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Originally Posted by pbear19
Across the blogs the one consistent thing I'm seeing mentioned is the "That One" remark. In fact, I've seen the youtube clip of it about 4 times now. Funny how a little thing like that gets legs.
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Same with the pundits I was watching. I'll admit I barely noticed it when McCain said it.
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Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel
The only interesting thing to see will be if the media runs with McCain's mortgage bailout plan, it was the only new thing in the debate tonight and if it gets significant press time he wins for grabbing the headlines. If not, tie, which obviously favors Obama now.
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Not sure it's that new. As I understand, the Treasurer already has the authority McCain was talking about -- it was in the bailout bill passed last week. The only thing McCain added was that he would direct his Treasurer to exercise the authority he already has.
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Originally Posted by Nanners52674
Yawnnnn. . . . With the exception of one question, when asked first to McCain if health care is a privilege, right or responsibility? McCain responded that it is a responsibility which i completely agree with but he offered no real follow up at to who is responsible.
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I would have liked to see one of the candidates -- either one -- turn this question around a little. First, I would have said it's not a commodity, at least not as that term is usually understood. And I agree with AGDee that it's a right in the sense of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." That's a government protected/enabled right, which is different from a right to have the government provide it. I would have like to see someone say "it's a right and a responsibility." Every human being should have access to adequate health care (right) and in a country like ours, we have a responsibility to make sure that adequate, affordable health care is available to everyone; then people (parents especially) have a responsibility to avail themselves of it.
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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes
I have to admit that watching McCain shuffle around the floor was painful to watch. He looked every bit his 72 years of age. Scary!
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I wanted to ask about that. I was tired when I watched the debate, so I couldn't decide if he was really looking (and sometimes sounding) that old or if it was just my fatigue that was projecting Sarah Palin doomsday scenarios onto his appearance.
I was interesting to watch it on CNN, with their Ohio undecided voters focus group and their dial meters. Granted, it was only 25 people -- hardly any kind of scientific sample -- but it was fascinating how often when McCain was talking, especially about the economy, he was literally "flatlining." He was getting no response at all. Even when he was getting positive responses, they usually were not as positive as Obama's.
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