John McSame would have been laughable on there if the idea of him as president with Palin next in line wasn’t so frightening. I did actually have a good time visualizing Tim Conway in a parody of McCain doddering in way through the debate though.

Senator McCain won on facts, but that doesn’t matter in this superficial society in which we live. Looks, charisma matter. Senator Obama will win ‘the part’.

Beyond this debate, there is so much mud flying around, I just can’t see anymore. How is McCain not the same? In my opinion, it has got to be difficult to change a whole party direction. (aka McCain: ‘change we can believe in’). Will it really be change? What Maverick ‘reforms’ has he made that are implemented and active now? McCain wants us to look back at his experience, while Palin tells those watching her in Pennsylvania today to stop looking back - that it’s time to look forward! That sounds to me like they are going in 2 different directions from each other. The Republican Party has always believed in “trickle-down economics” ever since Reagan announced it. If McCain is not really following the Republican vision - then he should go run under another ticket! Forget the lipstick - what color is the horse?

I was always taught in school and at home that you show respect to people with whom you disagree. I was very disturbed by the lack of manners and respect shown by McCain. The “that one” statement has already been cited here, so I won’t go there again. Or that McCain refused to shake hands at the end of the debate. Did anyone else pick up on the subtle dig about Joe Biden? In talking about Health Care plans, McCain wondered if “hair plugs would be included in the coverage. ” Plain and simple, the man has no class. His words and actions last night, and at the other debate where he would not even LOOK at Obama, speak volumes. Are you listening, America?

Hello folks (can you say folks?). This my first post to this site. When I tuned in to the debate I tried to do so with an open mind. I want to see if there was something I was missing or being unjustly judgemental about. That didn’t last long. When McCain replied to a question about the ecomony by suggesting that the young man probably never heard of FREDDY/FANNIE prior to the crisis, he essentially confirmed everything I thought about him. He is so out of touch with the problems of the every-person that there is no way I could in sound mind (that may be questionable) ever vote for him. Yes his “that one” comment was insulting but I found the fact that he would make that comment to that young man a bigger insult. That just illustrate that McCain does not believe that we (the regular folks) are not very intelligent. BTW he never answered the question.

McCain couldn’t even stomach being in the same room as Obama longer than he had to, wouldn’t even shake the man’s hand when he offered it. If you watched it on MSNBC and then CSPAN you’d see that Obama stayed an extra 20 minutes or more shaking hands, thanking, and taking pictures with all the folks that attended. McCain left the room practically after the national networks all cut out. Obama was gractious and stayed and looked at each person in the eye and thanked them personally along with Michelle. McCain/Palin did an interview with Hannity today, that’s about the only show they are willing to go on bc that sleazball is spitting out hatred on his radio show. You should go onto his site and check out the stupidity of the post. The amout of hatred. One guy say Obama Nation was the same as abomination something about antichrist. I don’t know, the idiot was siting several verses or something. I’m not christian so none of it made any sense. But then several of the posts that was on the blog were hate mongers sprewing muslims and terrorist and then I think Hannity was trying to link Obama to some Kenya person or another. The shock is that there are people that worship all his words and take it for fact and they have no problem in citing that Obama is somehow a muslim. Like all muslims are bad. And now every rally that McCain and Palin goes to the person introducing them always say Barack Hussein Obama and the idiots in the crowd are all cheering. Its nothing more than a clan rally and its being nationalize and the movement is catching. I wish these people can see the sickness in the way they are acting.

Ann K (I almost refered to you as AK (Alaska) - sorry), you are absolutely right. When you have no viable stance with the general public you go to the fear factor. It is now the Mc-Policy to use fear instead of reason to elect the next POTUS. I am not afraid. I believe that there are brave, intelegent and up-right people in this country who will not let the beliefs of a few overtake the sane, rational and responsible people who do the right thing every day. We work, pay our bills and taxes, instill common sense in our children and love one another. Call me a optimist - I’ll take it. We can come through this time in our history if we choose to believe that we can work together to make it happen. It begins with leadership that will put aside petty ideas and work for the betterment of this country and the world.

Lena you are correct too. There are those who would turn this into a KKK meeting. I am just so disappointed that the McCain camp (who hopes to be the next leader of the US) would stoop to these tatics. If they do this to another American citizen, how will they react to people of another country.