ServiceNation: Liveblogging McCain Part II

UPDATE VI: McCain got some applause here, but not for himself. He got it for praising Barack Obama. Richard Stengal, Barack Obama, and Judy Woodruff have probably already received about as much applause as John McCain has.

UPDATE V: McCain is getting a decidedly lukewarm response here, probably because he hasn't said much controversial.

UPDATE IV: All these breaks are tiresome for people watching live. Should this type of event really have commercial breaks?

UPDATE III: Judy Woodruff is asking McCain if he thinks organizing is a good thing. Finally. McCain claims to respect community organizers, but why doesn't he tell his runningmate not to belittle them?

Sarah Palin had great responsibilities in Wasilla? Her town was less than a third of the Columbia students who applied to sit in the auditorium and listen to McCain. If she had great responsibilities, the President of the Columbia Student Council is qualified to be President.

UPDATE II: McCain has never seen a war he didn't like. If he wants to go "bomb Iran", as he's proposed, we're going to need more troops. Recruitment is bad enough as is. We'd need a draft, whether McCain admits it or not.

UPDATE I: McCain is getting boos out here for criticizing Columbia. But Columbia, and especially students here take a strong stand against bigotry and the discrimination of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. He should be asked about that policy. Thousands of LGBT individuals have been discharged from the military because of that, and many of them were Arab translators. If you don't think that's hurting us in Iraq, I have Low Library to sell to you.

Judy Woodruff is smart and getting cheers for pointing out that many people, especially students, can't afford to volunteer. John McCain seems unable to answer the question. He doesn't know how to help students do community service. Barack Obama understands this--that's why he's proposed giving tax credits to students who volunteer for community service.