Hello hello hello
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:16:17 AM
Okay, we're going to start out with the pregaming.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:31:34 AM
Uhhh, pregame commentary.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:31:43 AM
Those of you at home can commence with the pregaming if you want.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:32:23 AM
Anyone else here yet? Eisenhood, Charlie? Cain, John? Bueller?
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:33:32 AM
Alright, looks like I'm on my lonesome for now. Daniel, unfortunately, will not be joining us tonight.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:35:03 AM
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:35:55 AM
Alright, sports racers, let's talk pre-debate spin.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:39:02 AM
Conventional wisdom tonight is that John McCain needs to totally change the game if he wants any shot at the White House.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:39:33 AM
But I'm not sure how he can do that without launching an attack (cough cough Ayers cough) that will just blow up in his face
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:39:55 AM
So unless he reveals Barack Obama to be a cylon, I'm not sure how much he can do here.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:40:34 AM
Please everyone disregard that last unbelievably geeky pop culture reference. I'm already regretting it.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:42:03 AM
But yes, Jon, I agree. And congrats for being the first person to figure out the ScribbleLive commenting system!
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:42:25 AM
Oh thank god, I actually got to the free food this time.
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:46:19 AM
This is already turning into the best debate liveblog ever
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:46:25 AM
By the way, I'm over at the table with the very lovely Roosevelt Institute people on the 7th floor of Kimmel if anyone wants to holler
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:47:50 AM
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:48:09 AM
Full disclosure: I'm a member of the institute
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:48:34 AM
On Schieffer bias: Perhaps a little of what Josh Marshall calls tire-swinging
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:49:09 AM
But I don't know. Schieffer's a legit journalist most of the time
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:49:29 AM
And, thank god, this debate isn't too heavily moderated
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:49:53 AM
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:52:24 AM
Sorry guys, I'm disallowing further commenting in the ScribbleLive software itself
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:55:26 AM
It's too confusing for me to have to moderate comments in both, but you guys still have the WordPress
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:55:38 AM
Okay, Schieffer's talking now
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:58:40 AM
Anyone else home yet?
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 12:58:43 AM
I am here. Let's do this thing.
by John Cain at 10/16/2008 1:00:32 AM
Locked and loaded.
by Charlie Eisenhood at 10/16/2008 1:00:59 AM
Cool beans
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:01:02 AM
So, John Cain and Charlie Eisenhood, does McCain need to burn Obama with a cross and garlic tonight in order to win?
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:01:27 AM
I mean, what's this magic rabbit he's supposed to whip out of a hat?
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:01:37 AM
To mix all sorts of metaphors
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:01:46 AM
I think he's got to have something up his sleeve that Obama isn't expecting. Doubt it's gonna happen. Obama will be prepared for all the narratives spinning about Ayers and terrorists blah blah blah.
by Charlie Eisenhood at 10/16/2008 1:03:10 AM
"Good to see you, Senator Obama."
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:04:05 AM
If I had to guess right now, McCain's strategy tonight is to pretend not to loathe Obama with a fiery passion
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:04:17 AM
I foresee this debate will offer nothing new, and be a complete waste of everyone's time.
by John Cain at 10/16/2008 1:04:34 AM
Sounds wise.
by Charlie Eisenhood at 10/16/2008 1:04:55 AM
In that case, John, we're going to have to overcompensate with gratuitous sarcasm and pop culture references
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:05:26 AM
I have a bad feeling about this.
by John Cain at 10/16/2008 1:05:46 AM
Too bad the TV is set to C-SPAN in Kimmel instead of CNN. No awesome line graphs!
by Ned Resnikoff at 10/16/2008 1:05:49 AM
I'll keep everyone posted on the line
by Charlie Eisenhood at 10/16/2008 1:06:12 AM
