Debate

“There was one man who was presidential tonight, that man was John McCain. There was another who was political, that was Barack Obama. John McCain won this debate and controlled the dialogue throughout, whether it was the economy, taxes, spending, Iraq or Iran. There was a leadership gap, a judgment gap, and a boldness gap on display tonight, a fact Barack Obama acknowledged when he said John McCain was right at least five times. Tonight’s debate showed John McCain in command of the issues and presenting a clear agenda for America’s future.” –Jill Hazelbaker, McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director

The Obama campaign response:

“This was a clear victory for Barack Obama on John McCain’s home turf. Senator McCain offered nothing but more of the same failed Bush policies, and Barack Obama made a forceful case for change in our economy and our foreign policy. While Senator McCain wants to keep giving huge tax cuts to corporations and said nothing about the challenges Americans are facing in their daily lives, Barack Obama will be a fierce advocate for tax cuts for the middle class, affordable health care, and a new energy economy that creates millions of jobs. While foreign policy was supposed to be John McCain’s top issue, Barack Obama commanded that part of the debate with a clear call to responsibly end a misguided war in Iraq so that we can finish the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. John McCain needed a game-changer tonight, and by any measure he didn’t get it,” said Obama-Biden campaign manager David Plouffe.

CO Senate debate: careful who you start hating on for supporting the war in Iraq

Parker VJuly 17 0 Comments

The uncomfortable looking man to the viewers right is Mark Udall. This scene played out in Colorado’s U.S. Senate debate when Republican candidate Bob Schaffer illustrated what his campaign is calling “a key ‘Udall U-turn'” in dramatic style.

The moderator asks the tired (and what should be considered an extremely obnoxious question by all at this stage of the national debate) “why are we in Iraq” question to Schaffer and his reply of reading a resolution word for word not only reminds people of what a canard the “reasons keep changing” line has always been, but the surprise twist to it points out the guilt that the overwhelming majority of House Democrats share on the issue. Ouch.