Two stories behind the alleged Clinton debate success |
| Published: November 17, 2007, 10:04 am |
| Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, bill clinton, censored, cnn, david gergen, debate, democratic, james carville, john edwards |
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A couple of intriguing–maybe even disturbing–postscripts to last night's Democratic debate. It wasn't so much a debate as a chaotic uncoordinated interview of a gang of candidates in front of a Las Vegas crowd accustomed to prize fights and cheering for their favorite (Hillary Clinton) and booing the bad guy (John Edwards, when he criticized their favorite). If the point was to elicit illumination, the transcript shows more interruptions than anything else. The low point–and it's a very revealing low point–came right at the end when Maria Luisa, a UNLV student, asked Clinton if she preferred diamonds or pearls. Talk about a softball question. It's not exactly "boxers or briefs," but it's close. (more…) [ Full article ] |
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