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I can hardly wait for the wonderful debates.....will there be a time clock on the answers? Can you imagion if they don't how long and how many times McCain will ask the moderators to repeat the question so that he has time to maybe think of an answer. Loved the reporter's questions to him in Florida while Crist and Cindy stood by as he made a perfect fool out of himself. Sorry to you GOP people that your life will be hell those nights......Maybe McCain can hook up an earplug to Liberman who can send him the answers like the great scene in American Dreamz. Obama/08

Obama is a horrible debater. Clinton mopped the floor with him in the primary, and it is only going to be worse w/ McCain. Thank god the last debate is a town hall style, this is McCain's strength and Obama is not as appealing when he can't plan out his speeches (which I must admit is a real strength for him).

McCain/Romney 08

Mike in Houston:

Let me guess...you have to be at least 60. I am 47 and it makes me feel so good to be the same age as Obama and everyone calling him too young. I am a retired military officer on career #2 and thanks to all of you old grumps, I haven't felt so young in years!

@Frank Ferina

you wrote McCain

"Pro life
Pro military
Love country (USA)"

Are these implications that Obama is none of these? Pro life? Who isn't pro-life (except that crazy guy on the bus in Canada!)? Are you referring to that nasty little divisive wedge issue on abortion? Oh yeah, that issue, which will never amount to anything, comes up each election cycle to get the little know-nothings riled up to vote against their own economic issues.

Pro military? Obama and the Democrats have been responsible for most pro-military legislation like increased benefits and getting the hell out of the profit-seeking war of Iraq. Where was McCain for the votes on veteran's benefits, by the way?

Pro country? Trying to save the US from the fiasco it has become these last 8 years IS PRO AMERICAN. Trying to bring back bi-partisan solutions and getting government out of the hands of powerful lobbies and corporate interests IS PRO AMERICAN.

Obama, while not perfect (all politicians are limited), is the much smarter choice.

Strange name, Nightingale? I don't know, what about Mahatma Gandhi? That was a strange name, but he turned out alright...

Judging on a name is as stupid as judging on looks.

To "j" , "Obamanation" and "Turnabout":
What the heck has the moderator of the debates got to do with the Clintons or race? Please – stay on subject!
I've grown very weary of people using articles on unrelated subjects to rant and rave about their pet peeves.

This election is more important than any of these haters could understand. All I can do is sit and stare with what can only be described as shame at the state of our country. At 22 years old even I can see that an entire country of "educated people" is just shouting "My dad can beat up your dad" back and forth. Despite the bumps Obama is taking and making along the way I will still vote for him because he doesn't have any outright evil intentions. You people who fear for your safety now? Wait until after four years of a McCain presidency focused on PROVOKING Iran into conflict. We can sit and make fun Of Barack Obama's funny name all day or we can band together as a country and take ourselves into a new direction. The first thing you do when you find yourself in a hole is stop digging. Well this shovel is labeled McCain. Stop digging your own hole. Or as your mom might have said when you did something wrong. NO!......... NO!

Many of you say Obama with no teleprompter, how about McCain with no note cards? He cannot even answer an unexpected question without fumbling through his words, trying to figure out what was asked and then talking in circles so that noone but him can understand what he just said.

Reading comprehension is important folks!

There will be a town hall with independently selected undecided voters. McCain can't stuff the audience with his people and Obama cannot set up for softballs.

Nobody wants a rigged game for either candidate, nor to have duplicate conversations over and over. The automatic debates, as usual will give plenty of opportunity for contrasting the nominees.

Good, now maybe McCain can explain where he gained his experience in leading people?!

Because it wasn't at the academy!

To: A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square

Never liked the song and have been especially intrigued by your constant liberal blabber. Keep up the good work. It reminds my exactly why I'm done with dems.

Hope the sentences are strung so that you can understand them.

Romney-McCain: Not the Kind of Leadership We’d Want, Either
Romney: McCain's Record "Is Not Of The Kind Of Leadership You'd Want To Have." Romney said, "And frankly, being a committee chairman is not leading a great organization or making great things happen. And for that matter, you know, what's happened in Washington in the last 25 years? Have you seen the kinds of results that America wanted? Did they get the job done? Unfortunately not. So if he has been a leader, where has it led us? Look at his legislation. McCain-Feingold, that hurt our First Amendment rights? McCain-Kennedy, that was granting amnesty to 10 million illegal aliens? And then now, McCain-Lieberman, that wants to put a huge tax, effectively, on American gasoline buyers and rate-payers? His record is not of the kind of leadership you'd want to have." [CNN, Late Edition w/ Wolf Blitzer, 1/27/08]

Has anybody notice that Msame is reading everythings he says from cards. It is so funny. He is not very good at it. You can notice when he gets to unfamilar words or words that make him uncomfortable. This is why he hasn't gaffed lately. All you see is his eyelids looking down at the notes Bush prepared for him.

What's the use? McCain won't remember anything and when he can't answer a question, he'll stare and stall and look at you like you like he did with the Viagra and Civil Rights question.....

will miss Tim Russert, a true impartial, hardhitting journalist.
the rest is going to be very biosed as usual.

Hillary supporters are great. she has ZERO real experience.. being married to a CPA does not make you an accountant

I'm not a anchor nor a reporter. Give me an opportunity to ask questions from the average American man. I will silence them both with my truthful questions...

I am the real proud army and navy mom and any Pro Obama message is a total insult.......Typical liberals I bet your paid by the Hussein campain to spout all of your hateful words.

Seriously get a life

B. Hussein is saying he desparately needs the Clintons help. That also says a lot about him. He is NOTHING!
So, they stacked the deck at the debates with ultra lefty socialists. No surprise there.
McCain 08

Obama will beat the pants off McCain!!!

THE LIST SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED LOU DOBBS OF CNN.

Hey HRC people - why are you wasting your time here, shouldn't you be out raising money for her she needs your support.

GOP'ers... please have the paramedics off stage, McCain is going to pop a vessel (I hope he doesn't he seems like a decent man) but when he gets flustered his blood pressure reaches plum levels.

I feel very sorry for McCain, he is ill-equipped to debate Obama, HRC couldn't handle it, and anyone who thought that she did well in the debates should re-watch them – she could not hang with him - and she is far more intelligent than McCain is.

Peace.

CNN why in the world are you closing comments so quickly? Man you folks are becoming so biased. To the stupid millionaire woman comment that was closed...You mentioned that the Democrats only come to Washington to get earmarks would hope that my Senator will try for earmarks for my state instead of sending it to Iraq...Have you seen our infrastructure lately in this country? What the heck am I talking about, if your a millionaire I'm sure that you drive on the best roads and best bridges because the rich areas of towns and cities get all the newest projects while the poor areas get nothing. I hope you choke to death on a wad of something..Maybe money or some form of male juice. What about senator Ted Stevens from AK who wanted $250 million for a bridge to nowhere?What do you call that? I hope that old kook goes directly to jail on all counts when he is found GUILTY. Opps I forgot the monkey Bush will pardon him....

I have to laugh at these comments about how Obama can't speak without a teleprompter, and McCain will supposedly smoke him at the debates. Did you people even watch any of the Republican debates? McCain looked like he was about to explode quite a few times, and mumbled and stumbled all over questions he couldn't remember the answers to. I'll admit that Clinton is a better debater than Obama, although I think Obama is a bigger thinker, which is why he does really well when given a longer period of time to talk about issues with a broader scope, but Obama had essentially reached parity with Clinton in debating by the time they reached the Ohio debates where most people polled at the time felt that Obama won. Also, I've seen Obama speak on MTP, Wolf Blitzer, etc, with no teleprompter, and he showed a thorough grasp of the issues, and I've seen McCain speak on similar programs where when pressed for answers he said something to the effect of "well everybody knows that, I mean that's what I heard in the media". Tell me I'm lying. McCain does that all the time, or he'll just give you a long pause with a befuddled look on his face. Obama is going to wipe the floor with McCain at the three debates (one of which actually IS going to be town hall style contrary to what a few Obama haters have said on this page).

Obama will do ok the margins will be slim. With Hillary we would see an unprecedented election unlike we will have ever gotten to see. I believe that any Democrat no matter the experience is better than any Republican. While the Clintons were in office we had eight great years, people say Daddy Bush helped to get it there, let's think that through. Daddy Bush sent us to war with Iraq and we lost under him we spent a boat load of money doing so. Clinton kept peace...... Jr Bush sent us to war on unprecedented terms and well we still are spending boat loads of money, our "GAS" has gone up nearly 3 times as much, groceries have nearly doubled, and almost everything else has gone up, foreclosures are worse than ever as is repossessions. Homelessness and Joblessness are up again do you think as a Democrat you could allow this to happen? Think about it.....
I want Hillary on the ticket it is real important to me and my family as half of my family is black. Racism is preached and taught by saying the things we are we support Racism to keep going. Obama is 100000000000% better than McCain any day.

Will Lieberman be around to help old Mac if he needs it?

Let the debates begin.....

Obama '08

I look forward to these debates. I also hope BO performs well without a teleprompter. I think he will do fine. He has better policy positions, is more articulate about them, and has better judgment when it comes to the reasoning behind the policies. McCain tends to make snide remarks and grin like an idiot in these debates, which only makes him look immature and out of touch (strange for an old guy with SO much experience and judgment).

I wonder who the VP candidates will be...

The stakes are high and its unfortunate that some people still dont get it behaving like a spoilt child.This election is not about Barack Obama or John Mc Cain but about the future direction of this country and the world,and for goodness sake the choice are very clear.Forward with Obama or same with John McCain.So if Hillary truly love this country i think she should just hit the trail straightway.Other democrats threatening should just put the primary behind them or face another brutal four years of Republican.At the end of the day it is Obama's government that can fulfill all Hillary was clamouring for in the primary,even recently Hillary was mocked by McCain on Healthcare.All McCain has to offer is attack,attack without any solution.People please wise up
GOD BLESS OBAMA,GOD BLESS UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.
OBAMA 08

This is going to be good. Obama is going to be much better because of all the debates with Clinton. McCain can't remember what he says. No que cards to prompt his answer. He is going to look really foolish.

If the Clintonistas continue to bash Obama and he loses in November, she will find no love from the Obamites in 2012.

THIS is going to be sooooooo good. John McCain better stock up n Ben-Gay because he's in for the whopping of his life. The man is going to have to be "quick" with his answers and he's NOT going to have Joe Liberman next to him feeding him the answers and correcting his confusion. The man is going to have to fend for himself and we all know that when John McCain is faced with the REAL issues, he FREEZES up like a deer with the headlights bearing down on him.

Let the true battle BEGIN.....

Will Obama know where he stands on the issues by the time the debates get here?

I can't wait for the debates... Obama has turned into the biggest joke on TV. We are all waiting for the punch line....

"UMMM, Ahhhhhhh, DDDDDuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh." My favorite quote from Obama.

Still for Hill, but voting McCain.

P.S. CNN, in your face. Not invited to moderate one debate. The only person worth watching is Lou Dobbs. At least he goes after everyone.

Tom Brokaw is NOT impartial, never has been in this presidential race. He is tellingly very anti Barack Obama.
I hope NBC will not keep him as moderator of MTP after the election. He doesn't even come close to filling Tim Russert's shoes!

You're dearly missed Tim – RIP.

Thankfully Campbell Brown or Roland Martin are not involved. Enough with Bias reporting, let's get back to the issues!

WHO picks out your pics CNN?

Obama looks like he swallowed a sour grape, and McCain looks like he tripped and fell into a large cheese grater....

@ Obamanation: You say- Vote Obama to prevent race riots? Don't let racism prevail?

Sounds like you are really into the white guilt thing... if i voted for a person based on their race, wouldn't that make me a racist?

I vote on policies and ideas, not race.

Why don't you shut your face and can the race baiting. You are pathetic, and it is people like you who will ruin our country. You schmuck.

"Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." Obama 95 August 5th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Can't wait for the debate…

Obama with no teleprompter…. Mac should pick up about 15 points after that… the DNC should have picked Hillary… which Obama will try to do when his sinking ship continues to sink.

If she has any brains she will say no… and go in 2012… Don't attach yourself to the empty suited Obama… don't do it Hillary
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Yeeeah, right..like 2012 is gonna happen for Hillary if Obama loses this election thanks to brainless tards like you...you keep telling yourself that every piece of uneaten cake will sprout frosting between every bite okay? and we'll see what Hillary gets in 2012..

let the debates begin...............Go Obama !!!!!!!!!!!

Is there a rule that a moderator of a presidential debate has to be over 65? Lehrer is 74; Brokaw is 68 and Schieffer is 71. While all three are well-qualified, I find it very odd that no younger journalist is included. While I support McCain, it seems to be some sort of subtle support for McCain, doesn't it? The message seems to be - you need to be old to be good at your job. That certainly favors McCain.

Dear j and James from Chicago:

Delusional much. If you can stay awake during McCains monotone delivery and non-answers you will see Barack give him a good old fashion butt whipping. Bring your sense of humor John, you'll need it.

Go PBS! You are the most trusted news source.

judy, Wisconsin August 5th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

I can't wait! Perhaps McCain will have a number of dial tone moments as he did recently trying twice to remember what was being asked in a 2 part question.
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ROFLMAO! That was a good analogy of what McCrane will do when asked a 2 part question! That was priceless! I wish I'd thought of it, "dial tone moments" LOL!!

I knew that Tim Russert would and could never be replaced but Tom Brokaw is proving to be even more boring than anticipated. Clearly, he retired at the right time. I think that he should've left it like that. How 'bout Jon Stewart or Steven Colbert vs. Sean Hannity?

Wow, still peeved that Gibson and Steph decided to take the beaten path and NOT toss softballs at Obama?

The head to head style will kill Obama as he'll actually have to come up with something besides canned answers and lib talking points.

The number of debates (3 presidential and one vice presidential) are the same as they've been throughout the years of televised debate. Nothing has changed. I'm pretty happy with this number, and I am absolutely positive that Obama will run rings around McCain.

Oh, so they are planning on having debates this year? Really? It's about time!

Bye, bye Obama! Good luck without a teleprompter!

Let's have a real debate. Include Nader and Barr, broaden the dialogue. More voices, more choices, and a more democratic (small 'd') election process. They have no chance at winning, but at the very least, it will keep McCain and Obama honest. They let John Anderson and Ross Perot debate – back then the threshold was 5%. Nader is around there in all polls that bother to include him (he's slated to be on the ballot in 45 states, with 5 others as write-in; this is many more states than 2004, when the Dems sued Nader out of the picture. Let them have a real debate!

Obama is just a Paris Hilton type that has no substance. McCain is the wise old leader with all the knowledge and ability. McCain must clean the floor with Obama in order to "win" these debates.

First of, those who keep spewing Hillary for VP .. Should Shut the Up ... Hillary was never going to be Obama's VP .. I'll repeat it again never & never will ...

Back to Topic ... I recommend all the debates be moderated by PBS correspondents .. they are the only objective News Organization ...

Hey Austin, you got it right: Kennedy vs. Nixon. Polished, youthful, energetic, intelligent and informed versus old, slow, dumb, old as dirt, dumb as a box of rocks with a bad comb over, unintelligent, and by the end of the debate McCain leaves the voters thinking, "Geez he's dumb and old."

To all white. Let's vote for Obama.If vote for McCain you all racist . We show riots like you never see.

Leher yes, Ifill NO. She is too soft.

McCain can't speak a coherent thought or idea without including some inappropriate term or phrase or expression that is completely off-topic (e.g., the surge, off-shore drilling, tax and spend liberal, my friends). He will look so pitiful on national television next to an articulate, thoughtful, inspiring candidate with vision and leadership skills. McCain meltdown moment to rival Nixon's sweatdown with Kennedy. Mark my words.

To the "I Will Not Vote Fors" above, get over it. McCain, if pushed, will lose it in a debate. He's also going to look like a fool, ill prepared etc., especially on economic matters. Can't wait.

Tom Brokaw – will the gang from MSNBC tag along, the Obamites Matthews, Olbermann, Shuster, et al.

Brokaw should go home and soak his teeth.

Although I lean towards McCain, I can honestly say that Obama does have a good sense of the issues. I am a firm believer in knowing both candidates, where they come from, how they have evolved with the changing times and what their ideas are on how far American can excel with these trying times. I am not one to call people who don't agree with me names because that diminishes who I am. No one person nor political party owns a corner on Patriotism. I remember back in the day when the VFW wouldn't allow us into their organization because we weren't in a "real war." I was judged by many "Patriots" because of the people I hung out with and by joining the VVA.

I wish your candidate a great run and look forward to a new President and a stronger America.

And the bit about the teleprompter, they both use it so it is a moot point.

Can't wait. Obama vs. McCain – the contrast between their intelligence, character and issues will be blaring. Bring on the tough questions & leave no stone unturned on the issues!

Obamarica '08!

Good choices.

It will show the true Obama since he won't have a teleprompter in front of him and he will be tripping all over himself like in the previous debates.

It will be fun watching Obama crash and burn during the "town hall" meeting, just like he did against Hillary.

From watching all the debates during the primary season, I found Senator Obama's remarks to be thoughtful, genuine, and well-communicated. Any stammering he does in the process just shows that he's clarifying his thoughts and finding the best words to express himself.

Let's grow up; get past the bickering; and open our minds so that we can get our country back on track.

Ok Obama sit down and take a long deep breath. Remember what lie you have already told and stick with it instead of switching stories but again. Hillary will be watching to see if you pick her for VP and the Hillary followers will shout with job if you slip up.

The debates can't happen soon enough. Time to see Obama stutter like a 3 year old reading 'Run Jack Run'.

And they picked someone from NBC??? You kidding me?

Obama’s greatest strength is that he is real, while McCain tends to come across as condescending and full of himself. Obama may change his mind from time to time and in fact I do not always agree with his him on all his positions, but Obama inspires my confidence. It is clear that Obama studies the issues and comes to his own conclusions based on reasoning and sound principles. Whereas, much like Pres. Bush, McCain comes across as a stuffed shirt, sincere in moral principles, but weak in his ability to live by his principles. McCain looks the part and he will say whatever his puppet masters indicate will get him elected, which makes him a strong candidate but a weak President beholding to the will of the neoconservatives much like the present worst Pres. in American History.

The News Hour is the only news worth watching on tv. Good choices.

Is it my imagination, or have the anti-Obama trolls (i.e., normal Republicans, "PUMA" cretins, etc.) been particularly out in force in the last couple days? I have news: this is a ploy to appear energized in light of Obama's alleged slump in the polls (though everything seems pretty status quo, per Gallup), and hoping to demoralize the Obama supporters. Don't let it work.

I have a question for the PUMA cretins: would you EVER have dreamed of acting like this about any other winner of the Dem nomination in the past???? Just stop and ask yourselves that, honestly. No? Well, golly gee: the first Black guy to get the nomination, and you go off the deep end over perceived horrible sleights to your candidate (NONE of which actually came from him or his inner circle; a favor hardly returned by HRC). Bluster all you want, but you are either of two things: (a) NOT Democrats or (b) racists.

By the way, Obama does MUCH better than McCain when speaking extemporaneously. The fact that he pauses to think of the right words at times does not mean he is freezing up or is an "empty suit" or whatever other ludicrous descriptions you come up with. Better that, then a man who can't keep the basics of the Middle East issues straight, or his buddy predecessor for whom English seems like a second language.

They should give John McCain a preview of the questions to be asked as they can't expect a 72 year old man to think quick enough to respond intelligently to any question sprung on him at the last moment.

I will not watch the debates unless other candidates are allowed to participate.

Obama is a Communist, and McCain is Robert Dole II.

To hell with the 2-party system!

Barr / Root 2008

It is about time for MCcain to tell the American people what his 26 years as a maverick in the senate contributed to this mess that we are in. Why should we trust him when he is still GW's lapdog and needs another Chenney for Veep and is not ashamed to announce that he is empty on the Economy and the Internet aAe which is most vital to maintain America's leadership in the 21st century and not decline into the Stone Age.

After reading these comments I feel better than ever for choosing Ralph Nader and even Gonzalez. Let him debate with these two fools and see what America can really do.

The repugs are at it again. they only have about 3 people that supports mcidiot, so they post under mine and others name to sound important. They are truly a cowardly and pathetic lot.

If it's not pro-Obama, it's not my post.

It's going to be good to see Tom with Barack. We need Tom to be there so we have more then one intelligent person talking, and McCain certainly won't help in anyway when it comes to providing an extra brain to the event.

McCain: The problem to all of our Solutions!

I am pretty sure that Obama will blow them away fro the debates. mark my words.. he knows where he needs improvement and he will blow McMongerer away in the debate.

See comment above from Obamanation...race riots!

Creating a psuedo threat if a voter does not vote your way is the fastest way to get the voter to vote their way!

Why would anybody let an election create anger and hate in themselves be transferred to other people?

I can't wait for the debate. McCain is going to look like an idiot. Covering his face with those hand. lol...

James From Chicago August 5th, 2008 1:04 pm ET

I cannot wait to see the debates..Obama is going to look like an
idiot, just like he did in the debates with Clinton. What will he do
with no teleprompters telling him what to say.

Obama is going to loose
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You McCainites will eat your ignorant words when McCain falls on his face in these debates. He can't handle tough questions now from reporters how is he going to handle questions in these debates? He can't decline to answer or ignore the questions like he's been doing lately. Also he can't conspire to pick who will be in the townhalls like he's been doing in his own Bush style townhalls. Should be interesting to watch McCain stumble.

I hope someone will have the [integrity] to ask Obama about his support for giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants

I think Obama is the risker of the two candidates. I would have preferred Hillary but Dean and the DNC queered that.

Hillary won both coasts and the south and the mid west. And she would be electable and not risky.

Obama has a funny name, strange parentage and strange country growing up in ( Indonesia) and is risky.

i can hardly wait for this!!! McBush, McSame, McWarmonger, McIdiot will be going down big time!

He's going to have to be on his own here and I don't think we've ever seen it happen before. His sidekick Lieberman won't be there to whisper sweet nothings in his ear.

Everyone have your popcorn ready!

Stop using proud army and navy mom blog name you filthy repugs. You guys are getting real desperate, although admittedly you need to be and it is certainly understandable why but we know she could never ever ever ever ever support the ghetto thug mccain or the repuglicans.

All of you folks commenting about Obama without a teleprompter are pathetic! Either you only watch FOX news, 24-7 or you have had your head buried underneath the sand for the past few months (probably the latter). You cannot be serious considering McCain's daily gaffes and missteps! My goodness! It's a shame to be so myopic and close-minded. I pray that folks like you are not the majority of the American electorate!

These debates will be a tell all. Senator McCain take off your $520 shoes and put them running shoes on 'cause you're going to need them. Your going to be chasing your tail all thru the debates. Mark my word. This will be worth missing a Mariners game. Hee Haw, we're really on to something now.

Well there are good moderators and there are bad ones.They are like refs in a fight, some are biased and some are paidoff.Lets hope we can get real questions answered.Cnns moderators here on the blogs arent too bad,but I do notice some bias.Saturdays and Sundays are just lousey though.

All of you worrying about Obama and teleprompters should be more concerned about John McCain and no script.
He'll forget everything he said on the campaign trail and tell the truth and that will make him lose his whole republican base.
So don't worry about Obama because he will be fine and for all of you still wishing for Hillary keep praying and dreaming.
Don't vote for Obama that' your choice but when your suffering and can't pay your bills remember who you chose!

Obama 08

What is it with some of you bloggers? I saw Obama talk town-hall style many times, and there was no teleprompter. He answered the questions directly and with grace and humor. He didn't sound like he was using sound bytes, just like he was having a discussion with the person asking the question. Are you sure you don't mean McCain and the teleprompter? He is known for having difficulty using one.

Obamanation wants me to vote Obama so there won't be race riots? Is that such a great argument for your guy? Vote me or I'll have my friends burn your business?

J, take a sedative. You're yelling. Not voting is your privilege.

They should bring computer test too and bring the computer to mccain to see how well he can do.....Ask him to google Bush!

Hopefully, they'll stay on the issues and not bring up crap that has no place in the debates.

BTW...Couldn't they find at least one young person to be a moderator? Having all these fossils moderate is a bit extreme.

Obama will be surprised when he does not see Bush/Cheyney
debating him. Wake up call to the DNC – John McCain is running for President not Bush/Cheyney.

McCain

Pro life
Pro military
Love country (USA)

What about the SURGE, my friends? It worked.
I can tell you that the SURGE worked, yes it worked. I mean the SURGE. I am just talking about the SURGE. Who can blame me about the SURGE? It is THE SURGE all the way to the white house. Yep...the SURGE. This debate is all about the SURGE.
SURGE, SURGE, SURGE, SURGE, SURGE oh yea, I love it.
What? The SURGE.
I am sure about the SURGE and I mean it my friends.

Vote against this non-sense

Vote Obama 08.

j August 5th, 2008 1:02 pm ET

IF CLINTONS NOT ON THE TICKET I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA PERIOD SO HE MESSES IT UP FOR EVERY BLACK PERSON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAD IT IN THE BAG BUT HIS SELFISH NESS RUINED HIM CLINTON OR FORGET U!!

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Nothing will stop me from voting for obama. Hillary lost the race, Period. Time to move on!

Done with Dems,
Nice try, those were almost complete sentences!

I cannot wait until the debates when mccain stands there dumb founded remember the viagra question, And folks do remember he will not have liberman there to whisper in his ear and what if obama arouses his angry temper mccain has, Then we will all see the real mccain, Mcain will also not be using a teleprompter not that he even knows how to use one, mccain will be the laughing stock of the debates OH I CANT WAIT FOR OBAMA TO BRING HIM DOWN OBAMA08

BRING ON THOSE DEBATES!

NOW, we will see what's in the heads of both candidates. OBAMA will WIN ....HANDS DOWN!

How many teleprompters and notes will McCain be allowed?????

So that's three moderators. Who's the fourth?

The debate will show the true difference between a premium once in a lifetime candidate like Barack Obama and John McCain who quite frankly is;

old, often confused, desperate and by self admission – not very good at economic issues.

What would be the difference between John McCain and his VP vs. George Bush and Dick Cheney?

Answer = nothing, nada, ziltch,

Do you really want 4-8 more years being represented by a party who has done nothing but destroy the reputation and economy of the once great United States of America.

Obama offers intelligence and forsight rarely seen in Politicians. Don't be so set in your ways GOP supporters. Open your eyes.

Wow.

Moderators all Obama supporters.

Good grief, are supposed to think this will be fair?

Senator Obama please bring Mccain down on his knees during these debates, and show the people that by voting for Mccain will bring us four more years of Bush. This country doesnt need that. You are the only one that can make a new future for our country. We believe in you.

More lies from John McShame.

This is going to be good. McCain has misstated facts, confused specifics and sometimes simply lied to make his points. During a debate Obama will slam him left with facts; up cut him with numbers and knock him out with judgment.

McCain prepare to get your clock cleaned, then maybe you can tell time properly.

What time is it.............for you to go down in slim

will the candidates be sitting down or standing? I am glad george steph. and charle gibson won't be moderating.

I feel sorry that they have to come to Nashville (bush country ) for a debate). Sen Obama, we have your back, though.

why are these debates not taking place in battleground states?

It amazes me that the same left leaning people are chosen to twist the debate into another democratic party advantage. This was what Obama was counting on. This is why he wouldn't debate McCain in town hall meetings before the American people. It won't work, you commie media liberals. The American people are seeing through "the fool's gold" Barack H Obama.

Why are all debates being held in southern states?This is not a true test .

Can't wait. Enough of the silly ads. Sen Obama should do very well at this and his bashers will say he is all talk. You'll see!

Great choices. Let's not have any more debate debacles – the George Stephanopoulos/Charlie Gibson led debate was extremely distateful.

As long as George Stuffonopulous is NOT part of the team. He's an idiot and should be confined to light banter. Americans want to talk about real issues, not gossip and "funny ads" as John McShame would say.

Obama 08

Thank God there will be no Fox news, ABC, and CNN anchors as moderators. If you're looking for hatchet job, look no further.

Glad to see they picked a good group of moderators. Hope they never allow George S. and Charles (don't call me Charlie anymore) Gibson to moderate another debate.

Good I'm so glad that real journalist will be overseeing all three presidential events.

So these presidential debates will be no different from any of the presidential debates that have taken place in the last thirty to forty years? Is that what these two annointed candidates are telling us?

I can not wait till these debates Sen Obama is going to make Sen Mc Cain look like the lying fool he is. Sad when a Vietnam vet as am I can not get the majority of veterans organizations to support him they are in fact supporting Sen Obama. He is even set to lose his home state of AZ in Nov. Truly sad that so many Americans have been mislead and tricked into voting for a party and platform that cares nothing about them!

Obama 08 Yes We Can

This republicans eyes have been open to the lies and tricks of the radical right that has taken over my party, I may not agree with dems on all things but i would rather be a moderate dem than a radical or extremist anything

Very good choices, the commission is to be commended.

Doesn't matter. Lancelot Link, the man in the yellow hat, the Beev OB will fail miserably. Mark my words, he'll spend the entire time explaining why he said this but meant that. Boy Wonder is about to fall.

Can't wait for the debate...

Obama with no teleprompter.... Mac should pick up about 15 points after that... the DNC should have picked Hillary... which Obama will try to do when his sinking ship continues to sink.

If she has any brains she will say no... and go in 2012... Don't attach yourself to the empty suited Obama... don't do it Hillary

What happen CNN? none of your Anchors are good enough? I thought you were the most trusted name in news, and the best political team on television. Wolf what happened?

Very good selections, though I'm surprized two of the moderators will hail from the News Hour (even though that is an excellent program).

I really would have liked to see somebody like McLaughlin moderate... There would be fireworks there!

But at least Wolf Blitzer isn't involved. Talk about a newsman who asks cake questions.

I can't wait! Perhaps McCain will have a number of dial tone moments as he did recently trying twice to remember what was being asked in a 2 part question.

we are ready bring it on.
Obama '08

Let the debates begin

Obama will smoke old McDopey all the way any day

people will see how disoriented and feeble and senile old Mcfumbley is.

Yes we can change we can make it happen with Obama

Great with these three moderators we will never learn a thing, they will not ask Hollywood a single hard question and they will hold his hand all the way trough the debates.

At least it ain't Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolous (sorry for spelling). Those two morons.

See.....THIS is where Obama really needs Clinton, because she kicks a$$ in debates. She will stomp all over McCain's VP. lol

Obama/Clinton 08

Wow is Obama going to get out of these debates as well......Get ready Obama polish up that teleprompter, maybe gets some rims for it, and roll it out.

Obama=Hugo Chavez second term

McCain is a fool. He has proven that by being G.W. Bush lap dog for 8 years.

I am so ready for the debates. No GOP prop-o-granda that they can spew and get away with. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!! and 'my friends" it will be the candaite funded by me and my fellow Obama supporters BABY!!!

Obama all they to get our contry back on the right path.

Excellent choices!!

Well Obama got to have his fans as moderators. Too bad the debates will be another easy layup thrown at this lightweight.

Obama's absolute FEAR of a townhall style debate shows that he has nothing in his head except soundbites put there by Soros and Moveon.org.

Calling Hillary Clinton! The democrats urgently need a grown-up to take over as nominee.

Well, at least it is not the Gibson/Stephanopoulos lynch duo that moderated the Obama/Clinton debates.

Hmmmm... Smooth vs. Pasty. Anyone remember the Nixon-Kennedy debate?

By limited off-shore drilling, I suspect BHO means, leases for areas that no oil deposits exist.

Then he can keep up his same on script about oil companies no using the land they already have.

But alas, it doesn't matter what the majority of Americans think. It only matters what the 30% of Americans (we'll call them sheep) think about Obama.

Right now, the best thing McCain can do is run a McKinley-esque front porch campaign and continue to let BHO muddle through his own stances.

Afterall, if you have as much free media coverage as BHO gets, then every flaw is amplified as well as every positive. As of now, the flaws outweigh the positives as the cult-of-personality is fading.

Who does this remind you of? – He's Old, Gumpy, won't answer a straight question half the time, doesn't know how to use a computer, he has no plan for an Engery change as he only knows about War Surges and Oil Drilling, has been part of this countries dependency of foreign Oil for decades, Not a Leader as he is a follower of the Bush policies and only knows how to make negative attacks on his opponents…You guessed it!…McCain, McCain…John McCain!!!

well, those are better than the croonies used by FOx, like the guy who served on clinton administration and would ask from Obama but not from clinton

we dont need clowns we need real anchors and journalists, i hope none from CNN these are the real clowns.. biased biased biased

Interesting. Of the 4 major broadcast networks, ABC is not represented, and PBS is represented twice. Most all of these reporters have Sunday talk shows, or nightly ones. Could it be because George Steph. used to work for Clinton? And no one else at ABC has a Sunday talk show.

Or am I over analyzing stuff? Has the political atmosphere of recent years caused me to descend to this level of thinking? Thinking like a conservative republican. Looking for innuendos where none exist.

I don't agree with Tom getting to do this....I can see another abc debate happening all over again.....flagpins and arugular.

If you love your country vote Obama.

Prevent the race riots. Is that really what you want to see?

Racism will not prevail.

Mark my words

I cannot wait to see the debates..Obama is going to look like an
idiot, just like he did in the debates with Clinton. What will he do
with no teleprompters telling him what to say.

Obama is going to loose.

IF CLINTONS NOT ON THE TICKET I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA PERIOD SO HE MESSES IT UP FOR EVERY BLACK PERSON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAD IT IN THE BAG BUT HIS SELFISH NESS RUINED HIM CLINTON OR FORGET U!!