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How Obama Should Open The Debate

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He should turn to Sen. McCain and say “Okay, are you just about done now? Good.”

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13 Responses to “How Obama Should Open The Debate”

  1. jr says:
    September 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    Obama should hand McCain a pacifier

  2. dguzman says:
    September 26, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    hee hee!

  3. Mylegacy says:
    September 26, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    He should say to McCain;

    “Say John, I just got a message from Sarah – she wants me to pass it onto you, it says; “John, the fog has lifted here in Washington and guess what? I can see the Russian Embassy from right here in the padded room at the hotel you put me in – how COOL is that!”

  4. Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle says:
    September 26, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    Obama should hand McCain a pacifier.

    And a blanket. Did McCain get his nap today?

  5. essrog says:
    September 26, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    I liked Letterman’s “Need a ride to the airport?”

    Or is that too harsh to open a debate with?

  6. Matt says:
    September 26, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    Will McCain even make it through the entire debate? He might have some sort of bowelular irregularity that requires a recess.

  7. Duros Hussein 62 says:
    September 26, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Matt, you can’t imagine the SNL skit running through my head right now.

    Well, maybe you can.

  8. mawado says:
    September 26, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Odd thought

    Does little Johnny ‘I’m not getting enough attention’ Mac’s stunt make him the T.O of politics?

    Any bets on him pulling a sharpie and tagging the podium?

    mawado

    PS – On reflection, probably not, T.O. has success before he makes an ass of himself

  9. Karl Miller says:
    September 26, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    “Thank you for joining us, John.”

    Simple. Casual. Could be inserted anywhere in the opening remarks. Everyone gets the picture without having it rubbed in.

    Sheesh. I love Obama, but I hope he does well enough tonight to stop all the armchair quarterbacking.

  10. Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle says:
    September 26, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    I was just thinking. If Obama really is “The One”(as the dumbass Republicans try to claim), who is Morpheus? Tom Daschle certainly doesn’t fit the bill.

  11. station agent says:
    September 26, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    That’s a good line, and I think Barack should emit that subtext in a subtle way. But primarily, I think he should just debate. If he tries some scripted jab and it fails, McCain’s right back up off the mat. But I think McCain will be the one flailing with scripted lines while Barack does what Barack does. Answer questions in a competent, reassuring manner.

  12. Oliver Willis says:
    September 26, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    If you followed the RNC debates, McCain always tried to pigeonhole in zingers that generally fell flat.

  13. Quaker in a Basement says:
    September 26, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    I do hope that McCain brings up his pledge to suspend his campaign until “this crisis is resovled.” That was some seagull management at its finest–he flew in, made a lot of noise, and crapped all over everything.

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