Final Presidential Debate Liveblog
By SilentPatriot Wednesday Oct 15, 2008 5:00pm
(October 15, 2008
Hempstead, NY
Hofstra University
Focus on Economy and Domestic Issues
I gotta say, being from Long Island and having the final debate here at Hofstra is pretty exciting. Too bad it was virtually impossible to get tickets. According to all objective measurements, Obama/Biden are 3-0 so far, and I'm sure Senator Obama will be looking for the sweep tonight. John McCain finds himself in an unenviable predicament. On the one hand, he desperately needs to shake up the race and cut into Obama's lead while making him seem unacceptable. On the other hand, his relentless attacks have seemed to backfire, with Obama seeing consistent (albeit modest) gains in his already decent lead. John McCain has already promised to bring up Ayers, but will he actually do it? Will we see the mythical "honorable" McCain we've heard so much about? Or will we see an extension of the wingnut-fueled do-anything pol of the past few months? We're about to find out.
In the meantime, check out this hysterical McCain debate prep video.
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9:00 pm: Are we're off.
9:00 pm: First question: Why is your economic proposal better than the others? McCain repeats the lie that Fannie and Freddie are the real culprits behind the economic collapse. For more on that, read Matt Taibbi's smackdown on Byron York.
9:07 pm: Obama goes right after the middle class.
9:08 pm: McCain is absolutely botching his response.
9:09 pm: Obama to McCain:" "Looks like you're watching some John McCain ads." Sets him straight on his tax policy.
9:11 pm: McCain: Obama's entire economic policy is based on "class warfare"
9:17 pm: McCain is pulling a Palin, answering questions that aren't asked. Undecided Ohio men are loving it.
9:20 pm: "I'm not President Bush. You should have ran in 2004 if you wanted to run against him."
9;22 pm: McCain gets aggressive. Ohio men love it, Ohio women not so much.
9:23 pm: Obama nails FOX News. "Even FOX News says that's not true."
9:25 pm: Scheiffer on attacks: Say it to his face!
9:27 pm: McCain avoids Ayers altogether. Gets all his jabs in pretty effectively.
