Ten Biggest WTF Moments of the Debate

[XemaSab]

I'm compliling a list!

Please submit nominations here! :bounce:

[liberal N proud]

1. "That One" comment referring to Obama

[cjsmom44]

17. I was shocked

I didn't hear that comment at first...I think it was shock that he would first of all say it...and secondly be so dumb as to say it during a debate...does he really think the American Electorate is just as dumb?

[tekisui]

"Not you, Tom!"

For Treasury Secretary.

[NewJeffCT]

9. I know, that was a big WTF for me

was that supposed to be a joke?

[tekisui]

18. I think the question got him completely off guard.

He didn't have a thing to say, so he was rude to the moderator.

[BklynChick]

2. when he told that guy he didn't know who Fannie and Freddie were

Also, I noticed as soon as they got on the stage, McCain walked to his chair/desk and started writing some things. what the hell was he writing? The debate hadn't even started.

[cjsmom44]

10. I Agree

Yup that was my moment ...I thought at first that maybe I was the only one who picked up on that....very condescending to the voter, AND if I remember correctly the voter was African American...did I remember that right? It was so rude....

[XemaSab]

15. I was FLOORED by that... just FLOORED

Like, way to be a racist jackass there....

[Frank Cannon]

20. The guy smiled and laughed at him, too.

And it wasn't a "That was clever, John" laugh. It was a "I can't believe that douchebag just said that to me" laugh.

[demmiblue]

3. Overhead projector

[cjsmom44]

12. That one too

I thought for a moment...WTF ? Overhead Projector...how is that a big budget item and why should I care? I thought What the Hell is he talking about?

[XemaSab]

19. McLame wants you to be confused

It's not like an office projecter.

It's the thing in the planetarium that projects the stars on the ceiling.

Yeah, they're expensive.

And yeah, they're important for teaching kids (of all ages) about science.

[cjsmom44]

23. overhead projector

In my generation an overhead projector is a small office item...used in presentations before power point...so for many over 50 like myself it was a WTF moment...and because McCain is so tech dumb...I thought that is what he was referring too... He is such a tool....

[GirlieQ]

65. Glad someone else noticed that!

I added it to the drinking game codewords:

Change
Maverick
Joe Six-pack (and that was on the list *before* she said it!)
folksy-ism (gosh darnit!)
folksy wisdom (just ask the hockey moms, at my gas station, etc.)
POW
Warshington
Reagan
veteran
Overhead projector

[tekisui]

4. While Obama was giving one of rhis answers, mcSenile wandered

into the camera in the background. He was out in the middle of the stage, while Obama was talking?!?

[goddess40]

35. Obama should have asked if he need help to find his seat

what the hell was that, he looked like the some of the patients on the Alzheimer's ward. It was like he couldn't find his room.

For those who might take offense, this was not a dig at Alzheimer's patients merely an observation.

[regnaD kciN]

5. Hair plugs!

[Frank Cannon]

6. "I won't shake your hand, but Cindy will."

"Shake his hand, Cindy."

Just fucking bizarre.

[WritersBlock]

25. He said that?? To whom? To Obama??? I missed that bit.

Actually, doesn't matter who he said it to. What a jerk.

[Frank Cannon]

29. He didn't say it. It was communicated by body language.

At the end of the debate, Obama offered McCain his hand for a handshake. McCain pointed to his wife and walked away. Obama shook hands with Cindy.

[regnaD kciN]

31. Actually, to be fair to McCainiac...

...ABC's footage showed the two candidates shaking hands several minutes before (blocked view on the other cameras). McCain was just introducing Cindy to Obama at that point.

McCainiac may be a world-class jerk at times, but this wasn't one of them.

[Frank Cannon]

32. I stand corrected

Unfortunately for McCain, it was another moment that made him look like a major-league asshole.

[WinkyDink]

41. Hello? Obama's hand was to McCain. The POLITE response was to shake hands AGAIN, AND THEN steer

Obama to Cindy.
It was LAME and RUDE.

[cyndensco]

56. Oh hell.

It was so much more fun thinking mccain snubbed Obama! You just HAD to come up with facts.}(

[ingac70]

7. McCain's proposal to rewrite everyone's mortgage...

to current home values and let the taxpayers eat the rest. :wtf:

I'm sure the freepers just loved that one.

[XemaSab]

21. My mom was like

"He did NOT just say that." :p

[Sodan]

8. My friends X 19

[Alexander]

14. I drank through all the beer in the house just to keep up.

[Starry Messenger]

11. Rifle shots.

Gold plated Cadillac
That One
"I didn't hear how big the fine was."
Overhead projector

[cjsmom44]

16. Stupid Pot-Shots

He was so dumb looking up there with his stupid little hee-haw pot shots...I almost wet my pants laughing.... :rofl:

[Starry Messenger]

22. I'm not sure what image he was trying to project.

He really got some bad advice. He came off like some bush league comedian working the hotel circuit.

[Frank Cannon]

26. I was continually reminded of Tim Conway's old man character...

from the Carol Burnett Show.

I can't believe someone actually told him it was a good idea to spend the whole debate shuffling and limping around on stage.

[Starry Messenger]

45. If they were trying to invoke the image of Reagan

they hit epic fail. Reagan sucked but at least he could deliver his fucking lines.

[XemaSab]

46. Oh, I think they invoked the image of Reagan

And not in a strong, confident, presidential way either. :scared:

[Starry Messenger]

69. More like that "We're bombing the russians in 5 minutes way".

:scared:

[XemaSab]

71. I was thinking more in the

post-presidential, not-quite-there way. :scared:

[Starry Messenger]

73. Gotcha! n/t

[Ilsa]

76. Mr. Tudball? He was always trying to get Mrs. D'Whiggens to do a better job. nt

[Alexander]

13. His "maybe I could use a hair transplant" line came out of nowhere.

I suppose it was an idiotic attempt at self-deprecating humor.

But we don't need John McCain to tell us he's bald and old. We know. We can see that. Just like Obama's race, it's apparent from looking at McCain.

I think in the end he reminded viewers of his age.

[DRoseDARs]

38. More than that, it was a slap in the face to Biden who spent the day burying his mother-in-law.

You stay classy, McCain.

[Jersey Devil]

51. Yep, bad joke about Biden that McNuts flubbed (nt)

[Jersey Devil]

52. Putting our medical records "online"

Stupid bastid

[PBS Poll-435]

57. I know, right? You first John... nt

[cyndensco]

59. That was amazing.

"online medical records" He IS a stupid bastid.

[XemaSab]

74. That was the second most FLOORING remark!

Yeah, I want my h4xx0r ex-boyfriend to see my medical records. :P

[XemaSab]

24. "I'm going to keep a cool hand in the till"

:crazy:

[underpants]

33. Actually he said "tiller"

Till is unsorted glacial sediment. Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous sediments of glacial origin. Glacial till is that part of glacial drift which was deposited directly by the glacier. It may vary from clays to mixtures of clay, sand, gravel and boulders. Clay in till may form in spherical shapes called till balls. If a till ball rolls around in a stream, it may pick up rocks from the streambed and become covered by rocks; thence it is known as an armored till ball.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till



Main Entry:
4till Listen to the pronunciation of 4till
Pronunciation:
\ˈtil\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English tille locker, chest
Date:
15th century

1 a: a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (as a cabinet or chest) used especially for valuables b: a money drawer in a store or bank ; also : cash register2 a: the money contained in a till b: a supply of especially ready money
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/till%5B4%5D

A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder post (American terminology) or rudder stock (English terminology) of a boat in order to provide the leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder. The tiller is normally used by the helmsman directly pulling or pushing it, but it may also be moved remotely using tiller lines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiller

he's a Navy man you see :eyes:

Tillers are made in three main types -- front tine, rear tine, and mini-cultivators. (A tine is the projecting metal blade that does the actual digging). Both front and rear tine tillers have depth stakes to adjust the level of earth you want to work.


http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=BuyGuide/tiller.html

[XemaSab]

34. He said it twice

and the first time I heard till. :P

[underpants]

36. Let me go see if there are any tillers on the eBay

because that CLEARLY is the answer to all our problems. Swap meets with out the expense of driving or hangin' 'round drive-in theaters in the day time.

You are right.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

68. Maybe it was Freudian...

and we'll soon catch him with his hand in the till.

[Withywindle]

75. I think your version's more accurate.

A till is also a cash register drawer, isn't it?

[XemaSab]

27. Meg Whitman for secretary of the treasury

:crazy:

[Johonny]

47. Nothing restores confidence like

naming someone of total obscurity. American's don't know Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but they know the who's who of CEOs apparently in McCain's mind.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

28. Cutting Social Security benefits to future retirees...

Ouch!

[FlaGranny]

30. For me it was

many moments - each time McCain went into his Peter Lorre "impressions." It was totally creepy. I was a bit slow to figure out that he was seething with anger at those times. Lowering the voice and speaking softly is a tactic many people use when they're trying not to scream and completely lose it. His shaky voice at other times made him seem like he WAS about to lose it. I don't want this man to be anywhere near the White House. Scares the crap out of me.

[demmiblue]

37. Brokaw's insistence on following the rules, then breaks them himself.

[kswheels]

39. The wheeze

McCain was doing a lot of wheezing and heavy breathing. The "town hall" format made him do a lot of walking around and really highlighted his age.

[SpiralHawk]

44. Did McSame have a load in his pants?

He sure walked like he did.

He does not seem at all well...

[DeeDeeNY]

40. Pinning Jello on the wall

Or some phrase like that when saying that you can't pin Obama down. I was so creeped out, I can't remember exactly.

[DRoseDARs]

42. McCain didn't come up with it; it's been around for a little while, not sure of its origin.

eom

[Vinca]

43. For me it was a couple of occasions when McCain would stand

in front of Obama and lie about his policies. "Obama's going to tax small business," etc., etc. I was surprised he didn't say Obama would put Bill Ayres on his cabinet.

[bcoylepa]

48. You've probably never heard of Fannie Mae

he really did say that to the young African American who asked an early question

Senator - why wouldn't he have heard of them?? what are you really trying to say????

condescending bigotry if you ask me

[zulchzulu]

49. When McPenguin said nuclear power was a "clean" technology

...excerpt for the radioactive byproduct...

[FrenchieCat]

50. Nuclear Plant on his ship?

[ThoughtCriminal]

53. John and Cindy leaving so quickly

after the debate.

[President Decider]

54. ** HERE'S THE GAFFE NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT**

My daughter caught it right away.

I beleive it was the 2nd audience question where a young black man sitting on the left got up and asked a question about what we as taxpayers could expect from this bailout ...

McCain walks over to him and starts talking about Fanny and Freddy, McCain looked at him and said, "I'm sure you may not even have known who "Fanny" and "Freddie" were before all this"

My teenaged daughter looked at me and I looked at her and she said, "Did he just say what I think he said?"

How presumptious of McCain to think this young man may not have heard of Fanny and Freddy. He could have been a Morgage Broker or a Financial Analyst for all McCain knew. I hate to even say it, but do you think the mans skin color had anything to do with such an absurd and presumptious comment.

How offensive ....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

70. It's pretty clear how stupid he thinks we are...

And yes, I think he's a goddamn racist. The seething tone he used when he said "that one" made me wonder why he didn't just cut all pretense and use the "n" word.

[Johonny]

55. let's see

McCain leans on a rail while getting close to a questioner. Making himself look old and tired.

McCain needlessly insults all Americans knowledge of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

McCain throws out Warren Buffett as a pick for Obama (thanks for the help) then serves up a person most Americans have never heard of as secretary of the treasury.

Repeating a mistake from last debate: He tells America he wouldn't kill Bin Laden if he was in Pakistan unless Pakistan told him ok. Remember he's the Maverick!

Repeating a mistake from last debate: He tells America he is going to cut the defense budget yet fight two war simultaneously. Does he want conservatives to vote for him?

He explains that Ronald Reagan was wrong (about Lebanon but who remembers that event, all people heard was McCain thinks Reagan was wrong). Apparently he doesn't want conservative votes or he wouldn't touch Saint Reagan.

Repeating a mistake from last debate: He calls for a cut across the board freeze, then later tells us social security and medicare will have to go. Obama easily points out the unfairness of a total freeze (what did McCain not watch the last debate he lost).

Repeating a mistake from the last two debates: McCain ignores his horrible judgement in starting the war to go on and on about a surge Americans aren't that interested in paying for and how that surge will work in Afghanistan even though the last debate pretty much told Americans it wouldn't. Cementing in Americans minds that McCain doesn't watch these debates even the ones he is in.

He scores big with a Tom Brokaw joke (meaning someone laughed which is unusual for a McCain joke), decides to tell more not funny jokes.

He wanders into camera shot while Obama is speaking. Worst moment of the event. Dottering old man.

[XemaSab]

58. When he said something to the effect of

"American workers are the best importers in the world." :P

[GreenEyedLefty]

60. Turning his back on the black questioners in the audience.

Bizarre. I thought it was just me at first, but on second viewing, that's exactly what he did.

[AspenRose]

61. Gold-plated Cadillac

:wtf:

[cyndensco]

62. He had the NERVE to mention that he suspended his campaign

to help solve the financial crises. "Senator Obama didn't."

That whole suspension episode was such a loser - I can't believe he would actually brag about it. You'd think he actually accomplished something...

[Essene]

63. "everybody is suffering"

[Essene]

64. "most of you probably never heard of fannie before"

[Essene]

66. "warren buffet supports senator obama"

[Essene]

67. "senator obama supports nuclear protections OR WHATEVER, but ive been on a navy submarine..."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

72. "Simple yes or no question: Do you think that Russia under Vladimir Putin is an evil empire?"

As if any candidate would answer that with a yes or no...:eyes:

[needledriver]

77. His simpering comment about

not hearing what the fines were going to be. He played it like a "gotcha" moment - a big score - a crowd pleaser. It just came off lame, out of place, and mis-timed.

[Heather MC]

78. INGRID JACKSON, McLAME CALLED HER....

Ingrid was the only other black person to ask a question
when he started to answer it her looked at her and said
"Thank you uuuhhh"

HE FORGOT HER NAME!!!!

[XemaSab]

79. I wasn't aware that he remembered the names of anyone

other than Brokaw. :P

[Birthday]

80. When he misquoted his hero. n/t