With all due respect to BarbinMD, the reason that I need to drink every time McCain says, "My friends" is not a game. It is because, invariably, what comes out of his mouth after this utterance is utter bull pucky. I need to steel myself for the coming onslaught of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Fortunately, Barack Obama is looking out for my liver.
UPDATE: And we finally get follow-ups and rebuttals. NOW THAT IS CHANGE WE NEEDED! Thank you for standing up for America, Barack!
I'm trying as hard as I can to make this diary into something long and insightful, but there isn't much to say on this matter. I hate this debate format. As a front-page post said, what's the point of having an audience if they cannot interact, especially to demand a straight answer. Barack is just as guilty (maybe more) of not answering the question. That is annoying. However, at least his answers seem to strongly adhere to reality. McCain't*, I feel, is being given a soapbox to lie through his teeth to millions of Americans, and as Tom "Broken Record" Brokaw said, Barack cannot call him on it.
Well, as it turns out, he can. Unfortunately, he can't do it directly to the millions of viewers. His campaign has retrofitted his fact check website to, in real-time, check the facts said on air. This is awesome. The only problem with it is that it has no path to the viewers. We need to "GOTW" (get out the website) and pimp the website so that McCain's lies can be battled with the facts**.
The website is found HERE!
It would appear that some of McCain'ts lies are slipping out against his will. Or he's just losing it. As per the Huffington Post homepage, "McCain['t] suggests a spending freeze for government while suggesting government buy up mortgages." Whoops! Oh Alzheimer's John, say it ain't so!
*As much fun as all the names for "Chicken McNugget" or McSame are, I think this one takes the cake. Yes, we can. No, he McCain't.
**According to Fox, facts are not irrefutable, so YMMV talking to any viewers of Fox News, should they refute reality.