tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post6948935365672292682..comments2024-01-05T22:20:39.218-06:00Comments on CHATTER: LIVE THREAD: SENATE DEBATERon Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099772730874178834noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-63428630246017005992006-10-18T12:39:00.000-05:002006-10-18T12:39:00.000-05:00"They gave it me, not her"
J.T. 10-16-06"They gave it me, not her"<br /><br />J.T. 10-16-06Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-81227060915862972652006-10-18T12:03:00.000-05:002006-10-18T12:03:00.000-05:00They're both hacks.They're both hacks.The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-73457738998121887292006-10-18T11:04:00.000-05:002006-10-18T11:04:00.000-05:00How many times did Talent rattle off that he recei...How many times did Talent rattle off that he received a lifetime achievement award from the Vietnam Veterans' Association and an award from the National Ethanol Association?<br /><br />If he said it once, he said it five tiems.<br /><br />Plaques for hacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-51378626594091584892006-10-17T17:46:00.000-05:002006-10-17T17:46:00.000-05:00I don't really know Dick.
Now you owe me two beer...I don't really know Dick.<br /><br />Now you owe me two beers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-42189050084792372782006-10-17T14:55:00.000-05:002006-10-17T14:55:00.000-05:00How well do you know the vice-President?
I agree ...How well do you know the vice-President?<br /><br />I agree on the altered statesmen.<br />About as lame as the 109th congress themselves.notafingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17231465710841385730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-69738364807782522242006-10-17T14:28:00.000-05:002006-10-17T14:28:00.000-05:00I, too, chose Wilco at the Shrine instead of Scare...I, too, chose Wilco at the Shrine instead of Scare McCaskill vs. Jim Talentless. Then I watched the recorded debate when I got home.<br /><br />It should come as no surprise that Scare generally performs better in these debates. As a longtime prosecutor, it's not like this is her first time at selling to a jury.<br /><br />As for her opponent, well, now we all know what happened to the kid who played Ernie in "My Three Sons."<br /><br />Scorecard for the night<br /><br />McCaskill 7<br />Talent 3<br />Wilco 10<br /><br />Footnote: Wilco's warm-up act, a slow blues/jazz/bullshit-playing Nashville outfit who call themselves the Altered Statesmen, should never, ever, ever be booked again, anywhere, as a warm-up act. Credit them with having a cool band name, but they were the performance equivalent of an audio quaalude, totally unsuited for the job of WARMING UP A CROWD. Their frontman dropped a couple of sly sarcasms on the audience, apparently disgusted that the conversational noise of the disinterested crowd was louder than the noise produced by his band. Not a very smart way to endear yourself to the public there, skippy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-64975065716410973822006-10-17T12:09:00.000-05:002006-10-17T12:09:00.000-05:00Wilco was cooler than politics on Monday night.
I...Wilco was cooler than politics on Monday night.<br /><br />I just wanted you all to know that. <br /><br />I watched the debate today on KY.<br />Wow Talent, or lack there of, what a stinker of a performance. <br />Glad I was at the Shrine where the weather was right for ROCKING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-49014249379830437882006-10-17T11:23:00.000-05:002006-10-17T11:23:00.000-05:00I must admit that I skipped it for the far more in...I must admit that I skipped it for the far more informative program on the History Channel. "How UFOs are Powered" and Richard Hoagland (Hoaxland) talking about how the Apollo 17 astronauts had found a head on the moon (it looks a lot like C2PO.)<br /><br />Reading yours, Dave's, and Strannix's I see that I really didn't miss much.John Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716318176856144755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-57352395840978876112006-10-17T09:32:00.000-05:002006-10-17T09:32:00.000-05:00I was really surprised at Talent's lack of stage p...I was really surprised at Talent's lack of stage presence. Claire was far superior in articulating her responses.<br /><br />Talent lowered the tenor of the debate by opening and closing with the same old tired attacks that we have heard thousands of times. He came across as humorless and mean spirited. This was Talent's chance to persuade me that he deserves to stay in Washington, and all I heard was an appeal to the religious conservatives, attacks on Claire and a limp defense of current policy.<br /><br />Claire gives Missouri voters a real choice to send a voice to Washington that will speak for the issues that matter to average people. Talent has consistently catered to the "haves and have mores". It's time for a change.Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-71925688794593993142006-10-17T07:47:00.000-05:002006-10-17T07:47:00.000-05:00I too was struck by how disorganized Senator Talen...I too was struck by how disorganized Senator Talent seemed last night. Starting off in attack mode during his opening statement was a poor strategy, as it makes him appear desperate (he may well be, but Jeebus, don't act like).<br /><br />By contrast, McCaskill seemed much more composed, even when she stammered.<br /><br />Considering that Talent is polling ahead of McCaskill in the Ozarks, this should have been his most comfortable debate. By the end of the hour, he was fumbling badly; he said in his closing statement that McCaskill <i>opposed</i> amnesty for illegal immigrants, while during the entire debate he'd been trying to accuse her of <i>endorsing</i> amnesty.<br /><br />The debate doesn't change my vote, as I was going for Claire anyway. But I wonder how many people who may have been on the fence feel after last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-87125905247866215142006-10-16T22:58:00.000-05:002006-10-16T22:58:00.000-05:00I just tried to read the transcript posted on SNL....I just tried to read the transcript posted on SNL. Apparently they had as much difficulty following Talent's sentences as I did because it's not word for word. As I mentioned, during the Iraq talk he stared inserting the word mission in the beginning but he could not complete his sentences because he kept redefining the mission in fragments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-63241759361082448062006-10-16T22:27:00.000-05:002006-10-16T22:27:00.000-05:00That wasn't a debate, as only half of the qualifie...That wasn't a debate, as only half of the qualified, on-the-ballot candidates were present.<br /><br />What was broadcast tonight, was a pair of thirty-minute candidate infomercials. And some of us don't want what either one of these people are selling.The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-4766108760338291622006-10-16T22:02:00.000-05:002006-10-16T22:02:00.000-05:00I believe it would be very easy for anyone who was...I believe it would be very easy for anyone who was watching Talent debate for the first time to wonder how in God's name he ever got to be a US Senator. The man for the most part came across as one desperate doofus. <br /><br />A review of a transcript is needed before I comment further. I had a real hard time following Talent's mumbojumbo on Iraq. Tip for the KC debate Senator: Eliminate "mission" from your vocabulary. You sound like Bush off his Ritalin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-18016362262411603372006-10-16T21:55:00.000-05:002006-10-16T21:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for watching, and for the thread, Ron.
I ho...Thanks for watching, and for the thread, Ron.<br />I hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.<br />JJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-16359802305176306172006-10-16T21:09:00.000-05:002006-10-16T21:09:00.000-05:00McCaskill ruled the hour. She was articulate, well...McCaskill ruled the hour. She was articulate, well prepared, and was in command. Talent looked like a deer in the highlights. I was very lukewarm on both candidates before watching tonight's debate. After watching, there is no question - Claire will get my vote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com