US 2008 Presidential Campaign/Debate Discussion Thread - The Fifth Installment

[anitram]

Originally posted by deep

I think there is a lot of idealism and expectations with young people and this campaign

There can certainly be some of that. But some of your comments in this respect have been very condescending.

I am 28, so you will probably put me in that category. I had my idealism beat out of my quite literally when I was 11 years old. That isn't why I'd vote for him.

[deep]

It is kind of funny

Gibson just asked Hillary about her saying she would have quit Rev Wright's church



she said yes,
I would have left.

Really? when ?

When Wright said "Bill rode us hard like Monica Lewinsky? then? or would she have stayed until he said "Hillary ain't ever been called a nigger."


Ok, this is silly, stupid. I think they got these questions from the SNL writers.

[Irvine511]

Originally posted by deep

Ok, this is silly, stupid. I think they got these questions from the SNL writers.

evidently, they got them from Sean Hannity.

no joke.

and no wonder i hear Gibson got booed.

[2861U2]

Originally posted by Irvine511




evidently, they got them from Sean Hannity.

no joke.

How so? Bill Ayers? It's about time someone other than Sean brought that up.

[deep]

Originally posted by 2861U2
A poll on the Drudge Report shows Obama winning 62%-38%

Are you sure?

most time Ron Paul wins.

[U2democrat]

I keep reading that the real losers of the debate are the American people. Nobody looked good. Nobody.

[U2democrat]

There are over 6000 comments reacting to the debate on the ABC News site. I'd say about 98% of them are complaining about the horrible questioning and "moderation"

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Democ...ory&id=4666956

[Irvine511]

Originally posted by 2861U2


How so? Bill Ayers? It's about time someone other than Sean brought that up.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/20...501/457/496866

http://corner.nationalreview.com/pos...gxOWI1MDY5N2I=

[2861U2]

Originally posted by Irvine511


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/20...501/457/496866

http://corner.nationalreview.com/pos...gxOWI1MDY5N2I=

Ok. Good for others to get on this story.

[deep]

Nash McCabe came out of her trailer saw her shadow and asked, "Senator Obama, do you believe in the Amerakin flag?


and now the weather underground bomber question?

[deep]

on 9/11 he was quoted as saying

"I don't regret setting bombs, I feel we didn't do enough"

[deep]

This is news to me.

Never heard this before.

Ayers?

These associations will hurt.

[deep]

Obama got in a good rebuttal

Bill Clinton pardoned 2 members of the weather underground

[U2democrat]

Reading the reactions from readers on the NY Times website and the Washington Post are all the same..."Shame on ABC" etc. etc.

Even Clinton folks are complaining about how tabloid it was.

[Irvine511]

i fear that this debate may have done the two worst things,

damaged Obama permanently

and driven Clinton's negatives even higher

a good night for McCain.

at least it is still April

and Congress will move ever more to the left in the fall regardless with what happens.

[2861U2]

Originally posted by Irvine511
i fear that this debate may have done the two worst things,

damaged Obama permanently

and driven Clinton's negatives even higher

a good night for McCain.

Here's hoping

Originally posted by Irvine511
and Congress will move ever more to the left in the fall regardless with what happens.

I think it's very hard to see Congress not gaining more Dems.

[deep]

Originally posted by Irvine511
and Congress will move ever more to the left in the fall regardless with what happens.

the worst thing would be a very close election that McCain barely wins

that could make people vote some republican senators in

if McCain does get in
I want 60 Dem Senators to shut down any bad Judicial appointments.

[deep]

Originally posted by Irvine511


and driven Clinton's negatives even higher

Ok

I have watched an hour so far

and Clinton is doing a very good job
she is smooth
she does not get rattled
and gives reasonable answers to all the questions

it seems that all the many Obama supporters are so upset with her
that they will not be objective


Obama answers have more pauses and hesitations, sometimes.

and then other times he is pretty smooth, too.

[deep]

thinking about this

it does remind me of some of the early debates
where all the questions seemed to be targeted at Hillary

If Obama's questions are tough
is that because he is the front runner?

[deep]

and yes, Hillary does remind me of

Tracy Flick

she has all the answers and is over eager!!!