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[shan_a_rama]

Does John McCain ever actually say anything? I'm listening to him blab on, and it's like all these words are coming out of his mouth but I don't understand what his point is. One thing I did catch was that he wanted to do everything short of offer a free green card to international students who come to America and get an advanced degree in the

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[blackie_deuce]

The thing with Barack Obama is he gets to the point.

exactly! he's one of the few politicians i can actually listen to for more than a few minutes. getting to the point and ANSWERING the questions is a sublimely underrated tactic in american politics today.

i've been obsessed with this site - perhaps you, too, will enjoy:
http://justmoreofthesame.com/

[blackie_deuce]

ETA: i do realise that website is sponsored by the democrats. but it's still interesting...

[sarah_raz]

I'm really psyched to hear both of you guys say this, because this has been one of Barack's biggest weaknesses: getting to the damn point in a forum or debate setting. But it seems like lately he's been doing a lot better at the brevity thing.

[shan_a_rama]

Heck, he might not be great at it, but compared to McCain he's a freaking genius. McCain's just flapping his jaw and Palin's just using up cutting room floor dialogue from the Die Hard franchise.

[risala]

No. Well, I don't know, I can't ever stand to listen to him long enough to find out. He's always just blathering on about something.

Surely he did not say that about international students? Seriously? Sheesh.