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		<title>By: Cyn</title>
		<link>http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/04/17/thoughts-on-the-debate/#comment-23895</link>
		<dc:creator>Cyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We had insanely hyper kittens running back and forth in front of the TV (along with the requisite screeching children) so it was impossible to follow the debate at all.  (Plus, romping kitties trump politics most every time.)  

But it seems like I didn't miss much.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23895','Cyn'); return false;"&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23895','Cyn','We had insanely hyper kittens running back and forth in front of the TV (along with the requisite screeching children) so it was impossible to follow the debate at all.  (Plus, romping kitties trump politics most every time.)  \r\n\r\nBut it seems like I didn\'t miss much.'); return false;"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had insanely hyper kittens running back and forth in front of the TV (along with the requisite screeching children) so it was impossible to follow the debate at all.  (Plus, romping kitties trump politics most every time.)  </p>
<p>But it seems like I didn&#8217;t miss much.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23895','Cyn'); return false;">Reply</a>  - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23895','Cyn','We had insanely hyper kittens running back and forth in front of the TV (along with the requisite screeching children) so it was impossible to follow the debate at all.  (Plus, romping kitties trump politics most every time.)  \r\n\r\nBut it seems like I didn\'t miss much.'); return false;">Quote</a></div>
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		<title>By: Merujo</title>
		<link>http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/04/17/thoughts-on-the-debate/#comment-23893</link>
		<dc:creator>Merujo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I've stopped watching the debates. Just can't watch anymore.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23893','Merujo'); return false;"&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23893','Merujo','I\'ve stopped watching the debates. Just can\'t watch anymore.'); return false;"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve stopped watching the debates. Just can&#8217;t watch anymore.
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		<title>By: kristen</title>
		<link>http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/04/17/thoughts-on-the-debate/#comment-23886</link>
		<dc:creator>kristen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How disappointing.  That debate was an ABC News hatchet job, and it just underscored how the media serves to undermine discussion of real issues.  I don't know why George S. was allowed to moderate for his former boss.  Even if this had not been such a one-sided night, the basic tenets of journalistic integrity should have had ABC News choosing a different co-moderator. Talk about conflict of interest.  Not that Charlie was much better.  Georgie was apparently on Sean Hannity's show the other day and Hannity fed him the Ayers questions.  So I guess FOX News did get to hold a Democratic debate!

I was pleased to see so many outraged people from all support camps posting on ABC's website - I even registered to do it and sent a complaint to corporate. Where were the tough questions they should have been asking about the war, the economy, healthcare, etc.?  That's what matters.  What these people are going to do in office.  The rest is a stupid distraction, and a big reason that our country is on a bad path.     

The moderators were lopsided in their tabloidy stuff; four Obama attacks to one Clinton attack.  I understand ten minutes of that on current controversial issues - bitter and Sinbadgate.  But beating the dead horse of Rev. Wright, the lapel pin, and that Ayers shit? Overkill.  I don't think it ultimately benefits Clinton that much though.  She shines when she gets to discuss policy, and she didn't have enough of a chance to talk about that much either.

This "debate" did not offer enough discussion of real topics, and undecided voters must have been especially disappointed in the way that went.  That's got to be the first debate I've ever watched where the moderators were booed at the end. Shame on ABC News.  Peter Jennings must be spinning in his grave.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23886','kristen'); return false;"&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23886','kristen','How disappointing.  That debate was an ABC News hatchet job, and it just underscored how the media serves to undermine discussion of real issues.  I don\'t know why George S. was allowed to moderate for his former boss.  Even if this had not been such a one-sided night, the basic tenets of journalistic integrity should have had ABC News choosing a different co-moderator. Talk about conflict of interest.  Not that Charlie was much better.  Georgie was apparently on Sean Hannity\'s show the other day and Hannity fed him the Ayers questions.  So I guess FOX News did get to hold a Democratic debate!\n\nI was pleased to see so many outraged people from all support camps posting on ABC\'s website - I even registered to do it and sent a complaint to corporate. Where were the tough questions they should have been asking about the war, the economy, healthcare, etc.?  That\'s what matters.  What these people are going to do in office.  The rest is a stupid distraction, and a big reason that our country is on a bad path.     \n\nThe moderators were lopsided in their tabloidy stuff; four Obama attacks to one Clinton attack.  I understand ten minutes of that on current controversial issues - bitter and Sinbadgate.  But beating the dead horse of Rev. Wright, the lapel pin, and that Ayers shit? Overkill.  I don\'t think it ultimately benefits Clinton that much though.  She shines when she gets to discuss policy, and she didn\'t have enough of a chance to talk about that much either.\n\nThis \&#34;debate\&#34; did not offer enough discussion of real topics, and undecided voters must have been especially disappointed in the way that went.  That\'s got to be the first debate I\'ve ever watched where the moderators were booed at the end. Shame on ABC News.  Peter Jennings must be spinning in his grave.'); return false;"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How disappointing.  That debate was an ABC News hatchet job, and it just underscored how the media serves to undermine discussion of real issues.  I don&#8217;t know why George S. was allowed to moderate for his former boss.  Even if this had not been such a one-sided night, the basic tenets of journalistic integrity should have had ABC News choosing a different co-moderator. Talk about conflict of interest.  Not that Charlie was much better.  Georgie was apparently on Sean Hannity&#8217;s show the other day and Hannity fed him the Ayers questions.  So I guess FOX News did get to hold a Democratic debate!</p>
<p>I was pleased to see so many outraged people from all support camps posting on ABC&#8217;s website - I even registered to do it and sent a complaint to corporate. Where were the tough questions they should have been asking about the war, the economy, healthcare, etc.?  That&#8217;s what matters.  What these people are going to do in office.  The rest is a stupid distraction, and a big reason that our country is on a bad path.     </p>
<p>The moderators were lopsided in their tabloidy stuff; four Obama attacks to one Clinton attack.  I understand ten minutes of that on current controversial issues - bitter and Sinbadgate.  But beating the dead horse of Rev. Wright, the lapel pin, and that Ayers shit? Overkill.  I don&#8217;t think it ultimately benefits Clinton that much though.  She shines when she gets to discuss policy, and she didn&#8217;t have enough of a chance to talk about that much either.</p>
<p>This &#8220;debate&#8221; did not offer enough discussion of real topics, and undecided voters must have been especially disappointed in the way that went.  That&#8217;s got to be the first debate I&#8217;ve ever watched where the moderators were booed at the end. Shame on ABC News.  Peter Jennings must be spinning in his grave.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23886','kristen'); return false;">Reply</a>  - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23886','kristen','How disappointing.  That debate was an ABC News hatchet job, and it just underscored how the media serves to undermine discussion of real issues.  I don\'t know why George S. was allowed to moderate for his former boss.  Even if this had not been such a one-sided night, the basic tenets of journalistic integrity should have had ABC News choosing a different co-moderator. Talk about conflict of interest.  Not that Charlie was much better.  Georgie was apparently on Sean Hannity\'s show the other day and Hannity fed him the Ayers questions.  So I guess FOX News did get to hold a Democratic debate!\n\nI was pleased to see so many outraged people from all support camps posting on ABC\'s website - I even registered to do it and sent a complaint to corporate. Where were the tough questions they should have been asking about the war, the economy, healthcare, etc.?  That\'s what matters.  What these people are going to do in office.  The rest is a stupid distraction, and a big reason that our country is on a bad path.     \n\nThe moderators were lopsided in their tabloidy stuff; four Obama attacks to one Clinton attack.  I understand ten minutes of that on current controversial issues - bitter and Sinbadgate.  But beating the dead horse of Rev. Wright, the lapel pin, and that Ayers shit? Overkill.  I don\'t think it ultimately benefits Clinton that much though.  She shines when she gets to discuss policy, and she didn\'t have enough of a chance to talk about that much either.\n\nThis \&quot;debate\&quot; did not offer enough discussion of real topics, and undecided voters must have been especially disappointed in the way that went.  That\'s got to be the first debate I\'ve ever watched where the moderators were booed at the end. Shame on ABC News.  Peter Jennings must be spinning in his grave.'); return false;">Quote</a></div>
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		<title>By: grace</title>
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		<dc:creator>grace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I only stopped on it for about 10-15 minutes, right when the whole flag pin came. I was a little confused by it. Like, are they really talking about what I think they're talking about? It took 3 or 4 minutes of listening before I finally realized they WERE talking about what I thought. WTF?

And then I saw each candidate respond to the question about whether they plan to keep their promise about pulling out of Iraq, and I was surprised at how Hillary fumbled it and Obama said exactly the right thing.

And the hosts.... George Stefanahomoppolioppolis and Grandpa Sourpuss. 

I reached my fill of debates. Can't watch 'em anymore. It's like cringe TV. The fake smiles, and constant compliments back and forth. I end up looking at the floor out of embarrassment for the candidates.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23885','grace'); return false;"&gt;Reply&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23885','grace','I only stopped on it for about 10-15 minutes, right when the whole flag pin came. I was a little confused by it. Like, are they really talking about what I think they\'re talking about? It took 3 or 4 minutes of listening before I finally realized they WERE talking about what I thought. WTF?\r\n\r\nAnd then I saw each candidate respond to the question about whether they plan to keep their promise about pulling out of Iraq, and I was surprised at how Hillary fumbled it and Obama said exactly the right thing.\r\n\r\nAnd the hosts.... George Stefanahomoppolioppolis and Grandpa Sourpuss. \r\n\r\nI reached my fill of debates. Can\'t watch \'em anymore. It\'s like cringe TV. The fake smiles, and constant compliments back and forth. I end up looking at the floor out of embarrassment for the candidates.'); return false;"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I only stopped on it for about 10-15 minutes, right when the whole flag pin came. I was a little confused by it. Like, are they really talking about what I think they&#8217;re talking about? It took 3 or 4 minutes of listening before I finally realized they WERE talking about what I thought. WTF?</p>
<p>And then I saw each candidate respond to the question about whether they plan to keep their promise about pulling out of Iraq, and I was surprised at how Hillary fumbled it and Obama said exactly the right thing.</p>
<p>And the hosts&#8230;. George Stefanahomoppolioppolis and Grandpa Sourpuss. </p>
<p>I reached my fill of debates. Can&#8217;t watch &#8216;em anymore. It&#8217;s like cringe TV. The fake smiles, and constant compliments back and forth. I end up looking at the floor out of embarrassment for the candidates.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23885','grace'); return false;">Reply</a>  - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23885','grace','I only stopped on it for about 10-15 minutes, right when the whole flag pin came. I was a little confused by it. Like, are they really talking about what I think they\'re talking about? It took 3 or 4 minutes of listening before I finally realized they WERE talking about what I thought. WTF?\r\n\r\nAnd then I saw each candidate respond to the question about whether they plan to keep their promise about pulling out of Iraq, and I was surprised at how Hillary fumbled it and Obama said exactly the right thing.\r\n\r\nAnd the hosts.... George Stefanahomoppolioppolis and Grandpa Sourpuss. \r\n\r\nI reached my fill of debates. Can\'t watch \'em anymore. It\'s like cringe TV. The fake smiles, and constant compliments back and forth. I end up looking at the floor out of embarrassment for the candidates.'); return false;">Quote</a></div>
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