Debate

In Defense Of Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to at least try to defend the point she was (so badly) trying to make. Alaska was on the front lines of the Cold War. It's a valid point, especially with a newly-resurgent and newly-belligerent Russia.

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Debate Watching With the World

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Jeannie Ralston

At first I thought I wouldn't be able to watch Friday's debate at all. But as it turned out, I felt as if I watched it with the whole world.

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A Hat Tip for Lehrer

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media

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Eric Schmeltzer

Let me take a moment to praise the absolutely wonderful job Jim Lehrer did moderating this debate.

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McCain's Lack of Eye Contact Condescending

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Brett Ashley McKenzie

John McCain has appeared out of touch all week, but tonight, he appeared outright extraterrestrial.

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Why The Candidates Shouldn't Care What Kissinger Thinks

Lionel Beehner | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

It would seem only in the field of foreign policy can people be so utterly wrong all the time yet still retain their jobs and endowed chairs and still be courted by presidential candidates.

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Jed Lewison

Palin Needs To Deliver A Game Changing Debate Performance

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Basically, Palin needs to be superhuman: to not only to turn her negative ratings around, but also to somehow make the case for John McCain in a way that he has not yet been able to do for himself.

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Obama Maintained His Cool As McCain Lost It

Scott Foval | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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Scott Foval

Obama played the right cards by not coming off as an angry black man and out-presidentialed the guy who claimed that he was better suited to deal with a dangerous world than Obama was.

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Jason Linkins

New Hampshire Newspaper "Suspends" Writing Editorials To Focus On Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Okay. Once you get your head around a week in our political lives, during which: The first presidential debate was nearly scuttled By the candidate ...

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McCain, a Fish Story, and Iraq

David Quigg | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

This is one of those weird situations where I'd feel better about a McCain presidency if I believed the senator was simply lying, but I think his brain filter is just that good.

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I Agree with John but.....

Gordon Marino | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Gordon Marino

For those who abide by the temperament criterion of presidential selection, the one concern about Barack Obama was that he might not have temper en...

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I'm Not Naïve Senator: You're Just Wrong

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

It is McCain whose world view is characterized by naivete. He still sees the world largely in black and white with no real ability or willingness to see shades of gray.

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Mobilizing The Growing Democrats Abroad Movement

K.J. Dwyer | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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K.J. Dwyer

There are now roughly 6.6 million Americans living abroad; the number of national delegates now at 22. Expats have voted for Obama by a two to one margin.

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McCain Acts Like A Tough-Guy; We Need A Gentleman

Jon Raymond | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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Jon Raymond

On his campaign time-out, McCain flew into Washington like Superman and saved the day; not only was he proclaimed debate winner by his campaign hours before the debate had started, but he's also been declared our country's savior by House Republicans for single-handedly steering us to a great bailout plan. McCain is truly a god.

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The Race is Still Close -- but It's Beginning to Feel Like It Could Be a Rout for Obama

Joe Trippi | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Joe Trippi

McCain would want us all to be going into the final month of the campaign having serious doubts about Obama. Instead it is McCain's actions that are causing doubts to rise about McCain's own candidacy.

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Jed Lewison

Both Candidates Made Misstatements, But McCain's Were By A Mile

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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I've put together a summary of the misstatements of fact in last night's debate as tracked by FactCheck.org. The bottom-line is that while Obama did m...

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Jed Lewison

Debate Highlights, In Song And Dance (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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This is just so goofy it's kind of cool. The juxtaposition with McCain is marvelous. Watch below: ...

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The Grouch and the Gentleman

Bill Press | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Bill Press

Not since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy has there been a starker contrast between the two candidates on stage. Yet, even with his five o'clock shadow, Nixon looked better than McCain.

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Jed Lewison

McCain's Angry Debate Disappoints Morning Joe Panel

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Panelists on this AM's special edition of Morning Joe were zeroed straight in on John McCain's angry debate performance last night. Mika Brzezinski w...

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John McCain: Four More Years of 'You Just Don't Understand"?

Fred Goldring | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Fred Goldring

McCain appeared bothered by the sheer audacity of this newcomer in thinking he had the standing to question any of his actions or opinions.

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McCain: Deregulating Reality or Campaign by Anecdote

Sherman Yellen | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

I worried that the American public had been so seduced over the past eight years by self-serving stories -- rather than practical realities -- that the storyteller would always win the day.

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Asymmetrical Warfare

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

Obama provides a realistic vision for the future, while McCain offers tired platitudes and tax cuts for oil executives. The only avenue available to McCain was to lie, because the truth will elect Obama.

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Why So Many Pundits Wrongly Scored the Debate 'Even'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

My feeling is that the Couric interview might have done for McCain what the first Nixon-Kennedy debate did for Nixon in 1960 -- a true watershed moment.

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Jed Lewison

Angry John McCain (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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What happens when John McCain is forced to attend a debate he really wanted to skip? You get an angry John McCain -- and the inspiration for my newes...

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In Most Crucial Election Ever, an Open and Shut Case

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Mort Rosenblum

For our children's sake, it is time to put aside partisanship, prejudices, and petty side issues.

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Leadership by Contempt

David Weinberger | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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David Weinberger

Obama showed us last night what a leader looks like.

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