TV Tonight: Presidential Debate or Baseball Serious?

[Stingo]

The TV conflict tonight is between the Phillies vs. the dodgers and the debate between Obama and McCain. I’m fairly confident John McCain won’t be hitting one out of the yard, and that Barack Obama, as steady a performer as there is will win this debate, but it is still a quandry over which event to watch tonight.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/10/15/tv-tonight-presidential-debate-or-world-serious/

[Jack from Charlotte]

1. Watch the ball game the debate is not important.....

only the pundit's reaction to the debate and the post debate polls are important.

Also, if no fireworks occur in the 1st 15 minutes.... channels will be changing.

We've all seen this movie...twice. Obama is smart and cool and the other guy is a short snarling 95% IQ putz.

I wish there was a college football game on. I watched Troy beat Fla Atlantic during the Palin-as-idiot debate.

[Stingo]

6. I like that line

"We've all seen this movie...twice. Obama is smart and cool and the other guy is a short snarling 95% IQ putz."

The IQ part is a bit overstating it, though.

[ellie]

2. GO DODGERS!

[Stingo]

4. They've got a McCain's chance

[JuniperLea]

18. Conflict! Conflict! Conflict!

I may have to switch back and forth for scores... damn!

[PCIntern]

19. BWAHAHA!

I was there in 83 when Gary Matthews hit that homer to win over your Dodgers! Still have the ticket stub...

[OmahaBlueDog]

3. Baseball. I can't watch the debates.

I visit the internet when they're done.

[occe]

5. As a small Phillies fan,

When I get nervous with the debates, I will quietly flip to the Phillies/Dodgers game, but then I will get nervous for that.

[demokatgurrl]

14. As a HUGE Phillies fan....

I will be watching baseball, and checking in here. counting on the DU stalwarts to keep me posted.

[Stingo]

37. I'll not be on the computer

But I'll check in later.

[StopTheNeoCons]

7. Split screen / PIP / 2 TVs, need to see it all

[ashrob123]

8. Both are losers

Tonight is the season finale of Project Runway.

[AlCzervik]

10. this season has been a bit of a disappointment imo, oh i'll watch though.

[Stingo]

12. I want it on my tombstone:

"I never watched a reality show"

[riqster]

9. Whoever wins the series will reign for one year

...versus four for the winner of the election.

[adoraz]

13. not true

it will be a lot less than 1 year because whoever wins will lose to Tampa Bay in the World Series.

[malachi]

20. Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Didn't Tampa remove the "Devil" from their name because of pressure from religious wackos?

[adoraz]

27. really? I'm not sure

I know they switched it to "Rays" this year, but I never knew the reason.

There are other teams with "Devil" in the title, like the New Jersey Devils hockey team.

Very interesting if true.

[TornadoTN]

30. Yes they did - removed it for good this season n/t

[riqster]

21. As an Indians fan...

...I am mathematically certain of never seeing my team in the series, much less winning it. So, I am watching the debate.

[adoraz]

25. heh well I'm a Braves fan

and I'm mathematically certain as well, so I will most likely be watching the debate. :)

[riqster]

28. Karma for our insensitive team names and/or mascots?

It's as good an explanation as any.


Meanwhile, I shall hand out my spare Rednecks For Obama stickers and then go home and plop down to watch McZombie call me his friend about a dozen times per minute.


GoBama!

[adoraz]

32. haha could be

my best friend is an Indians fan, and after they lost to Boston last year and the Braves didn't even make it to the playoffs, we joked about that.

should be a good debate. :toast:

[TornadoTN]

31. As a Red Sox fan

My joy and enthusiasm all throughout 2004 and 2007 after being down 3-0 or 3-1 is non-existent this year. We just don't have the heart and the pitching to make it happen this year.

I really hope to be eating those words.

[sabra]

11. are you SERIES?!!?

:-)

[Stingo]

16. Oh yes

I think I got the phrase "World Serious" from Bill Kinsella. This is a Baseball Serious, not the World Serious.

[mgc1961]

15. Go with baseball.

[Speck Tater]

17. I've got some NetFlix movies coming today.

1. I already know who I'm going to vote for.
2. I already know McCain is an asshole.
3. It would be entertaining to watch McCain blow a gasket and meltdown into a puddle of blind raging goo right there on live TV, BUT...
4. If that happens, I'll catch it on YouTube tomorrow, which is better than sitting through 90 minutes of watching the old fart fumble around while waiting for the meltdown to happen.

So, I choose watching a movie instead.

[jberryhill]

22. Your watching of the debate, or mine, will have no effect, so go with your gut /nt

[PM7nj]

23. GO PHILLIES!!!!

[Stingo]

35. Finally a compatriot

join me on allspinzone.com

[ginnyinWI]

24. watch the game, then catch the debate as a rerun.

Cspan will have it, and maybe PBS, or it will be online in several places I'm sure.

[apnu]

26. Going to see Kafka On The Shore at the Steppenwolf Theather tonight

So no baseball or debates for me. I'll catch Countdown when I get home for the recap.

[Stingo]

34. But the debate might have

better Kafka than the show could ever have.

[Voltaire]

29. Heh heh heh

BASEBALL!

[rvablue]

33. TV tonight: Debate or Project Runway finale???

See how ridiculous it is to ask that question.

Sports are not important -- win or lose it doesn't make a damn bit of difference.

I'll be taping the finale to my favorite show and watching the two candidates debate.

[ebdarcy]

36. Baseball. And then DU afterward to get the post debate analysis.

[Stingo]

38. Is there analysis here?