Presidential Debate McCain Numbers - October 7, 2008
- John McCain (republican candidate)
- Barack Obama (democratic candidate)
- Tom Brokaw (moderator)
My Friends - 18
My Friend - 4
Total - 22
Sarah Palin - 0 (vice president running mate)
Joe Lieberman - 3 (the guy he actually wanted to be his running mate)
Number of times John McCain's referenced his Hero:
Ronald Reagan - 1
Teddy Roosevelt - 1
Number of times Tom Brokaw made reference to candidates being over on time:
Using the word time - 6*
Using the word Quick/ly - 2
Using the term 'my pact' - 1
Using the word Briefly - 2
Total - 11
Number of times candidate referred to opposing candidate as 'That One':
1
* I did not count the word 'time' when used in consecutive sentences.
All numbers have a 3% error as it's really fucking late and I'm tired.
2 comments:
Thanks for counting! Once, twice, even three times would work but he is so insincere and uses it so casually that you know he doesn't mean it!
Just found your blog. Keep up the good work.
Brian O
Well I don't think he actually intends, necessarily, to put any real meaning behind the term 'my friends.' It's just one of his sayings and it comes natural to him without even thinking about it. Kind of like I'll always refer to 2 or more people as 'guys' regardless of gender, age, or whatever else. See you later guys. I know they're not guys, I don't view them as guys, nor do I wish for them to be guys. (Okay that last one is a toss up. I mean, have you ever had great chemistry with someone that happens to be the gender you don't date? If they had a penis (or vagina) you'd totally be doing them.) I even call my bosses guys even though they're men in there 40's on up and clearly above me in all matters except sexual. So I don't think McCain actually sees us or wants us to be his friends.
I watched the debate twice last night. The first go around, after about the fourth time he said it, I absolutely cringed every time he said 'my friends'. The hair on the back of my neck raised up and my back started to involuntarily bow inward and shoulders hunched over. I wanted to throw something at my tv. It's just annoying and, in my opinion, bad speech skills. I actually started yelling SHUTUP at the tv. Which I also seem to do when watching Chris Matthews interviewing someone. It's not an interview if you don't let the other person answer the question or speak. Fuck. The second time the debate ran I was at the computer but listening with half an ear so I could count it all up. I might have missed a couple. At points I noticed I was mentally blocking out the sound until 'my friends' screeched out of my speakers and nailed my eardrum.
Also would like to note that Randy Jackson on American Idol starts every friggin reveiw with "Alright. Check it out dawg' or something else as equally annoying.
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