Topic: The Debates (Read 17154 times)

Thad · « **Reply #100 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:49:02 PM »

Figure of speech. Public education is a thankless job; those who do good works on Earth are rewarded in Heaven.

I don't think she confused Jill with Neilia. She used the present tense, and AFAIK Neilia wasn't a teacher.

Shinra · « **Reply #101 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:50:34 PM »

Quote from: Thad on October 02, 2008, 06:49:02 PM

Figure of speech. Public education is a thankless job; those who do good works on Earth are rewarded in Heaven.

I don't think she confused Jill with Neilia. She used the present tense, and AFAIK Neilia wasn't a teacher.

"Her reward is in heaven" is not frequently a figure of speech used to describe the living.

I'm going to consider it a tripup in her collective knowledge of her opponent.

Kayma · « **Reply #102 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:52:38 PM »

Quote from: Shinra on October 02, 2008, 06:50:34 PM

"Her reward is in heaven" is not frequently a figure of speech used to describe the living.

I'm going to consider it a tripup in her collective knowledge of her opponent.

I've heard that phrase before. It's not malicious; basically analogous to "Man, your job sucks. Sorry."

Royal☭ · « **Reply #103 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:52:51 PM »

You can be wrong if you want, Shinra. But when I saw it I got the impression she was speaking about his current wife, and the "her reward is in heaven" is a frequently used term to refer to sacrifice by someone. Can you put your irrational hatred of Palin aside and fixate on more rational ones?

Thad · « **Reply #104 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:56:56 PM »

Fact checks: the The USA Today, MSNBC (via AP). Some overlap, but at a quick glance I don't think they're the same wire piece.

Rico · « **Reply #105 on:** October 02, 2008, 07:57:14 PM »

Quote from: Shinra on October 02, 2008, 06:50:34 PM

"Her reward is in heaven" is not frequently a figure of speech used to describe the living.

Except, you know, in the Bible. Where it originated.

Not that it's any surprise, but Palin's cadences showed pretty plainly that she was reading from a memorized script she hadn't had enough time to really work through. Surprised Biden bit at a couple obvious trolls and reacted with the sigh.

Ocksi · « **Reply #106 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:04:25 PM »

i was personally amazed at how easily she was able to dodge questions. all questions. seemed she was able to only speak on points she'd prepared, which obviously helped her a lot.

Dooly · « **Reply #107 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:46:57 PM »

Was Palin saying "nucular" throughout the whole debate?

Detonator · « **Reply #108 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:49:24 PM »

It sounded more like "nu-kee-ler" to me, which is a little better than "nu-kyoo-ler", but not much.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #109 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:50:40 PM »

Really, the problem isn't the word "nuclear" but that she kept talking about Iran when asked about countries with nuclear capabilities or that are seeking nuclear capabilities.

Brentai · « **Reply #110 on:** October 02, 2008, 09:05:43 PM »

And that wasn't what she was actually asked about.

Arc · « **Reply #111 on:** October 02, 2008, 09:09:25 PM »

Biden wordle:

Palin wordle:

Spaco · « **Reply #112 on:** October 02, 2008, 10:17:06 PM »

Scared you might be called a sexist during a debate with a female opponent?
The perfect play: Call her the sexist! (bonus points for near tears)

Brentai · « **Reply #113 on:** October 02, 2008, 10:20:36 PM »

What's hilarious is that he's completely right.

Thad · « **Reply #114 on:** October 02, 2008, 10:26:42 PM »

Yeah, I tend to grouse at accusations of "reverse -isms" as the whining of haves who don't have as much as they want, but sometimes it's justified. In this case, it was.

sei · « **Reply #115 on:** October 03, 2008, 12:02:49 AM »

Did Biden remind anyone else of...Thad?

A² · « **Reply #116 on:** October 03, 2008, 12:56:51 AM »

McDohl · « **Reply #117 on:** October 03, 2008, 05:09:29 AM »

Arc · « **Reply #118 on:** October 03, 2008, 05:26:41 AM »

Romosome · « **Reply #119 on:** October 03, 2008, 11:46:42 AM »

Guys, Palin won the debate because she seemed like a complete idiot before and she actually did a little better than we expected.

So she improved more and therefore deserves to run the most powerful nation in the world.

It's a good thing Biden wasn't too hard on her, either. He could've been seen as being a bully to someone who is going to be expected to defend our country from terrorists. That'd be mean and unfair and maybe even sexist! I'm glad he toned it down a bit like a gentleman.

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