Let's call it an open thread, I'm watching and don't want to try liveblogging again.
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Debate!
23 Jul 2007 07:02 pm
Comments (30)
Why is Matt such a tubby NARC?
'Nocch's or Tommy's?
Banning Petey: Do we really want a suicide on our consciences?
Debating yourself: Does it truly justify a lame "Master Debater" pun?
Who's dumber: Broads or Chicks?
'Nocch's or Tommy's?
Surely that's not a serious question, Noch's.
Banning Petey: Do we really want a suicide on our consciences?
Wait. Did I miss something? When did this happen?
“If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will.” -1994
vs.
"I slept with Jack Kennedy, and you sir, are no Jack Kennedy." -Today
What the hell am I doing here?
Matt, do you remember me from the Independent? Could you put in a good word with that Stone Cold Fox Andrew Sullivan? MMmmmMmMmmhhhmmmhmmhm. Baldconservagay.
Frist! Oh, wait.
@ gregor: you're a creep, you're a weirdo, you're metamorphosing into a cockroach, but don't worry, you can live at 'Nocch's.
If Johnny was so vain, wouldn't he have removed me by now?
Great, first his wife gets cancer, and now John Edwards gets malignant carcinoma on his face JUST FOR THE SYMPATHY? Is there any type of disease these liberal cancermongers won't contract to garner votes?
What kind of animal is/was Wreck? That was embarrassing when I thought it was a cat and gave you all sorts of information re: floor scratching posts.
I would like to see all the candidates address the United States’ commitment to the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, which call for cutting world hunger in half by 2015 and eliminating it altogether by 2025. Indeed, it is estimated that the expenditure of a mere $19 billion would eliminate starvation and malnutrition worldwide. In a time when the current defense budget is $522 billion, the goal of eradicating world hunger is clearly well within reach and it is my hope that whoever becomes president in 2008 addresses this pressing issue.
Jessica, you sound hot. Howsabout forgetting about all that poverty malarkey and coming over to my 'blog for some q&a?
www.sexierresults.blorg
If you had to vote today for a Dem, who would you vote for and why-- and I mean TODAY!
My answer: Kucinich, because I'm a moron.
It is very appropriate that the presidential candidates will be addressing questions from youtube and the general public. Allow so far, most media attnention has focused on the war in Iraq, there are topics of critical concerns I would like our candidate to address. Issues such as Global Poverty should be one of the main concerns of all the presidential candidates. As one of the nation that has pledge to fulfill the goals of Millienium Development Project, whose goal is the elimination of world hunger and poverty, this administration has not shown any substantial action to bring this fundamental problem to a stop. According to the Borgen Project, dedicated to fighting and ending Poverty around the world, only $19 billion dollars are needed annually to stop world wide poverty, hunger and malnutrition. However, more than $340 billion dollars has been poured into this “war on terror.” And each year, our country has a military budge of $522 billion dollars. It's time for a new leader who will be addressing an issues that affects 1.2 billion people everyday worldwide.
Joe Biden doesn't seem to have the concept of "happy warrior" down quite yet.
Joe Biden doesn't seem to have the concept of "happy warrior" down quite yet.
Joe Biden, scourge of Delaware, warrior of fury.
I wonder how many people watched the Biden video and thought, "But didn't he just argue against that position?"
This debate just makes me sad. Hillary is clearly the most personally strong person up there. She is clearly the person most willing to stand up for herself. Unfortunately, she is also the least likely to care about anyone who is not like her. She is the least likely to attempt any sort of reform or change. She is the least likely to end the war, and she is the least likely to surrender the dictatorial (sorry, but it's the truth) powers that Bush has claimed for the President.
This debate reminds me of all the reasons I so fervently believed in Clinton in 2000 when she campaigned for office in my state. It also reminds me of why I feel so betrayed by her actions in the senate and her obvious political loyalties. Obama is a weak willed child compared to the others. Biden refuses to accept responsibility for anything he's done. Edwards is just too nice a guy. This is depressing the hell out of me. She's going to be the nominee because there are too many other candidates. Against a single, strong candidate she'd be toast. I hope for the good of the country either Obama or Edwards drops out and endorses the other. We can not survive 4 more years of war and empire without sliding even further down this terrible slump we're in.
Mstessyrue , We've got problems we need to clean up in our own country before we can think of telling other countries what to do, or to attempt to solve problems worldwide that we haven't solved here. The question of global poverty is essentially income inequity and aristocracy. Until we've put our own house in order, it's a bit lofty to think we can do so for the entire world.
I hope for the good of the country either Obama or Edwards drops out and endorses the other.
And shortly thereafter, pigs will commence with flight.
I dug it. YouTube rules!
Edwards is just too nice a guy.
Oh gosh, too bad. Can't have that. No. It wouldn't fit into the cynical script that the GOP has written for us in the last 25 years. Craven celebrity horseshit, for 25 solid years!
How do you want the Reagan Era to end? With a bang or a whimper?
Jonny, make no mistake. I support Edwards and all of his policies. But I'm not sure he's a fighter. I don't doubt his passion or his sincerity, and I don't doubt that he's the only one of this bunch that wants to be President for a reason other than wanting to be President. They all have sincere beliefs, but Edwards has an agenda is places above himself. I'm not sure you can say that about the others, save Kuccinich. I'm just not sure he really understands what this struggle is going to entail, and I wonder if he is strong enough to carry us through.
Sang, I didn't say it was going to happen, but it would certainly be nice.
But I'm not sure [Edwards is] a fighter.
Well, I think he is, but time will tell. I think his demeanor is a little misleading for some people.
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The Chicken or the Egg?
Posted by Gregorio | July 23, 2007 7:09 PM