Debate

Republican's View: Not McCain's Night

Christopher Ingram | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Simply put, McCain left his "A" game at the office. In failing to land the needed body-blow, Obama gets the win. And while Obama's was a technical win, he did not perform poorly.

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Obama: Health Care Should Be A Right (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Tom Brokaw put the question to each candidate, "Is health care in America a privilege, a right, or a responsibility?" I'm not sure what McCain meant ...

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Blogging the Nashville Face Off on the Ground

R.T. Eby | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

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Two hours before the beginning of the debate and the city is in full swing. There is a block party on Belmont Blvd featuring impersonations of Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton and President Bush.

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Obama's Missed Opportunity on Health Care at the Debate

Bryan Young | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Obama missed an opportunity to explain that the health of our nation's citizens cannot be held hostage to a corporate profit motive.

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Obama Flips Script, Uses McCain Catch-Phrase Against Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

In their first debate, John McCain's constant refrain was that Barack Obama "didn't understand." Tonight, Obama grabbed that phrase and ran with it i...

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My Friends, I'm Going to Lie About Everything

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Tonight was not a debate. What we saw instead was Obama presenting coherent answers to difficult questions, while his opponent perpetuated old lies, often unrelated to the subject at hand.

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McCain Makes No Mention Of "Middle Class" -- Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Obama spokesman Bill Burton writes: According to the transcript, mentions of "middle class" Obama: 4 McCain: ZERO* * That's a repeat from the fir...

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Obama "Ran Away With" Debate: Political Wire

Political Wire | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Tonight's debate wasn't even close. Sen. Barack Obama ran away with it -- particularly when speaking about the economy and health care. Talking about ...

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McCain's Failed Debate Offensive

Ari Melber | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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While McCain attacked most of the night -- in spite of the intimate, town hall setting -- Obama stuck to a crisper, measured tone, and still returned fire when necessary,

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Obama-McCain Town Hall Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington: The Winner of Debate II? "That One": In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American people should jud...

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The Debate: Round Two to Obama

James Love | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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If this was McCain's night to change the conversation, he changed nothing, looking more tired and less competent than the last debate. Obama seemed more confident and relaxed than last time out.

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Men are from Mars Women are from Venus in the Presidential Debate

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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On the CNN reaction meter, McCain never reaches Obama's highs, because even when people reluctantly agree with him, they have to factor in the fact that they just don't believe anything he says.

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Another McCain Dispute with Kissinger -- Now on Russia

Max Bergmann | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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McCain said Ukraine was "in Russia's sights" and repeated his oft-repeated line that when he sees Putin he sees the letters "K.G.B." This is a good line if you are pundit, not if you are a president.

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Note to McCain: Uncommitted Ohio Voters Just Aren't Into Nuclear Power

Joseph Romm | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

McCain seems to think his strong support of nuclear power is a big political winner for him. But every time he talks about nuclear, he flatlines with both men and women.

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"That One," McCain Calls Obama In Debate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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During a discussion about energy, McCain punctuates a contrast with Obama by referring to him as "that one," while once again not looking in his oppon...

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McCain Touts Former Ebay CEO As Company Makes Drastic Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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McCain touts the economic prowess of, and suggests as a future Treasury Secretary Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay and someone who he has turned to...

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Video: Presidential Debate Town-Hall

Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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FULL DEBATE COVERAGE, ANALYSIS Watch the town-hall presidential debate live with CNN's player. loadCNNLiveModule("myCNNLiveModule",300); -OR- Wa...

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Obama Can Use Humor to Connect with Voters and Corner McCain

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 10.07.2008 | Entertainment

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The crowd always has the power - the power to not give the comedian the laugh. If you want people to elect you leader, it's best to avoid putting yourself in a position of having less power.

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Nashville Backstory: A Political Scene-Setter

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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The way to say Nashville, according to authorities, is a long "Nash" and a short "ville." It's a place where people like a good story to go with a song.

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Why are Female Executives Giving Palin's Thin Credentials a Pass?

Lesley Jane Seymour | Posted 10.07.2008 | Style

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Plenty of us have experienced that moment when the job of your dreams seems to drop into your lap--but just too early in your career, when you just have to say, thanks but no thanks.

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Arianna, Mike Huckabee Duke It Out In Pennsylvania (VIDEO)

CBS Local News | Mike Parker | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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CBS local news reports: A former governor and a former candidate for governor, each with political opinions that couldn't set them further apart were...

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International Bloggers: McCain Must Divert Attention From Economy

John Liebhardt | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

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At a time of economic crisis, and with wars on several fronts, the American people are looking past the politics of old, the politics of negative spin and sound bites, and want something more.

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Race and the Race

Justin Frank | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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I think voters also have inner fears that they might not even recognize until they find themselves inside the polling booth.

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Defining a Maverick

Robbie Gennet | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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If both candidates have voted overwhelmingly with their party do you want the one who voted with Bush 90% of the time or the one who voted against Bush 96% of the time?

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The First & Last VP Debate: This Soccer Mom Isn't Buying

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

The economy is about more than just Wall Street bailouts. It's about how we're going to pay for escalating childcare, how we can pull together healthcare coverage for our kids.

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