Best and Worst Lines of the Night?

[demwing]

WORST:
"I was appointed to the office. It was my very first vote.”
(Chaffee)

BEST:
"The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails,"
(Sanders)


Others?

[JackInGreen]

1. 'Webb'

"All lives matter' ...AGAIN. he just misses the point.

[msongs]

7. he was offered a false choice, one or the other nt

[Ken Burch]

39. Like he did about THIS:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fBaLJ3fJoKg/TbBlWPRLpgI/AAAAAAAAFm4/X-sqJIkkG9M/s1600/confederate+battle+flag.jpg

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I think you called them both correctly. nt

[Ron Green]

3. Runner-up for worst:

"I told them to cut it out."

[Fearless]

6. Then she threatened to

"Turn this campaign bus right around and go home if you don't stop it."

[angrychair]

4. Sanders

"The greatest enemy facing the United States is climate change."

Worst?
Clinton hunting Chinese in Davos.

[Fearless]

10. To be fair

Solving our dependence on foreign oil would solve a lot of our international issues. Creating green jobs would fix a lot of domestic issues.

Granted it's not the biggest thing.

He was clearly fourth in line and had to say something different... like when Hillary decided to name six people/groups that hate her after two other candidates took the good ones.

[magical thyme]

20. the Pentagon considers Climate Change to be the greatest threat to national security

Most people don't realise that the problems in Syria started with serious drought and food shortages brought about by climate change.

There will be continued civil uprisings and mass migrations as more regions become unliveable.

Bernie was right when he answered Climate Change.

[davidn3600]

42. Yeah but the Pentagon also considers the threat of a zombie apocalypse

I'm not joking...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/16/politics/pentagon-zombie-apocalypse/index.html

[magical thyme]

48. that is a disaster training program, not an actual plan.

"Says the Pentagon report released Wednesday, “Global climate change will have wide-ranging implications for U.S. national security interests over the foreseeable future because it will aggravate existing problems — such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual leadership, and weak political institutions — that threaten domestic stability in a number of countries.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/29/climate-change-urgent-security-threat-pentagon/

"The Pentagon on Monday released a report asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster responses as extreme weather creates more global humanitarian crises."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/us/pentagon-says-global-warming-presents-immediate-security-threat.html?_r=0

"In this video the Pentagon's focus on climate change is described as a significant factor as the military examines potential risks, strategic responses, and impacts of climate change on future military and humanitarian missions. In 2010, for the first time, the Pentagon focused on climate change as a significant factor in its Quadrennial Defense Review of potential risks and strategic responses. Rear Admiral David Titley, Oceanographer of the Navy, explains why the US military sees clear evidence of climate change and how those changes will affect future military and humanitarian missions."
https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources/pentagon-and-climate-change-earth-operators-manual

[demwing]

14. I think that was one of the better lines

Joint Chiefs have the same opinion

[AtomicKitten]

5. H: "I represented Wall Street" ( worst)

B: "Enough with the damn emails" ( best)

[demwing]

11. oh yeah, that one was a wincer

I physically cringed

[questionseverything]

12. cut it out!

[AtomicKitten]

18. priceless

[questionseverything]

21. bernie alert

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128061998

[Attorney in Texas]

8. Worst: "I think Assad's invasion of Syria will be seen as a blunder" (O'Malley). Best: "damn emails"

Sanders.

[Ken Burch]

40. Putin's invasion, actually. It would be weird if Assad invaded his own country.

I get the point, though.

[Attorney in Texas]

47. That's why it was the worst line. O'Malley's misstatement reinforced his lack of foreign policy

experience.

[Kalidurga]

9. There were so many best lines it's hard to chose a worst.

But, at the debate party the one that made everyone cringe which I paraphrase, was from Hillary. "I am a woman that would be a big change." I agree that was terrible. I think we all know she is a woman. I think none of us actually care more about that than the issues though.

The best. "Wall Street is not regulated by Congress, Congress is regulated by Wall Street." Words to that effect in any case. (Sanders) Who I think won the debate by every objective measure possible.

[questionseverything]

15. he just tells the truth

"Wall Street is not regulated by Congress, Congress is regulated by Wall Street"

[jberryhill]

30. That line was cringeworthy

The question about "how would you be different from Barack Obama?"

And she said something to the effect of "Isn't it obvious?"

During that pause, I was thinking "gosh, what obvious strong contrast am I not aware of?"

I drew a complete blank.

And then she ends the pause by formally announcing, apparently for the first time in public, that she's a woman.

Yeah, she's white, too, but I don't think those are the kinds of "differences" the question was driving out.

They all hit a couple of clunkers, but that one was a real gear-grinder moment.

That and Webb still fighting in Vietnam. That guy needs some counseling.

[Kalidurga]

31. I felt sorry for Webb.

He is clearly out of his element, his gourd, his league, and the Democratic party is not the right party for him. He is somewhat sane which means he can't be a Republican. He is conservative so he can't really be a Democrat. I don't think he would be suited to be in a minor party either, I think he believes in safety in numbers and he clearly is one who believes in establishment politics. I don't think he is so much a leader than a he is one that follows his conscious, but he wants that acceptance from a large number of people.

[jberryhill]

32. I didn't just feel sorry for Webb tonight

A lot of people talk about feeling sorry for Webb.

I'm the only one here who was not only feeling sorry for Webb back in 1997, but that's when I sent him a sympathy card.

I know how to feel sorry for Webb and I've proven I can do something about it.

That was the template for every god damned thing he said.

When they got to the enemies, I paused the TiVo and said to my wife, "I'll bet Webb goes with the North Vietnamese."

Webb can be simulated in less than 200 lines of code.

[Kalidurga]

33. So very true

I was not actually prepared for that though. It was like some bad line in an otherwise good movie. It lay there on the stage a stinking pile of something that you don't even know what it is, only that it smells bad and looks like it will get bigger if it gets fed too much energy or something. I am glad that line got so little attention. Right now I am paying it more attention than it deserves.

[jberryhill]

34. And I was joking when I predicted his answer

[Kalidurga]

35. LOL

You are always a hoot.

[jberryhill]

36. Lincoln Chaffee has high ethical standards!

[Ken Burch]

41. I'm surprised she didn't just say "I have a vajayjay".

[jeepers]

13. Bernie

Congress doesn't regulate Wall Street, Wall St. regulates Congress

Best line and clear as a bell.

[demwing]

16. That gets best sound bite, absolutely. BAM!

Bernie dropped the hammer

[Fumesucker]

17. The Ring of Truth

[Snotcicles]

19. What pissed me off was Anderson Cooper interjecting his snark after Chaffee made his remark.

That scrub should just ask the questions, not be part of the reaction.

[Adsos Letter]

22. Your Chafee quote, with Webb a close second.

"The guy who wounded me with the hand grenade...if he were still around to talk about it." (close paraphrase)

It just struck me as odd in this situation.

Edit: Too many good ones for a choice.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. I know, reinforced the "Vietnam flashback" myth.....

Like he was going to flip out and think he was chest deep in a rice paddy.

[Adsos Letter]

28. It just sounded to me like something designed to appeal more to a Republican crowd.

It just seemed odd in context. No doubt he has strong feelings about his Vietnam experience.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. The crowd reaction was great....

It was like watching someone step on a rake.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. As Bernie was getting a standing ovation....

"That may play in THIS room, but..."
(Anderson Cooper)

Question: How many times does the media dismiss applause lines from Republicans at their debates by claiming what's popular in a room full of assholes that have a history of wanting people to die who can't afford health care may not translate to the general public?

[XemaSab]

24. Hillary bunting on pot was pretty bad

After AC asked if she'd say anything to get elected, she just seemed like "I'm waiting for the poll numbers to come in to see if that would help or hurt my campaign."

[Cheese Sandwich]

38. bunting or punting?

[XemaSab]

44. Sprots metaphors

[EndElectoral]

26. Worst moment of night - Hilary alone with that Iraq War vote...still trying to smile.

[ohheckyeah]

27. Best:

You know, Republicans and their sympathizers — they say ‘you can’t have paid leave,’ ‘you can’t provide health care.’ They don’t mind having big government interfere with a woman’s right to choose and take down Planned Parenthood,” the former Secretary of State said. “They’re fine with big government when it comes to that. "

Worst: Webb's comment about who hated him...suggesting he killed the guy.

[jfern]

37. "Wall Street Regulates Congress" - Sanders

Obviously one of the best lines

[lovemydog]

43. Best: 'Congress doesn't regulate Wall Street,

Wall Street regulates Congress.' (Sanders)

Worst (tie)

'I was appointed to the office...My dad had just died...It was my very first vote...You're being too tough on me.' (Chaffee)

Something about blowing some North Vietnamese soldier's head off after he threw a hand grenade at him. (Webb)

[oberliner]

45. "I'm a progressive who gets things done"

I think that was the best Hillary line.

And Bernie saying "Enough with the emails" was a great moment too.

[LWolf]

46. "Black Lives Matter."

Full stop.

Also: Sanders' email declaration and his line about climate change at the end.

AND what O'Malley said to DWS.