Wednesdays Democratic debate between Sen., Barrack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia started out friendly, but quickly grew into a 12 round bout going to a decision. But who won?
Obama was questioned about his pasture and about his loyalty to the United States, while Clinton was questioned about her credibility after she misspoke about her trip to Bosnia.
Clinton was asked about the polls done by ABC, which the moderator told her that, “about six in 10 voters that we talked to say they don’t believe that you’re honest and trustworthy.”
This was the opportunity for Clinton to put this question to bed with a strong and truthful answer, but it seemed as if she danced around the question and bit her tongue to avoid putting herself in a bad situation. She apologized for it and said that it was a mistake, but did not really say why she said what she said. Obama was asked about what he thought about the incident, but rather than attack Clinton, he decided to take the high road. It seemed that he knew that it would soon be his turn on the hot seat and hoped that by having mercy on Clinton, she might return the favor. He was wrong . . .
When asked by a voter about his decision to remove an American flag pin during his campaign. Obama responded:
“This is the kind of manufactured issue that our politics has become obsessed with and, once again distracts us from what should be my job when I’m commander and chief, which is going to be figuring out how we get our troops out of Iraq and how we actually make our economy better for the American people.”
The bell sounded and Clinton wound up for a jab, pointing out Obama’s continued friendship with William Ayers, a professor who was part of the group known as “Weather Underground,” which attacked the Pentagon and other government buildings in the 1970’s and spoke out against the U.S. after the attacks on 9/11.
Obama ducked, evading the attack and countered with an uppercut, replying,
“I don’t think she would make it, since President [Bill] Clinton pardoned or commuted the sentences of two members of the Weather Underground, which I think is a slightly more significant act than me.”
Down Goes Clinton!
Clinton picked herself up, as the moderator reached an “eight count.”
The attacks were held to a minimum for the remainder of the debate as the candidates voiced there policies on topics such as, Iraq, NATO, Social Security taxes, the right to bear arms and gas prices. The democratic candidates even shared a laugh after hearing Republican candidate, John McCain mispronounce “audacity.” (Watch from 7:50-8:17 in the video below.)
Oh no, McCain’s turning into George W. Bush.
Debate/Fight results: Obama wins by decision.
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