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Why do you feel attacked? I'm just asking you a question.
I think Obama needs to ask McCain point blank... Would you declare war on Iran before sitting down with Ahmadinejad without preconditions?
Why do you feel attacked? I'm just asking you a question.
Okay, let's look at the entire excerpt...it's all I have and I don't get CNN here.
Were you talking about Kissinger saying that or someone else? 'Cause, I don't see it here.
Ive made my opinion known in another thread that I find her opinion important in particular because of McCain, namely his age and health.
No it's a statement he issued to Katie Couric after she asked Palin about meeting Kissinger.
Post that then.
The problem with internet polls is that they van be manipulated by large groups. For example, on the Democratic Underground, they literally have threads saying "Let's DU this poll" and then, hundreds of people go vote for the democratic option on that poll. The Free Republic (Republican) does the same thing.
The other problem you have is the bias of the website that the poll is on (e.g., a poll on The Daily Kos, National Review, MSNBC.com, FoxNews.com, etc.).
If an internet poll is closed to the general public and the participants are a representative sample, it would seem to minimize the above phenomena.
I already did. Here it is again.
"He told us..." There's a problem right there. How 'bout a quote from Kissinger. That's what I've been working from.
And, if look at the construction of that statement it could be read to mean, Kissinger supports talk with Iran just not with Ahmadinejad, directly.
Sorry, I don't trust Couric. I want see Kissinger saying it. And, that's not what he said on CNN.
Just pretty damn good numbers for Obama.
UPDATED WITH NEAR-FINAL NUMBERS CBS News and Knowledge Networks conducted a nationally representative poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened.
Thirty-nine percent of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. Twenty-five percent thought John McCain won. Thirty-six percent saw it as a draw.
Forty-six percent of uncommitted voters said their opinion of Obama got better tonight. Thirty-one percent said their opinion of McCain got better.
Sixty-six percent of uncommitted voters think Obama would make the right decisions about the economy. Forty-four percent think McCain would.
Forty-eight percent of these voters think Obama would make the right decisions about Iraq. Fifty-eight percent think McCain would.
We will have a full report on the poll later on. Uncommitted voters are those who don't yet know who they will vote for, or who have chosen a candidate but may still change their minds.
The margin of sampling error could be plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on the entire sample.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09...y4482028.shtml
But of course.
I was talking about specifically commenting on this debate. Those are the comments that are irrelevent because they will never say their running mate didn't do a great job or criticize any aspect of their performance.
Well, goddam Shasta, if you're going to say Kissinger said something...show me where he said it. It's a pretty simple request.
What Couric says he said could mean a whole bunch of .
I'm not sure if it's a positive or a negative, but this was the first presidential debate I've ever watched. And I enjoyed it. Enjoyed the importance of it. I actually felt like I was part of the decision making process. I guess I'm a bit more interested in politics than I was at a younger age. Although, at 35, it's not like I'm a young kid. Previously, I haven't really concerned myself with any sort of election process as I've always felt that my vote doesn't really matter.
For the most part, I find myself overwhelmed by the stats, facts and history that most of you regulars in the political forum go on about. Most of you are far more intelligent than myself. You understand the importance and implications of each candidates philosophies and comments far better than I ever will. Foreign policy, economic policy. etc etc ....
I suppose I find the current problems that face our country a of a lot more serious than I ever have in the past. That's probably not a good thing. But it did make me watch the debate.
I fully intend to watch the future debates. I'm excited about it.
But at the end of the day, I find myself disgusted by the whole process. I hate the whole partisanship makeup of our government. I don't believe anyone. They're all full of . It's all about supporting the party and not the people. Drop the les of the party, and stand the up for what you believe in. Screw talking pints. Screw public support. Do what is fundamnetally right for us as a country.
I tend to buy into the character and integrity of McCain, and at the same time, question the inexperience of Obama. That's probably largely due to the influence of my parents who've always been Republican leaning.
Tonight was a win for whatever side you push. CNN will give some 80% numbers for Obama, and FOX will will show similar numbers for McCain.
I just want to know what will help ME, a 35 year old, earning 50k a year, with lots of frightening questions about my future.
Tonight didn't answer that. Neither side said that even I didn't know.
But I'm glad to find myself wanting to be a part of the process. Part of the decision.
Which I predicted.Neither side said that even I didn't know
I knew it was just gonna be regurgitated campaign tripe.
You'd better, we live in a swing state.
Is this the same CBS that Dan Rather worked for?
Solid dude. Don't let anyone tell you what you feel or think is wrong, just make sure you do your best to try to get a good basis for what you believe and who you support. Your desire to be part of the process is refreshing. You live in a place where your vote will mean a lot, so I think you bear a responsibility to cast an informed vote. Outside of that whatever path you think best for that vote is your choice.
I'm sure you'll make a good one, whichever way you go.
Good luck.
Goes with what I said in the other thread- Women do not like someone who is dismissive of the other person.
As a matter of fact, it is.
What are you implying?
CBS doesn't conduct the poll. They have a public resarch company that handles it such as gallup etc etc. The name of the company is right there in that picture.
The point is that whatever you feel about the news agency the conducting of these polls is done by 3rd parties who are not biased.
Well, 40% of them do.
Yeah, thats a good point. I think generally McCain's body language was far more annoying that Barack.
I wonder how much his refusal to look at Obama will play.
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