Politics 2008:The Caucuses and The Dem/Rep Conventions

Honeykiss1974 · #1 10-02-2008, 10:32 PM

/\/\/\/\ OMG I thought it was just me who was tired of Alaska, and how McCain is change, and how she wants to speak to the average American.

BLAH! She is like cotton candy...just all fluff and sugar.

If I was a Republican, I'd beat McCain with a bag of nickles for picking this woman.

Gwen did a great job moderating.

KAPPAtivating · #2 10-02-2008, 10:37 PM

I was very impressed with Gwen. She is a highly intelligent woman who was quick to call the bullish answers, and look for the REAL answers.

nittanyalum · #3 10-03-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

If I was a Republican, I'd beat McCain with a bag of nickles for picking this woman.

LOL. I need this stitched on a pillow, STAT!

TonyB06 · #4 10-03-2008, 01:21 AM

I know it was a jacked up format, but Gwen Ifill (who I respect as a reporter) didn't have her best night. She let Palin run buckwild in terms of not answering what was asked, but rather what she had prepared to say.

Ifill also should have followed up more on some areas -- particularly when Palin discussed some sort of "expanded role" for the vice president?!? I wanted to have her asked for more information on that.

I thought Biden brought it pretty much most of the night. He lapsed into "SenateSpeak" a few times and Ifill should have shut that down, but he seemed more in command of what he was saying.

I think Palin did more to defend her rep (after the last two weeks) than she did to defend McCain. Biden listed a series of open ended questions asking specifically how McCain/Palin would be different the current Bush administration. Amazingly, Palin just let that sit out there, unanswered.

Ok, I'm watching some of the re-air (it's about 1:40 a.m. and why I'm not in bed I don't know) and Gwen did interrupt and redirect a little more than I thought earlier, so props to Ifill on that.