Webloggin » Democrat Debate Begins with “Let’s Pretend We’re Stars” Format

Final Update: Ok. I just took a shower to wash off that clammy slime that one gets when listening to these people blow smoke up your butt for 2+ hours. Contemplating the horrific possibility that one of these pandering poseurs could become the next most powerful person in the world it dawned on me that we are in for a world of hurt. Being that I spend most of my working hours on a computer I think it would be great if someone could write an application to give me back the two hours of my life that I just lost. It could actually be a preemptive program; some sort of alarm or reminder that watching these people talk is about as exciting and intellectually stimulating as watching paint dry.

In some respects these politicians are the same as drying paint. Both change colors right in front of your eyes if you sit and stare at them long enough and both will cause brain damage if you stay in contact with them for too long. These people should come with warning labels.

I couldn’t dislike the Democrats more than I do at this very moment. Wolf Blitzer just introduced the candidates in star fashion; they came out one at a time as if they were running onto the basketball court. The only thing missing was the lights and music. What a load. How about some down to earth candidates that are actually in touch with the people. Who the hell wants a star in office?

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What a terrible debate. Despite Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer trying to make it sound like an unbelievable Clinton - Obama grudge match I didn’t hear anything new; no new ground. The debate was more of the same ‘ol same ‘ol. How tiring. This is the best that this country has to offer? A bunch of rich ideologues playing appointed victims for fools? We are in a ton of trouble. The only take away for Democrats is that this debate didn’t make most of them look as bad as the last one and the media has been holding it’s collective one track breath hoping for a chance to say something positive about Hillary.

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What was that diamonds or pearls question to Senator Clinton? STUUUPID. As such I am sure we found the plant.

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Obama - furthers liberal lie, restore habeas corpus in this country.

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Edwards looks to be taking credit for desegregation in the south. Will nominate similar judges.

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Obama, constitutional scholar, believes the role of Supreme Court is to protect the little guy, the guy where the system doesn’t work for him.

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Clinton - privacy is new sub for abortion. Bush doesn’t understand the way government works.

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Kucinich will heal the nation.
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Richardson can’t answer litmus test on SCOTUS abortion question. Gives more questions.

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Biden wants dog catcher to run for Supreme Court. Will be a woman, nice, a means test. He’s a joke.

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CNN Blows commercial break. Debate continues during commercial. Amateurs. Missed abortion rights victim.

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Obama attacks Hillary on his plan to raise cap on Social Security. Claims that it would only burden 6% of country. Hillary claims it is a tax increase on middle class which of course it is.

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Hillary claims that Social Security was on a path to solvency until Bush. Talks about travesty of medicare.
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Casino cashier grandma. She’s not a victim but Social Security question allows Obama to frame her as one by claiming that George Bush raided the Social Security trust fund! Yeah it was all Bush’s fault. Social Security was peachy right up until Bush got in. Same for Medicare despite record dollars that Bush poured into it.

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Mexican immigrant victim from audience - “everybody knows that no terrorist has come over the southern border” (Webloggin editor note, really? he knows this?)

Richardson response, “Stop demonizing immigrants”
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Kucinich - Impeach Them Now, Impeach Them Now!!! Failed chant
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Time for race profiled victim.

Edwards is a national pandering embarrassment. All bad Bush, spying, patriot act, torture, stop profiling, close Guantanamo and on and on and on….. He’s making his hair look bad.
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The audience round is the Democrat favorite round not because they want to hear from the people. No. It is their favorite round because it is like a victim’s perp walk.
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I see that the CNN studios found a soldier plant. “Troops need to come home now”. Designed to be a person that can’t be criticized. Coulter was right. Is it just me or can’t Democrats find soldiers they support that also support the war? Democrats are shameless, they have to cart out troops that back their position because they can’t support the troops on their own merits. They have been bashing them forever, never supported the mission and now fear success. Better to bring out people that want to get out than to actually bring in troops that may differ with the Democrat message and applaud them.

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INTERMISSION

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Kucinich - Surge isn’t working. Hmmm, seems to be a little out of touch as is Obama.

Perhaps they should read Michael Yon:

Anyone familiar with the Combined Action Platoons of the Vietnam War will understand what’s going on here. These Marines live, work, sleep, eat and bathe in the same neighborhoods they are helping to stabilize. In doing so, they’re no longer driving in from a forward operating base, or FOB, outside the city and conducting patrols. Instead, they wake up in the morning, plan a patrol, then walk out into the neighborhood and greet the men and women sweeping their sidewalks or tending their shops. They’re literally swarmed with children wanting a high five or a piece of chocolate. They visit schools, markets and local infrastructure projects to see how things are going. There are no interrogations or mean faces, just a neighborly walk through their district to check on the locals who sometimes know them by name.

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Another thing was kind of shocking to us on our visit. Every morning we awoke to two unusual things: the smell of eggs cooking and the sounds of babies crying. The smells came from the makeshift kitchen the Marines had assembled in their home out of a couple of hotplates, where they were cooking up eggs purchased from local markets. The crying came from homes where locals live not 10 feet from their doorstep. While this certainly wouldn’t be unusual back in the States, it made our ears perk up to realize that we were living so closely with our neighbors we could hear them carrying out the routines of their daily lives.

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THIS JUST IN - Obama to charge polluters. This sounds great but what the hell does he really mean? This is a true to form Democrat strategy, tax that which appears to be bad behavior. Look at cigarrettes, the government is making a mint on this tax under the false claim that it is being done to protect the people. What happens when cigarettes are gone? Why aren’t cigarettes gone already? Don’t forget the tax the fat, tax the unhealthy, tax the gambler, tax the addicted, tax the gun owner strategies. Now we are looking at a tax the polluter game. Isn’t that what fines are for? Why don’t Democrats think its odd that the government has gotten itself into the business of profiting off of bad behavior?

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Hillary claims she negotiated Presidential envoy to Pakistan.

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Dodd opposes Richardson, Edwards, Talks common sense on Pakistan, can’t give in to Islamic jihadists. National Security is more important than human rights. Richardson puts it the other way around.

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Everybody is attacking No Child Left Behind. Figures, has any of them read it? Why not attack unions?

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Richards did give illegals drivers licenses. Says accidents went down as a result. (We’ll see)

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Clinton now against them. Kucinich is a freak. No such thing as illegals. Sounds like amnesty advocate.

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Chink in the Obama armor? Drivers licenses for illegals? Punt. Blitzer pushes. Yes or no. No answer, yes and no. I hate double speak. Finally, yes, but…..

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Obama on illegals. Finds Republican weakness, strikes at Bush on inaction. Good answer. Taking on employers, tough border control. Someone has been listening to the American people.

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Stupid question, “Would you support Democratic Choice?” Softball.

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Richardson, “Give Peace a Chance”. States that John wants to start a class war, Obama wants a generational war, Hillary won’t end Iraq war.

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Dodd sounds good so far.

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Co-Moderator John Roberts defends Hillary’s flip floppin’ ways. Challenges Edwards on his own Flip Flops.

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Biden cracks me up with sarcasm. “Don’t make me speak!”

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Hillary is crying about personal attack. Don’t throw mud John! Please don’t attack my record.

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Asbestos Hill takes first question. Can she clarify stumble on Drivers Licenses. Eyes of steel on Obama who keeps up the heat with Hillary finally coming around on issue response. Clinton, note taking, drivers licenses for illegals, social security,…

Hillary hits back - I hear you Obama but you are leaving 15 million people out on health care. (please…) But it’s us against the Republicans.

oooh, hear this, Hillary is going to “level with the American people”. Healthcare for everyone!! How? Because she says so.

Now Edwards is piling on, lumps Hillary with “neocons”. This is going to be fun.

Uncomfortable moment, Wolf waiting for commercial break or something.