Iraq turning tide toward Obama?

joe smith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:48:17 GMT

That was a beatdown on the Iraq issue. Obama is clearly a better debater when going one on one..

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Lisa Stiffler — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:50:37 GMT

I think its because she's on the wrong side. She just said we need diplomacy in the region, including Syria and Iran, it debunks her previous stance on not negotiating with Iran. Make up your mind Hil.

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Tim, Austin, TX — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:51:49 GMT

The Iraq portion of the debate was not the highest point for HRC tonight and I believe it is her weakest argument, much like John Kerry's flip-flops in 2004.

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Ryan, Portland, OR — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:54:40 GMT

I agree. I thought the debate was pretty evenly split until the Iraq part. The way Obama made the distinction between looking back and knowing the right answer the first time was a good line.

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Bee — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:55:45 GMT

Obama is on fire tonight...

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CT — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:56:51 GMT

A decent debate by both. My reaction remains flat to Hillary and rejuvenated by Barack. Although I'm really trying to be as excited about Hillary, I still keep getting an image of President Bill Clinton behind his desk in the Oval Office! Maybe therapy will help...

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Boolean Alger — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:58:17 GMT

Was Hillary for it or against it tonight.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:58:49 GMT

THERE IS CLEARLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLINTON AND OBAMA. HILLARY HAS THE REAL EXPERIENCE TO MAKE THE CHANGES NECESSARY, "HAPPEN". HILLARY WINS THIS DEBATE, HANDS DOWN. hillaryclinton.com , come visit today !

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Mo — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:59:17 GMT

the ny times' caucus blog is beating you guys at blogging the debate. up the ante a little bit will you?

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Mary Kirkland, Burlington, VT.. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:00:27 GMT

obama has a solid position, he opposed the war from the beginning, she could not even find time to read the intelligence report, or she might have also voted against. so much for her poor judgment.

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Bow Adams, SanDiego, Ca. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:00:27 GMT

Score this one for Hillary !

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Mary, St. Louis — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:01:23 GMT

Hack.

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Mark Miller, Hayward, Ca. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:01:58 GMT

Obama came off as being very cold, and alufe'. Not much excitement here.

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John — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:02:37 GMT

Chuck Todd you and the entire MSNBC team except Dan Abrams (who is fair) are biased against Hillary Clinton. It's a 24/7 hit job. Stop. Sen. Clinton is clearly the best candidate, most experienced, most intelligent, most politically skilled candidate in the race. Bar none. As for Iraq, Obama & Clinton have IDENTICAL voting records in the Senate on Iraq. Sen. Obama's "I was a community organizer in Chicago" can't possibly compare to Sen. Clinton's vast experience and skills. This one's a no brainer friends, Hillary Clinton will be the next President.

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lewis, Yokota AB, japan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:02:57 GMT

The Iraq portion was not good for Hillary? That's like saying the Thanksgiving season was not good for Turkeys. What a poorly conducted debate.

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Nick Kuslopolis, Castro Valley, Ca — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:03:18 GMT

Obama bomed,what more can you say.

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Harry Y. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:03:56 GMT

Clearly everyone can see that HRC got trounced tonite in the debate and the candidate that was ready was Barack Obama--Make the right choice america vote Barack!

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AntiRestoration Democrat — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:05:24 GMT

The ending was perfect. Obama as Presidnet. Hillary as QVC queenm "watch me on Hallmark TV Monday night"

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Kimberly Johnson, Salt Lake City,Ut. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:05:44 GMT

Have you ever noticed how little Obama smiles ?

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Maggie MacDevitt, Marquette, MI — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:07:34 GMT

No question that Obama won the debate, his answers were clear and to the point. Hillary smiled a lot, which was a nice change, but still was not as definitive as Obama. This especially came across with the discussions on Iraq and immigration.

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Luke, Wisconsin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:09:00 GMT

Hillary is not change. She's 35 yrs of the status quo...People: Stop saying she is the best person for change.

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LD — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:11:28 GMT

Another debate where the Clinton News Network has tried to skew the debate coverage to HRC.
The vote meter is a joke!

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tom b, st michael, mn — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:13:20 GMT

Hillary needs to debate with nine fingers tied behind her back. If she calls Obama on anything the media says she is mean and racist and will win at all costs. Obama didn't answer a single question with clairity. If Clinton wanted to she could have burried him. But the consequences would have been fatal. It is odd how a women is held to a much higher standard than the rest. Obama is a poor choice.

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Will P, Hanahan, SC — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:14:07 GMT

Hillary's painful explanation on the vote to go to war or not to go to war was disastrous. I felt like she had moved ahead of Obama in previous discussions, but this discussion was the climax of the debate. Either you voted for the president to use force or you didn't: no ifs, thens, or buts. We don't need a president who lacks the character to admit policy mistakes.

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Dave, Tn — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:14:18 GMT

It's really shame Saddam and his boys aren't still in control in Iraq, and in a nuke race with Iran. Then the democrats wouldn't have to face this problem. They could just pound their chest like they did in the 90s about how Bush dropped the ball by not finishing the invasion.

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Liz Arnett — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:17:56 GMT

Senator Obama spoke the truth tonight: We need someone who is not just ready on Day 1, we need someone who is right on Day 1. Giving the president the authorization to go to war in Iraq was one of the biggest mistakes of our country's modern history -- why should we choose a nominee who voted for it?

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C.B. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:18:15 GMT

HILLARY WIN ANOTHER ONE, BIG TIME ! hillaryclinton.com

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lc, north carolina — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:19:09 GMT

??????????????????????????????????????????

HOW MANY MORE WARS WILL CLINTON'S "EXPERIENCE" LEAD US INTO?

WHO WILL SACRIFICE THEIR LIFE OR THEIR CHILD FOR HER MISTAKES???????

Iraq turning tide toward Obama?

Mary Crane — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:20:43 GMT

Obama said he would be right on day one.
Later he said he would surround himself with
good people because he wouldn't always be right.

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Vicki in Arkansas — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:21:16 GMT

Yep. MSNBC, especially Matthews and Schuster, are doing a hit job on Hill. Because they hate Bill, they are coronating Obama. They've tried to pass Obama off as being the leading candidate because he won a 55% black state. Duh. If I were African American, I'd be running to the polls to vote for him. But Hillary is leading in the polls in every Super Tuesday state! Plus, look who blogs on MSNBC, rich white college types. Of course they're going to blog for Obama. Hillary will slam dunk this after next Tuesday. MSNBC won't be able to spin it any longer. It will be too obvious who the front runner is then.

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Byron, Piscataway, NJ — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:24:32 GMT

Sen. Clinton still will not admit that she made a mistake on the war. I don't see how we can elect a President that can't admit when wrong, we have had 8 year of that and don't need more. Obama08

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tim swingle, rochester, ny — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:25:58 GMT

Why has no one questioned Obama's judgement of being against the war when there was supposed credible intelligence that Iraq had WMD. 96 out of 100 senators thought it was credible. Is Obama saying he isn't willing to threaten ememy nations that have WMD with military force? It is his judgement that worries me.

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Fed Ex — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:27:46 GMT

Have you ever noticed how little Obama smiles ?
Kimberly Johnson, Salt Lake City,Ut

You wouldn't smile much either if you had to deal with Hillary everyday.

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Dennis Miller, Jacksonville, Fl. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:28:53 GMT

H I L L A R Y C L I N T O N . C O M "come join in on the conversation"

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Chris Portland, OR — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:31:27 GMT

This section wasn't nearly as bad as Chuck and Obama-NBC would like you to believe. Intelligent peiople can see through this flashy rhetoric.

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Dee/Tucson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:32:25 GMT

Obama was not even in the Senate to vote on it, so he has no credence on that issue. And lets not forget that feelings were a lot different than when 2001 memory was still so fresh.
MSNBC you are sooo obviously biased and have lost all credibility. I certainly hope people are smarter than to believe your garbage that you call analyst.

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Sound Judgement from Day 1 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:34:49 GMT

Why can't she just admit she was wrong about the Iraq voted? What is so hard about that? Does she not have the capacity to admit she is wrong? This lack of maturity regarding this subject clearly would make her an irresponsible leader. The ability to admit ones imperfections is the hallmark (not the cable station) of a great leader. Sen.Clinton has proven once again that she is not suited to be the President. A President has to have the capability to admit mistakes, improve upon them, show sound judgement, respect others, negotiate with others and not just walk away when the going gets tough (ie, her failed healthcare initiative during the first Clinton admin.) To sum up, she may claim experience, but her record indicates otherwise.

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Deb Winslow — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:35:05 GMT

Mary Crane, you missed the point when you say: Obama said he would be right on day one.
Later he said he would surround himself with
good people because he wouldn't always be right.
Obama will make the right decisions because instead of being filled with hubris and going it alone he will listen to all viewpoints, take in all information, and then make a GOOD DECISION. Right on the actions, by recognizing no one person alone sees and knows everything unless they first seek out information from good people.

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Venu, Sacramento, CA — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:35:30 GMT

Looks like Mrs. Hillary Clinton settling into a role of VP ? Nodding her head and accepting to almost all the points that Mr. Barack Obama making so eloquently.

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Meco, Clinton Township, Mi — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:35:33 GMT

Hillary did not win this debate. Please all Hillary supporters stop lying to yourselves.

It's clear that Hillary did not make sound judgment concerning the Iraq war. She should admit she made a mistake instead of trying to act as though voting for the war initially was the right choice. "It's important to be right on Day 1" responded Mr. Obama.

It was a weak moment for Hillary, and Obama's strongest moment.

Obama 08

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Meco, Clinton Township, Mi — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:38:13 GMT

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Dan, Tucson, AZ — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:38:16 GMT

Bush was also for change in 2000? Bush then and Obama now have the same common problem: Inexperience (even good people without experience can easily destroy a machine,just a very simple example).

Clearly Obama praised Republican last 10-15 years. Evidently, more GOP want to vote for Obama. If you truly believe that's the Demmocrat position, vote for him.

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ready to move on — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:39:22 GMT

All you hillery fans are in denial. Obama won this debate bigtime

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Deb Winslow — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:41:28 GMT

Tim Swingle: good reasons come to mind re possible WMD and not attacking. First, the notion of Saddam ever attacking the United States is more insane than he was. Second, we aren't the only country in the world, and aren't the only ones who would rise to defense when NECESSARY. Believe it or not, we don't know everything and believe it or not, there are times when other countries get it right and we get it wrong. Third, it doesn't take too much education to understand the ridiculousness of forcing democracy down the throats of those who don't want it, nor would it take much information to understand way ahead of time the Muslim power battles between Sunni and Shite...I mean, this has only been going on for what....hundreds of years? A President needs to consider what happens AFTER the first strike, to weigh all costs and benefits. I've no doubt 96 out of 100 Senators have all voted wrong BEFORE, too! They are just people, too, not Gods,and they are being plied with military contractor lobby money.
That's just a beginning refutation.

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Dee/Tucson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:46:38 GMT

I don't remember reading that Obama voted against the war in the Senate. Maybe cause he was not there?? He never had to make that decision like Hillary?
Lets remember folks that times were a little different than and 9/11 was still very fesh in our minds. It is easy to say that you would not vote for the war, knowing what we know now.

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tim swingle, rochester, ny — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:47:50 GMT

how else can Hillary explian the vote any better. It wasn't a mistake based on the judgement that had to be made at that point in time. Of course now we all know that the information she was given to make a decision on was wrong. That doesn't mean she made a mistake nor the 77 other senators who voted the same way

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Jane, Norway — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:49:43 GMT

Obama has the right judgement from day one.

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tim swingle, rochester, ny — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:08 GMT

Deb- the vote wasn't to attack. the vote was to put military on the table as an option. And I would hope our president would want military action on the table as an option when dealing with any enemy country with WMD as a deterance which is what our policy has been for 50 years.

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Deb Winslow — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:42 GMT

Dee in Tucson: Barack spoke out against going to war in a public speech even though he was not in the Senate. He wasn't afraid to speak an unpopular truth; he tells it like he sees it, and he sees it after he studies it first. As for 9/11, from my research on the topic, what the terrorists want is not to destroy us, but to get us out of what they perceive is their business, their countries, whereas we want to tell them what to do no matter what they want in their own country. Its our way, or we come in either militarily or sneak in to arrange it our way, and they don't like that. I don't agree that 9/11 was the solution, just saying the blind fear many maybe most responded with was a result of complete lack of comprehension of world affairs, seeing the world through American only eyes as if no one else has a right to an opinion, even in their own countries....so much for our belief in democracy...its not what you want, it is what we want.

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Dee/Tucson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:54:02 GMT

I say Hillary won this debate so there!!!!! My opinion is as good as yours and where to you get off putting down people who think differently.

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Dee/Tucson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:55:21 GMT

I say Hillary won this debate so there!!!!! My opinion is as good as yours and where to you get off putting down people who think differently.

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Betty, Dallas TX — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:56:56 GMT

If Hillary didn't read the NIE report....any judgement she made would have been false anyways....her judgement is flawed because she will cast vote whether or not she know understands what she's voting for i.e. a war to kill thousands of Americans; how dare she complain about Obama voting present 130 times out of over 4000...at least the once he voted for, he clearly understood.

Read his speech about the Iraq war and seeing that everything he said came to past eludes to how scary his jusdgement "ooooo that atmosphere of the war made her vote". Judgement isnt based on the atmospere or what you perceive, SOUND JUDGEMENT IS ALWAYS BASED ON FACTS. Why dont you send a man to prison because you think he has a gun and might try to Kill you.....you'll need to have a srtong evidence that he wants to kill you and he indeed has the gun before you persecute him.

OBAMA FOR PREZ

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Ken Collins/ Wagoner, Oklahoma — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:14 GMT

Sen. Obama is a gentleman and a scholar !!!
And also the next President of these United States !!
Hey Slick Willy, let's go over to Monica Lewinsky's and light up a good cigar.

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Mitchell Feldman, Vestal, NY — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:06:58 GMT

She didn't read the NIE. She ceded Congressional authority to wage war to the president (unconstitutional btw). Hillary flunks the test.
Obama '08

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Lee, Sarasota, FL — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:12:45 GMT

Obama is so full of himself. He could not stop talking about "I". Apparently he thinks he can change everything by himself. Does he, like Bush, think he does not have to answer to Congress? Hillary was on top of every question, even though some of you did not like her answers. Obama trailed off the subject and just rambled on. She is much too smart for him.

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Kevin H, OR — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:28:22 GMT

Obama said he'd be right on day one. I wonder if he believes that JFK got the "Bay of Pigs" right?? What a ridiculous statement to have made!