Live Blogging the Debate Thread #1
Obama Strategy: Obama should be the bigger man. The adult in the race. He’ll rise about the petty campaign craziness and avoid being baited into bickering about some narrowly framed policy question. If Hillary goes into freak-out mode just look into the camera and give the “WTF?” shoulder shrug or the “poor thing” head shake.
Clinton Strategy: The McCain campaign proxy needs to whip out her nun chucks tonight. Beating and beating and beating Obama until the audience is desensitized to her animalistic rage. I mean, she probably knows by now that it is all over – so why not burn down the auditorium?
Tags: 2008 Presidential, live-blog
First
Is it okay to admit I’m nervous? You know, cornered animal and all.
With apologies to the women who read this blog, Hillary Clinton has only two routes to take: be diplomatic in her attacks or come off as a shrill nagging wife/girlfriend. I don’t think there is any in betweens.
Jason, I think your spot on about how Barack Obama needs and probably will handle himself.
Lou Dobbs hates Mexican people.
Gee, what question would Lou Dobbs ask?
At least she’s not wearing her bumble bee jacket.
Who is Clinton waving to?
What about Sam Houston and Daniel Boone?
Catch me up.
Hillary has been telling us about how much she is a Texan. LOL
Nice line. Okay to discriminate against sick people
Remind me again… what is her experience?
She has not attacked yet.
If you have to ask, you’ll never understand.
How is Clinton going to squirm around NAFTA?
Rush Limbaugh is thinking: That red commie tie!!
Rush Limbaugh thinking? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
Oh a famous mexican American guy.
The tie is more cranberry… so Rush is now questioning his sexuality.
Huh?
Hey, he talks like my gardner.
Barbara Jordan should have been the first African American president….
I want my Cuban cigars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you willing to sit downw /castro Jr.?
Will she pander to the Miami cubano’s?
It seems so.
Same ole same ole. She would keep the same stupid cuba policies that we’ve had for 50 year.
Leave No Montecristo Behind….
Will she, or won’t she meet with Castro?
No oneObama willeversay he will meet with Castro.Huh . . WTF . . straight talk from a politician
Will Obama pander to the Miami Cubano’s?
somewhat but not as much.
Obama could have slammed her. He let her off a bit.
Campbell Brown is a skank.
Ah DV is here in spirit I see.
Just look at Cuba vs. East Germany. Case closed.
Yes, the US foreign policy with Cuba has been a total sham.
: throwing up :
Going after Bush is a good idea.
Obama is left handed! My son will love that.
Hillary’s talking out of her ass at this point. That was quick.
Obama hates America!
Oh wingnuts just went ballistic because he said that we are not above all other countires.
Fuck, my beer is almost empty. Are there going to be any commercials? LOL
Wow a good question. That is surprising.
Wait, I might have to pay taxes now. I’m going over to the dark side.
Get her on NAFTA. Go!
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A scan of the convo leaves me littlle encouragement that the country has a decent shot at a decent president. Yikes
They’re being quite civil. This is not going to work for Clinton.
She’s trying so hard to look gracious.
He’s supposed to be talking about how his economic policy differs from Clintons
Why does Obama talk plainly and truthfully to America? What’s up with that?
Hey Nancy.
It is all unity tonight so far.
ugh, she’s pandering on a honest question
She’s going to all this on day one? Wow!
Looks like Obama has an issue: toys with lead paint! Woot.
That gay military thing worked well for Bill right in the beginning.
Won’t someone think of the children.
Hace no alguien piensa en los niños.
She scored some points on that economy answer.
Hillary’s kickin’ ass!
She is doing a decent job for McCain tonight. (wink)
I think Obama is getting to the heart of the immigration debate. The racism that lies beneath.
Good on Obama for pointing out two issues with immigration that are rarely discussed
The border fence. Red Meat for wingnuts coming up.
I am watching the stream that has some CNN focus group rating the debate in real time — the ratings go up on the red meat stuff, the applause stuff, but the wonkier stuff doesn’t move them much. It is interesting to watch…
Everytime she raises her eyebrows, we all have to drink.
Yeah, Berlin had a fence. That worked out pretty well.
Cass, link?
I’m going to have a Corona. Viva Mexico!
Typical liberal.
Joe, this is in the popup browser:
http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1
New thread coming up in 5…4…3…
Pass the Dream Act
. . . 2 . . .1 ???
There is money in being able to do business in another language and not enough of our kids know that….
HRC can’t get the attack to stick
Obama’s Xerox machine vs. Hill’s Attack Machine