Cordial Showdown in Texas
Published by Pamela Gentry on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 2:15 am.By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Posted Feb. 21, 2008 – The two Democratic presidential candidates have made it through the first half of the debate tonight with polite banter and stately respect. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) appears confident and comfortable, and has offered a few light moments of humor.
The two candidates appear to be agreeing on most policy issues, so folks will have to decide who says it best.
The first “boos” of the night came for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) when she once again accused Obama of plagiarism during a recent speech in Wisconsin. Obama called this attack the “silly season in politics.”
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I think Obama did an excellent job in the debate. Hillary, you got boo’d because people are getting tired of your juvenile tactics. There’s no way a “President” should be acting like that. Everyone can see right through your bullcrap. I don’t trust Hillary as far as I can see her. If she’s on the ballot, I’m voting republican.
GO OBAMA!!!
SHANEQUA WERE YOU SMOKING CRACK WHILE WATCHING ANY OF THE DEBATES.
I HATE TO DIS AGREE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT I DID NOT
TAKE HILLARY’S FINAL COMMENT AS A PRELUDE TO
CONCESSION! I SAW IT AS THE SAME TACTIC THAT SHE USED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH THE SHAKING OF THE HEAD AND OTHER BODY LANGUAGE SAYING THAT SHE AND
OBAMA WOULD BE OKAY BUT SHE;S NOT SURE ABOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD. HER MESSAGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
” I HATE TO SEE US GO BACKWARDS” THAT HUMDRUM
ATTITUDE THAT SEEMS TO DRAW HER SYMPATHY THE
SAME AS BEFORE SHE IN NO WAY TO ME PLANS ON
GIVING UP. AND LET’S NOT FORGET HER NEW CAMPAIGN
MANAGER THAT HAS BEEN HIRED TO READ OBAMA.CAN’T
REMEMBER HER NAME SO I’LL JUST REFER TO HER AS
I WISH I WERE WHITE SELL OUT! I GOT TO GET PAID
SISTA WHO SHOULD BE A SHAME TO CHOOSE AND SIDE
WITH EVIL OVER GOOD……NICE NASTY…THAT’S
WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN A PRESIDENT? THIS IS WHAT’S
WRONG WITH THIS WORLD AND SOME WANT TO HAVE A
PRESIDENT THAT USES THESE METHODS TO WIN AN
ELECTION. DISPLAY THIS TYPE OF CHARACTOR ON
NATIONWIDE TELEVISON FOR ALL TO SEE? THIS IS
ALL FFFED UP BULLSH….TO ME. WHAT KIND OF AN
EXAMPLE ARE WE GIVING OUR CHILDREN(FUTURE)
CONDONING THIS AND EXCEPTING THIS TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR FROM ANYONE! A PRESIDENTIAL CANDITATE
SHOULD BE HELD TO HIGHER STANDARDS, HILLARY HAS
ALREADY BEGUN TO LIE JUST LIKE BUSH DO WE THINK
THAT SHE WILL STOP LYING IF SHE WERE TO BE THE
PRESIDENT? THIS IS JUST SO CRAZY AND I CANNOT
BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE DO NOT SEE HER FOR WHO SHE
IS! PEOPLE THAT VOTE FOR HER ARE PEOPLE WHO
REALLY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO CHANGE BECAUSE
FOR THEM EVERYTHING IS OKAY! IT’S JUST THAT SIMPLE AND THEY DO NOT CARE IF HILLARY TELLS
A MILLION BOLDFACE LIES! ..ONE LOVE
What Hillary needed to do was thwart Obama’s momentum. Although she did good in the debate, Obama was great resulting into Hillary doing little to stop him now. How much will that “Xerox” swat will hurt her is yet to be seen. Obama looked very Presidential and was able to stand up to Hillary a lot more on issues of Health Care and who can lead the nation on day one! While Hillary’s message keeps changing after every loss, Obama’s message remains consistent and clear that thats why it should Obama leading this Country!
kris, do u really need to blow THIS much smoke up your own a$$??? most of us ,not all but most, are truly rational and realistic thinking people on these boards. i can’t help that you are in the minority when it comes to your views. they both did a good job, but something interesting happened as well. she showed some humanity towards the end. wow, that should make a difference shouldn’t it? she’s really not this evil person that people are trying to make her out to be and she can be emotional too. except to voters like myself, it really doesn’t make a difference.
put the koolaid for a second and think..having experience is a plus but not necessary. sure you might think that’s naive, and i don’t have a clue, but some of our best president’s didn’t have alot of experience and they turned out to be some of our greatest even in a time of crisis. critical thinking, decision making, tone and fiscal responsibility are among at least some of the qualities to being a good president as well as inspiring the public to take part in their goverment. hillary has demonstrated lack of judgement on iraq, and the lack of accountablity on that has really shown that she is not fit to be commander in chief. she still refuses to talk to our enemies and would rather take the bush approach to either my way or the highway. her ‘get real’ approach threw a lot of people off because she was supposed to be the one to have this thing wrapped up and for some reason, in her mind, the rest of us just don’t ‘get it’. and she just simply doesn’t represent change. no hillary, it’s time for you to ‘get real’.
you seem to be one of many rational people who at least doesn’t have to resort to writing ignorant crap on these boards to experss you views. but i can not understand why people like would rather back a candidate who not only has the baggage, but has proven lack of judgment, questionable ethics, has ran a horrible campaign and comes from the same washington crowd but says she’s for change??? hill and bill have refused to work with the republican party on healthcare and have created so much gridlock to a point where nothing got done. at least in the bush was able to push his agenda through when the dems took charge…
Obama speaks very general and has never given any specifics on what he will do to make change. He just talks about it and we all know that talk and no action isn’t worth squat! Hillary is the only person qualified to do the job. Hillary has always known what she will do and has been clear about it from the beginning.
What has Obama done for America so far, NOTHING! He has no real substance to back him up. He always plays it safe and has never taken any real risks.
The US is in serious trouble right now and we need someone to take action.
As the old saying goes…ACTION speaks louder than WORDS! HILLARY ALL THE WAY!!!
I agree with Shanequa 100%
Obama is all talk and no game! The empty promises will bring this country to an even worse place than it is today. This is a clear sign that he doesn’t have enough experience and is not ready to handle the job of president.
Hillary has a lifetime of real experience and has done so much good for the country. She is the only one that can bring this country back up to its status as leader of the world.
We need the US to gain back it’s status and pride. We NEED HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT!!!
SHANEQUA) JUST LIKE HILLARYS XEROX LINE YOU
SOUND SO PROGRAMMED, THAT IT’S A SHAME…..
REALLY. HE NEEDS TO PLAYS IT SAFE, HE NEEDS NOT
TO TAKE UNNECCESSARY RISK? LISTEN TO WHAT YOU
YOURSELF HAVE SAID. TO ME THOSE ARE THE QUALITIES
THAT I WOULD LOOK FOR IN A LEADER, WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOU? BRAINWASHING IS A BI…
SHANEQUA? JAMAL? SOMETHING VERY STRANGE HERE.
SOUND LIKE IMPOSTERS. HOW DID THIS WORLD GET
IN SO MUCH TROUBLE AND WHY IS HILLARY THE ONLY
PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT CAN FIX IT? DID SHE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT? (JAMAL)
Hillary dosen’t have the judgement to become President. While she sided with Bush on Iraq, Obama has said all along that this war would be damaging to our nation. While her healthcare plan makes the poor be forced to get get healthcare. Obama makes it afforable and for children to be guaranteed healthcare! She flip flops her messages at every loss she has and it is Obama who has been consistent. And for those who havent yet seen that Obama dosent talk specifics and is just talk by now, wont just ever get it. Yes actions do speak louder than words, but whow will you get the American people involved or enthusiastic our our government without being clear, concise, and forthright with the people? And that what Obama does. President Bush taught us that Experience means nothing without good judgment and learning from mistakes.
Shanequa and Jamal are obviously assimiliated and are easily influenced by the media and the press who taunt that Obama is not ready. If you had done any research on him you would find out that he has a history of ethics reform, child healthcare reform in IL, as well as immigration reform, and the list goes on. So to “copy” words from the Clinton campain and media without any real informed information behind your views, is pathethic. If you are going to make a case against Obama, at least invoke something original. Obama has just as much experience as Hilliary, and contrary to what you may believe being a president wife does not make you experienced to be president. Please at least read more and listen less when you are researching the candidates so that you are not being so easily manipulated by what you hear, next time come with a more informed point of view before you try to make rationalizations that are totally meritless.
HOW IRONIC??? ALL YOU OBAMA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED!!! HILLARY IS THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AND YOU HAVE BECOME BLIND TO IT!
I AM SAD TO SAY THAT YOU WILL BE SORRY… IF OBAMA IS PRESIDENT THE USA WILL GO DOWN AND CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES WILL BECOME THE POWER OF THE WORLD!
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! YOU OBAMA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED…BLACK PEOPLE JUST VOTING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS BLACK AND FOR NO OTHER REASON. PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE REAL POINTS THEY JUST WANT TO SEE THE BLACK MAN BECOME PRESIDENT.
HILLARY WILL IS THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT!
MISSY!!! Ask YO MAMA who is smokin crack!!!
My Vote is for Hillary!!!
Hillary won’t win because she is a white woman!
Michelle, that type of excuse is old and tired. Hillary was piratically given the keys to the white house a year ago by the media. She had support from the establishment and everyone else in the country. Hillary underestimated the competition and she’s paying for it. Its up to her to keep herself above the competition. To bring race and gender in this matter is an insult to her, those who support her, and a played out excuse!
JAMAL) BEEN SORRY FOR A LONG TIME ALREADY!
WHO RAN THIS COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND? OBAMA SURE
DID’NT HAVE ANYTHNG TO DO WITH IT.BUT BILLARY DID!
TELL ME WHY ANYONE WITH A BRAIN WOULD SPEND 5 MILL
OF THIER OWN MONEY FOR A JOB THAT PAYS 250 THOUS.
A YEAR ? 5MIL WOULD SURELY TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF
VICTIMS OF KATRINA SINCE THE CLINTONS CARE SO MUCH
ABOUT US. WHERE DID SHE GET MONEY TO WASTE LIKE
THIS? STAY TUNED>>>>>>>>> IS WHAT I SAY
Jesse… that is not an excuse it’s a fact. People have only become obsessed with the idea of having a black man as president and have removed focus on the real facts.
How is it that black people can be racist and vote for obama just because he’s black but if a white person does that they will persecute them. everything is twisted.
if people were voting for the best president then you wouldn’t see 100% blacks voting for obama .. it would be a more even share like all other people are.. but black people are allowed to be racist and others have to walk on eggshells… that is a FACT!
curious.. bill was one of the best presidents.. the US was on top and had a surplus.. bush destroyed this country and obama will make it worse. Hillary is the only candidate that can fix it again.
Hillary and Obama has the same chance at becoming President like everyone. Hillary had more name recognition in white, black latino and asian community. Obama was little known and little respected. What he did was work hard to change everyones mindset. While Hillary looked at states, Obama looked at people! Hillary is not losing because of her gender or race, she’s losing because of bad strategy and she has no one to question but herself and her campaign staff! Not her race or her gender!