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Two Sides to “That One”

October 8, 2008 at 2:37 pm

Americablog posted the video clip of this moment in the debate and opened the thread up to discussion, which included comments from both sides. On the one hand, OMGWE shares, “I did not feel it was disrespectful but endearing” and seohio agrees: “This is a non-issue. He might’ve thought he referred to ‘Senators’ and then said ‘That one.’” On the other hand, scottinsf remarks, “The contempt has always been there, but tonight everybody got to see it first hand.”

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Right-Wingers Unhappy with McCain

October 8, 2008 at 1:27 am

John Aravosis quotes NRO’s Andrew McCarthy: “With due respect, I think tonight was a disaster for our side. . . . What am I missing?”

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McCain “Won the Spin War”

September 29, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Joe Sudbay argues that McCain “won the spin war” and asks, “What did that get him? In the real world, away from the traditional media elite, there is a broad consensus among the voters that Obama won. Basically, the pundits were wrong. … Just wait to see how the pundits fall all over themselves to make us think Palin is ready to be president.”

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McCain Off the Cuff

September 26, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Joe Sudbay analyzes the remarks of RNC figure Frank Donatelli, quoting, “Senator McCain is much better at giving answers off the cuff, and Obama has some trouble when he doesn’t have his teleprompter.”

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