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10.03.2008 3:44 pm

Different opinions are normal in a debate

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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In the first debate, McCain said, over and over, that Obama doesn’t understand.

What McCain doesn’t understand is that two people can examine a complex problem and come to very different opinions about the best solution to the problem.

In McCain’s simple world, if Obama disagrees with him, then Obama doesn’t understand.

In the real world, it’s McCain who doesn’t understand debate!

I don’t want him representing me or my country in negotiations with foreign leaders.

Ed Willis

Oraville, Ill.

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Ed Willis:

” In the real world, it’s McCain who doesn’t understand debate!

I don’t want him representing me or my country in negotiations with foreign leaders.”

It’s so much better to have someone voting “Present” in tough negotiations with genocidal maniacs. Reason ain’t your strong suit.

— Iconoclastic Sage
4:03 pm October 3rd, 2008

I never been to la la land, so I don’t speak liberal.

Ed, keep thinking that terrorists are just misunderstood.

— hardhat rioter
5:15 pm October 3rd, 2008

When McCain said several times that Obama just didn’t understand, it was a polite way of saying “You can’t be that stupid to have that opinion on this subject. You must have misunderstood something somewhere.”

— politeness
5:18 pm October 3rd, 2008

I.S.

Good point. However, if voting present is not good enough, what does that say about someone who doesn’t even show up to vote. Tell John he needs to show up at least once in a while. I guess he’s been too busy building a consensus and running the country, oops, I mean running for office take care of the nation’s business.

Can you please give me some more insight into what to look for in a Presidential candidate. And is it asking too much to expect a Vice Presidential candidate to be capable of speaking correct English? If it’s not embarrassing to them (Palin and McCain) it should be.

— Palin fan
7:13 pm October 3rd, 2008

People with possibly better minds than mine called the recent media event in St. Louis a debate. Furthermore, those who can evaluate such events, like boxing, or figure-skating judges, were only too ready to give their opinions to the audience as to who said what, when, won, or lost.

Unfortuntely I was unable to see winners or losers among the contestants (debaters). I did, however, see a loser: Gwen Ifill, who throughout the event looked liked a baseball pitcher in a big game throwing inflated beach balls towards the plate. It was only natural, therefore, that every pitch should have been hit to every hitters’ satisfaction. The so-called debate, therefore, failed to demonstrate how well, or badly, the “batters” did, all of which resulted in making the audience and those expecting something worthwhile cheated for having watched ninety minutes of what could have been honest learning time.

For shame Gwen Ifill. For shame. I noticed that you were hurt throughout the event. Whoever your manager was should have taken you out…

Manuel L. Ponte
Olivette, Missouri

— azorean@yahoo.com
12:11 am October 4th, 2008
— Tim Hogan
3:58 am October 4th, 2008

The real difference is “informed” and “uninformed”.

— A. Patriot
4:39 am October 4th, 2008

Eddie:

I think I saw you chanting in the “cerebral” Columbia University crowd listening to Michael Malone (Moore) while watching the new movie “An American Carol” this weekend. Talk about simplistic! Perhaps a good slap would help wake you up, too.

— Airball
6:22 pm October 4th, 2008

Airhead

The slap you have intended for Ed is the one you need for yourself. Take a look around at the wonderful state our country is in right now. Who is the president? McSame should just quit. Palin is an embarrassment. If our country wasn’t in such a sad shape, it would be funny.

— spp6118
8:00 pm October 4th, 2008

Well airball, I see you’re back on the playground. Let the rest of us know when you are ready to move beyond the name calling and introduce some facts into your conversation. Or are you like Palin and devoid (that’s a third grade vocabulary word meaning without) of many?

— Palin fan
10:22 am October 5th, 2008

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