Liveblogging the Democratic Presidential Debate

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  Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/28/2008 4:03:03 AM

  THIS DEBATE WAS NO DRAW. OBAMA CLEARLy WON THIS DEBATE. IT ACTUALLy WAS A LOT LIKE THE SATURDAy NIGHT LIVE SKIT. OBAMA GAVE TREMENDOUS ANWERS TO NUMEROUS QUESTIONS. HILLARy WAS COMpLAINING AND CUT OFF By COMMERICIAL BREAKS AND TIMMy RUSSERT. TIMMIy IS FUNNy GUy . HE MADE ME LAUGH THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE.
  HILLARy AppEARED WEAK ON NAFTA AND THE IRAQ WAR. OBAMA GAVE TREMENDOUS ANSWERS TO THESE ISSUES AND STOLE THE FOREIGN pOLICy ISSUE FROM HER.
  
  THE QUESTION CONCERNING HILLARy'S TAXES WAS THE TURNING pOINT FOR ME BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW THAT A LARGE pORTION OF THE MONEy THEy RECIEVED WAS FINANCED By INTERESTS IN DUBAI AND OTHER ARAB FINANCIERS. THIS IS A FACT,
  SHE CLEARLy WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE TAX ISSUE AND HAD A HARD TIME GIVING A STRAIGHT ANSWER.
  
  HILLARy'S MAIN pOINT IN THE DEBATE WAS THAT SHE WAS A FIGHTER. WHAT HAppENED,
  OBAMA TURNED IT AROUND ON HER By pOINTING OUT THAT SHE FOUGHT WITH FACTIONS WITHIN HER OWN pARTy AND EXCLUDED pEOpLE LIKE BRADLEy FROM THE DISCUSSION ON HEALTH CARE. HE pROVED THAT HILLARy'S FIGHTING ATTITUDE WILL NOT GET BILLS THROUGH BOTH HOUSES.
  

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  Posted By: Rainman_Seven @ 02/27/2008 3:59:32 PM

  I have to say there was no question that this debate was by far to Obama's advantage. He was able to remain calm and collected while Hillary Clinton was clearly frustrated and restricted herself to being on the defensive rather than promoting her qualifications. It was oddly evident at times that the questions being presented to each candidate we're not of equal worth. Russert repeatedly started his line of questioning to Clinton with an attack, but not entirely unjustly, for example "I'm holding a paphlet for your campaign that guarantees 5 million more jobs in the US when you are president, but when you were running for senate in my state of New York you promised the 200 thousand new jobs and we now have a net loss of 30 thousand. How can we believe you?" Obama, however, on a couple of occasions was asked questions in a more leading maner that was to his benefit, such as when Brian stated that "Hillary has insisted you are all talk and no action tell us why that is incorrect."
  All in all Hillary Clinton was unable to withstand the evidence cited by both reporters, giving her a distrustful appearance. She demonstrated for all of the viewers that she has recently attempted to create the illusion that is most convenient for her campaign, rather than standing by her mistakes in the past and explaining to us all how she has learned from them. The issue of NAFTA for Hillary was cloudy at best because the description of her stance now as opposed to eight years ago has not been established. Historically the public responds less favorably to those trying to cover up or disregard poor decisions in the they have made past. While people do respond to hearing about experience if you can show what it has taught you. Throughout this debate Obama's words were consistent with his stance from the beginning of his capaign and overall Hillary Clinton did not provide enough firepower to reignite the flames among her supporters to carry her into the general election.

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  Posted By: abusynurse @ 02/27/2008 3:54:03 PM

  I heard Hillary comment that she has been working for 15 years on the health care "issue" - So why hasn't it been accomplished yet? The last thing I need is another imposed tax/mandate - she wants to be so involved in my life and decisions - enough already. Her track record is still a biz ZERO. Her goal is her own personal resume. As far as her new strategy for running- my suggestions - STOP RUNNING.