Ohhhh… are we getting angry……lol

the average south korean is 3 inches taller than a north korean???? OMG this guy has no substance

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer! We should be willing to drink coffee with anyone.

You know when CNN had the talks with the 5 Secs of State the other day they all said the same thing…. that we needed to have talks with Iran…just as Obama has said….

any good leader is willinjg to talk to his enemies (real or percieved) the silent treatment advocatred by bush and mccain is definitely not going to work. it also helps when you can pronounce world leaders names. is this a senior moment or is he just thick?

he spurts out lies like they're facts. he cannot (i bet)back any of his stories with hard facts. what a terrible barefaced barrel of lies and half truths. this is beyond spin doctoring

Just starting to talk Iran

even if obama says nothing he would seem to be doing better than mccain. ok they're starting on iran now. IF IF IF iran acquires nuclear weapons. come on. mccain sees enemies everywhere.

Why won't Mccain look at Obama?

McCain needs to stop telling these stories like my grandfather, lets stick to the issues.

How will we know when the 'war' is won? How do we define 'success'?

That's because they don't really know his record of voting on vetern's issues… now it is 6 to 1 of active duty military supporting Obama/Biden….

Can we get some straight forward answers….Please!!!!!!

obama is for the working american, mccain is for wall street

Please, McCain it is not 1983! What does that have to do with TODAY?!!!

McCain is good tonight, yet Obama communicates better.

I am currently deployed, and the only access I have is what I am reading on CNN. Can anyone update me on how the debate is going now? Have they started to talk about foreign policy yet? Have they mentioned Iran yet..please update..thank you!

According to your CNN's best political team analyst scoreboard Obama I ahead…so all you McCainc supporters must be watching his website from earlier today when he claimed he won the debate (9 hrs. ago) and not the real time debate.

i think obama is doing much better at this time. mccain seems not very well prepared. i totally agree with his silly smile - that should stop. trigger happy mccain we can do without

Nothing about the Pakistanis shooting at Americans as we fire back, while the Pakistani Prime Minister wags his tongue at Palin

John cannot look Barack in the eyes…..

Yeah, not really getting any real answers……………..JUST answer, stop beating around the bush boys!

no disappointment here;
only low expectations

What world is he living in…..They have been saying they want more troops in Afghanastan for a long time….

Obama is lighting up on Iraq……..the war did start in 2003!

I think it is the format…..but that should be a point to Obama.

Yeah and barack stop calling john jim. lol

This is not exciting. It was funny that he said his running mate was a good partner.

I wish McCain would quit his stupid laughing he looks like he is very nervous. This is a serious situation, what is his problem

I'm not seeing it that way. Obama is fighting back and McCain seems ill prepared and flat. Just my take so far

Candy is right, They're almost comatose!

i dont think so. mcain is for war and blood.

Its because Hillary Clinton isn't up there to make it interesting. Barack Obama always was a big yawn.

Okay John you just bragged about being a maverick. Sick of this Johnny. How about getting off the maverick kick? We don't need a maverick in the White House…we need someone with moxie.

They had ample opportunity to prepare, If they're tired right now, that's little excuse. If there were a crisis of national or world proportion I would expect a lot. They are flat, they are just making conversation. Their personalities are not in play. Is this new? I can't recall liking a debate ever, but some have made it a bit entertaining. Unfortunately only Reagan comes to mind. I didn't like Reagan and the constant revisiting of his failed policies bothers me to this day. Hopefully Obama will win the election and can end the Reagan era for good.

Seems they're beating about the bush…Hmmm? Is this a gaffe?

Very boring with no substance

NObama demeans himself with his intentional use of 'John' instead of Senator McCain.

to soon to tell ! but I think your prediction is on the right track

I know Candy..they need to really mix it up. This is sooo boring. Maybe because I watch CNN all the time and I have heard all this stuff before. Maybe they could thumb wrestle, that would be more fun. The Biden/Palin debate will be alot more interesting….her dumb answers and his long winded ones.

I completely agree with you! Very flat, neither are convincing thus far.

The canidates have to be nervous. I am very nervous for them.

I know i expected obama to be more riveting, but i suppose we should give him time to warm up, mccain seems to be his same pointless boring old self again. what was he talking about cutting ethanol subsidies? why? am i the only one who doesnt understand?

I am surprised by the aggressive and articulate nature of McCain. He really hit Obama on his vote for the energy bill and his many millions in earmarks. And I'm a liberal Dem.

i DISAGREE i THINK THAT mCCAIN IS PLAYING INTO HIS HANDS

The format is definitely not working. Lehrer needs to get control of the exchange.

you think?

To early to tell C'mon McCain is killing Obama - sorry Obama your dealing with a man this time John McCain, put country first.

i agree, the moderator is not doing a good job.