Now Playing at Reason.tv: McCain v. Obama, Condensed

If you didn't manage to get through last night's somnolent debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, worry not. As a public service, reason.tv has condensed the 90-minute snoozefest in Nashville down to an easily digestable sixty-three seconds.

Comments

[R. Totale]

still too long

[dbcooper]

Did anyone else watch Mad Men on Sunday and think Betty’s (senile and angry) Father was McCain?

[Derrick]

I don’t get it.

[svf]

no “That One?”

[Warty]

One of these men is going to be the most powerful man on earth.

[PFJ]

Warty- Its best not to think about it.

[JB]

One promised me a free house and the other one promised me immortality.

I do want video of Obama confronting God and demanding he give me healthcare.

I dislike McCain because he is a democrat. I dislike Obama because he is a communist.

[Pro Libertate]

McCain? Obama? Bah. I opt for a third choice. Palin. No, not Sarah Palin. Michael Palin.*

* The link goes to the Michael Palin video on Urkobold, but credit goes to the compiler of the video at http://www.MichaelPalinforPresident.com

[prolefeed]

I think Michael Palin summed up my feelings about McCain and Obama:

Some Fine Distinguished Gentlemen

[Hugh Akston]

I didn’t see the debate. Why did they hold it at a white power club, and how did they get Obama out of there alive?

[MikeB]

Best moment during the debate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy-q4yzcuI4

[Warren]

doom
Dooom
DOOOOM

[sage]

MikeB, that’s just like getting rickrolled. We don’t take kindly to that here.

I like the mashup by the reason folks though. Keep working on it, and you’ll give the daily show a run for their money. You know, throw some clips of Wilform Brimly oatmeal commercials in there. Pure gold.

[MikeB]

Sage, I didn’t make it. It just seemed like a good proxy for my attitute towards the debate and the quality of that McBama character.

[sage]

Well played, sir. Just kidding.

Oh, and make that “Wilford.” I don’t know/care how to spell his last name.

[MikeB]

I never bothered to watch the debate last night. My John Adams DVD had just arrived and I watched a far better debate between Adams and Dickinson.

These shows always remind me of the startling difference between statesmen and the current crop of political hacks (Community activist, Hockey Mom, Angry old guy, Joe six-pack). Sad very sad.

In another matter, Sage, No Prob

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I missed the debate last night (too drunk). Does anyone know if the debates can be downloaded for my ipod (for free I mean, who would pay for that shit?).

[Matthew]

MNG,

In it’s entirety:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaBiVJtZc00&eurl

[Just Plain Brian]

Mr. Nice Guy, there might be an easier way, but if you go to keepvid.com and put in the link Matthew supplied it will let you download the video as flv or mp4

[Mike Laursen]

That was quite hard on my digestion.

[Ronnie]

Government is the problem.

[rrricky]

http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832&altf=bopuifs&altl=gvdljo21dmpxo

[dave]

one of the positive outcomes of Obama’s becoming president will be the rebirth of deliberation. We have seen the ends of plutocratic-cleptocracy and it’s ‘reasoning’.

now bark some reason my way, deep thinkers.

[deni]

Very good summary. The bad news is that one of them really will be one of the most powerful men on the world. Good luck!