Everybody Hated The Debate

Brian Scheid of the Courier-Times sums up last night’s debate:

Yet, by the time Iraq was even brought up at Wednesday night’s debate more than 45 minutes had passed, by the time economy was broached an hour had gone by and by the time gas prices were discussed more than 90 minutes had passed. A question about health care was never even asked. “It’s almost like one of those reality shows now,” said Sheila Melville of Doylestown Township, who stood along Arch Street outside the Constitution Center Wednesday night with a Clinton sign in hand. “I think it has become about emotions, not the issues.”

Wednesday night’s debate was Clinton and Obama’s first debate since Feb. 26, but they’ve faced off in more than 20 debates in the past year and, at this point, what more do they have to argue about? So instead of focusing on the differences in their health care proposals and plans to end the war, the media have shown shots of Obama rolling gutter balls in an Altoona bowling alley or Clinton downing a shot of Crown Royal in an Indiana bar.

Irie Lewis, an Obama supporter from Yeadon, Delaware County, said she can no longer watch cable news anymore due to the lack of focus on relevant issues. “I think the media focuses everything on he said, she said politics and it stinks,” Lewis said as she clutched a “PA For Obama” sign in one hand and an “Obama ’08” sign in the other.

But whooooooo did Hillary down that shot real good! I’m gonna vote for her!

Issues take back seat at debate [Bucks County Courier Times]

Sen. Obama, Are You The Devil?

Apparently I was vomiting when this question was asked so I didn’t get to make fun of it. Yes, one “Nash McCabe” from Latrobe, Pa., asked the big question everyone was hoping would be asked: “Sen. Obama, I want to know if you believe in the American flag?”

No, really. That was the question. I still sort of think George Stegosaurus’ question of “Is Rev. Wright as patriotic as you?” was more ridiculous, but only by a little. After asking the question, McCabe continued: “I am not questioning your patriotism, but all our servicemen, policemen and EMS wear the flag. I want to know why you don’t.” Charlie Gibson then says, “It’s all over the Internet,” as if he were asking Obama a question about LOLcats.

Video after the jump. Oh, and Latrobe? I’m glad you lost your Rolling Rock brewery, you flag-lovers.

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Ed Rendell Is All WTF On Debate

Ed Rendell was on 6 ABC’s post-debate show last night, and man was he pissed! I certainly don’t think last night’s debate is going to blow up the world or anything, but Rendell certainly seemed to; he asked Monica Malpass, “What is wrong with America?”

Naturally, Rendell was talking about the first 45 minutes to an hour of the debate, which featured questions exclusively on Hillary’s lie about dodging sniper fire, Barack Obama’s pastor, “bitter” Pennsylvanians and some dude from the Weather Underground who supports Obama.

Video after the jump.

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Angry Chelsea And Mayor Nutter!

This was on the debate, a few minutes ago. Whoo! Look how angry Chelsea Clinton is. Nutter looks pretty nerdy, as usual.

Democratic Presidential Debate Liveblog!

Whoo! It’s almost time for tonight’s Totally Important Presidential Debate, and me (that’s Daniel McQuade) and my co-worker (that’s Alli Katz) are ready to make fun of the presidential candidates ’til we puke. Or maybe that’s just me. No, wait, that’s definitely just me.

We’ll both be liveblogging in this post and doing other posts throughout the evening. Everything else is going after the jump, so go there.

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Obamarama Stronger Than The Ron Paulcalypse

Temple English professor Sue Wells watched last month’s Democratic debate at Drexel, and the Temple News‘ blog asked whose supporters had the best cheers. The winner, of course, was Barack Obama:

According to Wells, the most creative chants came out of the Obama camp. Such gems as “1,2,3,4, let Obama end the war, 5,6,7,8, Obama is our candidate.”

Among the losers were Joe Biden (”Let’s go Joe!”) and none other than Ron Paul, whose supporters could only muster up this: “Roooon Paaauuuulll!” That’s it? Come on, the Ron Paul supporters accused me of working for Rupert Murdoch. They can do better than just Ron Paul’s name.

Geeze, just adapt the “Be Aggressive” chant: “We, the people, we, we, the people.” Actually, that’s kind of perfect. Man, the free market can work wonders!

Update: Ron Paul comment flood! The things people have posted don’t quite work as chants, though. “Say yes to Dr. No” is a good slogan, but hard to chant. “Ron Paul Revolution — Bring back the constitution” doesn’t scan, but I suppose it’s okay. (Adding “The” in front of Ron Paul would work, though.) And while “Stop the war in Iraq!, No war on Iran!” is something I’d agree with, it doesn’t even rhyme at all! Geeze. Ron Paul wants to be president and his supporters don’t even have a good rhyming slogan?

Bonus Update: Oh, there is a rap song, though! Oh, it is amazing. It rivals I Like Ike, You Like Ike, Everybody Likes Ike (For President), honest. But not even Ike’s campaign ad called the previous president a “cokehead retard.” Ahh.

Also good: “Hillary Clinton is big money Pimpin’.”

Temple professor: Obama fans are better poets [Broad & Cecil]

Also Reported: 100 Percent Of Public Stupid

Bush apparently beats aliens by around 16 points. I can’t believe people are so freaking stupid. Obviously Bush being a good president is much less likely to be true than aliens living on earth.

More people do claim to have seen UFOs than are planning on voting for Dennis Kucinich in the Democratic primary — at least in New Hampshire, the most important of all states — though. Also beating Kucinich? Stephen Colbert.