Slog - Comments on Who Will Win Tonight's Debate?!?! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate OMG! The suspense is killing me—I mean, so much hinges on this! I just wish there was some way to know in advance who won tonight's presidential debate! Oh. Although the fate of tonight's presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it—if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning. "McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag background. Another ad spotted by our... Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:14:47 -0800 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:10:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by sepiolida He's certainly ambitious.

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151155 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:18:12 -0800 Comment by Levislade Maybe the thinking is that he's fucked with our heads so much this week that he has won just by agreeing to attend.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151169 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151169 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:25:17 -0800 Comment by George Orwell, 1984 The determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself. ... From the point of view of our present rulers, therefore, the only genuine dangers are the splitting-off of a new group of able, under-employed, power-hungry people, and the growth of liberalism and scepticism in their own ranks.

The problem, that is to say, is educational. ... and ... the level of popular education is actually declining.

]]> George Orwell, 1984 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151171 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151171 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:25:53 -0800 Comment by Julie in Chicago ZOMG! The Republicans have a Time Machine! We're screwed!!

]]> Julie in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151172 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151172 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:26:11 -0800 Comment by George Orwell, 1984 The determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself. ... From the point of view of our present rulers, therefore, the only genuine dangers are the splitting-off of a new group of able, under-employed, power-hungry people, and the growth of liberalism and scepticism in their own ranks.

The problem, that is to say, is educational. ... and ... the level of popular education is actually declining.

]]> George Orwell, 1984 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151175 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151175 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:26:34 -0800 Comment by Gomez He'd raise him arms in victory, except... he can't.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151176 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151176 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:27:38 -0800 Comment by Dalton A hoverboard in every garage!

]]> Dalton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151178 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151178 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:27:59 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 I used to get excited about presidential debates.

In 2004, when Bush just blinked into the camera like a retarded monkey, with the cognitive part of his brain (such as it is) completely shutting down, I cheered with joy.

And then he still won anyway. This was inconceivable to me. It told me that at least one of the following are true:

1) Joe Sixpack doesn't watch debates

2) Americans are SO stupid and ignorant that intellectual capability is actually a hindrance to getting elected.

3) The election was rigged and our votes don't matter anyway.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151181 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151181 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:29:21 -0800 Comment by ams This may be a stupid question, but does an official actually declare a debate winner? That would be kind of awesome. I want to see them hold up the hand of the winner Rocky-style, and not have to hear the loser's pundits talking on and on about how their candidate came off better.

]]> ams http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151184 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:29:40 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn @6 At least Nixon could do that, that arm raising raised arm sonofa.

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151186 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:30:05 -0800 Comment by PopTart The McCain campaign has been taking lessons from the Chinese, who published messages from their astronauts in space, before the astronauts had even been launched into space.

There is no more truth. The winner will be whomever convinces the most people to believe their version of reality.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151189 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:31:44 -0800 Comment by chet http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad?id=CKThkuur1Jfm4QEQrAIY7wEyCOEMz4gdi9d_

]]> chet http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151194 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:36:43 -0800 Comment by Adam He looks like Stephen Hawking.

]]> Adam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151237 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0800 Comment by Beguine The real thing I've been worried about is that if McCain lowers the expectations on his performance enough, people will be talking about his "surprisingly good performance despite a lack of time to prepare" and he'll manage to get victory declared if he just manages to not drool too much on camera. Considering how ticked off the media is at this point I'm hoping that doesn't happen after all, and if this gets picked up on enough maybe that will further shoot that possibility in the foot.

]]> Beguine http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151258 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:04:53 -0800 Comment by Ben God, I just finished Anathem this week, and I cannot handle this kind of alternate-universe bullshit.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151270 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151270 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:10:51 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave @14, McCain has pissed on the media too much for them to say "OH WOW HE BEAT OUR LOW EXPECTATIONS"

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151282 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:17:25 -0800 Comment by D. What I'm dying to know what excuse they're going to come up with for this gaffe. So often they're caught in a bald face lie (we won't talk Spain sound familiar) and then they give some idiotic excuse. But what could you possibly say here?

]]> D. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151293 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:23:23 -0800 Comment by inkweary Wow, what a maverick!

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151305 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151305 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:01 -0800 Comment by The Truth Is What We Say It Is Dewey defeats Truman!

]]> The Truth Is What We Say It Is http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151427 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:43:18 -0800 Comment by MrEddieFather I wonder if McCain will be wearing a device like Bush did - so the answers could be passed to him. He could have Joe Lieberman whispering in his ear that way.

]]> MrEddieFather http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/who_will_win_tonights_debate#c1151460 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:10:57 -0800