Check in here if you are REALLY, REALLY looking forward to the VP debate.

[Blondiegrrl]

Congratulate yourselves, DUers. Tonight was likely the toughest debate for the Democrats. Foreign policy = McCant's "expertise," yet Obama, according to most polls, won.

Onward to the veep debate:

Churchy Spice is probably alternately vomiting and crying at the prospect of going toe to toe with Joe.

[vanderBeth]

1. For the next couple of days, it will be the bane of my existence .

It is all I will think about.

[JeffR]

2. Hellzyeah!

Can't wait.

[Klukie]

3. I can't wait and I predict right now that it will be watched by...

more people than tonights debate.

[rzemanfl]

4. I am afraid I will die laughing. I will need to keep the phone

nearby with 911 on speedial.

[Jennicut]

5. Sarah must be puking at the thought of having to debate Joe

I am so looking forward to this debate.

[dana_b]

6. woot!!

checked in

[graywarrior]

7. I'm like a junkie waiting for a fix

It's gonna be sooooooooooooooooooooo delightful.

[valerief]

8. I'm expecting a tragic "accident" to occur before the veep debate.

And the victim won't be Biden.

I don't understand how the McCain camp is going to get rid of her otherwise. He'll probably get a boost in the polls for sympathy.

[Blondiegrrl]

17. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of "family emergency"

forced her to cancel.

[valerief]

21. Well, we're kind of expecting that. That's why I think it'll be something affecting

her health directly.

[RiverStone]

9. Can you imagine the number of lines she is trying to remember?

She can't use flash cards - but how contrived will her answers be?

Like....every one of them! :)

[Left Is Write]

10. Oh my goodness, yes. Yes, indeedy.

[Stop Cornyn]

11. Expectations for Palin have been set below Bush levels; she'll win praise for beating expectations

[holiday]

13. Churchy spice.. Holy crap that is funny

[calmblueocean]

28. That's what I think, too. She'll make a lot of gaffes, but she'll sell herself as 'plucky'

and afterwards, the media will give her the 'america's sweetheart' treatment.

meanwhile, anything Biden says will be savaged.

[Wednesdays]

58. Exactly--we'll get the Dubya debate treatment all over again

by the rightwing media. "Palin held her own...Biden didn't give her the knockout punch, therefore she won." :puke:

[Telly Savalas]

35. Then it's up to Democratic pundits to remind everyone that beating low expectations

doesn't qualify one to be president.

[1corona4u]

12. Ah Yeah!!!

[nomorewhopper]

14. Biden will eviscerate Palin

but this format will be better for Palin than the interviews.

[crazy_vanilla]

15. waddaya think?

[Blondiegrrl]

22. In wot respeck, Joe?

[Dem_4_Life]

16. I can't wait and I am sooo excited!!!

It is going to be soo much fun. I am thinking I will need to go ahead and schedule time off in the morning at work since I probably will be going to be up late with excitement and glee!!! This is going to be fantastic!

:bounce:

[kestrel91316]

18. CHURCHY SPICE???? OMG.

:rofl:

This calls for some genuinely hysterical cackling!!!!!

[Blondiegrrl]

20. I can't take credit; someone else used it yesterday. It's my fave nickname so far.

:evilgrin:

[stuntcat]

29. I'm TOTALLY passing that on!!!

:rofl:

[Kahuna]

53. That's a good one I must say.

:rofl:

[PermanentRevolution]

19. ARRRRGH! I have to work that night, can't watch it live!

It's gonna be brutal.

[stuntcat]

23. yah yah YAH!!

I've been looking forward to this ever since Palin was picked!! :party: :headbang:

[TooRaLoo]

24. Checking in! I. can't. wait. nt

[Mariana]

25. I can't wait BUT

I really don't think it's going to happen.

[democracy1st]

47. I know what you mean,we'll see

[nc4bo]

26. I'm really looking forward to it. nt

[nevergiveup]

27. The bar has been set so low for Palin

if she manages to complete a couple of grammatically correct sentences she will be declared the winner. In reality Biden will make her look silly.

[crispini]

30. I'm completely stoked.

She's got to be just petrified. LOL!

[Tammie]

31. I'm looking forward to it more than anything

Too bad I'm going to be on the road. I'll have to listen by radio. I won't be able to actually see her get that deer in the headlights look. Gawd, is she an idiot.

[democracy1st]

32. Blondiegrrl let me tell ya...I can't wait til thursday night I may just take off friday

[Blondiegrrl]

46. It's going to be fun. Sure, perhaps with expectations lowered she won't

completely tank, but I guarandamntee we'll get a few priceless sound bites out of it. I also look forward to that deer-in-the-headlights look she gets whenever she gets a remotely tough question.

[Beregond2]

33. I won't be able to bring myself to watch.

I can't bear seeing people be humiliated, even when they deserve it. But I'll enjoy reading about it here!

[mscuedawg]

36. I'm gonna try to watch it...but like you...

I cant stand watching people humiliating THEMSELVES!!!!! Its embarrassing...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

34. The real pressure is going to be on McCain in the second debate

I'm sure the McCain camp is expecting her to self-destruct. That's almost a given. Even if Palin had the facts on her fingertips (which she obviously doesn't have), she doesn't have the ability to deliver them in a coherent fashion as she can't seem to speak in clean and concise sentences when she's not scripted. That will mean that McCain will have to try to make a tremendous comeback in the debate with Obama on domestic issues. If there's going to be a McCain meltdown, it will be in that second debate.

[TheDonkey]

37. SI!

[Poseidan]

38. Foreign Policy

Unfortunately, McCain thinks we can gain nothing from the past. We move into the future, but we move wiser by knowing history.

[Lugnut]

39. Churchy isn't that bright.

She has no clue how dumb she is.

[bdamomma]

40. unless she cancels

[tinrobot]

41. It's going to be more uncomfortable than an episode of "The Office"

...and it will be twice as funny.

[lady raven]

42. OH YEAH! n/t

[billyoc]

43. Yes, even though Spiro Igloo's voice sucks the joy from my soul.

[BrotherBuzz]

44. You bet I am! Speaking of betting what are the Las Vegas odds that Palin will even show up?

[orleans]

45. check. n/t

[TexasLady]

48. yewbetcha

:hi:

[otohara]

49. I'm Hosting A Watch Gathering

along with some good old fashioned community organizing before debate starts, we will call voters.

[w8liftinglady]

50. I am hoping there won't be an "emergency" that postpones it...

[Tribetime]

51. I'll believe it when I see it, I think they'll come up with some reason to abort

I sure hope it happens though.

[MNDemNY]

52. Witches will cast a spell and spoil it.

[tomg]

54. I think I've come across

a tape of Palin preparing for the debate where she discusses the economy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRIFQJRPTI&feature=related

[Froward69]

55. I was president of the debate club

and I won state once...

I AM AFRAID TO DEBATE JOEY THE "SHARK".

Phalin must be contemplating suicide.

[Wednesdays]

56. Let's not get too overconfident, though

If Palin doesn't go into convulsions and shout obscenities in tongues, the M$M and chorus of dittoheads could say "she held her own" and therefore "won the debate." Does that not ring a bell? Like in certain presidential debates a few years ago?
:argh:

[frickaline]

57. The same 2 words pop into my mind each time I think of the VP debates

epic and bloodbath

[Vanje]

59. Palin is going to totally kill !.....

in the swimsuit competition

[Vanje]

60. dupe

[rvablue]

61. If she shows, I think Palin is screwed

As far as I know, there isn't one "theme" for the debate.

Gwen Ifill can ask anything. What if Ifill asks about Sudan? What if she asks about an historic Supreme Court decision and it's effect today? What if she asks about Jena 6? What if she asks about Amtrak subsidies?

The list is endless really.

I know I'm getting carried away here, but I think there is much more than a 50/50 chance that a question will be asked that she simply cannot respond to.

Remember, Katie let it be known after her interview that there were parts of the interview edited out simply because Palin did not have a response.

[codjh9]

62. Hell yes! I cracked up at 'Churchy Spice', too... but Biden's gonna KICK ASS.