Obama: I've Never Won A Debate At Home!

(CBS)  Barack Obama says his first debate Friday night with John McCain was part of the process of getting his message across to voters. But as far as debates on the home front go, Obama says it's no contest -- wife Michelle wins every time!

On The Early Show Monday, Entertainment Tonight anchor Mary Hart filled in viewers about her sit-down after a campaign rally in Detroit Sunday with the Obamas and Joe and Jill Biden.

"I think what the audience saw was, you've got two very different visions of where to take the country," Barack Obama remarked. "I believe we're in one of those defining moments where we've got to change things fundamentally."

Did his words hit home with people watching? "I think it's always a process," Obama replied, "People tune in, they tune out.."

Thursday night it will be Joe Biden's turn, as he goes head-to-head with his Republican counterpart, Sarah Palin. He says his plan is just to answer all the questions he's asked.

Biden says talk that he has to be careful so he doesn't come off as a bully when debating a woman doesn't bother him. "I'm so accustomed to debating really competent women, senators and governors," Biden replied. "... Try debating, as (Barack and I) both did, Hillary Clinton.

"Twenty-two times," Barack interjected. "Not easy!"

"Well, Biden added, "me -- it was only 12!" because he left the presidential race early.

Hart asked Michelle and Jill if their husbands were admitting it's a little intimidating debating women, to which Barack pointed out, "I never win a debate at home. I haven't won that one yet!"

Jill Biden' next face-off will be with her students when she returns to work at Delaware Community College, but tells Hart she's not a sudden rock star on campus. "They think of me as their English teacher," Biden says.

"Except she was on Entertainment Tonight!" Barack kidded as they all laughed. "Once that happens, it's all over! Autograph hounds outside the class!"

Hart says the dynamic among the four was "very positive."

[kidpi]

you people must be crazy. Do you understand what a joke is? oy I swear.. Im moving out of America not because of the politics but because of some the people!

[bsb53]

i don''t think he won this one either

[mjthere]

TO WHOSAID! who posted this:
"Boy now that''''s really encouraging....he never wins a debate with the gal..that it took her husband being nominated for president to make her proud for the "first time" of our country. Don''''t you feel safe just knowing she''''ll be there to advise him at 3 AM? I support McCain but I could have accepted Clinton....because Bill would have been there"

PLEASE VOTE AS YOU SAY - YOU DESERVE NO BETTER than MCCAIN/PALIN.

[whosaid1]

Boy now that''s really encouraging....he never wins a debate with the gal..that it took her husband being nominated for president to make her proud for the "first time" of our country. Don''t you feel safe just knowing she''ll be there to advise him at 3 AM? I support McCain but I could have accepted Clinton....because Bill would have been there.

[truth171]

The Dow may very well close lower today than it was when George W. Bush entered office in January 2000. His Presidency is straddled by two of the most infamous bookends in US history. Pitifully, this administration has failed over the last 8 years to address the first problem. Bin Laden runs free, and al Qaeda is resurgent in Pakistan/Afghanistan. Instead of progress, we are mired in Iraq with little leverage against Iran. Now, he leaves us with a second migrane, the biggest economic debacle. In the middle, we''ve had Katrina, Abu Ghraib, torture and spying on Americans.

After all this, 50% of the country is still pondering a GOP ticket for the White House? Have we lost all sensibilities? At the least, consider this: if John McCain were elected President, can you imagine the hubris of the GOP? If you thought the current GOP administration did whatever it wanted, just imagine a McCain-Palin administration. That, my friends, is scary.

[tinaolsen1]

McCain turns out to be the risky choice and Obama the more safe choice.Who would have thought that?

McCain is a drama queen and a gambler. He is not the steady and measured hand we need at this time of economic and financial distress. Obama is clearly very sharp and capable. Cool, calm and collected. McCain has had his time. Now it%u2019s time for retirement. We need someone with a clear vision for America, not someone dwelling in the past. Americans would rather see the world waving American flags, in stead of burning them!

[hobbsl1]

That explains why you%u2019re wasting your time on this comment blog.

[chooseanothername]

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[hobbsl1]

By the way StLousisMan3, that was a great rebuttal.

[hobbsl1]

You can keep telling yourself I am.