"Disastrous"

[toasty]

Part of me wonders is this is part of the "lowering of expectations" game, but here it is regardless:

Capitol Hill sources are telling me that senior McCain people are more than concerned about Palin. The campaign has held a mock debate and a mock press conference; both are being described as "disastrous." One senior McCain aide was quoted as saying, "What are we going to do?" The McCain people want to move this first debate to some later, undetermined date, possibly never. People on the inside are saying the Alaska Governor is "clueless."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/26/report-mccain-aides-compl_n_129618.html

If the goal is to lower Palin's expectations, well, "Mission Accomplished" as they say in the GOP. As of right now, I'm expecting the VP debate to be a bloodletting. Joe Biden should commit the following phrase to memory, because I suspect he's going to need some variation of it a number of times:

"Well, I'm not sure how to respond to that, because it frankly doesn't make any sense at all..."

[tiddles]

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oh! i cannot wait to see the VP debate

[88Mariner]

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oh! i cannot wait to see the VP debate

i knew you were a sadist....but jaysus

[ddr]

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roflmao... not surprising at all.

[Jenks]

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This is going to be awesome.

Gonna crack open a bottle of wine and laaaaaugh and laugh and laugh.

[thesightless]

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This is going to be awesome.

Gonna crack open a bottle of wine and laaaaaugh and laugh and laugh.

your social life is nonexistent if you are drinking wine and watching a debate on a friday eve. go spin somewhere. its the one thing you better than most people.

[sammwalk]

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Don't underestimate the Republican campaign machine to spin, twist, and wriggle out of this one. They're pressed up against a wall, and beasts do crazy things when they're desperate. I bet they'll find a way to somehow not do it. Like, not have the debate at all.

[FM]

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your social life is nonexistent if you are drinking wine and watching a debate on a friday eve. go spin somewhere. its the one thing you better than most people.

hell with that. Crack open the bottle and laugh.

Then go spin

[88Mariner]

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hell with that. Crack open the bottle and laugh.

Then go spin

nothing wrong with stayin in on a friday night. I am. in my 14 x 17 foot door room.

[Miroslav]

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Don't underestimate the Republican campaign machine to spin, twist, and wriggle out of this one. They're pressed up against a wall, and beasts do crazy things when they're desperate. I bet they'll find a way to somehow not do it. Like, not have the debate at all.

If they do that, the damage will already be done. If it's one thing that even the dimmest of American voters can interpret as problematic, it's a candidate who won't even show up and state/debate his or her views. Actually, the damage already is done. The fun, new "outsider" sheen is coming off of Palin FAST. Her profile looked like a risky but good choice for McCain...until she opened her mouth in an un-prompted/scripted setting.

[subterFUSE]

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your social life is nonexistent if you are drinking wine and watching a debate on a friday eve. go spin somewhere. its the one thing you better than most people.

Whatever. I'm proud that the guy is drinking wine. Good taste, man!

[DIDI]

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Part of me wonders is this is part of the "lowering of expectations" game, but here it is regardless:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/26/report-mccain-aides-compl_n_129618.html

If the goal is to lower Palin's expectations, well, "Mission Accomplished" as they say in the GOP. As of right now, I'm expecting the VP debate to be a bloodletting. Joe Biden should commit the following phrase to memory, because I suspect he's going to need some variation of it a number of times:

"Well, I'm not sure how to respond to that, because it frankly doesn't make any sense at all..."

[shosh]

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Whatever. I'm proud that the guy is drinking wine. Good taste, man!

homo imo

men drink scotch

[Jenks]

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homo imo

men drink scotch

I drink scotch too, after wine. Oban 14, son.

[Localizer]

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I'm hoping what the Hton post says is true.