Comments on: Clinton Obama Pennsylvania Debate Sparks Media Controversy

By: eaglelover

eaglelover — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:28:02 +0000

I'M A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN BUT I VOTE MY MY OWN MIND I HAVE VOTED DEMOCRAT,REPUBLICAN,AND INDEPENDENT.TO TELL THE TRUTH ALL THREE CANDIDATES LEAVE SOMETHING LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE TO ME! OBAMA BEING AS LIBERAL AS HE IS REMINDS ME OF THE SECOND COMING OF JIMMY CARTER!HILLARYHAS BAGGAGE,NAMELY BILL AND HIS SORDID PAST!McCAIN IS A DEMOCRAT IN REPUBLICAN CLOTHING.JOHN EDWARDS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW!

By: Blog Round-up « The Clintonista Blog

Blog Round-up « The Clintonista Blog — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:42:34 +0000

[...] for their performance in last night’s Democratic presidential debate. Michelle and Joe Gandelman have great roundups for a comprehensive look at the reaction, but the criticism falls heavily on [...]

By: T_Steel

T_Steel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:04:55 +0000

D'oh! I guess I'm showing my “political greeness” not knowing the Chris Matthews ran for Congress.

By: moblou

moblou — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:48:26 +0000

Hillary did exactly what she should have done in this debate and it's about time the media asked him some tough questions. Of course Hillary will back the Democrat because as Democrats that's what we do. However, she and everybody else who looks at the issues and his negatives, understands that the Republicans will have a field day with him in the fall. Then we will be stuck with McBush III. Hillary on the other hand, as she stated in the debate, “comes to the table with baggage but, it has been thoroughly rummaged through”. These are the facts and we Democrats need to rally around Hillary, our clear and convincing chance for victory for the fall. She will beat McCain in the fall.

By: kaighn

kaighn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:25:27 +0000

You have done a fantastic job of bringing all of the news commentary into one place for the Democratic Party debate in Philadelphia. i have to agree, it was a bit of a boorish debate with a rehash of the same tired arguments. I really have a difficult time relating to either of these candidates, because even though I am not rich, I am certainly not one of the people Obama and Clinton aspire to "help". Furthermore, when it comes down to it, they both know they wil not be able to make good on the pledge to withdraw our troops from Iraq, because their legacy would be one of a huge historical blunder. It almost makes me sick to listen to them pledge billions of dollars worth of programs they'll never enact, and how they manage to come across as totally elitist in their attitude. They both know exactly how to spend my money to make me feel better about myself. HOW PRESUMPTUOUS!

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By: Drive Time Happy Hour » 4-17-08

Drive Time Happy Hour » 4-17-08 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:55:19 +0000

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By: The Incredible Debatable Democratic Debate - Shallow Nation

The Incredible Debatable Democratic Debate - Shallow Nation — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:48:17 +0000

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By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:23:53 +0000

T_Steel,
Chris Matthews actually did run for Congress. He lost But that was before he was a media blowhard.

By: T_Steel

T_Steel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:17:20 +0000

I used the word “vetting” to keep things civil.

And as far as patriotism goes, I submit that if your a US Senator, your patriotic enough to be President. What I would love to see is folks like Chris Matthews, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Keith Olbermann and other big pundits to run for office. Wonder how well they would stand up to scrutiny?

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:07:40 +0000

T_Steel,
I understand what you mean… I'm not sure what is happening lately in this campaign qualifies as actual vetting. But this is what the American people really want to know: Do you love America as much as Obama does?

By: T_Steel

T_Steel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:55:58 +0000

ChrisWWW, I misspoke! LOL!

Taking in account how scrutiny has ratcheted up AFTER the Wright Affair, Obama's vetting is compressed. And since I'm a regular guy, I can misspeak, mis-phrase, mis-walk, and mis-talk ALL I WANT TO!!!!!!

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:43:39 +0000

Dare I say no recent presidential candidate has faced so compressed a vetting period?

This campaign has gone on forever……………… I dare say you're wrong

By: T_Steel

T_Steel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:25:34 +0000

Senator Obama looked and sounded weary. What I took from the debate was that Obama genuinely hates so-called “negative campaigning”. Senator Clinton is a veteran of political wars and was on familiar ground.

The reality is that Senator Obama's relative newness invites even more scrutiny especially since the Wright Affair. I feel a little sorry for him because he doesn't seem to have the stomach to maintain the high-level of personal and policy attacks needed to win the big one. He just seems like a cool teacher rather than a rough politician at times. But we'll see what the voters in Pennsylvania and beyond think. Obama is being vetted in a compressed period of time. Dare I say no recent presidential candidate has faced so compressed a vetting period?

By: janinedm

janinedm — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:12:54 +0000

That was certainly a strange one. No big gaffes on either ones' part. I saw nothing that would really move an undecided. We'll have to see if that group also hates the current political tone, which might make them break for Obama. Or if ABC's “issues” are really important to them, they might break for Hillary. I figure that someone swayed by that stuff will likely break McCain, anyway.

Here's what I don't get about the media's sometime right wing bias. (I believe that the media is in fact neutral and will cover whatever gets the most ratings and sell the most newspapers.) FOX News is no longer the big draw it was, the polling numbers for Republicans are highly negative. Why continue to act like it's still 2002? Because Michelle Malkin and Sean Hannity are able to drum up a lot of noise? Lot's of people pay attention to LOLcats, why not debate that?

By: Davebo

Davebo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:10:17 +0000

the lynchpin should be their personal attitudes and now it is becoming apparent that Hillary is not honest and Obama is an elitist prig.

Says a dude in Boca with a 1.4 million dollar (oops, that was last years value) 1200 sq ft condo.

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Debate

“Religion as a refuge people use when government doesn?t work” is consistent with what Rev Wright taught at the “church” Obama spent 20 years in.

By: WonkoBlog » Blog Archive » Clinton debate win continues perfect storm

WonkoBlog » Blog Archive » Clinton debate win continues perfect storm — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:42:02 +0000

[...] comeback narrative that will play out (one way or another) in PA, NC, and IN. Taylor Marsh and The Moderate Voice have great summaries of blog and MSM opinion on the debate. I’ll reproduce here what I [...]

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Notes on Last Night’s Debate

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Notes on Last Night’s Debate — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:01:48 +0000

[...] Joe Gandelman, as usual, has a roundup of blogospheric reaction. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Misplaced outrage over debate continues on Left

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:23:07 +0000

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