Who Will Win Tonight's Final Presidential Debate?

John McCain
54% (2166 votes)
Barack Obama
11% (447 votes)
Don't know
10% (419 votes)
Don't care
25% (988 votes)
Total votes: 4020

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I thought the media already

I thought the media already called the debate a win for 0bama.

http://theobamafile.com/

I voted for Sen. McCain,

I voted for Sen. McCain, but he will only win if he comes out swinging.  Maybe he should take a page from Gov. Palin and ignore the moderator and question Obama about his radical associations, economic disaster of a tax plan and appease our enemies at any cost foreign policy.

If he doesn't grab the bull by the horns he will lose.

I'd be surprised

If Johnny came out swinging.  He'll pander to more socialist policies (like buying mortgages he mentioned last time!!)

 

Palin has accomplished great things, while Obama has continued to make empty promises that the world owes you a living.

Don't care

Really, I don't think these "debates" change anyone's mind, or even do much to get the "undecided" vote. I'd rather see just the two of them, no moderator, asking each other questions.

I'd love to see McCain (better yet, Palin) ask Obama about his past, his associations, his voting record. Then, rebut with documented proof of the truth. And let Obama do the same. He's hiding a lot more than McCain is, that's for sure. Let them go at it, the way a real debate is supposed to be.

Maybe then, we'd actually get some real answers.

 

Jesus Christ was crucified by "community organizers."

This would be great but

This would be great but Obama and the MSM will never let it happen.  People might actually learn something about the real Obama.

I've got an idea.  Get 

I've got an idea.  Get  McCain to challenge Obama to this kind of debate on Pay for View with the proceeds to go to hurricane relief.  How could Obama refuse?

Call me an Optimist

Because I am, but I'm saying McCain will because he knows if he doesn't he will probably lose.  So I feel he will come out and hand Obama's rear to him.  Not that the MSM will agree, but I fear that hardly anyone will watch the debate as people are tired of the whole presidential season.  So even if he does win not too many people will see it.

Going out on a limb

I'll say McCain, that is if he's got the balls to take the fight to Obama and nail him to the wall about his radical associations with Ayers, Wright, Rezko, etc. His illegal fund raising, kick-backs from Fannie and Freddie. If not then he is toast!

Mr. Stephanopolous

Can we safely assume that George Stephanopolous will get here early enough to cast his vote for Sen. Obama?

Going to bed

I will just get angry again because John McCain will bring a bean shooter to a nuclear war. HE WILL DO NOTHING BUT STAND THERE LIKE A DOPE AND ALLOW OBAMA TO WHIP HIM LIKE A RED-HEADED STEP CHILD and I refuse to watch any more of it.

I am going to hold him responsible for the Marxist takeover of the executive branch of our government.

If this is all that he was going to do, why didn't he just step down in the primaries and let somcone else take over.

Can you just imagine what that debate would look like tonight if either Rudy Giulliani or Mitt Romney were on the stage. Rudy would wear Obama out like a cheap suit. 

Gonna hit the hay early

Gonna hit the hay early tonight also.

McCain only attacks republicans. McCain won't dare go after Obama's jugular like he did to Romney in the primaries.

No more advice from "moderates"

//Can you just imagine what that debate would look like tonight if either Rudy Giulliani or Mitt Romney were on the stage. Rudy would wear Obama out like a cheap suit.//

Is that before or after those RINOs officially come out in support of the $1 trillion pork-laden reward-the-irresponsible bailout?

My patience is wearing thin for "moderate" Rudy McRomneyites.

  

What WE see and what the

What WE see and what the country hears will be totally different. I'm goin to have to say "don't care" because even if McCain came out with boxing gloves on and knocked Obama out and they had to drag him off the floor. Next day headlines would read "Even with McCain dirty jabs......polls indicate Obama takes final debate..."

 

McDole needs to mention CRA... if not he loses..the election

This CRA issue is democratic from carter to clinton to today...

Forcing banks to THROW away money, to welfare folk..for A FREEBEE American dream... 

CLIMATE CRISIS

President-elect 0bama, will do to Israel, what the democrats did to Viet-nam, so he can sit down with this guy...

IranianUranium

Don't Care.  But the MSM

Don't Care.  But the MSM was not included as a selection, so....

McCain's had the two

McCain's had the two debates already to hit homeruns and he hasn't delivered.

He could've brought up those responsible for Frannie and Freddie (Frank, Dodd, Schumer etc.), but he found it more important to remind us (again!) about how's he reached across to the Dems.

He could've hammered BHO on his ties to Ayers and Resko, but instead thought it more important to remind us that we needed to get along with the Dems!

I have had it with this dough-head! Everytime Talk radio and Palin dig him out of a hole, he screws it up again! So now BHO is a person that Americans don't have to be scared of as President! McCain, you idiot! This completely discounts your arguments against Obama!

I may not be able to watch this tonight for fear of throwing something at my TV!   

Rational plans don't matter to most voters

 

The media has already made its call in Obama.  Nothing McCain will say will matter anyway to them or to those who don't let rational thoughts pervade their emotions.   Worse yet, many Obama supporters will vote for him based on the hopes of greater financial gain on the backs of the working class (redistribution of income from the working to the non-working), his "good looks", his support of the many liberal infringements on our lives and/or the almost religious-like worship of the ground he walks on. They won't look carefully at his record or his ethically challenged entanglements.  Though change is the mantra from the Obama campaign, the change looks to me like the standard big-government playbook common to more socialistic forms of government.  

Though I don't like McCain well, Obama's government, if based on the nature of his legislative record of votes and with Democratic control of the House and Senate likely will so thoroughly federalize our economy, health care, ethics, and freedom to levels matched by third world countries. All the while more power and wealth will be given to the hands of the few, morally-challenged individuals in control of the government.

 

»→ Bring it up, John

Law forcing new home buyers to donate $400 to ACORN needs to be brought up

McCain should repudiate domestic terrorists such as of Eric Rudolph, Timothy McVeigh, and William Ayers.

Underdog & Pitbull 08

Law forcing new home buyers

Law forcing new home buyers to donate $400 to ACORN needs to be brought up - got any dope on this? 

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Dan The Man

Rep John Culberson (R) Tx brought it up on Glenn Beck last night.

Every new home loan over $100,000 has a $400 donation to ACORN built into it.

Underdog & Pitbull 08

My wife brought this up on

My wife brought this up on a conference call with our US rep, Jim Gerlach, and the guy was clueless - knew nothing about it. By the way, it si $450/$100K, so a $200,000 home will force you to send $900 to ACORN. Appalling. 

http://theobamafile.com/

Does it matter?

BigSpoon65

If Obama didn't even show up the media would still say that Obama won.  McCain will most likely dissappoint us all by praising Obama as a good man who just has differing ideas than he does.  I will watch while holding my nerf football so I can squeeze it every time McCain says, "my friends", and throw it at the TV when Obama's lies go unchallenged.  All that is left are prayers! 

Conservative.....Because we can't all be on welfare!

Call me fried, beat up,

Call me fried, beat up, despairing, or burnt out, but I'm just becoming numb to all of this. 

McNotObama '08

McCain will fall for the bait

McCain will fall for the bait, and bring up Ayers to "Obama's face" and Obama with refined explanation of his relationship with Ayers, will leave McCain looking like a confused man who just missed the bus.
Why does McCain keep repeating the same blunder of announcing and spinning tactics in advance? Why do you think the Obama campaign is goading him to bring up Ayers? They have something prepared. McCain is a month late and a bailout short with that.

He's starting to appear incompetent. With his dramatic announcement that he was suspending his campaign to save the economy and appearing to do nothing but imitate a bump on a log, he appears incompetent.

With his announcement that he intends to go after Obama with attack ads, he appears incompetent.

With him telegraphing that he will bring up Ayers in the next debate, he appears incompetent.

Why is this man telegraphing his punches? Why doesn't he forget the announcements and JUST DO IT?

We have been bamboozled!

BigSpoon65

Conservatives have been duped.  Democrats in the New Hampshire primaries along with the help of the MSM were allowed to handpick the opponent they most wanted to run against.  John McCain was the media darling back when they were courting him to be their favorite patsy.  Unless the RNC wises up this will be the democrats game plan for many elections to come.  Unfortunately, too many of our base can be blindly led by the media like lemmings.  I was a Fredhead and still believe he would have  mopped the floor with NObama!  His only mistake was getting in the race too late.   

Conservative.....Because we can't all be on welfare!

A Previews

And the winner of the debate is........................

George Stephanopolous:  Barack Obama

MSNBC:  Barack Obama

CNN:   Barack Obama

NBC:  Barack Obama

ABC:   Barack Obama

CBS:  Barack Obama

Anderson Cooper:  Barack Obama

Wolf Blitzer:  Barack Obama

Chris Matthews:  Barack Obama

and on it will go...........................

You forgot Fox news

BigSpoon65

The Fox news panel comprised of Fred Barnes, Mort Kondracke, Juan Williams, and Mara Liasson will weigh in with commentary that will surmise that McCain needed a knock-out, didn't get it.  NObama only needed a gaffe-free performance and he will come out of this as the winner.  I hate when things get this predictable!    

Conservative.....Because we can't all be on welfare!

THIS IS THE OCTOBER

THIS IS THE OCTOBER SUPRISE!!!! LET THERE BE NO DOUBT!!!! http://www.youtube.c... Barack Obama IS NOT Eligible to be US President. A Federal Lawsuit has been filed! To find out more about this lawsuit, view these videos http://www.youtube.c... http://www.youtube.c... http://www.youtube.c... and visit www.obamacrimes.com - 35,000,000 Hits and counting What does all this mean??? Obama May in fact have been born in Kenya! http://www.israelene... Obama Born In Kenya? His Grandmother Says Yes http://www.youtube.c... Obama - Kenyan Born http://www.youtube.c... Obama Birth Certificate Fraud Proof Prt 2 So What can You Do????? Blog It! Let People Know About This issue. Inform the media! Inform your local papers and news stations! Inform Fox News! Donate to Philip Berg who is the lawyer driving this case. He needs all the money and support he can get. Do You want a Kenyan in the White House!? Do You want an Indonesian in the White House!? OR Do want an American in the White House! Help Support the effort so we can get Barack Obama AKA Barry Soetoro off the ballot!!!!

There is a birth announcement in an Hawaii paper

Er you might want to check this link..

 
"Unless people want to start claiming that the conspiracy to have Barack
Obama infiltrate the political system started at the moment of his
birth, that's pretty conclusive evidence that Obama was born in the US
and is a natural-born citizen."

And there's a photo of the birth annoucement in the archives of a Honolulu newspaper from 1961.

http://www.rightwing...

 A birth announcement is

 A birth announcement is only proof of birth, not where you were born. My birth announcement was placed in a paper 80 miles from where I was born because we have relatives there. That doesn't mean I was born there.

 Having said that, I don't put much faith in this "Obama wasn't born here", though he is making it a lot harder than it has to be. He could have put this to rest months ago and saved a lot of money. 

 

Obama's Economic plan: more taxes, more spending, more regulation. Prosperity here we come.

nwahs... You leave out

nwahs...

You leave out one tiny detail... Obama was adopted by a foreigner.  

Why Obama Scares The Crap Out Of Me

 

 

Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

Just saying..

I wouldn't put my eggs in this basket.

reply to This is the October

Surprise on you. Where have you been? Last week Odumba presented an authentic birth certificate to the judge. Also a birth notice from a Hawaiian newspaper was presented listing A**holes birth. Nothing here to look at, move along.

Can you verify this,

Can you verify this, Judith? The last time I looked, factcheck.org had "verified" a BC from 0bama, but it has been proven a forgery. If the BC they presented to the Circuit Court judge is authentic, there is still the issue of 0bama travelling on an Indonesian passport at age 20, certainly an indication he renounced his US citizenship. 

http://theobamafile.com/

Hermano... Exactly... ..

Hermano...

Exactly...

..but heck, no matter what Barry's in like Flynn regarding this trivial matter, the msm says so, arm in arm with the leftist party backing.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

hey BT, it may come to the

hey BT, it may come to the only way to save this country from itself is by legal action. I hope that is not the case. Did you know the plaintiff Philip Berg is a Democrat! This is going on in my backyard, but I do not know where it stands right now. last I heard is 0bama is trying to avoid providing his BC and all his college records. What does this boy have to hide? I get the feeling he was born in Kenya. An interesting question would be, if 0bama wins the election, is sworn in, and then irrefutable proof that he was born in kenya comes to light, what happens?

http://theobamafile.com/

Herm.... Have you seen

Herm....

Have you seen this...this is Berg himself..it is well worth the 9 minutes..if others do not know about all of this...please watch it when you get the time, including you Judith.

Just scroll down to the video. 

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

and what about his medical

and what about his medical records??  Why haven't we seen them?  What does he have to hide there?  If McCain hadn't released his there would be hell to pay.

I heard an Argument from an

I heard an Argument from an Idiot on Monday that went something like this..."...and what about the fact that McCain won't release his medical records?" I nearly fell off my chair when the guy said that 0bama was smart and "Bush is an idiot - he can't pronounce words correctly." I replied that 0bama says Pakistan incorrectly, and he came back with, "That's different!" UnF'inbelievable from the left. They just do not realize they are speaking in circles and not making any real sense.

http://theobamafile.com/

Yes, I did. Very

Yes, I did. Very interesting piece. I hope thay rule on this soon, but aas I mentioned a while ago in a related thread, I suspect that most judges will simply punt in order to avoid any riots this could cause.

http://theobamafile.com/

Herm..well I haven't seen

Herm..well I haven't seen your other post yet, but believe me we are in agreement, as I have also posted about this elsewhere the last four days or more to...

...they will hold this off...until it is too late...

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

mndasher

Obama being the affirmative action candidate automatically wins any debate, because of bonus points, and because the MSM is in the tank for any Democrat.

 

"Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink."  P.J.O'Rourke

3rd time Obama illegally crashed market before the debate

John McCain will win the debate of course as Obama is an empty suit program for responsed.

Obama has made a huge mistake in public unleashing talking points to the media which he used to release only to the select Mark Halprin wacko outfit.
This means when John McCain whoops his butt that Obama will not be capable of dealing with new information.

I sincerely hope that John McCain brings up the following:

Obama Biden illegal torture and false arrets of the gay man Lawrence Sinclair.

Obama's illegal detainment of Jerome Corsi in Kenya which literally almost killed Mr. Corsi as he has been on medical care since returning from Odinga's machine gun thug Marxists in Africa.

Obama's sending 1 million dollars to Cousin Odinga who the BBC cleaned an entire area by murdering people.

The illegal money fraud of Obama.

The illegal vote fraud of Obama.

The mansion which Saddam Hussein helped Barack Hussein Obama pay for in Chicago.

William Ayers rape of a Jewish girl.

These are all facts in the media backed up by media resources.

Lastly, I demand Joseph Farah (He has done a splendid job the past few days.) Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh to get off their posteriors and call as everyone should for a Department of Justice investigation and indictment of those Obama forces who have tanked the market THREE TIMES IN A ROW NOW BEFORE OBAMA FACES MCCAIN IN A DEBATE.

That is not coincidence and is fraud which Barack Obama is a definite part of. Americans and Eurasians are loosing billions of dollars each time this happens all for Obama. It is criminal terroristic economic rape of small investors.

I demand the criminal justice system deal with this.

 

agtG

 

 

*The only difference between John Wayne and you...is John Wayne

Lame, good luck with

Lame, good luck with getting the criminal justice system to deal with it.  Criminal is an adjective referring to the noun "justice system", as in: the foxes are in charge of the hen house.

 

“But maybe you obviously have a better memory about that."- Wolf Blitzer

I'm going to watch it, but

I'm going to watch it, but I picked I don't care...in fact I am actually dreading it if it is anything like the previous one, which I feel it will be...

I heard somewhere McCain threw another party leader from some state under the bus again today or yesterday, I haven't looked for the information, haven't had time, but what does it matter, I am getting used to it.

The msm will say Obama won anyway...no matter what.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Amen, sister.  I am tired

Amen, sister.  I am tired of this election cycle.  I have been unhappy with the Republican Party (horrified by the Democrat Party).  I will vote for McCain come election day, but I will be flabbergasted if he wins this thing.

Perhaps this will convince the powers that be that playing to the center is a losing strategy.  Maybe they will put up a stronger candidate in 2012 because it is amazing to me that any conservative couldn't beat Obama.

Newsbuster's exists to point out the bias in the media, and it truly exists.  But blaming this election on those bozo's misses the point.  We need to get better at getting the message out in spite of the brain dead main stream media.

Conservatives tend to not know how to fight back.  Reagan did.  Bush Sr. and W don't.  That God for Tony Snow (may he rest in peace).  He knew how to express the conservative viewpoint THROUGH a leftist media.  Are there no others like him?

The bright point in all this has been Sarah Palin.  She is shining and although she has had a few stumbles along the way, she has definitely been learning.  She was a star here before she was nominated and I think we will be hearing great things from her in the next election cycle. 

“But maybe you obviously have a better memory about that."- Wolf Blitzer

 I picked Obama, and

 I picked Obama, and here's why. Last night, McCain attended a $20,000 plate dinner fundraiser.......on Wall Street. That nullifies any attempts he may make to try and tie Obama to Fannie and Freddie, because if he does, Obama will simply come back with "John, you were at a fundraiser for evil Wall Street last night". Heck, he's probably going to bring it up anyway.

Dumb dumb dumb. And the worst part? He isn't even eligible for any of the money raised because he accepted public financing.

 

Obama's Economic plan: more taxes, more spending, more regulation. Prosperity here we come.

ckc... I agree. Just

ckc...

I agree. Just another DUMB move by McCains campaign. He should have waited until the day after the debate. I probably could have run his campaign better, or even my granddaughter.

Why Obama Scares The Crap Out Of Me

 

Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

CT.....

 Ct, you definitely couldn't have run it any worse.

At any rate, the election isn't over yet. McCain is within 3 in the Gallop likely voter poll. He can still win this thing, but damn, he sure is trying to make it as hard as possible. 

Obama's Economic plan: more taxes, more spending, more regulation. Prosperity here we come.

show up and not drool

All Obama has to do is show up and not drool and he will win. Via MSM

I am getting the same feeling like 2000 primary McCain had the New Hampshire win and then Bush bet him at everything else. This is how I feel about 2008 general. Obama will win but just, All thinks to ACORN.

 

McCain / Palin  '08

I don’t think I will watch

I don’t think I will watch because I just get too mad.

I have to root for someone that I don’t like at all, against someone that will be the ruination of this great nation.

 

My wife gets mad and leaves the room when I yell something like: Hey Dumb A$$ why don’t you ask him: how does 95% of America get a tax cut when 40% pay no G.D. TAXES?????

UHHHHHHH! See I’m mad and its still hours to go.. 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

USA... You are not

USA...

You are not alone!

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Get Even

Don't get mad, get even. How many people have you convinced to vote against this Communist?

Imagine how completely pissed-off the leftists are going to be when Obama loses by such a huge margin that they can't claim it was "stolen"? Imagine the red, steaming-hot faces of the MSM as they announce McCain has beaten Obama? Picture Olberman and Chrissy Matthews as they concede defeat for their man-crush. THIS is what we must concentrate on, not whether McCain asks Obama about Billy-Boy Ayers at some useless debate, my friend!

Don't Care

As soon as I found out left-of-Rather Bob Schieffer was going to moderate, I stopped caring. He'll lob the underhand softballs to Obama as usual, and fire gotcha fastballs at McCain. George Stuffy-puss-face will declare Obama the greatest debater in the history of the universe as he earns his Barack kneepads.

I "Don't Care". I really don't. All I care about is that everyone on this blog, and everyone you know, and everyone THEY know, goes to vote. Pick up your parents if they are still around and take them to vote. Convince every conservative that we must beat this Communist like a dirty rug. Explain to every independant what exactly it would mean to have Obama, Reid, and Pelosi in charge of our country. Convince every Democrat that Obama has already won and there is no need to vote.

Just do it. And we will win.

We will all give it our

We will all give it our best, I just wish we had more to work with.. 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

If Mc Cain wins after being

If Mc Cain wins after being behind in the polls, I wonder will there be violence? Hell there is violence after someone wins a basketball championship. (odd right, the Democrats talk that we are violent, but watch and see)

I was talking to the local guys at the auto shop they are worried.

I live in the Historic area in New Bern, but.. its only 8 or 9 blocks away from one of the area’s worst crime areas.

 

One thing for sure, I think that the polls will tighten up because the people running the polls don’t want to be wrong. So magically I think it will happen.

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

If McCain wins...

...I will literally have the biggest s**t eating grin on my face for days on end while I happily channel-surf the MSM networks watching them totally freak-out. All of 'em at the network channels...Katie, Bob, Charles, Tom, and then flip over to CNN and see Wolf and his cranky pal Jack (glug glug glug) and then to MSLSD while Keith does a red-faced"Special Comment" on how we're all stupid and the votes need to be recounted and then to Comedy Central to see that putz Jon Stewart whine and bitch and get all serious on his "we make fun of everyone equally comedy show".

And then the newspapers will declare "AMERICA HAD ITS CHANCE FOR CHANGE....ARE WE STILL RACISTS?" etc etc etc.

Oh please please please let it happen. I had such a ball in '04. I want to have another day like that.

Jnoble, He wins if and only if he mentions the CRA

Screw, ayres, screw  not born in Hawaii....

HAMMER HOME THE CRA, 

CLIMATE CRISIS

IranianUranium