Comments on: New Questioners, But Few New Answers

Vaughn Ververs Takes A Hard Look At The YouTube Debate

[perimogi]

This is what is wrong with our politics. Not one candidate will take a decisive stand on anything, for fear of losing one lone voter somewhere. So far this campaign is all fluff and no stuff. Sad, and to think one of these might be our new president.

[asor1-2009]

I wonder if any of them wore a "wire" for prompting, as Bush did back then.

[omega39-2009]

That spectacle was one sorry excuse for a debate. Canned questions and canned answers. It was really America laughing at the candidates. That experiment like George's one in Iraq, failed miserably.
Posted by drummer94

Drummer94, I'm with you. I can hardly wait for what CBS calls the "jarring" questions of religion and race such as "are you Mormon enough" and "are you Italian enough"to be asked of the Republicans in the next debate.

[marcodele]

Someone posted:
"It time for NEW leadership. It's time for Mitt Romney."

The only thing new about Mitt Romney is his opinion on issues that are brand new every day after he reads opinion polls.

[irish4obama]

And by the way, Obama's stance on meeting with Foreign leaders is consistent with those of Henry Kissinger, Madeline Albright (a Hillary Clinton supporter), Colin Powell, Nancy Pelosi, numerous generals and editorial pages, like the NY Times, who have been calling for direct talks with Syria, Iran and N. Korea.

[lochlan-2009]

"submitted to YouTube and selected by CNN" don't they mean, censored by YouTube. Let's make the peasants think we're listening and reaching out to them. I have a question, "with the internet, now, and the ability for every American to vote on any bill, what do we need representatives for?"

[irish4obama]

Clinton's approach to meeting with leaders of so-called 'rogue nations' highlights her affiliation to the old-ways of Washington. They've been testing the waters for years and apparently the waters are never safe enough to venture in.

Obama on the other hand presented an approach that reflects the general will of the American people- The way of the future. And former Clinton adviser *** Morris seem to agree with Obama in this video: http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?072307/072307_hc_morris&Hannity_Colmes&***%20Morris&acc&Politics&-1&News&292&&&new

Fear of being used for propaganda is an arrogant excuse to prevent dialogue that may bring great breakthroughs.

[rafterman1]

Politics will never change because the only people who can change things are the ones in control now. And if you're rich and have a system set up to make you richer and you control that system, why would you change it?

[sjc_1]

I only watched a bit of this, but I liked the idea of people asking questions. Sure they were screened and the candidates were prepped, but so what. All the candidates have a long hard schedule this time around. I am not sure that Bush could have run this kind of schedule in 2000 and made it at all. Let's cut them some slack and give them the benefit of the doubt on this one.

[rafterman1]

===Made a complete mockery of the office of the President.===

As has Bush.

[drummer94]

That spectacle was one sorry excuse for a debate. Canned questions and canned answers. It was really America laughing at the candidates. That experiment like George's one in Iraq, failed miserably.

[mudrose-2009]

Besides...I love the Clintons. I truly wish Bill could come back for another term or three. They are good people who care about America...not just themselves like fanatic Bush.
Posted by jh6379

Yeah, they really care about America. He just loves to uncork his effervesce on blue dresses, drop his pants in mixed company, and point his fingers right into that t.v. tube and say I didn't have s/ex with that woman. It's called perjury and obstruction of justice and then claim executive privilege to cover his tracks and tries to parse the word "is". Didn't work. Is is just that, is. There is no what to it. Made a complete mockery of the office of the President. She loves to steal furniture, accuse everyone of right wing conspiracies and what about Vince Foster? Well he said, before he shot himself in the back of the head (how'd he do that, by the way?) In Washington, D.C., "ruining people is considered sport" then lights out for Vince. Ah the Clintoids, true Americans, selfish, self-centered, greedy, gutless, spineless, monkeys. Isn't is wonderful that we still have snakeoil people out there that can screw the hell outta ya and make you still love 'em?

[perception5]

Besides...I love the Clintons. I truly wish Bill could come back for another term or three. They are good people who care about America...not just themselves like fanatic Bush.
Posted by jh6379 at 08:41 AM : Jul 24, 2007


......Wow! someone is extremely "contaminated".
jh6379 put down your NYTimes and go splash so cold water in your face.

America, this is what liberal "propaganda" does to people.............. really sad

In 2008 America will "turn the page" on the Clinton's and Bush's.

It time for NEW leadership. It's time for Mitt Romney.

[tuckerndfw]

jh6379 - qualified? She only got to be senator of NY because of the name and because that state is as liberal as they come. Give me a break.

Posted by guyfrompa45 at 08:52 AM : Jul 24, 2007

Ditto to that.

Hillary's only political experience is as a junior Senator from New York.

A position she would have never attained had she not been Bill Clinton's spouse.

She is as unqualified as George Bush.

George Bush was more qualified than Hillary, based on the ridiculous assertion being married to a president is "political experience."

[realpatriot1]

guyfrompa,

I wouldn't disagree with your observations of Hillary or your disgust with Slick Willies unguided missle.

I do take issue with the OBL comment. Bin Laden was tied to the USS Cole attack and others, but not WTC1. That was the blind sheik and cohorts and they were apprehended and prosecuted.

When Clinton did try to go after Bin Laden the Republicans accused him of wagging the dog and whined that attention was being taken away from important matters of state, like Monica's blue dress.

[omega39-2009]

One of the more jarring questions was about race and gender...

Oh good god, someone could have asked them what they plan to do about the loss of millions of well paying jobs to outsourcing and what is their position on expanding the H1B1 visa program. Instead we get "are you black enough" and "are you feminine enough", what a joke.

[formrusmcsgt]

She's the most qualified and experienced person running in January 2009...she can be taken seriously.

Posted by jh6379 at 08:41 AM : Jul 24, 2007

Not that I'm a Biden or Dodd fan, but how you can say that she's the most experienced candidate considering their decades in the Senate, opposed to her 6 years, is beyond reason.

[tuckerndfw]

These "debates" are pointless.

This is a politician's version of "debate":

"I'm glad you asked that question."

(attack your oppenents)

(30 second canned speech); or, in the alternate, if the candidate has no canned speech for that question, offer a canned speech on a totally different topic.

Total waste of time.

[realpatriot1]

perception5,

Make believe? Hollywood?

Think Reagan. Think Fred Thompson. Think Mission Accomplished. Think Rudi the 911 hero.

[mudrose-2009]

The fairness doctrine was intended to keep the rich and powerful from shouting down the voiceless. People like O'Reilly, Limbaugh and Hannity never shut up. They are hardly voiceless. And they do their master's bidding.
Posted by gkc99

Yuk, yuk. That' why Air America went bankrupt. People don't enjoy listening to left-wing looney propoganda. This is the Chavez approach to looney left wing prooganda - you don't like uw, we'll shut you up.