Slog - Comments on Required Viewing http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15 Via Americablog.... Copyright 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:22:56 -0800 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:50:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS Man, that is really good. I wish they could somehow rig it so the debate itself ran like that.

]]> SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152193 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:55:30 -0800 Comment by Andy James Just titanic. McCain's blinky smile and downward look just looks deferent. Also: Obama is 100% right, which helps.

]]> Andy James http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152194 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:58:01 -0800 Comment by elenchos You know, I remembered Dick Cheney being the one who mostly said we knew where the weapons were. And Dubya. But not McCain. He said we would find them, not that we knew where they were. So I was right.

So the difference is that McCain thought we'd need to look a bit, while Cheney said we'd just drive right to the spot on the map with an X.

Take that, Obama. Or something.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152198 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152198 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:30:12 -0800 Comment by Masashell If the Obama campaign wanted to rework this into a commercial, I am sure they'd have Jed Lewison's blessing. This is about as to the point as it can get as to why one should vote for Obama and not McCain.

]]> Masashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152202 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152202 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:08:01 -0800 Comment by kevin It's OK, but I just wish they would debate Nader.

]]> kevin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152205 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152205 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:26:16 -0800 Comment by 4f...sake Thank you Dan Savage. I don't feel nearly as angry and murderous as I did this morning.

]]> 4f...sake http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152210 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152210 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:36:31 -0800 Comment by Brian I don't understand why they don't run this as a commercial - it would seal the election for Obama. Nothing more powerful then using someone's own words against them. I thought the dems could have done the exact same thing in 04 with Bush/Cheney talking about what a cakewalk Iraq would be and ending with the "Mission Accomplished" shot. But no, Kerrey had to take the high road and here we are.

]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152212 2008 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:22:24 -0800 Comment by sepiolida Haha, PWNED!

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152217 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152217 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:41:17 -0800 Comment by DW Not impressed, because McCain wasn't close to being the only one to support going to Iraq, which included plenty of dems. It's easy for Obama to point to that when he didn't even have a vote in the matter.

]]> DW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152218 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:04:25 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber Hooray for Jed Lewison doing all the work to put this together. Why this campaign isn't over yet is a tribute to yokelism and ignorance everywhere. [disclaimer: I worked with Jed for years on non-political business]

What we are up against, for those who haven't read it:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=19816

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152223 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:21:38 -0800 Comment by Pay attention @9 - To recap :

Obama and McCain are running for president - not some "other dems", or some "other repubs" who also supported the war.

Just wanted to clear that up for your ignorant, unimpressed ass.

]]> Pay attention http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152228 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:14:46 -0800 Comment by Vince They can't run it as a commercial because the litany of errors made by McCain would be a half hour long. I still say label the MF as the most expensive Senator in American history.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152229 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:42:10 -0800 Comment by PC Great clip.

Yes it should be a commercial. There is this conntinual reluctance to fight and lay it all out there, even when our side has got the goods.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152236 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152236 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:59:23 -0800 Comment by Matthew http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/27/tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-k_n_129956.html

]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152237 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:10:32 -0800 Comment by DavidC I can't believe I waited up to watch the opening sketch of SNL last night. I didn't find it funny - it suffered from the "Uncanny Valley" - too close to reality. Much of teh actual skit were her verbatim answers.

Much better was Obama on Face the Nation today. Bob Schaffer tried several times to get him to comment on Palin and he refused to say anything good/bad about her. Just kept saying he was running against McCain etc. I think this is a preview of the VP debate. Obama stated that their sole focus is on what they are going to do in the future and that they are not going to waste any time talking about the other team.

]]> DavidC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152240 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:42:06 -0800 Comment by clintonsarmy We won't support NO-Bama and will redefeat him in November !! Go Hillary 2012 !!

]]> clintonsarmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152301 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:23:34 -0800 Comment by adam So McCain and Dan Savage were in agreement in 2003? Fuck you Dan, and fuck all the people who thought it was a good idea back then.

]]> adam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152534 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:53:54 -0800 Comment by Leo T. Callahan
RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON,AND AGAIN, RIGHT ON.

]]> Leo T. Callahan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152808 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152808 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:18:10 -0800 Comment by Leo T. Callahan
RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON,AND AGAIN, RIGHT ON.

]]> Leo T. Callahan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1152809 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:18:17 -0800 Comment by Greenman so Clintonsarmy...you'll vote for McCain and Palin because Palin has 2X chromosones? I guess Clinton's politics don't really matter just her reproductive equipment? Or is it because Obama has more melanin than your candidate and you just can't bring yourself to trust a blackman? Either way you're wrong

]]> Greenman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1153044 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/required_viewing_15#c1153044 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:50:37 -0800