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10-11-2008, 10:41 AM
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McCain taps Obama on the shoulder to get his attention... then withdrawals his hand. This was kind of an awkward and strange moment. Even more curious in light of the criticism that McCain took for avoiding eye contact with Obama during their first debate. I'm surprised because I wouldn't expect this type of behavior from someone presenting them self as an honorable military man who want's to be the president. |    
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10-11-2008, 11:04 AM
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I've read that they did shake hands and the video misleads.
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10-11-2008, 11:31 AM
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Given the look of the other 800 or so videos that the person who posted that video has posted I think thats a pretty solid assumption. |
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10-11-2008, 12:49 PM
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There was no camera or audio manipulation here. What you saw in that clip is what really happened. Maybe the argument is that the vid is misleading because it only showed 35 seconds.
It is true that the vid does not show both candidates shaking hands on stage immediately at the conclusion of the debate (before Tom Bokaw said they were blocking his teleprompter). However, everyone knows that those on stage pre and post debate handshakes are essentially photo opps. Post debate exchanges on the floor are customary and are usually considered less formal and slightly more personal (not to suggest that they can not also be used as photo opps). The fact is, McCain withdrew his hand from Obama's, then deferred the handshake to his wife. It just wasn't a classy move no matter what. |
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10-11-2008, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by buckeye125  Maybe the argument is that the vid is misleading because it only showed 35 seconds. | Thats my argument. |
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10-11-2008, 03:31 PM
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Looks to me like he just pats him on the shoulder. But spin spin spin away.
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10-11-2008, 04:39 PM
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If you look closely, you can see that McCain actually has a foreign object hidden up his sleeve!
When he "slaps" Obama on the back, he really is stabbing him with a sharply point object!
If McCain had any class, he would have stabbed him in the front instead of in his back.
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10-11-2008, 04:40 PM
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McCain doesn't have any class though, he's evil incarnate and should probably be killed before he can steal your money and give it to the rich people |
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10-11-2008, 04:50 PM
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I heard if Obama wins, the feds are going to go door to door and collect up everyone's guns.
I'm not joking. Someone actually tried to convince me of this.
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10-11-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by buckeye125 There was no camera or audio manipulation here. What you saw in that clip is what really happened. Maybe the argument is that the vid is misleading because it only showed 35 seconds.
It is true that the vid does not show both candidates shaking hands on stage immediately at the conclusion of the debate (before Tom Bokaw said they were blocking his teleprompter). However, everyone knows that those on stage pre and post debate handshakes are essentially photo opps. Post debate exchanges on the floor are customary and are usually considered less formal and slightly more personal (not to suggest that they can not also be used as photo opps). The fact is, McCain withdrew his hand from Obama's, then deferred the handshake to his wife. It just wasn't a classy move no matter what. | Yep. That settles it for me. No way I could vote for a man who would do something so totally dispicable. I always base my voting decisions on 35 second video clips.
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