Comments on: U.S. Senate Candidate Debate Tonight http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/ Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Disco http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25724 Disco Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:01:57 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25724 Ugh. Franken is a terrible debater. He repeats himself and cannot get a train of thought going. He actually sort of talks like he's drunk. He slows down the momentum of the debate to the point of boredom. There are four more debates?! Barkley does well because he has nothing to lose. His words will not be parsed to the letter because everyone knows he doesn't have a chance. Maybe he should. BTW, I'm a Franken supporter. Ugh. Franken is a terrible debater. He repeats himself and cannot get a train of thought going. He actually sort of talks like he’s drunk. He slows down the momentum of the debate to the point of boredom. There are four more debates?!

Barkley does well because he has nothing to lose. His words will not be parsed to the letter because everyone knows he doesn’t have a chance. Maybe he should.

BTW, I’m a Franken supporter.

]]> By: Kathy http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25721 Kathy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:22:29 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25721 Al did very well. I was there. Al hit on key points regarding the War in Iraq that had Norm sweating bullets. Al's closing statement drew audience aplause that was obvious to Norm. It was quite obvious that it was a 2 against 1 this evening. Al did very well. I was there. Al hit on key points regarding the War in Iraq that had Norm sweating bullets.

Al’s closing statement drew audience aplause that was obvious to Norm. It was quite obvious that it was a 2 against 1 this evening.

]]> By: cursedthing http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25720 cursedthing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:14:01 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25720 Al did really well. He didn't sound like a Washington insider. Barkley seemed all over the place. Norm...well he was Norm. I thought Al had the strongest closing by far!! Al did really well. He didn’t sound like a Washington insider. Barkley seemed all over the place. Norm…well he was Norm. I thought Al had the strongest closing by far!!

]]> By: Mockingbird http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25718 Mockingbird Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:16:50 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25718 Al nails it. A negative ad - is it "negative" when you are telling the truth about the incumbent? If the incumbent screws up - what do you do, complement him on his haircut? Barkley can't afford to run ads, so he has the luxury of not responding. Normy calls out the others as "angry." But he STARTED the debate saying he was angry TOO!!!! What the hell? That was so, so - fifteen minutes ago!!! Al nails it.
A negative ad - is it “negative” when you are telling the truth about the incumbent?
If the incumbent screws up - what do you do, complement him on his haircut?

Barkley can’t afford to run ads, so he has the luxury of not responding.

Normy calls out the others as “angry.” But he STARTED the debate saying he was angry TOO!!!!
What the hell? That was so, so - fifteen minutes ago!!!

]]> By: Mockingbird http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25717 Mockingbird Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:56:08 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25717 I wish I had realized this early enough to really consider making the trip. Listening now. Why are we limited by Norm's myopia? "You can't do it if Normy can't do it..." seems like what he's saying. I've heard this kind of justification before. Its usually a kid that is redirecting blame. I wish I had realized this early enough to really consider making the trip.

Listening now.
Why are we limited by Norm’s myopia? “You can’t do it if Normy can’t do it…” seems like what he’s saying.
I’ve heard this kind of justification before. Its usually a kid that is redirecting blame.

]]> By: Patrick Black http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25711 Patrick Black Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:32:05 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25711 I agree the debates are without question the most important things for voters to watch. Ads can be misleading. Debates are the only time when you see the unvarnished candidate. I agree the debates are without question the most important things for voters to watch.

Ads can be misleading. Debates are the only time when you see the unvarnished candidate.

]]> By: DantheMan http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25708 DantheMan Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:18:25 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25708 These debates are big deals to me. More than other races, it is impossible to sort through the BS from the campaigns to find anything informative. Debates are going to be the only way to accurately contrast these candidates. I just hope that the debates, like the campaigns, don't become one big pissing match. These debates are big deals to me. More than other races, it is impossible to sort through the BS from the campaigns to find anything informative. Debates are going to be the only way to accurately contrast these candidates.

I just hope that the debates, like the campaigns, don’t become one big pissing match.

]]> By: lojasmo http://mnpublius.com/2008/10/us-senate-candidate-debate-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-25705 lojasmo Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:37:57 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=3102#comment-25705 See you there! See you there!

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