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From The Room: John the Candidate
October 17, 2008 - Take that old saw about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks and toss it in your blue recycling bin on top of your fifth of a quart economic medicinal containers. In his final mano-a-mano confrontation with Barack Obama, the oldest dog of them all...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
The very strange physicality of Senator McCain
October 17, 2008 - John McCain is taking a lot of post-debate heat today, less for what he said than for his rather impatient twitchiness and his many condescending eyerolls a...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
23/6 Video: The Spin is In: Eugene at Hofstra
October 16, 2008 - Intrepid political correspondent Eugene Mirman attended the final presidential debate and braved Spin Alley to find out the shocking truth...like the fact that Spin Alley isn't really the super-secret bowling alley where the candidates hang out. Check out his attempts to unspin the spin in this 23...Filed under: Eugene Mirman, Eugene Mirman debate, Eugene Mirman Presidential Debate, Eugene Mirman Final Debate, Eugene Mirman Hofstra, presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Joe the Plumber, Joe Plumber, Joe, plumber
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...Filed under: third presidential debate, debate today, tonight's debate, Wednesday debate, October 15 debate, debate schedule, Hofstra debate, Mccain Obama debate time, Mccain Obama debate Wednesday, McCain Obama debate, New York debate, Obama debate, Obama Mccain debate, presidential debate, presidential debate 2008, presidential debate tonight, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
John McCain makes a few "good points"
October 16, 2008 - During last night's presidential debate, John McCain showed off his rhetorical skills by employing the time-honored technique of sarcastic "air quotes" when responding to Barack Obama, who was trying to make a point about a stupid, unimportant thing...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008, women's health, abortion, air quotes
Quick Poll: Who the hell is taking Drudge's poll?
October 16, 2008 - The results of The Drudge Report's "Who won last night's debate?" poll, as of 11:10 AM...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Drudge, drudge poll, matt drudge
From The Room: Liveblogging the Last Debate
October 16, 2008 - 9:01pm: Here goes McCain with his political-figure-inside-a-hospital opening again. 9:04pm: McCain: Hey, we're just gonna buy all your homes, k? 9:07pm: The challenge tonight will be: How many times can he fit "Middle Class" into a sentence and make it make sense...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
From The Room: The Final Debate
October 16, 2008 - ...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
From The Room: McCain Hurls Bob Schieffer at Obama
October 16, 2008 - Hempstead, NY - The third and final debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama abruptly ended when Senator McCain shocked the crowd in attendance and those watching at home, by suddenly picking up moderator Bob Schieffer of CBS News and hurling him at Senato...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
From The Room: Bitter Words from Tom the Electrician
October 16, 2008 - What's up America? It's me, Tom the Electrician. I've got a joke for you. How many Presidential candidates does it take to screw in an energy efficient light bulb? Oh boy, I love this punchline! Wait for it...Who the fuck knows when both of these guys...Filed under: Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber debate, Obama Joe the Plumber, McCain Joe the Plumber, presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
From The Room: I Hate to Admit It, but McCain Is Right
October 16, 2008 - ...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
From The Room: Joe the Plumber's Forgotten Comrades
October 16, 2008 - Eerily reminiscent of Swing Vote, which was about two presidential candidates trying to win the vote of Kevin Costner, the final debate was about McCain and Obama trying to win the vote of new blue collar icon Joe the Plumber. Yet there were no similar appeals to JTP's less...Filed under: Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber debate, Obama Joe the Plumber, McCain Joe the Plumber, presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
Maverick gives his friends a new phrase to loathe: "Joe the Plumber"
October 16, 2008 - The last debate is over. Three weeks until the election, three weeks and four minutes until we remember that Lindsay Lohan is in a lesbian relationship. Thank you, Lord. For those that missed the debate, especially a certain blue-collar fellow named Joseph, we present this photocomic- Brokaw free...Filed under: presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, Bob Schiffer, Bob Schaffer, Bob Schaeffer, Bob Shaffer, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Joe the Plumber, Joe Plumber, Joe, plumber
From The Room: Joe the Plumber: The TV Series
October 15, 2008 - Anchor: We now return to Joe the Plumber, already in progress. [Joe, his wife Lisa and his two children, Timmy and Plunge, are all sitting around the television, smiling an...Filed under: Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber debate, Obama Joe the Plumber, McCain Joe the Plumber, presidential debate October 15, presidential debate, Bob Schieffer, final debate, Hofstra University, third presidential debate, Hofstra debate, Hofstra University, 3rd debate, New York debate, 3rd presidential debate, third debate, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
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...Filed under: third presidential debate, debate today, tonight's debate, Wednesday debate, October 15 debate, debate schedule, Hofstra debate, Mccain Obama debate time, Mccain Obama debate Wednesday, McCain Obama debate, New York debate, Obama debate, Obama Mccain debate, presidential debate, presidential debate 2008, presidential debate tonight, the presidential debate, Barack Obama, John McCain, politics, Election 2008
