Liveblogging the last presidential debate of 2008

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 15, 2008 08:27 PM

It begins at 9pm Eastern.

Liberal Beltway fixture Bob Schieffer moderates. I noted in 2004 that he asked a question about immigration during one of the 2004 debates. Wouldn’t it be novel if the subject finally came up tonight? Not that the La Raza twins would differ much. I’m not the only one who wants to hear some border talk. The Plumber Joe Wurzelbach mentioned it, too.

Got your ACORN martinis, ready?

Drinking game buzz words:

GREED.
GREEDY.
RESCUE.
EARMARKS.
TAX CREDITS.
WALL STREET.
MAIN STREET.
HEALTH CARE.
JUDGEMENT.
BUSH. BUSH. BUSH.
BIPARTISAN.
CLIMATE CHANGE.

Commenter Jencab: “You forgot…”

UUUHHHH
MY FRIENDS
ACROSS THE AISLE
WHEELS OF THE STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS
I AGREE
MIDDLE CLASS

9:02pm Eastern. Schieffer starts right off the bad with the Dow plunge today. Why is your plan better than his?

McCain: Americans are hurting and they’re angry. Their innocent victims of GREED and WALL STREET.

Drink, drink, drink up.

McCain: They are hurting and they’re angry.

Ok, we get it.

Now, he’s promoting home ownership and preservation at any cost. Pitches his rotten individual mortgage rescue plan. “Put home owners first.”

McCain criticizes Paulson for “not making it their first priority.”

Only superficial mention of Fannie/Freddie.

I repeat what I said earlier today: Hey, chumps: Why are you still paying your mortgages?

Obama: RESCUE package for the MIDDLE CLASS.

My glass is half-empty already.

Obama: TAX CREDIT.

Gulp again.

Obama: Sen. McCain, I AGREE with helping homeowners.

Glass is empty.

McCain brings up The Plumber: Joe, I wanna tell ya. I want to keep your taxes low, affordable health care, I will not stand for tax increases on small business income. What you want to do to Joe the plumber is…have them not live the American Dream.

Obama brings up his 95 percent tax cut fantasy.

McCain blasts Obama for his “spread the wealth around” ideology. I want Joe the Plumber to spread the wealth around. Why would you want to increase anyone’s taxes right now? I’m not going to do that in my administration.

Obama invokes his friend, billionaire Warren Buffett in response.

Not such a bright move there, Barry.

We’re talking about a plumber and Obama leans on one of the richest men in the world as a crutch?

McCain: We need to cut people’s taxes, create jobs, not “spread the wealth around.”

Good. He drove that nail.

9:14pm Eastern. Schieffer asks what specific programs the candidates would cut.

Obama has been blabbing for two minutes without naming anything specific. Blahblahblahblah. He’s talking about making “investments” to prevent diseases.

He STILL hasn’t mentioned a single program.

9:16pm Eastern. McCain should have nailed Obama immediately for failing to name a single program he would cut, but he wants to return to the home ownership/prevention crap. Increasing home values. Blahblahblah. McCain segues into energy independence.

Finally, an answer.

McCain: What would I cut? Across-the-board spending freeze. Some people say it’s a hatchet. I’ll do the hatchet and then the scalpel. Would cut marketing assistance, ethanol subsidies, I know how to save billions.

Grab your drinks: McCain mentions EARMARKS.

9:21pm Eastern. McCain repeats his line that Americans are angry. Pledges to balance the budget in four years. You have to tell me one time when you’ve stood up to the leaders of your party.

Obama: Cites tort reform, charter schools. He slips in a reference to Fox News agreeing with him.
Obama moves to his BUSH-McCain talking points.

McCain: Elaborates on his opposition to Bush administration. I’ve got the scars to prove it. Cites CLIMATE CHANGE. Your record of independence isn’t very convincing.

Schieffer moves to the tone of the campaign. Obama says “erratic,” “losing his bearings, etc.” McCain says “lie,” “palling around with terrorists,” etc. “Are you each willing to say to each other’s face what you’ve said in ads.”

McCain goes first. “It’s gotten tough and I regret some of it.” Blames Obama for not accepting Town Hall proposals. McCain calls out John Lewis for comparing him to George Wallace and calls out Obama for not repudiating him. Very unfair and totally inappropriate. We will run a truthful campaign. A tough campaign. Obama has spent more on negative ads than any campaign in history. He said he would take public financing if I did. He didn’t keep his word. You didn’t tell the American people the truth.

Obama: We expect presidential campaigns to be tough. Whines that McCain’s ads were 100 percent negative and says people don’t want to hear about their hurt feelings. Plays the distraction card.

Obama will not repudiate John Lewis’s remarks, then says “politics as usual” is no longer acceptable.

McCain attacks Obama’s health care and immigration ads. Invokes Joe the Plumber again.

Obama smirks.

McCain: I did not hear repudiation of Congressman Lewis’s remarks.

Obama whines about the purported catcalls at the Palin rallies and rationalizes Lewis’s remarks. Whines about the “palling around with terrorists” jibe. It’s an opening to talk about Ayers…but McCain’s not biting for whatever reason.

9:33pm Eastern. McCain defends the people who attend his rallies.

KNOCK ME OVER WITH A FEATHER. He’s defending the base. “I’m not going to stand for that!”

You just scored some points, McCain.

FINALLY!

McCain: I’ve seen t-shirts that are unacceptable. Things yelled at your rallies.

FINALLY! Rejecting the “mob narrative.”

9:35pm Eastern. McCain ate his Wheaties. He mentions old, washed-up terrorist Ayers and Acorn – destroying the fabric of our nation.

Obama gives his talking points about Ayers (I was eight years old) and ACORN (I represented them in a lawsuit with the Justice Department).

McCain better set the record straight.

9:38pm Eastern. McCain says he launched his political campaign in Ayers’ living room. Mentions Ayers’ 2001 regret that he hadn’t bombed more.

Well, was that enough, folks? What do you think?

I think it’s the best we can expect McCain to have done.

The McCain campaign e-mails the talking points McCain failed to recite…

ACORN’s Political Action Committee Endorsed Barack Obama For President. “[A]CORN’s political action committee endorsed Barack Obama for President. … The endorsement reflects a belief that Obama – who worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago – understands that change must come from the ground-up, as part of a working coalition, rather than from position papers.” (Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Op-Ed, “ACORN: Obama Gets It,” The Nation, 2/23/08)

Barack Obama’s Campaign “Paid More Than $800,000″ To ACORN For Get-Out-The Vote Efforts; The Campaign Originally “Misrepresented” The Group’s Work To The FEC. “U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat’s campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports. An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. — a subsidiary of ACORN — worked in ‘get-out-the-vote’ projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary.” (David M. Brown, “Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In Spending,” Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)

Barack Obama Directed Project Vote And Later Taught Classes For “Future Leaders Identified By ACORN And The Centers For New Horizons.” “In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter-registration campaign in recent city history. Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the U.S. Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls–even more than were registered during Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns. ‘It’s a power thing,’ said the brochures and radio commercials. … Obama continues his organizing work largely through classes for future leaders identified by ACORN and the Centers for New Horizons on the south side.” (Hank De Zutter, Op-Ed, “What Makes Obama Run?” Chicago Reader, 12/8/95)

· In 1992, Barack Obama Was Hired By ACORN To Run A Voter Registration Effort. “Indeed, Mr. Obama has extensive connections with the granddaddy of activist groups, Acorn (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), which has gotten millions in government grants for its low-income housing programs. In 1992, Acorn hired Mr. Obama to run a voter registration effort. He later became a trainer for the group, as well as its lawyer in election law cases. Acorn’s political arm has endorsed Mr. Obama while its ‘voter education’ arm has pledged to spend $35 million to register people this fall — despite a history of vote fraud scandals that have led to guilty pleas by many Acorn employees.” (John Fund, “Obama’s Liberal Shock Troops,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/12/08)

Barack Obama Was Part Of Team Of Lawyers Who Represented ACORN In A Suit Against The State Of Illinois. “Obama was part of a team of attorneys who represented the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in a lawsuit against the state of Illinois in 1995 for failing to implement a federal law designed to make it easier for the poor and others to register as voters.” (Mike Robinson, “Obama Got Start In Civil Rights Practice,” The Associated Press, 2/20/07)

ACORN Received Grants From The Woods Fund When Barack Obama Served on The Board Of Directors

· The Chicago ACORN Received Grants Of $45,000 (2000), $30,000 (2001), $45,000 (2001), $30,000 (2002), And $40,000 (2002) From The Woods Fund. (Donors Forum Website, ifs.donorsforum.org, Accessed 6/10/08)

· NOTE: From 1993 To 2002, Barack Obama Served On The Board Of Directors For The Woods Fund. (Tim Novak and Fran Spielman, “Obama Helped Ex-Boss Get $1 Mil. From Charity,” Chicago Sun-Times, 11/29/07)

9:41pm Eastern. Schieffer asks each candidate why their vp candidate would be a better prez than the other’s vp candidate.

Obama gives obligatory Joe is Great spiel with requisite Violence Against Women Act reference and is now talking about “INVESTING” again. Make it a drinking word.

McCain: Sarah Palin is a reformer. She understands families with special needs. She’s ignited our party and people who have never been involved in the political process.

Reader Dustin writes that McCain should have said “Not only do I think Palin would be better than Biden, I believe she’d be better and more experienced than Barack Obama.”

Schieffer asks Obama if Palin is qualified. “That will be up to the American people to decide,” then throws in a jab at McCain on special needs. Says it will take more spending.

McCain: Biden’s qualified in many respects, but has been wrong on foreign policy that’s supposed to be his strength. Cockamamie idea of dividing Iraq in three parts. Wrong about the first Gulf War. National security.

Then McCain jabs Obama back over relying on new spending as solution to everything.

9:47pm Eastern. CLIMATE CHANGE!

Obama is especially smirky tonight, isn’t he?

9:52pm Eastern. McCain dings Obama for opposing Colombia free trade agreement. “Obama, who’s never traveled south of our border…”

McCain slips in Obama’s tea-with-dictators stance. Obama smirks and snorts.

9:59pm Eastern. Health care. McCain is really using Joe the Plumber to great effect. Invokes him again and asks what fine Obama would impose on him if he doesn’t meet Obama’s mandates.

McCain uses a bogus Michael Moore statistic: See the 47 million uninsured lie.

10:04pm Eastern. McCain challenges Obama’s big government policies and mistakenly calls Obama “Sen. Government.”

Yeah, that works.

10:08pm Eastern. Schieffer throws in a SCOTUS question. McCain and Obama agree they wouldn’t apply a litmus test. Obama invokes Roe v. Wade.

McCain better bring up Obama’s lies about his born-alive survivors bill vote.

10:11pm Eastern. YES! He’s finally making up for all those missed opportunities. McCain nails Obama for his extreme, pro-abortion votes. “That’s his record. He voted in direct contradiction to the feelings of mainstream America.”

Obama spins. Filibusters.

McCain rejoinder to Obama — nails him on disingenuous “health of the mother” language/loopholes. Mentions that he and Cindy are adoptive parents, but that doesn’t mean we won’t continue to stand for the rights of the unborn.

Very eloquent. Good job, McCain. (See, who says I can’t say nice things about Mac?)

10:16pm Eastern. Last question is on education.

I’m tuning out Obama. He just said “INVEST” for the 998th time tonight. Blahblah.

McCain calls education the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Talks about choice, parental empowerment. Give parents the same choice that the Obamas have and Cindy and I have to send their kids to good schools. Throwing money is not the answer to the problem. You will find that some of the worst public school districts get the most money.

BINGO.

10:21pm Eastern. Schieffer asks if there should be increased federal role in education. Obama says yes despite the failure of No Child Left Behind. Pay teachers more, fund early childhood education. I AGREE with McCain on charter schools, says Obama. Opposes vouchers.

McCain dings Obama again for exercising his own school choice, but not allowing other parents to do the same.

Obama called on people to put down their video games, but as a McCain staffer e-mails: “But he advertises on them? Disingenuousness.”

Obama tries to rationalize his opposition to vouchers.

McCain sums it up for him: “So because there aren’t enough vouchers we shouldn’t have any even if they work. Got it.”

Obama claims that DC superintendent only supports charter schools, not vouchers. McCain corrects him. Obama sticks to his claim.

Obama is wrong. McCain is right. More here.

Obama: Out-of-touch with minority families demanding choice in D.C.

Debate wrap-up here.

***

11:09pm Eastern Hillary is on Fox News (!) praising Obama through gritted teeth. She says that Joe the Plumber will be “appreciably more positively impacted” by Obama’s policies vs. McCain’s.

“Appreciably more positively impacted?”

And they call Sarah Palin inarticulate…

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Comments


  1. #501572
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, allrsn said:

    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:03 pm, Roger King said:
    Can you imagine what an Obama, Pelosi, Reed lead government will bring to our country. Yep, be really scared.

    YES socialism

  2. #501576
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    You want affordable health insurance? Get rid of ambulance chasers like John Edwards. Not to mention ILLEGAL ALIENS! Yeah, I’m talking to YOU JOhn!

  3. #501577
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, englishqueen01 said:

    WHY WOULD THE EMPLOYER GIVE UP HEALTH CARE IF IT’S TAXED, rather than give up health care if Obama mandates they have to cover everything – including pre-existing conditions.

    Oh, abortion. Here we go.

  4. #501578
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

    I have to agree with BO on the insurance premium. We paid 4 years ago $10k/year for family and $5K for singles.

  5. #501579
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, tyrfing said:

    ABORTION, FINALLY.

  6. #501580
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, rfjjulie said:

    Go John!! We love Joe. Screw B. Hussain obama.

  7. #501581
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, terristeelmagnolia said:

    I have to admit..
    we have a medically fragile baby..
    and we ran out of our 2 million lifetime cap.. we could not purchase insurance for our baby..

    Stanford was paid $26,000 a day… that’s is a 40 % discount even..

    if our employer had not raised our lifetime cap… we were screwed…

    we were advised to divorce or give our baby up for adoption in order to get Mediciad.

  8. #501582
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, crashemt said:

    Hell. Don’t look at two countries. Fed health care provides for @ 50 million American (Armed Forces, retirees, and Medicare/Medicaid), and it consumes $2Trillion of the $8Trillion health care GDP. That’s 14% of the population using 25% of the funds!

  9. #501583
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, terristeelmagnolia said:

    I have to admit..
    we have a medically fragile baby..
    and we ran out of our 2 million lifetime cap.. we could not purchase insurance for our baby..

    Stanford was paid $26,000 a day… that’s is a 40 % discount even..

    if our employer had not raised our lifetime cap… we were screwed…

    we were advised to divorce or give our baby up for adoption in order to get Mediciad.

  10. #501584
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, NW Mike said:

    Terry Jim — beat me to it — God Vodka through the nose burns… :-)

  11. #501585
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, Salt said:

    US Chamber of Commerce is non-partisan, Obama. Trying to paint them as otherwise is a sleight.

    Wasn’t this the same man that was claiming that he would defend American business? One half hour later he is slamming the Chamber of Commerce?

  12. #501586
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, mattm said:

    Sen. Government. Yes!

  13. #501587
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, Christine said:

    AMEN!!! Mac finally mentioned that the Dems ruled Congress the past 2 years!

  14. #501588
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, vickisoup said:

    I am not sharing the sense that BHO is getting more time. Maybe that’s because John is using his time so much more efficiently, actually answering the question and speaking from the heart.
    Chris Matthews’ leg is probably not very tingly tonight.
    ;-)

  15. #501589
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, tropicalwave12 said:

    AHHHAHAHAHAAA “Afraid of the Vote!”" DAAAAANNNG

  16. #501590
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    McCain is on fire.
    Finally…the topic I’ve been waiting for.

  17. #501591
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, dj said:

    Bring up the Born Alive Act….please please please

  18. #501592
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, TXGator said:

    Obama is for abortion, but only up to the fifth trimester.

  19. #501593
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, greysheepdog said:

    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm, TuskAmerica said:
    Socialism works for people who don’t.
    Capitalism works for people who do!

    GOOD STUFF

  20. #501594
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, TuskAmerica said:

    I’m 52, smoke and drink beer.

    The gooberment doesn’t owe me squat!

  21. #501595
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Chris Matthews’ leg is probably not very tingly tonight.

    It’s probably numb.

  22. #501596
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Good answer on qualifications versus ideology.

  23. #501597
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, vickisoup said:

    Oops. Mac got the name of the SCOTUS nominees mixed up. “Breyer” instead of “Alito”.

  24. #501598
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, frontierguy said:

    Oh no, whoopi may become a slave again john.

  25. #501599
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, jdsbc98 said:

    Justice Alito, not Bryer. I give McCain a pass due to his Senator Government comment.

  26. #501600
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, Morgan said:

    I noted in 2004 that he asked a question about immigration during one of the 2004 debates. Wouldn’t it be novel if the subject finally came up tonight?

    That novel moment just came when Schieffer brought up the issue of the courts in his latest question.

  27. #501601
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    fifth trimester

    Not funny – true

  28. #501602
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, Vntnrse said:

    NW Mike

    switch to brandy….it’s working for me

  29. #501603
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, Salt said:

    Did Obama vote on Alito or Roberts? Was he in office then?

  30. #501604
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, vinny said:

    I am sick of all the interruptions of McCain. This is really disgusting

  31. #501605
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, rfjjulie said:

    We have BIGGER

  32. #501609
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, rfjjulie said:

    We have BIGGER

  33. #501606
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, teachem2 said:

    Ok, John, hit him on infanticide!

  34. #501607
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, revGDright said:

    “I am a federalist” Yes!

  35. #501608
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, committed said:

    Time to bring balance to Congress. McCain needs to be elected.

    Don’t be punished with a baby.

  36. #501610
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, SirKnob said:

    OB.. judges.. we don’t need no stiking judges.. Comrade.

  37. #501611
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, fmfnavydoc said:

    Barry don’t like getting called out for his “leadership”…too bad, so sad…he’s looking for answers…can’t remember his talking points…

  38. #501614
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, CleanGuy said:

    Abortion = freedom from punishing babies

  39. #501613
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, TXGator said:

    Killing an infant is not funny, nor is it a privacy issue. Roe v Wade is, indeed, terrible law.

  40. #501615
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, tyrfing said:

    Abortion is a moral issue, you don’t say Mr. Obama.

  41. #501612
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Patchthebun said:

    It isn’t a decision. It is a human being. Would it be okay for someone to be Pro-Choice about slavery?

  42. #501616
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Salt said:

    John, now hit him on his support of the bill that would allow babies born from failed abortions to die from lack of medical care….

  43. #501617
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Ummm, err., uh, oh, uh, oh.

  44. #501618
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, TypicalWhite said:

    McCain wants SCOTUS judges who are constructionists.

    Obama wants SCOTUS judges who will deliver “justice”

    Right to privacy?? Show us where that is!

  45. #501619
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Quite a few of you think McCain is doing well–Oh Lord I do hope so. I am watching it but maybe I am just too upset. I think I am seeing my country die on the vine.

    On October 15th, 2008 at 9:55 pm, crashemt said:

    Please! Esp 2nd Amendment

    Please?

  46. #501620
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Roger King said:

    I have to admit this is the best debate so far. They are at least being pushed to bring out more facts instead of talking lines.

  47. #501622
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, mattm said:

    Obama – living breathing constitution.

  48. #501621
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Boomer said:

    The anointed one is invoking Rowe vs. Wade get to the point Barry. We are still waiting on your long winded answer.

  49. #501623
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, jdsbc98 said:

    The First A. is ennumerated in the Constitution. The right to privacy is not, it’s a Panumbra of rights…and ths guy was a con law professor???

  50. #501624
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, vinny said:

    I wish they would stick to economy. this stuff they are talking about now is nonsense.

  51. #501625
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, committed said:

    Example time for Obama.

  52. #501626
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Terry_Jim said:

    “Fairness & justice” v. “Adherance to the Constitution”
    I don’t want to see a poll on that, the educational system has tilted America toward Obama’s position on that.

  53. #501631
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, RockyR said:

    I have to admit..
    we have a medically fragile baby..
    and we ran out of our 2 million lifetime cap.. we could not purchase insurance for our baby..
    Stanford was paid $26,000 a day… that’s is a 40 % discount even..
    if our employer had not raised our lifetime cap… we were screwed…
    we were advised to divorce or give our baby up for adoption in order to get Mediciad.

    There need to be safety nets for situations like yours. NOT comprehensive, socialized medicine.

    Very best wishes for you and your child.

  54. #501628
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, englishqueen01 said:

    Elections have consquences – judged on qualifications.

    Constitution. Good.

    Obama – litmus test. “Capacity to provide fairness and justice”…duh, that’s already written in the Constitution.

    Killing babies shouldn’t be.

    “Right to privacy” – so if I beat the hell out of my son in private, it’s my constitutional right?

    What about the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?

    Pay discrimination? He’s running from the abortion issue.

  55. #501627
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, RedRepub said:

    Leaving abortion up to the states doesn’t mean they will be decided on referendums!

    BO couldn’t have voted against Breyer- mcCain must have meant Alito.

  56. #501630
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, redheart said:

    His ears are getting bigger, I think that means he’s lying.

  57. #501629
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, crashemt said:

    Abortion is not a right mentioned in the Constitution or any other founding document…

    …but life is

  58. #501633
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, CleanGuy said:

    Judges who understand real life? What about THE LAW!!!

  59. #501632
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Obama doesn’t want constitutionalists for justices.

  60. #501636
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, Send_Me said:

    All McCain was missing on the health care part was him looking over and saying, “What are you, a socialist?”

  61. #501637
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, tyrfing said:

    Ignorance of the law isn’t a defense.

  62. #501639
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

    Yea Obie… abortion is no different than removing a tumor… it’s a privacy issue… sure…

  63. #501634
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, greysheepdog said:

    what the f&^k is he talking about?

  64. #501635
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, dj said:

    McCain pays women on his staff more than men. BO pays them less. He should say so.

  65. #501638
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, TuskAmerica said:

    Oh Geeez..

  66. #501640
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, gayle said:

    Server is as slow as Obama’s talking pointless.

  67. #501641
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

    Obama wants activists judges!

  68. #501642
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, DesertLover said:

    Salt … Obama was elected in 2004 … after 2 years he started running for president for the second 2 years …

  69. #501643
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, rfjjulie said:

    We have BIGGER problems than Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will not overturn it. Geeeeezzzz. Marxism.

    Please, single women do not need your help.

  70. #501644
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, BeLinda said:

    Obama is not one to talk about women getting less pay than men…

  71. #501645
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Oh, please dear lord – let BO say above his pay grade!!

  72. #501646
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, Roger King said:

    McCain should jump all over him for not paying women in BO’s campaign as men. I think BO only pays his women 75% as much as the men

  73. #501648
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 pm, frontierguy said:

    Trial lawyers dream…that was a good one.

  74. #501647
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, englishqueen01 said:

    He’s going to hit him on BAIPA.

    Wow. GO MCCAIN.

  75. #501649
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Born Alive Act.

  76. #501653
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, committed said:

    Finally he hits his infanticide.

  77. #501655
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, teachem2 said:

    YES!!!!! Attacking on infanticide!!! Go John Go!!!

  78. #501651
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, Patchthebun said:

    THank God, he’s bringing up BAIPA!!!

  79. #501652
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, tropicalwave12 said:

    BO you couldn’t care less about a woman out there trying to raise her family because you would rather a government agency do it for her!

  80. #501654
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Ah…voting present. How precious.

  81. #501656
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, TXGator said:

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!

  82. #501657
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, vinny said:

    what the? change the culture of america? mccain really needs to get back to economy.

  83. #501658
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, fmfnavydoc said:

    Mav’s hitting him again on his State Senate record on abortion…all Barry can do is shake his head…voting “present”…

  84. #501659
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, Batman said:

    Have we added JOE to the list of drinking words yet?

  85. #501661
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, RockyR said:

    He’s going to slam him on the post-birth murder of innocents vote. Good for you McCain.

  86. #501660
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, tamarah180 said:

    HE IS RAKING THE BORN ALIVE ABORTED BABIES

    AND

    VOTING PRESENT

    *MOOSE TRACKS*

  87. #501662
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, mastiffsrock said:

    smirk, take notes, drink water, smirk. That’s how you know Obama feels cornered.

  88. #501663
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, scaredforamerica said:

    stop cutting off mccain.

  89. #501664
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, committed said:

    Liar, liar..pants on fire.

  90. #501667
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, revGDright said:

    Partial birth abortion…voted present
    Protecting survivors of abortion…Go Go Go.

  91. #501665
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, dj said:

    That’s how you voted IDIOT

  92. #501666
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, gayle said:

    another lie…..who’s counting?

  93. #501668
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Terry_Jim said:

    I don’t want my children ‘punished’ by Obama.

  94. #501669
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Vntnrse said:

    LIAR!!!

  95. #501670
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, tyrfing said:

    The One declares its not true. Area of discussion is closed.

  96. #501671
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, joannmandolin said:

    Terri,
    what is your baby’s first name?
    will keep him in my prayers.

  97. #501672
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, katablog said:

    I think McCain is doing well, but I don’t think the right people are listening carefully to the points John is making.

    He started off TERRIBLE, but quickly gained his speed.

    Obama is not against lying and he does it well. Here he goes about his infanticide lie again

  98. #501673
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, SirKnob said:

    Oh.. big lie now OB… big lie.. biggest lie of the night so far.

  99. #501674
    On October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Roger King said:

    When you vote present in Illinois its like a no vote. They only count yes votes. Wish he would have brought that out. McCain is doing much better this time.

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