While last night’s debate among the Democratic candidates for president had no clear winners or losers, there were significant differences displayed between the rivals that finally gave the voters something new to ponder for the next few news cycles. The mainstream media had been clamoring for Barack Obama to come out swinging at Hillary Clinton in order to generate easy copy for their columns, as well as
witty comments for their radio and cable TV shows today.
Fortunately for Obama’s sake, despite his campaign advisors statements that Barack would take the gloves off and get down and dirty to regenerate interest and vigor in his efforts, he maintained a calm cool that an experienced boxer exhibits when he finds himself being backed into the ropes. He smartly rolled with the rather light weight punches thrown at his so called inexperience as opposed to the flailing of John Edwards, he like an accomplished practitioner of jujitsu used his opponent’s weight of attack against them to deflect their blows. Then, and only then did he did he respond effectively on issues Senator Clinton had difficulty explaining and or defending.
Case in point; when the issue of experience continued to be put forth by the older tiered candidates, a dig most utilized by Hillary, to accentuate her vast 35 years in public service and the fact that she was in the White House for eight years providing advise to Bill on issues of global concern, the question was eventually raised regarding the lid Bill Clinton placed on access to his library that would disallow scrutiny of some of said advise. Senator Clinton was clearly exposed here, having difficulty coming up with a straightforward answer that did not appear shallow and contrived. That was when Senator Obama made his move. Making a strong and decisive argument of full disclosure and openness in government is what this country has lacked for too long, it left the impression that a vote for Hillary Clinton was not a vote of change but a vote for more of the same; secrecy leads to lack of accountability. Obama got support from the others when they too seized the opportunity to tag Hillary with the lack of transparency label.
I don’t want to leave the impression that Hillary was the target of the night, but it was clear the attempt was being made to depict her as part of the establishment problem and not a the breath of fresh air that Senator Obama is trying to convey. Another noteworthy moment occurred when Chris Dodd nailed Senator Clinton on the extremely divisive question of whether or not illegal/undocumented aliens/workers should get drivers licenses in New York and beyond. This again left her exposed to criticism from the anti immigration/anti any form of amnesty crowd.
With the exception of Senator Joe Biden’s comments on Pakistan being the real nuclear threat in the Mid-East and not the Iranians, as the Pakistani Government is in a state of flux with no predictable out come in their current election process, they was little else worth noting, save for Denise Kucinich’s admission that he “twart he saw a puddy cat” flying over his house. Click here to download
The Halloween Movie-Cast:
Today, we are movie-casting double our usual programming schedule with four vintage scary flicks.
Click here for The Demon starring Cameron Mitchell as a former cop with psychic abilities trying to track down a murdered in a small town. Stream Here
Click here for Funeral Home staring Kay Hawtrey as a young women helping her grandmother convert a funeral home into a bed and breakfast. Stream Here
Click here for Lady Frankenstein starring Joseph Cotton as the not so good doctor raising a daughter to follow too closely in his crazed footsteps. Stream Here
