Politics 2008:The Caucuses and The Dem/Rep Conventions

[WenD08]

Barack Obama stated in his news conference that the debate should go on this Friday. the Univ. of Mississippi, where the debate is to be held, said as far as they're concerned, the debate is still on.
that being said, i will be watching the debate on Friday (i'm such the political nerd)

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by WenD08

Barack Obama stated in his news conference that the debate should go on this Friday. the Univ. of Mississippi, where the debate is to be held, said as far as they're concerned, the debate is still on.
that being said, i will be watching the debate on Friday (i'm such the political nerd)

There is a poll out already!

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/Poll...2-9dd6b2df8c02

[AKA2D '91]

Will the VP Debate occur? I'm thinking that "something" is going to happen where Palin has to pull out.

If it goes on, I'm sure Biden will rip her up!


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[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

Will the VP Debate occur? I'm thinking that "something" is going to happen where Palin has to pull out.

If it goes on, I'm sure Biden will rip her up!


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I think something will go wrong with Trigger (the baby with DS) or some other great family emergency so that she can pull out of the debate. I mean if she can't take on Katie Couric then she has no chance at Joe Biden. I'm thinking that she must be playing dumb so that voters will have low expectations of her and when she debates and seems to know a little bit people will be impressed. I think this will work for decided Republican voters, but for everyone else...not so much.


I know the pundits are all split as to who won the debate, but am I the only one who heard John McBush say:

"By the way, North Korea, most repressive and brutal regime probably on Earth. The average South Korean is three inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."


After talking to different people to try to understand this comment I am assuming that what he meant by the height difference is that the more developed the nation is and the better off the people are the taller they are on average and S.Koreans are 3 inches taller than N.Koreans so N.Korea is therefore greatly oppressive. This is a huge streach for me. Considering the fact that the question was: "Senator McCain, what is your reading on the threat of Iran right now to the security of the United States?" this really made NO sense.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

I know the pundits are all split as to who won the debate, but am I the only one who heard John McBush say:

"By the way, North Korea, most repressive and brutal regime probably on Earth. The average South Korean is three inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."


After talking to different people to try to understand this comment I am assuming that what he meant by the height difference is that the more developed the nation is and the better off the people are the taller they are on average and S.Koreans are 3 inches taller than N.Koreans so N.Korea is therefore greatly oppressive. This is a huge streach for me. Considering the fact that the question was: "Senator McCain, what is your reading on the threat of Iran right now to the security of the United States?" this really made NO sense.

The height difference many be true but it most likely is not related to the regime change which only happened after WWII. Evolutionary changes take time to develop; something so dramatic is not llikey to have happened in the short span of 2 generations.

If anyone has some research or background on this phenomenon, I would love to hear it.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

The height difference many be true but it most likely is not related to the regime change which only happened after WWII. Evolutionary changes take time to develop; something so dramatic is not llikey to have happened in the short span of 2 generations.

If anyone has some research or background on this phenomenon, I would love to hear it.

So does anyone know what he meant by this?

Anyone who thinks that McCain won the debate was clearly fooled by his twisting of every comment made and flat out lying. I've never seen someone get so far off topic during a debate. This wasn't even a debate this was Obama presenting his platform and plan for presidency and correcting the confusing accusations and lies McCain spewed.

EX: Obama's comment about pre-conditions. Kissinger did say that he would support talks without pre-conditions which was Obama's point. McBush tried to make it appear that Obama said Kissinger agreed with direct diplomacy. Obama never said it.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

The height difference many be true but it most likely is not related to the regime change which only happened after WWII. Evolutionary changes take time to develop; something so dramatic is not llikey to have happened in the short span of 2 generations.

If anyone has some research or background on this phenomenon, I would love to hear it.

I don't know about S. Korea specifically but I once heard something similar about children in Japan only a generation after WWII.

It's not evolutionary, but as a result of better nutrition. Children were getting more milk and protein in their diets as well as more calories over all.

How real this is, I have no idea.

ETA: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...ns/?hp&apage=2

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I don't know about S. Korea specifically but I once heard something similar about children in Japan only a generation after WWII.

It's not evolutionary, but as a result of better nutrition. Children were getting more milk and protein in their diets as well as more calories over all.

How real this is, I have no idea.

ETA: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...ns/?hp&apage=2

Thanks for the source! Instinctively, anything that comes out of his mouth, I take with a bushel of salt