CANDIDATE
I'll make you a deal, like any other candidate
We'll pretend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake
My set is amazing, it even smells like a
street
There's a bar at the end where I can meet you and your friend
Someone scrawled on the wall "I smell the blood of les tricoteuses"
Who wrote up scandals in other bars
I'm having so much fun with the poisonous people
Spreading rumours and lies and stories they made up
DAVID BOWIE
So it's almost 6:30 pm in Vienna and I am debating whether to stay up late enough to watch the debate and slog through work tomorrow or try to watch it bit by bit right before work or just watch it in its entirety when I get home...either way...these are my thoughts and I welcome any comments about what you think will happen...
PALIN I think we will see Sarah Palin from St. Paul. She will start as the Hockey Mom, and try to avoid the Miss South Carolina moments by the patchwork of talking points assembled for her. Expect a healthy dose of mocking and demeaning. In the middle of the debate expect a heavy dose of Red Meat. When they get into energy expect her to start throwing blows. On Foreign Policy it will be BUSH without saying BUSH. Freedom, Security, 911, Terrorism. She will be dying to get through this patch.
Rev. Wright, William Ayers, Tony Rezko, The Most Liberal Senator in the Universe, Born Alive/Partial Birth Abortion Voting, Present Voting.....These will all be worked into the mix if she can.
Her goal is to goad Joe Biden into doing something stupid.
I could be wrong. Maybe she will be gracious and agree with Biden a few times, but I doubt it. This debate is to re-ignite those conservatives and conservative independents that were getting nervous. She might throw a little self-deprecating bone to Tina Fey but I doubt it.
BIDEN I would hope Joe actually trims everything down tonight. Answer the questions and only go after McCain. I would hope instead of directly attacking her he use his...."I cede my time to Gov. Palin" card. If he gets a proper home run he has to take it, but if he gets that proper home run...LOOK INTO THE CAMERA JOE!!!! Don't mock her. It's not worth it. We are ahead. You don't need to win the game. Just show your competence. I once heard that Debate Answers have to be like Sandwiches. Two Pieces of Bread (The intro and outro about yourself filled with the Meat in the Center which is substance.
Don't get me wrong. The part of me that seethed on the Wednesday evening at the RNC would love for Biden to just take her apart and reduce her to nothing, but this election is NOT about the bases. It's about independents and that's why Barack won them in his debate. LOOK PRESIDENTIAL. BE POLITE, SMART, KNOWLEDGEABLE.
There will be some moments when you can dig the blade in, but choose them wisely.
Lastly...
THE PALIN DRINKING GAME.
Whenever she utters SMALL TOWN
Take one sip
Whenever she utters FREEDOM
Take one sip
Whenever she utters LIBERAL
Take one sip
Whenever she utters MOST LIBERAL SENATOR
Take two sips
Whenever she utters ELITE
Take two sips
Whenever she utters THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LIBERTY, THIS GREAT COUNTRY
Take two Sips
Whenever she utters the word BOON
take 3 sips
PALIN POST DEBATE SPIN DRINKING GAME
Whenever a surrogate says SHE SHOWED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.....
Take one sip
Whenever a surrogate says GWEN IFILL'S QUESTIONS WERE UNFAIR
take one sip
Whenever Rudy Guiliani laughs (This always means he lies right after that) or Nancy Pfotenhaurer uses that crazy smile
sorry but take 2 sips
Whenever a surrogate says SHE CLEARLY SHOWED.....
Take 3 sips
OR JUST TURN THE TV OFF AND DON'T WATCH FOX NOISE!!!!