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Couldn't you have at least allowed someone to face off that had more to add to the debate than you have Fry? I can vote for neither of you because you both clash right in the middle, neither having a strong or valid argument.

pmbulldog | 09/28/08

I plan on presenting a complete argument for McCain.

IamFry | 09/28/08

Just because I don't like his jokes or tactics, that doesn't mean they weren't effective.

IamFry | 09/28/08

Iam'll do fine, he's already shown the ability to critique independant of his own persuasions, and Iam doesn't duck and run halfway thru his debates

MorgMcA | 09/28/08

I was tired of both comparing "Wall Street" to "Main Street" in the first half. Once, okay. But six times between them? And McCain used the "wasn't voted Miss Congeniality" line two or three times. Obama said corporations at least four times in a matter of eight minutes. This debate was boring, but McCain won. Nothing too exciting, he was supposed to win. Obama didn't push, but he didn't bomb, either. The VP debate should be fun, and the second debate will be the one we watch in hopes of something actually happening.

USA Pit Bull 63 | 09/28/08

The entire debate was a nightmare. The purpose of a debate is to display a formal method of interactive and position representational argument, ey all I saw after 15 minutes was more campaigning, and less coverage of the true issues. I've never seen a debate where one individual showed as much contempt for his opponent as McCain dsiplayed toward Obama. You don't have to like your opponent, nor agree with him/her at any time, but not acknowledging your opponent, making eye contact, etc, is a form of disrespect I would never have expected of McCain. The one thing I found really odd, considering how much blogging it caused in 2007 pertaining to Obama, was that McCain was not wearing a Flap oin during the presidential debate. What the heck is up with that, especially after all the flack last year.

MasterOfSand | 09/28/08

Obama won--hands down. Polls taken afterwards show a close tie. McCain NEEDED, and SHOULD have excelled at this debate about foreign policy--supposedly his strong suit. I saw none of that. I like how Obama reminded McCain that not only did the war in Iraq start in 2003, not 2007, but also that the initial intent of the war was to fight terrorists. Spot on, Barack! Plus, Sen. McCain was very rude to Obama and to Lehrer, not letting either of them continue on with the debate when McCain went into a tantrum.

Katelyn | 09/29/08

kennedy and nixon never talked to each other during their debates. they talked into the camera the whole time, to the voters. only recently has the public demanded a more person level debate and it was actually quite annoying that jim leher kept trying to get them to talk to eachother the whole time.

breakthecycle | 09/29/08

Go ahead and submit another argument; I'm more than prepared to argue for McCain. One interesting piece of analysis I recall hearing (from cable pundits/analysts) in the wake of the debate was the suggestion that McCain's repeatedly referring to Obama as being naive or inexperienced worked well in his favor, and Obama's frequent statements that, "John is right," worked against him. Personally, I expected Barack to beat McCain decisively, and he didn't.

IamFry | 09/29/08

McCain being rude to Lehrer didn't hurt his perceived performance, and McCain's (albeit odd, rude, and awkward) refusal to look at Obama during the debate only hurt him in the eyes of people who are already likely Obama voters.

IamFry | 09/29/08

IamFry, I do see the points you've made. However, if you look at the context of Obama's "John is right" comments, they are only about one or two specific issues, and unless I'm mistaken, they pertained to the war. Is it too terrible to have common ground on one issue as presidential candidates?? I really don't think so. Obama saying that further enforced the idea that he really does listen to other people's opinions and actually analyzes what they're saying. You certainly could not say the same of McCain that night.

Katelyn | 10/01/08