The VP debate official thread

**SVZ** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Belindagogo

Wonder if McCain and Co. will use the term Maverick after tonight.

**tulip** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Belindagogo

Wonder if McCain and Co. will use the term Maverick after tonight.

Where did you ever get the impression they consider themselves mavericks?

**kingcap72** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Belindagogo

Wonder if McCain and Co. will use the term Maverick after tonight.

Tomorrow's McCain quote:

"Joe Biden wasn't a POW like I was so he just doesn't understand how a maverick survives being a POW. Let me repeat, I was a POW."

**sluce** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by tulip

Where did you ever get the impression they consider themselves mavericks?

Next thing ya know they'll be saying he was a POW or something.

**tulip** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by sluce

Next thing ya know they'll be saying he was a POW or something.

REALLY???? I did not know that. He's really kept that under wraps.

What a maverick.

**sluce** · October 2nd, 2008, 10:53 PM

Letterman has been ripping her to pieces and he was filmed before the debate.

He is now talking about McCain taking and herbal supplement to improve his memory -LOL

**crackho** · October 2nd, 2008, 11:01 PM

I'd give anything to have Cheney and Palin go hunting together.

**SVZ** · October 2nd, 2008, 11:06 PM

mccain was a POW?

**msdeb** · October 2nd, 2008, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by crackho

Is she breastfeeding?

she cant breast feed her grandchild

**NicoleWasHere** · October 2nd, 2008, 11:27 PM

Letterman's Top Ten Surprises in the Vice Presidential Debate

10. First question for Palin, "Why in the hell do you keep agreeing to talk to Katie Couric?"

9. As a welcome to the candidates, St. Louis constructed a special "Arch to Nowhere". (LMFAO)

8. To even the playing field, Biden wore stilettos.

7. A confused John McCain kept stumbling onstage asking where he was.

6. Most of the discussion was what to do about the Mets.

5. Palin bore a striking resemblence to Mitt Romney in a wig.

4. Only thing the candidates agreed on? The Late Show Fun Facts Book's 240 pages of jam-packed hilarity!

3. Biden's insitence that from his house in Delaware, he can see Russia.

2. You could hear Hillary's muffled screams from the parking lot.

1. Palin mentioned bombing Iran, Pakistan, and Tina Fey.

SOURCE: The TV.

Oh man, number nine literally had me screaming with laughter

**msdeb** · October 3rd, 2008, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by NicoleWasHere

7. A confused John McCain kept stumbling onstage asking where he was.

i LOVE this one!!!!!!!!!

**january** · October 3rd, 2008, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by nwgirl

If on a scale of one to ten you consider her not performing at negative numbers, then yes, I would say this was a successful debate performance for her.

Normal standards were thrown out the window for her, so it would have been hard for her to not meet the exceptionally low bar that was set for her.

Exactly. She "succeeded" in the fact that the bar was set so exceptionally low. Anyone who actually watched the debate knows that Biden won by a mile. Yes, she didn't croak under the pressure, but she avoided clear questions and sounded like she was reciting soundbytes. Biden looked Presidential and was extremely articulate and hit on every issue he needed. So while she did "okay", she didn't hit the notes she needed.

Originally Posted by ana-mish-ana

I think one of the lowest points was when Palin remarked about Biden's wife and heaven- do you remember when she referred back to Biden being a senator in 1972 and she was in grade school it was the year his wife and child died.
At first I thought it was not a coincidence but after this dig I think she was using this to get to him.

In the theatre I was in, there was a collective audible gasp when this happened. I don't know if she was intentionally trying to be low, but it definitely came across the wrong way.

Originally Posted by Belindagogo

Good to hear. IMO I don't think she connected with independents like she needed to. I think all she did was solidify her base.

Wonder what other independents thought.

I am an Independent and I was already settled on Obama, but I'm positive that she didn't win over other Independents tonight like they were hoping she would. She evaded very simple questions for rhetoric. Biden looked very cool and collected and gave precise answers.

**bychance** · October 3rd, 2008, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by cherrypye

Did that bitch just give a shout-out?

Imagine if Obama did that.

**kingcap72** · October 3rd, 2008, 12:21 AM

7. A confused John McCain kept stumbling onstage asking where he was.

If only that had happened, I would've pissed myself laughing.

**Beeyotch** · October 3rd, 2008, 12:24 AM

DUDE! I won at Palin Bingo! *does a little dance!*

But I hate this bitch and how she danced around the questions all night, and it grates on my nerves how the dumb voters who don't pay attention to her incompetence are just eating her shit up! It's a sad reality, but people will fall for her "I'm a mom! I'm one of you!" image, and folksy "gosh" bullshit. Makes me sick.