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Anonymous
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They need to sit him down and quote Boz Scaggs: "Why can't you just get it through your head? It's over; it's over now."
Three weeks ago it was a nail-biter. Now it's done. Between the coming of the New Depression, John McCain's freakish demeanor, and a vice presidential candidate who stepped out of the movie "Fargo," the only way Obama could lose this is if he shacked up with Casey Anthony while Joe Biden bit the heads off live chickens during tonight's debate. And even then he might win. |
Anonymous
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Would that I could be so confident. Two words for you, my friend: October surprise.
And two more: Bradley effect. |
Anonymous
Now, now... that's not entirely true... Frances McDormand's character in Fargo was actually smart! |
Anonymous
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Bradley effect? Are you kidding?? Obama could get caught on film defecating on the exhumed corpse of Chuck Berry and still win this thing handily. He's running against 8 years of Bush, a pathetic sad sack like McCain, a freak show like Palin, and then gets the gift of a financial crisis on the eve of the election. The dude couldn't have it any more made if Giada de Laurentis showed up at his condo with some chicken marsala, a bottle of liquor, and a peek-a-boo nighty.
Hillary has just got to be seriously pissed. |
Anonymous
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The Republican base would vote for that ticket regardless of their actions, but then the Democratic base would vote for Obama/Biden even if they used lit cigars to torture Bambi and that cute little skunk. ("At least they're doing something! McCain is too busy helping his fat cat buddies!") The sheep inhabit both pastures. Many are grazing right here.
But the respective bases aren't deciding this one. Obama will win handily. Mark it down. |
Anonymous
| And someone needs to explain to you the dangers of complacency. |
Anonymous
| Sorry. I understand the dangers of complacency, but I also know how to take a win sitting down. There is no recovery from Tina Fey's parody. No politician has ever been screwed so well. The audience tonight will be in a constant state of deja vu. |
Anonymous
Obama will not make that mistake, he is too smart, he will keep the pressure on to the very end. He "coasted" in the primaries becasue is that the best political move, he will not do it here. |
Anonymous
Are you the same poster who believed Palin would somehow get out of the VP debate? You assume (1) most undecided voters watched Tina Fey's parody and (2) most undecided voters will watch the VP debate. You further assume that (3) the vice presidential nominee has the power to change the outcome of an election. In this century, most historians believe that this has happened either once (1960) or never. Right now the election is about the economy, pure and simple. That's why Obama is surging in the polls right now. There are still more than 30 days to election day. Things can change. You can be as complacent as you like. I'm not. |
Anonymous
I'm not saying Obama is complacent. I'm saying OP is complacent. |
Anonymous
| Huge Obama supporter. I only wish I could be so confident. Wounds from 2000 and 2004 elections are still too fresh. |
Anonymous
| It doesn't really matter if OP is complacent. OP could be a fat lady who hasn't showered in days, watching TV and eating bon bons while the litter box fills up to the tippy top. OP does not work for the Obama campaign, nor is OP Obama. |
Anonymous
Hubris, my friend, hubris! Pride goeth before a fall. |
Anonymous
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Voters have short memories. If something unusual happens in a debate, it could erase all that went before. And even after the last debate, there are close to three weeks during which a game-changer can happen. The chickens are still far from hatched!
A nervous Obama supporter |
Anonymous
I can think of one former president who got screwed pretty often, though. |