While you watch the Democratic presidential debate you can ask questions of Deputy Campaign Manager Matt Butler, Policy Director Amos Hochstein and other campaign staffers from Senator Chris Dodd’s team. They’ll be reading this thread and they’ll answer some of your questions.
Use this as a thread for not only questions but observations about how the debate it going.
the streaming seems to be working. Hi guys.
Hey, that’s cool – though I have only intermittent audio.
the audio is a little touchy.
Ooh. Asking Hillary upfront if Harry Reid is a traitor…
Hillary is coming off pretty well – better than I thought she would…forceful, concise.
Richardson just said he would not fund the troops.
Feingold-Reid coming up now.
Gravell? Who the hell is he?
during the Seventies.
He put The Pentagon Papers into the public record, hence his heartfelt comments.
Here’s a questions for the Dodd team. What do you think of Governor Bill Richardson saying that he didn’t (initially) want to call for Gonzales’ resignation because Gonzales is hispanic?
Wrong is wrong.
This reminds me of the free pass New Orleanians gave “Cold Cash” Jefferson and his $90,000 in the freezer.
I would hope Obama wouldn’t make that stupid mistake.
I like that Dodd called for public funding of campaigns.
My impression 30 minutes in is that all of the Democrats have kicked ass so far. We have a strong field.
OOF. Biden is a gaffe machine?
He SURE is.
His response was brilliant though.
Gravel is gonna frighten the childen.
Hillary went for universal health care.
Ol’ Gravel is a firebreather. He’s taking the raging Red title away from Kucinich.
Everyone seems so rehearsed.
Biden just said he opposed Clarence Thomas on the court. I gotta wonder how he thinks he can get away with that.
when I went downstairs to pick up my Chinese food delivery.
Obama, Edwards, and Hillary are smooth.
n/t
PsiFighter37 is live blogging on kos.
I posted a link back to here for people who can’t watch.
thanks.
when did Kucinich get religion on Roe?
Dodd is now trying to explain his vote for Roberts.
It’s hard to forgive.
Williams: Richardson, you are the NRA’s favorite candidate from either party.
Richardson: you’re right.
I want more questions for Gravel. Dude is volatile.
The others aren’t even breaking into a sweat.
I was sure Edwards was going to say “not going to Best Cuts”
looking better?
Obama looks nervous and too careful. He’s only beginning to loosen up now.
Richardson isn’t doing himself ANY favors with this debate performance. Gravel is comical. Almost as entertaining as Sharpton or H. Ross Perot.
I think any combo of Clinton, Obama, Edwards and perhaps Richardson on a ticket would be unstoppable.
Read Greg Palast’s Armed Madhouse before you decide about Richardson. He lay down when the Repugs suppressed the Native American vote in his state. That BTW is what the whole Iglesias attorney scandal is all about.
I know why he’s there. He’s indicative of the pre-Reagan Democratic Party. The one that used to have balls.
Perot was a buffoon. And let me tell you something about Sharpton. When he ran for senator some years back, and participated in a debate, he came out looking better than most.
Richardson is not a debater. This is not his best venue.
Debates are so dry, I like some humor. And real humor can only come from someone that isn’t trying to win.
who isn’t trying that hard, either.
Kennedy was like that.
Kucinich is right about Cheney.
Ya gotta love Kucinich and his pocket constitution.
He looked like Mao for a moment.. A dangerous move.. Probably should have found one with a different color cover.
looking stronger?
That answer about giving Gonzales a chance…ugh!
Obama looks nervous and too careful. He’s only beginning to loosen up now.
Nobody supported Kucinich’s move to impeach Cheney. Figures.
Edwards looked like a deer in the headlights thinking about who was his moral leader.
It could have been about religion or it could have been about leaders he admired, like King, Dorothy Day–or George Soros.
I can see how confusing that might have been.
You could see the wheels turning in that direction – he recovered nicely. Of course i’m biased because I think his wife is the finest human being ever… 🙂
OMG! I knew Dennis married a hottie, but she is smokin’ – and twice his size.
He must be Tweety’s main man.
I thought that I heard Keefee Olbermann’s voice. Is he interviewing, too? Wait a minute…I’m going to have to go back to the living room.