and less than 26% thought she was smarter than Biden

And, by pure coincidence I'm sure, 26% is also Bush's approval rating.

Nope. No spontaneous combustion last night. And here I was hoping for a little green globule.

Expectations games. Farking retarded.

Seriously, Obama is going to win. Why are we even debating anymore? Everything that he could have done that would have been right he has done the opposite.

100% of all statistics can be spun to say 50% of the truth, 25% of the time.

DarnoKonrad: Nope. No spontaneous combustion last night. And here I was hoping for a little green globule.

Expectations games. Farking retarded.

I blame the horribly biased moderator

You know, if you had asked me before the debate which candidate would almost start to cry, I sure as hell would have had a different answer.

I thought her rambling, incoherent response to the question of climate change was the highlight, in terms of sheer enjoyment.

I'm off to slog through the debate threads...

McCain's Palin Problem in a nutshell: Picking her in the first place.

/Country first, my ass

Nothing like stepping up your game just to reach mediocrity.

46%?

Incredible.

False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

She definately had better calves than Biden. I'm a one issue voter:

Calves.

She won hands down.

Exceeded expectations = not glaring at the camera in silence as the drool runs off her chin onto the podium

FTFA: However, Republicans can take solace in knowing that a vice president nominee does not win or lose a presidential election.

Well, not yet anyways.

the reason people felt she performed above expectations is because expectations were for her performance to be a disgrace

Coming away from the debate with the opinion that she was unexpectedly "better than disgraceful" is quite a ringing endorsement of her readiness for office.

Maybe this is because half the country "expected" her to poop herself onstage.

/legitimately
//comin' with ya what_now...

She's a big dummy and no mediocre debate performance is gonna change that...

I miss you America!

You needed something like this:

Leaders' Debate

Instead you got this:

Gosh Darn Tootin

Sure, Canada is small and insignificant and whatever other bullshiat guard statement you can muster, but we still do SOME things right.

Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff

Nice try, troll.

Just consider the source..... CNN? When was anything the reported on relevant? What the fall of the Berlin Wall? When was the last time they reported anything objectively and without bias? Gimmie a break they are tired and out of touch with this nation. Almost as bad as MSNBC....

Best parts of the debate:

-Palin saying she simply wasn't going to answer a question
-Palin agreeing with Biden on same sex couples
-Biden almost breaking down while defending himself as a single parent, and Palin responding off her cue card "Oh yea? well maverick maverick maverick maverick"

One news article I had read said the bar was "painted on the floor" for Palin. That being said, it's obvious she could exceed those expectations.

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

You are aware that "Bosniak" is a proper term that he didn't flub?

Xerxes99: Just consider the source..... CNN? When was anything the reported on relevant? What the fall of the Berlin Wall? When was the last time they reported anything objectively and without bias? Gimmie a break they are tired and out of touch with this nation. Almost as bad as MSNBC....

Name better sources then

She's a winkin' nukyoolar mavrick doncha know...

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

I assume you're just trolling, but:
Bosniaks

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

I thought you were supposed to quit if Palin lost the debate? The overwhelming majority of polls show she lost and Biden won.

Let me guess - you've decided to move the goal posts?

No worries: I'm removing you from Fark myself. Bye bye!

We beat the spread!
We beat the spread!
We beat the spread!

26%? Either they are lying to themselves, to the poll, or we are in much worse shape in this country then I thought.

"26% thought she was smarter than Biden"

It's official. 24% of Americans are even dumber than Palin.

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

Holy crap, you're retarded.

EXCEPTIONALLY

Yeah, I know it's elitist to know how to speak English properly, but you're awful at it.

She thinks that running for the #2 spot in the Executive branch means that if she wins she gets to execute people. She must be stopped.

OOOOO Y'KNOOOOW JOOOOEfark somebody put and end to her just so I don't have to hear her horrible accent anymore

Democrats expecting a Palin meltdown last night were sorely diasppointed and I don't think anyones minds were changed last night.

Clearly Palin had the most to gain by not farking it up. Biden had the most to lose by farking it up. Neither side did poorly, neither side dominated the noise. In 24 hours, nobody will care.

OriginallyDC: "26% thought she was smarter than Biden"

It's official. 24% of Americans are even dumber than Palin.

What's Bush's approval rating again?

I Said: Best parts of the debate:

-Palin saying she simply wasn't going to answer a question
-Palin agreeing with Biden on same sex couples
-Biden almost breaking down while defending himself as a single parent, and Palin responding off her cue card "Oh yea? well maverick maverick maverick maverick"

Don't forget her smirking and beaming ear to ear while discussing the death of John McCain.

Marla Singer's Laundry: Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

Holy crap, you're retarded.

EXCEPTIONALLY

Yeah, I know it's elitist to know how to speak English properly, but you're awful at it.

And, oh yeah, you're going to need an adjective in there, as in "exceptionally well for a PTA tard..."

Hey! What a shock the last Washington Post poll had a 26% approval rating for bush!

Lt. Cheese Weasel: Democrats expecting a Palin meltdown last night were sorely diasppointed and I don't think anyones minds were changed last night.

Clearly Palin had the most to gain by not farking it up. Biden had the most to lose by farking it up. Neither side did poorly, neither side dominated the noise. In 24 hours, nobody will care.

That's what I came away thinking as well: This debate will have no effect on the polls

Palin seemed like a robot. She spouted out huge run-on sentences that were vague and just used talking points like "John McCain is a maverick". Then she just added in some "Doggone it"s and winks to pretend to have some personality.

Fark U: Is "folksy patriotic and hard-working rural-American" the new "n-word" ???

/It is for me.

tortilla burger: One news article I had read said the bar was "painted on the floor" for Palin. That being said, it's obvious she could exceed those expectations.

Even then she didn't do much better. She still rambled incoherently more than a few times, blatantly ignored questions and seemed the only word she could really get out was 'mavrick'.

I'm still confused how people can think she connected better with middle class workers. Apart from saying "gosh darn", the soccer field thing and "you betcha" she never said anything relevant to the middle class. Biden on the other hand made it clear on almost every topic that him and Obama are running this race for the middle class. He even managed to come off more human and caring than Palin.

Also Obama and Biden both had the best attacks of the 1st two debates. Obama's "you were wrong" and Biden's "you're no maverick"

scratched: I assume you're just trolling, but:
Bosniaks

priestrape: [Nukular image]

I'm glad I'm not the only one sick of our supposed best and brightest not being able to PRONOUNCE THAT farkING WORD. Jeebus, it makes anyone who says Nook-uuu-lar sounds like a four year old who has never spelled the damned word.

I'd like a new rule: If you can't pronounce "nuclear" properly you are instantly disqualified from ever having any control over the US nuclear weaponry.

Hockey moms and joe sixpacks need to band together to make sure another financial crisis like this never happens again.

I'm going to go get my fantasy football leauge to band together and solve this healthcare crisis.

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had Biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

Hah, hah! HAHAHAhahahaha.

Hahaha.

Heh.

hoo boy.

Tacoby Bellisbury: False, she did exceptional last night, Had biden claiming Bosniaks and stuff, good times.

"Bosniak', as I imagine you actually know, is the proper term for a person of Bosnian ethnicity. Also - why are you here? You pledged that you would leave if Palin lost, and with the exception of the joke called Drudge, she lost in every poll. Not that I want you to leave - like anybody else, your contribution here has value - but I think it would be manly and decent of you to admit that you were "engaging in hyperbole" ( I won't say fibbing) when you said that. I think we'd all respect you more if you did.

I Said: Best parts of the debate:

-Palin saying she simply wasn't going to answer a question
-Palin agreeing with Biden on same sex couples
-Biden almost breaking down while defending himself as a single parent, and Palin responding off her cue card "Oh yea? well maverick maverick maverick maverick"

Biden: Fact figure my wife is a teacher
Palin: O RLY? I guess her reward is in heaven (Smirk) catchphrase soundbite catchphrase maverick

Ed Finnerty: priestrape: [Nukular image]

I'm glad I'm not the only one sick of our supposed best and brightest not being able to PRONOUNCE THAT farkING WORD. Jeebus, it makes anyone who says Nook-uuu-lar sounds like a four year old who has never spelled the damned word.

I'd like a new rule: If you can't pronounce "nuclear" properly you are instantly disqualified from ever having any control over the US nuclear weaponry.

What makes it great was how in that first speech they had it spelled out phonetically like "new-clear" and everyone laughed about it. Turns out she really says "noo-ku-lur" and they did everything they could to try and make her stop.