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Clinton Critiques Debate For Her Own Reasons

Hillary Clinton had her own problems with last night’s debate — but they weren’t over the tough but trivial questions faced by Barack Obama.

Instead, Senator Clinton took issue with ABC anchor Charlie Gibson’s policy question on whether she would withdraw troops from Iraq even “if the military commanders in Iraq came to you on day one, and said, this kind of withdrawal would destabilize Iraq, it would set back all of the gains that we have made, no matter what.” Clinton argued that’s an issue the Bush administration and the McCain campaign will be pushing until the general election.

“How many of you watched the debate last night?” she asked the heavily female crowd at a town hall for working families at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. “You can see which way the questions are going. You know, ‘what if the military commanders tell you it’s dangerous to withdraw?’”

Flanked by her daughter Chelsea and her mother Dorothy Rodham, Clinton said “that question is backwards. The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”

As for Senator Obama’s claim that she was in her element when she got to “twist the knife” during the debate, spokesman Phil Singer said “We won’t be lectured by a candidate whose campaign has advanced character attack after another against Senator Clinton, calling her “disingenuous,” “divisive,” “untruthful,” “dishonest,” and “polarizing.”

“It’s clear that Senator Obama’s comments today are being driven by his need to cover up his awful performance last night.”

UPDATE: Singer sends out a clip of Obama defending moderators after they asked Sen Clinton some tough questions at the last debate in Philadelphia last year.

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Comment by Penny

According to Obama, this is “old” politics. Isn’t that what he said last night when ask about character issues? Didn’t he say something like we aren’t going to accomplish anything by talking about trivial matters that aren’t important to the American people? He said this while avoiding the questions and never answering them, trying to make himself appear ethical.

So then I ask you…why is he wasting people’s time with these personal attacks instead of talking about the issues in North Carolina? He must have been in a “small town” where we only cling to religion and guns and don’t care about the issues, BECAUSE WE ARE BITTER.

HIS ACTIONS SPEAK SO LOUDLY THAT I CAN’T HEAR WHAT HE SAYS.

 
Comment by diane

Are you a joke or what?
Hillary Clinton,lies,twists,does everything in her power to tear Obama down. The people see right through her and you too for that matter.
What Obama said is “TRUE”. Everything he said about Hillary is gospel and we all know it.
I will be so glad when she is out of this race so we can let the canditates)Dem. and Rep.) duke it out.

Terrible article!
Obama for President

 
Comment by Miche

I agree Obama was awful and Hillary was brilliant as usual.

 
Comment by priti rana

I think Senator Hillary clinton did extremely well last night . Senator Obama finally got to face some tough questions and he did poorly . I think that he is arrogant and shows a mean side . I have always felt that he has a condenscending attitude and its proving to be true .He never gives a straight answer . no doubt that hes a great speaker but I think its important to see behins his facade that there is no change in his approach … he is as corrupt as other politician . No wonder he has risen so fast politically ….. charming his way through no doubt . but remeber those that rise fast fall harder . anyways his associations with rev right and other suspicious people like Rezko shows that he is willing to cut a deal with anyone to gain fame . I would think very very carefully before voting for him
Go Hillary

 
Comment by Rob

I’m sorry, but i thought it was the President’s job to listen to their advisers and cabinet, weigh suggestions and ultimately be the final point of accountability when it came to policies and decisions. If the “Commander in Chief” doesn’t know a darn thing about how things work in the field, no matter how many duck blinds they sat in, the shouldn’t pop off a decision without seeing what the consequences should be. Was NOTHING learned from Vietnam? If we just pull out of Iraq without seeing the consequences, the place will fall into chaos! I agree that Iraq should be paying for more, but if we leave them unprepared, then we are just as responsible for what happens. And what do we do with our troops? The same people that whine about us being in Iraq and the loss of life also complain that we do nothing about Darfur. Say we send in troops there, do they honestly think they won’t die there either? I could go on, but I should end here before I say something I will regret.

 
Comment by Barbara T Long Beach Ca

OBAMA BETTER BE CAREFUL AS ONE OF THOSE HATEFUL BITTER PEOPLE WHO CLING TO THEIR GUNS AND RELIGION WHO DON’T EMBRACE OTHERS (LIKE HIM) MAY TAKE HIS COMMENTS PERSONALLY AND… WELL YOU CAN READ THE REST OF THE LINES….

I HONESTLY DO FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY….I DON’T LIKE THE MAN BUT HIS RHETORIC COUPLED WITH MS OBAMA’S BITTERNESS CAN LEAD TO A BAD SCENERIO…. this is not what america need right now… his candacy is not uniting this country it has definitely divided it.

The obama camp is anxious for clinton to trow in the towel as the longer obama and clinton go at it the more information and dirty laundry is released about obama… like the old Rogers & Hammerstein song goes…

“getting to know you, getting to know all about you”… and this time the song should end “the more we know about you the more we don’t like you” ….

I say Hillary stay in the race…. let the people decide not the political supporters… let everyone cast their vote equally…

 
Comment by jd

Well they said it best above

“It’s clear that Senator Obama’s comments today are being driven by his need to cover up his awful performance last night.

 
Comment by Jackie Bowen

Does she need sometime chesse tp go with her wineing

 
Comment by Rj

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The Future President of the USA???

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THIS MUST BE A GOOD PRESIDENT???

RIGHT OBA-MANIACS???

 
Comment by Sue

I say Go Hillary. Obama does not have a clue what to do and if he would ask the senior Bush for advice then we will really be in trouble!!! What a twisted question and why ask such a thing. Was Obama asked the same question? THe press is so anti Hillary and has been for months. They say they are not but all it takes is a short time channel searching and a few minutes on the computer and the obvious is the obvious. Does the press think the American public is stupid? Or are they trying to lure us all to vote a certain way? It is Hillary all the way or McCain for me. Sorry, but I will not vote Obama.

 
Comment by Rj

Obama: I Am A Pretty Darned Good Politician
by FOX News Political Team

Barack Obama tell Jewish leaders in Philadelphia that he won’t end up a George McGovern or Michael Dukakis.

OH common? YOU ARE PRETTY DARNED GOOD??? WHY WHINNING???

Based on yesterday debate:

Obama Parasites cries FOUL!!!

These Obama Parasites can not accept the facts that HILLARY WON the debates…

These Obama Parasites can not accept the facts that OBAMA LOST the Debates…

These Obama Parasites can not accept the TRUTH about Obama’s in-experienced to lead…

These Obama Parasites can not accept the fact that CLINTON showed a far more expertise in

almost all subjects that has been asked about our Country’s problems…

These Obama Parasites need to accept the fact that Obama need more experience to be a

succesful Commander-in-chief and bring back a good economy in our country…

Obama can be a good VP???

But he needs to be trained by no less than President Hillary Clinton!

Vote Senator Hillary Clinton as President!!!

 
Comment by Pete

Barack won the debate last night. The backlash against Charlie, George, and ABC will include Hillary. Why do you think she hasn’t bragged about her “win?”

btw, please TURN THE CAPS LOCK OFF.

I’m starting to believe that Hillary’s supporters are all small-town, bible-beating, gun nuts.

Q: Can Obama beat John McCain
A: “Yes, yes, yes!” - Hillary Clinton

 
Comment by Amber

Obama is a pompous, arrogant ahole. Look at how he stands when fielding questions or speaking on stage….his head high in the air with his nose pointed towards the ceiling. Snotty, snobby Obama! Thinks he’s better than everyone else. I can’t stand him.

The man is also a total coward….he won’t answer any questions about his character. Hellllllloooo….character is important! He has NO character. He’s an egotistical, sarcastic *&^$#@. He’s a liar and full of poo. He can’t handle negatives thrown at him. People have been Hillary up for over a decade and she just keeps getting stronger…Obama is a joke!

I’m a Democrat…but if he wins the nomination, I’m voting republican.

 
Comment by david

What an awful performance by Senator Obama!

Why can’t he just say: I am sorry I offended people. I will never do this again.

Today, he whines and complains about the “old politics.”

 
Comment by Bella in Florida

Obama can not stand any type of criticism. Last night,I thought he was going to go up to Hillary and slap her.Hillary was brillinat last night, and she made Obama look like a rookie.

 
Comment by kathy WI

Obama proved he doesn’t know anything about economics.
He proved he doesn’t know how to be Commander in Chief
His prestigous prep school in Hawaii and his Ivy league education, elistism proves his sense of entitlement.
He’s a fraud. among other things.

 
Comment by Dan

You look into Obama’s eyes and he has the mean look!
That sneer he gives to Clinton????? If some man gave
that look to my wife I would drop him like a hot potatoe!
It is the look of hate!!!

 
Comment by carol sullivan

oh hillary we all got your number give up its over obama is a class act and you need to go home and spend your money and stop pretending you care about small town people you have never cared about us we need change and you can’t do it obama is our hope

 
Comment by Gene

Obama took the high road. Hopefully, there’s enough smart Americans out there (you know, the ones who don’t write pages in all capital letters… those I don’t even read. :) ), hopefully there’s enough smart ones out there to realize and appreciate this. Didja see him SUPPORT Hillary when she basically said “I lied about Bosnia, whooops”? That’s called taking the high road. That’s called classiness. That’s what a president does.

 
Comment by yael

It was the most even-handed debate to date.
Obama’s followers believe any questioning of their leader is heresy.

 
Comment by Elizabeth

We have to choose:

3 term Bush
3 term Clinton
or change, hope and a better America!

Si se puede 2008!

 
Comment by CS

“Flanked by her daughter Chelsea and her mother Dorothy Rodham, Clinton said “that question is backwards. The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”

Clinton did not say “The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”…Obama did. Who wrote this?

 
Comment by Mary

I would rather have 3 terms Clinton or Bush then one term Obama.

 
Comment by Bluegrass Hill Supporter

For months, the debates have been so one sided. Totally against HIllary Clinton, and they all made Obama look like a rock star. For the first time, he was asked questions, hard questions, and he didn’t like it and now they are all yelling and whinning and complaining. Well, you know what? Welcome to Hillary’s world. This is what she has had to contend with since the beginning and now it was fair play, and you all don’t like it. Well, guess what? It’s only going to get worse! If he can’t take the heat now, how will he react when the going gets really tough when the republicans attack him???

If you can’t run with the big dogs, Obama, you better just stay on the porch.

 
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Comment by dante mt pocono pa,

barack took the high road ,hillary took the low road,when asked about boznia all she said is yeah i have done a lot of dirt and i hope you can just look it over but never apologize for lying how she said ” i just said some things that wern”t keeping with what i knew was the case what i wrote about in my books and im embarresed by it i have a apologize for it and i hope you can just look it over ” . my problem with this statement is she never apologized at all she said she misspoke but she never apologize .i consider this another lie !!!!!!

 
Comment by dante mt pocono pa,

Bluegrass Hill Supporter
you are a racist do you know it ?

 
Comment by Pamela

Hillary:

“I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia,” she said last week. “There was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn’t go, so send the First Lady.

“I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”

Hillary today:

“How many of you watched the debate last night?” she asked the heavily female crowd at a town hall for working families at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. “You can see which way the questions are going. You know, ‘what if the military commanders tell you it’s dangerous to withdraw?’”

Flanked by her daughter Chelsea and her mother Dorothy Rodham, Clinton said “that question is backwards. The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”

___________________

How in the world could a military commander ever believe a word this lying woman says?

 
Comment by Jessica

Obama is a rookie and I’m not drinking that dirty glass of Kool-Aid no matter how many ice cubes they put in it!

 
Comment by TRS

So Hillary won the debate against Obama. Who really cares? They are both “big time” losers…

 
Comment by Rj

To Elizabeth,

I would choose 3 WONDERFUL MORE TERM FOR THE CLINTON!!!

NEVER WOULD I GIVE OBAMA TO CHANGE AMERICA TO HIS OWN TYPE OF AMERICA:

AMERICA WITH JEREMIAH WRIGHT…

AMERICA WITH REZKO…

AMERICA WITH FARRAKCHAN…

AMERICA WITH AYERS…

AMERICA WITH HAMAS…

WHAT ELSE????

COMMON’ ELIZABETH YOU MUST KNOW BETTER!!!

 
Comment by Purl Gurl

Hooray for David Brooks of the New York Times! Finally, Brooks has come around to this red skinned woman’s tough traditional American Indian point of view. I do enjoy watching Brooks and Shields on PBS. Those two are quite the pair to draw to.

I much enjoyed last night’s debate between Obama and Clinton. I understand many sissified Americans are upset, as is expected. I am not sissified nor upset. This debate last night provided America a chance to observe the behaviors of both Obama and Clinton when confronted with surprise questions and confronted with tough questions. These are a type of questions which will be foremost during our general presidential election. Be sure, the republican party will raise all these issues and much more. Both Obama and Clinton must be prepared to tackle seemingly silly personal topics. Any weakness displayed in dealing with these types of questions will be votes lost.

My personal take is Obama stuttered, stammered and stumbled over his words being taken by surprise. Obama was not prepared, not ready for unexpected topics.

Clinton, such a wonderful performance, such wonderful dodging of personal issues! Clinton did not hesitate, she was articulate, assertive and did not miss a beat. Clinton made a point to diplomatically chastise Stephanopoulos. Clinton was clearly prepared for anything.

This debate was a critical display of how each candidate, Obama and Clinton, will react and will conduct themselves when subjected to surprising and stressful issues.

Obama fell apart. Clinton proved herself cold, calculating and cutthroat. Clinton is no sissy!

My congratulations to ABC news for daring to broach issues which have sissified Americans tugging at their hair while anxiously screaming, “This is not fair!”

All is fair in love and rock & roll.

Job well done ABC, my feather is off to you!

Okpulot Taha
Choctaw Nation

 
Comment by Richard

For both of the losers…….wait a minute I have a crocodile tear in my eye for both of you. YOU will say whatever in order to get the nomination. As a 21 year retired Army veteran I would have LOVED to see either of you in a buzz cut and as a Private….especially El Commandante Hillary!! LOL

 
Comment by rhenry101

Obama has time and time again used the argument “more states, more delegates, more popular votes”. Well, when you’re the frontrunner, and you promote yourself as such, you’re in the hotseat and you better learn to handle it. The more you whine and complain about the scrutiny, the more you motivate your critics. I think both candidates have had their share of scrutiny in this primary. Some of it has been fair. Some of it not so fair. Get over it. Election cycles are long and at times get silly. Some things, you can’t “change”.

 
Comment by Nancy

Some more Kool Aid, Senator Obama? Come on now, you have to agree that you’ve earned it.

And Bella, you are right, he absolutely looked like the rookie that he is.

 
Comment by Al Yankadic

im still going for hillary

 
Comment by Rae

I couldn’t have said it better that Rj, you are exactly correct! Go Hillary!!

 
Comment by julia

Why every time Obama asked straight questions he starts complaining?
He is generally nice guy, but he can’t handle criticizm very well.
May be in 8 years Obama?

Go Hillary!

 
Comment by yvonne frank

wow how dare anyone ask bo anything he does not want to talk about.i feel sorry for abc today what a hate campaine that has been waged against them. what bothers me is the media bias in favor of bo.sure feels like iwe are being told who to vote for. hillary or mccain 08

 
Comment by An American in Canada

OBAMA; LETS CAMPAIGN, NOT DEBATE…

We all know why Obama does not want to debate anymore because he is so lousy at it.

Debates show Americans how weak Obama is in his understanding of issues,
how weak his solutions to problems are
and how weak he is when explaining he allegiances to his friends such as Rev. J. Wright and many associates who are less than respectable.. Obama what most of America see when you debate is that you are weak and have not bollocks…

Obama does not like his underbelly exposed… He does not want anymore debates because they are not being hosted by CNN. His pillow, slippers and pipe hosts.

America deserves better than speeches, we need answer to who you are Barack H. Obama…

This is the most powerful job in the world and you think America is going to hand it over again like they did to George W. Bush….

Never again will they be hoodwinked, so expect more scrutiny and vetting Obama.

 
Comment by nic

“that question is backwards. The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”

Isn’t this type of political arrogance how we got in this whole mess to begin with? Specifically, Rumsfeld not listening to his commanders on the ground and ordering a premature troop reduction, which in turn led to unsecured Iraqi borders and a massive influx of terrorists?

I want a commander-in-chief who actually heeds the advice of our miltary’s top officers. The implied message behind Hillary’s statement proves she is utterly inept at leading our military if she can’t put her own arrogance aside to listen to people with 100 times more tactical experience than her…oops, I forgot her heroics in Bosnia.

Furthermore, she has morphed lately into a horrible human being, who increases my blood pressure a few points everytime I hear her — or one of her proxies — speak.

I feel sad for anyone buying into her spin. She is clearly delusional… and so are you if you actually believe any of her crap.

 
Comment by dreamseeker9837

An American in Canada –uh, what the hell were you watching last night? that is the most lying crazy bytch i have ever seen! every time she hunches those beefy shoulders of hers, she’s lying or up to some trick to get back in the race! that murderer/drug dealer/killer should be tossed out by those dingy roots of that coif of hers.

 
Comment by An American in Canada

Comment by Elizabeth
April 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
We have to choose:

3 term Bush
3 term Clinton
or change, hope and a better America!

Si se puede 2008!

ELIZABETH: I SEE YOU BELONG TO THE BBB CLAN (BITTER BARACK BLOGGERS)

Perhaps you can explain to us exactly what Obama means by Hope, we all understand the meaning of hope (to expect and wish for) something.

There is nothing wrong with America that we need to hope, we are the can do people, we just need to change the leadership and turn the corner with a competent president.

Change you can count on!… Explain that to us because Obama avoids what he means by that
word change.

Where is the Beef, Elizabeth, Obama has no substance, no solutions but a lot of arrogance.

Oh I get it, he is still waiting for his controllers to tell him what changes they want him to impliment.

 
Comment by Sheree

Wow we have some very disgusting comments here. What a bunch of racists. What is up with the Kool Aid comments? Sickening. I drink kool aid and am white. So what now. This is why I love fox news for a good laugh. And I laugh at the people who watch this channel or any cable news channel for the truth. Too funny.
OBAMA 08
This time we want a smart president. Oh and I am bitter and angry with the government!!@!

 
Comment by AJ

RJ you probably voted for Bush also dumdum!

 
Comment by John

When the subject of Wright was brought up, obama said he “already disown Wright”..

Talk about flat out LIE!!
Didn’t he said he “can no more disown him than he can disown the black community…”?

 
Comment by John

HUSSIEN OBAMA IS UNELECTALE!!!

PERIOD!

 
Comment by An American in Canada

SHEREE

I see you belong to the BBB Clan ( BARACK BITTER BLOGGERS)

KOOL AID REFERS TO JIM JONES WHO HAD HIS FOLLOWERS DRINK A FRUIT PUNCH LACED WITH CYANIDE.

Jim Jones followers believed everything that he say and idolized him…

Do you get the reference now….

But remember Sheree everyone has a vote, except the citizens of Florida and Michigan which Obama and his campaign worked hard to prevent them have having a revote after they broke the RULES ARE RULES DNC PROCLAMATIONS.

 
Comment by John

Comment by TRS
April 17th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
So Hillary won the debate against Obama. Who really cares? They are both “big time” losers…

__________________

Your comments revealed that you are the type that will bury your head in the sand like an Ostrich. You would rather believe that the earth is flat than accept the FACT that obama is a seriously FLAWED candidate!

You will not be saying “..who cares?” had this debate is hosted by CNN or MSNBC and obama wins the debate.

 
Comment by An American in Canada

Comment by John
April 17th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
When the subject of Wright was brought up, obama said he “already disown Wright”..

Talk about flat out LIE!!
Didn’t he said he “can no more disown him than he can disown the black community…”?

JOHN AS MUCH AS I AM A H.R.CLINTON SUPPORTER I HAVE TO CLARIFY YOU THOUGHT ON DISOWNING WRIGHT.

Obama said that he has already disowned Wright comments..

Obama just disowns white family, like his typical white grandmother.

 
Comment by nic

Actually, An American in Canada, it originally references Tom Wolfe’s “Electric Kool Aid Acid Test,” in which Ken Kessey used to whip up giant batches of LCD-laced Kool Aid for his band of Merry Pranksters.

Sorry for correcting you and being an “elitist” Obama supporter :)

No, we don’t idolize Obama…we believe in him. There’s a difference. Believing in someone actually empowers you to change your own life. Idolization is a dumb following. Not that you would get the difference…so just stay tuned into Fox and they’ll tell you what to think. It’s easier that way.

 
Comment by Harold

Hillary won! I want to take this time to commend Fox News for scrutinizing Obama. Lord knows CNN isn’t going to do it. I am a democrat who will be voting for McCain in the fall. The far left is destroying the democratic party.

 
Comment by Ania

Wow - It is amazing how ignorant these comments are about Obama - Obama speaks to change - and that is what he exudes by his demeanor - He did an excellent job, and I would have to say that Hillary did so also when it came to the issues - However, Hillary is in no position to speak on anyone’s association until she leaves Bill for what he did to her while he was president - and to the American public for that matter when he lied about what he did.

If Hillary can stay with Bill and not disown him - I say that Obama does not have to disown Rev, Wright either. The lesson here is: If you live in a glass house - don’t throw stones. The way Hillary spoke on the Bosnia issue and recounted on so many times of what happened - whenin actuality it never did amzes me that anyone would actually believe anything she says.

At the end of the day - stop allowing politicians to play political games with your minds - be wise and think about the issues - at the end of the day - it affects you - Hillary is rich and so is Obama - whether he or she becomes the next president or not - they can pay their bills - can you??? Think people - But might I add my endorsement to Obama for keeping his head up amidst this political mess!

 
Comment by John

An American in Canada ,

No, he is still LYING!
He said again during the debates that he was not in church when Wright preach incinidiary comments. When the moderator check him on his dis-inviting Wright, obama gave a very weak and vague answer by saying that he did that over other comments, and he quickly change the subject by turning around to attack Hillary of “playing politics”.

See that the problem.. He DOES NOT want to straighten out what were the “OTHER COMMENTS” that Wright have said that obama found it politically damaging to his campaign?

Any one who vet obama objectively have to see that he is a HYPOCRIT. When pple questions his moral /judgement, he will cry foul and accuse them of “playing politcs” or “playing the race card”, and claimed that he is not into this kind of “old washington politics”, trying to paint himself runnign an ethical campaign.

But when he is on the campaign rally, he waste no time in jabbing Hillary whenever its politically convenient.

So he is a HYPOCRITE and a LIAR!! This couple with his INABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH anything significant during his years in the senate, makes him UN-ELECTABLE!

 
Comment by John

Obama tried to spin the facts that he is perpetually associated with bad company.

Let’s just assume, for argument sake, that obama association with Ayers is not a legitimate question, since he claimed he was 8 years old when Ayers was into radicalism.

So what about
Tony Rezko?
Wright?
Louis Farakkhan?
Black Panthers?

Wasn’t he an adult when he was associated with these crooks /far left anti-american pple?

 
Comment by hillbilly

i have been watching this race for what seems a long time now but people we need to know everythin g about the person who is going to be our leader of our country. and dont let them obama people fool or bamboosal you. watching cnn and msnbc is like watcing the obama show time american idol and people better wake up. someone is going to be our president . and may GOD help us. if its obama. maybe the pope knows something maybe thats why he is here to bless our country before its too late.

 
Comment by tmd

“The president tells the military commanders what the mission is and what the policy is.”

All of you people who think Hillary is brilliant for say thing should listen to the debate again. This was Obama’s answer to the question after Hillary blew it.

 
Comment by Obama supporter

Obama should have put Clinton away.

I don’t get his tactic.

If you get into a debate, score points. He played basketball,so he should know this.

He got a slap in the face; it better knock some common sense into him!!

Time for him to fight her off. His political skills are worse than hers.

He is better every other way.

She is not inspirational , and will represent a chance for Bill Clinton 3rd term.

Obama should his arrogance in that debate and now has to suck it up and fight it out.

Lesson from him: don’t postpone a fight when you are close to the finish.

 
Comment by Comment by Kathy

Senator Hillary Clinton outright stated in the debate that she lied about the Bosnia incident. She had too! There was film footage proving she lied. Former President Clinton making the statments that he made about her reasonings, just re-enforces that she is NOT the person to be answering the phone at 3 AM. If he feels woman who are around 60, are 60 or over 60 are forgetful, then certainly since she is in that age category, who knows what she would say at 3 AM if the telephone rang! She is tryng every last ditch effort that she can to put Senator Obama under her, but facts are, that since February, she received only 5 superdelegate endorements to his 80! More people are supporting his campaign monetarily and realize that fact that he wants to talk economy and issues, while she wants to hold onto media madness of trivial issues. She has more than enough issues that can be put on the table that makes her electability in November next to impossible.

I am sure the definitive statement she made stating three times “Yes, Yes, Yes” to the question of Senator Obama’s electability in November, will no doubt be one of those “senior 60’s moments” of being tired. It will just be another statement that she goes back on and changes her mind on at some point in time.

The fact that she “loaned” her campaign 5 million dollars proved to me long ago that she does not believe that she can win if she is expecting to get that money paid back. When the tax returns were released and it was revealed how much money the Clinton earn, it is utterly ridiculous that she “Loaned” her campaign the money.

She is in no way in touch with the everyday person’s struggles financially. Most of the charitable donations for the Clintons were to their OWN foundations!

If they want to get into the politics of who is involved with who because of associations, she can look right next to her and reminise of her own days during the potential impeachment phase of her husbands presidency. Just because he is a participant of adultry, does that mean that she condones it? She stayed with him!

She appears to be a more “do as I say and not as I do” type of person that this country does NOT need to be lead by.

 
Comment by TR

Obama should have put Clinton away.

I don’t get his tactic.

If you get into a debate, score points. He played basketball,so he should know this.

He got a slap in the face; it better knock some common sense into him!!

Time for him to fight her off. His political skills are worse than hers.

He is better every other way.

She is not inspirational , and will represent a chance for Bill Clinton 3rd term.

Obama should his arrogance in that debate and now has to suck it up and fight it out.

Lesson for him: don’t postpone a fight when you are close to the finish.

 
 
Comment by louie

Hillary you got the right group of people to support you. They are to dumb to see through you. They are either highschool grads with blue collar jobs or they are highschool grads that are retired. see the point. Any well educated person would be able to sense your ingenuous rhetoric.Remember how you and bill supported The PLO back in the days. (google that people!) And for all you pennsylvanians out there, quit skewing the national curve and get a dam education and quit complaining. put the booze and the guns away, you know Obama was right. The truth hurts doesn’t it. He wasn’t gonna get your vote anyway. And just for that Hooray NAFTA. You hillbillies deserve it. Who do you think contributed to your current condition, BILL, he signed NAFTA remember. Like I said you people deserve it. What company would tolerate your antipathic attitudes anyway. coming to work with a hangover. why do you think they left. And they are never coming back no matter whos president. They got tired of all your B—sh–! Take back your cities and quit waiting on one man or woman to do it for you. You all act like you’re waiting on mighty mouse to come and save the day. Quit living fantasies. No one is the blame for your mistakes but yourselves. There is no reason why you all couldn’t further your educations instead of betting on GM to give you a job on the factory line. This is ridiculous! I’m an from an immigrant family and everyone including momi has a college degree. You americans have no excuse. feel free to respond. lou

 
Comment by O-baaaaaaaa-mabots

Just in case you haven’t seen it I want you to know what our “future president” and the man the DNC is forcing upon us is all about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFajPWqmaCI

Listen to the crowd and decide for yourself. This was his response to getting boot-stomped in the debate last night. Hillary supporters spread this like the plague that the Obama campaign has become.

 
Comment by Lisa

Obama completely BOMBED at the debate in PA! He is guilty of these associations and he knows it!
He needs to just fess up to the truth, give actual answers to the questions and then he won’t be bombarded with these questions he doesn’t like! All he had to do was answer the questions that the voters want answered! He didn’t answer them, he danced around them and it made him look very
guilty and like a liar!
Hillary done a more professional and Presidential debate last night!

 
Comment by Kikz

Substance Abuse
A widely forwarded e-mail claims that Obama’s bills are more substantive and numerous than Clinton’s. Don’t believe it.

Obama’s Oil Spill
Obama says he doesn’t take money from oil companies. We say that’s a little too slick.

Barack Hussien Obama
Wright
Rezko
Farrakhan
William Ayers
Black Phanther
Malcolm X

They are the same kind or type of people.
It is up to you now to decide what is best for our country.

“Birds of the same feathers flock together.”
“Tell me your friends are, and I tell you who you are.”

What a scary thought ahead for our country…
Think people… think…

 

Hey John re: Obama…..you got that right!!!! All of that Right!

He “can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time..”

It was a shame some of us “typical white people” had to work so hard yesterday. I was too tired to observe the U Tube event (finger on face) during the Debate, also! How low class!

But then what should we expect when he (Obama) trashed his own Grandmother the way he did?

John McCain is taking the High Road. Don’t you think…small town friends and neighbors?

 
Comment by Larry from LA

Hillary knew what she was doing last night on the Iraq question. But her advisors today didn’t like her response so they told her to fix it. She said what she felt and to change it today has no credibility. It is okay if husband Bill pardons two members of the Weather Underground when he left office, but it is not okay for Obama to have been seen with Mr. Ayers during a board meeting.

 
Comment by Fred Glassey

As long as some of GOP come here and write “Obama is unelectable” remains Obama in fact electable. If not, they wouldn’t waste their times on all blogs and forum to write the same crap. They should rather speak about the relations between Bush family and the Ben Laden’s, The big liar about the WMD, on and on and on. Some of you here are pathetic. The entire world is laughing at you, your currency had lost great values and you think John Mc Cain would be the “man”.

 
Comment by Fred Glassey

As long as some of GOP come here and write “Obama is unelectable” remains Obama in fact electable. If not, they wouldn’t waste their times on all blogs and forum to write the same crap. They should rather speak about the relations between Bush family and the Ben Laden’s, The big liar about the WMD, on and on and on. Some of you here are pathetic. The entire world is laughing at you, your currency had lost great values and you think John Mc Cain would be the “man”.

 
Comment by Sidney

Hillary is not her husband. her husband pardened those people. Obama was or is friends with a member of the weather underground, a slum loard who is in court now, and a pastor who said thing against the US. We are not allowed to look at his friends and question him about them.
Obama likened Ayres to a senate who wanted to pass a bill in the senate. A killer and a senater are the same to him or that is what he said

 
Comment by Tru

People, I am not entirely sure who I support at this point, but I hate to see you guys bickering like little children, Obama this and Hillary that; dayng, do not act like them, do not be fooled listen to their policies and what they say they will do, I mean we know they are all liars, after all the only way you can tell a politician is lying is when their lips are moving. On top of all that they are both lawyers by profession, so calm down for a sec and check out this website for unbiased truths and half truths by the candidates http://www.politifact.com/, do not vote for someone because you think you are genetically predisposed to, try to listen to what they say and form an informed researched opinion. No matter who you chose to cast your vote for, know what you are voting for before you do so, neither one of them are clean, that is what they do for a living make shady deals.
That is not to say McCain is off the hook because hero or not he has been playing the Washington game for a while too and by now the original McCain who served his country with distinction, has been long gone, all that is left is a politician.

 
Comment by Jim K

Clinton appears to be whining by trying to give an answer to a question that wasn’t asked. The question was what would she do if the military commanders in the field provide strong evidence against an immediate withdrawal. Her complaint seems to be that as President she would make the policy and direct the commanders. Certainly - that’s what a commander-in-chief is supposed to do. The proper answer would be “I will listen carefully to the advice of the field commanders and take it into serious consideration in any final decision.” She seems to be saying, instead “What field commanders? I make all the decisions and all they need to do is follow orders”.

 
Comment by Chris Hartridge

It is very clear after reading most comments here that the best info you guys seem to have is Fox news-”fair and balanced”rather than really do your own deep research and reading about these candidates.
First off every last single one of us is GUILTY of everything you guys say Obama has been and done. Dont tell me for a minute each of us hasnt associated- been at a gathering, a party, an event ,in school whatever- with a less then desirable character because its impossible. The fact that you can go over and over and over and over this Rev Wright thing, Ayers, Tony Rezko
Louis Farakkhan and “bitter” is unreal.
Obama has not used the words “Im sorry” but he has repeatedly again and again said “I deeply regret” and pleanty of similar words to indicate his strong feeling about these understandable concerns by the voters. What the heck else do you want him to say??
No person can control every single interaction in their lifetime and unless Obama is truly holding hands with terrorists then you guys need to get a grip. As for his name its a day to embarrass America when you show condemnation for a mans name and I say grow up. And if you guys anyone of you can sit there and judge Obama for his comments about small town people when he has in fact been a small town person (fortunate enough to follow his American dream to get an awesome education- which you guys clearly critise him for having)for speaking to us like adults - in actuality it is some of us who sound like “cry babies” including Hilliary Clinton who has grabbed this stuff and twisted it to serve up to voters like a playground gang up style - if this is YOUR candidate then you can have her- if you honestly think she is really there for you -then have her- and if all you have not had enough of all the “clinton dirty laundry” that exists and boy is it going to all be brough out again if she wins the primary- you guys have surely forgotten what the Clintons dirty laundry was- because if you are on the ball you will be astonished come August at exactly how dirty the laundry really is.

 
Comment by Glass House