The Debate, and the Beginning of the Endtime

[eurotrasher]

I thought Palin was horrible, but everyone in the media is telling me I'm wrong, that she did a decent job. I guess I measured the debate by a different set of standards, which was: 1) did the person answer the questions posed to them (Palin explained at the beginning that she would likely forgo answering questions in order to "talk right to the

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[rjhatl]

I thought the whole debate was eh. There were no Palin bingos at our house- if she had only said "earmarks", I'd have gotten it

[eurotrasher]

It was heartbreaking to me that both candidates lied. I know it sounds naive, but I really do wonder why it (seemingly) has to be this way. It forces me into a moral quandary. Do I support Biden, who lied less but lied more cunningly, or do I support Palin, who lied more but may have done so because she's stupid?

A phrase my grandfather was fond of using: "Pick your poison."

[rjhatl]

Well, look upticket for help in answering that. McCain has shed his straight-talker persona and seems to not care whether he's telling the truth or not these days. Certainly Obama hasn't always been honest either, but McCain seems to be going wild.

[re_caffeinated]

I think its safe to say that Palin was considered to have done ok in that debate not because of her debating skills, but because she did so horribly bad in her recent interviews that it wasn't hard to look better.

[eurotrasher]

It is a disturbing trend. Fortunately, the polls seem to show that Obama is just getting stronger each day. He seems to be sucking up McCain's and Palin's lifeforces.