That Dem Debate

Tonight's Democratic Presidential Contender debate in Chicago. On MSNBC. Moderated by Keith Olbermann. I watched that new "Power of 10" game show on CBS.  It has some potential.  How'd the debate go? Depends on who you listen to. From the MSNBC blog..

Live Blogging The Forum

7:03 We get a first look at the warning lights. Two magnificent bulbs, really. Yellow means finish up, red mean stop.  Keith jokes, if you go over you lose your AC.  Do it again, it turns to heat.  HA! 7:07 Hillary Clinton's father was a Bear fan.  Still no Ditka references from the candidates. 7:08 Keith is running a tight ship.  No applause. Stop it! 7:09 Barack Obama drops a Bear reference, and picks right up on the foreign policy rhetoric he's been doling out in recent weeks.  The crowd applauds [...]

And, from the antiOlbermann blog ...olbermannwatch.com...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann - August 7th, 2007

Since Olby is now qualified to host debates, his show was canceled, for the evening only. Open thread to share your thoughts about der Fuhrer's ability (or lackthereof) to moderate a liberal debate with bipartisan [...]

Jumping back to the other side, Crooks and Liars has a great clip..

AFL-CIO Presidential Forum: Emotional Question From Audience Member On Health Care

If this man’s genuine passion and anguish doesn’t move you, you’re not human. Steve Skvara, a disabled, retired steel worker from Indiana tells the story of how he lost his family’s health insurance after the company he worked for, for 34 years closed two years after they forced him to retire. Skvara received [...]

And, one more..

Who Were the Boos For?

The tv pundits are saying that the audience at the AFL-CIO debate booed Hillary after her criticism of Obama for saying what he thinks about Pakistan. I've watched the replay twice. Her answer was done, there were no boos until Olbermann interjected asking Chris Dodd to respond. That's when the audience began booing. I think they were [...]

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