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CNN/YouTube Debate Live Blog! Part 2
Obama has a zinger. Asked about whether or not he has authenticity as a black man, he says he proves his credentials when he tries to catch a cab in Manhattan.
Hillary has a good one on whether or not her femininity is in question: "I can't run as anything but a woman." Now Edwards is taking on the question of women — more women than men have trouble getting the health care they need, more women are affected by the minimum wage, and so on. He commends Senator Clinton for her lifetime of work on behalf of women, but claims he is the best advocate for them.
A couple totally awesome questions on gay rights. A lesbian couple asking if the candidates would allow them to marry if they were elected, and then a Baptist pastor who said, if religion was used to justify slavery, banning interracial marriage, and other injustices, and we recognized that was wrong, how can we use religion to deny gay Americans the right to vote. This is the sort of stuff conventional moderators would not have brought up. At least one cheer for YouTube, and Politics 2.0!
Moving on... Bill Richardson has had very little airtime tonight, so he's trying to cram everything into his 30 or 60 seconds. A bit sad.
A question on Darfur illustrates a common phenomenon in big debates. Someone takes a strong position — like Joe Biden just did by calling, I believe, for American troops on the ground in Darfur — and then everyone else follows with other strong or kinda strong positions, and soon everyone's stance starts to sound the same. I love fringe candidates as much as anyone, but fewer folks here tonight wouldn't hurt.
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How come the candidates only get like 12 seconds to respond? My attention span may be short (Thanks YouTube!), but this seems kind of absurd...
And Mike Gravel's 12 seconds were absolutely terrifying.
Anybody else notice the frequent camera cuts? They've got at least eight cameras going and the director in the booth is slamming. It's like watching an action movie, albeit with a terribly dry script.
Posted by: DeMille on 07/23/07 at 5:14 PM Respond
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