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How Will Palin Debate? Hear From Someone Who Has Debated Her

October 01, 2008 11:55 AM

Abc_gma_snow_081001_220x146 The Christian Science Monitor caught up with Andrew Halcro, a politician from Alaska who faced off most recently with the GOP vice presidential nominee back in 2006.  He calls her a "master of the nonanswer".  In all Halcro and Palin debated 2 dozen times.  Read his take.

Watch Palin in some of her past debates.

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I hope people tomorrow night are hungary - I'm sure Palin will be serving up a large helping of word salad with every response.

Posted by: freedomfighter1975 | Oct 1, 2008 12:15:01 PM

Obama is the master non-answer. So, go figure.

Posted by: Roger Miller | Oct 1, 2008 12:16:31 PM

McCain Urges Bush To Spend $1 Trillion On Bailout -- Without Congressional Approval

I'm not making this up. John McCain today urged the Bush Administration -- on more than one occasion -- to immediately and uniliterally spend $1 trillion buying up home mortgages.

I was watching live when he made the proposal this morning, and it seemed like such a staggeringly insane idea that I assumed he couldn't be serious. He couldn't think that Bush should just spend $1 trillion without asking Congress for permission...could he?

But then I saw his economic adviser try to back the idea up, and then I saw McCain make the proposal again during the NBC Nightly newscast. So he's serious. He really thinks that Bush should just spend $1 trillion without talking to Congress, without seeking approval, without building any sort of consensus -- without getting any protections whatsoever for taxpayers.

YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE VOTING FOR THIS MAN ARE AS INSANE AS HE IS.....

Posted by: beck | Oct 1, 2008 12:16:39 PM

I've seen clips of Palin debate, and she clearly holds her own. Should we believe Halcro? Well, let's see, didn't he lose the election to her? Wasn't he coming in thinking his credentials could float him, and then lost massively to her in the election? I would say Mr. Halcro has a grudge, wouldn't you say?

Poor, poor Mr. Biden. Nobody is paying attention to Mr. Gaffe, and wasn't it he who lovingly said "Obama is not ready to be President"?

LOL!

Posted by: liberati | Oct 1, 2008 12:17:14 PM

Beck,

Try using context. McCain stated that the Fed had a trillion dollars, part of which that could be used as a stopgap until legislation was passed by congress. He was trying to calm things down and save the markets from another plunge.

Using that fact out of context makes you look like a fool.

Posted by: LuxEternam | Oct 1, 2008 12:22:09 PM

Empty suit Obama was agitating and making Banks give unworthy inner city residents massive loans that have a snowball in hell chance of being repaid while McCain was fighting the evil-doers in Congress, namely the democrats or demagogues-rats.

Posted by: Roger Miller | Oct 1, 2008 12:23:57 PM

I second that. Yes Beck, it will make you look like a fool. You need to think before you type. Just a friendly suggestion.

Posted by: Roger Miller | Oct 1, 2008 12:25:50 PM

CNN thought about reporting McCain home on being for sale but did not think about Obama's ACORN roots. How liberal?
I wonder why liberals think it is a good word. May be they should stay in Cuba where affordable health care and government sponsored health care is available. Or they can go to China and let the government provide them with an apartment and also a job. Quite utopian out there you know.

Posted by: Roger Miller | Oct 1, 2008 12:28:43 PM

I'm curious to know what all these posters who blame the refs (msm) think of Fox News. Do you actually think they are fair and balanced? Put you political preference aside; do you really think Fox is fair?

Posted by: Dem-4-Life | Oct 1, 2008 2:53:06 PM

Do you really think CNN is fair? Thank goodness for FOX News. Otherwise, we would only have one view. I take the news from both sides; I then do some
reading about the subject; then, I decide. We're all in this together, like
it or not.

Posted by: kb | Oct 1, 2008 3:39:27 PM

Roger Miller:

Had you watched the debate between McCain and Obama last Friday? I had heard plenty specific answers from Obama in terms of his perspectives and vision on economy and foreign policy.

If you do not think Palin is an empty suit, can you name few statements made by Palin that are intelligent?

Posted by: A Voter | Oct 1, 2008 5:47:55 PM

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