I’m 40 minutes through the 1:30 minute debate right now! If I make it to the end, I’ll give you my take!

Prostate trouble?

Picking out the monogramming for the towels in the White House?

You decide.

I think he needed a change of drawers.

He had to get back to his tweeting.

He forgot what he was doing there so he left…

Abe Simpson loves Matlock, maybe they are pals

Went to find Sarah Palin and ask her to pull his finger.

The stewed prunes kicked in.

He is a sore loser so he left.

He went to consult with his joke writer. They’re all falling flat.

He went to get his tailor to give him a little more room in the shoulders.

He went to pat more veterans on the back.

He went to pat Palin on the head.

Lieberman called, and John had to go reach somewhat into the aisle instead of actually across it.

He had to go not prioritize next year’s proposed budget.

It was past his bedtime.

He had other, better places to suck!

Hey, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

Bedtime For Bonzo was playing on TCM.

♬ Viva Viagra! ♬

His girdle was killing him.

He was scheduled to appear on Letterman.

He’d heard Sarah was about to do another interview with Katie Couric.

He needed to take his PM dose of Aricept.

@thetmle Who reminded him?

A brain fart?

After reading this article I’m pretty sure he was off to crash a jet or desert and injured wife to find a little hottie with lots of money who could help him fulfill his political ambitions.

@supermouse;
Oh my goodness is that article true? I am so sick after reading 1/2 of it I don’t know if I can finish without barfing. I never liked McCain much, but I did respect his service. Not if this is true.

@Judi, it was originally printed in Rolling Stone magazine, a pretty reputable source. It is horrifying isn’t it?

Awesome!! Thanks for the laugh.

I love Fluther. You guys are hilarious

Is it for an upcomming edition of Rolling Stone? I noticed that it’s dated October 16.

Home Town Buffet

This question is superfluous to the real matters of concern during an election season. If one bases his or her vote on superficial things like this, then our voters should be at fault for the bad turns in our government. Please, provide some political discourse with substance, not playground games of “he-said, she-said.”

@godfather;
Sometimes things get so serious we just need to add a little light humor.

godfather, who the heck are you to say, “Please, provide some political discourse with substance,” ??

Charliescompany asked the question, not you. If you don’t like this queston, you don’t have to read it. And if you want political discourse, there’s plenty of it around (fluther, the internet, the world), you don’t have to hang out on this one question.

I find it very rude of you to presume to tell me and others what to do.

@Judi – so right! Humor is essential! I mean – was I NOT supposed to laugh when George W. said “I know how hard it is to put food on your family” so many years ago?

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

@thegodfather: No one’s stated they’re basing their vote on any of this. And that’s not what “he-said, she-said” means.

@la_chica_gomela

Your statement is circular and self-indicting. If you don’t like my response, you don’t have to read it. Um, I think it’s apparent you aren’t living by your own reason for feeling offended by me. You might as well be offended at yourself.

@cyndyh

I was referring to the useless banter during election seasons that have reduced our political discourse to fingers being pointed at each other and gossip going round about the candidates and the people that support them. The fact that I have to defend my call for more substantial political discourse and less soundbite/gossip-like/shallow/humorous discourse is evidence enough to me that my feeling that Americans have lost touch with how to talk with one another is a correct one.

Also, I said “if” when I mentioned voters basing their votes on these superficial kinds of discourse, I didn’t say that such was the case here. (So much for reading comprehension these days.) That qualifier changes the meaning of the sentence entirely. And, I do believe my assertion is correct if voters (not necessarily the readers here, but in general) base their decisions on a collection of experiences that largely resemble folks pointing out the useless aspects of political campaigning. To say that this thread and all the posts here are only humorous with no other motive is probably to reduce the effects of online discussions that what they really do to form readers’ opinions and views. In this sense, then, it’s definitely worth my time to try to point out the importance of improving our discourse. 9 times out of 10 on Fluther, I don’t find readers coming here for a laugh, but I could be wrong.

I came across this question, noticed that it was based in very useless observations, didn’t find it humorous though it is for many readers nonetheless, and simply asked of these readers, here and/or elsewhere, to turn the quality of the discourse up a notch. And part of my request is rooted in a sincere desire that none of my fellow Americans be persuaded or dissuaded in their vote by these kinds of rhetoric. That would be tragic for our democracy, in my mind, and in my personal experience appears to often be the case.

godfather, that doesn’t make any sense!!

@thegodfather: You seem to be the only one who’s lost touch with how to talk with people. Read the question again. If you don’t like the discussion in this question or you don’t like the tone it takes you’re free to start your own. Usually, I find, on Fluther and elsewhere, you get something on the order of what you give. If you want people to “Please, provide some political discourse with substance, not playground games of “he-said, she-said”” then your best bet is to engage people in that way perhaps in a question of your own.

some people are just to serious! Oh well to each their own!!

If you can’t take a joke….the heck with ya! :D (that’s what I always say!)

He was really grunting while Obama was speaking…I have to second the prunes theory.