OMG On Hardball just now, the McC campaign was "unable to provide someone" to oppose Schumer

[Waiting For Everyman]

on the economy.

TOTAL F-ING ABANDONMENT OF THE FIELD!

They're dead meat.

Matthews also said "this is no longer about lipstick on a pig, this is serious."

[Clio the Leo]

1. Why should they? It's sexist to imply that McCain screwed the pooch today. :-) NT

[1corona4u]

2. Wow....I didn't watch it, because I'm boycotting MSNBC....

except for Keith & Rachel.

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. Me too, but I had an impulse just to see what he'd say today.

Wow. And the econ graphics he had and hammered on were very persuasive.

[Patsy Stone]

3. Just wait for the Nancy Pfotenhauer (?) segment.

Chris was brutal. Brutal.

[Waiting For Everyman]

9. You're right, Matthews gutted her. (how satisfying)

But Obama's opposing advisor in that segment was very weak. I'd fire her. Stephanie somebody-or-other. I'd giver her a C-.

[Patsy Stone]

20. I'd give her a B+

I wasn't blown away. She didn't answer the $250K answer quickly enough and it seemed like she was avoiding it, even though she had already given the answer in her opening and Chris missed it.

The one difference was tone. She was mellow and smiley and Nancy was screaming and scrambly. That's a net positive right there.

[TooRaLoo]

14. One of the most amazing segments I've ever seen him do.

I was floored.

[Patsy Stone]

19. So good in fact, HuffPo put up the video

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/15/chris-matthews-battles-na_n_126657.html

It's a thing of beauty.

[TheDonkey]

4. LOL. Can't trot anyone out because they haven't figure out what lies to come up with yet

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

5. Yeah that or maybe even the surrogates can't even swallow what they are being shoveled.

[Boz]

15. Even Romney cut ties with McCain, watch the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY5Plqs5d98

[saltpoint]

6. And drat the luck for McCain, Duke Cunningham is uh, unavailable

this evening.

[firedupdem]

7. I'm done with MSNBC other than Keith and Rachel....Fuck em nt

[Bryan]

8. And Schumer was very strong

He was also very good on MTP yesterday. He's turned into a strong surrogate for Obama; firm, well-prepared, confident...

[Waiting For Everyman]

11. Maybe no currently viable Repubs want to be associated with defending this?

[jazzjunkysue]

12. Gramps has skewered the GOP: He won't tow their party line and they're

leaving him out there alone, which of course, he can't handle.

[Waiting For Everyman]

13. MSNBC is showing VA "leaning Obama" now. Wow.

Isn't that new? Or maybe it was before, while I wasn't watching. But I haven't seen any other poll report VA that way yet. And this poll of course wouldn't even be showing the news from today yet.

I wonder if O. has a shot at even Indiana now? Or how it'll affect Florida, with all their foreclosures?

[casus belli]

16. The real question is will they dare keep trying to keep Palin out of non-friendly fire...

I don't see how they could continue to keep her locked up and away from tough question with an economy in meltdown.

[vaberella]

17. I need a video. n/t

[elfin]

18. Probably in red alert lockdown to

feed the Geezer and the Bimbo some new lines. Staying away from any real venues avoids the Phil Gramm question that even the MSM idiots might stumble upon.

The longer Gramm is away from any attention, the better the chances are that he won't be mentioned in any meaningful way -- unless the Obama campaign makes a good ad about it.