Based on his performance in the interview today, I think McCain is going to SUCK in the debates...

[scheming daemons]

His handlers better maker sure the hidden earpiece is working.

[Renew Deal]

1. They'll hit him with a couple of Red Bulls and he'll be jumping.

But I think Obama will be able to bait him.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Unless he gets asked a lot of POW questions.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. Bush did much better than expected in 2000

[MarjorieG]

7. He really didn't. Just media covered. The first one? Third Schieffer gave social/feeling questions

[WinkyDink]

15. No, he didn't. He was a fool. The media harped on Gore's stage make-up, his attire,

his "sighing", and his alleged remarks about "inventing the Internet".

The ONE dopey Gore moment came when he stood and walked to hover near Bush, and Bush just glanced at him like Gore was a pesky mosquito.

[Virginia Dare]

17. He acted like a crazed maniac in the second debates 2004..

and the media all fauned over him and said he hit it out the park...:crazy:

[Forkboy]

4. They'll lower expectations to the point where he'll win just for showing up.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Nah--he'll pull off a Saddleback: One-sentence (even one word) answers

from his stump speeches delivered with CONVICTION!! And CONFIDENCE!! They may or may not relate at all to the debate questions, but who cares? Because he's DECISIVE!!

[TomInTib]

13. Have you seen this, wienerdoggie?

It's worth a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWX5u69hmzY

[Virginia Dare]

20. Yep, we'll be reading the end of the story..

before we ever even crack the book.

[WI_DEM]

6. did anybody watch the GOP debates? how was he in those?

[Neecy]

8. I did

He looked old, insincere, and cranky. Romney really got under his skin a few times and it showed.

[WI_DEM]

9. I would in debate preps for Obama try to give him some lines which could throw McCain

off kilter and get him to have a nationwide tantrum.

[cottonseed]

10. I think Obama can do the same thing.

Unlike Romney, who's a complete tool, Obama should be able to leverage it to his advantage.

[renie408]

11. I wonder if Obama could get him flustered? I wonder if it will matter...

I am worried that the campaign is turning into another 'cult of personality' thing. All people can talk about is how much they 'like' this candidate or that one. I don't give a fuck about liking them, I want them to be able to do the job.

[democrat2thecore]

18. It's actually quite sad - a shadow of his former self -nt

[SeaLyons]

12. He'll just say "I'm for Life"

and it'll be good enough for his fundie followers. He can answer that for every question. That would be all they need to know.

[falcon97]

14. I hope the debates matter, because I think Obama is better

in that format than McSame. But do they REALLY matter? Isn't it completely objective to say that Kerry won all three debates in '04? I suppose that his "winning" margins decreased from the first to the second and from the second to the third. But neither the entire series nor the individual encounters pushed him over the top.

That piled on top of the 2000 debate fiasco leaves me wondering what value they have.

:shrug:

[JaneQPublic]

16. That's very true. Kerry did a masterful job in the debates.

And in the first debate, Chimpy repeated variations of "It's hard work bein' preznit!"

But then bin Laden released his tape a few days before the election, and the race was close enough for cheating the returns.

[Virginia Dare]

19. No matter what actually happens during the debates, I predict..

unless McCain keels over of a stroke or pops a vein or something, the media will give Obama one, McCain one, and the third will be a virtual tie, leaning toward McCain win.

Bookmark it if you like.

[samuraiguppy]

21. Obama is going to kick

some ass in the debates. Yep you read it here. Obama is the smartest most likable guy in the race. After the debates we will be at least 10 points ahead. And you read it here first.