On October 7, Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a town hall presidential debate at Belmont University. Obviously, in such tough economic times, the focus was on the economy. Some of the questions were from moderator Tom Brokaw, some were from people in the debate, and some were from people who submitted their questions via the Internet.
Both of the candidates made attempts to portray the other as a taxer. Obama tryed to portray John McCain as a deregulator. McCain and Obama both made claims on the other's tax policy that ranked a "False", "Pants on Fire" or "Barely True" on the Truth-O-Meter run by Politifact. John McCain said that Barack Obama has voted 94 times to raise taxes or to not lower them. However, McCain's record shows that he voted that way 114 times. However, McCain has been in the Senate for much longer. At one point, the "excitment meter" of uncommitted Ohio voters was at the maximum level during one of Barack Obama's speeches about the economy.
The candidates disagreed on foreign policy. McCain showed a far more interventionist policy. However, Obama said "We must act" if there is genocide. McCain said Russia's behavior is outside the norm, and that Russia is "kind of" evil. He also expressed moral support for Georgia and Ukraine. He also said that we must support Israel if they are invaded by Iran. Barack Obama said that killing Osama Bin Laden and crushing Al Qaeda is our number one security priority.
Obama said that there are three top priorities in domestic policy. 1. Energy Independence. 2. Health Care. 3. Education. McCain said that "We can take on health care and energy with one bullet". Both of the candidates discussed helping out lower gas prices. Barack Obama said that the environment is the biggest challenge, and the biggest opportunnity. Both of the candidates agreed that every American deserves health care, but they disagreed on how to handle it.
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On October 7, Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a town hall presidential debate at Belmont University. Obviously, in such tough economic times, the focus was on the economy. Some of the questions were from moderator Tom Brokaw, some were from people in the debate, and some were from people who submitted their questions via the Internet.
Both of the candidates made attempts to portray the other as a tax raiser. Obama tried to portray John McCain as a deregulator. McCain and Obama both made claims on the other's tax policy that ranked a "False", "Pants on Fire" or "Barely True" on the Truth-O-Meter run by Politifact. John McCain said that Barack Obama has voted 94 times to raise taxes or to not lower them. McCain forgot to mention that this includes his record in the Illinois State Senate. However, McCain's record shows that he voted that way 114 times. However, McCain has been in the Senate for much longer. At one point, the "excitement meter" of uncommitted Ohio voters was at the maximum level during one of Barack Obama's speeches about the economy.
The candidates disagreed on foreign policy. McCain showed a far more interventionist policy. However, Obama said "We must act" if there is genocide. McCain said Russia's behavior is outside the norm, and that Russia is "kind of" evil. He also expressed moral support for Georgia and Ukraine. He also said that we must support Israel if they are invaded by Iran. Barack Obama said that killing Osama Bin Laden and crushing Al Qaeda is our number one security priority.
Obama said that there are three top priorities in domestic policy.
1. Energy Independence.
2. Health Care.
3. Education.
McCain said that "We can take on health care and energy with one bullet". Both of the candidates discussed helping out lower gas prices. Barack Obama said that the environment is the biggest challenge, and the biggest opportunity. Both of the candidates agreed that every American deserves health care, but they disagreed on how to handle it.
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