of the political campaigns. I am sick of the blame game and I'm the hero you need. I am sick of the length of these campaigns.Billions being spent to here lies. Just who does this benefit? One group only the media. Do these politicans actually believe that we the voters can't see, and that we don't know what has been going on? Cut these campaigns to the maximum of 6 months duration. Now what is this derogatory kid like lying all about? Why just why does Karl Rove and the rest of his tribe need to make these uncalled for snide, child like, character accusations about the other party leaders when we all know they are lies? To make these kind of comments and then smirk or giggle like I gotcha makes me sick. Clean up your campaign republicans and just explain why our country has been put in the sewer under your watch and control. And I don't want to hear about the Dem control the last 21 months as an excuse. All of this was in the ditch before that. Truth up or get out.

If you listen on radio, the obvious winner was McCain. He was clear as to the initial actions to put the country back towards fiscal responsibility, clear that winning the war is a must, clear that Mr. Obama is the Neviell Chamberlain of our time. Mr. Obama, was clear that in spite of the 788 billion bailout, he would still pursue massive government programs for early childhood education, healthcare, and continued to misrepresent his tax plan, which increases taxes on every working American Family with earnings of $42,000 or above. Try the radio, you hear the words, and you will not be influenced by the visual effects of the camera.

They should have included all six candidates running. Seeing the two presented on Friday was like seeing the same man, besides the age and race difference. Both want foreign interventionism (just slightly different emphasis on which countries need more focus), neither have a clue how to fix the economy - they didn't even touch the issue of our failing dollar and our monetary policy failure. Both want to spend into the oblivion - one on entitlement programs and one of the military. There was no talk of budget cuts, even when pressed to explain how things would change in light of our economic crisis.

A vote for a third party candidate would stop being a wasted vote if the majority of Americans decided to vote for him / her. We should vote based on who best represents us and our principles. I know everyone is an individual, but neither mainstream candidate represents the values of the predominant religion here: McCain believes in more war, deficit spending definitely hasn't lived a moral life. Obama believes in entitlement and coercion rather than self-reliance and agency. If you're LDS, neither candidates reflects your religious values. You should look at Chuck Baldwin.

McDuff just wants to talk about both because it is all that his complete life has revolved around. My way or the highway attitude just like the Bush administration has left us with no respect around the world, except with one other country with the same approach Israel. Were have our friends and allies gone? Why are we and for all intense and purposes fighting and financing the war against terrorism by ourselves? It's mainly about this self centered attitude towards others. We had better change our ways and negoitate with others soon or all may very well be lost. We will be just like Israel, surrounded by a world that doesn't like us. Where O where have our allies and friends gone?

Pretty much every poll-maker have this debate to Obama, although as expected Obama supporters think he won, McCain supporters think he did.

Very little new information to anyone who has actually been following the campaign.

But McCain looked scarily old and frail. not good.

you must have believed that Obama would win before he debated or that McCain wouldn't show up.

Did you count how many time Obama said either john is right or senetor McCain is wright. go back listen again and count. I lost count after 10 times. how many times did McCain give obama history lessons in answering why obama's stated positions were nieve. it did not stop with foreign policy eaither. the same thing happend on the economy, taxes, spending, earmarks and energy. obama won? I think not.

your one point where you say obama won was his position on the war. where he said that he was against the war. the only problem with that is that he was speaking as a member of the illinoise state senate not the US Senate as he implies.

so what, your local politition monday morning quarterbacks an issue. he had no responsibility to make the decision to go war. his comments could have gotten him elected to the us Senate, but is that enough to say that he should be president only if you take the whole package higher taxes and spending. Obama is not presidenial material.

November.

Obama gets street cred for making tough foreign policy decisions? Obama didn't have to make a choice when the war in Iraq started because he wasn't in the Senate. Monday morning quarterbacking at its best. McCain has never claimed to be a great in debates. Obama's political career has been built around them. When voters are so uninformed that it takes a debate to help them make their choice...heaven help the USA. That type of voter is probably the same one that watches American Idol and agonizes over who sang their song the best. Suggest to some Americans...take some time and study the Pres. candidates then you will realize watching a debate to determine your candidate is the daftest thing one could ever do.