{"tweet_id":936467521,"text":"#tweetdebate letting mom\/dad follow debate on CNN while tweet scoring. I will sleep on the sofa with them & wait for the screams GO OBAMA","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936467712,"text":"what is an appropriately bi-partisan food to bring to a debate party? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936468396,"text":"@current one minute to get your stuff together #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936468736,"text":"@current I've got the live stream going #current....awesome!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936469906,"text":"Current TV is pretty cool. Streaming Twitter feedback #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936470049,"text":"#tweetdebate - good luck both candidates","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936470593,"text":"#tweetdebate ready, set, go!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936471235,"text":"Just ordered pizza and got the cat settled, ready to watch the debates #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936471247,"text":"Any drinking game ideas for #tweetdebate?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936471486,"text":"Thank God Lehrer is the moderator ... if it was Gibson and Stephanapolous I would need a Xanax. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936471689,"text":"Thought I'd have TweetDeck up & running during #tweetdebate . DH is using our laptop to write a sermon. He wins.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936472030,"text":"Preparing to have a heart attack #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936472042,"text":"no debate moderators under 50, sorry  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936473249,"text":"perfect, the debate will include the global financial crisis #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936473550,"text":"I can't imagine McCaine beating Obama in a war of words. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936473869,"text":"#tweetdebate #debate08 I'm helping make the audience global","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936474032,"text":"#tweetdebate nice how Obama held McCains hand and used his free hand to wave to the audience while keeping McCain from doing so","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936474486,"text":"#tweetdebate red tie obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936474753,"text":"@current I just warned my neighbor to watch out of my tv being thrown out the window in frustration #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936475560,"text":"#tweetdebate i never knew what the symbol of the Dems was till 12 yrs ago","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936475791,"text":"Obama +1 for swift and wise  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936475857,"text":"+1 for Obama \"Moving fast, moving swiftly\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936476318,"text":"@TDefren  I'm very nervous, yes #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936476394,"text":"#tweetdebate no golden parachutes no padding CEOs - Obama","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936476596,"text":"Obama looks good. #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936477055,"text":"+1 for Obama having 4 clear objectives to his plan #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936477336,"text":"\" Obama +1 for articulating his plans - initial & recognition #tweetdebate\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936478235,"text":"Obama +1 on taxpayer protection and fair shake #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936478277,"text":"Obama +1 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936478329,"text":"#tweetdebate +3 to Obama - the failed economy is because of the last 8 years of Bush and McCain's support for those policies","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936478426,"text":"McCain just gave a cheap plug to Ed Kennedy -1 #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936478519,"text":"@current current channel reception is continually sucking. Gotta love comcast","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936478533,"text":"McCain -3 for Kenndey comment #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936479026,"text":"McCain +1 for plugging Kennedy #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936479038,"text":"-1 McCain for stalling with faux sympathy #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936479339,"text":"@orbitaldiamonds Power tie. Unlike McCain's candystriper tie.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936479425,"text":"@andrewa121 I only get OTA HD with my EyeTV 500.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936480029,"text":"McCain is more personable tonight than Obama.  Didnt expect that at all in the first 4 minutes of the evening.  +5 McCain #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936480186,"text":"#tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936480534,"text":"@current McCain been around a little while? Thats like saying the pope is a \"little Catholic\" Sheesh. He's older then dirt!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936480648,"text":"McCain is talking about bipartisan negotiation? Uh...no... -1 pt. #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936481044,"text":"Obama +2 for specifics #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936481104,"text":"dear john, they were sitting down till you came and stirred up a hornets' nest. pulease -4 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936481537,"text":"+1 Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936481635,"text":"@current Or its the beginning of the end of the beginning of the end.. Sheesh.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936481887,"text":"1st impressions: Obama has come across as more presidential and articulate. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936482757,"text":"McCain -2 gving credit to house republicans #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936482787,"text":"+Obama for giving a clear concise answer to the first question \r\n#tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936482834,"text":"-1 McCain all over the place in his answer #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936482875,"text":"+1 for Lehrer for calling them both back on track re: recovery plan #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936482963,"text":"if ur oldest candidate in history, why start with \"i'm not feeling great\" .. makes u thing \"you're not looking great either #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936483187,"text":"McCain: \"It's not the beginning of the end of this crisis...it's the end of the beginning\". What?!?! -1 pt. #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936483241,"text":"@jowyang #tweetdebate +1 for Obama too for clear objectives but both are still not that clear where they stand.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936483317,"text":"Obama: 1 , McCain 0 : McCain didn't answer the question #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936483464,"text":"I <3 lehrer #tweetdebate great move of repeating question","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936484325,"text":"McCain -1 for bringing in Kennedy for emotional effect #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936485053,"text":"Just started watching the debate. Got home a few mins late. Got to get #current and then #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936485431,"text":"McCain: I hope so (answering are you going to vote for the plan) #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936485590,"text":"Moderator is a firecracker. #Tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936486069,"text":"McCain -1 for failing to meaningfully answer the question on economy #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936486111,"text":"+2 for Obama making eye contact with the camera #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936486460,"text":"Mccain saw this coming!!!!  Why didn't he stop it. #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936487064,"text":"McCain -1 improper analogy #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936487130,"text":"Obama +1 for equating Republicans with anti-regulation #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936487282,"text":"McCaine +1 for holding people accountable. but let's start with him! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936487471,"text":"I like @jowyang's scoring method. It really makes you think about these comments. http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3jdy67 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936487524,"text":"Obama -1 for not understanding economic regulation in America. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936487566,"text":"McCain -1 not clear where he says yes re: his stand, and yet he is going on and on about \"what\"? unclear #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936487639,"text":"McCain -1 for dodging package plan q #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936488260,"text":"-1 McCain for \"promising\" accountability +1 Obama for reminding that we need it not only in a crisis #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936488526,"text":"#tweetdebate 21st century framework- I like that and it resonates with me as a future minded strategist & leader @barrackobama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936489753,"text":"#tweetdebate -1 McCain \"we saw these problems coming\" I thought the economy was fundamentally sound","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936489827,"text":"CNN's audience reaction seems to flatline during McCain's responses... foreshadowing? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936489889,"text":"mccain +1 for having a sense of humor (he heard him) #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936490257,"text":"Already tired of the Wall Street v Main Street analogies. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936490363,"text":"how annoying are these animations on #Current TV.. reverting to old fashion MSNBC.. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936490584,"text":"Obama: +2 for saying \"we need responsibility all the time, not just during a crisis\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936490983,"text":"@current #current How can you say \"I hope so\" when you are asked the question of voting for something? You should know what yer view is!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936491113,"text":"-1 McCain for not saying if he agrees or disagrees w Obama #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936491401,"text":"Obama +1 for calling Mccain out on his history against oversight #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936491702,"text":"\"John, ten days ago you said the fundamentals of the economy were strong\" Hilarious #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936491945,"text":"McCain -1 for wearing a tie that makes my eyes sore. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936492182,"text":"@nohype good point!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936492695,"text":"McCain -1 for a total non-answer #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936493022,"text":"-1 McCain Contrary statements regarding the state of the economy \r\n#tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936493024,"text":"Funny if they looked at each other I think the talking points would disappear and they might even be constructive #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936493427,"text":"Really tired of hearing the word \"mainstreet\" in the debate #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936493682,"text":"@esonnenberg I agree that it's odd that McCain & Obama seem to have a hard time directly addressing each other #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936493784,"text":"McCain -2 import\/export claim? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936493874,"text":"McCain -2 Wrong Germany is the biggest exporter. Get your facts together! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936494071,"text":"#tweetdebate and when, just when are the questions going to be answered instead of campaigning talk?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936494301,"text":"Obama needs to go for the jugular. You can take this guy Barack... go get 'im. #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936494368,"text":"+1 pt for McCain for his first direct answer #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936494585,"text":"McCain: earmarking is a gateway drug #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936494889,"text":"McCain +1 quotable \"I have a fundamental belief in the strength of the American worker.\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936494930,"text":"McCain +1 for dissing Bush administration and earmarking #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936495826,"text":"McCain is not answering the questions  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936495855,"text":"McCain likes the bears in Montana joke too much #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936495925,"text":"-1 McCain should not joke about bear DNA #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936495994,"text":"-1 mccain I love bears in montana #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936496070,"text":"mccain -1 answer the question!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936496087,"text":"-1 McCain flag waving pandering about American workers #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936496331,"text":"-2 McCain for stringing too many colloquialisms together and post-Reaganomics sensationalism #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936496497,"text":"#tweetdebate question: what did McCain learn from his good friend Charles Keating during the S&L bailout?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936496625,"text":"#tweetdebate +1 for Obama for shooting straight to the root of the ideological issue. +1 for McCain for admitting the Republican failure.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936497053,"text":"#tweetdebate I miss Tim Russert.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936497173,"text":"McCain -3 for personal attack #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936497312,"text":"#obamashots: 0 , #mcainshots: 0 C'mon guyssssss #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936497675,"text":"McCain +3 quotable - symptoms of this \"disease\" he calls it - resp. to runaway. spending #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936497930,"text":"Mccain +1 for directly differentiating his fiscal policy against Obama (cut spending) #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936498031,"text":"@current didn't ask one. Responded to yours. No worries.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936498034,"text":"@andrewa121 We needed some Ron Paul crazy in this #debate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936498255,"text":"mccain -1 for bringing up stupid bear study AGAIN #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936498590,"text":"McCain -1 for treating Americans like idiots re: earmarking.  But +1 for the pen thing. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936498987,"text":"+1 Obama for calling out the $$ in tax cuts vs $$ in earmarks #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936499750,"text":"Obama +2 for putting earmarks in perspective #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936499884,"text":"$932M dollars isn't that much compared to $700B. Sorry McCain. Dollars in Millions isn't huge anymore. #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936499974,"text":"@current #current +1 Obama for bringing up corporate tax cuts at the expense of the middle class. Growing from the bottom up. I like it.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936500113,"text":"@gminks what about the millions that palin got for earmarks on animal research #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936500191,"text":"Obama +1 for tax comment #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936500387,"text":"McCain +1 for blowing the whistle on pork barrel spending #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936500866,"text":"Grow the economy from the bottom up. +3 to Obama for a nice sound bite. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936500897,"text":"#tweetdebate -1 for McCain for repeating a lot of his talking points *verbatim* he already used since the Republican convention.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936501496,"text":"is wondering how long twitter will stay up during the debate ;)     #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936501594,"text":"Obama +2 for countering \"earmark\" spending, but -1 for getting off topic with tax cuts. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936501672,"text":"computer for their kid? maybe the parents don't have one. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936501791,"text":"Mccain +2 for successful counter to Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936501953,"text":"mccain +2 when obama suspended spending #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936502132,"text":"@pamelawella is that what makes him look like that? have always wondered..:) #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936502582,"text":"@jowyang Keeping score on paper. Keep missing what they say when I tweet too much. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936503059,"text":"it's like you can see Obama trying to remember all the \"talking points\" and get his slogans out there #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936503772,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain and Obama could you please talk directly to each other?! let's get it on!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936503969,"text":"Mccain +1 \"I want to cut spending and taxes\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936504075,"text":"-1 McCain #tweetdebate \"I didn't win Miss Congeniality\" but his VP did!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936504109,"text":"High Noon 2: Higher Noon. Starring John McCain. #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936504189,"text":"McCain -3 personal attack & -2 does he have evidence for this accusations to Obama #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936504225,"text":"+1 Obama for giving specific data and clearly identifying is plan \r\n#tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936504394,"text":"Obama on the defensive.  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936504405,"text":"#current #tweetdebate #mccainshot Stop interrupting Obama McCain was just about to say my friends","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936504448,"text":"obama +2 where is mccain getting his numbers #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936504460,"text":"Mccain: the sherrif?  uh? #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936505751,"text":"McCain's laugh sounds like Bush's!!  SCARYY!!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936505804,"text":"#tweetdebate they won't even make eye contact. no one is responding directly","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936506030,"text":"#tweetdebate having another beer to toast Main Street and play the debate drinking game","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936506034,"text":"rt: they are calling Palin \"Bible Spice\" now. LOL #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936506398,"text":"#tweetdebate Weird that McPain brings up all the Repub bilksters in jail. He wants to separate himself, but doesn't seem like good strategy!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936506409,"text":"Obama +2 for telling McCain what's up. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936506709,"text":"+1 obama for saying removing earmarks not only way to get back on track #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936507300,"text":"@MaryTrigiani Hilarious line ... would have been better if Palin didn't ... #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936507310,"text":"Obama +2 for tackling headon the McCain lie about raising taxes #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936507477,"text":"Agreed we can't afford another four #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936508228,"text":"@nohype yes is polar bear DNA more important than black bear DNA? too true! ;)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936508229,"text":"+1 Obama for speaking directly to his opponent. -2 McCain for not catching on. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936508498,"text":"#tweetdebate McPain: we're exporting jobs 'cause of hi biz taxes. NOT because of cheap labor? Oh geez...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936508612,"text":"Obama +1 for laying out his own plan accurately and rebutting earmarks #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936508619,"text":"Did you know that on CNN today's debate is sponsored by EXXON-MOBIL? #TWEETDEBATE","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936509217,"text":"I wonder if Lehrer would only be happy when they resort to fisticuffs #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936509810,"text":"McCain - have you tried buying health insurance for $5000 a year? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936509870,"text":"#tweetdebate looks like McCain can't make eye contact with Obama and respond directly to him. dang! there goes \"my friends\" again.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936509906,"text":"@current #current How can you give all those tax breaks and expect the economy to not go futher into the hole?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936509924,"text":"McCain wants us to read his lips #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936509930,"text":"@davidweiner You're playing that game?  I'm drinking everytime I hear #economy.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936509958,"text":"McCain -1 avoiding the question? wait, waht was the question exactly.. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936510364,"text":"@pmbaird He said it was an old pen ... it was a black sharpie ... ok. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936510881,"text":"@current #current +1 for specifics from Obama. Not hearing those from McCain.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936510964,"text":"Mccain +2 for McCain's sticking $932 MILLION to Obama, putting him on the defense, while explaining his tax policy. #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936511288,"text":"Mccain -1 for looking down and grinning #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936511537,"text":"did someone say foreign policy? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936511652,"text":"Obama +2 for successful response to the business tax issue #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936511947,"text":"Obama +3 for loop hole's. That's exactly how it is! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936512032,"text":"-1 mccain for floating idea of $5k tax cuts #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936512119,"text":"+5 Obama for teling the truth about business taxes. You just want to add a tax benefit ON TOP of the loopholes #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936512281,"text":"This Aussie live web stream of the #debate08 is a few seconds AHEAD of the U.S. Network coverage: http:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936512318,"text":"It's not like you want to close the loopholes. #obama #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936512543,"text":"+1 Obama calling out taxation on health benefits #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936512587,"text":"Obama +2 better argument comp to Mccain, more comprehensive for me #Tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936513096,"text":"+2 Obama for counter arguments, -1 McCain avoiding issue after 2nd request #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936513186,"text":"#tweetdebate 95 percent of you will get a tax break.  +5 for Obama's detail","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936513239,"text":"#tweetdebate PLEEZE people, can we elect someone this time around who is SMART and ARTICULATE? F*ck having a beer with him\/her...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936513359,"text":"#tweetdebate -3 McCain untasty comment about Obama not knowing about household income and wealth","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936513363,"text":"-1 McCain for breaking the debate rules. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936513493,"text":"Christmas trees are economic issues McCain?  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936513814,"text":"\"Festooned\" -- uh, drink?  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936513943,"text":"+1 Obama - loopholes in business tax code that give corporations really low tax rate, much lower that figure quoted by McCain. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936514134,"text":"Mccain -3 personal attack and don't like the quote again \"walk the walk..talk the talk stuff\" nope doesn't work for me #Tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936514273,"text":"Obama +3 zing taxes on health care benefits #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936514643,"text":"+1 mccain for saying \"festooned\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936514698,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain can only play one tune.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936514993,"text":"I heard a cough. I remember Lehrer say \"no noise of any kind.\" Dude just got hauled off by Secrert Service I'm sure. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936515358,"text":"@davidweiner Did she win Miss Congeniality?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936515442,"text":"McCain +1 for using concrete examples. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936515529,"text":"McCain +3 liking his proposed tax system #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936515553,"text":"-3 McCain for taling in circles. I don't understand what he is saying. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936515597,"text":"Current TV stuff is kind of neat, but will opt for the HD feed on CNN #tweetdebate Will DVR most of the last hour due to Sharks game","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936515629,"text":"How long until McCain notes the amount of times Obama voted \"Present\" rather than Yea or Nay? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936515697,"text":"It's not like you want to close the loopholes. #obama #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936515700,"text":"It's not like you want to close the loopholes. #obama #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936515745,"text":"Obama +1 for wanting to close corporate tax loopholes - not just cut taxes. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936516081,"text":"-1 Obama for breaking the debate rules and walking over the moderator. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936516116,"text":"Still undecided so far. I haven't seen anything yet to sway me solidly in either direction. Aren't I the target constituent? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936516280,"text":"McCain -1 for hogging the mic. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936516365,"text":"@MaryTrigiani Lehrer is being a very good monitor. Too eager to have them 'engage each other.' shouldn't a debate be about engaging topix?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936517353,"text":"#tweetdebate Word of the night: FESTOONED. Luv that! Use that all day tomorrow at PDX Wordcamp. No more CSS. We'll festoon our blogs. ;-)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936517836,"text":"@current #current Obama is stuttering too much. Sounds like Porky Big","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936518157,"text":"Have you looked at the #tweetdebate at the top of home screen?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936518437,"text":"The questions the moderator is asking don't make much sense  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936518439,"text":"Financial rescue?  More like financial bailout!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936518665,"text":"#tweetdebate Great question - what compromises need to be made in face of economic malaise","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936518760,"text":"We waste so much our tax dollars it is sickening  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936519599,"text":"that was a tie for me McCain:.5 Obama:1.5 #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936519680,"text":"-3 McCain still attacking Obama (and spends more time looking at the podium) and -5 for that smile #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936519897,"text":"Obama +3 quotable - \"energy indepedence\" ok. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936519974,"text":"#tweetdebate #3 Obama first priority is alternative energy. that's my friend gary hirshberg's influence.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936520121,"text":"Obama energy independence +3 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936520256,"text":"-1 Obama for too many disclaimers re: potential economic recovery plan #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936520456,"text":"#tweetdebate \"american families\" - pretty diverse bunch I would say, hard to generalise","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936520652,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama +1 for actually _having_ a plan to decrease dependence on foreign oil, as opposed to McCain's -1 for just talkin'","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936521361,"text":"@MaryTrigiani Yes, when she lost Miss Alaska.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936521419,"text":"-1 to Obama for leaving out conservation in the list of things that will free us from foreign oil #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936521502,"text":"Yes, we have to invest in science, math and technology.  We are 25th in the world in those now.  HORRIBLE.  Good point Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936521570,"text":"What is obama talking about with electricity? #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936521572,"text":"Biodiesel may sound smart . . . needs more research. WIll cost us significantly more in fuel costs in the short run. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936521747,"text":"Obama +2 for education and science and infrastructure comment #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936521972,"text":"Obama +1 for infrastructure. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936522152,"text":"Obama -1 what are you \"giving up\" in terms of spending exactly #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936522187,"text":"whoa! Obama \"broadband lines\"  think Mccain caught that? #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936522227,"text":"+1 Obama we need to get rid of programs that don't work and bring in programs that are up to date #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936522406,"text":"New electrical grid - interesting - I haven't heard Obama talk about that before #debate08 #tweetdebate #current #momocrats","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936522488,"text":"Alternative energy yes...fix healthcare how...improve education yes yes...new infrastructure yes  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936522561,"text":"Oh boy. Everyone is using different hashtags for the debate. I see #Election 08, #tweetdebate and #debates08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936522696,"text":"Stop laughing Obama  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936522878,"text":"scoring the debate on twitter, #tweetdebate tag","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936523206,"text":"McCain -3 another personal attack  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936523275,"text":"+1 mccain talking about how far obama is across the aisle #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936523353,"text":"+1 McCain Soundbit it's hard to reach across the aisle when you are that far left #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936523447,"text":"Obama +3 for having most liberal voting record #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936523593,"text":"#tweetdebate \"I oppose\" drinking game -- bottoms up!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936523703,"text":"-3 McCain Personal attack, it is hard to reach across the aisle when one is that far to the left. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936523786,"text":"mccain +1 for eliminating ethanol subsidies #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936523810,"text":"+5 Obama for alt energy, rural broadband, affordable college, healthcare #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936523873,"text":"McCain +3 for good sound bite about reaching so far across the aisle from that far left #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936524007,"text":"on a cruise ship, cruising towards ensenada....and watching #current and #tweetdebate play by play....nice","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936524077,"text":"@current #current How in this day and age can you deny help to anyone who wants to produce alternative fuel -4 McCain","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936524324,"text":"#3 Obama #tweetdebate Obama commits to broadband for rural areas. thats the #1 priority for Coos Co. NH. @blendahtom @kramsey","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936524681,"text":"Cut spending = End Irak War  #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936524912,"text":"#tweetdebate How many people know what \"cost-plus\" contracts are? I wouldn't know if I hadn't worked for construction-related clients.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936525016,"text":"McCain -1 for false claims on Obama's voting record. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936525083,"text":"#tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936525121,"text":"#tweetdebate defence contract inefficiency in contracts not the problem, a symptom, warring foreign policy is the REAL problem","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936525239,"text":"Why did Cindy let John out of the house with that tie ... moire pattern giving me flashback. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936525295,"text":"McCain +1 for use of the word \"festooned\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936526171,"text":"The moderator looked scary just now  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936526193,"text":"Yipe democrat litany in response to adjusted priorities in light of bailout that's -500 another -100 for thinking I believe it #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936526530,"text":"@soseman Actually @jowyang's debate game is #tweetdebate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936526625,"text":"+1 Lehrer calling out both candidate's lack of commitment to change #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936526672,"text":"-1 Obama for his crazy stuttering. Slow down, think and THEN speak #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936527197,"text":"\"I know how to do this\" I can fix this\" damn you!  #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936527238,"text":"McCain +2 defense spending cuts #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936527935,"text":"@robpierson thanks Rob!  Sometimes I wonder if anyone's listening","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936528028,"text":"Obama +2 for crediting McCain where they agree. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936528118,"text":"McCain -1 for mischaracterizing a naval program #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936528138,"text":"Obama +3 clearly saying 'what he will give up or not\" re: energy etc. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936528311,"text":"come on, clearly \"free market with no regulation\" doesn't work, we can see it now. Say it! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936528602,"text":"+3 Obama for alt energy, rural broadband, affordable college, healthcare #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936528606,"text":"@current McCaptain Obvious & Yo Mama Obama are arguing red vs. blue when the answer is purple.  Maybe they should smoke more weed. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936528758,"text":"#tweetdebate medicaid part d needs to be reformed","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936528979,"text":"@mediaphyter I'm with you - but it's still early - 30 min in - they're both  on tonight. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936529425,"text":"#tweetdebate hahahah...\"wildly liberal\" is just me opposing bush's wrongheaded policies","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936529720,"text":"Google for gov't - good sound bite from Obama. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936529747,"text":"@current #current +1 for bringing your successes with people from across the aisle. Nice comeback from McCain attack +1 Obama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936529775,"text":"Google for government? huh? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936529789,"text":"-1 Obama not answering question about specific cuts #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936529795,"text":"Obama +1 for pushing transparency #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936529947,"text":"#tweetdebate How could they KNOW what they'll have left to work with?!?!???","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936529976,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama mentions \"google for government\" I wonder if McCain even knows what that is","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936530170,"text":"Obama - \"Where's the teleprompter and cue cards!?\" #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936530295,"text":"Google is going to sue Obama for using their name without permission. In return, he'll award them the spectrum they want. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936530349,"text":"+3 obama for pointing out liberal voting record = opposing bush policies #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936530547,"text":"@marikaO8 it's flashing is giving me a headache.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936530910,"text":"Obama -1 for evading question on what to cut #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531209,"text":"#tweetdebate Mccain.....spending freeze on veterans???  wtf?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936531219,"text":"Dang tweeting while pausing the Tivo is not the right thing to do #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531392,"text":"McCain -1 for evading question on what to cut #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531490,"text":"#tweetdebate Using a hatchet when you need a scalpel. #obamashot","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531498,"text":"@current Oh snap!  Obama agrees with my \"Google for Government\" thing.  Yes!  I argue\/vote for a more well designed system. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936531637,"text":"Obama soundbite: problem with a spending freeze is youre using a hatchet when you need a scalpel #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531665,"text":"Mccain -1 what? spending freeze ??? unclear at all #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936531894,"text":"Denver CBS news wants you to comment on their website. They should have a twitter account as well. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936532101,"text":"#tweetdebate gentleman talk about saving, less credit and public transposrtation","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936532362,"text":"Obama- I wanna keep spending money--his Early Childhood education is full of crap. #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936532467,"text":"-3 mccain #tweetdebate spending freeze for everything but defense -- what about our children? our education? energy independence?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936532794,"text":"Obama +2 for successful rebuttal of simplistic solutions #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936533004,"text":"Obama +3 for Google for govt idea #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936533195,"text":"@current Damn, McCain just had to play the terrorist card. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936533552,"text":"McCain looks tired and confused. Obama needs to stop looking at his notes. Obama is winning. #tweetdebate #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936533585,"text":"#tweetdebate I like the hatchet\/scalpel line.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936533757,"text":"more nukes is not the answer #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936534020,"text":"-1 McCain's off topic on counterpoint about spending cuts    #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936534603,"text":"What the heck is the line graph at the bottom of CNN's screen? Looks like my pulse! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936534617,"text":"can we just use the nuclear power coming off the Sun?  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936534741,"text":"Jim Lehrer FTW. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936535256,"text":"Yes Obama I want to hear more about your superiority  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936535326,"text":"+3 Obama #tweetdebate  putting priority on children and education","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936535451,"text":"McCain -2 Nuclear power is limited too dude! By 2050 we are out of Uranium! And your power plant is done in 2030 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936535730,"text":"Obama +1 for a clear, responsible answer to the empty-headed spending freeze #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936535823,"text":"great examples by Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936536123,"text":"#current #tweetdebate can I vote for Jim Lehrer?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936536294,"text":"lehrer constantly rephrasing questions - mccain rambles too much to cover his talking points. -1 mccain #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936536365,"text":"That's a great answer Barack! #obama #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936536680,"text":"can I vote on the interviewer?  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936536791,"text":"@JustinGunn this is the coolest thing I've seen on TV since the pilot episode of Heroes :-)","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936537030,"text":"Obama +1 for first to bring up \"values #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936537194,"text":"@CathleenRitt your boxers tweet just was :)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936537270,"text":"Spending freeze? Really McCain? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936537316,"text":"@current Google versus terrorists, who wins?  Google will straight track those bastards... #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936537359,"text":"#tweetdebate agree with Obama - McCain hatchett job -ive step. We need a scalpel. Granularity of growth argument.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936537706,"text":"@Condoulo oh boy good point, I doubt I would vote for her milf GMilf etc self anyway.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936537723,"text":"+3 Obama for quoteable. Mccain is a hatchet I am a scapel comment. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936537808,"text":"+2 Obama for clearly articulating that he will cut spending and saying how. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936537909,"text":"@current  ...and map every single inch of Earth while they're at it. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936537942,"text":"McCain -3 for total nonsense #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936538123,"text":"Obama - spending on healthcare--he couldn't admit that this spending must stop!   #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936538172,"text":"-1 McCain for not having a clue how many people can't afford a doctor at all #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936538469,"text":"both -2 for saying the same thing over and over again. I know it's because people won't get it otherwise. People -3 ??? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936539562,"text":"+3 obama #tweetdebate for mentioning health care first. where IS that issue in all this discussion of priorities ?? McCain has no plan","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936539673,"text":"-1 mccain for promoting nukes and not talking about storage of spent fuel #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936539719,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain -2 broken record \"cut spending\". Big \"duh\"...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936539862,"text":"@usermac if McCain is a cool beverage it's a plastic tumbler of prune juice.  So unpleasant and cramp inducing.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936539920,"text":"#tweetdebate Hard to believe but we're only 1\/3 through this thing. Take a #mccainshot and an #obamashot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936540016,"text":"@Condoulo but I do like @phillyd sxephil's plan of her hot legs. That's a good youtube video","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936540089,"text":"Mccain +2 for dinging Obama on his high-cost health care policy #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936540200,"text":"@current #current Spending got out of control under REPUBLICAN presidency.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936540678,"text":"I think Obama miscalculated with not supporting a safe nuclear power program. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936540794,"text":"McCain -3 for another complete mischaracterization of reality (debt to china is utterly irrelevant) #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936540902,"text":"McCain +1 spending china #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936541140,"text":"@theebayk1d No..... we will end up with a conservative who supports drilling here in the US as we go to alternatives, second ammendment, etc","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936541176,"text":"#tweetdebate If there's anyone here who thinks there aren't gov agencies who can't be cut, I've got...","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936541482,"text":"McCain -3 for making a false statement about Obama's health care plan #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936541768,"text":"This is WHY I dont even care about politics. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936541860,"text":"+1 obama for saying orgy #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542005,"text":"Obama -3 for getting \"Jim\" err \"John's\" name wrong, and not addressing him as \"senator\" lack of respect #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936542095,"text":"#current #tweetdebate where is McCain getting the $800M figure for Obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936542185,"text":"\"This orgy of spending....and you voted for his budgets\" #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936542265,"text":"@current #current YES! Obama hits McCain hard on controlling spending. SCORE +1 Obama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542398,"text":"More pissing on spending... #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936542495,"text":"Obama +3 for holding the reps responsible! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542624,"text":"\"orgy of spending\" good soundbite from Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542639,"text":"+2 to Twitter for handling this so well (so far). #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542640,"text":"#tweetdebate: Obama +2 for calling McCain out publicly on \"government let spending get out of control\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936542683,"text":"probably...eventually.... c'mon McCain grow a pair #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543026,"text":"Obama +2 ok..nice rebuttal - but #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936543097,"text":"Obama - you voted for all of the budgets that have fuelled this orgy of spending. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543271,"text":"McCain rehearsed soundbite: I have not been voted Ms Congeniality #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543286,"text":"I guess McCain only spends money on shoes, make up and houses  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543559,"text":"#tweetdebate Over-used phrase of the night: Miss Congeniality. Wonder how that plays overseas?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543600,"text":"#tweetdebate soooo tired of hearing \"i have not been electd miss congeniality.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936543977,"text":"McCain -1 for reuse of Miss Congeniality reference #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936544678,"text":"go mavericks #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936544832,"text":"45 Nuclear Plants?  OMG WTF?!!?!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936545792,"text":"Obama +2 for tying McCain to Bush's failed economic policies. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936546121,"text":"\"I'm a Maverick\"  #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936546152,"text":"-3 McCain wants 'no more failed strategies'.  No problem, those are the first to go.  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936546282,"text":"@current are you repeating tweets now","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936546678,"text":"#tweetdebate McPain: I'm proud to say I've got a good partner who is a maverick. [that's ONE way to describe someone who's clueless]","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936547247,"text":"@current  Am I too much of a smartass to be a politician?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936547829,"text":"McCain -2 for saying 'were winning in iraq' i'm pretty sure that's not true #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936548140,"text":"#tweetdebate not convinced either of these guys are the answer.  talking points vs talking big.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936548142,"text":"Did Mccain's voice just crack? #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936549377,"text":"+3 Obama \"your party's orgy of spending...hard to swallow\" #tweetdebate - they still don't look at each other","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936550060,"text":"oooh. obama is fixin to out-maverick The Maverick! #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936550329,"text":"Mac is cracked if he thinks the Iraqis are EVER going to see U.S. as a friend.  They could give a sh*t.  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936550405,"text":"Obama has been hammering the afgan point too hard, we get it!  #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936550483,"text":"Retweet @rivensky: OMG! His name is John! Not Tom. Not Jim. JOHN! lol #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936550831,"text":"Did anyone else see that message from current, bad planning -_- @current  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936550971,"text":"@BarbaraNixon Trumps \"festooned\" :)","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936551122,"text":"Mccain +1 for bringing to light recent successes in Iraq #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936551125,"text":"+1 Obama calling out costs of this Iraq war!! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936551691,"text":"#tweetdebate +3 \"eye off the ball\" for Obama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936551904,"text":"-2 McCain predicting winning in Iraq before war is over   #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936552467,"text":"@current  It feels like they are arguing the existence of fairytale.  This is more like Bible vs. Truth.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936552483,"text":"Is McCain is giving hand signals!!! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936552922,"text":"How does everyone think this Obama-McCain debate is going? #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936553058,"text":"#tweetdebate Sen O: Al Quaeda stronger now than since '01. Lesson: we have to use military WISELY and we didn't do that in Iraq.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936553094,"text":"Obama +3 use military wisely quotable #Tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936553597,"text":"macain -1 on where he stands on the $700B bailout, he didn't tell us HOW #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936553753,"text":"The CNN audience reaction crawl is distracting #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936553957,"text":"If you're not watching the CNN audience response chart, you're missing out on the LOLs #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936554015,"text":"@current It's either some \"epic battle against the terrorists\" or \"hey, look, it's broken ya'll\".  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936554428,"text":"McCain -3 personal attack (what? without evidence huh? what hearing #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936554650,"text":"Wow whoever created McCain's talking points was really reaching... #tweetdebate #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936554755,"text":"-2 McCain for saying we are winning in Iraq. I don't see anything coming out of the Iraq war. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936554924,"text":"ooh. i love it when obama says, LOOK.... #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936555050,"text":"@cgritter Heeeeeeeeeeeeey! Good to see ya! You joining in the #debate08 drinking game ;-)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936555384,"text":"+1 Obama for clear, detailed answer on Iraq #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936555799,"text":"\"Senate Inside Baseball\" -- another good soundbite for Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936555867,"text":"SURGE....tired of that term.  We're still there; we're still losing people (maybe more due to the surge?) #tweetdebate #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936556301,"text":"where is McCains flag pin. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936556493,"text":"Obama gives strong kudos to Biden ... is McCain going to applaud his selection of the Palin creature? #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936556644,"text":"Obama +2 clearly \"agreeing\" with Mccain on .... and yet, rebuttal - what's going on now - better #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936556680,"text":"Obama +1 on timing of when the war started comment #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936556704,"text":"@wrekehavoc +3 to wreke for humorous asides #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936556744,"text":"retweet Obama +2 countering that the issues McCain brought up don't go thru his subcommittee #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936557198,"text":"McCain +2 for pointing out that Obama hasn't been to Iraq. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936557361,"text":"#tweetdebate Sen O: Surge was tactic to contain damage from all the previous mistakes in Iraq. John, you talk like the war started in '01!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936557480,"text":"#tweetdebate +3 para Obama por restregarle en cara a McCain que la guerra de Irak empez\u00c3\u00b3 antes de 2007; -1 para Obama por no decir \"9\/11\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936557607,"text":"-1 for obama trying to ignore the fact the fact that mccain has been a lone voice calling for a change in iraq strategy #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936557855,"text":"+3 Obama #tweetdebate the war started in 2002. Obama makes the point on judgement","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936557866,"text":"what's the difference between #debate08 and #tweetdebate?  i'm confused.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936558052,"text":"@KatyComeTrue  The word \"festooned\" is woefully underused. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936558119,"text":"@current  It reminds me of some teenagers that totally fucked up their parents' house and now they don't want to admit it.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936558270,"text":"2 4ths of July ago? LOL #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936558456,"text":"+1 obama, barely, for saying \"intelligent military spending\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936558679,"text":"McCain -1 for a false statement about Obama commitee responsibilities #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936558772,"text":"McCain -3 for being a pompous ass. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936558803,"text":"oooh, \"I'm afraid Obama doesn't understand the difference between a tactic and a strategy.\" - McCain #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936558853,"text":"#tweetdebate #obamashot you were wrong you were wrong you were wrong you were wrong","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936559189,"text":"Seriously all you obama and mccain people.  Figure out which hashtag do use. Sheesh!  #debate08 #debate #tweetdebate #current Which is it?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936559698,"text":"@current  Hmmm...I just noticed you guys have other topic things at the top.  What do those do?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936559729,"text":"#tweetdebate McPain: Sen O doesn't understand diff between tactic and strategy [they don't teach you those things at Harvard law?!]","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936559957,"text":"would two fourths of July equal a half a July? #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936560030,"text":"-3 Mccain for a backhanded comment (\"Obama doesn't understand the tactic and the strategy\") #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936560050,"text":"FACT Soldiers are not reenlisting now buddy! And they are not voting for you! #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936560169,"text":"oooh, \"I'm afraid Obama doesn't understand the difference between a tactic and a strategy.\" - McCain +2 for quotable #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936560221,"text":"McCain -3 they are winning? what is he on? IRAQ? #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936563550,"text":"+1 for obama's eyemakeup #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936565334,"text":"McCain -2 for twisting reality. Obama +2 for rebutting McCain with aplomb. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936565808,"text":"#tweetdebate #current Patreaus, Palin.....","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936565820,"text":"@current  Oh, there came the Osama card.  That would have been the perfect time for McCain to \"accidentally\" mess up his name.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936565868,"text":"+3 Obama sound bite I absolutely understand the difference in strategy and tactics!  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936567418,"text":"#tweetdebate McPain STILL quibbling over definition of \"strategy\" and \"tactic.\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936567570,"text":"-1 mccain wtf is he talking about in Afghanistan? Ramble on old man #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936567786,"text":"@current  I think McCain needs a sharper wit.  Sarcasm is a great weapon.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936567799,"text":"McCain is expert and concise in explaining his Iraq policy, leaving Obama in the lurch.\r\n#current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936568741,"text":"Obama should only interrupt McCain when McCain lies... oh, never mind, that would be more interruptions... # Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936569525,"text":"@current  Oh, that brings up a good question.  How the hell can we afford wars that don't matter when we're broke?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936570022,"text":"+3 Obama sound bite I absolutely understand the difference in strategy and tactics #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936570053,"text":"Mr. Obama, please mention Meridith. Or Fannie Lou. Or Medgar Evers.  You are in *Mississippi*. Step into the light! #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936570091,"text":"Obama +3 - ok.. definitely about the whole \"why we are at war with Iraq = strategic mistake #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936570160,"text":"Obama +2 \"strategic mistake\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936570360,"text":"Obama +1 for using \"strategic\" correctly. :) #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936570385,"text":"Obama +2 reasserting his \"strategic\" plans back in McCain's face #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936570964,"text":"Did Obama just declare war on Pakistan?? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936571018,"text":"#current #debate08 #tweetdebate Wow, can't anyone stop Mc's bald lies?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936571351,"text":"-3 \"peace and prosperity are coming to Iraq\" #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936571547,"text":"@current #current Leave non-fleeting thoughts on the debate http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3wdlme","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936571597,"text":"Obama is not anti-war.  Never has been.  Just anti dumb strategy. # Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936572209,"text":"Obama +2 for bringing in Pakistan #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936572547,"text":"Obama +1 for more details in explaining the situation and laying out his plans. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936572830,"text":"Agreed: Iran should've been the #1 focus. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936573100,"text":"Mccain +3 acknowledging he will not make the mistake etc re: facing today lessons of history #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936573383,"text":"#tweetdebate Sen O brings up subject of Pakistan. McPain: Won't repeat mistake I regret enormously...washed our hands of region (after USSR)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936573437,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama is speaking in facts & details; McCain is speaking in soundbites. Guess which gets you on the news over and over again?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936573857,"text":"+2 obama for pronouncing middle eastern countries correctly #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936573921,"text":"+1 Obama on Afghanistan #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936574106,"text":"McCain soundbite: You don't say that out loud! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936574295,"text":"McCain but those freedom fighters were alquaeda -2 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936574487,"text":"McCain -2 for mischaracterizing Obama on Pakistan #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936574572,"text":"McCain admits a mistake; though I'm an obama fan, that's refreshing (don't like admittnig that) #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936574979,"text":"\"If you have to do things, You have to do things\":  Brilliant! #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936575006,"text":"+1 mccain for taking obama to task about telegraphic Pakistan incursions  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936575078,"text":"\"You don't say that out loud\" - McCain. Not sure if that's a good or a bad soundbite.  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936575109,"text":"Maybe McCain will let Paliin handle Pakistan ... she met some world leaders the other day ... she's ready!! #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936575530,"text":"@chrysaora pedobear","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936575981,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain + 1 for \"you don't say that out loud\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936576107,"text":"@current  Why do we care about Pakistan?  Because they have nuclear weapons?  Do they have stability?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936576126,"text":"Being on a 10-minute DVR delay makes it hard to chime in on the #tweetdebate ;)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936576813,"text":"I agree with Obamas view on Pakistan but he realy shouldn't say that publicly #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936576821,"text":"#tweetdebate is anyone totalling the points tweeple are offering up?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936576852,"text":"@current #current The war is important but they should be spending more time on the economy. More a universal issue we all are affected by","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936577123,"text":"\"You dont say things out loud!?\" Core problem as Republican's #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936577256,"text":"McCain -1 for man crush on General Patraeus #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936577314,"text":"design-geek that I am, I'm trying to identify the cheesy script font on the backdrop. #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936577921,"text":"McCain +1 for leveraging his first-hand experience with Pakistan. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936578066,"text":"+1 Obama clarifies his comments about taking out Bin Laden #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936578208,"text":"#tweetdebate  Obama --if Pakistan is unable or unwilloing to act we should take them out  ((whatt???)))","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936578379,"text":"Obama +2 come back fr Mccain re: Pakistan #tweetdebate (I am yawning now LOL)","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936579001,"text":"i want to move to Ireland... #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936579133,"text":"@esonnenberg I love *LOVE* that the two of us hear the same thing & take it two different ways. It's what makes America great. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936579253,"text":"Obama -1 for personal attack. but it was a good one! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936579346,"text":"#tweetdebate Isn't this supposed to be a debate on domestic issues??","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936579783,"text":"Obama +3 coming from you who sings songs about bombing Iran, I dno't think that's very credible #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936579969,"text":"If \"Petreaus\" was McCain's drinking word, I'd be on the floor at this point. #current  #tweetdebate #mccainshot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936580095,"text":"#tweetdebate: Somehow my friends and I turned the debate into a drinking game. Wine is disappearing fast","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936580146,"text":"Mccain -1 for saying that Obama wanted to attack Pakistan! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580152,"text":"McCain -1 for smug smiles. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580281,"text":"@mabraham1 u couldn't be more wrong. obama is killin it. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936580398,"text":"Obama -1 ok.. you got the leader of N.Korea's name wrong re: pronunciation - need to practice #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580404,"text":"#tweetdebate  Hating that audience reaction graph at the bottom of CNN.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580781,"text":"''Coming from you, who've sung songs about bombing Iran, I don't know how credible that is.''  SCORE! #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580847,"text":"Ooh, bomb iran remark hurt! # Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580916,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama's relaxing. Good.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936580933,"text":"No kidding!  Obama pronounces \"Pakistan\" and \"Afghanistan\" like a foreigner...Harvard education tendancies!\r\n#current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936580936,"text":"Obama -1 again Pakistan threat #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936581578,"text":"retweet: Obama +3 coming from you who sings songs about bombing Iran, I dno't think that's NOT very credible #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936581641,"text":"Am I the only one having trouble following the ACTUAL DEBATE?? #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936582335,"text":"Retweet @AndrewSmith: If \"Petreaus\" was McCain's drinking word, I'd be on the floor at this point. #current  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936582347,"text":"+1 for Obama's description of Pakistan #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936582741,"text":"McCain +1 ok.. bring \"reagan\" and you get a point, likable anyways #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936582748,"text":"@current  You're welcome to be free!...as long as you're under our control...  So how's your mom?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936582813,"text":"@tayari We're out too here.  More liquor is required.  Alas, the debate continues.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936583244,"text":"wonder how the Pakistani's feel about being called a failed state by mccain #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936584114,"text":"#tweetdebate i dont know many Irish startups.... Ireland's a beautiful country though. I wanna go back.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936584159,"text":"obama +2 for a successful counterpoint to opponents assertion regarding tax loop holes for smb #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936584213,"text":"mccain -1 for saying Obama doesn't understand this or that, he is being too condescending #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936584331,"text":"@current  Why are we playing world police with the weapons instead of the media and the money?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936584515,"text":"@evolver I believe the world would implode if they made eye contact with each other. Just saying.  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936584599,"text":"WATCH! McCain sings \"Bomb Bomb Iran\" http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3vqjn3  #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936584620,"text":"why do I all of sudden don't care about Mccain's record? #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936584632,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama -3 for Pakistan comments; McCain -3 for smugness and downtalking to Obama. What happened to \"I respectfully disagree?\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936584806,"text":"#current #tweetdebate #debate08 orgy of spending would make a great name for a band","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936585180,"text":"@elaineschoch No kidding! Bono could be prime minister there!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936585310,"text":"@current  Why aren't we doing a better job?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936585502,"text":"#tweetdebate - I seriously thought Obama would dominate the debate, but McCain is doing better than I thought.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936585638,"text":"I wish McCain had been like this at that atrocious Republican convention - drill baby drill - #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936586515,"text":"McCain -2 for naming dead soldier, cheap shot #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936586551,"text":"McCai -3 for telling shitty bracelet story. Don't waste my time John! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936586595,"text":"McCain is a sentimental old man. #tweetdebate #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936586809,"text":"McCain +1 for bringing a \"story\" that's touching re: son enlisted bagdad.killed #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936586918,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain -3 for pulling out all the stops on war vets when we know he supported the cutting of the VET benefits","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587205,"text":"mccain -1 pulling the emotional heart strings about making it all worth it  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587394,"text":"@current #current Oh here is where McCain tries to look human by bringing human interest into the debate. Looks trite and cliche","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587738,"text":"McCain has stopped debating and resumed his campaigning. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587818,"text":"*SNORE* #mccain -2 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587852,"text":"@jaymesiemer Yeah, my 86 year old mother is upset too... and she doesn't really keep up with these things too much any more!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936587862,"text":"@SarahInMI I actual think his just has the wireless mic clip on backwards","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936587916,"text":"The easiest way to put \"our young men and women into harm's way\" is to vote Republican. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936588708,"text":"Why don't we just send Iron Man to Afghanistan? #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936588728,"text":"Obama -2 for copying cheap shot #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936588761,"text":"Uhh dishonor. Are we Klingon now #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589273,"text":"Who wants defeat? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589278,"text":"McCain talks like my grandpa... just telling stories #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589390,"text":"I've got a bracelet too. UGHHH ME TOO! ME TOO!!!  Who is actually WEARING it?  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589563,"text":"Obama +1 good retort!! Make sure no other mother goes through what I am going through. #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936589664,"text":"Obama -3 for more bracelet shit #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589672,"text":"Comparing bracelet stories. Of course we honor our troops ... how dare we send them to Iraq! #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936589772,"text":"#tweetdebate A bracelet war???","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936589794,"text":"McCain is bringing tears to my eyes  with the military family stories.  #current #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936589979,"text":"@current  Define defeat.  Oh, you mean like your economy collapsing from within like...because of a terrorist organization?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936590064,"text":"+3 pts for Obama's soundbite about honoring the troops. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936590074,"text":"#debate08 #current #tweetdebate Obama needs to stop stuttering","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936590159,"text":"#OBAMA WITH THE SLAAAAAAMMM!!!! 'no US soldier dies in vain' +3 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936590277,"text":"Obama +1 nice come back with bracelet story bk \"honor all the service prov\" & ret with better question +2 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936590378,"text":"@BrianMcAlister You don't say that out loud","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936590394,"text":"It's a DEBATE, not story time! #tweetdebate #current #momocrats","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936590487,"text":"Obama +2 for \"I have a bracelet, too.\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936590649,"text":"\"i've got a bracelet too\" and then look down to read the name.  Nice, OB.  #Tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936590759,"text":"-1 obama ouch on bracelet remark #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936590918,"text":"@barbaranixon I daresay at the current person in the highest elected office would at least look at him! And he doesn't do much, really.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936591411,"text":"Obama can actually respond intelligently to these questions. #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936591783,"text":"It must be really weird debating someone who will not look at you. Look at him, John!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936591842,"text":"It must be really weird debating someone who will not look at you. Look at him, John!  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936591927,"text":"love the #tweetdebate function off twitter.  Hilarious commentary going on.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936592194,"text":"@current how long is the delay?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936592591,"text":"FOOD FIGHT!!! #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936592763,"text":"Obama +3 \"You don't muddle through the central front of terror.\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936593224,"text":"-2 McCain +2 obama \"mccain said you can \"muddle thru\" afganistan. #tweetdebate McCain sounds condescending and petulant","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936593667,"text":"#tweetdebate: we drink everytime they say: Iraq, Bailout, Bush, Iran, Israel, allies, Global Warming, Toxic, Obama, McCain, \"my friends\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936594215,"text":"is this a debate or a campaign stop?       #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936594872,"text":"@knightopia The question is, would the head implode or explode? #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936595514,"text":"loving everyone's debate observations at #current, #debate08 #tweetdebate this is amazing, the variety of opinions","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936595801,"text":"#current #tweetdebate is it me or is Obama gaining control of foreign policy discussion?","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936596181,"text":"@snooks56 The bracelet wars are reminiscent of Danny Glover and Mel Gibson comparing scars in Lethal Weapon  #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936596603,"text":"#tweetdebate Existential??? John McCamus??","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936596734,"text":"Obama +1 for the interesting pronunciation of Pakistan. #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936597856,"text":"McCain sound bite: League of Democracies. Will Supes be on our side? Are they going to fight the Axis of Evil? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936598146,"text":"Aren't we talking NATO here?  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936598221,"text":"McCain -3 for holocaust reference. What's happening in Dafur? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936598633,"text":"Isreal will suffer overwhelming ennui #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936598740,"text":"I think Republicans learn a different math... #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936600137,"text":"#debate08 #current #tweetdebate Anyone know a tool that allows for the following of all three tweet streams at once (on one screen)?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936600225,"text":"blinky's back! (aka McCain) #tweetdebate #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936600759,"text":"#tweetdebate MCCain Iranians are putting lethal IEDs in Iraq.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936601312,"text":"#current #tweetdebate A  League of democracies!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936601563,"text":"Obama: I have a bracelet too. One from a mother who doesn't want another mother's child to die.  \u00e2\u02dc\u2026\u00e2\u02dc\u2026\u00e2\u02dc\u2026\u00e2\u02dc\u2026\u00e2\u02dc\u2026 for Obama!!! #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936601601,"text":"McCain +1 for pointing out we need allies in handling Iran #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936602021,"text":"so a holocaust caused by Iran is bad but what's happening in Darfur can be ignored? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936602564,"text":"#tweetdebate what is this audience thing on cnn?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936602600,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain: \"Iranians have a lousy economy.\" Kinda like...us! Speaking of the economy... Why aren't they talking more about it?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936603325,"text":"Obama +3 dor bringing up Iraq vs. Iran fact! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936603339,"text":"-5 McCain: you're missing the lead questions and walking on way too many tangents... #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936603622,"text":"how many times are they going to say \"game changer\" #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936603668,"text":"#tweetdebate +2 Obama for actually looking at McCain when he makes a point","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936604124,"text":"-2 Obama saying McCain is right too many times even if true   #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936604137,"text":"I cant believe McCain is talking about Iran's threat now. Lets get Iraq\/Afganistan fixed first #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936604255,"text":"@BevJack lol silly Delta Air!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936604310,"text":"#tweetdebate +3 Purple Tie!!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936605054,"text":"@seasonothebitch Yup. We have always been down with Eastasia...","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936605132,"text":"@jehutson CNN is monitoring a room full of undecided voters  #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936605349,"text":"macain +1 for continuing to date himself #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936605676,"text":"+1 pts for Obama's need for talking to allies & trade partners of Iran to help change Iran's nuclear ambitions. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936605946,"text":"oddly enough, i think obama's \"uh's\" actually help rather than hurt him #current, #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936606064,"text":"@stillgray he calls it league of democratic nations - but essentially yes - he wants to be Senator Palentine....@ la Star Wars #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936606175,"text":"@cgritter I think he has a flag pin AND the mic clip. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936606378,"text":"@current #current Oh he can't say a name .. he is looking more and more like Reagan everyday","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936606474,"text":"McCain -1 League of Extraordinary Countries (UN?) Obama +1 We strengthened Iran by taking our Iraq #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936606548,"text":"McCain has a heart on his jawbone--see it beating! #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936606827,"text":"I want to know how the next president will fix the negative image the US has worldwide?  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936607067,"text":"@gminks I want that League t-shirt. McCain is progressive as a 1950s thinker","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936607375,"text":"@current Then have the guilty bastards \"retroactively re-regulated\" and banished somewhere funny.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936607741,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama +3 for clear explanations McCain -5 for misrepresentations & drama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936607742,"text":"+1 pts for McCain going after Obama for talking with evil leaders without preconditions. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936607864,"text":"Good God can we STOP invading other countries?! #tweetdebate #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936608140,"text":"-1 mccain, nobody understands what preconditions are #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936608439,"text":"@current keep up the good work.. I bet your getting slammed","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936608485,"text":"McCain -3 for propaganda platform rubbish. What an arrogant asshole are you John?! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936608635,"text":"Mccain +1 ok.. for your efforts in pron. names #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936608774,"text":"-3 mccain can't even pronounce the name of the head of Iran. @nprpolitics contestants on Wait Wait Don't Tell me do it better. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936609172,"text":"-5 for McCain's constant reminder of how old he is.  \"Back in the day...\"  \"Back when...\" #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936609255,"text":"McCain -3 for mispronouncing world leaders' names. Say Ahmadinejad 3 times real fast. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936609627,"text":"I support sitting down without preconditions. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936609988,"text":"Obama & McCain's Tax Plans Visualized via Washington Post http:\/\/zi.ma\/9676b6 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936610068,"text":"+2 Obama for clear  understanding of Iran\/middle east issues #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936610288,"text":"@NoOneYouKnow Someone Please make the league tshirt. I'm for it! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936611069,"text":"+1pt for Obama saying \"I reserve the right to meet w\/whoever at the time of my choosing as president of US\". #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936611151,"text":"Mccain -1 for rolling his eyes when Obama mentioned that \"A\" isn't the right person at IRAN to target  LOL #Tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936611502,"text":"@current #current I don't remember Clinton stuttering this much during debates ...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936611585,"text":"What was that old wisdom about keeping you enemies closer? Why not at least talk to people we don't like? #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936611660,"text":"Obama +3 for using McCain's advisers against him. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936612747,"text":"+1 Obama - acknowleding that he was called \"naive\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613095,"text":"#obamashot everytime i get invited over for tea #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936613220,"text":"Why do Republicans do that smirk? It's inherently insulting. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936613445,"text":"+3 Obama There is a difference between pre-conditions and preparation #tweetdebate # current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613453,"text":"Obama +2 on international policy. he's rocking this one! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613513,"text":"#tweetdebate I'm glad Obama's getting a chance to address this precondition thing.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613522,"text":"+1 obama on preconditions and tea, that was awesome #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613584,"text":"@elaineschoch Totally justified. Your husband will understand.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936613663,"text":"#tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936613787,"text":"@lindagoin I'm lead to understand that he did practice prior to the debate, but it's known that he's not a good debater.  Style issue?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936613833,"text":"#tweetdebate - Did Obama just say, \"axis of evil\"?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936614418,"text":"+3pts for Obama: Talk first...if that doesn't work, then we've strengthened our position to impose tougher sanctions. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936614694,"text":"Leader of the league of democracies? http:\/\/herocentral.com.au\/blog\/?p=68  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936615962,"text":"@current  Have the people vote individually about their nuclear aspirations versus consequences then change minds accordingly.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936616233,"text":"McCain -0.1 each time he smirks while Obama speaks. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936616713,"text":"So if mccain is president we will either have friends or people we are warring with ? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936617136,"text":"Obama +2 for bringing up Spain fiasco #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936617445,"text":"McCain should not make jokes \"Im not going to set appointments b4 I am prez, I don't even have a seal yet #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936617463,"text":"@current  What is Obama reading?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936618178,"text":"-3 for both of these babies! No debate, just talking down. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936618522,"text":"@current #current Ooh. It finally happened it took McCain 45 mins to call Obama naieve. Wow. I'm impressed he had that much patience","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936619097,"text":"obama's thinking ' what an ahole with his stinking corpse remark' #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936620088,"text":"McCain tries really hard to demean Obama. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936620318,"text":"Haven't you ever watched Star Wars? Sit across a table, but keep your blaster ready! #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936621220,"text":"So sitting down with someone who you disagree with to discuss the issues legitimizies their opinions? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936621283,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN'S TAX LIE http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4cej3l #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936621536,"text":"John McCain: 300 Retired Generals And Admirals Endorse John McCain For President http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3t2prj #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936621721,"text":"@current Why is the US going broke policing the world while being put at risk from within? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936622093,"text":"My 9 year old asks why McCain doesn't look at Obama.  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936622406,"text":"-4 for McCain for demanding oil drills when soler gives 5000000 watts  with 15 SA per year #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936622840,"text":"How can McCain talk about not being the old Washington if he keeps name dropping #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936622974,"text":"we owe china $500B - we consumers buy china products - US goc borrows $ (our money) from chine - we buy more. see the cycle? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936623067,"text":"-1 McCain for more \"preconditions BS\" #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936623537,"text":"Talking is dangerous.  Just.. ah... shoot people! #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936624048,"text":"I am disappointed. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936624829,"text":"If they give the candidates 2 minutes, why are they not ending after 2 minutes? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936624853,"text":"#tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936624889,"text":"\"Sen. Obama, can you see Russia from your house???\" #current #debate #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936624948,"text":"+2 Obama \"The notion that we would sit with Akmujinadad and let him spew out bile comments without saying anything is wrong.\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936624973,"text":"@current  Israel is just a borderline, as long as people agree to tolerate each other, the lines and labels won't be needed.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936625214,"text":"the audience laughed. not cool! Where's the duct tape!?! #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936626686,"text":"#tweetdebate I like the debate format so far.  At least there is some back-and-forth.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936627111,"text":"yes, but let's talk about jim lehrer! #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936627387,"text":"@dalbee ha!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936627620,"text":"Definitely -3 Mccain REALLY never does look at Obama. I mean never, it's unsettling and I do mean -3 in tweetdebate language  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936627692,"text":"+5 Obama for understanding that  conversation is key. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936628373,"text":"Obama +2 for loose nukes in Russia #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936628718,"text":"#tweetdebate: Thank goodness for DVRs, I got stuck at work, and missed the debate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936628989,"text":"obama +3 he seems to have done his homework on Russia good job #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936629762,"text":"likes tonight's vocabulary lesson. I'll definitely be incorporating fledgling and festooned into my everyday conversations. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936630639,"text":"@current #current What's next McCain.. A   B   C - I'm glad you're not too old to remember your alphabet","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936631442,"text":"@cgritter I was gonna say the same thing! You'd think he'd have a leg up on all that Russia stuff (cuz Sarah can see it from her house!)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936631502,"text":"Mccain +2 for clearly understanding the situation in Russia #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936631615,"text":"@current Is Russia run by the KGB more than the US is run by the CIA?  Why are they fighting?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936631828,"text":"Mccain -1 he is loosing me here.. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936632478,"text":"+1 Obama for being clear about dealing with Russia #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936632652,"text":"McCain -2 for being sure there won't be a cold war. Venezuela has receives military funding from Russia now #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936633113,"text":"Best lines so far... McCain: \"I was never voted Miss Congeniality\" (said twice, no less!) and Obama: \"I have a bracelet, too!\"  #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936633244,"text":"McCain if elected would lead us unsustainably into war across the globe  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936633712,"text":"McCain -3 for being a condescending A-hole #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936633893,"text":"i think i've stopped watching the debate and am totally taken by twitter updates...#debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936634389,"text":"@laurens33 You need TiVo! #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936634479,"text":"Tom Clancy should moderate a debate for the VP picks ... that would be fun. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936634669,"text":"He pronounced that one right! One for two on the foreign leaders, John! #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936634981,"text":"re Russia\/Iran McCain's definitely more about the military action. Scary if he becomes president. #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936635130,"text":"So one sign in Georgia meant the Russians would invade?  Quite a stretch... #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936635301,"text":"Okay, McCain, enough with the \"I went there once\" and the \"I've been doing this for 35 years.\" We know. You're old. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936636174,"text":"#tweetdebate sounds like McCain has been spending a lot of american tax dollars visiting all over the place","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936636644,"text":"#current #tweetdebate Carri, don't forget Festoon!!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936637028,"text":"McCain -1 for \"having been\" everywhere or a least starting every argument with that. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936637043,"text":"@BarackObama McCain owns the Russian debate. Although you did score in Afghanistan. #current #obamashot #mccainshot","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936637536,"text":"love the Tom Clancy suggestion!!  :-P  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936637675,"text":"#tweetdebate is mccains mic green, and obama's mic green?  is that color correction?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936639669,"text":"McCain -2 for misrepresentng Obama's positions on Russia and Georgia. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936640219,"text":"using the rating say (1-5) is interesting too  TheDailyDG: Obama +2 for bringing up Spain fiasco #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936640530,"text":"Obama +1 for alternative energy! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936640843,"text":"@SarahInMI I think I missed the rule for debate drinking game.. darn..","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936640847,"text":"+2 good comeback Obama, foresight and plan could have prevented Georgian invasion #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936641002,"text":"@BarackObama What about oil shale? #current #obamashot #mccainshot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936641320,"text":"@current #current My inner hippie is coming out. I'm glad we're getting to alternative energy now.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936641463,"text":"@current  We need to \"scare\" the people into being more like Bill Nye than Paris Hilton.  Is that possible?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936642168,"text":"Obama +1 ok again with energy indep. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936643125,"text":"there's no such thing as a \"russian peacekeeper\" #obama -1 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936643258,"text":"ouch Obama topically pulling together pieces from everywhere, like 17 automakers to make one car #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936644801,"text":"@current  I think nuclear energy is a necessary evil at this point.  We need to have it tied into green directly thought.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936644998,"text":"McCain never looks at Obama #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936645719,"text":"#current #tweetdebate drilling is not a solution. But Bush let the Chinese buy all the solar chip plants and wind turbine makers. Swiftfuel!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936645843,"text":"Obama +2 clarifying what he is objecting #Tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936645958,"text":"Mccain -3 for thinking that offshore drilling will help anything at all. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936646130,"text":"@cgritter #obamashot when obama says \"Change\". #mccainshot when he says \"my friends\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936646146,"text":"+2 Obama for pointing out that he was never opposed to nuclear waste, but that he was for storing it safely #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936646754,"text":"Is McCain a truther??? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936646945,"text":"#current #tweetdebate SAFER?  I want some of those 71 year old man drugs!!  And 6 or 7 houses, too.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936647114,"text":"offshore drilling?  Kill the planet #tweetdebate.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936647381,"text":"can you believe bin laden is still out there. seriously? why the heck can't they find him? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936647503,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain rude and condescending -5 Obama magnanimous and confident +5","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936647880,"text":"did rudy giuliani slip Jim some $ to ask the 9\/11 question?!?! #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936648213,"text":"Is following #tweetdebate  reaction to the debate rather than watching ti. I'll get it later on  on the digital recorder","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936648643,"text":"@BevJack what does Obama think about delta airlines #current #debate08 #tweetdebate #mccainshot #obamashot","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936648644,"text":"McCain is against torture again. That's nice ... looked like he was supporting Bush for a while. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936648824,"text":"Retweet @CollinKelley: McCain created the 911 commission? I guess he did that right after he created the Blackberry #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936649010,"text":"@cgritter Or if they annoy you, you should drink then. That's a new rule. I just made it up.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936649018,"text":"ELECTION2008 Hot Political Topics:\n#current, #debate08, #tweetdebate, Iraq, #mccainshot, Miss Congeniality","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936650398,"text":"Obama +2 For port security #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936650511,"text":"form not from #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936650548,"text":"McCain wants to work with our allies, but won't meet with Spain #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936650558,"text":"#current  experience isnt everything... its about point of view","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936650609,"text":"Glad to NOT hear 'in a post-9\/11 world' #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936650799,"text":"I hate to say it, but I think this one goes to McCain... #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936650833,"text":"Suitcase bomb - anyone seen wag the dog??? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936650868,"text":"\"How many times is Obama going to have to say \"That's not true, John\".\" ahmen @hack26 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936650885,"text":"Isn't it past McCains bedtime? Maybe that's why he keeps telling these \"bedtime\" stories #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936650895,"text":"No John, off-shore drilling isn't a bridge. It would take 20 years to see any effect of new off-shore drilling. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936650964,"text":"McCain winning? WTF? He hasn't said anything. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651097,"text":"#current #tweetdebate Mc's dismissiveness makes him look stronger to the bully class.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651218,"text":"#debate08 #current 9\/11 question is a big softball for Obama to whine about Iraq some more.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651259,"text":"#current going to sleep now, despite the debate. It is 4.32 am here.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651288,"text":"We poured that money into airport security, and yet you're able to get around that by changing your name. *sigh* #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651331,"text":"McCain patronizing Obama on foreign policy experience. So last century! #tweetdebate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651430,"text":"Obama has to tell McCain that's not true John to wake him up he is sleeping during the debate, at least his answers sound like it #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651479,"text":"This is the last question. When the debate ends head over to www.RateTheDebates.org and rate the media!  #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651485,"text":"My boyfriend finds his watch more interesting than the debate. #debate08 @current #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651504,"text":"Loving watching all these great tweets during the debate! Thanks @current and @twitter! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936651561,"text":"Personally, I just think Obama is more level-headed and I would feel safer with him than McC. McC maverickism scares me #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651582,"text":"@Edge32 Best #current tweet, yet!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651586,"text":"#current #debate08 Obama talks in circles about nothing #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651607,"text":"Did Obama's mom not teach him any manners? WAIT YOUR TURN TO SPEAK! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651620,"text":"#current How do you think Jim Lehrer did moderating #debate08 ?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651645,"text":"#current Snukes!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651665,"text":"it's beacuse mcain doesn't know when to shut his trap. It's a debate, not a speech #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651682,"text":"There's a lot of work still to be done with homeland security. New report from @Heritage and CSIS. http:\/\/is.gd\/3cg2 #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936651691,"text":"But what about the Change? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651723,"text":"Mr. Obama. The biggest threat is not CBRN it is the same old things they've always used. That is why they return to them #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936651766,"text":"#current #debate08 @Edge32 ouch!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936651842,"text":"worst drinking game ever #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936651934,"text":"Al Qaeda will only grow as the US continues to antagonise them #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652055,"text":"pakistan is the cause of al queda? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652084,"text":"BHO - the \"root cause\" is radical jihad #current #debate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652092,"text":"Poor grades across the board in a recent study of preparedness -- good 4 Obama 2 talk about what we're not doing yet  #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652104,"text":"OUR BIGGEST THREAT IS THE WORLD THINKS WERE ASSHOLES! #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652220,"text":"mccain is kiilin me with the stories #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652261,"text":"John Kerry, I mean Barack Obama, sounds much more presidential. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936652542,"text":"#current How many times has SEN Obama said SEN McCain is right now?  I lost count.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652604,"text":"McCain sounds like a war monger filled with fear.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652674,"text":"The undecideds are at a football game right now. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652682,"text":"Just how is this country the \"greatest?\" #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652737,"text":"#current I hope the next debate is more exciting and less polite.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652754,"text":"Has mccain looked @ obama at all this whole debate? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652757,"text":"What constitutes us being safe from an attack? Taking away more of our liberties or starting another war? Both? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652779,"text":"#current I hope the next debate is more exciting and less polite.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652785,"text":"McCain shows that Obama is pretty wet behind the ears, and not ready to be President tonite well done #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652810,"text":"Obama: \"We are less respected now.\"  Well, you're less respected by me if you keep this play-it-safe mode up.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652829,"text":"#debate08 #current  Does Obama actually think we aren't trying to go after all Qaeda?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652911,"text":"#current obama says this is the greatest country on earth","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652912,"text":"Obama <3's McCain, keep thanking him #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936652921,"text":"RTbmaleszyk   Obama +2 for understanding how energy independence relates to our foreign policy in Russia #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936652955,"text":"Obama's tie is crooked!!! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936652975,"text":"@current #current Im more convinced now than I was before about who I will vote for. I guess that's something - but I had already decided b4","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936652976,"text":"#current @sull @gnimsh there's no need for a 9\/11 style attack on the US anymore. We're destroying ourselves without any outsidel help.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653103,"text":"yes. thank you obama. we need to restore our standing in the world. #current #mccainshot #obamashot","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653118,"text":"We are less respected now... Obama #current #debate08   And I give credit to McCain... NOOOO","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653153,"text":"wondering if anyone has been swayed one way or the other after nearly 90 minutes of this back and forth #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653204,"text":"Less respected than four years ago - a major understatement! We don't even respect ourselves anymore! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653222,"text":"cnn current analyst tallies: Obama 70, McCain 71 #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653228,"text":"#debate08 #current The world likes Obama therefore we should vote for him.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653235,"text":"Yes, reps are experts on torture. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653262,"text":"Good point, we really need to fix our perception in the word. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653269,"text":"#current Obama's job was to appear Presidential and measured.\nAnyone want to challenge that he succeeded?","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653324,"text":"#current #debate08 Obama wants to go into Pakistan and Afghanistan too","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653333,"text":"A real statement on the war in Iraq: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4go99b #current #debate08 #debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653349,"text":"+5 obama restoring view of US around the world  #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653480,"text":"oohh, nice nod to McCain on the torture issue by Obama. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653482,"text":"#current #debate08 Yes, good points on both side, no clear winner.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653572,"text":"Obama keeps saying him & McCain r not different. I thought O said McCain is 3rd Bush term. If true, is O going 2 b a 3rd term 2? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653674,"text":"O: Restore how we're perceived in the world - we're less respected now than we were 8 years ago, even 4 years ago #debates08, #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653675,"text":"+3 Obama for bringing up the need to restore our image in the world #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653700,"text":"I agree w\/ @movingsideways....this has been difficult to watch. Not atl all what I expected. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653719,"text":"Again - McCain is a Leader - going in the very wrong way.  Obama is a think-before-doing, which is what we need. VOTE OBAMA #Current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653760,"text":"Whoever wins...Let's move away from the whole \"with us or against us\" idea #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936653833,"text":"that's right iceman... i am dangerous #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936653859,"text":"honestly mccain really stressed me out... he was being SO mean. I don't like it when people are that mean in something so important #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653933,"text":"@Condoulo how doesnt he respect the Nat'l Anthem - why does it matter so much if he respects the country, #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936653952,"text":"@current  Yes, I don't like feeling not respected because of the actions of others.  People are funny that way.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654004,"text":"I thought McCain flopped on the torture issue? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654006,"text":"#current Obama demanded the debate (good decision) but seems to have been more prepped for economy than foreign affairs","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936654027,"text":"\"shining beacon\" , nice quote! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936654047,"text":"lol, ants are so industrious.  are we supposed to behave like ants?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654068,"text":"Obamas body language seems of that of an arrogant prick. Constantly \"looking down\" on McCain #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936654131,"text":"Missile defense is welfare for the defense industry. It. Just. Doesn't. Work. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654168,"text":"#current I do","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654171,"text":"since when is being respectful a bad thing?  I work on teaching it to my kids every day.  Family values.  Remember those??  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654186,"text":"#Debate #Debate08 #Current Pay attention people. Jim Lehrer is the moderator! Obama is not calling John McCain Jim.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654221,"text":"Obama FTW! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654356,"text":"#current #debate08 Vote Obama 2008! He knows what he is talking about without actually going there.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936654420,"text":"yes -- we are less respected -- Obama can restore standing.  Stop complimenting McCain, he doesn't compliment you!  #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654456,"text":"#debate08 #current shoulda had a drinking game including \"ronald reagan\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654473,"text":"senator obama doesnt understand? or get it? Mccain...stop using that language #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654690,"text":"@current #current He doesn't understand and he doesn't get it - those phrases make McCain sound petty","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654719,"text":"again \"Senator Obama still doesn't understand..\" ugh. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654760,"text":"The safer question is a joke. We are chasing our tails, after something happens. What is thought determines how the USA is treated #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654817,"text":"Al Qaeda is in over 60 countries, that's more coverage than HSBC, right? #tweetdebate #obamashot #mccainshot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936654825,"text":"#current McPain: Reagan's SDI was major factor of ending cold war. Obama doesn't get that failing in Iraq will embolden enemy.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936654951,"text":"#current they would establish a base in iraq! then the league of superdemocracies would have to go in and battle them!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655000,"text":"Iraq is lost give it up Mc Cain! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655016,"text":"If the terrorists think an attack will help McCain win, they will attack before the election. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655156,"text":"#tweetdebate McCain showing his experience quoting Ronald Regan","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936655353,"text":"@gesteves Right, ignoring them just gives them more room #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655396,"text":"Did Obama's mom not teach him any manners? He needs to wait his turn to speak. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655417,"text":"Okay-we all know Obama wants us out of Iraq, say something new #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655495,"text":"I would even agree that mccain was a better debater than I thought he would be.  McCain held his own #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936655534,"text":"#current no clear winner = win for McCain","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936655751,"text":"Lehrer asked a question no-one can answer straight: \"what's the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the US?\" #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936655850,"text":"ah, mccain's talking point...\"sen. obama doesn't understand..\"#current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936655882,"text":"#debate08 #current #tweetdebate McCain's talking point: Obama doesn't get it.  He's doing a good job of driving that message home.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655886,"text":"#current disappointed that Obama did not \"connect\" more, can't believe McCain sounds more effective overall.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936655917,"text":"On CNN, the audience reaction is the same when Obama talks, but way divided with McCain talks...good leaders speak for the majority #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936655950,"text":"This, I think, has been a very disappointing debate.  I thought Obama would come off better, but he didn't shine this time. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936655979,"text":"@alanbenson, agreed, this last question is a bit of a joke. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936656006,"text":"if MaCain is elected no doubt another 911 is gonna happen! be ready! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936656264,"text":"Obama won McCain just rambled #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936656274,"text":"#debate08 #current McCain did a good job of repeating the sound bite \"he doesn't get it\". Obama did a good job and calling McCain \"John\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936656291,"text":"McCain \"Offshore drilling is a bridge...\" to nowhere? #tweetdebate Reagan killed solar, of course McCain doesn't have a good solar record","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936656376,"text":"#current McCain looks like he could debate for another 2 hours. Obama looks like he needs a break.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936656498,"text":"I wonder if Iraquis are taller than Afghanis ... McCain must have the inside track of height tactics. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936656711,"text":"#current John McCain's skin is hangin off his bones","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936656906,"text":"Vote Nader #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936657006,"text":"I'm still pissed at Al Gore for effing up the debates in 2000.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657165,"text":"Greatest country on earth exactly....#tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936657271,"text":"Hopefully one of these candidates can act like an adult when running THE WHOLE COUNTRY #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657481,"text":"Holy shit, McCain isn't winning this debate people- he's talking about our \"ego\" re: Iraq. That's the most dangerous way to govern #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657485,"text":"#current #debate08 That's the M.O. -- Just repeating, \"He doesn't get it!!!\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657560,"text":"Obama has this in the bag #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936657724,"text":"if McCain uses \"he doesn't understand\" Obama needs to use \"he doesn't get it\" #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936657745,"text":"Obama has spent more time campaigning then in public office #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657757,"text":"Obama should call McCain's judgement in regard to the Iraq War into question more. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936657844,"text":"@JalenJade Exactly why do we need attacked when were destroying ourselves  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658024,"text":"Mr Obama republicans focus on Iraq because they have little tiny brains. Clinton can tell you where democrats keep theirs #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658126,"text":"Bringing up Reagan soo many times is quite manipulative #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658154,"text":"#debate08 #current There's been more priorities than just Iraq, plus capturing Bin Laden won't end the GWOT","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658450,"text":"#current Obama's right. China is involved in Asia.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936658502,"text":"#tweetdebate FYI, there are many individual tweeters who are not using the hash tags, so kinda like the various private parties going on","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936658536,"text":"And stop relying on Petraeus, Senator McCain!  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658602,"text":"@damonpace #current yeah, that's actually kinda freaked me out.  What if...?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936658628,"text":"Interesting debate, but I'm really looking forward to the VP debate more. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936658639,"text":"i feel like i'm reading a shouting match on #current .  i think both candidates are having trouble communicating their ideas tonight","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936658653,"text":"@current #current Obama will win by simply spending the last 90 mins not inserting his foot into his mouth. No big blunders = good.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658671,"text":"@orbitaldiamonds No one has. No one knows what 'victory in Iraq' looks like. Until they define it, I don't want to hear about it.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658755,"text":"INDEPENDENTS FOR OBAMA! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936658826,"text":"@stillgray no she's darth vader - just give her the mask! she'll do everything for her \"master\" Johnny Boy #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658880,"text":"per my previous tweet: thx obama for saying the chinese own $1T in usa debt #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936658938,"text":"@BarackObama, good job bringing this back to domestic economy issues, it's your strong point. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936658977,"text":"New outfit to wear $500... Being a presidential candidate and not knowing how to tie a tie.... PRICELESS! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659177,"text":"rt @RyuPlasticTree McCain is a wolf in sheep's clothing and Barack is poised and not attacking his opponent.#current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659223,"text":"thanks Obama for talking about domestic policy a little... #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936659265,"text":"McCain looks like he didn't even want to show up tonight. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659290,"text":"Obama: So this Main Street and middle-class angle?  What happened after 20 minutes?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659362,"text":"#Current China holds our debt so we have money to buy their cheap garbage","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659389,"text":"#tweetdebate Obama -3 for thinking America had image to lose.  We have been called the ugly Americans for decades.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659421,"text":"#current \"...conspicuousness of their presence only matched by our absence...\" Nice.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936659469,"text":"Our standing in the world matters to me #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659511,"text":"@curreent McCain sounds better, but Obama's being more specific. #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936659524,"text":"we need more cutthroat attacks #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659597,"text":"Obama +3 Finance is a national security issue #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936659599,"text":"Spend spend $$$$$$$$$$$$  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659651,"text":"Husband says that if the terrorists are killing us, who cares about health care???? #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659676,"text":"#current I bet Bin Ladin won hide and go seek every time in preschool","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659769,"text":"We can't invest because we are bankrupt! MORE WARS OR MORE SPENDING IS NOT GOING TO HELP!#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659831,"text":"People need to support OTHER parties besides the GOP and Democrats!!!  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659849,"text":"I'm bored. Does Yogo Monster deliver? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659850,"text":"#current #debate08 @wseltzer. Yes.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659888,"text":"Economy decline, I sit on the Vet Affairs Comm, (what did you DO)... Obama #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659904,"text":"Obama is more calm. McCain is a tweaker  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659910,"text":"@gloreebe88 Haha, YES to Michael Palin! Vote funny! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936659933,"text":"@seanhackbarth: You're right, \"The world likes Obama therefore we should vote for him.\" \r\n#debate08 #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936659934,"text":"I'm the Jerry Springer audience, I'm waiting for Ralphie N. come out from the background try to beat up McCain :( *bored* #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936659935,"text":"#current #debate08 #tweetdebate WTF -- we can leave until we \"win\" in Iraq? This is not a football game. How do we know when we win?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660032,"text":"Bin Laden is laughing his @$s off! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660041,"text":"Obama Loses! Incompetence breads incompetence! Veterans? What do you care anti-christ? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936660054,"text":"+1 obama for saying Pakistan correctly. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660091,"text":"more feeble attempts to tie McCain to \"more of the same\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936660124,"text":"+3 Obama for bringing up the Vet's medical needs #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660216,"text":"side note - Obama just more \"Presidential\" to me I don't see where his lack of experience comes to play - more coh & prep #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660219,"text":"#current VETS for Obama, yes!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660231,"text":"Independents seem to be tracking with Dems right now on CNN audience graph #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660265,"text":"#current  Did he just say he has post tramatic stress disorder?!?!?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660281,"text":"Excellent point by Obama about strength on the homefront being essential to success on the warfront. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660427,"text":"Where does McCain get his \"facts\"? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660462,"text":"mccain looks like a muppet #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936660486,"text":"@current McCain sounds better, but Obama's being more specific. #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660505,"text":"obama - \"all chips in...\" - nice poker reference! +1 for obama #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660529,"text":"Obama +3 the conspicuousness of their presence is only matched by our absence #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660558,"text":"#current It's a sad state of affairs when we can't even pay for simple healthcare for our military vets","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936660646,"text":"#current Sen O: next pres needs BROADER strategic vision of ALL challenges we face.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660689,"text":"#current who's got the best 30-second quips? That's what seems to count on debate scores.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660692,"text":"#current Obama is only talking to the pop vote Mc is talking to the elect vote GAME OVER sadly","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936660719,"text":"McCain: Failure in Iraq would encourage al Qaeda to set up there... Sure it's possible, but is it inevitable? #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936660788,"text":"a broader strategic vision. i think thats a good point. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660791,"text":"Open your minds to third parties! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936660812,"text":"lets stop worrying about world affairs and start worrying about American affairs #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661032,"text":"Admittedly, we're spending $10 billion a month, but some of that is going to our economy (contractors). #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661151,"text":"#current mcCain: I am old.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661177,"text":"Drinking game anyone?#current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661200,"text":"Obama wants change, the change in my wallet.#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936661214,"text":"#current Jim has freaky eyes...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661216,"text":"McCain still condescending with \"Obama doesn't understand\".  And he doesn't have the dignity to look at him. No class. #current #debate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936661238,"text":"#current No one who is posting here knows what they're talking about. This is an undecided debate, where \"whoever wins, we all lose.\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661326,"text":"I've been involved in almost every major foreign policy decision in 27 years, McCain.. #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661335,"text":"That vision thang was alright #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661348,"text":"@cgritter Oh, I gave up! If I kept playing, I'd have to be carried upstairs when this is done!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661391,"text":"The worst thing is that we keep electing these idiots from these 2 parties and we wonder why it always ends up where we're screwed. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936661455,"text":"#current #debate08 Obama:\"The next president needs to have a broader strategic vision that what we've had in the last 8 years.\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661485,"text":"Hey!Obama!Heres a topic!Go get it boy!go Get it!#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936661489,"text":"Obama wins!  #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661508,"text":"#current McPain: there are some advantages to experience, knowledge and judgment. I have that and Obama doesn't.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661554,"text":"#current Obama has better ideas  #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661577,"text":"This is about War or Peace, big business or the people, greed or an attitude of givving.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936661610,"text":"MCCain's gonna school Obama.  #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661660,"text":"I'll stick with Obama's intelligence thank you #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936661967,"text":"#debate08 next president needs to have a strategic vision pinocchio-bama #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662099,"text":"There's a good reason for that, @lifestudent83. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662102,"text":"@lifestudent83 oh wait.....he didn't! he tried to use the housing crisis to get out of it! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662153,"text":"Srsly!? Comparing Obama to BUSH? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662248,"text":"#current It's subjective-each side thinks they are gaining, it ain't over til its over http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4lzdmr","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662268,"text":"Right on, @CityMama (from @momocrats LiveChat): \"McCain\/Palin '80\" LOL too true #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662283,"text":"oh god McCain..you are getting on my nerves...the surge didnt work!!#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662294,"text":"mcain's voice makes my ears bleed #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662351,"text":"@current  If you weren't told you had \"enemies\" out there, would they even exist?  Where did they come from?  Why?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662378,"text":"@ceanders Jim Lehrer does not listen. HE WAITS. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662402,"text":"Obama is getting high marks on the CNN \"polygraph test,\" but he's not saying ANYTHING!  Again, are the American people infants?!?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662409,"text":"9\/11 was an inside job! Wake up America!! There is no difference between these candidates!!#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662450,"text":"Barack Obama: Fact Check Update http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/52dhdn #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662462,"text":"Listening to McCain is like listening to a teacher from Charlie Brown. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662496,"text":"#debate08 #current Obama right about needing strong econ for strong nat'l defense. But the current bailout plan won't do it","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662502,"text":"Barack Obama: Fact Check: The 2005 Energy Bill, Obama's Tax Policies and the Iraq War http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4qzokd #debate08 #current #twee ...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662524,"text":"We need to focus on domestic issues more & the war. Our standing in the world will improve with time its a non issue. #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662533,"text":"@jaymesiemer absolutely he does!!! #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662534,"text":"Flap is enjoying the thread of lefties hurling ad hominem and ageist comments about McCain #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662551,"text":"I love committee talks, but do they really do any thing, #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662556,"text":"LOL! McCain tries to compare Obama to Bush....I think I may wet myself! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662581,"text":"Barack Obama: Presidential Debate: The Right Judgment in Iraq http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nyy39 #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662584,"text":"Ohhh..McCain getting a little nasty #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662600,"text":"#current Obama definitely has better speaking presence, which might go a long way. Appearance often trumps, in politics","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936662633,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: FACTCHECK ON COMMITTEE HEARINGS http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4ve7f2 #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662677,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: THREAT IN AFGHANISTAN http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4dolsf #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662734,"text":"we're having a drinking game for everytime the bar drops on CNN when McCain is speaking #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662736,"text":"#current McPain \"we've seen this stubbornness before\" we need more flexibility in a pres of US than that. Veterans know I'll take care o ...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662743,"text":"I don't think either of these guys actually enjoy debating\/disagreement\/confrontation. McCain sounds strained. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662748,"text":"McCain raps up nicely #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936662760,"text":"LOL McCain's calling out Obama on being inflexible. Unreal. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662762,"text":"@gregmcneilly #current #debate08 What debate have you been watching lefty?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662774,"text":"#current why vote for solar when we can drill here, and drill now","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662780,"text":"@JLApplegate #tweetdebate I agree each side will feel like they won","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936662793,"text":"@tayari Eating pizza would, at the present time, be more interesting than the debate.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662809,"text":"Barack Obama: VIDEO: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN AND IRAN http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4jyo4l #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662863,"text":"where is Mcains pin? - oh its in his booty chest #current Yarg!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662913,"text":"McCain -2 he can't even keep the cnn republican line happy! #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662926,"text":"The man who selected Sarah Palin as his VP wants to talk about \"experience\" and \"judgment\". Judgment!  #current #debate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662928,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MUDDLING THROUGH AFGHANISTAN http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/48ejj9 #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662950,"text":"#current The Surge is the new POW reference","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936662960,"text":"#current #debate08 #tweetdebate Hey McCain, you voted against Webb's new GI Bill","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936662987,"text":"Who cares what the rest of the world thinks about the US?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663025,"text":"Who picked McCain's tie? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663043,"text":"grumpy old man #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663048,"text":"Yeah, McCain, take care of those veterans by NOT SHOWING UP TO VOTE FOR THE GI BILL #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663074,"text":"Waiting for McCain to say \"Nanny nanny boo boo\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663081,"text":"Obama tried to say that he knows vets well.. guess what can't win that game with McCain.. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663106,"text":"I am not impressed with either candidate.  Obama doesnt get it, but his heart is in the right place.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663111,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN ON MUSHARRAF http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3qdzkp #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663148,"text":"#current McCain is so smarmy. No, he has NOT taken care of veterans.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663188,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MEETING WITH FOREIGN LEADERS http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4juuxm #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663207,"text":"If McCain thinks Obama doesn't have the experience needed in a dangerous world, whey did he pick Sarah Palin with even less fp exp? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663222,"text":"Mr. McCain knows the Veterans, but Mr. Obama you are no Veteran. To bad McCain votes against veterans at every chance #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663230,"text":"#current McCain is trying to win on age. He's talking about Obama as an idealistic teen.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663231,"text":"McCain -3 for calling Obama \"stubborn\" #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663244,"text":"Obama is cleaning up with McCain. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663275,"text":"#debate08 #current why does obama keep saying that mccain is right? also why is mccain riding petraeus' jock?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663287,"text":"Mccain, how is that useful....quit standing on your 'surge'.....and flexibility....?  where your flexibility. diplomacy.. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663357,"text":"\"I honestly don't believe that Sen. Obama has the experience or the knowledge...\"  Wow, wow, wow.  So true.  Thanks, McCain #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663366,"text":"McCain: compares Obama to Bush as both \"stubborn\"  #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663450,"text":"LOL. If McCain takes care of veterans, how come he's voting against veteran bills all the time? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663532,"text":"Do McCain's teeth ever move? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663542,"text":"My imagination or does Barack get to speak on screen alone, and Mccain gets to share split screen with Barack giggling every time? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663552,"text":"obama smells the blood - going for the kill #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663562,"text":"Meter goes way down every time McCain goes negative. Am I actually starting to regain faith in American people? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663633,"text":"McCain seems to keep falling back on saying, \"Obama just doesn't get it.\"  Umm...He seems to get it to me.  #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663654,"text":"McCain -3 calling Obama inflexible  That's the pot calling the kettle black #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663661,"text":"McCain -2 for yet another instance of \"a noun, a verb and POW\" crutch  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663668,"text":"-1 mc cain's Georgian bias on Georgian - Russia conflict. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663682,"text":"-3 I been there. I been there. I been there.--McCain. #debatetweets, #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663722,"text":"so jim proposed to pam last night #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663734,"text":"#current McPain: taking care of veterans will be my job. I have ability, knowledge, background to keep country safe\/secure.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663751,"text":"rt @jupiejupe    #current Obama is only talking to the pop vote Mc is talking to the elect vote GAME OVER sadly","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663756,"text":"Obama +1 for bringing up the war spending and healthcare. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663830,"text":"McCain must be awfully tired  --- He's been everywhere and done everything! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663833,"text":"China is buying mountains of resources in Africa and South America. Literally - they bought Mt Toromocho in Peru for minerals. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936663860,"text":"Come on people, say it with me \"McSame Old, McSame Old\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936663908,"text":"#current If JC loves them, why didn't he vote for the GI Bill? http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3jm2m5","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663947,"text":"#current McCain can Love? AWE!!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663978,"text":"Hack the Debate (interesting name) isn't coming through for me. Probably too much traffic. Check it out though. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936663987,"text":"#debate08 #current Star Wars, lalala #Star Wars lalalala","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664010,"text":"election.twitter.com #current #election08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664021,"text":"McCain smirks like Bush #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664026,"text":"Does voting against the GI bill count as taking care of veterans, John? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664044,"text":"#current #debate08 I hate it when they talk over each other... cat-fight anyone?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664064,"text":"I want to fall asleep when you talk Mccain #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664125,"text":"Moderator, please do not let me sleep for more than two minutes. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664152,"text":"#current #debate08 McCain:\"I know the vertarans and I know them well, and I know that they know I will take care of them.\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936664222,"text":"+5 obama just put mccain to shame talking about non-Iraq issues and veteran care   #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936664333,"text":"Surge did not work. Iraq simply ran out of bomb making materials. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664338,"text":"Everyone thinks their candidate won. If either could have shown a bracelet, it would have sealed the win. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664361,"text":"i still hate MaCain's tie!! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664392,"text":"oh obama just lost..  he said kenya.. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664393,"text":"#current twennty some years of experience. or of sameoldsame old?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664396,"text":"Mccain: I don't need any on the job training #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664454,"text":"john mccain: \"i'm afraid....to look people in the eye\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664492,"text":"#current yes, yes McCain we all know that you are old.  Calling out judgement? Seriously, McCain?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664515,"text":"It's simple, Mccain is wrong on the big issues and Obama was right.   #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664541,"text":"Grandpa loves us and will take care of us, until its time to go die and not get paid for it. #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664544,"text":"#current #debate08 - Ok, let's make McCain the Sec'y of Vet Affairs... instead of President----!!!!!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664579,"text":"#current #debate08 Well, this is all over.  McCain spilled the beans; he's trying to repay a personal debt to the military.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664610,"text":"My Father came from Kenya.. that is where I get my Name (not from Iraq) Obama #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936664613,"text":"mccain keeps whistling! haha #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664625,"text":"OBAMA, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE, WAR, ENERGY CRUNCH...NOT A TIME FOR ON THE JOB TRAINING #CURRENT","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664683,"text":"@current So do we now stereotype people from other nations as enemies because they live in a certain country?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936664764,"text":"...why arent my #current #debate08 not working?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664874,"text":"And they know that I know that they know that I love to keep them secure because I know that they know I care. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664895,"text":"Obama needs to point out McCains votes against vets and VA issues  #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664925,"text":"McCain hits with the \"on the job training\" bullet.  But Obama gave me a vision of hope, not of fear. #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936664971,"text":"mcc is just harping on one or two things, he seems desperate to me.  He's not putting up anything new, no new ideas, just same old. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665010,"text":"i'm all for taking care of the vets, but what about the rest of us? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665037,"text":"McCains tie is godawful. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665046,"text":"This debate reminded me why I'm an independent. Disheartening. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665064,"text":"Heartstrings pulled! McCain is good... #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665077,"text":"Neither one, won this debate, They keep going around the point #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665142,"text":"#current McCain needs to retire, not take the hardest job on earth!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665248,"text":"Nice talking to the  camera Obama #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665260,"text":"Moonpie, I love you <3 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665261,"text":"McCain is such a lying sack about Veterans affairs. You will NOT support them or are you going to flip flop on that now? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665274,"text":"Grandpa McCain is going to take care of America?! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665280,"text":"Obama claims national healthcare is a national security issue-liberal? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665321,"text":"THANK TWITTER & CURRENT 4 LETTING ME HACK THE DEBATE!! PEACE 2 U ALL- THINK LIKE DWIGHT-BEWARE THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX #CURRENT","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665333,"text":"love obama's closing remarks #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665392,"text":"McCain has an ugly tie #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665439,"text":"Obama Loses! Incompetence breads incompetence! Veterans? What do you care anti-christ? #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665496,"text":"#current Sen O: No other country on earth where you could make it if you tried. Ideas and values of US inspired the US. It's not now the ...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665585,"text":"Hey.. Barack I was born in Kenya (parents in the Peace Corps)...#current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665665,"text":"McCain is a veteran and Obama has a father from Kenya? Dang. I didn't know that. Lets be more pedantic invoke apple pie #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665788,"text":"then why do we have some many emmigrating to this country? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665818,"text":"McCain - reform, prosperity and peace.  Very good closing points, put Obama on defense w\/ experience, judgmt #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665904,"text":"I pretty much just feel depressed after this.  I wish this election could just get over with. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936665959,"text":"Obama talks about father... and name. Needed to do that! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665963,"text":"#current If our standing is so bad, then why do millions around the world want to flock here, Senator?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936665971,"text":"#current #debate08 Obama is being very eloquent and making good points about how the world sees us.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936665973,"text":"McCain will take care of the veterans like they're little babies, he'll let them nurse from my wrinkly man boobs. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666009,"text":"Obama will help get America's credibility back. McCain will piss on it. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666182,"text":"It ain't a popularity matter ya dummy It is national security #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666228,"text":"You don't need on the job training huh? Like Palin who will likely become President because you're not gonna make it. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666242,"text":"Watching the debates still with @jenniferaron. She needs to update her twitter! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666392,"text":"McCain plays the war hero card again!  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666577,"text":"Save our economy. End BOTH wars. The Iraq war & the War on drugs. We could save TRILLIONS!!! #current #debate08 #obamashot #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666715,"text":"@temporaryone he is stiff because he had nearly every bone in his body broken while a pow #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936666718,"text":"Obama +3 The world is not inspired by the UStoday like they used to be.  We need to reverse this trend #tweetdebate.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936666736,"text":"If McCain is going to support veterans why did he oppose the new GI bill?#tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666737,"text":"#current Sen O: this is part of how we'll keep U.S. safe; helping people live out their dreams is one thing I'm committed too.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936666756,"text":"I really like how Obama's ending this... we really do need to earn the respect of the world again. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936666771,"text":"#current Too much Alien vs. Predator. \"Whoever wins, we all lose.\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666795,"text":"I was wondering when he was going to pull the POW card... #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666798,"text":"POW GUYS, CUE THE DRINKS #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666844,"text":"We'd have Al Qaeda taken care of by now if it hadn't been for Iraq and oil interests #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666904,"text":"McCain just dropped that ball after Obama was lucid about Iraq #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666930,"text":"i was a p.o.w blah blah blah #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936666956,"text":"Stop being so concerned with security. \"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.\" (Ben. Franklin) #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666979,"text":"#current #debate08 no on the job training needed? wishful thinking. always be learning.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936666981,"text":"only a little time left I need to make it on TV #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936667144,"text":"I hate to say it, Obama lost this debate. He's played too much defense and allowed McCain to on the offensive all night. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667330,"text":"McCain... Normalization of relations with Vietnam.. I know, I did, I can.. #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936667460,"text":"#current The prison card has been thrown.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936667478,"text":"Send a message to the world. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936667579,"text":"\"there he goes again being a poor pitiful vet #current\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667602,"text":"Poll on http:\/\/www.drudgereport.com\/ shows McCain ahead, only indicates who reads the drudge report of course. #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936667711,"text":"There he goes, the POW card, he couldn't resist #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667755,"text":"Jill Greenburg caught McCain's good side. #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936667780,"text":"there you go....I am a POW!! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667810,"text":"Here we go! POW story again! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667896,"text":"#current Did anyone win?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936667905,"text":"From where Obama? McCain.. Land of the free HOME of the brave! McCain hands down! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936667961,"text":"#current if McCain is so pro-veteran, why didn't he vote for the new G.I. Bill?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667971,"text":"Now they're having a blinking contest. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936667983,"text":"-1 McCain for dredging up the POW stuff, all he knows is war #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668016,"text":"I think Obama won. Unfortunately I think America will think McCain won. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668104,"text":"McCain sucks.#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668110,"text":"O: We can show the world - that we're going to invest in Education, how ordinary people invest in their dreams #debates08, #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668124,"text":"Awsome debate! #current #obamashot #mccainshot","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668128,"text":"#current \"When I got home from prision...\" blah.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668137,"text":"POW MIA issue is not resolved until EVERYONE comes back! #tweetdebate -50 McCain","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668144,"text":"In 2007 875,000 NON-Violent Marijuana offenders were arrested & imprisoned. Nearly 2x the combined arrest of ALL violent offenders! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668188,"text":"Both McCain and Obama are a joke! give me 30 min. and I can prove it, lol. (this is to u Current! i luvs my current :)  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668216,"text":"McCain managed to screw up this debate without any help from Palin.Isn't he sad about Bush screwing vets?. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668262,"text":"#current You go Obama, show America how good ideas hold up better then pointless stories","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668306,"text":"#current McPain: when I came home from prison...veterans...heal wounds of war... [that's all you need to know!]","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668310,"text":"#current #debate08 #tweetdebate wow ... never mentions that PoW issue does he... good thing he was never tortured (* according to US)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668313,"text":"wait. MCCAIN JUST ADMITTED TO BEING IN PRISON!!!! What's the crime? are you allowed to be president if you're a felon? WOW. NEWS #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668405,"text":"Oh.. I don't know - it's the end of the debate - and I'm still not impressed ugh! - just my back hurts & sleepy #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668511,"text":"I think McCain has had 4 strokes throughout this debate.  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668521,"text":"ENDED! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668543,"text":"NUUUUUUU sudden death!!! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668567,"text":"The bracelet\/meeting a solder's Mother were low ploys. Talk about what you are doing. Don't use the grieving Mom to make a point #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668587,"text":"MCCain: Vote for me b\/c i got fucked up the ass by the viet cong for 5 yrs....#current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668602,"text":"And Sen. Obama finally drops the \"my father was from Kenya, that's where I got my name\" line. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668609,"text":"#current Ohhhh, saved the prison mention for the end!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668612,"text":"I don't know. I'm underwhelmed. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668642,"text":"ARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! McCain is talking about being a POW again. Wow! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668683,"text":"#current Obama wins on the economy","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668688,"text":"#current BINGO - lets not forget McCain was a POW!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668743,"text":"#current #debate08 IMO, Obama wins.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668754,"text":"McCain was in prison?! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668813,"text":"#current #debate08 good job, jim!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668851,"text":"#current    McCain does remind be a bit of Reagan.  I'm waiting for him to start talking about the Pacific Coast Highway.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936668877,"text":"Another story! #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668888,"text":"Obama is the winner of the debate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668899,"text":"Woo, it's over! #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668941,"text":"John McCain did well on two hours prep time, of course #current now back to Washington to pull together deal","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936668977,"text":"@theebayk1d well a president should have the ability to respect the country...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936668987,"text":"Oh, and the US is incapable of diplomacy when it won't back down on any issue #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669011,"text":"Veterans, including myself, are continually being mistreated by an Administration you supported 90% of the time Senator McCain #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669028,"text":"\"When I came home from prison\" probably wasn't the best choice of words. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669136,"text":"Wow! That was a hell of a good time! What a debate! Good job Obama! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669142,"text":"WOW.  I'll bet their are some POW\/MIA families shooting their TVs right now. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669201,"text":"OBAMA WON!!  #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669236,"text":"i knew he'd end with POW talk...sigh;.. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669325,"text":"Can't wait for Palin\/Biden - that will rock. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669332,"text":"#current #debate08 #tweetdebate Overall, crappy debate.  Obama needs to learn to punch harder and go direct for JM's throat.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669336,"text":"@BarbaraKB totally wish I had #current :( suddenlink FAIL! watched on MSNBC and followed on twitter #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669339,"text":"@daltonsbriefs it's your imagination- there were plenty of shot of maccain laughing at Obama. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669437,"text":"the moderator sucked. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669483,"text":"because of the earmarks in the bill, not the bill itself #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669513,"text":"How appropriate: McCain is most qualified because he was once a Prisoner. Of War.  Noun, verb, etc. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669518,"text":"Phils won.  Mets lost. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669561,"text":"McCain wins #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669589,"text":"john mccain does not care about black twitter'ers #current #debate08 #tweetdebate #mccainshot #obamashot","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669661,"text":"Obama mic'd: \"Good job, John\" #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669731,"text":"#current nobody wins the debate.  everyone came away with the same opinion they came in with.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669814,"text":"see McCain snuck in the POW background! #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669848,"text":"Did Sen. McCain talk of anything other than defense, veterans, and Sen. Obama this evening? No economy, education, healthcare, etc?#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936669850,"text":"Can't wait to see the ending stats! #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936669966,"text":"The debte ends and Barry calls good job John....indeed #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669970,"text":"Now I can go to bed in peace #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936669994,"text":"McCain -3 for being so condescending yet not expounding details of his plans beyond \"I know\" #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670026,"text":"@lindagoin Not the smoothest transition.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670101,"text":"I will never agree with McCain on the war #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670105,"text":"#current  McCain never looks at Obama... why is that\/","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670124,"text":"Stay tuned for a YouTube response, and tune in to watch Ralph Nader on the Bill Maher show at 11 PM Eastern #current #debate08 #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670138,"text":"lucky mccain for getting the last word...the most convincing\/presidential thing he has said this debate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936670269,"text":"#current #debate08 Nice choreography of the criss-cross and the wife-hugs.  I hate politcs!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670283,"text":"Still wouldn't look at Obama when they shook hands. Ass!  #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670306,"text":"Did we get a fist bump from the Obamas? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670317,"text":"Jim lehrer wins, indeed. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936670325,"text":"Looks like a tie to me #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670452,"text":"#current #debate08 thanks current! fun stuff!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936670499,"text":"I don't think anyone won. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670611,"text":"Obama is wearing a flag lapel and mccain isn't! What will rove say about that? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670625,"text":"Scap thought Cindy was Christina Aguillera from behind.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670645,"text":"@kwilson9austin I live with a vet. No way in hell is he voting for McCain. #current #debate08 & you should hear him on Palin. Wowza","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670648,"text":"McCain: \"I know how to heal the wounds of war\"  Best line of the night. #debate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936670673,"text":"why did the moderator let mcCain end EVERY question  #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936670747,"text":"Connor, Live, is a sick character, yo! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936670807,"text":"I like Cindy McCain .. she is on CARE board of directors. #current #tweetdebate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936670945,"text":"Thank God this shamfuckery is over. Now for the analysis. Where is my man Paul Begala? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671002,"text":"McCain in fireside-chat closing statement. Weird. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671022,"text":"#debate08 #current Finally, that's over. I'd call it a draw on the economic piece, victory for McCain foreign policy","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936671031,"text":"So who do you think 'won' this debate? #tweetdebate #debate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671036,"text":"rt @menand McCain doesn't believe that Obama has the experience - but he believes that Palin does? #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671051,"text":"@stealingsand Father Geppetto is losing badly...!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671159,"text":"#current #debate08 Lehrer: And that concludes our debate.\nHere at Reason? Not quite Q & A","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671316,"text":"regardless of who won the debate tonight...we are the ones who lost #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671612,"text":"Moving from PBS to CNN #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671669,"text":"McCain won't even look Obama in they eye when shaking hands. He's so dismissive. What an old bastard. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671683,"text":"Obama cites father's desire to come to USA-but he didn't stay #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671691,"text":"Is it just me or was this REALLY depresing as far as how #%*$@&'d up the world is right now? Sigh ... #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671702,"text":"Last two points were nothing more than stump speeches by both candidates. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671712,"text":"thinks Cindy McCain will be voting for Obama. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936671800,"text":"McCain -1 for overplaying veteran card one or two times too many #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671843,"text":"Obama wins. #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936671849,"text":"all of that blinking has been shown to be the sign of a fibber, John. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936671925,"text":"these harvard kids at the watch party are on point! absentee ballots in the room. voter registration too. go head lil obamas #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672008,"text":"Obama is a liar. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936672049,"text":"did you see that?  McCain just decked Obama in the face and ran off stage! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672130,"text":"flatline on dem\/rep - 50\/50 Mcccain kisses his wife, and Palin..  #current\nObama Karate chop his ass! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672162,"text":"Good debate. Obama did well, but it wasn't as one sided as I expected. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672268,"text":"This Obama guy is seriously gonna wreck this country if he wins.  SCARY. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936672291,"text":"#current And we're off... Not sure about the 'winner'. Guess overall Obama was better. McCain really grew in this debate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672405,"text":"Loved the fact that they kept their mics on after the end of the debate... haha #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672420,"text":"Connor from Current for President 20**? not sure when he becomes eligible, lol.  #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672448,"text":"Obama wins. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672464,"text":"YES. I can't hardly wait for the Vice Presidential debates! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672493,"text":"I love the fact that Lehrer was able to tell the candidates to stay on topic. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672619,"text":"\"Kneel before Zod\". #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936672620,"text":"mccain won in having an eye burning tie #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672687,"text":"Well, considering it was the foreign policy debate, I'd give the slight edge to McCain on this one. But VERY slight. #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936672719,"text":"Did either of the candidates discuss border control issues? That is a key consideration for the economy and national security.  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672744,"text":"McCain clubs baby seals.... seriously. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936672801,"text":"So, who do you think is best to handle the Presidency? Is there any doubt? McCain #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672844,"text":"@myentirename Yeah, never mention your African father if you want to be president. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936672847,"text":"twitter your sexy #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936672899,"text":"Where are we going to get the money to pay for that obama?#current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936673019,"text":"@ewka who votes AGAINST the veterans.....Walter Reed is the real disgrace - disabled vetrans are treated like shit in US #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673114,"text":"@current #current woohooo .. drinking games rock!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673124,"text":"Gee, Cindy McCain's suit looks pretty expensive. #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936673139,"text":"@BarackObama Good Job. #current!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936673141,"text":"John Feffer in YES! - The Way to a Just Foreign Policy, leaving empire role http:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/yes46feffer #debates08, #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673196,"text":"that was RAD.  Nice job Current TV, nice job Twitter... nice job pundits!  #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936673198,"text":"Will the twitter eat the debate?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673205,"text":"Awesome First Debate! #tweetdebate   Good job Obama!  The US should be the first nation to have 2 presidents at the same time","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936673332,"text":"@laughterkey the vp debate is gonna be a joke #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936673411,"text":"#tweetdebate election.twitter.com wins the debate!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673471,"text":"#debate08 #current #tweetdebate All, quckly, declare the winner: 1 word twitter","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673479,"text":"oh but mcain isn't creepy? that troll can't even touch his own head! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936673735,"text":"McCain likes to name drop, declare that he knows everyone, and tell stories. Yawn. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673801,"text":"OK so which campaign is going to scream the loudest that they won?  And how can we cut through the spin? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936673879,"text":"Thay came in with game tonight #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936674067,"text":"McCain is scared of Obama. #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936674072,"text":"@kathrynjones he's racist #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936674137,"text":"Yay! for non-dibating stuff :) #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936674148,"text":"#tweetdebate Correction: The iPhone and Twitterriffic rock!!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936674273,"text":"#debate: obama gana puntos en econom\u00c3\u00ada, rusia. Pero en el aspecto de seguridad, ambos candidatos ignoraron a Am\u00c3\u00a9rica Latina #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936674275,"text":"I love The Twitter! LOL #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936674444,"text":"Obama wins!!! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936674487,"text":"The most dangerous man in America, David Brooks, and Mark Shields are saying that the debate changed nobody's mind. True, I think. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936674549,"text":"@monaism father geppetto hee hee, good call #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936674711,"text":"#current I am worried on the whole with both of our choices","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936674864,"text":"#tweetdebate Mccain lost he sucks hope he does not become President","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936674980,"text":"Good debate, a little boring but glad to see it anyway. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675347,"text":"@jowyang what was your tally? #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675433,"text":"You know McCain should just stand there and sing \"Mr. Self Destruct\" by NIN. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936675444,"text":"@JustinGunn GOod job to you and yours. That was the most debating I've done with people on politics since I lived in DC.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675472,"text":"Gloria Borger.. Obama held his own on defense issues with McCain #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675482,"text":"McCain WINS!!!! #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675626,"text":"#current Anderson Cooper is kinda hot, but I'll take Olberman over Cooper ANY day. I have li'l crush on Keith. Tell him if you know him. ;-)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936675641,"text":"Obama won on the economy. Tied on foreign policy issues. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936675670,"text":"McCain just won this debate! Hands down! #comment  #debate08 #debate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675674,"text":"<insert my personal canidate> won the debate tonight. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675721,"text":"#current and now the anchors and pundits tell us what we should think","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936675769,"text":"Good debate. Job well done to both candidates! #current, #debate08, #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936675847,"text":"#debate08 obama might have held his own, but mccain is a foreign policy dude. who knows who won.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936675870,"text":"#debate08 Mmmmm I think about it as a 50\/50 .... not bad, waiting for the polls of tuesday!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676035,"text":"#current #debate08 Barr:\"A recent Zogby poll cited 55% would appreciate the presence of a 3rd party candidate at these debates.\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676047,"text":"Hack the debate with twitter was pretty intersting. Has my vote. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936676123,"text":"Obama looked more presidential +2 #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936676192,"text":"@Marti_L I think both of them were uneven. Obama did OK, McCain swung from old grumpy\/snipey to bland. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676267,"text":"#debate08 \r\nok we have a McCain ad- regional or national?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676274,"text":"Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul Ron Paul #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676349,"text":"wow chris matthews says obama looked more presidential but might have given up too many points. #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676418,"text":"McCain's wife has had some good work done-but man has she had *a lot* of it. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936676483,"text":"#debate08 #current did someone really just ask if mccain is a felon.  He was in pow camp you idiot","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936676631,"text":"anyone else notice they're both lefties? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676749,"text":"Glad to hear CNN is fact checking the presidential candidates' comments. Will be interesting to see what they find. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936676750,"text":"#debate08 Mostly a draw, don't think it swayed many people.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936676809,"text":"Obama did a good job of relating the issues together instead of just focusing on one thing at a time #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936676849,"text":"#debate08 Oh, man--why is C-SPAN2 covering the spin room crap--this is exactly what I HATE about mainstream news.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936676892,"text":"If we want real change in DC, vote out all Congresmen and Senators that have been in office over 12 years.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936676943,"text":"#debate08 both did ok- no home run for anyone-- biggest problem is debate format-- sets up typical rhetoric","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677041,"text":"@DominickEvans I have fears that you are right... that it runs so much deeper than any american admits","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936677081,"text":"watching the debate and the #debate08 twitter commentary about it at the same time is an interesting (and very amusing) experience","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677085,"text":"#debate08 Body language was a big issue for me. In a contentious meeting, would McCain ignore his adversary in the room?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936677128,"text":"#current #debate08 Barr:\"We should be fighting anyone who attacks us.\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677162,"text":"The real winner tonight was Jim Lehrer.  You can't say PBS people don't have balls. #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936677170,"text":"#current I thought Obama would do much better. I think he pulled his punches.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677183,"text":"@lukemcneur Disagree mate. Obama was calm cool, and direct. McCain was floundering  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677285,"text":"Retweeting @mamikaze: @Krississippi being from a military family, I do not trust Mccain's itchy trigger finger on bit. #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936677447,"text":"The Character Assassination of Barack Obama by the Coward John McCain http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZHw59 #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936677478,"text":"Retweet @stevenbjohnson #debate08 making a point that depends on the difference between tactics & strategies is always a bad tactic...","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936677550,"text":"#debate08 Nice call from @dbrauer. Obama did hold his own. I guess maybe he gets the nod for a victory. Bar too low though. For Palin too","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677639,"text":"#debate08 #debate #tweetdebate let's agree on one hashtag for thursday, shall we?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677721,"text":"Now to watch the debate after the debate on MSNBC & CNN. #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936677727,"text":"#debate08 NBC hit it right on the head! There seems to be something about Obama that McCain just can't stand.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936677893,"text":"#debate08 mccain can barely walk, if he dies miss tabloid queen will be the president... nice move US","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678074,"text":"Retweet kctrey: Still wouldn't look at Obama when they shook hands. Ass! #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678158,"text":"#debate08 Sadly, I think Obama missed the point - this election is going to be more about connecting with the average than about leadership","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678198,"text":"+3 Obama for saying \"orgy of spending\" #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678204,"text":"Obama got a crisp start in the debate (gergen) #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678230,"text":"@Condoulo and how isn't he respecting the country?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678235,"text":"Next time I' ll twitter on #current and #tweetdebate AND invite friends over for a drinking game","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678340,"text":"#debate08  And the debate is over..  now the debate begins :)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678346,"text":"It was an exciting debate, but I expected more blood. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678433,"text":"Can't wait to watch the VP debate. I wonder if Palin will wear a diaper. She's liable to wet her pants  #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678444,"text":"#debate08 I'm surprisingly sober.They must have totally trained the primary buzz words out of their systems.  No change this time my friends","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678455,"text":"@bessemerprocess #debate08  mccain was disrespectful?  Obama kept calling mccain john and not senator.  THAT's disrespectful","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678506,"text":"#debate08 Well that was uneventful, guess we will have to wait for tomorrow at UMW","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678522,"text":"Cindy McCain is GLOWING RED.  In a burn my eyes way. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678584,"text":"I came into debate not wanting to vote for either.  I leave in the same state of mind. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678588,"text":"#debate08 #current  Fred Barnes -  It was a tie but McCain finished strongly.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678729,"text":"McCain - FTW!!! #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678755,"text":"#current can we remove 10,000 votes from McCain\/Palin every time one of them utters \"maverick\"?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678837,"text":"#debate08 I'm hoping the spin coverage points out how condescending McCain was towards Obama, that was frustrating.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678855,"text":"RT @UltraNurd: #debate08 I'd say Obama led early on economic stuff, and finished strong, but McCain's strong middle gives him a slight win.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678871,"text":"#current #debate08 Barr:\"The people of Iran have a strong free market view of Iran... but Iran has a history of participatory gov't\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678896,"text":"wow, Biden is talking but they won't let Palin? Why not? Sexist?? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936678915,"text":"As much as I don't like Obama, he didn't do poorly. When you're in the lead, that's good. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678932,"text":"@thePuck I am enjoying your editorial comments re: the debate. :D","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936678944,"text":"#current there is no way we can pull out of Iraq, just ask the troops, do a poll on that","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936678977,"text":"Obama held is own on foreign policy (gergen) #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679033,"text":"\"Lehrer reall is a great moderator #current\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679041,"text":"Obama passed the test. #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679060,"text":"#tweetdebate how can you have a spending freeze.  That's ridiculous.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936679080,"text":"@usermac Truth be told, I'd be happy to have McCain or Obama as President. I just dont think we can afford 4 Republican years. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679084,"text":"#debate08 one thing we can agree on is these guys beat Bush & Kerry in a tag team any day.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679150,"text":"From the persoanl attacks from left on #current and #debate08 it is obvious McCain scored points over Obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679194,"text":"@kathrynjones he was raised in a time when racism was ok i love the old ppl in my family but they are racists 2 - its ingrained in that gen!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679202,"text":"stats say Obama 44, McCain 22? People of substance FTW! #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679337,"text":"But overall - McCain was GREAT - very impressed, maybe I had low expectations but great lines & responses #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679531,"text":"Deletionpedia? #InfoMedia LOVE LOVE LOVE #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679583,"text":"CBS observer compares McCain to Nixon. Yikes. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936679613,"text":"McCain came off very rude. If McCain acts this way in office, with his smirking and disdain, he will be no help to America's image. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936679722,"text":"I feel like Obama came off as strong and explained why he chooses things. McCain just pushed msgs. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679741,"text":"I made it onto Hack the Debate - my 3 seconds of fame are preserved on my DVR #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679791,"text":"Undecided voters on my TV say Obama Wins! #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936679800,"text":"seems to me like Obama kind of fell apart there at the end. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936679863,"text":"#debate08 @EndTheRoboCalls, heh, that's why he appointed a woman whose FP exprience is seeing Russia from her shore?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936679888,"text":"#current #debate08 Okay, that seriously stressed me out.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936679893,"text":"@cgritter I don't have the McCain ad... So it must vary even depending on what network you're watching? (I think I\"m on NBC). #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680039,"text":"retweet: current The top keyword used when tweeting Iran is \"singing.\" Any idea why? #current... huh, that's weird.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680083,"text":"It looks like Senator McCain won this debate. And Mrs. McCain wins the fashion debate. (What was Michelle thinking?) #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680131,"text":"#debate08 why do US americans see everything as a sport? It's like the Debate was a match, live is much more analogue and organic than that","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680277,"text":"#debate08 Obama got first question, McCain all other 7","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680310,"text":"#debate08  8 rounds and no clear knockout for either candidate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680355,"text":"#debate08 tie","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680412,"text":"#current Does anyone think David Gurgen seems a little like Eeyore (not as much as Lieberman)? He says Obama demonstrated \"knowledge.\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936680640,"text":"Fox News thinks it was a good night for John McCain. Well, duh....  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680643,"text":"McCain very firm and strong.. Obama say \"john is right\"... Bennet CNN #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680714,"text":"#debate08 who do you think won? @adamroot me.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680777,"text":"#debate08 It was a total draw. I felt no more or less supportive of either of them after all of that.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680825,"text":"#debate08 Re: McCain's comment about short North Koreans: Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. (McCain is 5'7''.)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936680833,"text":"#debate08 no KOs, or even knock downs","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680836,"text":"there was the last one 2nd place presidential candidate - John Kerry #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936680885,"text":"@andreamercado I liked that both of them at least got into some specifics, which is more than I could say for Bush\/Kerry in 2004 at any time","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936680961,"text":"#debate08 no memorable moment in this debate. McCain has more policy experience but Obama appears knowledgeable and held his ground.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936681063,"text":"#debate08 Obama has the facts and vision, McCain has the catch phrases and blind single-mindedness to win this. Obama is missing the point","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681077,"text":"Obama didn't emphasize so many differences as he did agree with McCain's points. But both avoided the economic questions. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681113,"text":"McCain is the sheriff - Bennett CNN #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936681176,"text":"@Flap lol your conclusions amuse me #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681189,"text":"My Totals (and I'm a Democrat): McCain 12, Obama 6 -- Obama has a lot of work ahead of himself. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681335,"text":"Did anyone switch sides? I know I didn't - #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681387,"text":"#debate08: wow. Obama Camp Mgr Thinks Barry \"Commanded\" the Foreign Policy debate. Laughing so hard my sides hurt.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681443,"text":"#debate08 #current Barr:\"The Bob Barr doctrine would look v. different [fromt eh Bush Doctrine].  It would be a Constitutional doctrine...\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681451,"text":"Not sure where McCain goes from here.  He's lost the week, the day, and then the debate.  #debate08 #mccain #obama","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681516,"text":"McCain really needs to be hugged more...the kittens of his youth never had a chance. #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681538,"text":"Ah well, first debate behind us.  Can't wait for President Palin next week. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681712,"text":"#debate08 - Tie goes to [front]runner, Obama. JM needs to step up policy distinctions; BO needs to be funnier, more zingers","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681727,"text":"Need to converge on a single hashtag for the next debate.  Using #tweetdebate, #current, and #debate for every tweet uses a lot of chars","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681800,"text":"#current Who won? Not us.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681822,"text":"New offshore drilling won't give us any oil for years.  It's a silly idea. #Current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936681826,"text":"@Marti_L Keep in mind, the GOP people thought McCain would \"clobber\" Obama. Obama was able to keep up. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681841,"text":"#current if this Twitter audience is voting, it seems that Obama will win.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936681849,"text":"CBSnews Nielsen \"undecideds\" - majority said Obama won this debate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936681920,"text":"@SarahInMI I am on Fox- I know someone in Az who might be on the local fox news there and she thinks it might be put in a national feed","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936681944,"text":"Free Press site is slow so go directly to http:\/\/bit.ly\/scorecard to Rate the Debate #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936682098,"text":"#debate08 Yeah, why is it Biden vs. Guilani in the NBC after shock?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682148,"text":"Fox calls it for McCain! In other news, snow is cold! #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682182,"text":"Bill Bennett: How many times did Obama say \"John is right\" and how many times did McCain say \"Obama is wrong\"? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682240,"text":"\"I agree with Sen. McCain\" should be the line of the night #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936682287,"text":"Katie Couric checked with Kissinger. Obama was right. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682294,"text":"Verdict: McCain exceeded all expectations.  BHO: flat.  #current #debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682369,"text":"#debate08 The CNN talking heads seem to give an edge to Obama. I'm not so sure. I thought Obama needed a knockout punch. Didn't happen.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682385,"text":"#current Bill Bennett says Obama is \"intellectually generous guy\" but McCain was the \"sherriff\" and \"masterful\" cause he \"knew the names.\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682433,"text":"Going to commercial.. wolf #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682482,"text":"so what was the best line of the night?  thoughts?  i think this debate lacked any \"umph\" #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936682522,"text":"#current #debate08 Barr:\"It is important to maintain landing rights, overflight agreements, so when a problem does come up that we\"","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936682530,"text":"cnn opening and closing with repub strategist? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682662,"text":"Bring on the spin #Debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682681,"text":"Will the frequent Obama \"McCain is right\" lines will haunt him later? Someone should remind him he can't get consensus in #debate08.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936682700,"text":"Doesn't anyone remember when McCain went to Iraq and made a fool out of himself?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936682740,"text":"BINGO Obama just showed this country what diplomacy looks like, it's been a long time. ITA - we are used to short snide remarks #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936682825,"text":"I tell ya what. I'll need a drink tonight after these debates. Please get Obama\/Biden into office, no McCain\/Palin #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936682878,"text":"Even after 40 minutes on the topic, I still didn't get the sense of gravitas necessary for the debt crisis. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936682942,"text":"RT @tonei: #debate08 #debate #tweetdebate let's agree on one hashtag for thursday, shall we? {BBN: Pretty please?]","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683018,"text":"@verychewy i second that #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683124,"text":"Last year these debates used to be special, but with all those primary debates, this seems so regular to me #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683138,"text":"McCain sez Obama not fit\/ready to be prez, but Obama just went toe to toe with him with substantive answers; a + for Obama #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936683171,"text":"Time for the talking heads! #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936683242,"text":"Wait. McCain was a POW? Why haven't I heard that before? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683391,"text":"#debate08 - People should vote for the candidate that looks better with their shirt off. Not for V.P. though.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683462,"text":"so who won? #winner #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683499,"text":"Eugene Robinson is right. Pointing out that you've been there forever, during all the crisis is not a winning point. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936683606,"text":"How the hell can anyone consider McCain the debate winner???  #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936683681,"text":"... and now we go to Spin Alley. Or, as I call it, \"Deception Lane.\" Changing the channel now. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936683729,"text":"McCain definitely won. #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936683810,"text":"You don't \"win\" a debate in general unless you knock it out of the park. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683940,"text":"Does Obama have to be on the attack to win a debate? I thought was he appropriate w\/ shots but some think he wasn't tough enough? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683958,"text":"#debate08 join the covert radio show forums to talk about the war on terror and security. http:\/\/is.gd\/3chp","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936683990,"text":"*Sigh* I miss Peter Jennings ... There is a real void tonight. #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936684062,"text":"@theebayk1d disrespecting traditions during the pledge and National Anthem.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936684179,"text":"Oh, how I cannot wait to watch the VP debate coming soon - that should be a fun night...#current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936684356,"text":"#debate08 Why does McCain freakin' say \"What Senator Obama doesn't understand is\" before EVERY response. wtf, what a jacka$$.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936684363,"text":"#debate08 Obama 1, McCain 0","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936684461,"text":"@hnoftall not according to cbs's polling of undecided voters, who went strongly for obama. #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936684512,"text":"@POttenhoff \"JM needs to step up policy distinctions.\" Obama was agreeing with McCain time and again. #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936684540,"text":"@scbalazs What do you mean \"Obama was able to keep up?\" McCain was nervous, stiff, and wouldn't look at Obama at all #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936684552,"text":"You mean the washed up and discredited Bill Bennett? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936684721,"text":"#debate08 #current Juan Williams - Obama on the offensive.  Obama wins on economics and McCain on foreign policy.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936684787,"text":"Would love to be working the 'spin room' tonight. McCain was on and was forceful without looking like a jerk. #debateok08 #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936684861,"text":"William Bennet on CNN: How many times did Obama say 'John is right...'? That's a great point. Obama conceding to McCain. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936684989,"text":"AP is fact-checking the debates. Already reaching some conclusions: http:\/\/is.gd\/3chb #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685021,"text":"meh.  disappointed with both obama and mccain tonight. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936685039,"text":"Joe Biden is responding on NBC... Wonder if the Reps will risk putting Palin on? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685129,"text":"I did think the twitter make the debate more interesting #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936685352,"text":"#debate08 listening to wrap up","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685381,"text":"And *holy crap* I'm getting tired of McCain's \"Sen. Obama doesn't understand\" followed with emotional appeal to US exceptionalism #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936685455,"text":"a little brain numb from watching debate. I thought McCain did well at times. Obama-too much agreeing. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685499,"text":"interesting debate...who is going to take the election? #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936685598,"text":"really wishing mccain had said once, \"kick his ass sea bass\" :( #debate08 #knoxelect","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685600,"text":"McCain has more knowledge on international issues, but I'm still voting for Obama. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685667,"text":"#debate08 Yeah for Twitter. For the most part it held up. A little slow but it did survive.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685694,"text":"McCain looked the most presidential, that's for sure.  #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936685734,"text":"@MandianaJones - yes it was very obvious.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936685786,"text":"...as of late, has not shown a very high level of judgement or respect - of anything or anyone. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936685816,"text":"#debate08 I liked McCain's use of historical context. Obama probably avoided that because when he says it, it's professorial.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936685829,"text":"Twitter and #current debate very cool, would have been better if I bypassed sucky current signal and went straight to web. All and all A+","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685851,"text":"I've been working in the background so haven't been keeping score of the #debate08 for #tweetdebate.  Looking fwd to seeing the scores tho","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685912,"text":"#debate08 Obama needs to focus on a single message - he raised to many good points. Keep it simple, keep it repetitive.  Marketing sells.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936685994,"text":"Ok, Harold Ford coming on.  Time to stop watching and make a drink.  TGIF!  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936686115,"text":"#debate08 For a debate in McCain's \"wheelhouse,\" it's really bizarre that McCain couldn't look his opponent in the eye.  Bizarre.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936686167,"text":"On NBC, interesting that Biden is on for the dems, but Guiliani for the reps.  Where's Sarah?  Hiding her? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936686238,"text":"I think all this hate for McCain is simply coming from fucking ignorance. All the hating bastards need to step back and review. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686250,"text":"Going walking with @MisterRob now. Thanks #debate08 #tweetdebate http:\/\/election.twitter.com I enjoyed to commentary.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936686322,"text":"#current - I think McCain won even though I'm still voting for Obama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936686356,"text":"@BarackObama I don't care what McCain says, I think you understand. ;) #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936686385,"text":"#debate08 WHAT?! The GOP doesn't send Palin to answer after McCain, but Guiliani? Is he the VP now?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686416,"text":"Anyone who thinks McCain won the #debate08 is a total dweeb dingle cheese.  (he says like a true dorkus)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686561,"text":"#debate08 #current Barr:\"...it calls for more transparency.\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936686628,"text":"To watch what people said while the candidates were talking made it able to keep the attention better #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936686660,"text":"#debate08 FTW T. Boone Pickens again?  The hell?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686668,"text":"WOW. Biden spoke with NBC, Palin declined and the GOP gave them Rudy instead. What a fucking tool. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686691,"text":"#debate08 oh god, here comes Giuliani","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936686693,"text":"Hasn't CBS already declaired for Obama? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936686695,"text":"@current Good job with the debate! It was interesting to see what everyone was saying. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936686729,"text":"#current Now Guilliani on NBC. He laughs...ha, ha, ha... when Brian Williams says Biden called McCain \"wrong\" about Iraq.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687015,"text":"#debate08 i guess i'm the only one in the bar who wants to hear the silver fox's opinion--don't let them silence you, coop!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687057,"text":"#debate08 Deja Vu 2004. Kerry supporters were jumping in haste even after a poor performance by Kerry. 2008 same old with Obama!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936687123,"text":"#current wow. mccain was in prison?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687272,"text":"\"Barack Obama doesn't understand\" and \"I agree with John McCain\" were the major repeated lines of the night -Cameron #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687289,"text":"#debate08 Experience or Articulate?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687339,"text":"#debate08 - Did anyone else notice that the camera on Obama was always zoomed in more than the one on McCain? Purposeful?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687358,"text":"For the real insights will have to watch Jon Stewart tonight #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687385,"text":"O-Who Camp had lowered expectations to allow them to be happy with such a performance.  #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936687446,"text":"#debate08 mccain wins on passion. obama's 1, 2, 3ing was stilted. mccain sought to convince, obama was presenting logic.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687765,"text":"We need to identify differences and then have them debate very specific issues #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687828,"text":"#debate08 Palin\/Biden is on a Thursday?  Gimme a break, Thursday is the new Friday.  No one is gonna watch those 2 on a Thursday night.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936687831,"text":"I don't think there was a clear winner,I think each persons personal opinion will dictate who they think the won #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936687869,"text":"Oooo the (R)s sent Giuliani to talk to NBC instead of Palin!!! That's embarassing. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936687916,"text":"#debate08 @pamelalyn -- very cogent point.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936687927,"text":"#debate08 is the place to be. twitter's made the leap, its more irc now than blog.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688074,"text":"@Condoulo yes I like those Clinton policies, but you have yet to say what he actually did.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688086,"text":"#debate08 NBC has Guiliani on.  OMG. maybe it's clint Howard. can't tell. How can they say anything when McCain picked Palin - a joke","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936688241,"text":"McCain called for a spending freeze, Hillary called for a trade timeout. Both ridiculous ideas. Both will lose. #tweetdebate #obamashot","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936688271,"text":"How can Obama bring up Palin ?  If he can, without looking mean, he can win #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688281,"text":"#current Ooh, the RNC spin: \"Obama says we have to lose in Iraq in order to win in Afghanistan.\" according to Guilianni.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688367,"text":"Okay, I love Major Garrett. Casablanca reference!!! \"Shocked\" #debate #current Now... time for http:\/\/www.citizensugar.com\/2095396","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688530,"text":"I want to see Obama more aggressive in the next debate. I know he has more of a fight in him. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688585,"text":"It's official! We're sunk. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936688630,"text":"#debate08 The spin cycle is already raging.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688718,"text":"Fact that an African American candidate went to Mississippi for a pres. debate & it was a non-issue speaks to how far we've come #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936688784,"text":"@Condoulo my sense tells me you desperate like McCain and just attacking Obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688794,"text":"The #debate08 is over, now tracking #aflgf08 .","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688819,"text":"@davidweiner Yes.  Uppercuts!  That's what I want in a debate.  Not condescending, patronizing namecalling taken like a gent.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936688841,"text":"Obama said \"John is right\" at least 8 times! McCain on offense,Obama on defense. 21 Factcheck for BHO 16 for McCain #comment #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688848,"text":"THREE CHEERS FOR TWITTER! STAYING ALIVE DURING THE DEBATE! #debate08 #tweetdebate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936688870,"text":"obama wasn't concise enough and should've pushed 3rd bush term more, but he looked like a plausible CiC, which was top priority #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688887,"text":"NPR Commentary: \"A stalemate is a win for Obama as this is McCain's strongest point.\" ha.  Hadn't thought of it that way. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936688977,"text":"A great debate for America, now back to the work to get credit markets back to healthy without creating more frivolous spending #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936688986,"text":"I think McCain was very strong and won this debate #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689076,"text":"So does anyone else feel like they didn't discuss the economy as much as they should have? #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936689101,"text":"#debate08 honest question for McCainiacs -- what's the thinking on Palin being nowhere near a live camera right now?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936689170,"text":"#current wow-ABC is doing a \"fact check\" of the debate. Great idea. They should post all their lookups online.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689212,"text":"obama said \"I agree with john\" at least 8 times, fox news is reporting #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689230,"text":"Where's palin? Getting drunk in Philly. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936689236,"text":"#current Guillliani: \"McCain gave Obama a lesson in foriegn policy.\" Those spin-meister work fast!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689274,"text":"\"would you like to have tea?\" +5 for obama for being a smart a** #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689278,"text":"Palin is at a bar in Pennsylvania #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936689282,"text":"Who won tonight? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936689326,"text":"That was fun. #current and #debate08 completely changes this debate season.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689423,"text":"#debate08 #current On a recent falling out w\/Ron Paul Barr:\"We wanted to provide true focused leadership for the L.P.\" \"R.P. did espouse\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936689424,"text":"starting to get annoying that the GOP is hiding Palin #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936689485,"text":"@dawguzman \u00c2\u00bfy esa encuesta? hablame? #current #debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936689550,"text":"#debate08 I think the thing that most came out of this is that Obama looked more presidential","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689571,"text":"#debate08  mccain = yesterday's man!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689751,"text":"Friends at the debate party tonight think that McCain hammering on earmarks\/spending was great. \"That's why we lost in 2006.\" #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936689819,"text":"Brian Williams can't believe Rudy is saying this stuff with a straight face. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690007,"text":"The spin room is getting dizzy #debateok08 #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936690056,"text":"name dropping not a bad thing , mccain #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936690097,"text":"#debate08 The speed of these campaigns is amazing: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936690183,"text":"@evolver That really bums me out.  The \"clean coal\" more than any of that other stuff.  frackity","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690190,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: VOTING RECORDS http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4vs82w #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690191,"text":"McCain already has an ad about the debate #debate08 http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690215,"text":"Thank you all for partcipating you can see a graph of the term #Tweetdebate here http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/42xftn","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690218,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN VS. RENEWABLE ENERGY http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4e5mgc #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690251,"text":"So, did anyone else notice that McCain didn't look directly at Obama while addressing him for the most part? #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690267,"text":"#debate08 http:\/\/vicepresidentialdoomsdayclock.com\/ will be updated soon re: giuliani cleaning up after the debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690299,"text":"#debate08 also, giulani is miles left (not nearly left enough though) of palin on almost every issue","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690321,"text":"thinks the crawl on FOX news is so slanted it's despicable.  #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690478,"text":"#current #debate08 Neither did too great. Now the news bias spins off...Fox: McCain grand slam. CNN seems pretty even for now.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690553,"text":"Has Palin said anything unscripted on live television yet?  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690559,"text":"#debate08 McCain at times comes off as a competent Senator, but _never_ presidential.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690573,"text":"McCain regained the week #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936690669,"text":"I would say it was 50\/50 #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936690769,"text":"#debate08 the \"I agree with John\" points are going to be hammered by Fox News and the GOP, but look at them in context......","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936690963,"text":"Where is Palin? Looks bad to put Giuliani up because you can't find your VP nom. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936690981,"text":"#debate08 Chris Matthews says McCain was \"mean\".","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936691036,"text":"#debate08 #current Russian television is here interviewing Bob Barr ... cool...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691118,"text":"notice that McCain didn't mention education, his healthcare plan other than keeping it private and taking care of nations children #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691323,"text":": #debate08 Neither of them \"won.\" Obama held his own, but was often defensive against McCain's digs. McCain swung from grumpy to bland.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691411,"text":"#winner #current The debate result is much like how the poll results have been: somewhat close, leaning toward whichever guy you like.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691448,"text":"#debate08 RT My take on the debate. In stream of consciousness style: http:\/\/janosschumacher.wordpress.com now with # styling","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691491,"text":"wonder why GOP hates a democratic president agreeing with their senator?  #debate08 #mccain #obama","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936691504,"text":"Let the 'spin' begin #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936691513,"text":"#debate08 @Populista, yea it was just you","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691546,"text":"Alex Castellanos: a tie is a win for McCain (spin spin sugar!) #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691596,"text":"#current Guilllianni: I expect by the weekend we'll have a solution for dealing w\/ financial fallout. [Isn't it the weekend now?]","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936691783,"text":"Pundit on NPR just called #debate08 \"best... debate... ever...\"","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936691800,"text":"As an aside, Obama missed yet another opportunity to close the deal tonight (NH, TX, PA vs HRC, tonight vs McCain) #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936691988,"text":"Obama needs to be more direct. I agree. So what's up Boone wanting us to all go over and discuss his \"plan?\" #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692009,"text":"#debate08 It seems like every election Conservatives talk about decreasing spending. Does that mean we can decrease military spending?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936692138,"text":"@CarriBugbee are you kidding if you watch the nightly news you should know those things. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936692157,"text":"@perinandy Palin hasn't had a single unscripted moment yet I can't wait to see her eaten alive on the VP debate #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936692160,"text":"New campaign ad with debate footage: McCain Is Right. http:\/\/is.gd\/3chN  #debate08 #current (h\/t @kevinbinversie)","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936692330,"text":"Debate's over -- so step away from your TV, chat room, etc., & send a video. Tell us how you feel about #debate08. http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nrmm7","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692341,"text":"Am I the only one surprised that McCain mentioned he was a POW just once? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692415,"text":"What is this pickensplan.com site? anyone know?  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692439,"text":"@stevenfoley I think us Obamanauts are wondering what debate he lost? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692452,"text":"giuliani lies. Obama will cut corporate loopholes. better plan than raising my taxes.  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936692473,"text":"@theebayk1d I find it very disrespectful when one doesn't either salute the flag, or put their hand on their hear when the Anthem is played.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936692737,"text":"if there's any one I hate more than McCain, its Guliani #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936692973,"text":"where is Palin?  You're kidding me, right?  um, duh!  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693153,"text":"My kids: they sure were both rude to each other. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936693201,"text":"Defining phrase for McCain \"you don't understand\" #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693216,"text":"JasonCalacanis: #debate08 is heating up. This pre-condition debate is really getting old. Bush proved n.. http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/49ywrw","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693228,"text":"Nicole Wallace on CBS: Sen. Obama had, \"Ill-informed and wrong ideas\" and \"A spending freeze is a good idea\". Uh... #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693236,"text":"NBC in the tank why would the McCain camp give em air.. no way #debate08 good for Palin","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936693262,"text":"@current pavlicko Obama wasn't the one that almost didn't show up.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693296,"text":"@disavian she's at a bar, in boston? gruber tried to get in (from daringfireball) but failed. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693461,"text":"So does anyone know what the black rectangle in the background was? #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693534,"text":"I don't think the GOP DOES hate Mr. Clinton. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693560,"text":"@martinbowling @current TV distinguishing itself by mashing TV & web. Debate good example :)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693572,"text":"#debate08 obama is pro missile defense? WTF?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936693575,"text":"@perinandy she can't speak without having a script; this is why they try to hide her as much as they can. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936693584,"text":"Don't acquit McCain's anger with energy #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693664,"text":"\"John is right\" Obama's defining phrase #current #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936693759,"text":"\"So Twittersphere, whatdya thinnnnk?\" - Miss Congeniality #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936693761,"text":"#debate08 McCain sounded like a rambleing Grandpa Simpson.  Lehrer is a crappy moderator.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936693892,"text":"McCain did better than I thought he would tonight, but he did lie several times and his economic policy is ridiculous, now the VPs #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936694066,"text":"I heard that Biden is too polite and will fare badly vis a vis Palin. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694070,"text":"How can McCain say Obama is not experienced enough when Miss Congeniality is his running mate? #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694071,"text":"#debate08 Every expert\/commentator has said exactly what they as a partisan have been saying. Their guy was good. The other was off his game","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694143,"text":"@Mamalogues #debate08 #current i know it must be hard for you that mccain sucks so badly. again...sorry. try voting for obama!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694242,"text":"twHILLARY> I don't think the GOP DOES hate Mr. Clinton. #debate08 http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/42hqk4","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936694335,"text":"so earmarks are ok, then? what kind of logic is that #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694514,"text":"Biden will never lose to a fluff ball public speaker like Palin. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694587,"text":"Retweeting my fav Tweet of #debate08: McLame heart attack = President Palin. Debate over.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694663,"text":"@MaryTrigiani I didn't think McCain was a gentleman one time. Impartially, I truly believe that. You?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936694700,"text":"\"fundamental\" tally: ??? #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936694797,"text":"#debate08 NBC interviewed Biden for Obama, then Giuliani for McCain. Where in the hell is Palin???","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936694941,"text":"McCain headed back to DC #current #debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936695078,"text":"Damn. Should've tagged my tweets as #debate08 instaed of #debate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936695120,"text":"#debate08 - CNN - it worked! That audience response monitor put me to sleep.  Woke up during the babbling post-debate analysis.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936695177,"text":"@msblog that was pretty awesme #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936695376,"text":"#current We're only having ONE VP debate? Bummer. I was really looking forward to that.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936695750,"text":"was pleasantly surprised by the first #debate08.  Moderator actually let them go after each other.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936695755,"text":"Buy a suit, Michael Ware. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936695852,"text":"Hot damn, Obama is just crushing McCain. How can anybody see it differently? Blinders, I guess. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936695971,"text":"MCCAIN: How about a spending freeze on everything but defense, veteran affairs and entitlement programs. #DEBATE08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936696006,"text":"I'm looking forward to the next debate, which will feature candidates addressing important questions in a Mad Lib format. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936696079,"text":"WOW - McCain already has an \"I agree with Sen. McCain\" ad!  SWEET http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936696163,"text":"wonders where's Palin? I mean, she's qualified, right? #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936696184,"text":"I like the CNN analysis tonight, and not for a partisan reason, but because they have some good peeps who mostly know their shiz #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936696198,"text":"but to be fair, I haven't heard much from Biden, but I havent been watching too much tv as of late. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936696217,"text":"Wondering how many people googled Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) tonight. #debateok08 #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936696282,"text":"#current McCain is old, Obama is new, time for a change","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936696558,"text":"@nubianvixen well, thankya... I wish it was just bad comedy so my MST3K schtick wasn't whistling in the dark, though #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936696563,"text":"@NewsHour Jim did great! #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936696647,"text":"currently 75.2% said obama won the debate on msnbc poll: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3frb5c #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936696837,"text":"Neither one won the #debate08 because they both want to bail out companies that really need chapter 11.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936696906,"text":"Palin was out hunting a moose ;\/ #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936697079,"text":"@israelpattison um. McCain stumbled a lot. He was belicose. He repeated a false claim about Obama's tax plan. Not presidential. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936697376,"text":"@NewsHour Lehrer would do well to recall Neil Postman's point that how you ask a question shapes the answer you get: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qxCwR.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697590,"text":"@BarbaraKB yeah @current is doing some awesome things mashing up tv with social media, really wish we had them.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936697634,"text":"#debate08 Giuliani?  Really?  Where is Palin?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697693,"text":"#debate08 OBAMA won!!! McCain looked like a condescending old man tonight!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697697,"text":"#current Obama sounds better on the stump than in the debate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697699,"text":"No one hit the mat. #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936697818,"text":"#current Are there any cartoons on?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697841,"text":"RT @cspan Check back to see the debate's Word Tree. Once we iron out the transcripts, should have some very interesting data #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697890,"text":"No matter who wins, we're headed for tough times. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936697933,"text":"the polar bear on the island wants McCain #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936698086,"text":"@lifestudent83 I hope he gives speeches better than Miss South Carolina \"I'm John McCain and I honestly believe...\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936698108,"text":"McCain kept saying \"I know how to do this.\"  If he knows so much, he needs to explain how he knows and WHAT he knows.  #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936698114,"text":"Not sure I would be advertising the fact that Obama looks bipartisan after this week's bizarre McCain stunts.  #debate08 #mccain #obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936698195,"text":"@TiffanyAller Thank you! #DEBATE08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936698239,"text":"Concuerdo plenamente con un telespectador que lo entrevistaron: los candidatos hablaron del pasado, guerra, guerra.... #debate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936698361,"text":"#current the defining moment of the debate http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4pyxsf","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936698534,"text":"@martinbowling mccain has a hard time suffering fools #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936698549,"text":"@BarbaraKB while I am bugging you check out http:\/\/zi.ma url shortening with great stats, follow where your social media stories spread ;)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936698656,"text":"Dee Dee Meyers thought Obama did great job on showing how great leader he is. Hmm must have watched different one than she did #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936698711,"text":"@lindagoin I started paying attention after you brought it up.  I didn't see him make eye contact once.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936698722,"text":"Wow, really good debate - I can't decide who actually won (if either), but Obama did a great job with \"McCain's strong suit\" #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936698832,"text":"#current i think the 'mcC is right on...' by O is a good thing in itself, ofcourse each candidate has good points. not tactical, but true.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936699202,"text":"@MailOurMilitary me too!  and i hate instead of expressing opinions making personal attacks on the candidate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699204,"text":"@bender00 http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3jdy67 for rules","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699311,"text":"condescending - read: correct #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699353,"text":"Nice that McCain tried to lead on Obama and he wouldnt take the bait. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699399,"text":"#debate08 this was mccain's good shot to beat down obama and it doesn't look like that happened.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699401,"text":"@MandianaJones - then the media would be out of a job. :)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699562,"text":"@msblog might be deaf, dumb, and blind.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699590,"text":"@roadkillrefugee that was mcc's version of reagan's \"there you go again\" to carter in their debate #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699606,"text":"@forever_trust Drives me crazy! #DEBATE08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699666,"text":"Who won #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699676,"text":"Politics has changed. I miss the old days, when candidates would beat the crap out of each other with silver-tipped canes. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699682,"text":"After the debates, Obama: Gentleman. McCain: A-hole. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699875,"text":"I'd be interested to see peoples position in their tweets #4mccain #4obama or #undecided did the debate help you decide? #current #election","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936699915,"text":"#tweetdebate It's telling that a lot of post-analysis is focused on trying to figure out what Obama could have done better","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699940,"text":"@scbalazs Skipping around channels. David Gergen said McCain needed \"big\" win but didn't get it. Thanks for the @'s!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936699994,"text":"@CurlingRiver Why are you so ignorant? Your thinking and ideology are what drives this country in the ground #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936700000,"text":"#debate08 MSNBC Newsvine showing a poll http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3frb5c","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700002,"text":"what is Sarah Palin going to show off as her \"preciouses\" in the VP debate? \"I got a bra from a vetran of Iraq's wife...see!\" #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936700103,"text":"Obama got away with pretending to be a sober, sensible centrist instead of the statist he is, and thus won the debate #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700153,"text":"i must not have been following the debate very closely...i don't really remember obama saying \"John is right\" #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700235,"text":"I dranlk every tiem I heard John is raigth #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700270,"text":"first time I've ever seen the FAIL whale a minute ago! Twitter did pretty good tonight though! Thx Twitter! #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700650,"text":"#debate08 i wonder where i can get one of those handy veto sharpies--convenient!!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700770,"text":"@msblog I was wondering that. Just because you've been somewhere, doesn't make you an expert on foreign policy with that country #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936700789,"text":"retweet- New McCain Ad featuring Obama saying McCain is \"Absolutely Right\" on diff. issues - http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w \n#current, #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936700945,"text":"#debate08 @JohnMcCain has 954 Twitter Followers. @BarackObama has 86,312. Looks like @BarackObama won Twitter by a landslide.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936700979,"text":"think I'm gonna watch the rest of the debate on the Beeb. need some better commentary #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936701029,"text":"#debate08 McCain: \"No-one can be opposed to renewable energy. No-one\" Reality: http:\/\/ut.ag\/00kG1","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936701090,"text":"#current I doubt this debate changed many minds.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936701106,"text":"rt @alexashrugged    [Argh - ZT] WOW - McCain already has an \"I agree with Sen. McCain\" ad! SWEET http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936701327,"text":"McCain Debate Central webpage has some good rapid response info on it. http:\/\/is.gd\/3ciC #debate08 #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936701498,"text":"@lindagoin I was happy with Obama's performance.  I expected him to seem more uncomfortable but I felt that he had control of the tone.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936701503,"text":"McCain cruises to easy win in 1st debate #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936701578,"text":"also, Obama is weirdly passive-aggressive by saying McCain is absolutely right, but you've said stupid crap in the past. Huh? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936701814,"text":"New McCain Ad featuring Obama saying McCain is \"Absolutely Right\" on diff. issues - http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #DEBATE08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936701864,"text":"#current McCain came off as the cranky, old man he is...er, old, white-haired dude","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936701900,"text":"I wonder how long it will take the McSame camp to roll out their \"John is right\" Obama debate quote commercials? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936701941,"text":"Obama looked nervous and uncomfortable the entire time. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936702089,"text":"GOP is laughing all the way to the Diebold voting machines. It doesn't even matter if half their party can't stand their candidate! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936702244,"text":"Thought Lehrer was good - a few simple interventions and stayed out the way #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936702302,"text":"#current #debate08 McCain didn't get very high highs, but his ratings with Independents looked fairly strong throughout, especially on #pork","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936702313,"text":"#debate08 McCain fez um joguinho muito manjado decolocar palavras na boca de Obama, q foi nitidamente melhor. Ser\u00c3\u00a1 q os americanos percebem?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936702891,"text":"Obama on the surge: you were wrong, you were wrong, you were wrong! - I stood up and cheered!!! McCain just stood and blinked. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936703274,"text":"McCain: \"Back in my day... when I was there in the 60s\" Obama: \"Lies, more lies, thats not true. LIES.\" #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936703367,"text":"NBC has Biden on after the debate. Instead of Palin we get....Rudy. Its almost like McCain is hiding his VP nominee. How weird. #debate08.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936703500,"text":"@ButtaBaby they already have ads saying \"McCain won!\" #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936703596,"text":"would love to hear if the debate changed your opinion (or the opinions of undecided voters) #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936703661,"text":"#debate08 mccain spokeswoman on cnn just called obama \"eloquent,\" haven't people learned not to do that yet","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936703957,"text":"McCain's new ad on Obama agreeing with him is horse crap.  It cut's out what he really said. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936704041,"text":"if @fakeobama agreed with me any more i think i'd be able to count on his vote this november #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936704045,"text":"McCain needed to look more independent.  Now he looks to ride Obama's coattails with the \"I agree\" commercial.  #debate08 #mccain #obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936704074,"text":"cw will be no clear winner, but that mccain didn't get the shakeup he wanted\/needed (from both debate and campaign suspension) #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936704168,"text":"#debate08 Why is Obama agreeing with John McCain on obvious issues a bad thing?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936704181,"text":"#debate08 Well then... see everyone next thursday? :)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936704485,"text":"@seasonothebitch my friend, that's not change we can believing.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936704872,"text":"The worst part of all this is that what I think doesn't matter,the line on the debate cld be completely spun by tomorrow #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936704987,"text":"McCain already has an ad out from the debates. Damn that was fast http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/49unmh #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936705020,"text":"#tweetdebate msnbc poll says that 74.9% of people thinks Obama won the debate http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3frb5c","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936705179,"text":"#debate08 I think it was a draw... maybe McCain a bit up but this is his issue!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936705253,"text":"Retweeting @JPmicek -McCain's team is fast! Obama's words frm debate in ad already! http:\/\/snurl.com\/3vlxx  WOW - that was FAST!#tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936705381,"text":"#current Wow. You can see the republicans on this page just by looking for old white guy avatars.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936705390,"text":"That was a blast #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936705713,"text":"Man, McCain's already got a post-debate ad up, http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936705987,"text":"@antoniostarr 'Scuse me, Mr. A - In the current context, I would prefer not to be called a 'rebel'. Repubs wearing the gray uniforms now.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706017,"text":"I hate watching presidential debates.  They just get me all anxious and freaked out!  Obama needs a better rhetorical strategy.  #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706071,"text":"#debate08 Obama said \"McCain was right\" eight times! McCain never spelled out that he agreed with Obama","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706074,"text":"#current Biden: who was right and who was wrong? John has been \"dead wrong\" about [everything]. John was wrong about strategy & tactics.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706086,"text":"#debate08 I have 12 undecided's plus me: 2 to Obama. 1 to McCain. 4 undecided. 4 stopped watching. 2 (including me) want new choices.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706094,"text":"What's that used car salesman doing on CNN? Oh, it's Joe Biden. #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706178,"text":"@fakejohnmccain John John John, I won't be respectful and call you \"Senator McCain\" even if you do #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706194,"text":"#debate08 Why does every veteran I know support Obama over McCain?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706219,"text":"I wish really wish Obama had pinned McCain on his lobbyist staffer, Randy Scheunemann, and his over-the-top response on Georgia #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706226,"text":"Joe Biden on CNN live from Milwaukee... the Dems are taking over WI! Maybe I need to move back and fix that? lol . #debate08 #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706234,"text":"#debate08 @siskita brings up a good point--where is Palin tonight? Biden is apparently on TV...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706266,"text":"Okay: So we saw the debate on CSPAN2, where there was no split-screen. Could it be that the split-screen made Obama appear to win?  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706345,"text":"#current Mc's seems a little to old & Obama seems a little to green.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706514,"text":"#debate08 If McCain or his people mention \"Obama tax increases\" one more time... There are no polite words that will come out of my mouth","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936706682,"text":"@LazyBuddhist I thought McCain had been voting against vet benefits? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936706731,"text":"#current - The only thing Obama doesn't understand, grampy gramps (my age) McCain, is the necessity of thinking like McCain.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936707028,"text":"#debate08 1st debate done & i still don't think i'm leaning either way. finger pointing & 1\/2 truths on both sides. not much honesty imho","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936707105,"text":"The reason McCain may seem to have done better is because we (probably incorrectly) had low expectations of him. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936707166,"text":"@kenbooth The real winner of the debate? Twitter. Their free-flowing ajaxy #debate08 pages were fun. Sure beats talking heads. And no whales","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936707222,"text":"@kjs This is supposed to be McCain's topic #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936707435,"text":"#current Biden: John was on his strongest turf today and he lost. I think it's fatal. I hope Palin defends same position than McCain did.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936707440,"text":"Debate hilites fr MOMocrats live-blog: LizMom101 noticed McCain's wearing platform shoes. & evryone noticd McCain's pants on fire. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936707583,"text":"* #debate08 - Possibility of another 911 attack?: Moderator asked: Do you think there's the possibil.. http:\/\/is.gd\/3cjC","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936708239,"text":"God, I love Joe Biden and his brutal directness, and that huge grin. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936708292,"text":"@wanamoka she was trying to get to Russia #current - couldn't resist!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936708347,"text":"#current Biden kicking McCain's butt on CNN","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936708387,"text":"A few of my colleagues & I watched the debate here @ work.  CNN's Audience Reaction Monitor = Fail.  Who do you think won tonight? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936708391,"text":"@cyn3matic Don't forget the candy-striper optical illusion deliberately distracting McCain tie #debate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936708601,"text":"#current Blitzer: what do you say to Nicole Wallace who says McCain was decisive and Obama wasn't?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936709042,"text":"McCain full of long, windy, gasbaggery & short on policy. The end. #debate08 #momocrats","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936709090,"text":"#debate08 - larison: \"McCain is starting to let his contempt for Obama show.  He keeps laughing like some sort of disturbed gremlin. \" LOL","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936709164,"text":"going to NH next saturday to help with Obama's campaign. #current","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936709246,"text":"#debate08 Will be interesting to see how Biden plays the same game with Palin, trying to make her look inexperienced like McCain was doing","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936709394,"text":"McCain jokes about Bear DNA funding but Palin requested funds to study Harbor Seals WTF? #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936709487,"text":"i actually expected McCain to be better at today's topic.  That's why im shocked that he got floor mopped and knocked out. #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936709559,"text":"@DocMara hopefully the GOP will select someone younger and eloquent vs Obama in 2012. I'd like to see that debate. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936709621,"text":"McCain campaign just sent \"What Bloggers Are Saying\" e-mail. How about a \"What Tweeters Are Saying\" e-mail, too? #debate08 #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936709648,"text":"#current Biden: John's judgment is in the past. If you liked the last 8 years, you should stick with John!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936709656,"text":"When is the Biden \/ Palin debate ?  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710002,"text":"#debate08 NOT watching @Leslieann44 on C-SPAN2.  Where are ya??","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710205,"text":"#current Elect McCain as President of the Past","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710211,"text":"So anyone change their mind as a result of tonight's debate? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710314,"text":"@MailOurMilitary Doubtful. I think he's still bitter from his POW experience and wants someone to pay.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710363,"text":"#debate08 drudgereport.com currently has McCain winning the debate 72\/25 in a poll of ~62k people.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710478,"text":"lol @ Anderson Cooper's response about Palin joining them #debate08 @tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710513,"text":"#debate08 last thought: @Doorley is right. mccain's tie was awful. Moired really badly in standard def.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710625,"text":"#current Whoa twitter search with buzz words \"eye contact\" amazing reactions.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936710657,"text":"#debate08 Analyst say Obama dodged the 900Mn earmark request. It will haunt him in the next debate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710662,"text":"Wow something ppl not picking up on, McCain admits that we have tortured prisoners? #current #tweetdebate","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710682,"text":"@lindagoin John McCain has trouble with emotion. He seems to get uncomfortable when Obama tries to be pleasant with him. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936710829,"text":"@stillgray btw nice website!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936711018,"text":"Agreeing w\/ a general point as a vehicle w\/ which to express your differences on a subject is not the same as conceding the point #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936711100,"text":"Wow...the CSPAN people are explaining what \"Twitter\" is to the audience...#debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936711103,"text":"McCain +3 for admitting that the US engaged in torture! #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936711198,"text":"McCain campaign stoops to a new low http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936711457,"text":"as @credd said: well...mccain's latest ad didn't take long to come out. he's the master of illusion. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936711535,"text":"SO didn't know what \"Keating 5\" refers to. Obama REALLY should have brought it up. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936711723,"text":"@davidweiner McCain did not have a temper flare, at least when compared to Americans of southern Italian extraction.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936712088,"text":"@ pavlicko you gained at least one follower from searching tweetscan for #debate08 and then drilling down to read your comments.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936712148,"text":"As a Hillary Clinton fanatic, I thought maybe I wasn't properly listening to the primary debates. I was. Barack was again weak. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936712180,"text":"@problogger A draw. #debate 08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936712290,"text":"HEY! Hey everybody! I have a bracelet too!!! #tweetdebate #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936712358,"text":"@WomenWhoTech true. The only mainstream media coverage I look forward to is The Daily Show! #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936712520,"text":"The transcripts are up people, let's get the facts straight and not add to the spin #DEBATE08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936712555,"text":"The transcripts are up people, let's get the facts straight and not add to the spin #DEBATE08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936712655,"text":"@MaryTrigiani Good one ... what was \"the clip\" that will be replayed until the next debate?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936712656,"text":"McCain & his party are the \"existential threat\". Goodbye, democracy and freedom. Imploding from the inside, like it always does. =( #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936712842,"text":"How many times must each candidate blink while they speak??? #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936712953,"text":"I love Twitter.. the new bar on the top is neat- o http:\/\/election.twitter.com\/#debate08. A trip to read in real time public opinion","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936713042,"text":"#debate08 other big question: did McCain acknowledge that the US has tortured people in recent years? If so, that's major story....","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713084,"text":"CNN just played footage of Obama from one of last summer's debates. Conclusion: The campaign has aged him. #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713534,"text":"I think that Keating5 is a dangerous topic, better suited for ads than a debate #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936713542,"text":"They say Obama's professorial, but I've never heard so much revisionist >1950s American history as I did tonight from Doc McCain. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936713648,"text":"so how many hours\/days do you think it'll take the media to spin the debate in favor of obama and conclude he won? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713737,"text":"@cyn3matic McCain's tie looks fine in HD, but I hear it was aliasing like crazy on SD channels. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713761,"text":"#debate08 Is there a way to read Election 2008 on web w\/o it scrolling in real time? I can't read that fast and can't even scroll that fast.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713893,"text":"I thought perhaps I'd get some greater insight after first #debate08 but exactly same place I was before, wanting third candidate!","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936713900,"text":"#debate08 The fact that they call it the \"Spin room\" should be enough reason to avoid listening to it at all costs.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936714035,"text":"#debate08 What McCain doesn't understand is saying \"What Omaba doesn't understand is ...\" becomes a counterproductive insult after 20 times.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936714135,"text":"You want to see who people will vote for in November on Twitter?  Look at who they thought won the debate tonight.  #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936714136,"text":"@Imarilove Yes!!! Obama has done more for veterans than McCain has DESPITE the fact that McCain's a former POW.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936714258,"text":"My day job is simplifying messages. I was cringing throughout. Barack talked too much. And was too esoteric. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936714582,"text":"McCain's solution to diplomacy is to not talk to the parties involved and have a New World Order that bosses the world. Brilliant. #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936715144,"text":"@Imarilove yes, I'm looking at my next college course, I have to write an 8 page paper this time.. gah.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936715268,"text":"#debate08 biden\/palin debate viewship will trump this one. Great odds biden gaffes like never before, or palin completely melts down","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936715459,"text":"@etherkiller and when Obama tried to set his own record straight, McCain talked over him. Obama was the better man and stood down. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936715689,"text":"#current I don't think McC understands how the UN works!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936715946,"text":"McCain stuck in time warp, mistakes name-dropping Kissinger & old vacay itineraries for contemporary foreign policy. #debate08 #momocrats","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936716116,"text":"#debate08 some undecided woman on cnn just said that obama didn't stutter. maybe she wasn't watching the same debate i was...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936716186,"text":"@Imarilove I won't vote for him as dogcatcher.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936716366,"text":"After 911, torture up to and including death is FINE BY ME! #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936716706,"text":"Looking forward to the VP debate next week -- Must See TV! #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936716847,"text":"@cristalbubblin what does obama win mean? huh? , #debate08, #tweetdebate, Russia, Iraq, POW, Senator McCain, CNN, Ahmadinejad, #mccainshot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936716943,"text":"CNN played Kissinger's response proving McCains answer correct. #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936717195,"text":"@stillgray Obama claims that they'll be another Holocaust - what he doesn't mention outright is he wants to be Hitler!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936717216,"text":"@wcdarling Perhaps view #debate08 in RSS: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4w7za2","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936717337,"text":"So I am really sober after the debate #current #debate08 #obamashot #mccainshot","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936717633,"text":"#debate08 still thinking it's totally funny all these polls are running but we can't get a national electronic voting system...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936717926,"text":"Debate fact checks: http:\/\/cli.gs\/p6YhUy http:\/\/cli.gs\/3ZZBPM http:\/\/cli.gs\/MyJghq and http:\/\/cli.gs\/VBaHjA #current #debate08 #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936718002,"text":"Amazing.. McCain's debate ad out NOW http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936718320,"text":"#debate08 @Afashionista McCain may sound slightly more educated, but the talks off \"war\" turns me off... a lot.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936718500,"text":"@lindagoin To be honest, I've never had much passion for Obama. I just can't stand McCain anymore.  Obama's been growing on me though lately","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936718758,"text":"#debate08 McCain's temper and disrespect fit nicely with the new image of the US that the Bush administration has built up for the world.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936718966,"text":"@AFashionista, really? Did he not mention that he's a war hero yet again? How's that good? #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936719107,"text":"@seasonothebitch Laugh Out Loud","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719150,"text":"#debate08 4 years ago repubs were worried McCain might b vp for Kerry, he's so centrist. Now dems say he's Bush-close. Irrational","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936719183,"text":"#current  Why the obsessions on both right and left with who won? Both candidates clarified their positions--the viewers were the winners.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936719313,"text":"@Imarilove I wouldn't miss that for the world, I think I'm going to get popcorn and lots of hard cider for that one.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719347,"text":"#debate08... MSNBC says McCain. Fox News says Obama. What the hell?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719410,"text":"They completely twisted one anothers' words the whole time. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936719632,"text":"\"For what it's worth, McCain is kicking Obama's ass on the Drudge poll.\" #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936719715,"text":"Barack Obama: VIDEO: The Right Judgment in Iraq http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4d7tvl #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719735,"text":"Barack Obama: Your Reactions http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3pxkru #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719789,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: WHAT HE SAYS VS. WHAT HE MEANS ON TAXES http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/44d45b #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719820,"text":"McCain's new TV ad http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43n74w #debateok08 #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719822,"text":"Barack Obama: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: WORKING ACROSS THE AISLE http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4ajcaz #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719901,"text":"John McCain: Statement On Tonight's Debate http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4qgj53 #debate08 #current #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936719917,"text":"#debate08  @AFashionista, really? Did he not mention that he's a war hero yet again? How's that good?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936719943,"text":"@mkantonelli yea she was on cnn in the spin room and said that I had to rewind and listen again just 2 make sure","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936720141,"text":"@matttbastard I wish I could stay up late enough to catch Rachel's whole hour. but I need sleep. last night was kind of epic.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936720604,"text":"@ricksanchezcnn did you pick up on the fact that sidestepped half the questions and agreed on all the others.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936720669,"text":"RT @drunnells #debate08 McCain's temper and disrespect fit nicely with the new image of the US that the Bush administration has built up","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936720719,"text":"@gregmcneilly have a link for that statement? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936720769,"text":"Highland brew oatmeal porter and bonnie blue garlic chive goat cheese and crackers: perfect end to this #debate08.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936720932,"text":"@Imarilove Visual literacy in business.  this last one was adult development.  I greatly dislike writing papers. Can't wait for core courses","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936721277,"text":"The financial system is in dire need of a bankruptcy reorganization, not a bailout, and neither candidate is up to the task. Sad. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936721306,"text":"@current This was the most intense political debate I've had since I worked in politics & lived in DC Can't wait for next one!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936721477,"text":"@BarbaraKB Huffington post says McCain camp won't let Palin spin http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3nbueo","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936721556,"text":"#debate08 Obama FTW.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936722328,"text":"OK so CNN says \"3000 journalists\" internationally are covering the debate. Clearly they don't include bloggers in that number. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936722330,"text":"@seasonothebitch same here, actually -- I am feeling a bit of pain after all those #mccainshots (water is helping)","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936722518,"text":"@technosailor @problogger I'm guessing #debate08 changed no one's mind.  We all watched with our biases alive and well.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936722520,"text":"@korym I hope an iPhone will solve this issue. ;) Also: #debate08 is basically either 'OBAMA RAWK' or 'MCCAIN'S NEW AD: url'. Laaame.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936722567,"text":"I vote Christiane Amanpour for VP! She could blow away either VP candidate. Heck - she'd kick butt on the Pres. candidates! #tweetdebate","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936722621,"text":"@TaiwanBrown yeah I saw it barack didnt k.o him if he gets the w it'll be by decision..sorry i'm not a net nerd like you :-p","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936723151,"text":"here's a good site http:\/\/debatehub.c-span.org\/ #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936723460,"text":"they both blinked several times every time they spoke. was that the lighting or nervousness? #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936723525,"text":"McCain wasn't bad but he was attacking Obama more than actually taking a stand. Obama's positions became more clear.  Good #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936723590,"text":"#debate08 As if Drudge is going to say anything other than MCCAIN! MCCAIN! MCCAIN!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936723707,"text":"#debate08 McCain to Obama, \"Hey, kid, get off of my lawn!\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936724023,"text":"Nice, Obama's Tweet machine has it goin ON after the debates. #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936724173,"text":"Barack Obama won this debate #tweetdebate","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936724313,"text":"#debate08 Rewind of my debate performance: \"eh uh uh uhm uh eh uh eh John was right\"","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936724476,"text":"@mkantonelli I love writing ;\/ but after work my hands  ache","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936724597,"text":"#debate08 FOX keeps repeating the parts where Obama said McCain is right. go figure.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936724667,"text":"#current #debate08  apparently the GOP is makin an ad showing Obama saying \"John's right\".  Won't that simply show that Obama is bipartisan?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936724671,"text":"9\/15 post about Kissinger's stance on talking wih Iran: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5pabty You can't come out and lie about it now, Henry! #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936724889,"text":"Who do you think won the debate? http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4tajbx  #tweetdebate  #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936725013,"text":"@Imarilove i think they had to dose him with whatever they've been dosing Bush with for 8 years and didn't get enough tranquilizer in. (jk)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936725288,"text":"#debate08 mccain fed in so many lies, misleading statements and other dreck it would be impossible to refute them all!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936725419,"text":"Biden on MSNBC: \"A good night for our team.\" #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936725445,"text":"People called into CNN to ask why they interviewed Biden and not Palin. Wolf Blitzer says they coudn't get that interview. LOL. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936725581,"text":"Henry Kissinger just issued a statement that he does in fact agree with McCain on the talking with foreign leaders bit #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936725596,"text":"#current Ha! emailers to CNN accusing network of letting Biden come on and NOT Palin. Stupid uniformed people might still win it for McCain!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936725727,"text":"#debate08 Where is Palin hiding? Has she declined all post-debate interviews?","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936725876,"text":"@problogger debate caused slowness check out #current it was a current.tv and twitted and laughingsquid experiment ( and others)","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936725960,"text":"Joe Biden on MSNBC live now. #current","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936726075,"text":"@macartisan joking actually because I didnt see any McCain supporters tweeting","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936726077,"text":"@msblog yay, new friend. :) hi.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936726557,"text":"Both candidates are WRONG on Russia and Georgia. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936726936,"text":"@LipstickVP I almost put myself to sleep during the #debate08 - I'm so much better with a teleprompter!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936727123,"text":"#debate08 @Autumm right, only his statement was rebutted by his own clip of agreeing with Obama","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936727188,"text":"@Imarilove escrow did that to me too. it's the whole paper length thing that gets to me. I have a problem with being terse and not wordy.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936727388,"text":"Really, why couldn't McCain look Obama in the eye?  Callow, lying, honorless jackass.  #current","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936727605,"text":"#debate08 - man Biden is GOOD (MSNBC).","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936727640,"text":"#current Obama: a bit dull and professorial. McCain condescending and bitter.","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936727686,"text":"@dksnyder you missed the bit where McCain talked over Obama when Obama tried to state his own record. Confirmation bias. #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936727968,"text":"@korym Good night!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936728368,"text":"@domesticvanilla i was thinking the same thing....the panel of watchers on fox seemed evenly split too #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936728567,"text":"#current - Wow!  Obama does his homework!  The most impressive thing tonight - HE HAD HIS OWN BRACELET!  So there!  Let the droolfest begin!","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936728569,"text":"@etherkiller Good point. Part of the post-debate spin alley is seeing what all sides are saying happened, though.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936728981,"text":"Hmm...BO may have slighted his elder by calling him by his first name. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936729008,"text":"@VizionQuest RT: Obama: McCain you're right. McCain: Senator Obama just doesn't understand #current #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936729359,"text":": #debate08 Truth is, I wanted Obama to do better.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936729495,"text":"you have to be a fast reader at http:\/\/election.twitter.com\/ #debate08","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936729608,"text":"Results are in. I won the #debate08.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936729785,"text":"*GASP*!! McCain doesn't have on a flag pin! He doesn't love America! #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936729938,"text":"#debate08 mccain wants nuclear, obama wants renewables - which has the better future?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936729955,"text":"#current #debate McCain has been totally against all vet efforts, and has a very low rating w\/ vet groups. Why didn't Obama point that out?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936730035,"text":"And what does #current mean?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936730462,"text":"McCain wasn't wearing a flag pin on his lapel. I look forward to the right-wing outcry. #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936730917,"text":"Guessing that Sarah Palin's being given scripted speaking points before commenting on the debate tonight. #current #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936730962,"text":"@orbitaldiamonds  #debate08 even the veterans don't support mccain!","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936731119,"text":"@newshour has hashtagged the debate  #debate08.  Same tag for VPs?","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936731266,"text":"#debate08 interesting debate, I thought Obama held his own pretty well for what was considered McCains home turf","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936731578,"text":"#debate08 @kcrusher Nuclear all the way. We need to explore that territory more.","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936731782,"text":"#debate08  If McCain is Grandpa Simpson, then Obama is...","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936731935,"text":"Obama did very well  #debate08","label":"positive"}
{"tweet_id":936732098,"text":"Collected my thoughts and I think mcain would do some stuff well. But Obama would do more, better. #current night","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936732214,"text":"I love how McCain is claiming he's bipartisan but then uses his opponent agreeing with him as a cudgel in an ad. Hypocrisy? #debate08","label":"negative"}
{"tweet_id":936732333,"text":"#debate08 - Biden's good - mccain needs to start figuring out a reason #suspend the veep debate.","label":"neutral"}
{"tweet_id":936732423,"text":"Joe Biden just dropped a brute steamer on McCain's face on MSNBC #debate08","label":"neutral"}