Philly Debate: Candidates Forced To Explain Away Slip-ups
- Posted by: danielriley
- on April 17, 2008 at 7:57 am
Last night’s Democratic debate in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center featured moderators Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolous playing to the sorts of campaign nitpicking that are typically reserved for pundits and bloggers. By electing to focus on Rev. Wright (a weeks-old issue from which even the media had seemed to move on), Barack’s “bitter” comment, why Obama doesn’t wear the stars-and-strips on his lapel, Hillary’s Bosnia trip exaggerations, and other candidate stumblings, the debate seemed willing to force issues such as taxes, gun control, and the war—which were eventually all covered—to the side-stage.
Also of particular note, Clinton at last issued a “yes, yes, yes” (video clip above) when asked whether she thought Obama could win in November—a concession she had been unwilling to make in the past. Shortly thereafter, Barack returned with his pseudo-support of Hillary: “Absolutely [she's electable], and I’ve said so before.”
But the truest moment of brotherly/sisterly love came when a clip of John McCain popped up, and, prior to responding to his comments, both candidates shared in a tender moment of “look at that crazy old man” guffawing.
DISCUSSION: 1 Comment
I find it quite intriguing that this magazine is an outlet for artists that serves to promote a platform that otherwise would be left without a voice. The following prose were submitted to nearly all of the major newspapers, ABC, MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN and many other non-traditional forums. I find it interesting that not one has featured, published, or discussed the prose. I have been published in the past when the prose were not quite so good (The Smoking Gun” published in the Des Moines Register 1999/2000.
Here, like before, the prose are political and central to our future as the next president will be critical to the future of our children, the world, and peace around the world. So why would the media refuse to look at this poem? I think because it is literally a smoking gun and the media does not want to admit or bring attention to what may in fact be a litteral smoking gun.
Here is another interesting fact, I placed this poem in this magazine a few day ago and it had been coming up as the first entry when I googled “Obombanation” and now all of sudden no reference to this magazine appears–strange that my other references still appear but not this one to this magazine–makes you wonder…nonetheless, here are the prose yet again….
OBOMBANATION…A NOSTALGIC REMINISCENCE
BY CURT HAMMOCK
From the quill of one man.
Is Beauty only skin deep?
Take a Chance on a blazon trail ?
Oh infatuated nation;
The change chatter Proclamation
All MEN are created Equal
Men are inspired by Words
But Emotion over Reason
Or Inspiration over perspiration?
Clearly Obama’s WRIGHT is wrong
Compassion must trump color allegiance
Tears of poverty constant
Media Bias clear as Ice
Hype is the culprit
The focus the chains
Remember the power of nature
The recitation of sacrifice
Endurance the foundation
The tolerance of woman
Again-All Men are created equal
All knowledge comes from pain
And what of our children
No Child born is punishment
Time does not alter the blessing
Faith demands Parity Allegiance
Not by Blind faith-leap
Time, tested, and true
Behind every successful man…
The tribulation of the Womb-man
Men, the tides have changed
Espouse the inevitable parity
Hang loose you say?
Beware of the rip I say!
Pierce the words & dilatory dissolutions
Time tested and true blue
All men are created equal…
Suspect is the female
Laudable, subvert sexism
The verdict—a Village