Reader comments: Presidential debate — Both had a strong finish, but no game-changers

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Eldora Katz | 4:17 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
McCain's mortgage proposal is not novel.
The authority already exists in the "rescue" bill.
Clinton - Energetic vision?? | 8:19 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
The only memorable lines from Clinton are "I never had sex..." and "we can still believe in a place called hope."

Hardly any greatness there...
Campbell | 8:46 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
Sure it would have been a change of pace if McCain stood up at the end and asked the American people:

"Do you want to live in a socialist fascist state controlled by a dictator whose political career began in the living room of a domestic terrorist."

People were looking for blood last night and I can understand that. But in reality as the media did their number to set up Palin to fail in her debate the media was attempting to set up McCain as well.
Obama did not say anything different. In fact Obama was more boring than McCain. You can only stretch "style" so far.
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illyana | 10:34 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
did anyone else think it looked like McCain looked as though he was about to start singing when he was sitting on that stool?

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