Obama Mccain Debate

The debate, as seen from the parking lot of Hofstra, where 23/6 held court

October 17, 2008 - The last debate is over, and now, as the New York Times says, it's a "sprint to the finish." McCain starts off the sprint with an appearance on Letterman, Obama with a fundraiser with Bruce Springsteen. And Joe the...

Barack Obama wants to point-counterpoint the bejesus out of you

October 15, 2008 - You tried your hand at going up against John McCain using the very same special embeddable Debate Bot software that Barack Obama uses to prepare for the presidential debates. But despite John McCain's general co...

Test your debate skills against Old Man McCain- he's online now!

October 15, 2008 - Few events require more advance preparation on behalf of a presidential candidate than a national debate. Tonight, Barack Obama and John McCain take to the stage at Hofstra University for the last of their three face-offs. So as a candidate, what can you do to get ready for the...

From The Room: What to Look for in Tonight's Debate

October 15, 2008 - Is McCain still old? Is Obama still black? Did Obama look at me personally, or was he looking at the camera? Did McCain's left ear just fall off? Did Obama just make a secret terrorist hand gesture that would signal his terrorist friends to hop in the Obama Time...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: What I Need to Hear Tonight, Part Two

October 15, 2008 - Before the last great debate I gave some free advice to John McCain. My father always used to say that free advice is worth what you paid for it and maybe that's why I was ignored. However I am fairly hardheaded and my thirty years in show business has...

Barack Obama, please put this horse out of its misery

October 15, 2008 - Tonight's debate is Barack Obama's last chance to completely screw up and hand the election to McCain. Of course, McCain doesn't want the election, as evidenced by every decision he's made starting with Sarah Palin. Still, the constitution dictates that we endure this charade until the...

From The Room: McCain Campaign Advances Possibility of Using "Yo Momma" Insults in Debate

October 15, 2008 - With an unrepentant economy and Sarah Palin satires dominating the news, several new tracking polls show Barack Obama widening his lead over John McCain anywhere from 14 points at the NYT/CBS Polls to 101 points at MSNBC, taken between the Countdown and Rachel Maddow Shows. Only at Fox News...

In stunning move, McCain vows to whip a black man

October 13, 2008 - At the start of what many see as a crucial week for John McCain, the Republican made a stunning move and promised that this coming wednesday he will whip a black man...

From The Room: Bashful in Nashville

October 10, 2008 - You'd think that the two remaining presidential division heavyweights squaring off on national TV would produce a modicum of action. You know, a knockdown, busted nose; maybe a rabbit punch to the back of the head or a chunk of an ear spit through the ropes into Tom Brokaw...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: The Clintons Are Lurking

October 9, 2008 - I had to miss the big non-debate the other night because my son broke his arm at football practice. Some kids will do anything for their parents! I think there are many things that we Right Wing Conspirators and you Enlightened Progressives disagree on but can we get some...

23/6 Video: Watch: The Second Presidential Debate- In a Minute

October 8, 2008 - Oh man, how will this debate recap affect undecided voters? Also check out: The Vice-Presidential Debate In a Minute The First Presiden...

From The Room: Fun With E-Cards! One Way of Looking at the Debate

October 8, 2008 - Earlier this week I ran an interview with Brook Lundy, co-founder of the hilarious online greeting card site Someecards.com and the just-launched voter...

Senile x (hot head/Ayers) + 700 billion = McCain lost

October 8, 2008 - The results are in, and according to all reasonable sources, Sen. Barack Obama ran roughshod over Sen. John McCain in last night's presidential debate. But what does it mean for a candidate to...

Obama-Biden now 3 for 3
and going for a shutout

October 8, 2008 - Obama-Biden have won three out of three debates. First came the Foreign Policy debate, supposedly McCain's strong suit. Next came the VP debate, in which expectations for Palin were so low that folks were ready to give her a win ju...

From The Room: McCain Discovers He's Actually Not Good at Town Hall Debates

October 8, 2008 - Tuesday's debate looked like a rerun of the first debate, except this time they were walking as they were talking. After standing in the first debate and walking in the second debate, will they lay down on a recliner in the final debate? McCain did so much walking, I...