Debate Part Deux

Tonight I "reached across the aisle" to fellow online sports editor, Steve, of CBSSports.com. Steve (a fellow Cranstonite and Jeff's best man) is a bleeding heart liberal who, when he's not writing angry letters to the Bush campaign, enjoys coffee milk, Drew Bledsoe jerseys and 90s grunge.

Here are some highlights of our convo:

Emily: finally, a for realz journalist
Emily: f this pbs crap
Steve: and this means Brokaw impersonations on SNL which is fun

Emily: the question is: do you want your president to have a neck?
Emily: if so, you should vote for obama
Steve: haha
Emily: this audience doesnt look terribly diverse
Steve: what? lots of different types of white people

Emily: warren buffet as treasury secretary
Emily: hmmm
Steve: jeff Schaible as treasury secretary
Emily: Free electric guitars for everyone! To be bought for $800, then sold back for $200

Emily: wait, there's a minority in here -- what happened?!
Steve: sleek man
Emily: "I bet you've never even heard of wall street. So tough being from the inner-city, eh son?"
Steve: "DO you like basketball?"
Emily: "You've heard of regulators, I'm sure. You know Warren G. But he's a de-regulator."

Emily: This carpet is burning my retnas
Steve: true
Steve: and the blue background

Emily: I keep expecting McCain to put his leg up on his chair like bill kurtz
Steve: he'd rule at these debates
Steve: "Let me tell you a story when i was at the Marblehead Times"

Emily: I keep expecting mccain to jump over the bar and get in this lady's face
Emily: "You can trust me!!! Did you see this new spiffy tie I got. It's got stripes of pink. I'm really big softie!"
Steve: Did you know I'm a maverick?
Emily: is the theory that its better to not answer the question, even though that irritates people... than to answer the question and risk saying the "wrong" thing
Emily: ?
Emily: it's so transparent
Steve: saying the wrong thing is worse
Emily: of course one of those three things will take priority
Steve: that's just one person asking the question, they're speaking to the people on TV

Emily: I'm pretty sure McCain just turned around to talk to the empty wall
Steve: i didn't notice that
Steve: he hasn't walked this much in decades, i bet
Steve: 5000 dollars is not enough to buy health insurance, mccain
Emily: Our best days are ahead of us, John... Your final days are ahead of you...
Steve: ouch

Emily: we get it Brokaw... they're going long, it is what it is. this is important stuff.
Steve: Brokaw ANGRY!

As you can see, this isn't exactly blistering political commentary. Frankly, I blame Steve. But really, this debate was BORING. It got a little testy at the end. I don't think either candidate made major strides. I hope they can pull it together for October 15 to really give it something to think about.