Obama reacts to last nights debate

[peoli]

Run time: 04:11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlR9DNfqGD4   Posted on YouTube: April 17, 2008 By YouTube Member: BarackObamadotcom Views on YouTube: 664886   Posted on DU: April 17, 2008 By DU Member: peoli Views on DU: 7547

 

[jefferson_dem]

1. Well done, Barack!

Partial Trancript:

I will tell you it does not get more fun than these debates. They are inspiring debates. I think last night we set a new record because it took us 45 minutes before we even started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people.

It took us 45 minutes — 45 minutes before we heard about health care, 45 minutes before we heard about Iraq, 45 minutes before we heard about jobs, 45 minutes before we heard about gas prices.

Now, I don’t blame Washington for this because that’s just how Washington is. They like stirring up controversies and getting us to play gotcha games and getting us to attack each other. And I’ve got to say Sen. Clinton looked in her element.

She was taking every opportunity to, you know, get a dig in there.... That’s all right, that’s her right, that’s her right to kind of twist the knife a little bit....

Look, I understand though, because that’s the textbook Washington campaign, because that’s the politics that’s been taught to be played, that’s the lesson that she had heard when the Republicans were doing the same things to her back in the 1990s.

[ClayZ]

10. Bravo, Barack!

K and R

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

28. **** Please DIGG this link to the video ******

LInk here

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[JDwho]

112. What class he exhibits. His response was nothing but class.

Try to digg this, as an earlier poster suggested. I did and there were only 22 diggs (after mine!) This classy response, while simultaneously giving us the opportunity to join in Obama's disgust for "politics as usual", was nothing but net. Make your voice heard again by clicking on:
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Cheers to Obama and his gracefulness and leadership.

[wordpix]

109. way to go, Barack--we the people want to hear your take on the ISSUES, and not

who your neighbor is who used to be in the Weather Underground decades ago.

[SoFlaJet]

2. "Senator Clinton looked in her element"

as he scratches his face with his middle finger-perfect...

[jefferson_dem]

4. LOL! We don't need one of O'Reilly's so-called "body language experts" for that one.

[SoFlaJet]

12. no not there JD

that was a blatant FUCK HER and everybody knew what he was doing-priceless

[mirrera]

64. 1 minute 18 seconds...brilliant!

I wasn't gonna say anything, but you know what, the right people get that he has the nads to do that which is so new school, and the wrong people can't prove a thing. I love this man!

[jazzjunkysue]

75. She was in her element: ABC is the second blowhole of the GOP.

Reich behind Faux News. I am totally convinced that HRC is the new Joe Lieberman: If she takes the WH and hands it to the GOP, or keeps it from Obama and hands it to Gramps, she wins, either way.

That's the only way to make sense of this: Stay or go, she wins. She's in it for the GOP.

[lisa58]

3. That's why I like this guy so much!

[qanda]

5. Did he just give her the finger?

[donheld]

21. I did

[IsItJustMe]

90. OMG. We will never know if he did that on purpose or not. That was awsome.

[TankLV]

110. proves how low class he is - just like bushie...

and you all fawn over this idiot...and this low class act...typical for you bots...

[Yes We Did]

103. I don't know if he did, but I hope that's what he was doing.

[Ashy Larry]

6. Brilliant!

Just like Jay-Z said. You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder Barack!

[NJmaverick]

7. Well played Sir! Well played

Obama certainly is skilled at handling the attack politics. Hard to believe he is a relative novice at this.

[mopinko]

57. you've never been to chicago, have you?

i keep trying to tell people. we play the game hard here. "he doesn't have the experience" is pure, unadulterated bullshit.

[bdamomma]

8. I wish we could get on with this, get our candidate lined up

to pummel that john mc same, and end this nightmare, or go forward to heal this country cause it is hemorrhaging badly.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. watch the video - he explains how he'll get health care for all

first time I heard him explain it this way, he said that by not
being beholden to lobbyist, he has less obstacles.

Second, he would have the health care hearings on C SPAN,
so that the public WOULD be involved.

Third, he said that he and Clinton had similar policies, but that
wasn't was important. What's important is getting those policies
into place. And that's HOW you do it.

If you watch the video, everyone is so excited that they are yelling and
screaming most of the time.

I don't blame them.

He's one of a kind, and beyond anything anyone in decades.

[bdamomma]

19. I like to say OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW!!

let someone new shake up the Hill cause we all know it needs to be.

[Jack Bone]

11. Outstanding!! K&R

[nichomachus]

13. I was just amazed

at all those starry-eyed, stupid, gullible kids sitting behind him. Some of them look so old. That must be what being in a cult does to you.

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[nichomachus]

25. Sorry -- I forgot the sarcasm logo

I was being sarcastic. Sorry if I misled you.

But this does make the first time I've been screamed at by an Obama supporter and accused of supporting Hillary -- so it marks a milestone.

[Ian_rd]

30. Haha! I feel your pain

I once forgot the sarcasm gif and got dog-piled like crazy. It's just hard to broadcast irony in brief messages.

[nichomachus]

31. But at least now I know what Obama feels like

having my words taken out of context and used in a vicious personal attack

[jazzjunkysue]

73. Many on here are looking for a fight and find it, no matter what.

DU is like heroin for people who are looking to be insulted.

[mindfulNJ]

39. That's a relief...

I didn't really want to put a fellow Red Sox fan on ignore!

[nichomachus]

40. How do you know

maybe I'm just a stupid, moronic, Yankee-fan troll pretending to be a Red Sox fan.

[mindfulNJ]

51. well if you are...

at least you admit you are stupid and moronic!

[nichomachus]

53. Yeah -- that is kind of redundant.

Fortunately, I'm a (former) Fenway bleacher rat. I had season tickets in the bleachers.

[mindfulNJ]

66. very cool!

Games about to start on NESN..GO SOX!

[humbled_opinion]

34. Exactly ...

Your post is meaningless, idiotic and sad. You must be such a little person.

[nichomachus]

41. Not exactly

It was sarcasm, but I do wish I was "little."

[humbled_opinion]

46. EMOTICONS are your Friend....

[nichomachus]

54. So I have learned

[dbmk]

52. It just cracks me up

..when people completely miss the point of a good piece of sarcasm.
(And thats the reason why the sarcasm icon should never be used. )

People really need to take two steps back and read the offending piece again, before responding.

[jazzjunkysue]

74. Can I hear an AMEN?

Good advice for all.

[mirrera]

65. LOL!!!!

[progressoid]

14. 208 views on YouTube - - 260 views on DU!

[Bensthename]

99. Now Views: 254,644 on You tube,,

Just an fyi.. Great vid.

[progressoid]

102. A quarter million views in 24 hours - not too shabby!

[LSK]

15. K&R

[Adelante]

16. Heh heh

[bdamomma]

17. the truth will set us free.

go Obama, he is so good.

[wowimthere]

18. Well stated! I know if Clinton had been McCain... he would have chopped him down...

He doesn't want to dirty Clinton up. He responds with a quick pitch to stop her but he usually remains conciliatory.

[jazzjunkysue]

76. Honestly, can either man really bitch-slap Hil? Not likely.

It would look ungentlemanly.

I have to admit, that even if the bitch finds a way to derail Barack, my one concellation will be watching the GOP and Gramps knaw on her like a turkey leg. Hell, I might even heckle her, myself.

[calmblueocean]

20. Fantastic! I only wish Barack had said this last night instead of the day after.

Some people only watch cable, and don't get any political news from the internet. I wish they'd gotten to see Barack in *his* element.

[Bensthename]

22. He did that some last night..

And I thought he did a good job when answering those attacks.

[IsItJustMe]

91. He was making the same exact points during the debate.

[Bensthename]

23. I love that guy.. K&R

[stellanoir]

26. So nice to see him so light hearted and centered

after last night's dust up debacle.

Thanks for posting.

[KingOfLostSouls]

27. If ya feelin like a pimp

go on brush ya shoulders off

ya gotta get that dirt of ya shoulder

[Scriptor Ignotus]

32. haha

I thought the exact same thing.

[Ian_rd]

29. This guy should run for president.

Damn he's good. He's still standing, and standing ahead with some of the most ruthless bullshit right-wing incessant media campaigns against him. And he deflects them without stooping to their level. I freakin' love this guy.

[SoFlaJet]

33. I called Randi's show

and told Duffy there to look at Obama giving her the finger-I wonder if she'll mention it

[humbled_opinion]

36. Obviously he didn't really flip her off...

Its coincidence...wink wink...

[SoFlaJet]

38. it's a city trick H_O

that's how we give the finger to people when we don't want people to know we're giving them the finger-you scartch your face with it

[humbled_opinion]

42. LOL thanks...

[IsItJustMe]

92. Yeah, he didn't do that. Nod, nod.

[Lucky 13]

35. My GOD I love this man.

And I'm ready to go into battle for him. The politics of old must end. And he is the man to do just that.

[AllexxisF1]

37. I love this.

What I love about his speech is his deminior. On a day where people might expect him to be rattled, down or just not himself, he comes out happy as all shit, confident and almost rejuvenated.


That is a leader....a damn great leader.


Brush off, move on.

[jazzjunkysue]

77. He knows last night said everything about her, and nothing about him.

Because he's that big of a person. That wise. That honest. That true.

[IsItJustMe]

93. Yep, shit rolls down hill. Obama understands the laws of gravity.

[jonnyra]

43. And with that...

I will now stand firmly behind Obama.

[shadowknows69]

49. Yeah? New convert?

Welcome to the cult

[soulcore]

61. Ditto! k/r

[whatchamacallit]

44. I love this guy.

[truebrit71]

45. Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

Fan-frickin'-tastic!!

[shadowknows69]

47. Does that look like a man whose worried?

I think not.

[mahina]

48. Thanks for that link!

I was looking all over for that. Aloha.

[SoFlaJet]

50. bumping this

one up

[Window]

55. K/R.

[LaloBorges]

56. Don't cry so much, if you win, this one will feel like a picnic

And yes, the American people also want to know about character, and who the real Obama is.

So much hope and change, even the pope is chanting that tune, but still no specifics.

DU has become the Obama web site, and lots of damage is being done to the democratic party from all the trashing that has gone here during this campaign.

Everyone here seems to forget that Hillary was running a very positive campaign until John Edwards and Obama went on the attack, then yes, she has made a lot of stupid mistakes, and Obama has too but the media seems to also give him a free ride as they are giving McCain. Have you stopped to think on why the media is giving Obama such a free ride?

Now...stop crying because of the way that Obama was treated as you ain't seen nothing yet! wait until the repubs get started.

[calmblueocean]

62. Interesting that after Hillary's tears in Vermont, you'd try to use "crying" as an epithet.

It's interesting to me how different people can watch the same events, yet see totally different things and have totally different reactions.

You say "the media is giving Obama a free ride". Frankly, anyone who says that is trying to sell an argument way past its freshness date. A year ago, maybe 6 months ago even, you could get away with that, but not after last night, not after Bitter-gate and the endless handwringing about the flag pin and Rev. Wright. The free ride ended a looooong time ago.

Honestly, I think Hillary is actually a harder opponent for Barack to beat than McCain will be. She has the whole Clinton machine at her back, and an enormous number of older folks who remember the Clinton years as good times and are slow to consider Obama as another choice. But Obama has already beat Hillary in the popular vote, in the number of states won, and in the number of pledged delegates. Hillary needs a miracle or a disaster to pull off a win. And once the nomination process is over, the Republicans can stoke their base all they want, but there are too many people right now -- Dems, Independents, and even some Republicans -- who are sick of Republicans now and would vote for a ficus plant if it was on the ballot.

I think beating Hillary is the real race this year.

[IsItJustMe]

94. Honestly, I must say that I think you are absolutly full of it. And you know what 'it' is.

[iamthebandfanman]

104. u only have 71 posts

we know who you work for/affliate with...

you have nothing to say but attack someone.

do us a favor and go climb back into hillarys butt ....


this negative kind of politics just wont fly anymore.

deal with it.

[Hamlette]

58. the coolest subliminal cultural reference in the history of American politics

at about 2:20, the dirt off your shoulder...from this:

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/04...

[L0oniX]

59. Kicked hard

[DuaneBidoux]

60. I think this man may be able to earn back the world's respect & dignity squandered by Bush

He is however, a substantially better speaker alone than debater, and he will need to get significant coaching and work on his debate form or McCain may roll over him.

[camida]

63. I would have to disagree.

McCain won't be able to use his favorite "My friends" verbal crutch in a debate...what will he say then???

I was at the Town Hall in Raleigh, and was very inspiring, to say the least.

[dhill926]

69. I agree he needs the coaching...

big time. But I think he'll eviscerate McCain.

[ExPatLeftist]

67. Amazing

How real he is and how he gets it. He is pulling the wool from a lot of eyes and I am hopeful that he will be the real deal.

[katty]

68. it is such a drag that these candidates - mainly Obama

last night have to waste time on defending bullshit, whatevers, from the the past when we have so many horrifically pressing problems to deal with RIGHT NOW - American politics has fallen to the lowest level at the hour of SO MUCH NEED - our citizens here and abroad are in trouble and in dire need of REAL dialog pertaining to the "critical" state the U.S. finds itself in today. We are smothered in sound bites and gotcha politics it's no wonder the rape and pillage of America and Iraq has taken place right under our petty noses as we keep on bickering about bullshit.

[Johnny Noshoes]

70. This is the kind of person you want in the Oval.

The guy just rolls with the hits, keeps his cool and then proceeds to tell you how we're gonna get the job done -- FREAKIN BRILLIANT.

[Jacobin]

71. It just shows you what a person has to go through in this country

to actually speak the truth, deal with issues and try to connect to voters. The media is only concerned with making sure that their corporate bosses have cheap labor and are allowed to rape and pillage the country at will and to keep the populace as dumbed down as possible with idiotic talking points and silly distractions.

I gave Obama kudos for going through this walk in a sewer (dealing with the corporate media) to get into a position where he can try to help take back the country from the kleptocrats who stole it in 2000

[katty]

72. agree, for him to not just walk away--i'm outta here...

the continuig crap rolls on.

[Gonnuts]

78. McInsane will be POTUS

Repukes are not going to risk losing an election. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen this summer. Everything that is happening is indicating this.

A "false flag" is all that is needed to bring everything back on track and make any investigations that are surfacing disappear. Shock & Awe the people, order an attack on Iran (who will be blamed).

As we speak police across the country are training for and being told that Marshall Law will be declared soon. Once we're attacked bush will declare a "state of emergency" and all military aged people will be conscripted into the war effort. Most will be willing go because it will be only place you'll be able to find employment and eat. Those of us that resist will be headed for FEMA camps that have already been built and staffed, if we're not shot on the spot. 26,000 preachers have been recruited by FEMA to soften-up the public by preaching servitude to the State. Gas station owners have already been told that in August gas will go to $4.50. Why would they be told this now?

The election will go off as planned. They'll want to keep the illusion alive. But they will be so tainted as to be meaningless. For all the bluster and exposure about election-fraud near all AG's placed by rove are in place and working their "caging lists'. Simple things like having election day on Saturday haven't been addressed. Yesterday Republicans blocked a bill to replace e-voting machines with paper-trail ones in time for the election, because it "costs too much" - $685 million - about 4 days in Iraq. McInsane will win in another close election brought to you by Diebold.

If you think I'm being alarmist - think again. Look how rapidly things have deteriorated in just the past few months alone and still the sheeple and congress remain silent. Our law enforcement and courts are now compromised. When bush can get on national TV and admit to committing war-crimes and there is hardly a peep about this coming from anyone, it means we've lost. We're done. Finished. They can and will do anything they want and as far as I can see there isn't a damn thing that's going to stop them.

I almost hate to venture out anymore for the ignorance that I run into. Last night I got in a conversation with two men who were in on a conference that had something to do with National Guard Reserves. When I asked them what we're doing in Iraq they said we're building schools. I said, we invaded a country to "build schools"? Then they became belligerent. I keep on pressing them and next came insults and threats. Of, course WMD's came up and they refused to believe there weren't any - we just haven't found them yet. When they mentioned 9/11 and I asked what Iraq had to do with it, they accused me of lying when I said there were no Iraq men on the planes! I couldn't believe what these two idiots, and they were older guys, my age, were saying. And these guys are in charge of our young! They absolutely accused me of lying when I said that 17 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi-Arabia. You should of seen the look on their faces when I asked why we didn't attack Saudi-Arabia instead. How could anyone not know this? Anyway, I hope I ruined their trip. But these are the guys that are going to be carrying out the orders when the hammer comes down - and believe me, if they thought they could of killed me last night and gotten away with it they would have.

Even what I consider enlightened people are so ignorant of what this government has and is doing causes me to want to scream.

The collapse will happen so fast we'll not be able to form a resistance. Besides we'll be too busy just trying to survive. Most of us aren't even close to being aware of what's about to take place or what's taken place. Even those that are upset don't know what to do. All I ever hear is "What can I do?", "They're so powerful ...', "I don't want to be bothered", "So what, it doesn't effect me" and every other excuse one could expect to hear from a spoiled, dumbed-down, self-indulgent, ignorant people.

It's going to get real ugly - real soon. See ya in the FEMA camp - if I make it that far - personally I want to do go swinging.

[TLM]

82. WOLVERINES! n/t

[NM Independent]

85. My mouth says your crazy, but...

my head and heart say you're right and are praying you're wrong.

Or, that aliens will come to the rescue first. I'd settle for Jesus. Maybe, a comet or disaster that'll make it all pointless anyhow.

I'll have a newborn son in less than 2 weeks. I hope he makes it to 1.

[IsItJustMe]

95. Maybe, maybe not. Unless your god of course and know the all future occurrences. If that be the

case, my apologies.

[jpertello]

97. What scares me

is those old guys you met will be at the booth voting their little stubby fingers off for McCain.

[Triana]

79. bwhahahaaaaaaaaa!

Honey, I don't think our Barack has even gotten started yet. Heh.

[quantass]

80. K/R

[Emillereid]

81. Obama has more CLASS in his little finger than both Clintons and the

corporate media together. Bravo!

[byronius]

83. Nobody like this man in American politics for a long time.

Bobby Kennedy?

[Norrin Radd]

84. kr

[jgraz]

86. He was joking around, but you could tell he was pissed about last night.

[TankLV]

107. The sounds of an imploding campaign is sooooo sweet...

couldn't happen to a more deserving ASS...

[jgraz]

111. Keep dreaming. The denial will be so useful when Hillary drops out.

[Heathen57]

87. K & R

Obama handled the whole attack just as he should. He brushed the moderators, Hillary's attacks, and the GOP all in one gesture. The 'accidental' bird was just icing on the fish sandwich.

I haven't been this cautiously hopeful of a candidate since I started voting. I was an Edwards person until he dropped out. For this election, it may have been for the best.

[mcollier]

88. That was brilliant

With all the glee in Camp Clinton over Wednesday's debate, you'd think that Senator Clinton won. The ABC News poll regarding this is fascinating: Who won
the Democratic debate? Sen. Barack Obama 44,896 Sen. Hillary Clinton 16,839 It was a tie 5,384 Total Vote: 67,119. That is 66.8% for Obama to 25% for
Clinton. Poor Hillary, it seems that even when she "wins", she continues to lose in the minds of the voters.

Check the link in my sig below to see what the Obama crowd thinks...

[TankLV]

108. keep on dreaming...the rest of the country disagrees with you all...

[susankh4]

89. Sounds bitter.

[IsItJustMe]

96. You forgot the sarcasm icon.

[Bensthename]

98. Obama is a breath of fresh air. He has earned and deserves to be president.

I love that guy...

[ooglymoogly]

100. Yes, I second the Bravo Barak. And you handled the pile of shit from ABC

perfectly....This may be the beginning of the end of dumb down corporate Media. People are feeling the power of what they are doing vis a vie ABC and the rest are taking and are on notice.

[BEZERKO]

101. Nicely done!

It would be cool and diffuse his situation a little bit, I think if he were to poke fun at himself, which he's good at by the way. I was waiting for him to say, "I'm a little bitter about this."

[Vilis Veritas]

105. Nice...at 2:50 in

it looks like he scrapes the bush-sh*t off his shoe...

[TankLV]

106. What an ass...desperation is rampant in the cult I see...