In the spirit of the debate as Belmont University tomorrow, I offer you the Sarah Palin debate flow chart. No doubt McCain will have something similar written on his note cards.

During the "suspension" of McCain's campaign and hours before the (then uncertain) debate actually was to take place, this was already up on the internet. Then Obama won the debate. Read a little more here.

Alright, alright, I'm a little late on this one but after coming (it keeps getting better!) up with a title like "Premature Adjaculation," I just had to get this up (again!) here. Must be my liberal bias to humor. However, being the good man that I am, I'll add a little more to this post so you don't feel like I'm only good for old news.

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Remember when McCain went back to Washington to oversee the bailout? Regardless of the evidence that it was just another political stunt, one good thing did come out of it (if you support the bailout). He was going to secure the needed GOP votes to pass the bill. This hope was so bright for some Republicans that they started claiming victory for McCain a little early (see, I can stay with the theme!).

“Earlier in the week, when Senator McCain came back to Washington, there had been no deal reached. … What Senator McCain was able to do was to help bring all the parties to the table, including the House Republicans.” — Senior adviser Steve Schmidt, 9/28/08

Well, the bailout didn't pass today because of Republican opposition so McCain clearly didn't help anything out. The point being when you are willing to be the one to claim victory, you have to be willing to accept the blame. You can't have it both ways.

It's really that simple.

Update: I didn't want to make a separate post for just this, so I'm adding it here. Consider it a bonus. Americas Facebook NewsFeed

Frankly, McCain is being an asshole. Judging by the mistruths and spinning he constantly uses for political gain, it is clear to me now that he thinks the vast majority of Americans are incapable of researching, reading, and/or thinking on their own. Maybe he just doesn't know how the internet works... or what youtube is.

"McCain: By the way, on Friday night, did you ever hear the word victory from Senator Obama?

Crowd: No!

McCain: My friends, if we continue this surge under this great general, we will come home – and our troops will come home – with victory and honor. And not in defeat."

So, Obama is clearly for defeat because he didn't use the word "victory" to describe the state of our two wars that are costing American lives and money every day and leading us closer daily to a confrontation with Iran. I mean, he did say that the surge has been a good thing and everything, but not a victory. I wonder what other kinds of yellow forfeiters wouldn't use the specific word "victory" when they talk about the war?



Damnit, fact checkers... quit having a liberal bias and pointing out the facts about McCain's blatant disregard of the accuracy one would expect a major candidate for U.S. President to have.

There has to be something said about this complete nonsense that passes as the McCain campaign. Being the President is a very serious and difficult job. How you conduct yourself in the race for the White House is how you show what kind of President you would be. The debates are how you explain your platform to the people you want to vote for you. You can not just stop your campaign!

Old John is denying voters knowledge about himself. How can he seriously run for President and not participate in the debate on Friday? Especially when it's under the guise of running back to Washington to personally oversee the (three page) economic plan which he hasn't read, on a subject he doesn't understand.

This is a political stunt, pure and simple -- and it's because John McCain thinks independent voters are stupid. He's slipping in the polls, Palin is starting to tank, and going back to D.C. has nothing to do with the economy. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say this is about the VP debate as much as (if not more than) the Presidential. Palin has yet to pass GOP class and would do more harm than good. In fact, Biden would crush her. The McCain campaign simply can not let that happen.

McCain, if I'm wrong and this really is no time for politics, pull your ads from TV, stop appearing on the news, and completely divorce yourself from a serious political campaign. Otherwise, you're full of shit.

DEMAND THE DEBATE!

This really is a big deal. Especially with Palin and her complete lack of experience a single hospitalization away from being the President of the United States in the middle of this very complicated time. Why don't any of their supporters really sit down and think about the gravity of that.

I'll admit that The Rev. Jeremiah Wright was a bad nut, but what might have been worse was the way that the self-opposing Republican party attacked the situation. Can't really blame then though, they smelled the oil blood and found every way to make sure the subject came up. That's why it stings so much when this shit comes back to haunt them.

As if McCain supporter Rev. John Hagee's opinion that Hurricane Katrina was sent by God Himself to punish the homosexuals in New Orleans wasn't soulless enough, we now have the Ohio Mega-Reverend Rod Parsley. Parsley is yet another bigoted McCain supporter whose nod was actively sought by the Republican candidate who has, for your records, yet to refuse Rev. Parsley's endorsement.

Evidently, 100 years isn't how long the war could last, it's how long it should last... or at least until all those demon-led, lesser human Muslims are gone.

It's become pretty apparent that Republicans are more than happy with Palin (regardless of the fact that they met her for the first time at the RNC.) To bad she used a blatant lie of omission to rally the troops. We all remember the eBay jet comment, right? McCain certainly did:

"You know what I enjoyed the most? She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay -- made a profit."

Well, turns out that she did indeed put the jet on eBay. It also turns out that it never sold. It just sat around for months before being handed off to Turbo North Aviation. TNA (I love that acronym) then sold the $2.7 million dollar plane to some Alaskan businessman for $2.1 million. That's a loss, not a profit, McCain. Very, very basic.