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The McCain-Obama first debate thread.

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The debate, he said, will be split into nine nine-minute segments. The first four minutes of each will be taken up with a question to each of the candidates; the remaining five minutes will take different forms, up to the moderator, Jim Lehrer's discretion, and one of those options is to let the candidates address one another and interact on the subject in question.

Barnett said the debate's focus will remain foreign policy, and will address the financial crisis at length but primarily through that lens -- as it affects national security, for instance, and globalization.
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Come on Obama. Kick some ass.
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Default Re: The McCain-Obama first debate thread.

Obama is looking as if he is trying to remember the answers his team told him....
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Obama is looking as if he is trying to remember the answers his team told him....
He is a poor debater unfortunately. He comes across as too intellectual and obscure. He was bad all during the primaries in the debates.
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Default Re: The McCain-Obama first debate thread.

Obama wearing a red-pink tie

Security with solvency, Eisenhower's '52 campaign promise was the opening question

Obama went for Bush

McCain sent sympathy to Ted Kennedy... then rambled

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Default Re: The McCain-Obama first debate thread.

Obama sets the tone by attacking Bush and attempting to link him to McCain.

McCain mentions Ted Kennedy's illness(he's back in hospital). Actually talks about the issue substantially unlike Obama.
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McCain calls for Cox's resignation again !

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McCain is too old, not necessarily in his age, but in his mindset.
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Default Re: The McCain-Obama first debate thread.

I'm fairly neutral on this thing but I think Obama looks and sounds more presidential.

McCain is waffling a bit.
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McCain has promised total accountability in his Govt - Obama then agrees with this....

Obama stuttering very badly and looks very poor as a debater...
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