Clinton on Working-Class Southerners, circa 1995: “Screw ‘em”

The best part of this anecdote is picturing Hillary standing apart “opaque and unsmiling” in a corner or something.

They can dig up more of Clintons because they’ve been in the politic longer than Obama.
The problems Media always show the bad thing about them.
ABC where are those good ones?
I’m sure you have.
You just don’t want to show it to us.
You like to destroy Democrat party.

The Chickens are coming home to roost.
Obama all the way.

This is kind of silly. We’re going by what someone claims Hillary said in 1995?
What Barack said was to the people and there is proof of what he said.
Is this ABC trying to come to Obama’s defense?

I am not amazed that Hillary Clinton said this, I am however amazed that the mainstream media is reporting it. I guess their love affair with the Clinton’s is over.

Dear Hillary Only & PA Woman for Hillary…
You are obviously Obama supporters. This isn’t fact, it is gossip. Any real Hillary supporter knows that they (the media) will do and say anything to sell a story. Obama’s ‘mispeak’is recorded, this is not because it never happened.

“Screw ‘em!” sez Hillary. Well, if that will get her elected….

For the people that think Obama has gabbage, you haven’t seen anything yet. The reason Obama is getting hit is because this race is over already. If Clinton was at the top, you would have seen so much dirt, you’d be puking your guts out already.

You have no idea who specifically Hillary was talking about, there’s no context here. She could have been talking about the Blue Dog Democrats that were bottlenecking a lot of the initiatives that Bill Clinton was pushed.
This is a trashy piece, not comparable to the item caught on tape, with Obama, and plenty of context, and yet HE STILL DENIED IT! What a goofball.
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Obama, bringing bitterness to America one voter at a time!
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russell
Why should i ask for evidence? Do you folks ask for evidence when you try to destroy Obama? If Clinton thinks she never said it, then she and Bill should come out and say they never said it. Pure and simple. But knowing the Clintons, they will need Jesus Christ himself to come down from heaven and vouch for them for people to believe a word that comes out of their mouths denying anything.

Funny that all these Clintonistas had no problems with bringing up Reverend Wright’s sermons from 7 years ago. Or Obama’s father’s essay from 30 years ago. Or Obama’s “bitter-gate” comments.
But Hillary saying “screw you” to white working class Reagan Democrats isn’t news?
Look yourselves in a mirror. Politics is a dirty game, and it goes both ways.
Don’t throw stones in a glass house.

The chickens indeed will come home to roost. Obama has made 2 major blunders and is still standing strong as the new teflon don. What’s the over/under on a Clinton blunder between now and NC/IN?

Obama and Bill’s comments are very similiar, atleast they are trying to figure out how they can help us, and what is causing our struggle. Hillary just KICKS US TO THE CURB!!! SHE IS ALL ABOUT HER nobody else matters unless you do something FOR HER!!!

sillyme:
i think we have all learned that there is ALWAYS either pictures or audio.
lets say… Bosnia “sniper fire” as an example?

What Did Hillary Say?
Alan Wolfe, a professor of political science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College, is a contributing editor at The New Republic.
Both Chris Orr and Michael Crowley have brought up Ben Barber’s recollection of how angry Hillary had been at a 1995 Camp David retreat that was attended by a number of intellectuals. “Screw ‘em” was the term of art she directed–shall I say bitterly?–against white working-class Southerners. Harry Boyte, who was there, has also chimed in, pointing out, along with Barber, that Bill, by contrast, talked about the need to reach out to them.
“So, you’ve got two guys we’ve barely heard of remembering a verbatim quote from 13 years ago?… Sounds totally and completely reliable,” responded Jay Carson from the Clinton campaign. Make that three. I was there. I hope people have heard of me. And Barber and Boyte have it right.
A lot of people compare Barack Obama to Bobby Kennedy. To me, he most resembles Bill Clinton, at least the Bill Clinton I knew then.
–Alan Wolfe

vannessa: Avoiding reality will only delay and increase your disappointment next Tuesday! There will be questions tonight about obamas claim that he has not taken lobbyist money! Just read todays edition of U.S.A. Today and you will see how he has lied!

jon:
i agree. i voted for bill based on his message of hope. i think we all forget that is what he ran on in 92.
and… that is why i will vote for Barack as well.
and… to be honest? its why i voted for reagan too.
i like it that hope is a meaningful commodity in politics.

To think I once supported her. Now I am really torn.

russell
I don’t get your point kid.

You have to be kidding me. The comments of Reverend Wright are dredged up for weeks, and supposedly that condemns Obama by association. But Hillary giving the kiss off (even she did not literally say “screw ‘em,”) to the same white rural voters in 1995 she now lauds is NOT relevant?
Obama’s recorded comments weren’t even bad. He was merely describing the frustration of voters who have been endlessly screwed over by politicians. His only mistake was talking to voters like they were adults instead of children that needed to be coddled. Well, all those that griped about Obama’s “insulting” comments proved him wrong: voters are children to be coddled! And don’t you forget it!

russell
I’m not angry. I just think it was very hypocritical for Hillary to drag Obama through mud over comments that any Democrat would agree were misguided, but certainly not elitist. She is trying to kneecap the person that would MOST LIKELY be the nominee. I cannot support such a strategy. No way.

Hillary has taken the most amount of money from lobbyist
beating John McCain who makes no effort in denying his approval of lobbyist
HAHA
I’m loving this NEWS
Hillary has just nailed the final piece of the coffin
lol

I can’t wait until Hillary concedes this nomination. Finally, then Obama will be on his own and he will be brought down by the same forces that made him the Messiah. (And remember what happened to him). And when he loses in November he will have no one to blame but himself and his adoring followers will finally understand that this guy was handpicked, given tons of money because he cannot possibly win. He’ll go back to the Senate and renew his connections with crazy Wright and criminal Rezko.And McCain will complete the fall of the American empire.

This is too much. I can’t believe this isn’t be reporting anywhere.
I NEED TO KNOW THIS ABC NEWS, DAMN YOU. I CASTED MY VOTE FOR THIS WOMAN!
I am a Hillary supporter and THIS makes me angry NOT what Obama said. This is elitist. This is cruel.

“THE REPUBLICANS CANNOT WAIT FOR THE TV
24/7 COMMERCIALS WITH A PICTURE OBAMA/PASTOR WRIGHT SAYING G….M AMERICA.”
LOL! That would hardly be news, would it? Everyone in America saw them before.
” Screm’ em” in comparison sounds very fresh, even if it’s from 1995.
Btw; please turn off the capitals.

Obama’s “Bitter” comments can be interpreted in many ways
BUT
“Screw’ em’” ???
How will she flip this one

Yeah ABC wants to destroy the Democratic party, that is why they are busy talking so nicely about the Republicans, right. Maybe both parties suck and are getting what they deserve, I think they are all terrible choices.

The Rep want hilly for they can win with her on the ballot.Inside gossip…..

racheal:
you don’t remember the “kindergarten papers”
i forget… who dug those up?

Ha Ha. Everyone knows Hillary is a “let them eat cake” elitist with a dirty mouth. Just ask her secret service detail whom she had abused for 20 years with her filthy mouth. Bill has also born the brunt.
I can give you $109 million reasons Hillary doesn’t give a damn about the working class.

al, I am voting McCain if not Hillary. That is a fact, don’t believe the talking heads on tv that tell you, everyone will fall in line, cause i won’t

Al – that’s great. And we won’t vote for Hillary.
Stop acting all high and mighty. This wouldn’t be an issue if it were not the constant attack on Obama on this issue by Bill and Hillary for the past week. And that’s a fact.
They overplayed their hand. By a lot. And now they’re going to pay.

4.2 million in income?
But they’re not elitists, right?

The way Obama and the media and others have been viciously attacking Hillary means I won’t believe this is what she said until I hear audio or see a video of her saying it.
Nice try though…

Because she was running for office in 1995???
Unlike Barack who was denigrating the very people he needs to win the nomination.
Nice try folks. You didn’t need this comment to come to the conclusion that she is an elitist…you all managed to come to that conclusion after deflecting and spinning the truth away from Obama.

Jackson – you mean as opposed to the Clintons? Who gave nearly 100% of their charitable donations to their own chairty?
And where, might you ask, did that money go? To charities in upcoming primary states and swing states in hopes to try to sway voters and superdelegates her way.
That fine with you though, right? As long as the Clintons do it?

Obama earns 4.2 million with all this new found money no wonder he became an elitist who dislikes working class people!

These are not the words of a person that is mentally well. Wow! Now I’m scared if she loses. Please, people, remember to take all sharp objects and guns away from her… or not ;)

Vanessa — $109M from 2000 – 2007 vs. $4.2M in 2007.
I know where you wanted to go so at least try to get the facts straight.
Apples to oranges, chica, apples to oranges.

HAHAAHA…Hillary has to know that this is out there when she debates tonight…hahahaha…she will be quaking in her boots.
Screw her!
Obama 08!!!

For those those saying Obama is unelectable come november, don’t worry,
when he gets to that bridge, he will pass over it! Mark my word. May God bless America.

I’m not sure these comments come from Hillary’s supporters. I think they are just pretending to be hers.

I find it interesting that on most counts, folks attribute all things bad to the Clintons (plural).
Here we find that Hillary made a statement and was sternly corrected by her husband Bill and yet, there is still an intense focus on the Hillary part. The “good” part of the story is omitted in people’s assessment.
Can anyone pause for the possibility that she perhaps learned a very valuable lesson and has a differing outlook? Or is redemption only reserved for Obama?
Quite frankly, that story was published years ago and you only now care? She said it in 1995 when she wasn’t running for any public office, let alone POTUS. If you truly think that this going to put her away, ask yourself if that same logic applies to Obama who made his statement to some fat cats when he thought no media was listening while running for POTUS. BIG difference.
Keep spinning and deflecting though.

Sen. McCain will win in November.

Jon:
that is SO true. things are changing… and changing fast.
i like where the party is going now. i have hated being in the party since the 80′s.
but now we seem to be back to a party for the middle class.. but not by sticking our heads in the sand.
and… i like it that we aren’t an anti-war party. we are a anti STUPID war party

If you still think that John McCain stands a chance against Obama, you have severely, severely underestimated the power of this movement
Oh wait, we already knew that. That’s why Hillary lost this movement. She underestimated us.
But, according to Bill Clinton, we’re just dumb young voters who don’t get it. Thanks for the vote of confidence Bill. Really gonna help you gain my vote.

It seems as though the Obama and the Media has manipulated all you kneiving little minds to think that he is the solution to this government. Hillary has the experience to deal with what’s going on on this world today. Has everyone forgot the mess Reagan left us in with the deficit and yet when Clinton was done, we were in a surplus. I’m surprised that these Republican presidents can balance their checkbooks. Oh! I forgot we have a bounced check for how many trillion? It’s unfortunate that these Obama believers are being mislead.

From a Typical White Grandmother to Lunch pail Folks I bet alot of them Have Had Enough and won’t Vote at all.
The Party and the Canadates have screwed themselves. If they do vote There will be alot of Write Ins.

Joe, I agree that Obama won’t attack her on this. But not because he’s too classy. He’s got Keith O. and the rest of the cult to do it for him.

Why did she say this?
I voted for her.
I am a southern white.
And to attack Obama like that for speaking the truth about how people feel…
I cannot believe this. She cannot be trusted. I feel sick.

Although she would like to, Hillary cannot deny Screw ‘em-gate. How is she going to win a truthful and credibilty battle with the other people in that room?

cappamore:
dont you think that news shows.. and radio shows should jump into this? and talk to whoever was there? and get bill and hilary to tell us what she said and didn’t say?
i think every single news organization should really dig into who was at this retreat to deal with the mid-term dem loss in congress, and get them on tv. and ask everyone “what was said”? did hilary say “screw “em”?
it we could just take a few weeks and really find out what happened… i think america would forever be greatful for that effort.
do you think so?

The media didn’t spill the truth about Obama until most of the primaries were done with. Many people felt lied to and I know many (now former) Bama supporters that are really upset they have been bamboozled. All of them have said if they knew then what they know now, they would never have voted for him. I IMAGINE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY VOTED WOULD LIKE ANOTHER CHANCE!
When Senator Obama (or surrogates like Pastor Wright) say something stupid — “it was taken out of context”, according to the biased media.
When a Clinton or McCain (or a supporter) says something stupid — “they are selfish, evil or a multitude of other insults”, according to the biased media.
Many Obama supporters seem to be such enablers, excusing everything as his being “truthful.” HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN BASED ON LIES, EXCUSES AND DAMAGE CONTROL!
Somehow, I don’t see him truly relating to rural Pennsylvanians OR North Carolinians, considering his 20-year relationship with radical Jeremiah Wright, and his ties to anti-Americans Rezko, Ayers, Farrakhan and other shady characters.
SAY NO TO OBAMA!

“comments about working-class white Southerners who had LEFT the Democratic party”, note LEFT as in gone to another party, republican maybe? I agree, screw em!!!!!!!!!!!!
They’re part of the reason we ended up with Bush.

Cappamore,
Thanks for the information.

Obama will not attack Hillary but his backers including darling media will do that.

dear clinton supporters:
don’t you think all the tv shows.. and radio show.. and newspapers should find out who was there at that retreat to deal with the mid-term dem loss in congress?
there has to be a list somewhere!
shouldn’t everyone get them on the record? dig real deep and find out what Hilary did or didn’t say?
don’t you think CNN and MSNBC and FOX should have all those folks on their shows and ask them all the questions that need or should be asked about this?
and… maybe even get bill and hilary to tell us the “truth” too?
i think so. its only fair! and “good journalism”. we need a lot more of that…. ! don’t you think?

THE NEWS MEDIA FOR THE Exeption of FOX-NEWS Channel are Givung Senator Barack H. OBAMA a Free RIDE!

How about the William Ayres Story & The Friend-ship Barack H.Obama has with this know Terrorist. William Ayres? Who is William Ayres & The Weather UNDER GROUND?

Funny how “Democrats” (Hillary supporters) are praising Fox News as unbiased. You just gotta love the irony in all of this. Fox News? HAHAHAHA! Pathetic. Screw em!

ANY criticism of Hillary, especially when it is attributed to what she said, is reprehensible? All you Hillary supporters who think that handcuffing Obama while he takes it across the face must really believe that that is fair.
Come on! If we are going to look at comments ascribed to the candidates, let’s not get into a ridiculous effort to hammer Obama for what he says and at the same time give Hillary a pass. Let them both have their comments come out so that we the voters can evaluate how we feel about them, instead of being told how to feel about them.
When one person says many Americans feel “bitter” and the other candidate says “screw ‘em” about the very people she claims her opponent insulted…
When ALL the 3 candidates are part of the elite,…yet the two doing the “elitist” name-calling are EACH worth over 100 MILLION DOLLARS, and are worth close to 100 times – I’ll say it again – 100 times the net worth of the person accused of being elitist, then it is our task as voters to look at who is more convincing in relating to the people and who is not.
Clinton and surrogates just finished a couple months of dimissing Obama as inexperienced, and belittled his community service work. Yet at the same time, Clintons, who are corporate veterans, accuse as elitist the guy who passed on a corporate career in favor of a far less glamorous career route. Again, ignore my take on it. You, me, we are all smart voters capable of making up our own minds.
My point: Let us see all the dirt and make up our minds about what we are prepared to live with. But NO candidate gets to run with accusations unanswered, if such answers do indeed expose another perspective worth considering.

Interesting, but the Bible says “two or three witnesses.” Lots of things come from just one.

The Hillary followers are working overtime tonight! Stop with the posturing and get used to saying…President Barack Obama.

Russell: Sorry, any way you put it, you lose, nobody’s buying what you’r saying.

Do any of you remember conversations you had 22 years ago. Who is the source for the comments?…that particular book is filled with lots of really unbelievable dialogue…..and the comments attributed to Bill Clinton don’t sound credible either…Who talks like that?
Over 60 books were written about the Clinton’s some of them lik Carl Bernstein’s and this one were nothing short of attack journalism….Where people jumped out with books that had lots of unproven dirt to sell lots of books….there were similar books about many public figures…
Who is the source for these comments?

Hillary supporters will not vote for Obama..that’s why he will never be President..If not Hillary Clinton then the only choice is McCain.

it is over for me now. i believed hillary and I DON’T trust her now…. whatever….whatever…. whatever…
whatever …

Ha…I guess it is a touch subject for you…

I second that sentiment:
If Clinton and McCain can demand that Obama address or clarify the comments he made about “bitter” voters, isn’t it fair that Clinton should be asked to clarify her “screw ‘em” comments?
Yes, the media likes a good story and it breaks for Clinton at times, just as it breaks for Obama when he scores points. But if you think that “fairness” means the media equivalent of pinning Obama to the ground, surrounding him and beating him senseless on behalf of Hillary, well that’s not likely to happen. The more I read Clinton supporters’ comments, the more I realize that they are so blind with hatred, that there is no point in even trying to talk to them.
But like I always say: ALL voters are in charge here, not just zealous supporters on either side. So support your candidate to the end…but you dont get to hijack the will of the people, whoever the nominee may be.

Lady,
This morning I did not see it anymore.
When did you see it?

Senator Clinton did Go to Ireland & Make a Speach about peace & she was a part in the Negotiations!
Pennsylvania is Clinton Country !

Hillary supporters will not support McCain…that is ALL BLUSTER…
McCain wants 100 years in Iraq and tax cuts for the wealthy…let alone the fact that he is really old and we need someone sharp and on their toes in these times…Hillary supporters that do end up supporting that man don’t deserve to be in the Obama coalition…
Obama 08!!

Enough Hillary Clinton supporters will vote for Obama and he will never be our President. I am one of them and I will work to increase the support of Democarts for Clinton that will vote for McCain because he is the most capable candidate to lead this country a TRUE AMERICAN HERO.

Hillary supporters will end up voting for Obama, because they don’t want to see McCain appoint a Supreme Court judge who will overturn Roe v Wade.

as a freshman and jr senator… he wrote and legislated and passed and had signed the bill that stopped the disgusting practice of having vets pay for their own food and phone calls while they were being patched up from a war that hilary voted for.
and…. he did the same with the strongest congressional ethics bill passed in over half a century.
the thing is. without being in the majority.. and being a freshman… and the jr senator. nothing was expected whatsoever except his votes. he exceeded those expectations too.
now.. YOUR TURN. tell me… what has Hilary done in her 35 yrs?

Just like enough Hillary voters will not vote for Obama insuring his defeat at the hands for a TRUE AMERICAN HERO McCain.
The math will not work in Obama’s favor…

HA, you better be willing to bet the white house that we won’t vote McCain. If not Hillary….McCain.

NURSERATCHET. I KNOW HIS NAME, JUST COULDNT BRING MYSELF TO SAY IT.

goodie2shoes
did you see my response to your question?

Umm… to the person that said this was just “hearsay.” They are incorrect. Hearsay is when you claim someone else told you they saw (or knows) something but you didn’t see that thing yourself. For example Hillary said that John said that Obama hate hockey. If you tried to say Obama hates hockey based on what Hillary had said that would be hearsay. In this case these professors are all citing their own experiences. That is called evidence. That said all Obama supports need to vote for HRC if she gets the nod and all HRC supporters need to vote for Obama if he does. We can’t afford McCain.

This story is already hitting the web
The Washington Post has a new lead
MSNBC already has it on their website
the news will hit the media pretty soon
sorry ol’ Hill
You’ve just cost yourself Penn

If Hillary supporters want at least 4 more years of war and a guy who’s economic policies put us in a recession, well then, bless your hearts.

If you still think that John McCain stands a chance against Obama, you have severely, severely underestimated the power of this movement
Oh wait, we already knew that. That’s why Hillary lost this movement. She underestimated us.
But, according to Bill Clinton, we’re just dumb young voters who don’t get it. Thanks for the vote of confidence Bill. Really gonna help you gain my vote.Posted by: Dan
DAN, DON’T FORGET US WHITE, MIDDLE AGE, PROFESSIONALS WHO’S SIX FIGURE INCOME’S, PROPERTY VALUES AND 401K’S ARE TANKING!!
OBAMA 08!

This is all just heresay! Let’s wait for the truth to emerge.

Man this is a sad sad blog. I guess I’m right to teach my kids that racism is still alive and well. Why can’t people just say you don’t support a candidate because they are just not the candidate for you? How come we have to attack their race or gender or name??? Baracks race and middle name shouldn’t have anything to do with why people decide to vote for him, the same with Hilary Clintons gender. Aren’t we all adults here? Can’t we just sit down and make an informed decision about why we support someone? This is a sad world we live in.
Concerned Voter in Ca

Gee,
Was Obama suppose to cry like a punk Hillary in New Hampshire……..We need a tough President that doesnt have 4 different faces of PMS. Hillary showed no emotion when she sent 4,000 american soldiers to death with a war she didnt even read an intelligence report on before signing…..The same peer pressure she succomb to by drinking the shot the other day!!!

Bluster? LOL
Watch us vote for McCain.
I have already ordered my McCain lawn sign in anticipation.
Watch us.
You obama fools will take the blame. LOL
AND YOU’LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO CRY, WHINE AND ASK, “WHO VOTED FOR THIS IDIOT, HIS’S SHRUB II.”

Oh good lord! Don’t tell Bill to “screw ‘em” — he WILL!

Mrs. Clinton’s contempt for the South and Mr. Obama’s contempt for small town voters, is consistent with the attitude of the party as a whole. The traits of these two candidates are an index of the character of the modern Democrat Party. There are many Democrat leaders who would have represented the party with honor and distinction. We choose the least respected of the field and deserve exactly what we get. Mr. McCain has an advantage, despite the flaws of the current Administration.

my god, i am hurt. not by what obama said but by what clinton said, i am angry.

God, stop, you’re making my sides hurt Hillary people! Obama said something about disgruntled people getting fired up about issues that don’t solve their problems, and she twists it into something nasty like “Screw ‘em” even though that wasn’t the case.
Flash forward to now, and she actually DID say “screw ‘em”, no ifs ands or buts about it, and you people are calling foul, begging for context and understanding.
Talk about Karma!

do mangled words matter more than hopeful words?

This is a DEBATE? It’s more like who’s running for Mr. or Mrs. Coviviality! GET TO THE ISSUES GEORGE! You have an ax to grind with the Clintons and no one cares! BRING ON THE REPUBLICANS BARACK WILL KNOCK THEIR SOCKS OFF!

Gooood goooooood
Let the hate flow through you.

Bill Clinton commuted the sentences of two weather underground folks, which is much worse than the flimsy “association” between Obama and Ayers

There is no Such Thing as Pleged Delegates or Supper Delegates all they are is Delegates!
The So Called Pledged Delegates Can change there minds at any time & vote for Who ever thay Want!
Vote Smart Vote for Hillary clinton “08″

The Clinton Presidency was the best Years we ever had! Gas Price’s under $2.00 Bucks!
22 Million new Jobs. The longest Peace timE!~
President Clinton’s Approval Was %65 Percent & Cernenly he was a lot Better then President Bush!

Name One thing You Obama Voters can tell me about Barack Obama what are his Plans?
What are Barack Obama’s plans for this Country can you name any?

Look up this name on the web
Ariana Huffington! & Tell me where she came from! What Country she was born Ext.

Shame on Obama? ROTFLMAO HE didn’t say anything! The Huffington Post reported what HILLARY SAID! LOL Dosen’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that your not playing with a bagfull of marbles if your trying to twist this to be anyone other than Hillary’s fault.
After saying Obama was elitist? This reeks of more of her lies that she is becoming known for.

The Media is Giving Barack Obama A Free Ride till this Day!
How Come he ducks Away from Tough Questions!

FIRE GEORGE STEPHANOPOLOUS. he took NOTES on the Sean Hannity show for nothing but gotcha politics, and this is all he has done in this debate. I will boycott all Disney products as this former Clinton staffer reduces himself to a Republican hack cub reporter on behalf of a FOX news pundit.

Good For George Stephanopoulos for asking him that about William Ayres & the Weather Under-ground!
The News Media Ecept for FOX-NEWS has been givving Barack Obama A Free Ride I will Keep on saying this till someone gets it!
BARACK OBAMA IS AN EMPTY SUITE!

Oh & I Like ABC NEWS to!

Can anyone say what John McCain’s plans are for this country? Probably not. He doesn’t have any. He only says what he is told to say. It ashame that too many Americans allow Fox News to do the thinking for them.

“How Come he ducks Away from Tough Questions!”
Because he’s a plastic sissy who can’t think on his feet. Obama’s meant to serve as an attractive figurehead for a bunch of bad white guys — IF they can put him in place.

why is everyone saying the media is soft on Obama, when they are grinding the axe on evey words that come out of his mouth, and when her chairman went and do the same thing that they claim the Obama rep. went to Canada and do and u know what? is was swept under the rug. She is getting away with murder on CNN.

John McCain means war with Iran!
15% of our fuel is tax. Take control of our fuel cost by shipping directly from Iraq. A weak dollar will ensure higher priced crude oil!
But crude oil prices make up 65% of the cost of crude oil there for a price of crude increase is not proportionate with current price increases!
[Way too many commercial breaks on ABC!]

There are no audiotapes or videotapes of Hillary saying “screw em” to anyone. This is hearsay, also known as “rumor”.

How old was Obama when Ayers was doing his anti-Vietnam thing? Look it up. So Obama has a local political leader introduce him to other political leaders, and that guy, before being a respected professor and political mover/shaker, did something bad a few decades ago, and that’s somehow supposed to reflect on Obama?
Do you people have any idea how many people an ascending politician meets, plays, and works with in their career?
Not everyone you spend a few hours with is a direct reflection on your campaign. I know you’re looking desperately for a smoking gun, might wanna look in Wild Hill’s Holsters…

Bill always struck me as genuinely caring about the working class. Much more than Hillary, who grew up rich.

Ever see a North Korean? Everyone is forced to wear a lapel pin picture of Kim Jung Ill!
HRC and John McCain seldom wear an American Flag lapel pin! But they are questioned about their their “love” of America. The debate on ABC by ABC was poor! The entire ABC crew is just a tad better then Fox News!
That last statement by the ABC speaker was a vailed endorsement for Hillary. ABC sucks!

I’d only believe this nonsense if I were in the room.Sen Clinton is many things but stupid is not one of them.I think this person was out to write something to get notoriety and sell books.

Someone said they heard this and you take it as fact? You are digging to find something on Hillary, based on non-fact. The problems with Obama are fact and known on film, to everyone. I will never forget the “bitter” quote.

Yeah! Let’s get this out to the main stream media NOW! Does anyone need more proof of what a ruthless witch Hillary Clinton really is? I’d love to see these comments added to her already infamous resume. Let’s watch her try and squirm her way out of this one. HA!

There is no way Sen. McCain could win the election against a viable candidate. Luckily he won’t have to.

Only a Obama supporter would write about this kind of opinion from an unknown source. A credible Correspondent would not write about a RUMOR. God Bless Hillary !!!

i agree with an earlier blog statement that this was a bashing of obama and to have a correspondent come in at the end to make a statement that there are a lot of things the american people don’t know about senator obama.this was totally biased to allow a non moderator to come in at the end to give a 30 second soundbite using it to criticize senator obama only.

JAKE-
GET REAL. Unless someone has a tape of her saying this__THIS IS BS reporting. As ALWAYS an attempt to switch the attention ON HER when he has once again demonstrated his total UNFITNESS to be dogcatcher. Unless you have a tape or transcript–shame on you Jake for repeating this–Anyone can SAY anyone else said ANYTHING. WHERE IS THE PROOF?
P.S. George and Charles did a great job tonight–finally confronting Obama & asking some real questions from both candidates.

one attendee recalled – I am glad you use facts, sounds like Hillary bashing. She will remember when you want to attend a white house news conference.

You Obama Clinton fans should all pay attention to both of these people! It would appear that we, the American tax payers, will be paying a hell of a lot more tax dollars for programs to benefit Affirmative Action, pay college for ALL, bail out mortgages and bail out banks along with so many social programs we will choke!!! I am all in favor of aiding the poor, however, I do not want to pay for people who bought a house they could not afford or the greedy bankers that gave loans to these people knowing they could not afford them. I was a Clinton supporter but now, after listening to McCain, I am voting republican for the first time in 50 years. Pay real attention to the programs that Clinton and Obama want us to pay for! You will know what a real liberal is and Obama is the most liberal. Better get two jobs if he gets elected President!!!

Bruce Springsteen endorses Barack Obama in presdential race
Bruce Springsteen has officially offered his endorsement to democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in a message posted on his website today (April 16).
The New Jersey-native said that Obama has “the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I’ve envisioned in my music for the past 35 years”
“After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken” Springsteen continued.” I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans. Over here on E Street, we’re proud to support Obama for President.”

This blog article just reinforced my support for Hillary. You should be ashamed for writing this rubbish.

ABD should be ashaned of themselves for letting George S. and Charlie G moderate this so called debate. They were continually interrupting Sen. Obama. It was as if Sen. Obama was being attacked on three fronts, Hillary, McCain by proxy and the two so called moderators. I will never watch ABC news again as I think these two guys were biased and unfair. As for George, he worked for the Clintons and
was too soft and condescending to that nasty woman. Hillary, you are a blot on America’s social conscience. I wonder why the MSM hasn’t picked up on this story. If we have anything to do with it, the blogs seem to be.

Gilbert, you must not be old enough to remember the ’90′s. I bet your parents do. We had prosperity, good economy and excellent rapport throughout the world. Money was being invested and investment were growing and the stock market doing well. It was a heck of a lot better than the admin before and the admin after…do your homework before you vote McCain. If you liked Reagan you will love Obama(I forgot, you probably weren’t born when Regan was in Office). If you want to start fixing the problems and turning things in the right direction for everyone..vote Hillary.

Dear ABC News (If indeed you are a news organization); If you are not sincere in soliciting opinions from real people then just give up now and resign or retire. What idiot rent boy or rent girl did you hire to come up with “your opinion has been flagged as potential comment spam.”
are you too beholden to Beijing, Moscow or Riyahd?

This was a set-up to blind side Obama. How can you have a former Clinton aide conducting the debate? ABC really showed their bias. Look at the source of Stephanopolous’s questions. He probably conspired with Hilary to provide the questions in advance. Isn’t that her style. Win at any cost.

We were cheated out of our last elected president by the Fla. gov. and the Supreme Court. This time, an Obama-biased media, is determined to place their candidate in the White House. I wonder if the American people will ever get their country back.

I was very disappointed at the way Charles Gibson And George Steponapolous moderated the debate tonight. I guess my expectations are always higher but they acted just like the folks on Faux News. They asked questions that they wanted to know answers to and that had no real substance. All these questions about gafs that either candidate has made are just crap. I don’t give a rat’s butt about this. And yes I’m bitter AND frustrated. And I don’t live in PA. I ;ive in Austin Texas. My husband has lost his job, I have enormous credit card debt and the credit card companies continue to rape us on APRs, I have student loan debt from putting 2 kids through college, gas and food prices are out the ying yang and illegal immigration is draining our resources and causing our taxes on ALL levels to go absolutely crazy! Not to mention that we have the highest auto and homeowner insurance rates in the whole country! And we talk about these things please? Can we talk about getting us out of this costly war. Costly in lives and money. STOP asking questions about silly stuff that frankly no one cares about except the media. I guess these issues are sexier than talking about the recession that we’re in. Let’s face it; there are no perfect people. Not even people who run for president. That may be a revelation to some but they aren’t perfect. They’re going to say and do things that everyone won’t agree with. But can we at least at this point let them talk about issues? For as many so called debates that we’ve had, it would have been nice to take each one and just have the candidates talk about how they would handle an issue per debate. This debate tonight focused more on Rev Wright, Bosnia, Mr. Ayres, going to a differentchurch, flag lapel pins. I really hate the media sometimes. They’re constantly trying to steer the American public and most times we follow along like sheep.

John,
I think you are speaking of George Stephanopolis?? He is anti-Clinton and that is well documented. LOL

Laidetea: You are either a Republican or too young to remember the Clinton Administration.

spot of tea anyone?

Finally–honest hard questions to both candidates–and although it seemed Obama was permitted to ramble forever, he was interupted at appropriate times with appropriate prompting to return to the question. These guys did not allow either candidate to elude the questions–and these were the questions that needed to be asked. Thank you ABC for coming through on this one. I felt sorry for Obama a few times because his rambling and his lack of mindful details were glaringly apparent this evening— I will know who I am rooting for now–and it is Hillary Clinton.

Cassandra, the reason you have your problems today is because no one listened or took a close look at George W Bush. The masses swooned to him and elected him. No one wanted to hear about his character. Dan Rather tried to tell us and he got fired. The questions asked for the first hour tonight were about character. Obama was grilled because he has associated with men of dubious character. Like it or not, Hillary Clinton has plans to get you out of the hole you are in. She can’t do it for you and the rest of us if she doesn’t get the opportunity. George W Bush has proven that the majority can be very wrong.

to all you obama bots one name tonight will finish the phase not electable. that name is (william ayers) this will be the talk of the town for next few days. barack, is good friends with home grone terrorist from faction of 1970s
called (weather under ground) this person admits to bombings openly
obama, says I have better judgment does this relationship seem to tell us something.it says it all (lack of judgement)

Jake, I’m disappointed in you on this one. This article is like the National Enquirer. Most of the time, you seem to have better judgment.

Another election, another selection..by the media. If they tell you something over and over you begin to believe it as truth. They think the people are too dumb to make their own decisions. They may be right.

If the dialogue is about character, a significant issue, in my mind, was not addressed by ABC. Is Hillary Clinton is fit to be President considering her husband, as President, had oral sex with a White House Intern in the White House. Bill Clinton also lied under oath about his immoral and indecent act and lied to the nation on national television about his immoral and indecent act. Bill Clinton was impeached for his un-American conduct. Judging from the votes so far, a majority of democrats do not want the Clintons back in the White House. Besides soiling the office of the Presidency of the United States with his lewd and contemptuous behavior, Bill Clinton single-handedly destroyed the Democratic Party by refusing to resign and dragging the nation through an impeachment proceeding. The immediate aftermath was the Democrats’ lost of the White House and Congress in the 2000 elections. Added to Bill Clinton’s conduct was Hillary Clinton’s accusation that the early statements that Bill Clinton had an affair with Monica Lewinsky were the result of a “vast right-wing conspiracy.” Americans have not forgotten her paranoia nor Bill Clinton’s immoral and indecent behavior as President.

Worst debate ever!! Who wants yo watch an hour of useless opinions about wardrobe and associates and non issue related gossip. It was three people trying to beat down Obama. I used to think Fox was the worst. Congrats ABC, you are just like them!!

I am sick and tired of the right and republicans having their way with our country. First off, nothing they have been doing for the past 7 years has done anything positive. From running our economy into the ground, to getting us into the most expensive, and stupid war in the history of the united states. If we weren’t in Iraq, spending billions, and if we weren’t giving the top one percent huge tax breaks, as well as letting the corporations get away with everything from tax evasion, to taking hard working american jobs overseas, do you know how much money we would have? can you imagine if we would have had our troops here during katrina? and instead of having the majority of troops in Iraq, we could be working on something that we were suppose to do by now? Getting osama bin laden? remember him? I have a message for the so called conservatives; if you really want to save money, then why are you giving the go ahead to people like George W., who has spent more of our money then any president to date? and what do we have to show? whew, I could go on and on, but seriously, America, wake the hell up! Look at the issues, and make the right choice for president. The democratic nominee, whoever that is. Personally, I hope its Obama, but if not, im still going to give my vote for Hillary.
Change is something we need, not another four years of Bush. I don’t think a lot of us will be able to survive that.

if it sounds like a lie, and it reads like a lie and it could BE a lie…
it’s very possible that it isn’t.
but even if it is……. We NEED Hillary because she’s the only one with
healthcare and economic programs that will work.
we NEEd Hillary because she’s got the solutions….. and not one of us here in this blog has not said something meanspirited at one time or another.
give US a chance…..

… and maybe she was just standing by her man.

What’s your point Cali? What are we supposed to be looking at?

That Obama is a hypocrite. He claimed in the debates that he would talk to political leaders that we don’t normally talk to. When on his stump speeches to make political hay with it against the other Democrats running.
Now that he is in front of a Jewish group he goes against everything he has said on the subject up to now. And just for good measure throws Pres Carter under the bus to prove that he is against Hamas.
So, now that Hamas is an elected political power, one that he claimed he would talk to and recognize.
When Carter actually walks the walk and continues on the decades long effort to bring peace into the Middle East. Obama tosses everything he has said on the subject just to appease the Jewish group. And chastizes Carter for talking to them and not setting up the meeting the exact way other Dem criticized him for.
Once again it is one set of rules for him and another set for everyone else.
Even his church gets a different set of rules than President Carter.

As for the debate, although it took some time to get into the “debate” I thought Hillary was brilliant.

Candis,
That is right you agree with everything the Rev said and the fact is Obama probably does too.
But rather than stand up for his Rev he threw him under the bus and explained it away as a crazy old uncle and how his experiences of the past color his views.
Rev White speaks the truth and Obama doesn’t have enough honor in his soul to honor his own Rev.
Geez…the Iran/Contra scandal proves drugs were run into the black areas, but Obama doesn’t speak truth even then.
The community organizer doesn’t even honor them with the truth of what was done to them in the eighties and beyond.
Tragic!

I applaude ABC for having the guts to finally confront Obama with these “hard-ball” questions – as to his disputable connections with the “Irreverent” Wright, Bill Ayers, Rezko, etc. And don’t forget that even Hillary was grilled over her fake Bosnia sniper-fire memories!
How can you, NOT think that any of this is relevant? This is all about Obama’s judgement & the controversial company he keeps. As well as Hillary’s honesty. But, on the other hand – is there such a thing as an “honest” politician? I think NOT – except some are better at hiding their dishonesty, than others!
And didn’t anyone notice how, the normally smooth-talking Obama – stammered thru most of his answers to those questions on his associations?
As for the rest of you, who wanted to hear more of the issues debated – well, O & Hill have already done this numerous times in previous debates. ABC was right, to finally give the voters some insight into to each candidate’s integrity, honesty & judgement – if any!

Since all you can write about is slamming Clinton, AND you are the ABC News’ Senior National Correspondent, and not their editorial writer, how does ABC let you sit there and write nothing more than half-truths and mistruths about Hillary Clinton. You should be an editorial writer working for the Manchester Union Leader! You are saying she said that? Where did she say “screw em”?
You are an idealog who should be thrown out as you are as unbiased as Orrin Hatch!
The US seems to have issues with women trying to break the glass ceiling. Currently the following states have NEVER had a female governor: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
There has been 30 female governors in the history of the United States with 15 of them sitting in the 21st Century!
Please show me the quote! YOU CAN’T!
Why don’t you write about John McCain and the “Keating 5″, which is at least factual?

It never ceases to amaze me how we as americans are so easy to distract and mislead. Obama chooses to take the “high” road because if he goes scorched earth on Clinton the collateral damage could hurt in the Real Election a point that appears to be lost on Ms. Clinton. None of the candidates have experience governing, does anyone else find that interesting?
ALL politicians have unseemly associations, it’s an occupational hazard the issue is, are they capable of independent ACTION and can they build coalitions that can get OUR work done. Say what you want not having a dialog with those who oppose us in thew world has led us to our current state of affairs, unless we’re willing to bring back the draft “big stick” foreign policy is a threat to our national security.

Who cares about all the personal stuff –i need to know how they are going to do their job.
i want personal info if I am going to date them.
So what we got dirt on Obama, Clinton every persident has some dirt! Now that we have imperfections out in the open can we get on with an election

Darla, what do you mean this “doesn’t sound like Hillary?” Do you know her well enough to say that? How do you know that she doesn’t feel that way?

Poor black folks have never come up during an argument with my wife.

WHAT IS THIS LOAD OF CRA! YOU HONESTLY CALL THIS PROFESSINALISM? OBAMA 08!

And that’s just exactly the kind of president he was, too. If you weren’t doing something for him, he wasn’t about to do anything for you. Quid Pro Quo. And that probably has a l;ot to do with $109Million dollars in ‘earnings’ in the last 7 years. A total sell out of the presidency and Ameirca.

So should all Catholics leave the church because of the raping and pillaging of boys by priests? Where was Hilary’s flag pin last night? And why did Bill Clinton pardon the Weather Underground guys? Inquiring minds want to know?

For those of you who claim the quote is ‘unbelievable,’ the author had more than one source & the sources have later come out & confirmed what they heard & saw.

Clinton lied, people died. Bosnia, Somalia.

I cant believe that americans can get so easily distracted. Here we have the economy virtually on its knees and if something isnt done we are facing really tough times, and our politicians are arguing about why they didnt wear a american flag on their suit. I wouldnt be suprised if there is another debate, the candidaes would be discussing why one of them is not wearing an american flag underwear or panty.
Both candidates didnt give a clear perspective of what they want to do to revive the economy. But who can blame them, the average american person might be jobless and virtually drowning in debt but hIS biggest worry would be the pimple on his/her face.
I want to believe that there are americans out there who really care for their country and that their only reason to elect a candidate would be, to get the best person for the country.
This isnt the Biggest Loser race, where its important for a woman to win it, to prove women are equal to men.
I hope people would focus on real issue and not what someones pastor said etc….America needs a leader who has concrete plans to benefit our country.
IN GOD WE TRUST….. ..

I can’t believe we don’t want to really get to know a Presidential contender. Why are we so willing to ignore flagrant intolerance, dishonesty, and moral weakness in a candidate? Yes, Pastor Wright’s bigotry is important in this election year, as is Sen. Clinton’s remarks about southern white men. I think we see a little more of both candidates than is comfortable for those that blindly follow the democrat party.

ABC should be ashame. This was a very boring and inappropriate debate and sad part is you got the same answers as FOX news, CNN, MSNBC and other news stations. This was a complete set up by ABC and the Clintons and I hope it come out soon. No matter what you do and say. Hillary will be going home.

I enjoyed the debate – it was fun to watch Hussein Obama stutter his way around every question. You Obama supporters are a joy .. keep posting your support! I don’t support either one of these clowns but it should be obvious (to anyone using half their brain) .. he’s a joke!

In the Philadelphia debate, both Hillary and Obama regurgitated their familiar mantra that they would veto the falsely maligned Bush taxcuts which resuscitated the U.S. economy from the inherited Clinton recession; but, which Hillary and Obama say favor only the rich. That tired old populist ploy of “soak the rich”. However , a brief review of IRS statistics related to post-Bush tax cut revenues reveals exactly the opposite. Specifically, the share of individual income taxes paid by the bottom 40% of American taxpayers, as a result of expanded child tax credits and earner income tax credits, was reduced from 0% to a -4%; and, took another ten million low income Americans completely off of the tax roles. That is, a very significant four(4) % decrease. On the other end of the scale, the tax burden on the top 20% of income earners, the so-called rich, increased to a full 85% of the total tax burden. For examples on the lower end of the scale, a Single Individual making 30K paid $8400 in taxes under Clinton; under Bush $4500. A married couple making 60K: under Clinton $16,800, under Bush $9000. So Hillary/Obamaspeak, an economic strategy that left our Nation in a RECESSION on the Clinton’s departure from the White House, would damage the poor more then any other group. One can summarize this quite simply by noting that IF Hillary and Obama’s Marxist philosophies of soaking the rich were valid, Communist societies throughout the world would be exorbitantly wealthy, in lieu of economic basket cases a’ la Castro’s Cuba. The same can be said of their forced plan for Socialized Medicine. A program which is failing miserably in such Nations as Canada and the United Kingdom. Canada, as just one example, is now experiencing a dramatic shortfall in physicians. Greg Neubeck

After viewing the debate I thought I was watching FOX with Hannity and O’Reily. I believe Sen.Obama handled the situation presidential he didn’t come off annoyed to me. If he would have come off and charged at Clinton he would have come off as the “Angry Black Man” so I appreciate the road he is taking.. the high one. I think many people hate that they can’t get under his skin so people take him as a snob.. kinda ironic

This is a pathetic piece of news and I will never listen to that Huffington lady again in my life.
First of all this comment has nothing to do with what Obama said or did. This has to do with being betrayed and it is not talking about clinging to guns of religion. It is talking about someone turning his or her back on you, PROVIDING this is TRUE. Is there audio tape or video on this?
Otherwise I DON’T BUY IT.
What a crock and what a crock ABC is!

Debate, you call this a debate. I was asked questions ina debate when I was in the 8th grade. I wanted to know about all the issues, not who their friends are or what religion they belong to. ABC put on a poor debate and I will no longer watch, supposedly intelligent people try to ask questions that don’t pertain to the way they will run the country. This was just a media bashing against both candidates. I take it most are for hilary. don’t make it so obvious. as newsmen, you lost credibility. Do you actually think we all care about the menial things in everybodys life. I can buy a tabloid magazine and get better results. get a grip on the country and the peoples issues.

The more the media bashes Hillary, the more I refuse to vote for Obama. Anytime Obama lets his true self slip (i.e., says something racist or elitist), the media falls all over themselves to counter with something Hillary supposedly said or did. I don’t know whom I’m more disgusted with, Obama and his worshippers or the mainstream media.

I hope a lot of things change in this country too. We are not headed in the right direction. I hope we get out of Iraq, I hope I can continue to make my mortgage payments, I hope my company doesn’t lay off any more workers, I hope the price of groceries and gas doesn’t go up any more, I hope my kids can get through college, I hope we don’t trash the planet for my grandkids, and I hope that politicians (and the media) start talking to us about things that matter instead of things that don’t.
I’m voting for Barack Obama. I have hope he will change our country for the better. In fact, I’m downright optimistic about it.

I just want to say as a lifetime Democrate for 49 years, I have never been so embarrassed to be a Democrate till now. Last nights debate was a total joke. Hillary, ABC, Nutter and Rendell did a good job of setting Senator Obama up. It appeared to me that the debate was not about real issues but instead, an agenda for Hillary’s benefit. It was obvious that she knew what the questions were going to be and that it was decided to ask her about Bosnia once and disregard all of her other lies, mistatments and cheapshots. She has shown the American people exactly who and what she is. I am tired of her nasty self promoting games and more importantly, I am disappointed that the DNC has allowed her to tear the Democratic Party apart. It was so many times last night where Obama could have torn her apart, instead, he in a sense protected her on Bosnia and tried to deal more with the issues the American people are really concerned with. Instead, she took out her dagger and continued to dig. That is not a sign of a fighter or of strength, it’s a sign of sleaziness, desparation and ignorance. Obama is clearly the better candidate. He is morally sound, trustworthy and genuinely concerned about the people. I have donated to his campaign at least twice a month and very proud to do so.
I am tired of listening to politcal analysis twist and turn words around and create massive issues out of nothing! This Primary has stressed me out and I have decided for my own morals and well being, that I will officially resign as a Democrat if Senator Obama is cheated out of the nomination.
I will leave the Hillary circus in November for the rest of you to enjoy and take my chances on the Republican side.
Sadly,
A Democrat on the fence.

Hillary`s negatives are skyrocketing, 58% say she is dishonest and untrustworthy. Not hard to understand when you read some of these insane comments by Hillary`s blogging supporters. Irrationally angry and vicious. Reminds me of the angry and vicious Republicans I know. I want no part of what they are offering America. More angry, disfunctional and irrational BS.

Keeping Michigan and Florida out of the count helps Obama press that case. A recent salon.com article by Sean Wilentz explains why: “Under the existing system, Obama’s current lead in the popular vote would nearly vanish if the results from Michigan and Florida were included in the total and his lead in pledged delegates would melt to almost nothing . . . Add those states’ votes to the totals and take a sober look at Clinton’s popular-vote victories in virtually all other large states, and the electoral dynamic changes.”

The Clinton campaign paints Obama as elitist and condescending to small towns? Give me a break! Hillary came to our small town and others in Iowa before the caucuses and told us how important the caucuses were in determining the nominee. She said Iowa caucuses were the grassroots of the process. Once she lost Iowa and other small states, she abruptly changed her message to proclaiming that only the big states (her new elites?) had the important voters and that small states were now irrelevant. I do believe Hillary is the one “looking down” on the voters. Obviously she does not need the vote of this “irrelevant” voter should she win the nomination.

Well don’t you think that it time after 40s years to do somethings abpout this, the copst of living is out of this world and I’m not getting any younger, so all the talk need to turn to the walk, give us what we need for our country the way the past good leader have done. All the ideas that the U.S.A. have can still work if we get the evil out of our life, the peoples need the helpof good leader and by God we shall overcome.

For all those people bashing ABC news for Obama’s horrible performance last night(last time I checked I believe Obama answered for himself). Why won’t you hold Barack Obama accountable for what he did, he just had a bad performance, so what it happens get over it. Why are you so bitter, oops I mean angry?! That was a close one.

First, I am an Obama supporter. That said, I hate this digging around in dumpsters for stuff folks said years ago. That’s the stink of politics this year (and maybe all years). We just wanted to hear about the nation’s woes and how our respective candidates would react to those woes. And we ARE bitter — bitter as H E double hockey sticks — over what Bush, Cheney, and the rest of those egomaniacs have done to this nation. I don’t want to bash Clinton. I don’t want Clinton to bash Obama. And I *especially* don’t appreciate ABC News bashing Obama (and Clinton a bit) in that debate fiasco. So Hillary said a nasty back in ’95, and yes, it was not a misspeak but a clearly articulated statement I believe would appall her today. That was 13 years ago, and I believe she’s grown up a lot since then. I believe Obama is a candidate of a lifetime, and have to cast my vote for him.

MYCOUNTRY,
With supporters like you Hillary & MacCain don’t need enemies!
Obama08

The Clinton campaign DENIES and LIES again about the “Screw ‘em” quote.
Hillary Spokesman Phil Singer insisted that Don Baer and Bruce Reed, other participants in the Camp David 1995 meeting, have no recollection of Clinton making the comment and don’t remember this as reflecting the tone of the meeting. Singer went on to say that if you look at the way Sen. Clinton has lived her life and the policies she’s pursued, it’s clear she’s advocated a progressive agenda aimed at lifting all Americans up.
Benjamin Barber, a noted political scientist and author who was also at the meeting, wrote in his 2001 book that Clinton did say it. As we noted earlier, Barber confirmed to First Read that he heard her make the comment and added that he is a Clinton supporter and donor. FEC data shows Barber donated $1,000 to Clinton’s campaign on Jan. 24.

out of all that is going on in the world today,your questions were comical at best. Having George to question Obama was very unfair. ABC has lost 1 of its very loyal viewers. This debate was a joke. We can hardly afford to drive to work and all you guys care about are flag pins. Well flag pins don’t put gas in my tank. STICK TO THE ISSUES!!!!!! ABC should know better

David, If you mean me, I’m not bitter. I’m outraged. And I’m not alone – and it’s not just Obama supporters. I think, considering that he was subject to a well planned, deliberate hatchet job he did better than anyone I can remember in American politics. I’m outraged that a network would sponsor a debate and then spend almost a full hour on complete trivia “are you wearing a flag pin”, (why didn’t they ask does it say “made in china” like most do?). I expected fair play – I expected substance. I expected some questions about China, about the renewed violence in the middle east, about health care (which would not have favored Obama, by the way), some real questions about the energy crisis – biofuels are not the answer and everyone knows that. What about how they would deal with the $2 Million Sunni refugees? I expected real questions about real conflicts of interest – Mark Penn in Colombia, Bill Clinton in COlombia, Bill Clinton in CHina, Bill Clinton in Dubai. I would have been happy if they had simply said: explain our position in the middle east, the violence in Basra, and the how the ceasefire was achieved. It would have told us whether the candidates actually understand how complex the situation is. I would have been happy if they asked the candidates to explain what role their spouses will play in their presidency – I don;t want a co-presidency. And if you look anywhere besides one network and one columnist, you’ll find the same sentiments. Everywhere. I agree with the people who say we should go back to the League of Women Voters. They were balanced, intelligent and asked some tough questions – and they weren’t about lapel pins.
I disagree with the pundits, I think the most remarkable point in the debate was when Clinton said she would “was absolutely committed to not raising a single tax on raising taxes on middle class Americans, people making less than $250,000 a year.” $250,000 a year? By what estimation, on what planet, do middle class people make $250,000 a year? When was the last time this woman had an acquaintance who was not a multi-millionaire, a hedge fund manager, a lawyer, or a lobbyist? By most estimates, families making $100,000 or below as middle class. Good Lord. Talk about elitist. Bitter about Obama? Obama came out ahead in this one. Nobody likes hatchet jobs except the real lunatic fringe.

ABC is taking much heat for the questions asked last night. Everybody notice the talking point about first hour being wasted on rumors/non-important info, etc? It’s the same tune, fed by the top to the bottom feeders of outrage. And how dare ABC ask the questions the whole country is talking about?! How dare they? They should have only asked the exact same questions already posed in the other 22 debates. The American People deserve Platitudes, not original thought. We need BackinBarack to have one more chance of saying the same thing. Watching him actually have to think and craft his answers on the spot to tough questions was awkward for him and his supporters. They no likey. They want more hopitude and changiness! The real point to notice was how both candidates couldn’t stop talking about Bush. NewsFlash, kids. He ain’t running for office. Well done, George and Charlie. It was refreshing to watch candidates have to think instead of reciting their normal android responses. But I think you guys missed the memo about not making the BarackOMeter upset. He’s supposed to be the next POTUS, you know.

These two commentators are an embarrassment to ABC news. This country is in trouble and commentators spend 50 minutes asking presidential candidates trivial questions. People are hurting economically and financially. I will not listen to ABC evening news again. Professional commentators should be responsible for debates. A teenager could have asked better questions during the first 50 minutes.

Shame on ABC

We need to learn a lot more about Senator Obama. We need to learn what his real agenda is if he is elected to the White House. We need to learn more about his past. The people you have around you growing up is who you learn from. This is very important part of who each of us are- even Senator Obaman. 20 years of listening to his Pastor & Senator Obama did not ever hear his Pastors’ outrageous remarks on various subjects. We as Americans need to be careful on what we base our opinons on. We all know about everything about Senator Clinton- we need to the as much information about Senator Obama. He is not very forthcoming with personal information- who his friends are. Yes, he is black, grew up in a 1 parent household but not poor. Big deal how many of us grew up this way or worse? Be careful what you wish for.

RIDICULOUS. The media has to equalize Obama’s remarks, so they rumage through the most undependable of sources to bring back their fair-haired front-runner.

do folks realize bho has dual citizenship with Kenya?
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Oh my God!!! First he shuns the American flag pin and now this??? What is going on here??? Doesn’t anyone check these guys out first?? This proves he is not a real American. I knew there was something fishy about Obama. I am going to send you two flag pins–one for each lapel. Because you ARE a Super American for ferreting out this valuable information before its too late. And we just can’t get enough Super Americans these days.

of course it matters patrick! (and i am sure it would really matter alot if it were hillary. when politicians take office they step down from organizations board’s, as ceo, etc.. so as not to have a conflict of interest. they also put stock and other finances in a blind trust to avoid conflicts.
It would follow that dual citizenship may just be frowned upon when one becomes president, both for conflicts of interest in decision making, and in where alligiances lie. the “annointed one’s” followers may be as short on patriatism as he is and may not appreciate the nuances of a true patriot.