2008 USP(G)ET pt. II: counting the days to 2012 primary thread 1

his prostate

maybe the awesome transfer of foreign policy cred from war criminal to caribou barbie would be more impressive if it wasn't happening in my grandparents living room

No grandparents have a phone that up to date.

your grandparents have a lot of pictures of nixon!!

maybe the awesome transfer of foreign policy cred from war criminal to caribou barbie would be more impressive if it wasn't happening in my grandparents living room

― and what, Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:00 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

haaaa

I don't mind the table and I think I might actually like the rug but the color of the sofas shows a remarkable lack of judgment.

Saw a bit of Obama's press conference over lunch. He seemed pretty adamant that the debate(s) would still happen and somewhat at a loss to explain McCain's behavior.

I don't mind the table and I think I might actually like the rug but the color of the sofas shows a remarkable lack of judgment.

so did intervention in latin american politics!!! LOLOLOLOL

dunk'd

K-Lo:

Obama is on TV right now.

Some of this is a lot of nonsense, but if I’m just getting home from work and I only pay casual attention to these debates, Obama sounds reasonable and less gimmicky than McCain.

He says that there is no reason why we can’t do more than one thing at once. Obama says it is "more important than ever" to have a debate.

Obama says he called McCain this morning and announced that he wanted to do a no-politics-as-usual joint statement about addressing the market mess. He says that McCain wanted to insist on meeting with the president and congressional leaders too. Obama says Obama said: Let’s do the statement, go from there. Obama says he thought McCain was thinking about the joint statement, working on with staff, when McCain went on TV. So now Obama is on TV.

Obama says he's told Pelosi, Reid, and Paulson that "if I can be helpful, I am prepared to be [in dc] anytime" but I don’t want to infuse presidential politics on the hill and goes on about how presidents need to be able to multitask.

Obama may win this campaign moment yet. If McCain protests, he looks petty.

obama says mccain proposed this to him this morning, he countered by saying "let's get a joint statement of what we want in a bailout package out there first", then mccain showed up on tv declaring "suspension" while their staffs were off still trying to work out the joint statement.

xpost I guess that I says the same thing I just said

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Sullivan: "He'll be there for the debate. McCain, er, blinks. It's the difference between a leader and an hysteric."

an hysteric, or a hysteric? i dont get sullivan's accent, its like some weird hybrid

Sullivan could skip the mildly sexist hysteric talk and just call McCain a fucking coward.

that pic is k-lo blinking btw

Men don't get hysterical?

have you ever seen me when my tie gets stained?

Oh NRO readers:

"Since Obama Seems to Want to Go On with the Debate. Many readers relay that they'd like McCain to just offer Palin step in for him."

[Origin: 1650–60; < L hystericus < Gk hysterikós, suffering in the womb, hysterical (reflecting the Greeks' belief that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances in the uterus)

So basically grandpaw needs a week long nap so picks the most divisive issue of the decade to suspend the campaign over?

the term "hysterical" rubs me the wrong way because it means crazy but its root is the greek word for womb. So it reinforces the "women be crazy" idea that I loathe.

Oh NRO readers:

"Since Obama Seems to Want to Go On with the Debate. Many readers relay that they'd like McCain to just offer Palin step in for him."

― Alex in SF, Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:15 PM (55 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

what a beautiful gift to the nation that would be

i can't even figure out what that quote is trying to say

like I said, this is McCain flaming out

omg:

Jonah;

I think McCain should show up for the debate looking reluctant and disheveled. He could apologize for this condition, saying he had to rush back from doing the nation’s business. He could be like Grant having to apologize to the impeccably dressed Lee at Appomattox for showing up all muddy and in an old private’s coat. There was, after all, a war that needed winning.

akm, that Palin would debate Obama on Foreign Policy apparently.

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huffposts headlines have improved 500% in the last month

i think mccain should rely on cheap obviously-staged theatrics that make him look even more confused than normal

re: Goldberg - that's a great idea, except that no one at the capital has requested/needs McCain's help and dude does not have anything cogent to offer to the debate.

x-posts

pls to begin photoshops of McCain crashing/burning

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think about that last post for a second Shakey Mo

he should rush out in the middle of the debate to tend to "the nation’s business" leaving a surprised and unprepared sarah palin to take over for him

think about that last post for a second Shakey Mo

hahahaha

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oh shit what have I said

Someone gets it:

If Senator McCain believes that he can help to enact a plan that can stabilize the markets and lay the foundation for future growth, then suspending the campaign and going to Washington was the right thing to do.

But it is hard to see what McCain can do to help, and easy to see how his intervention could hurt. He brings, as he himself has admitted in the past, no expertise to the table. And won't Democrats be less likely to cooperate on a plan if doing so will help make McCain be the hero of the hour?

So McCain's move may have been a mistake on substance. It may prove to be a political mistake too: If McCain can't bring both parties together in an economic crisis after staking so much on it, won't voters draw adverse conclusions about his leadership ability?

Palin step in for him

Can it happen in Kissinger's living room, too?

Alfred who's that from...

ok so we have jonah on the train and k-lo off, can't wait for kristol's take

what's the intrade on victor davis hanson mentioning cincinnatus?

"i think john mccain should dress up like daniel boone"

IMHO, this is another (Palin) brilliant stroke for the McCain campaign and demonstrates the legitimacy of his claim to be a creative and courageous leader.

lol @ corner readers

Obama to McCain:

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hahaha

obama vs mccain/palin has been giving me serious michael bluth vibes for a minute now

folks whatever happens to our country from here on out, i think we should cherish this moment because it is HILARIOUS

weird xps

"So Daddy, what did you do in the culture wars?"

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EXCLUSIVE: LETTERMAN MOCKS MCCAIN CANCELLATION
Wed Sep 24 2008 17:41:58 ET

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David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.

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Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, "Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?"

Earlier in the show, Dave kept saying, "You don't suspend your campaign. This doesn't smell right. This isn't the way a tested hero behaves." And he joked: "I think someone's putting something in his metamucil."

"He can't run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?"

"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"

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