Comments on: Clinton Wants “Real” Debate

By: Dos

Dos — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:51:29 +0000

Scared of HRC — poor lil’ Obama — she’ll be mean to me!!! pussy

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:38:36 +0000

Yeah like debates are really that important to a president

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:56:04 +0000

If he wants to prove that he can be president, he ought to try this.

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Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:32:31 +0000

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By: TheMiddle

TheMiddle — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:37:35 +0000

Obama would be a fool to get into any more debates. He’s got this thing locked up and the only way he loses at this point is if he kills himself. No reason to give her the opening. He’s like a boxer heading into the final round with a decisive edge on the score card – just play it safe and don’t give her a chance at the knock out punch because she’s desperate.

Stay off the ropes, stay in the middle of the ring, and dance till it’s over.

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:12:12 +0000

Actually Dos, its because he knows her and knows that any debate with her would not be of the issues but of the “character” garbage, the distortions of Wright, and the non stories of Ayers, Rezko and flag pins. Its that stuff that has kept her campaign afloat.

By: Dos

Dos — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:03:24 +0000

Well, this is a fantastic strategy from Hillary. Obama absolutely should do this style of debate. I’d for one have more respect for both of them. These idiotic non-”debates” were meaningless from the start — everything is canned, rehearsed, staged and of no depth whatsoever. Why in the world would Obama puss out of this? Unless he really couldn’t handle HRC in a real debate. I think he could and would do very well and, in fact, could end this thing quickly. But apparently he’ll need to grow a pair before sparing off with the winter witch in a match of wits.

Here’s the Obama bummer from my perspective. It’s too bad political fate made him a liberal. Just think of what he could have done as a conservative if political expediency has joined him with Grover Norquist and Rick Warren, rather than Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers.

Didn’t Obama go to Harvard Law School and was editor of the law review and wanted to become president since Kindergarten? He is going to totally wuss out.

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:57:17 +0000

Yeah gotta agree with Red, Hillary would start out with, something like “Senator Obama, does Hamas like you because you hate this country or because you are anti-semetic?”

By: Jim S

Jim S — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:53:27 +0000

I doubt that Senator Clinton would be any less obnoxious than Charlie Gibson, especially after seeing her and her minions trying to put out the “Clinton’s got the popular vote!” meme.

By: redhorse

redhorse — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:27:05 +0000

I don’t know. Would Hillary be any less obnoxious or gotcha than a moderator? Precisely because she’s behind, I don’t think so. I believe she’d use the 90 minutes just like Gibson would.

By: kritter

kritter — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:53:19 +0000

i agree that this style would be, as you say, less noxious. Probably only slightly less unbearable, though.

Hillary is issuing such challenges because she’sbehind. Obama’s demurring because he’s ahead. No big surprises there.