Who was the Obama plant at last night’s debate?
Greg Ransom e-mailed me the answer:
“The Obama plant was Tom Brokaw.”
Har. Indeed. From my liveblogging last night:
Brokaw gets rolled again: “I’m just hired help here.”
Obama: “You’re doing a good job, Tom.”
Might as well have called him “sweetie.”
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Claire McCaskill-
Whoring herself out to B-Ho again, hoping that he’ll throw her a bone if he gets in.
Useful Cracka-Hope it was worth your soul.
Was giving M-HO a pedicure during the debate.
More embarrassment to Missouri-
I dunno who the plant was, but then there didn’t have to be. Never woke up to see MSM ‘reporters’ on TV look more perkier or cheerful and “optimistic”. I guess they’ll get their unique chance not just reporting history but (slantedly) _making_ it happen.
RNC, do a last ditch and play the Obama dirty truth card!
James Greenidge
Queens NY
Did anyone keep track of who was given the last word the most?
I am not sure what the consensus is, but I think McCain neutralized a large portion of the positives Sarah may have provided in her debate performance.
Glad to see our man John McCain being non partisan and reaching across the isle last night. He certainly does not have the wit and humor to overcome Tom Brokaw or BroBama’s barbs. I have a four year old dog who could but she isn’t running for President. Tom Brokaw may have been a plant but Beltway Johnny didn’t do much to overcome it or win votes.
What was he doing? Is he maneuvering to be the last Republican nominee? Isle? We don’t need no stinking isle.
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America First
America Alone
America Come Home
I saw it differently, Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. His inexperience showed both on the economy and foreign policy. He’s by no means a leader of any kind… well maybe for ACORN.
Who did Obama plant?
How about McCain!
In what will be talked about and analyzed for years to come, McCain actually lost the election by trying to appeal to independents and democrats, while completely turning off his own base.
McCain likes to say people in his own party sometimes don’t like him very much. Probably not the best strategy to highlight and employ in the general. So, he picks up a couple points with the middle. He’ll conversely lose double digits with his own base.
Barry’s robotic staccato delivery was a bit unnerving. I was waiting for him to freeze up like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, “help me!” and call for his teleprompter.
I just don’t think it would work. I fear that we have too stupid of an electorate. All they’ll say is “Well, that Ayers thing happened when he was 8. Not his problem.” Or: “Well, we don’t care about someone did, we care about what they’ll do now” or “Well, Obama just seems like he cares more”
They’ve proven that, to them, experience does not matter. All they want is someone who is telegenic, and tells them he’ll give them a lot of stuff.
Here’s my take on the debate: the country’s financial crisis is pulling us all down the crapper and we have
two clownsRocky and Bullwinkle wanting to fix it.God help us!
I think the ‘plant’ was the asinine questions. This is the 21st century, there are real problems and time was wasted on “what don’t you know and how will you learn it?” Have we really become a country of pansies? If I’m running for president, you aren’t allowed to know what I don’t. Must go drink more coffee and cling to my Bible this morning. Have a good one.
The minute I saw the lib tool stand up I knew he was in the Odopey tank then asked “what will the economic crisis do to effect our roll as peacemaker” or some such… tell me he’s undecided… it was the first question on foreign policy swung right back into the ecomomy…..
That was as see through as it gets….
“Plant” being the operative word here.
It is obvious to me that Obama has no idea how to help this country, but it is also obvious to me that McCain doesn’t really want to throw the knockout punches that will win this election.
Judging from his performance, I’d say John McCain was the plant.
McCain was the plant. He didn’t seem to have the “fire in his belly” that it takes to win a Presidential election. He pandered to the left too much. Is he Democrat or Republican? He’s getting my vote because of Gov. Palin, but he has certaintly turned me away from him in the last few weeks. America is screwed big time with Barack HUSSEIN Obama going in and McCain seems to be helping him.
I feel sick to my stomach. Excuse me while I go take care of it.
CNN used the word “distain” (Blitzer) describing how McCain feels toward Obama. It was in the context that CNN didn’t see them shake hands at the end. They did but the camera didn’t catch it.
I’l answer the quetion with a question;
Who picked the questions ?
It doesn’t matter if there was a plant. John has had too may years of polite debate in the Senate.
Here is my advise for McCain
I’m not blaming last night on media bias, and I’m not even going to say Tom Brokaw did all that bad a job. I am saying we got the wrong candidate at the top of the ticket, and wrong lame duck president and the short end of the stick. Who do I feel most sympathy for? Gov. Sarah Palin, who will go back to Alaska bloodied by the Left but unbowed, and every other decent Republican who has tried put lipstick on the McCain pig. Remember McCain said in Florida he didn’t know much about the economy? Remember how his he dissed Mitt Romney all year long, while Romney has tried to be as strong an advocate as he could? And then McCain goes out and tells the world he’s going to be a flippin’ socialist by buying up home mortgages and renegotiating the principal (forgiving debt, in other words) without telling Romney or Fred Thompson that’s what he was going to do. Blind-sided both of them. Oh, and conservatives, too, btw. Folks, get ready for four years in the wilderness, at least, and hope we don’t lose all of our rights in the orgy of Democatic pay-back against talk radio and conservatives in general. We’re going to take a licking, and we might as well get ready for it.
opps; typing in the dark and hit the wrong key
Here is my advise for McCain
STICK THE KNIFE IN THE BELLY OF THE KID, TWIST IT AND LOOK INTO HIS EYES AS THEY ROLL BACK.
You need to be a killer again. The American people need you to act like the warrior you once were.
McCain is trying to stay above direct personal attacks.
I believe that his camp feels they can get Palin to bring light to BHO’s questionable past associations (and present).
The problem is, now that she has taken on her “pitbull” role, the MSM coverage of her has greatly diminished.
Not coincidence.
I have flat given up on what McCain is trying to do or who he is trying to placate or even what he is thinking and why.
At least we have our Michelle to come home to.
Can we start a write in campaign for Sarah? … PLEASE !!!!! …
For asking the stupidest question ever, Tom wins the debate.
Tom should start his own show, call it….
Tommy’s Tool Time
Plant? Plant? Well.. there were a couple of vegetables on the stage..
Have to put this out there somewhere. I thought McCain’s answer on the evil empire question was so much better that Obama’s. A label at this time would be a definite error while we are still trying to get them to act like they are not the KGB. Obama’s answer was lame, like you are talking to one of your kids. “I still love you I just don’t like what you did.” Putin may be juvenile, but he is not a kid.
We think we have a very weak candidate in John McCain but think about this. Big “O” has everything breaking in his favor–Economy tanks, “Out” party (Dems)-Idealistic opponent in McCain (won’t be partisan)and a host of other breaks–age, charismatic etc. Then this eye opener on this morning’s Drudge Report–Zogby shows Big “O” leads our Johnny by only 2.6%. Now just think how bad the Dem’s feel about THEIR candidate. I’d rather have our problem.
Brokaw was not the problem. McCain has no passion left. We need someone like Newt Gingrich who understands the great history of this country. Someone who will point the out the perfection of our constitution. Someone to display the original fears of Adams and Jefferson concerning large central banking systems. Someone to scream that states rights are necessary. Someone that understands the constitutional problems of wealth redistribution through taxation.
We need an orator.
Isn’t it amazing how that happened? They followed her everywhere waiting for her to say the wrong thing and then when she said what they didn’t want to hear, they disappeared.
Maybe its time for a woman of passion to change this country. The men seem to have lost their………………
You have just insulted my youthful heroes!
The “plant” was more like the Chernobyl “plant” – in meltdown before our very eyes. Please wake up, McCain. Maybe if we schedule the debates a little earlier in the afternoon…. I’m just saying…
‘Be afraid…be very afraid’
I’m putting my money in off shore accounts.
GEEEEESS!! They were both pathetic.
Mommie!? Make it stop! (curled up into fetal position, sucking on thumb)
The DOW is at 9,447
Rogue Cheddar said: Don’t worry Rogue. Our great leaders will change your diapers./ sarc
I thought this was a terrible debate and nobody won or lost. So I suppose according to Democrats Obama won. Did anyone watch after the debate when they were meeting and greeting? One lady could hardly contain herself and just had to go snuggle up between the Obama’s for her photo op. She practically hyperventilated on her way back to her seat. Undecided voter? Not by a long shot!
Do any of you know how to buy carbon credits? With those two it’s probably the only safe investment out there.
#21,
There is no guarantee that free internet will continue.
Look at China.
And Google is all too willing to go along.
Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”
It’s going to be interesting.
Brokaw was horrible. The questions were cookie cutter. However, McCain still doesn’t GET IT.
On October 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am, FamilyMan said:
And how long will this home – and Rush, and Laura, et al – be there after Obama and the libs resurrect the un-Fairness Doctrine?
Like most of you, I’m thoroughly dismayed and disgusted with the choices we’re stuck with in this election, but I do not think we can sit this one out and hope to ride out four years of Obama-style socialism.
No surrender – PLEASE!
On October 8th, 2008 at 9:21 am, AmericanPatriot said:
Very interesting. God help us – and they’ll try to take that away too (state sanctioned churches. a la China, don’t count).
Ick!
We could have had one, but he’s got a bad heart
This is what it’s all about. Try to remember.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fC7Xxstaw&feature=related
The PLANT??? The person with the last question. “What don’t you know, and what will you do to learn it”??? That was the only REAL TOWN HALL DEBATE type of question all night… How the hell that one got in is beyond me… Had to be the PLANT… The rest was as boring as a PRESS CONFERENCE in the BELTWAY… Oh, and by the way, neither one of OUR BRAINS answered that one…
Our founding fathers put their property and their lives on the line for FREEDOM. We may be called on to do the same.
Someone get a priest, our republic needs to receive it’s last rites.
The plant last night was John McCain. He proved once again that he is no conservative, constantly referring to his bipartisanship with liberals like Ted Kennedy, Russ Feingold and Joe Lieberman. McCain is a sellout on so many issues that matter to conservatives.
In 20/20 hindsight it was a huge mistake not nominating Mitt Romney. He would be taking Obama apart in these debates, plus he has executive experience directly related to the economy having led a successful business.
Yahoo references that does a fact check on the debates.
OBAMA: “I believe this is a final verdict on the failed economic policies of the last eight years, strongly promoted by President Bush and supported by Sen. McCain, that essentially said that we should strip away regulations, consumer protections, let the market run wild, and prosperity would rain down on all of us.”
THE FACTS: McCain has indeed favored less regulation over the years but supported tighter rules and accountability on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years before the start of a financial crisis prompted in part by those giant mortgage underwriters. Obama was not a leader in that unsuccessful effort. Some of the current problems can be traced to legislation passed in 1999 that lifted many regulations over the financial industry. That deregulation was championed by then-Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, a McCain supporter, but also by President Clinton, who signed the legislation, and by former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, now a top Obama economic adviser.
IMHO, I do not think Tom Brokejaw contributed anything useful, except to take the life out of what could have been a more lively debate!
McCain missed a prime opportunity last night when he correctly quoted Obama saying he would invade Pakistan. Obama replied that that was not what he said, he said if they did not take on the Taliban, we would do it for them. What McCain should have replied was “I know Senator Obama does not have any military experience, but when you cross the border of a soveriegn nation, it is called an invasion. So yes, you did say you would invade Pakistan.”
Our constitution is the greatest achievement of the human race. Greater than all the sciences and art.
IT’S DYING IN FRONT OF US AS WE PASSIVELY WATCH.
The old story goes, if you can’t run with the big dogs stay on the porch. Well if this is McCain with the gloves off, I suggest he stay on the porch.
“Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take… OUR FREEDOM!”
William Wallace
Fam,
you okay?
it ain’t a living document it can’t die
One of the best 2 minutes in movie history, here it is on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrrBs8JBQo
This quote from Ed Morrissey over at HotAir. I agree. Brokaw was awful. This problem has existed as long as I can remember watching these debates. These moderators all thinks it’s about them. Instead of allowing the candidates to spar over what they would do and how they would do it they feel they have to “frame” the debate.
NO
I’ve fought too long and too hard to watch my constitution be spit on.
The “plant” was not Tom Brokaw. Brokaw’s liberal credentials have been obvious for decades. His infamous remark on election night 2000 when he used the phrase “we win” when referring to Al Gore (Brokaw said he was taken out of context! LOL!) gave the game away for Tom. The real “plant” was Frank Farenkoph. This is the former RNC chairman who the Republicans allow to set the terms of the debates and pick the moderators. Farenkoph was one of the two people who picked an all liberal cast of Lehrer, Brokaw and Schiefer and Ifill . I suppose we should not expect much better from a K Street lobbyist who represents the gambling industry.If you listen to Farenkoph, casino gambling is just what the middle class needs to get them over this troubled time. I heard Farenkoph on CSpan before the Palin-Biden debate. He was lavishing praise of Gwen Ifill and defending her against all allegations of any bias. Anyone who is sentient knows that Ifill is a strong Obama supporter. Maybe all the bells from the slot machines have dulled Farenkoph’s senses.
McCain still can’t believe he got the GOP nomination. As I do. Before this debate I was about to put out his yard signs, but after this last debate I think I will just mow. I cannot vote for BO, so what do I now do with my vote? I’m a conservative and cannot vote for the lib/socialist third parties without slashing my wrists. Can we write-in Palin for president?
Are you serious?
Hey – we’re protesting loudly on the internet! What do you want from us?
Sorry. It frustrates me too. What will it take to get the people mad enough to go to Washington and make them see that enough is enough already?
(No, I am not advocating violence. I want to peaceably assemble. )
People who would go can’t afford it. People who work can’t afford to miss work.
They have successfully shackled us, it seems.
Marshall,
I guess I just don’t understand some folks. As you say the “debates” are as they have been some for some time, why would anyone expect more from and be outraged when that does not happen?
McCain is who he always has been, why do some project their expectations on him and be outraged when he doesn’t do
exactly as they wish?
I felt no need to lower my expectations prior to the “debate” lastnight, and find it sad that MM and others find what seems to be pride in an “I told ya so” self grandizing position.
i’ll probably be blasted by all here including michelle….BUT you all need to stop bitching about mac and remember WHAT the alternative is …..O
that should scare the crap out of all
AMERICANS…if O gets in he will have a dimicrap majority in both houses we won’t be able to stop the destruction of OUR country by the crazies on the left!!! blast away
I read a comment at another site this morning that hit home:
Obama wants to change America.
McCain wants to change Washington.
McCain is what he is. And we all know it.
I’d love not to have to vote for the lesser of two evils in this election. However, we must understand the massive degree of separation of “evils” between McCain and The One. That difference is too horrible to contemplate, which is why I am voting McCain.
The biggest plus of that vote is I’m voting for Sarah to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency!
I have the picture of Ayers trampling and dancing on the American Flag with that smirk on his face taped to my desk cabinet. It brings me back to reality when I throw my shoe at the T.V. when McCain says or does something stupid. Anyone with a friend like that should never be near the White House.
I don’t know about Tom being an Obama plant as much as Tom was the dictator of the debate. A town hall meeting turned into whiny, sniveling Brokaw hallowing for more camera time. Go do your own interview, Tom. McCain did enough pandering to Tom himself that I thought they might all have a love fest for a second.
As far as who won? I think that is tough. I honestly thought Obama sounded just like Palin last night. His answers were vague, forced and lacking substance. He stumbled through about half the questions as he formulated in his own mind what the questioner was asking (”what is a commodity, commodity, hmmm, I don’t understand, think I will answer something else”). Obama showed his socialist roots many times (not sure the public cares anymore though), was weak on economy and said some pretty stupid things (”health insurance for children is fairly inexpensive” WHAATTTT???).
So while I think McCain won the debate, I think he lost all chance at the presidency last night. He is knowledgeable, but not likable. He is neither forceful or passionate. His liberal roots are evident and his ability to be a good republican (tax cuts, spending increases) is evident.
McCain effectively took the spark out of his followers and further reminded conservatives why they can not vote for McCain. Oh, those independent, undecided voters? When will McCain learn there is no such thing?
I’m a conservative and cannot vote for the lib/socialist third parties without slashing my wrists. Can we write-in Palin for president?You could skip voting for President and focus on getting real conservatives elected in local elections.
You could vote third party and not vote liberal – Baldwin and Barr are both conservative. Barr is a bit more of a hawk, (but not as much as McCain). Baldwin is a very religious man.
If you vote third party, you are making a plea to the GOP. If enough of us do it, they’ll come back around to their senses. Rewarding the GOP with our votes this time out will be the death of the conservative movement.
Fam,
It has been spit on, burned, misquoted ( or is that miscited? ),shat upon, denied etc etc since it was written that is Democracy my friend you are a Patriot BUCK UP
Mary,
yes you can write in Palin if that is what you want to do.
The dream ticket?
Romney Palin..
marco,
no if you vote 3rd party you are voting 3rd party you are not making a plea to anyone.
i’ll probably get blasted by all here including michelle…BUT here goes
you all need to stop B%$#@ing about MCCAIN and consider the alternative if O gets in he will have a dimicrap majority in BOTH houses and we the people will not be able to stop the destruction of OUR country
I want you to confront your neighbors.
I want you to lecture your children.
I want you to confront your school board.
I want you to threaten your representatives every day.
I want you to fly the American flag above your house.
I want you to join constitutionalist and be active all day, every day.
The prize is too big and too important to lose.
WRONG Bansharia, you can try to silence everyone with your empty rhetoric, but by your very statement, you prove the message is getting through.
The third party this election should be the GOP. It is time for people to quit going to the polls like it is going to some assembly line, where they push the button for the party they always have and go home.
Open your eyes people, you have a choice and neither of these parties is it.
Too bad the economy didn’t tank in time for people to go for Romney instead of McCain …
Yesterday I suggested sending McCain some music to listen to …
Alice Cooper – No More Mister Nice Guy
(BTW Alice Cooper lives here in Phoenix and is very active in charity works and is quite a good person)
Today I have another musical suggestion for McCain …
Aaron Tippin – You’ve Got To Stand For Something
Chorus:
You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything
You’ve got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what’s right and uphold your family name
You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything
Good words to live by … how about it John? …
if you vote third party you are a idiot!!
Welcome to the new reality tv game show, I WANNA BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA”. In order to win the game, one candidate has to prove that he is more tricky, conniving, dubious, two-faced, lying, conceited, pompous, lying, sneaky, low-down, treacherous, unreliable, perfidious, faithless, untrustworthy, and lying than the other candidate.
Exhibiting any kind of leadership characteristics is cause for immediate disqualification from the game.
A third party has absolutely no chance. If that were ever going to happen, Ross Perot would have made it happen. Where is that party now?
The commies and socialists haven’t got where they are by running their own third party, they grabbed a major party and that’s what we have to do.
to prendad WHAT LEADERSHIP role has THE O ever exhibited?????
This is a great quote.
I wish people cared to understand the difference. Last night I watched the debate (and I use that term loosely) with two Dem friends. One of them actually preferred McCain’s answers, but “Can you actually vote for a Republican if you’re a Democrat?”, she asked me. Oy vey. The other kept saying how sorry she felt for Bush’s children, having their dad as the worst POTUS ever, and so thank God for Obama.
These are educated women.
b-cat has it right third parties are dust in the wind just blowin
Intelligent.
all omama had last nite was BLAME BUSH
EXACTLY
What happened to the boxers/briefs or commando question?
Donut44 must be one of those SMART people who prefer ideaology over reality
the reality is third parties are never going to win on a national level and will enable O to ruin our great country
Time for you to reeducate them.
Confrontation NOW!
where did everyone go ????
Oh, FamilyMan, I’m on it; not to worry!
On a weird and yet funny note, I grabbed this from Ben Smith’s Blog:
Hey-O!
vickisoup is right he wants to change america to AMERIKA
Hey Buzzrightthere. Congress will be OVERWHELMINGLY Democrat/Socialist. McCain will have no veto power. He probably wouldn’t use it anyway. I’m voting third-party. I’m tired of hearing that a vote for a third party is a vote for Obama. WE NEED TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK! McCain won’t do it.
I love it how the supposedly party of personal responsibility always seems to have their finger pointing at someone else.
hey abqalan what do you think the O will do???becuz if you vote third you will hand him the job!! a third party will NEVER win on a national level
Whoever said the Democrats are the “party of personal responsibility”?
I guess you missed my point Buzz, doesn’t matter who is President. Congress will rule unchecked. And it aint gonna be a Republican Congress. Get it?