Debate: Live chat and open thread
posted at 7:05 pm on October 15, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Tonight we have the final presidential debate for the 2008 cycle, and if you’re in the Twin Cities area, we have some party ready for you! AM1280 The Patriot will host a debate party at Trocadero’s in Minneapolis tonight. The Northern Alliance Radio Network will emcee an evening of fun and politics, including my radio partner Mitch Berg, Power Line, SCSU Scholars, and Fraters Libertas. We’ll have free appetizers and a cash bar. The debate goes from 8pm CST to 9:30pm CST and doors will open around 7:30pm. Admission is free – but please RSVP at the handy AM1280 RSVP Page so we can plan accordingly.
You won’t miss anything at Hot Air, either, if you’re not able to make it to the party. We’ll have a live chat room running during the debate, with Jazz Shaw and Lady Logician moderating a cast of thousands — literally! Since the live streaming has interfered with the operation of the blog for some Hot Air readers, we’ll skip that and stick with the chat room.
I’ll also make a post-debate appearance on the Hugh Hewitt show at 10:30 CT to discuss the night’s events and their implication for the election. And yes, I shamelessly recycled the first two paragraphs of this post from my pre-debate analysis. I’m all about efficiency, baby!
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Wouldn’t that by a hoot if she had a McCain/Palin shirt on? What a killer October surprise that would be!
ErinF on October 15, 2008 at 8:11 PM
O’reilly sucks. The brass he has to screw with Karl Rove.
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Rove has to talk fast, once O’Mouthy cuts in its all over…honestly, I don’t know how people keep coming on the show…Mary Katherine Ham seems barely able to conceal her contempt for him at times…
or is it just me?
More beer.
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Armageddon: O’Reilly gets it and Rove doesn’t….uhg! Rove has his ear and so we are going to get pablum….uhg!
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:11 PM
So she can unleash her deadly cackle.
m064404 on October 15, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Is Fox just stuck with Dick Morris or are there people who really like to hear what he has to say? Everytime, and I mean EVERYTIME, I turn on FOX, there’s Dick Morris hawking his book, trashing the Clintons.
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Manly Rash’s wife said she wanted to go someplace she had never been before, so he took her to the kitchen.
TA DUMP!
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:13 PM
I give up on Ustream. Will Allah open another thread?
infidel on October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM
I like Morris.
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Mmmmmmmm….Mary Katherine Ham….on rye…hold the mayo…uh-uh-uh-uh…
*drooling like Homer Simpson*
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM
I would promise to be good and never say ugly things about Obama again, (yeah, right) if I could see Hillary in a McCain/Palin shirt in the audience! Good call.
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Where can I find a live video stream of the debate? I don’t want to google and accidentally watch via a Socialist website like the Huffington Post…
Was sad to see HotAir is doing the streaming chat instead.
I don’t own a TV.
Montana on October 15, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Why you like Morris?
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:15 PM
anniekc…
OMG…you’re right; there he is again…
If he’s such a great adviser, and if he hates the Clintons so much, why isn’t he working for McCain?
uncivilized on October 15, 2008 at 8:15 PM
My husband and I are from the East Coast, but we have lived all over – currently California. Our theory is that if Obama wins, he will spend so much time trying to beat the red states black and blue (mostly blue) that we won’t feel much of a difference in our lives here in safely blue California, at least initially. I wouldn’t want to be in the Bible belt if Obama wins.
Longer term, we’re thinking of returning to Texas, although I thought Idaho looked interesting.
In terms of foreign countries, if U.S. becomes a socialist country anyway, we might try to move to Vancouver, B.C. At least they are polite socialists.
Y-not on October 15, 2008 at 8:16 PM
I think McCain needs to win because…losing sucks.
tomas on October 15, 2008 at 8:16 PM
He’s sharp…he understands the real travesty of the Obama/Ayers alliance…I haven’t seen anybody else hammering that, but I don’t watch much.
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:18 PM
RAAAAAACIST !!!
pambi on October 15, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Because he’s right more than he’s wrong. I McCain follows Morris’ advice he just gave the election would be a dead heat tomorrow morning.
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:18 PM
You know, Morris is assuming that the vast debate audience knows all the characters in the Obama capers. They don’t.
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:18 PM
If McCain is too aggressive, MSM whines he is too mean.
If McCain is not aggressive, MSM whines that he has no passion.
Speedwagon82 on October 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Morris got it all right!! McCain needs to reiterate everything Morris said about the associations and corruption.
jencab on October 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
That’s why McCain has to mention them tonight and educate the audience.
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
should have nominated Mitt.
lavell12 on October 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM
too effing funny Manly! lol.
kareyk on October 15, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Obama could answer each question with “trust me…I got this” and he would still be voted the winner.
tomas on October 15, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Montana on October 15, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Try and scroll down for the Fox news link.
Fortunata on October 15, 2008 at 8:20 PM
People need to stop worrying what the MSM will say. That’s playing your opponent’s game by your opponent’s rules and that’s a sure loser.
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Canada: the Ned Flanders of North America.
Watch these ads for just-won-again PM Stephen Harper and try to say something bad about our neighbor to the north. Polite is right!
Canada’s role: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfdbNNN-Oqg&feature=related
Family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZfHe2LMRb0&feature=related
battleoflepanto1571 on October 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM
McCain go down fighting, you are a warrior show it!!!
lavell12 on October 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM
fify
Y-not on October 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Erk what happened there? Try http://channelsurfing.net/ and scroll down for the Fox news link.
Fortunata on October 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Then kindly explain that to the others. They are taking this debate waaaaaay too seriously.
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:22 PM
As an example- I tried to explain the Ayers connection to my pro-choice sister, (in the most simplistic terms) She accused me of being a fool for believing the blog shit that’s being put out by the republicans. This is from an educated 45 year old.
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Exactly. Problem is he’s listening to Rove and losing. Maybe Rove secretly hates McCain or something…
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Whic is why people like her need to hear it directly from McCain’s own mouth. Then you can’t calim it’s coming from some nutty blogger.
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Thank you for taking the time to point me to one.
Montana on October 15, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Just saw OReilly w/ Dick Morris, Morris is right on. He said that at this point, McCain has lost the election, just go in there an give it all to him, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, raising taxes, socialism, etc, etc, etc…
I can only hope and pray that he does. Otherwise, I fear he’s a goner. And, he’ll have drug down Palin with him.
reshas1 on October 15, 2008 at 8:23 PM
You probably are pretty well insulated in California – here in North Carolina, it’s starting to look like the inmates are gonna completely take over the asylum; Hagan is ahead of Dole, Perdue is ahead of McCrory. I don’t know what the people in this state are thinking. The Democrat governor is a complete boob – his wife just got a HUUUUUUGE (88 percent) pay raise from the University of North Carolina system – the Democrat former speaker of the state House of Reps is a convicted felon…
uncivilized on October 15, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Yeah, we have the same problem. Sis in law thinks Palin is stupid and McCain is creepy. I said “MCCAIN is creepy?” Dude.
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:24 PM
O’Reilly: You can’t out entitle the Democratic party…
Pure genius…
TheBigOldDog on October 15, 2008 at 8:25 PM
I’m ready for another snoozer……..
eski502 on October 15, 2008 at 8:25 PM
I’m not going to watch, I’m just going to come here and see what’s going on…
reshas1 on October 15, 2008 at 8:25 PM
anniekc-democrats are in a constant state of denial. It’s pointless to argue with them. Believe me I have tried. I did win my mom over, but that’s about it.
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Mccain don’t let obama off when he says the economy is worst since the GD, point out the Carter years and Reaganomics.
lavell12 on October 15, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Frustrating, eh?
Get this annie….I told a lady at work today that a guy responding to a street interview I watched, said that the biggest change Obama was going to make was “getting the lobbyists out of office!”
Hahahaha….
So she goes…”well? They DO need to be voted out!”
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:26 PM
I don’t have the TV on before the debate and I am not on the computer during the debate.
I have not been watching hardly any TV news lately, including Fox. After the last couple of years I am tired of all those people.
yak yak yak.
So, the TV is off until a few minutes before 9.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM
I cast my absentee ballot for NC–from what my dad tells me, it’s the usual state-wide democratic machine at work in NC. I just hope it doesn’t carry over to the Presidential campaign.
m064404 on October 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM
I think it’s all those intellectual elites clustered around your many college towns? Also, you guys have had a huge influx of hispanics. Both these groups skew Democrat.
mrsmwp on October 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM
As Mark Levin said earlier on his show, there will be no “knock out punches” thrown tonight and he felt that John McCain would do an “adequate job” but the media would spin it to Obama’s win anyhow. Also, Levin said to count how many times Obama says “middle class” tonight since it is a Saul Alinsky tactic to make the middle class feel disenfranchised. I will try to keep up with the count.
carbon_footprint on October 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Well, besides denial, there is the pure ignorance factor.
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM
…which is why McCain needs to go out there tonight and spell it out for Americans, clearly and unapologetically.
McCain needs to ignore the MSM at this point. Where has the MSM ever gotten him?
ErinF on October 15, 2008 at 8:30 PM
I’m thinking Obama’s “wealth reditribution” policy will get her attention if anything will. She’s always been a bit stingy….
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:30 PM
annie:
The thing is even if McCain makes an issue of Ayers, the kind of people you are talking about won’t believe it. If the media did their job and reported on stuff like this like say they did with Foley and the IMs then it would not need to come from McCain or any blogger.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Yeah, my oldest stepson lives in Durham, graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill; used to just about make my head explode when we went up to visit him, so many “Kerry/Edwards” bumper stickers on BMW’s and Mercedes.
uncivilized on October 15, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Did I just see Geraldine Ferarro give blO’reilly a (subtle) ‘double middle finger’?
(Normally I don’t watch O’R, but I have it on while waiting for the debate to start.)
LegendHasIt on October 15, 2008 at 8:31 PM
I agree.
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Well of course that’s true, and it’s time people really took a stand against this bullshit. I never watch those tools, but obviously many people do.
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
The pluumber guy blew that argument out of the water when he got Obama to admit that he wanted to redistribute the wealth.
Nelsa on October 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Obama is a black separate. McCian needs to ask Obama About
his church. I can not belive this con man .McCain needs to put Obama on the spot and put this con game to a end.
Denniscat on October 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM
The Dem’s are acting pretty cocky- I saw Shumer earlier and he had the patronizing thing down pretty good- I hope it all blows up in their face.
Does anyone else think O’Reilly is taking this stock market thing REALLy hard? Did he lose big or something?
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM
I will give Mac $10k if he drags out a waterboard and subjects Odippy to a treatment.
Bishop on October 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM
McCain needs to fight for this country as he did as a soldier.
Don’t let a commie eat you up McCain! FIGHT!
jencab on October 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:22 PM
All right everybody- calm the eff down!
Manly Rash is right- he is always right.
Never doubt him.
kareyk on October 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM
That plumber was kinda hot. I liked the way he kept his eyes on Obama’s the whole time…It seemed to me that Obama was not able to hold his gaze the whole time they talked.
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Yep…I remember hearing him say he lost a bunch last week…
uncivilized on October 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM
jewell:
Yes, it is time.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:36 PM
I totally agree, terrye- McCain didn’t help his cause much, but the real evil was, (is) the MSM. Obama’s signs should be:
Obama/Biden/MSM 08
What a great F.U. it would be to smack them down with a McCain win
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:37 PM
A little off topic: Is there anybody here from Murtha’s home state? How is his opponent, Russell, doing in the polls? Any shot of him beating the treasonous, dog-faced wretch?
ErinF on October 15, 2008 at 8:37 PM
I should clarify that I’m in Southern California and a bit inland (but still LA county), so the baseline level of nuttiness is not that bad, really, but we have the California blue bubble to protect us from Obama’s shock troops (should he win). I can’t even visit San Francisco without hyperventilating.
That’s too bad about N.C. I didn’t realize Dole was behind. Is she a good senator? I actually liked Bob Dole (I realize that may be a minority opinion here at HA) but couldn’t tell about Elizabeth.
Y-not on October 15, 2008 at 8:38 PM
kareyk:
I feel I should warn you, Manly Rush is looking for love.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Believers, please pray for our country tonight. I’m feeling rather pessimistic myself, but I know that God is in control and His will for our nation will be done…I just pray that the truth will be clear to Americans.
capitalist piglet on October 15, 2008 at 8:39 PM
atleast we have a moderator who isn’t in the tank now.
lavell12 on October 15, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Morris was good. Too much too late.
johnnyU on October 15, 2008 at 8:40 PM
In ALL the wrong places, my licentious little Libra.
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Foxnews.com probably has it.
Count to 10 on October 15, 2008 at 8:41 PM
In all the wrong places? :-) Sorry I couldn’t resist…good thing I didn’t say what first popped into my mind. That would have been “Yeah, but he’s got it well in hand.” Ooooohhh, there I went and said it. :-)
Oldnuke on October 15, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Dennis Miller should have coached McCain. His zingers are awesome.
jencab on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
annie:
Yep, if they did their jobs things would be a lot different.
Speaking of doing their jobs, I have been watching some of these financial people cry about the government and the economy, and I wondered…if they are such experts on the economy, why didn’t they do something about all this themselves?
This time last year the DOW hit a record high…and all these bad loans were out there then. The housing bubble had already started to burst.
They can blame the government, Bush, whoever, but somehow I would have thought a bunch of smart people who make their living forcasting economic growth and decline etc might have seen something this big coming.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
We do??
I mean, yes, yes…we do!
??
surrounded on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Amen to that. Been praying all afternoon.
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Just thinking the same thing.
carbon_footprint on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
You betcha. She took over Jesse Helm’s seat and has done a great job upholding conservative principles.
m064404 on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Do we have a “word” yet?
HornetSting on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Hmmmmm. You think he snaked Obama’s pipes later on? Just askin….
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:42 PM
hahah Miller says McCain should ask Obama if he is going to vote present on election day?
lavell12 on October 15, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Excellent point!
jewells45 on October 15, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Yes. It’s “my friends.” I wanna get plastered early.
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:43 PM
I’m having an edgy sense of doom.
But I guess thats how I felt befor the VP debate too….
anniekc on October 15, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Damn, Manly. Don’t want to go to the ER.
How about ‘acorn’ or ‘ayers’?
HornetSting on October 15, 2008 at 8:44 PM
When Obama says “middle class”.
carbon_footprint on October 15, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Miller is my hero: “Cut pork and kill terrorists.” F*%k yeah!
m064404 on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
I agree with Miller where McCain seems inauthentic in these debates. McCain needs to be the bad ass he was in the primary and against republicans in the senate.
jencab on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
NIKKEI is down about 1000 (10%) and is in freefall.
JIMV on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Oldnuke:
I always mess up his moniker, it is manly rash not manly love. And I have noticed that he rarely misses an opportunity to charm the ladies.
Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Oh please. I’ll be sober when the debate is over.
ManlyRash on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Again, don’t want to die before this debacle. Carbon, you are brave.
HornetSting on October 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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