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August 19, 2008
Beat 360° 08/19/08
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Here is the ‘Beat 360°’ pic of the day: Garrett Gambari, left, control room operator, explains the controls to Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, during a tour of the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans

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Max   August 19th, 2008 5:11 pm ET

Doesn't mean I am a "republican" but I like a man that wears a hard hat on occasion!!!!

Lis Alexandra from Capital of Texas   August 19th, 2008 5:14 pm ET

With My Finger I ZAP the Electoral Map to Win ;) !!

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Is this the button I press to randomly pick my running mate?

Jack Magestro from Wisconsin   August 19th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

"So, let me get this straight. If we change this little doohicky on the screen, we drop the price of oil? I'll bet Obama doesn't know about this.
Don't tell him, my friend."

Lis Alexandra from Capital of Texas   August 19th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Look at the Mexican Dude Caught on the Platform, Go Help Him !!

Jack Magestro from Wisconsin   August 19th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

"How do I get CNN on this thing?"

Terri Ohio   August 19th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

Hey check it out ,You can goggle my house too, There it is.

Lis Alexandra from Capital of Texas   August 19th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

Jeb Bush Told Me There Were Machines Like This, If Only Voting Could be This Controlled ;) !!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

For the last time, Senator. . . You touch another button, and I'm calling Cindy to come get you!

Miguel Lubbock,TX   August 19th, 2008 5:17 pm ET

JOHN! DON"T TOUCH THAT BUTTON , IT'S THE EMERGENCY DUMP VALVE! OOPS!!!!!!!!!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:17 pm ET

Just remember, Senator, if you break, you buy it!

Suzy   August 19th, 2008 5:17 pm ET

You say this is called a monitor?

Terri Ohio   August 19th, 2008 5:17 pm ET

'Look' There's the baby whale's Mom

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:18 pm ET

Is this the button you press to make oil prices rise?

Michael, Dresher, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:18 pm ET

When they said off shore drilling I was thinking Beverly Hillbillies, not computers and stuff.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:18 pm ET

Yes, Senator, you're right! Those ARE big computer screens!

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:18 pm ET

Is this the button you press to make oil prices decrease?

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:19 pm ET

So, THAT'S what a computer is good for!

Michael, Dresher, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:19 pm ET

This looks like a good place for Mitt Romney's office.

Terri Ohio   August 19th, 2008 5:20 pm ET

Senator McCain training for his back up job, if he loses the election for President.

Cee (Tallahassee, FL)   August 19th, 2008 5:22 pm ET

What the heck is this again??

Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium   August 19th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

McCain: "I wanna have the man in THAT office fired, he gave me this stupid hat!"

Erin N, Louisiana   August 19th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

"If I tap this screen will it make the oil prices drop"
It never hurts to try!

Karen, LA CA   August 19th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

McCain: "I keep pushing the green button but the darn thing wont give me 40 bucks!"

Shannon - Whitney, Texas   August 19th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

"Is this that internet I've heard so much about?"

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

Can you turn on the speakers so I can listen to a little ABBA?

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

So, if I want to start offshore drilling, I just press this button?

Jordan Olivas, AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

"I know I'm new to this technology thing but shouldn't this be touch screen?"- McCain

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

What does that blinking "WARNING" sign mean?

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

Is this the button that starts offshore drilling?

Mike - Aurora, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

"So Captian Marvel zapped him right between the eyes...ZAP !!!!!

JC- Los Angeles   August 19th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

"Right there on that street in Chicago's South Side is where we will start our drilling."

"Ahh, Senator McCain, that appears to be the Obama residence."

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

So once you order the pizza, how to you get it delivered out here on the "RIG"

Dennis/Dallas   August 19th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

"This is cool, my friend, but I've never had to do this so tell me again... this is the nozzle I'll use to put the gas in my car?"

nicki   August 19th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

well looky here...

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

If you promise not to touch anything, I'll let you watch!

Perry Jackson   August 19th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

If I stand here I can break the cone of silence

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

Tourist !

Helen - British Columbia, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

Hey Garrett – what the heck does that mean.

Mike, Syracuse, NY   August 19th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

i said don't push the red button!

wendy zizmor new york ny   August 19th, 2008 5:29 pm ET

I much prefer the controls on the right as opposed to the ones on the left

Shannon - Whitney, Texas   August 19th, 2008 5:29 pm ET

"Of course I'm aware of the internet. It lives right in there!"

Megan Bliesner, Greensboro, NC   August 19th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

That better not be a windmill!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

There's a fly in your coffee!

Louie Alvarez - Tucson, Az   August 19th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

So, is this that "internet" thingy that everyone is talking about?

Helen - British Columbia, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

John, does this computer info actually mean anything to you?

Avni   August 19th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

How do you move this yellow doohickey?

wendy zizmor new york ny   August 19th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

senator you are inside you do not need the hard hat

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Look – It's BATMAN!!!

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Make it pump faster. Faster I tell you! I want enough for everyone by Nov.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:32 pm ET

Sit down, Senator, and I'll let you be my co-pilot for awhile!

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:32 pm ET

So this is that internet thingy right – the series of tubes and all??

Olen - Lexington, KY   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

"I don't belive you. Computers are so unreliable that we can't even trust them to count votes?"

Braidon - Alberta, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

"Hmm, looks like I'm pretty far away from 'the Cone of Silence'. Oops."

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

My kids would love to have a game room like this!

Jean   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

Is that the electoral map? Who is yellow?

Jean, Ottawa, Canada

wendy zizmor new york ny   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

garrett is this the windows everyone talks about

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:33 pm ET

Why do I need a hard hat? Are the ceiling tiles falling.............again

Amy, Chicago   August 19th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

"Look Garrett, there it is on the screen....... an evil hurricain...DEFEAT IT!"

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

So you're saying i can chat with this girl in the picture in "real time" and we can say ANYTHING we want to?? No one will ever know tho, right??

wendy zizmor new york ny   August 19th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

now this is where I will anounce my vp choice on my birthday

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

Okay – i wanna bomb here first – and then we'll start on the other screen...

Mike - Aurora, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

DAMN THIS BLOODY WAR – - – PERISCOPE UP.

Caela Alabama   August 19th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

Okay quick, before Congress gets back: drill right here, right now!

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

So you're saying this is a how a cow works?? I never realized it was so complicated!!

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

Does this thing take lunch orders?

Cara Des Granges   August 19th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

“Does this pose work for my photo up? I was aiming for the though enough to handle the presidency look.”

Janine P. Calgary, Alberta, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

would you like some fries with that?

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

It says here, "All personnel must wear hard hats" Suit up mister!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

So, if we move that "thingamajig" too far over to the right, you're saying we'll tip over?

Caela Alabama   August 19th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

I've found Nancy Pelosi's yard on Google Earth. Do you think we could move the rig there before she gets home? It'll be like Punk'd: Presidental Edition!

Sharon from Indy   August 19th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

If we have another hurricane like Katrina, will all this be underwater?

Sharon from Indy

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

You break it, you buy it! House rules!

Brad - Toronto, Ontario, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

John McCain gets a lesson in hacking automated voting machines.

Alicea, WA   August 19th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

Let me get this straight, Senator McCain, you say the dinosaurs gave you their blessing for offshore drilling? Well, I don't doubt that you were there, but.....

Katie- Atlanta, GA   August 19th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

"Um, sir, the hard hat really is unnecessary....it's just a computer!"

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

Looks like a submarine to me!

Michelle Fonthill Ont,Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

What's this dubya, dubya, have to with oil ?

Dana Stewart   August 19th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

Thanks for pulling up my org chart.. see way down here is Giuliani...

Dana Stewart
Tanner, AL U.S.A.

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

Don't touch the screens, I see it..... Sir STOP smudging my screens! Don't you have something else to do?

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

Hey, buddy, this looks Presidential and really, really cool right?? I dont wanna end up looking like a shmuck in a stupid tank like Dukakis did...

Lamont austin   August 19th, 2008 5:42 pm ET

HEY THAT LOOKS LIKE PONG!!!!

Catherine Dallas, TX   August 19th, 2008 5:42 pm ET

McCain: All this new-fangled computer stuff is too complicated for me. Besides, we all know the President only has to know how to push one button!

Catherine
Dallas, TX

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:42 pm ET

Where are the fish?

Austin--San Francisco   August 19th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

"Umm...no sir..that's not where Super Mario jumps out of and no we can't play Donkey Kong on it either."

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

Can you set this thing up so i can play "PONG"???

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

How do I get the ball game on this thing?

Michelle Fonthill Ont,Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

Press 1 for oil
Press 2 For Vp nominee

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 5:44 pm ET

Can I check my daughters' blog on this thing?

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:44 pm ET

Now, tell me about the one that looks like Ms. Pac Man!

Charles, Maryland   August 19th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

The screen looks just like THAT when I use the Google on the Internets at my house.

Nithin, TX   August 19th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

Which of these buttons should I press for a recount?

Catherine Dallas, TX   August 19th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

No, Mr. McCain. Pushing the green button won't reprogram Cindy. You want the red button.

Catherine
Dallas, TX

Fabrice J Marietta (GA)   August 19th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

Gambari: No sir, I do not believe Osama is hidding there.

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:46 pm ET

So is there some way to make all this stuff say that if they okay off shore drilling and start right away, by election day we'll have plenty of gas and we can go back to the gas prices that i remember – when it was about twenty cents a gallon ...???

Caela Alabama   August 19th, 2008 5:46 pm ET

This is the location that Cindy wants to put her new 'beer' pipeline from InBev directly to her Budweiser distributorship after we outsource all the American brewery jobs.

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:47 pm ET

When does the Mario guy come and jump over the oil barrels??

Megan Dresslar   August 19th, 2008 5:47 pm ET

McCain: Here is a magic wall as John King did on CNN........ I can touch how much polls are?
Megan D.
Shoreline, Wa

Ashish Bhatia   August 19th, 2008 5:47 pm ET

You are right on the mark senator, that is what we here in the oil rigs platform call a computer screen.

Michael Kajdas   August 19th, 2008 5:48 pm ET

Scroll down there a minute... I wanna see what time Bones comes on tonight.

Lori, Ontario Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:48 pm ET

Doh! That pop-ups not good right!?

Sowji, TX   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

Is this the medal churning machine people are taking about? Could you make me a medal in that color then?

Pamina   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

John McCain protecting his head from all the rays coming out of the computer.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

Checkmate!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

Really, Sir, those aren't space invaders!

Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

In order to win more Evangelical votes, from now on McCain will only visit companies with references to the Bible in their name.

ronny hyman   August 19th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

senator mcain is reminded of his childhood.....
'when i was a kid, we had black and white tv's, and we had to turn the dial'.....

ALI   August 19th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

TIME FOR EVIL IRAN..1,2,3, LET THEM FLY

ALI IRANI

Pamina   August 19th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

Now this here is what my fellow Americans call a "flow chart".

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

Garrett draws the short straw and gets to be tour guide for the day.

ronny hyman   August 19th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

mcains asks...
hey can we watch the hana montana show(miley cyrus)?

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

Garrett: "Silly civilian!"

Wendy Ontario, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

Is this the button that can shoot missles at Russia?

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

McCain-"Look at all of the pretty colors."

Lamont austin   August 19th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

MCCAINE: "THIS ISNT THE BUTTON FOR BOMBS IS IT
I MADE A BAD MISTAKE SOME YEARS BACK ON A AIRCRAFT CARRIER"

Mouse Stasel, Elizabethtown, KY   August 19th, 2008 5:52 pm ET

Hey, I am remember these's.....etch a sketch, Right?

Catherine Dallas, TX   August 19th, 2008 5:52 pm ET

If I push the green button, can I claim to be an environmentalist?

Bea, Ontario, CA   August 19th, 2008 5:52 pm ET

John McCain: "How do you work this thing. I keep touching it but nothing happens."

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:52 pm ET

McCain-"Look, I beat Freecell!"

Heidi   August 19th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

For the forth time Mr.McCain you cant controle the computer with your finger you have to use this mouse

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Can I buy one of those in the rig's gift shop?

Barbara, Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Hard hat, and safety goggles will save me from actually using this computer....oh yeah and is this an email?

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

I'll take that one as a souvenir!

Dustin (Dyersburg, TN)   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

Isn't McCain too old to understand computers?

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

McCain-"OK, drill here....here...here...here......"

Matt Austin   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

" So why do they call this a flat-screen ? "

Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

McCain: "No, move it over here! You, my friend, stink at Tetris!

Jim- Kearny, NJ   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

And this is where the tanker you guys are going to name after me will dock, right?

Susan, Tiburon CA   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

Is this where you store all the extra money you suck out of people?

Heidi   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

thats the color blue BBB blue

Terry from Santa Fe   August 19th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

You know, my friend, I agree that this play might work but you need somebody to block this linebacker here. Can I tell you a story about when I played at the Academy?

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:55 pm ET

Try.... "Beer Can Collectables" on eBay, I want to bid on a present for my wife.

Wendy Ontario, Canada   August 19th, 2008 5:55 pm ET

You can afford to give my campaign more money, this gadget here must be worth a fortune!

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:55 pm ET

McCain--"What's this little button here that says "Do Not Touch."

Susan, Tiburon CA   August 19th, 2008 5:56 pm ET

Don't worry about this leak here. All administrations have a few well-placed leaks.

Dustin (Dyersburg, TN)   August 19th, 2008 5:56 pm ET

John McCain is a Republican, shouldn't his hard hat be red?

BarbieJo (Conway, SC)   August 19th, 2008 5:57 pm ET

"Is there a button I can push to reduce gas prices??"

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:57 pm ET

McCain-"What does this mean...""Don't let the old guy in the orange hard hat touch anything?""

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 5:57 pm ET

Wish I'd taken the motion sickness meds that my staff recommended!

Amy from Kansas City, Missouri   August 19th, 2008 5:57 pm ET

McCain, "Now if I press this, will it fill up my Straight Talk Express?"

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 5:58 pm ET

So are we hiding from Fay, or trying to find Fay?

Bea, Ontario, CA   August 19th, 2008 5:58 pm ET

Garrett Gambari: "Don't touch that Senator, you'll delete everything I've done for the last six months."

John McCain: "Oops! Too late! I've gotta get a grip on this new computer thing."

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 5:59 pm ET

McCain-"Which one of these do I have to push to get CNN?"

Michael, Dresher, PA   August 19th, 2008 5:59 pm ET

It must be the orange hat. My secretary never told me to wear the orange hat to make the computer work.

Mark   August 19th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

This doesn't look like PAC-MAN to ME!

Mark S.
Sacramento, CA

Don Cull   August 19th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

I see Miss Pacman... but where do the little ghosty things come out?

Art Lazar   August 19th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

We can drill, there, there, there, and espically here.
art lazar
PHOENIX, AZ

Dustin (Dyersburg, TN)   August 19th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

It's never too late for an old dog to learn a new trick.

dominic, toronto   August 19th, 2008 6:01 pm ET

Mccain: it asks for my password... dude, punch in "sexyjohn" for me.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:01 pm ET

... And, what does THAT thingamajig do? And, THAT one? And, THAT one?....

dominic, toronto   August 19th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

mccain: so i push this button and the building explodes?

Betty Ann Taylor, Nacogdoches,TX   August 19th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

Let's see it will take 6 or 7 years to get any benefits from more offshore drilling. We could have alternative fuels sooner but I'll stay where the money i$.

Don Cull   August 19th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

"Wow !!! "Etch -a-Sketch has really changed since I was a kid."

Don Cull
McDougall Ontario Canada

JODI LAMEY CANADA   August 19th, 2008 6:03 pm ET

SO THIS IS WHAT MY DAUGHTERS BLOG LOOKS LIKE

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 6:03 pm ET

Go to Amazon.com. I want to order Jerome Corsi’s new book.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

You can watch movies on these screens during your downtime? Wow. I'm impressed!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

Go ahead, Senator. There are no stupid questions....

Betty Ann , Nacogdoches,TX   August 19th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

Looks like McFinger is at it again!

jeff fisher, Glensfalls, ny   August 19th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

I want to sit here on the platform for the Genesis concert!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

Senator, In this little part of the world, I am the senior guy!

dominic, toronto   August 19th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

I heard omputers are dangerous.... you never know when a helmet can come in use!

David R. Vancouver, WA   August 19th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

"We can drill here, and here, and here...."

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Go to Amazon.com. I want to sent Obama a copy of Jerome Corsi’s new book.

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Right there! "Presidential decals for hard hats". Order me one, WOW !this site has everything.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Okay, Senator. When I tell you to, flip that little switch!

David R. Vancouver, WA   August 19th, 2008 6:06 pm ET

"So, is this an email?"

BarbieJo (Conway, SC)   August 19th, 2008 6:07 pm ET

"Wait....is this Ms. Pacman?"

Lou Salazar   August 19th, 2008 6:07 pm ET

Look... Britney's getting out of the car!!!! Wow!!! She's gonna catch a cold!

Erik in Seattle   August 19th, 2008 6:08 pm ET

Now... if you click this button you drop the price of oil by $2.

Phillip Dallas, Tx   August 19th, 2008 6:08 pm ET

Don't touch the screen McCain. If you sit still I promise to take you out for ice cream after work.

BarbieJo (Conway, SC)   August 19th, 2008 6:09 pm ET

"Hey, Garrett....isn't this that Sponge Bob everyone talks about?"

Greg Myers Houston,Texas   August 19th, 2008 6:09 pm ET

Is there any way you can Rig this election for me?

BarbieJo (Conway, SC)   August 19th, 2008 6:09 pm ET

"Looks alot like my daughter's blog!"

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:11 pm ET

John McCain is "admiral for a day" on the Genesis!

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 6:11 pm ET

Maybe if I point at the screen it will look like I know what all this means.

BarbieJo (Conway, SC)   August 19th, 2008 6:11 pm ET

"Hey Garrett....are we in international waters here?"

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 6:11 pm ET

Drill here, or here, no wait! try there. I have a good feeling about that spot.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 6:12 pm ET

Looks like a really big shark to me!

Tom, Everett, WA   August 19th, 2008 6:12 pm ET

McCain: "Lemme borrow your Wii Remote, son."

Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium   August 19th, 2008 6:12 pm ET

Backstage at the Saddleback Church, August 16
McCain: "..ok, now put all these spots on him, I wanna see Obama sweat!"

Alan V. Houston,TX   August 19th, 2008 6:13 pm ET

Mccain:"Is this the button that destroys Iraq?"

Don Cull McDougall, Ontario, Canada   August 19th, 2008 6:13 pm ET

Blah, blah, blah ... What button do I push to get a "Half Caf Double Mocha"

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 6:13 pm ET

"Orange is NOT my color. I want...THAT one."

jeff   August 19th, 2008 6:14 pm ET

Are you sure by just pointing at the screen people will think i look more presidential?

Mike, Syracuse, NY   August 19th, 2008 6:14 pm ET

No Senator, that's not the button to start pumping oil; it turns on the coffee pot.

Gabriel S, Vancouver, BC   August 19th, 2008 6:14 pm ET

"F10? You sunk my battleship!"

Paul Washington Pennsylvannia   August 19th, 2008 6:15 pm ET

How about turning on Bob the Builder? I can't miss my favorite show.

Brandon (SLC, UT)   August 19th, 2008 6:15 pm ET

I told you, I want to drill right here and right NOW!

Lee Overstreet, Tuscaloosa, Alabama   August 19th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

"Is that the Internets?"
"No."
"Is that the Internets?"
"No."
"What about that? Is THAT the Internets?"
*sigh*

Dee, New York   August 19th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

My friend, I think ExxonMobil just checkmated us.

Betty Ann , Nacogdoches,TX   August 19th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

Who did this on the screen? McCain is an (_*_) !

Mouse Stasel, Elizabethtown, KY   August 19th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

I point and wave in all my pictures, I need the sympathy vote!

George from Washington State   August 19th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

Look...I found Waldo!

Janet N from New York, NY   August 19th, 2008 6:17 pm ET

"What is this thing? I have never seen one before."

Mike, Syracuse, NY   August 19th, 2008 6:17 pm ET

What's this button do?
WARNING, WARNING, SELF-DESTRUCT DEVICE ACTIVATED!

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 6:18 pm ET

Just like Obama's speech, a lot of "Whistles & Bell's"

Steven New York, NY   August 19th, 2008 6:19 pm ET

Senator McCain learns that technological advances have been made since he was a kid.

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:20 pm ET

Hey, look at the words and stuff on that thar televisy thing-a-ma-bober

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 6:20 pm ET

"OK, there's no way that Chinese gymnast is is older than 12."

Valerie Raia, New York   August 19th, 2008 6:20 pm ET

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?...

Sarah New York, NY   August 19th, 2008 6:20 pm ET

"This game is no fun... it doesn't involve Obama bashing."

Mitchell Kopnick Janesville, Wisconsin   August 19th, 2008 6:21 pm ET

" So if we start drilling here and keep going, we'll come out through the Water Cube?"

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:21 pm ET

Look, I see the Google!

stephen ross, San Jose, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:22 pm ET

the other guy says:
"No Senator, when i point and click i use this thing here. We call it a mouse"

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 6:22 pm ET

“So this internet thing can actually be used by presidential candidates to raise money? I must then immediately halt our panning operation at Sutter’s Mill.”

Dan Raia, New York   August 19th, 2008 6:23 pm ET

Can I get onto ebay from here, I'm selling my senate seat, and bidding on a 4 year vacation in the White House

Mattias Peemoeller, Victoria BC Canada   August 19th, 2008 6:24 pm ET

If you increase production right here, we should see the effect as soon as next week.

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 6:25 pm ET

"Orchestra B, row F, seats 11 & 12. These are GREAT seats for Johnny Mathis!"

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:25 pm ET

Why are my Exxon stock kickback records listed here?

Lisa   August 19th, 2008 6:25 pm ET

No Senator, that's not Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Roberto in Revelstoke BC   August 19th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

What does this one mean, huge Sunami heading your way?

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

Exxon John points to more oil company profits.

Bill in Danville, PA.   August 19th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

McCain: OK, G.G. Let's put the peddle to the metal and get this oil out asap, so prices come down....I got an election to win.

Rudy, Charlotte Amalie, VI   August 19th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

Is this the same screen you see on a BlackBerry?

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:28 pm ET

An Exxon Oil control room operator gives McCain a connect the dots touch screen game to keep him busy, while he actually works!

Mattias Peemoeller, Victoria BC Canada   August 19th, 2008 6:28 pm ET

Mistaking a flow chart for a map of the U.S., Sen. McCain, suggests drilling "Right Here", to increase off shore oil production.

Betty Ann , Nacogdoches,TX   August 19th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

McCains finds the top secret questions to the next debate in his hidden Kava quarters.

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

Exxon John plots more big business tax refief.

david mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

FULL STEAM AHEAD!!

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

I love these vidio poker machines, hey look, I got Blackjack!

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

No Sir, when the dial is on "Empty" you can't just "Tap" the screen to see if it's correct.

Steve Ownbey   August 19th, 2008 6:30 pm ET

" Is that what they call an internets ?", senator McCain asked at his first computers for dummys class.

Sue from O H I O   August 19th, 2008 6:30 pm ET

"McCain should be doing commercials for Fathead – that orange safety helmut ALMOST fits him."

Lex - Dayton, Ohio   August 19th, 2008 6:30 pm ET

Show me how to locate Barack on this GPS

debbie mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:31 pm ET

isnt it just like you always see...one person is doing all the work while three people are just goofing off.

Carl, Phoenix, AZ.   August 19th, 2008 6:31 pm ET

See I told you, at 71, I better have more friends on MYSPACE than Obama!!

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:31 pm ET

"Quick go left, they are going to eat Pac-Man."

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 6:31 pm ET

Uh, no sir we cant go into that chat room. They've banned you. No, you cant go into that one anymore either...

Lex - Dayton, Ohio   August 19th, 2008 6:32 pm ET

Why do yall have all these Tv's in the office? Hey what channel is that?

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 6:32 pm ET

McCain lives up to his party's reputation by suggesting "global thermonuclear war" when the computer asks, "Shall we play a game?"

Bill in Danville, PA.   August 19th, 2008 6:34 pm ET

McCain: I'm trying to place a call to Cindy on this thing, but I'm getting no where. Where's that four-eyed geek from Verizon when I need him?

Seneca, Lindenwold New Jersey , USA   August 19th, 2008 6:34 pm ET

So thats where you find the you tomb !? *Jon Mccain has been hearing about youtube all week*

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:34 pm ET

I want this erased, it shows 134 oil spills actually happened because of Katrina. I don't need another stump speech line of mine being shown to be a lie!

Ronald from San Marcos   August 19th, 2008 6:35 pm ET

john McCain says "Garrett, if we drill over here we can really tick Obama off."

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:35 pm ET

Mmmmmm pictures of donuts, Mmmmm...DOH

Rick   August 19th, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Headquarters; Strategic Energy Command

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:36 pm ET

McCain – "This soda cup could damage electronics, remove it."

Don, WA   August 19th, 2008 6:36 pm ET

"That's nice...but I really came in here to see if you had any orange arm-floaties to match my hardhat."

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Is this hat what the young people are wearing these days?

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

Wow, this oil rig was built in 1936, just like me, wow,thats old, oops.

debbie mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

is noone concerned about the alligator on the right side of the picture?it must be after the mouse

SSj, TX   August 19th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

C'mon Senator, pick a spot and move on. Cant you see others waiting to drill?

cindy - MO   August 19th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

Denver, we have a problem. Obama's bathroom is without toilet paper.

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

Doh! Homer Simpson is real life.

Tom Geist--Lincoln,NE   August 19th, 2008 6:38 pm ET

McCain-"Bomb here, here and here. *heehee* Just practicing!"

Ed - Sidney, OH   August 19th, 2008 6:39 pm ET

Gambari, Garret....Control room operator 0002
McCain, John....Presidential nominee 2008
Activate, power on, start drilling. mission completed. back to home base.

Ronald from San Marcos   August 19th, 2008 6:39 pm ET

McCain says " Hey Garrett, can you show me a closeup of the available spot for drilling next to George W., I need some of that Bush money."

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:39 pm ET

No Mr. McCain, that's a diagram of the bathrooms!

david mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:39 pm ET

you should always be prepared for combat that is why i am wearing a hard hat.

David in SC   August 19th, 2008 6:40 pm ET

For the last time Senator it's a computer monitor not a "telly-vision!"

cindy - MO   August 19th, 2008 6:40 pm ET

"I'm telling you if you click here we will advance to another level of the campaign game!"

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:40 pm ET

McCain points to problem with mud gas separator.

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

I'm sorry Mr. McCain but this is not the war room and you are not the President, so I can't fire the missles right there!

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

McCain has already found the secret location the government is really run from.

Rudy, Charlotte Amalie, VI   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Can you tell me what that BOFP 2008 means?

Bud Curtis   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

As the operator looks on in disbelief, John McCain starts a chain reaction that will cause an oil slick from here to China.
Bud Curtis
Miami, OK

Mary H. St. Louis, MO   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Wow these computer things really can work wonders. What is this little arrow flying around on the screen...

jim Alden,ny   August 19th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Is that figure in the middle how much I made on my oil stocks in the last hour?

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:42 pm ET

Dr. Evil had to go to the rest room and left the controls.

Heather,Ca,US   August 19th, 2008 6:42 pm ET

"You know,I know nothing about computers. Where's a cloak of invisibily when you really need one."

Susan R   August 19th, 2008 6:42 pm ET

Hey look! There's Waldo!

David K., San Diego   August 19th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

No Senator, the screen does know what "pull my finger means"

Michael, Pensacola, FL   August 19th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

I TOLD YOU! Yugoslavia is on the map next to that war in Georgia and that hurricance in Florida!

Michael Kingston Canada   August 19th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

The hard headed Mc'Cain'iac points out that he is really 'Abel' to lead offshore drilling, to bring down the price at the pump, before heading to the 'Land of Nod'.

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

Senator McCain, I can't change the laws of physics. We need more dilithium crystals!

Marie Lagos, TX   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

Can I catch CNN on this T.V.?

marie... houston, TX

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

McCain asks, "Can you see Campbell Brown on this thing?"

jim Alden,ny   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

I wonder what will pop up if I google "President John McCain?

Shane, Las Vegas, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

Mr. McCain, We can't, that's not a map of the border of Iran and Iraq, and they don't border each other, besides, we can't invade again, were already there noe sir.

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

McCain: Deafcon 4? here let me turn my hearing aid up.

Doug W, Alberta   August 19th, 2008 6:44 pm ET

So when I push this drill button, hang on, because my campaign jolts up to Mach III, and Obama can't talk that fast!

Marie Lagos, TX   August 19th, 2008 6:45 pm ET

Sir, you press the keys on the keyboard, not the monitor.

marie... houston, TX

david mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:45 pm ET

mccain is learning how to get rich by screwing over the american people much like the oil companies have been doing.

Rick Dover, NH   August 19th, 2008 6:45 pm ET

"How strange! This monitor has a video of Michael Dukakis riding in a tank."

Dennis Mitchell, Honolulu, HI   August 19th, 2008 6:45 pm ET

"Quick change the channel, Paris is doing a new video blog!"

Mark Shephard, Forest Ont, Canada   August 19th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

"if Iclose this valve a little more and slow production, oil prices go right though the roof, and thats how I make my bonus sen."

Kimberly Laux Sherman Oaks, CA   August 19th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

Drilling for oil...what size bit are you using?

Brandon   August 19th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

"It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A!"

David K., San Diego   August 19th, 2008 6:47 pm ET

"Do I need to turn it upside down and shake it in order to clear the screen?"

Michael Grohs, St. Pete Beach, FL   August 19th, 2008 6:48 pm ET

"Nice oil rig you got here. Now why don't we take this tour to the bedroom?"

kel (california)   August 19th, 2008 6:49 pm ET

Sure would please not touch any buttons, you destroy this nuclear plant .
california

Lisa   August 19th, 2008 6:49 pm ET

Did Al Gore invent this too?

Wesley Chapel, Florida

Bill in Danville, PA.   August 19th, 2008 6:50 pm ET

McCain: Yeah, Hillary can wait for that 3 am phone call and Obama can party like a rock star in Europe, but I'm the one with my finger on the oil button. Take that, suckers!

Rick Dover, NH   August 19th, 2008 6:51 pm ET

"According to this schematic diagram, I'm safely inside now and not in a hard hat area."

Mike, Rossville, GA   August 19th, 2008 6:52 pm ET

"That's the record profit you're projected to make? If I'm President, you'll make more than that!"

debbie mississippi   August 19th, 2008 6:53 pm ET

so, this number that is multipling by the thousands every minute, is how much yall are profitting off of the united states?cool, sign me up!

Bill in Danville, PA.   August 19th, 2008 6:53 pm ET

Ok, people. If you don't vote for me, I'm going to push this here button and turn off your oil.

David in SC   August 19th, 2008 6:53 pm ET

I'm sorry, Senator, but we can't "get Lawrence Welk on that thing."

SJ, EAST ATLANTA GA   August 19th, 2008 6:54 pm ET

mcain demonstrates his national security skills with an online game of battleship. a4- you sunk my battle ship!

Edgar Aguilar, Oxnard, Ca   August 19th, 2008 6:55 pm ET

"Gotta start wearing my hard hat, wouldn't want to fall and jeopordize my chances of becoming the oldest president in history."

Steven   August 19th, 2008 6:55 pm ET

I think I saw a VicePresidential Putty Tat!
I DID
I DID

Shannon - Whitney, Texas   August 19th, 2008 6:55 pm ET

"I'm pointing, now how do I click? A mouse? WHERE?"

Mike Kingston Ontario Eh   August 19th, 2008 6:57 pm ET

Red hat, no knickers, will be handy to help bail out the rig if Fay or her followers head that way and undermine Senator McCain's offshore
drilling plans.

Jessica Lowry - Minneapolis, Minnesota   August 19th, 2008 6:58 pm ET

Is that an "easy button"? If I press it, will I win the presidential race?!

Heather,Ca,US   August 19th, 2008 6:59 pm ET

"So can this thing pick a runningmate?

Roweena D'Souza, Seattle   August 19th, 2008 6:59 pm ET

Can we dump my opponent in this cell (pointing) for a few days?

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Can I check my myspace on this thing?

debbie mississippi   August 19th, 2008 7:00 pm ET

this is supposed to be my lunch break, but NOOO,I get stuck showing the old white haired dude the oil business so he doesnt look like a fuddy duddy on national television.

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Ha..Ha. now all the oil belongs to me..HA HA HA!

Jim , Bishop, Ca.   August 19th, 2008 7:01 pm ET

So Pinky,with this I can fullfill my plan to take over the world.

Susan   August 19th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

While Garrett monitors pressure gradiants, oil flow, uptake and holding reserves, John McCain triumphantly manages to find his location on the oil rig.

Kevin Braga - Fall River, MA   August 19th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

"Look! There is where I used to stand regarding offshore drilling."

Roweena D'Souza, Seattle   August 19th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

Fay's not headed here?, I wish she would visit us! Faye was my first love!

Karen Collett, Phoenix, AZ   August 19th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

Is this the BUSH FAMILY WELL? George asked me if I wanted a stake in it. How much it producing? Really? I can't wait to start my very own war!

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 7:03 pm ET

Hey, Diebold makes this thing too?

David Brooklyn, NY   August 19th, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Does this one go to Obama's campaign headquarters? Ok kill the spigot.

Kornelia New York   August 19th, 2008 7:07 pm ET

Can I order pizza from this thing?

Subu | Atlanta, GA   August 19th, 2008 7:09 pm ET

"Garrett, can that button be used to rig elections too?"

Kiran   August 19th, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Oil drilling, bringing people of every color together.

Kiran, Calgary, Alberta

Martha(from NashvilleTN)   August 19th, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Please don't press that button, Senator McCain–you don't want to cause an environmental disaster, especially since you're for off-shore drilling this close to shore!

Rob Nappi Ohio   August 19th, 2008 7:10 pm ET

"Hey Larry the Cable Guy, I found some oil!! Now Git-R-Drilled!!"

Big Stan Dancen, Eden Prairie,Mn.   August 19th, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Can you make that noise
like Tim on Tool Time?

Debra   August 19th, 2008 7:11 pm ET

Should I get rid of the two, and go for a pair,or get rid of the ace and go for the straight ?

Teresa Chicago   August 19th, 2008 7:11 pm ET

This screen look similar to Cindy GPS system

Amy, Chicago   August 19th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

"Hang on tight, this ships goin' or a ride"

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

The Red one ! Show me the Red one ! I need the practice .

Kevin Braga - Fall River, MA   August 19th, 2008 7:13 pm ET

Sen. McCain is leaving his mark on the campaign. In this case, it's just a fingerprint.

Denny, Midland, Tx   August 19th, 2008 7:14 pm ET

There that son of ..bet
you it Obama on TV!

KJ   August 19th, 2008 7:14 pm ET

Look- this is me ahead of Obama

Bill in Danville, PA.   August 19th, 2008 7:14 pm ET

You see. I've been telling you all along I'm a hands on guy, with my finger on the pulse of America.

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 7:15 pm ET

John McCain continues with the habit of always pointing fingers.

Caren in Los Angeles/soon-to-be-Boston   August 19th, 2008 7:16 pm ET

Is this that thing Obama uses a lot? Hmmm, I should get one of these. Can't say I'll like wearing the hardhat every time I use it though.

Ashley,Canada   August 19th, 2008 7:16 pm ET

McCain:To much technology,too complicated,does not compute!

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:17 pm ET

Look!! Dammit – there are kids on my lawn AGAIN!!

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 7:17 pm ET

"How the hell do I order prune juice on this thing?"

Denny, Midland, Tx   August 19th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Turn on the OBAMARIZER

Susan   August 19th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

On board the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig, Garrett Gambari supervises John McCain during a recent national "Take a Presidential Candidate to Work" Day.

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Hey – you said this was a Chevron Rig. How come everything says HALLBURTON on it???

Ken Brown, St. Louis, Missouri   August 19th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

McCain:
"Drill here! Drill now!"

Erik in Seattle   August 19th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Okay, so If I click this button gas prices will go down $2 a gallon?

Ashley,Canada   August 19th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Gambari:Now Mr.McCain,you'll see here on this oil rig...
McCain:Oil!Where!?

Peter T   August 19th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Sorry to interrupt you, son, but that little arrow thing just moved again on the screen.

Peter T
Mankato, MN

Cheryl, California   August 19th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Senator McCain uses finger gesters to communicate his needs while waiting in his "cone of silence".

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

So, what was that website Governor Spitzer kept going to...just curious, ya know...

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

First we see him on the Religious Platform , then we see him on a Oil Platform . Dare we hope too see him on a Platform of Defeat ?

Lili Abella- Packwood, Wa.   August 19th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

My friend If you vote for me, I can guaranty a lower pain on the gas pump.

Mike, Syracuse, NY   August 19th, 2008 7:21 pm ET

No Senator you can't blug from here; and it's pronounced blog.

Amy from Kansas City, Missouri   August 19th, 2008 7:22 pm ET

McCain asks,"Now if I press here my friend, will it fill the tank of my Straight Talk Express?"

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:24 pm ET

Can you get the HILLS on this – i missed last week's episode!!

Jerry R. Boggs   August 19th, 2008 7:25 pm ET

Yes, Senator, that's what they call a monitor.

dennis grandinetti,Burl.,Iowa   August 19th, 2008 7:26 pm ET

here it is

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:28 pm ET

So Cheney really owns ALL of this?????

Clifford Lehigh Acres FL.,   August 19th, 2008 7:28 pm ET

Remember Senator, you break it you buy it.

Mike Kingston Ontario   August 19th, 2008 7:29 pm ET

This is how much the price of oil has dropped since I got on to offshore drilling rigs and added a red hat to brighten up my 'finger pointing' stand up routine.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:29 pm ET

Senator , if you move your Battleship over there , it will sink this rig.

Greg | Jefferson City, TN   August 19th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

McCain seems somewhat confused by the 'point & click' instructions.

Nathan from Calgary, Canada   August 19th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

Sir, I told you a hundred times. Just because you touched it, doesn't mean it's yours.

John M. Daniels - Bali, Indonesia   August 19th, 2008 7:32 pm ET

Presidential Candidate John McCain demonstrates the importance of wearing safety gear – such as a helmet – when playing computer games.

Phillip Dallas, Tx   August 19th, 2008 7:32 pm ET

But Sir, you're on an oil rig. We are drilling here and we are drilling now.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

Excuse me , but I got some of that Soft Tissue on my finger and its clinging too the screen .

MARK MEYER   August 19th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

Can you get the Flintstones on this thing?

Israel Hermosillo San diego Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

So your telling me I can not get online and check what's todays beat 360 pic of the day is. Than if you can tell me my friend, what do these computers have to do with drilling for oil???

Phillip Dallas, Tx   August 19th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

Call Lieberman and tell him he's got the vp spot if he can explain how this works.

Don, WA   August 19th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

"Okay Boys...DRILL AT WILL!!"

Matt, Illinois   August 19th, 2008 7:35 pm ET

The Second Annual "Bring Your Grandfather to Work Day."

kimmy & dover, the wonder dog, fuller Dillsburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

Oh my GOD – There's Jimmy Hoffa!!!!!

Janice   August 19th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

See here? That's where *I* invented the internet.

dwight g   August 19th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

Looks like tanks and artillery coming from cuba

Amy from Kansas City, Missouri   August 19th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

McCain was pointin' for the dude...when up through the gulf come a bubblin' crude, oil that is, black gold, texas tea...

Jean - Memphis, TN   August 19th, 2008 7:38 pm ET

I know about Fay – but does it work on Florida votes?

Janice   August 19th, 2008 7:38 pm ET

If this system is so secure, how did that little ant get in there?

randy matheny   August 19th, 2008 7:39 pm ET

Hop up Garrett, It is my turn. I don't think so John.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

Senator, has pointing your finger become your campaign trademark ?

Paula Tonganoxie Kansas   August 19th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

It's pulling up how much oil? Wow my Big Oil supporters should love this. Maybe they will give more money for my campaign.

Dallas H. from Clairemont, California   August 19th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

So, ladies and gentlemen, if I say I'm an oil man you will agree.

Bob Fallan   August 19th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

You know if it wasnt for good friend Thomas Edison we would be doing this in the dark.

Ryan W, Los Angeles   August 19th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

McCain- Wow! What is this thing? I've never seen anything like it.

Control Room Operator- That is a computer. Most U.S. household's have them.

Nancy from Indiana   August 19th, 2008 7:43 pm ET

Wow look how much my oil stocks have risen!

Jake   August 19th, 2008 7:44 pm ET

"This is the last time I let my grandfather wear my hard hat and pretend he's with the times"

Donny N.W. Missouri   August 19th, 2008 7:44 pm ET

"PLEASE DON'T Touch anything senator"

Ryan W, Los Angeles   August 19th, 2008 7:45 pm ET

McCain- And what does this large grey area signify?

Control room Op.- That is all the surplus of oil that we are hiding from the people, so that we can continue to keep gas prices outrageously high.

Jake P, Dresher, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:45 pm ET

"I think i can see my house from here..."

Michael Spence, Ottawa, Canada   August 19th, 2008 7:46 pm ET

Hey, what's Obama doing over there on the right of the screen?

Christa in Hamburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:47 pm ET

So, this is where I'll make all of my profits!

Teresa Chicago   August 19th, 2008 7:47 pm ET

I like that screen .....so many colors....is yellow represent oil?

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 7:47 pm ET

"Who do I have to sleep with to get a Beat 360 t-shirt?"

Mike - Scranton, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:48 pm ET

According to McCain he was the only one let in the control center because Obama's head was too big for the orange hard hat.

Ryan W, Los Angeles   August 19th, 2008 7:49 pm ET

Control Room Operator- Once again Sen., there is no reason to where a hard hat, we are in a secure office.

Sen. McCain- After Vietnam, I don't take any chances.

Connie McLauchlin Jr   August 19th, 2008 7:49 pm ET

No thats Washington
No thats Texas
Yes, thats the Gulf

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 7:49 pm ET

David Archuleta's Dad and John McCain discuss their strategy to take over the world.

Chris from NY   August 19th, 2008 7:50 pm ET

"Now I usually wear a hard hat when I work on the computer, but what does that say? I forgot my reading goggles."

Don, WA   August 19th, 2008 7:50 pm ET

"Look there...that's gasoline – some say it's after the refining process...but I say it's gasoline the moment the drill hits the oil bed."

Jon - Melbourne, FL   August 19th, 2008 7:50 pm ET

So which one of these is for regular and which one is for premium?

Christa in Hamburg, PA   August 19th, 2008 7:51 pm ET

So, this is all it takes to beat Obama?

Connie   August 19th, 2008 7:52 pm ET

We must all use extreme caution around this newfangled technology. HARDHATS ON!

Kevin C., Portland, OR   August 19th, 2008 7:53 pm ET

"No! Too orangy. I want my hair to be the same color as Kathy Griffin."

Buck (Mountain View)   August 19th, 2008 7:53 pm ET

"So you're honestly telling me the arrow this here screen moves whenever you move that gerbil down there? Amazing..."

Fred Bader   August 19th, 2008 7:53 pm ET

how do you put this back on Halo?

Troy in Fort McMurray, AB   August 19th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

Is this the button to drill right here? Oh, 10,000 Barrels hmm... not enough!

Rahim Davies- Hollywood, Ca   August 19th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

Yes Senator, thats where we buried Mccain2000

Yolanda Torres   August 19th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

I just can't do it, Senator. I don't have the power!

Donny N.W. Missouri   August 19th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

How many times do you have to press this 'Mission Accomplished' button?

Amir   August 19th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

can this thing feel my finger?

Diane Horne Lindenhurst, IL   August 19th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

More drilling more drilling! Can't this dangnabbed series of tubes work.

Yolanda Torres, Ladson, SC   August 19th, 2008 7:57 pm ET

I just can't do it, Senator. I don't have the power

t.hall flower mound tx.   August 19th, 2008 7:58 pm ET

Bubba, a Chevron lobbiest, pulls up the new menu of available payoffs for senate members as John Mc Cain points to a good spot to start drilling in Alaska.

ROXANNA VEGA, GREENVILLE, MS   August 19th, 2008 7:58 pm ET

SO IS THIS THE MAGIC BUTTON THAT TELLS ME WHO OBAMA IS PICKING AS HIS RUNNING MATE?

Beverly Stansfield Lindenhurst IL   August 19th, 2008 7:59 pm ET

Oh fiddlesticks! What are these thingamajigs for my friend?

Marie Lagos, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:00 pm ET

__________________________________________________

WOW, are those Chevrons second quarter earnings! I'm in the wrong line of business, my friend.

[Marie ~ Houston, TX]

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:00 pm ET

Yes we have a Starbucks, Pizzahut and a Piggley Wiggley open 24/7 ,and all the proceeds are going to support your campaign Senator . Its the least we can do to keep our jobs .

Susan   August 19th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

McCain: I bet I could see my house from here

Lloyd in TX   August 19th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

So now which one of these will fix the 12:00 flashing on my VCR.

Anna, Hong Kong   August 19th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

Obama is ahead....! Where does it say that?

Dan Lerner (Toronto)   August 19th, 2008 8:02 pm ET

If there's anything you don't understand Senator, just point to it.

pat   August 19th, 2008 8:02 pm ET

and this little dot means...oil???

Diane   August 19th, 2008 8:02 pm ET

I don't see the 'YOU ARE HERE' sign. After I become President, I'll pass a bill to get you one.

Lori   August 19th, 2008 8:02 pm ET

Well, I may need a job in January.

Judi Smith   August 19th, 2008 8:03 pm ET

"Look here John this is where we get the virual 3:oo A.M. phone calls from Exon checking on their inventory"

Judi Smith from Warren, Michigan

Rich, Phoenix, AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:03 pm ET

Ummm, yes, Senator. It's real.

Marie Lagos, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:03 pm ET

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No Mr. McCain, a PowerPoint is a little more complicated than just extending a finger.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Marie ~ Houston, TX]

Burt, Bradenton, FL   August 19th, 2008 8:03 pm ET

Careful Senator: The screen is covered with oil.

Justin - Cincinnati, OH   August 19th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

See, that's the room I was sequestered in. Couldn't hear a thing...

Hil - Mission Viejo, CA   August 19th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

Hey, here's something where I don't have to *wink (cheat)! Can only be one of two things, Pac-man or Frogger! Chump it on Jump it! Go, go!

Sue, Victor, NY   August 19th, 2008 8:06 pm ET

"Garrett, pump that oil faster, and I'll make you my Vice President!"

Bob Piper, Boulder City, Nevada   August 19th, 2008 8:07 pm ET

I'm telling you it's a hardhat area. See, it says so here. . . . somewhere.

Allan, Eugene, OR   August 19th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

Now are we on the internets here?

Marie Lagos, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, now that I've done a PowerPoint,
show me how to do the blog thing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Marie ~ Houston, TX]

ricky jones   August 19th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

does this thing get tvland, i'm missing gunsmoke

Bob Fallan Frackville Penna   August 19th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

YOU KNOW IF IT WASNT FOR MY GOOD FRIEND THOMAS EDISON WE WOULD BE DOING THIS IN THE DARK.

Sue, Victor, NY   August 19th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

"I picked this rig for it's name, Genesis, to appeal to the religious right."

Michael Kingston Canada   August 19th, 2008 8:09 pm ET

DANGER! A McCainiac at work after escaping from the Senate.

Justin - Cincinnati, OH   August 19th, 2008 8:10 pm ET

The new route for the Straight Talk Express seems to end right at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Lloyd in TX   August 19th, 2008 8:10 pm ET

And this is where you'll assure me that Debold electoral bounce.

charlie keppler NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:11 pm ET

If they thought you made a lot of money last year i'll bet if you drill here we'll make twice the profit we made 2007

Kristine   August 19th, 2008 8:11 pm ET

Geez, is that how much you are bilking the America public for? Where can I get a piece of that?

Phillip Dallas, Tx   August 19th, 2008 8:12 pm ET

BE honest. This hat makes me look sexy doesn't it?

Allan, Eugene, OR   August 19th, 2008 8:12 pm ET

My people tell me I'm aware of the internet.

Phillip Dallas, Tx   August 19th, 2008 8:13 pm ET

Rick Davis was right! I can easily pass for 60 years old with this hat!

Chad Doggett   August 19th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

"Don't worry, Senator...once we head outside, we'll tell you exactly what to say to the press."

Robert G Sudol   August 19th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Wilmington Delaware

So that is where Bush is hiding Osama !!!

Allan, Eugene, OR   August 19th, 2008 8:17 pm ET

They tried to say I plagiarized a speech off of Wikipedia, but how could I do that when I'm hardly aware of all these internets.

Krish, Plano, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:17 pm ET

Senator McCain...! It is NOT as simple as dril here, here and here...!

Zachary, Snohomish, Washington   August 19th, 2008 8:19 pm ET

Senator those aren't your ratings that are rising, those are our profits.

Mare M.   August 19th, 2008 8:20 pm ET

McCain: "I always wanted to dress like one of the Village People."
Garrett: "I would've said more "Bob the Builder", but whatever floats your boat, oldtimer."

Tracey - Boston   August 19th, 2008 8:21 pm ET

I feel like Bob the Builder.

Krish, Plano, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:22 pm ET

Mr. McCain...! Finger Pointing will NOT help solve the Oil Crisis

Krish, Plano, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:24 pm ET

Mr.McCain...! Rolling up your sleeve, wearing a hard hat and pointing to the screen does NOT mean millions of barrles of oil will gush out...!

Ellen Rhuda, Burlington, MA   August 19th, 2008 8:24 pm ET

It's hard to play this Wii without the remote.

TicinSD   August 19th, 2008 8:24 pm ET

Careful with that Senator! If you increase production, and gas prices fall, I'll be horse-whipped!

Ticin
San Diego, CA

Suzanne Gates, Modoc,SC   August 19th, 2008 8:26 pm ET

Do I press here for creme and sugar?

Anna, Hong Kong   August 19th, 2008 8:26 pm ET

Garrett, did you say THERE is where I'd find my VP?

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 8:28 pm ET

is this the one that launches the missile?

Kevin S Lin, Tucson, Arizona   August 19th, 2008 8:28 pm ET

Look, the price of oil is falling. I'm better at this than I thought.

Krish, Plano, TX   August 19th, 2008 8:31 pm ET

Thanks for the pose Mr. McCain, we have the beat 360 picture...! CNN viewers thank you for the fun we will have with it...!!!

Mark .......... Allendale, NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:31 pm ET

OK ....... so let me get this straight, down the stairs, 2 left turns and then the men's room is on my right.

Sara   August 19th, 2008 8:31 pm ET

What do you mean I've been superpoked by Obama!?

Jimmy   August 19th, 2008 8:32 pm ET

Uh what does this button do?

Jimmy   August 19th, 2008 8:33 pm ET

Uh, sir its not a touch screen...

Chris   August 19th, 2008 8:33 pm ET

I wish they had maps like this when I traveled with Lewis & Clark!

Jimmy   August 19th, 2008 8:33 pm ET

No you can't play World of Warcraft on that one.

Mark .......... Allendale, NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:34 pm ET

Help me out here ..... I'm a little fuzzy - Is this the thing that you see the internet on?

Anne Shiland -- Birmingham, AL   August 19th, 2008 8:34 pm ET

Sorry Senator McCain, but we don't use crayons with OUR computers.

Dan Daly City,Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:34 pm ET

Is this how many electoral votes this platform gets?

Jimmy   August 19th, 2008 8:34 pm ET

McCain, please stop wiping your boogers on my monitor.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:35 pm ET

What's hidden in this" Black Gold " folder ?

Keith Boston, MA   August 19th, 2008 8:35 pm ET

Presidential candidate John McCain proves his age hasn’t hindered his technical prowess; seen here teaching the platform's staff to program their Tivo.

Dan Daly City,Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:35 pm ET

This screen should be red not blue.

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:35 pm ET

I'm not sure how I'm going to explain this all to Cindy, so I'd appreciate it if you'd jot down a few notes for me and follow me home. Thanks.

Brent   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

Can I be the ghosts and he be the little yella guy?

Derek Debolt Edmonton   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

This is a lot better monitor than my analog TV!

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

Simpson eh? Smithers, release the hounds.

Ellen Rhuda, Burlington, MA   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

How did that butter get in there?

Sean - Honolulu, Hawaii   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

Cool, I've always wanted to press the big red button!

Keith Boston, MA   August 19th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

While promoting his energy policy, presidential candidate John McCain paused to give technical support to the staff of Chevron's Genesis Oil Rig Platform...specifically, how to program their Tivo's to skip AC360.

Victor Rodriguez, Richmond, Virginia   August 19th, 2008 8:38 pm ET

"Are these the Sunnis or the Shiites?"

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 8:39 pm ET

when did this rig become an adult daycare?

Jarrad Fraser   August 19th, 2008 8:40 pm ET

enee meenee minee mo

John Zohn Boca Raton   August 19th, 2008 8:40 pm ET

Who put AC360 on your monitor??

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:41 pm ET

So, if I understand this computer oil rig game right, I get points for not crashing the little red things into the bigger yellow and brown things, and vice versa....

Keith Boston, MA   August 19th, 2008 8:41 pm ET

"How much does There Will be Blood cost on demand?"

chris, Baltimore, Md   August 19th, 2008 8:42 pm ET

I sure wish we had these during the gold rush.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:43 pm ET

So where does all the waste go ? We turn it into Bio Fuel Senator .

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:43 pm ET

Can you send Cindy an email for me on this thing?

Jacob, Arkansas   August 19th, 2008 8:43 pm ET

What does this button do?

Mare M.   August 19th, 2008 8:44 pm ET

Is this the button for WW3?

Ruud, Kingston, JA.   August 19th, 2008 8:46 pm ET

Look there! The surge is working! The search? No, the surge!

Serena Sorenson   August 19th, 2008 8:46 pm ET

So, Garrett, tell me again what this area is.

Well, Senator McCain, that'd be the bathroom.

jordan the ace   August 19th, 2008 8:48 pm ET

"Wait is that oil?" "It's about time." "Wow and it only took tax payers dollars to find it; I wonder how bush is doing in Texas with his drilling?"

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:49 pm ET

A mishap during "Career Day" for the seniors from a local center finds some of them wandering off the bus!

Chris Lacke, Pitman, NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:50 pm ET

John McCain insists that he has finally found Waldo.

Ron San Bruno Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:50 pm ET

So this is where Carl swims in the Scum Pool on D deck .

will otto   August 19th, 2008 8:51 pm ET

Which one of these buttons turns off the cone of silence?

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:51 pm ET

Can you pull up a map of New Orleans and show me a good spot for lunch?

Jeremie, Canada   August 19th, 2008 8:51 pm ET

So this is the "facebook" them kids are so crazy about.

Rahim Davies- Hollywood, Ca   August 19th, 2008 8:52 pm ET

"I SAID PULL MY FINGER!!!"

"I told you, it doesn't work like that sir..."

Robert Hubbard: Santa Maria, CA   August 19th, 2008 8:53 pm ET

Sorry McCain, we keep the controls to all of the politicians in a separate gas company control room.

Peter O"Donnell   August 19th, 2008 8:53 pm ET

"How come I have to wear a hard hat and you don't? "

"Because you're standing over the trap door."

"This one?"

"Yep."

– Peter
– BC, Canada

Don, Elkins Park, PA   August 19th, 2008 8:54 pm ET

Say, do know if JR Ewing has one of these

Chris Lacke, Pitman, NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:54 pm ET

I want everyone to know that I'm hip to today's culture. Click here so that we can play Pong and listen to the Sugar Hill Gang. Word.

keith R aston, Pa   August 19th, 2008 8:55 pm ET

"You have to bring down the bass,higher the treble, and put a little more kick on that snare...."

Ramah Burns - Rhome,Texas   August 19th, 2008 8:55 pm ET

I want to make sure you all got my resume. I will need a job in November after the election.

keith R aston, Pa   August 19th, 2008 8:57 pm ET

This is the closet i will ever get to fulfilling my fantasy of being Bob the builder....... soak it up!!!

Garry G., Toronto, Canada   August 19th, 2008 8:57 pm ET

"That's right, Senator, that's how oil prices can finger the economy."

Mark .......... Allendale, NJ   August 19th, 2008 8:57 pm ET

My friend is this the speculator box ..... 'cause if it is let's Zap the bastards!

Dori in AZ   August 19th, 2008 8:58 pm ET

Not exactly "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau," is it?

Gary Chandler in Canada   August 19th, 2008 8:58 pm ET

DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE
DRILL THERE

andy (Toronto, Ontario)   August 19th, 2008 8:58 pm ET

Does this come with solitaire?

Ramah Burns - Rhome,Texas   August 19th, 2008 8:58 pm ET

Where is the power button on this TV?

calvin sims   August 19th, 2008 8:59 pm ET

Mr. McCain it's a computer screen sir. Go ahead you can touch it.

CALVIN NEW ORLEANS

Billy in AZ   August 19th, 2008 9:00 pm ET

Hey, can we order theater tickets on that like Cindy does?

keith R aston, Pa   August 19th, 2008 9:00 pm ET

just like shooting fish in a barrel..... or cheyenne hunting!!!

Ramah Burns - Rhome,Texas   August 19th, 2008 9:01 pm ET

Can I get the upcoming debate questions on this?

Chris, Flemington, NJ   August 19th, 2008 9:01 pm ET

You mean oil comes from under the ground?

Mark .......... Allendale, NJ   August 19th, 2008 9:01 pm ET

Let's play thermonuclear war ..................

Bueller? ..... Bueller? ....... Bueller?

eddy (toronto, canada)   August 19th, 2008 9:02 pm ET

" this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down"

Robert Torres   August 19th, 2008 9:04 pm ET

Do you think a Surge would work right here.

Darnell in Atlanta   August 19th, 2008 9:05 pm ET

McCain tells the engineer, right there!!! ... right there!!! ...Drill hear; Drill there; drill know.

Gina - Missouri   August 19th, 2008 9:06 pm ET

"So is this what email looks like?"

Ramah Burns - Rhome,Texas   August 19th, 2008 9:07 pm ET

So tell me, which one of these 2 guys are you going to vote for in November?

Marc, Atlanta   August 19th, 2008 9:07 pm ET

That is the strangest test pattern I've ever seen.

keith R aston, Pa   August 19th, 2008 9:08 pm ET

You will give me 1 BILLION dollars.....muhah, muhahahhahaaaaha

Billy in AZ   August 19th, 2008 9:09 pm ET

Despite the constant drone in his ears, Garrett fights to stay awake at the controls.

Teresa Chicago   August 19th, 2008 9:10 pm ET

If you will explain me what this screen is about -I will tell you who next president will be!!!!!

Heidi Wedel, Canton, KS   August 19th, 2008 9:10 pm ET

Now if we open this valve, we can run the oil from Boon Pickens rig right into my own oil reserve supply.

Garry G., Toronto, Canada   August 19th, 2008 9:10 pm ET

"That'll do it .... Senator Obama's red phone will now ring at precisely 3:00 a.m."

Cathy, Chandler, AZ   August 19th, 2008 9:10 pm ET

Looks like we're running a little low!!!

Robert Torres   August 19th, 2008 9:11 pm ET

Pride of America NCLA – Orlando Florida

Do you think a Surge would work right here?

Billy in AZ   August 19th, 2008 9:11 pm ET

Senator McCain practices his next stump speech in front of a disinterested third party.

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