The Janes have spoken….

  Sorry, Johnny Mac!  But the Janes called it like they saw it.   We asked them who lost the debate, and here’s what that said….

63%-  John McCain.  Grumpy doesn’t seem very presidential.
23%-  Barack Obama.  Can you govern with platitudes?
12%-  Joe the Plumber.  Even debate fame doesn’t pay the bills.

CJP Debate Recap: The Debate to End All Debates

The third and final presidential debate of 2008 took place tonight in Hempstead, NY, with CBS’ Bob Schieffer moderating. If the last one was a bit boring, this one was definitely not lacking in entertainment. The debate heated up quickly, with both candidates cutting straight to the chase: economy, economy, economy. They also tackled pretty [...]

Who LOST the debate on Wednesday?

  We feel that Bob Schieffer clearly won MVP at tonight’s debate.  So instead of asking who ELSE won, we’re asking the Janes who lost the last debate?   Tell us who you think dropped the ball, flubbed their lines or generally came out behind their competitor.  It doesn’t make them bad people, it just makes [...]

The Janes Have Spoken: “That One” wins the debate.

So who won the Duel in Dullsville this week? According to our perfectly scientific poll of Janes, here’s how you scored the performances at the debate between John McCain and Barack Obama this week. We asked who won, the Janes said:

52%- Barack Obama
32%- John McCain
16%- Neither. How far to Canada?

We’re [...]

CJP Debate Recap: If we had a nickel for everytime McCain said “my friends”…

…We’d feel like we won the lottery tonight!
The second 2008 presidential debate tonight was set up in a town-hall format, with Tom Brokaw moderating. We hope you were glued to your TV (or C-Span webcam) all evening like we were, but just in case, here’s all the highlights you need:
The debate started off with the [...]

Our three favorite things today…

We at CJP are obsessed with three things today:

1. “The Rachel Zoe Project.” If loving the fur clad, pint-sized future tycoon is wrong, we don’t want to be right.

2. Commercial paper. How can something we’ve never heard of be wrecking our economy so badly? Nisha explains below.

3. [...]

“How to win a town hall debate,” by Bill Clinton

When people suggest that John McCain needs to “connect” with voters on economic issues during tonight’s town hall debate in Nashville, here’s what they are talking about: The famous “I feel your pain” moment.

Observe the 1992 debate when President George H.W. Bush is asked how he would improve the flagging American economy. He [...]

The CJP VP Debate Recap!

Tonight was the long-awaited showdown between VP candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. We hope you were all watching, but in case you weren’t, here’s a quick recap of the highlights from tonight:
After her series of less-than-stellar interviews the past week, Palin had clearly worked hard and prepared thoroughly for the debate, with plenty of [...]