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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:18 PM
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An honest critique of Obama, in the debate tonight.
I support Obama, but I have to keep it real. He was just a tad to negative tonight. In other words, the hope candidate was low on hope. He talked to much about our problems that we are facing in this country.

Yes, I know that 'what' he is saying is true, and needs to be stated. However, you can add some positivity to it.

Just something I noticed. If I was advising him, I would tell him to step it up a notch.

Overall, I think he did fine.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:19 PM
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1. It's "too" nt
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Pawel K Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:20 PM
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3. yeah, that drives me nuts to!
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blue sky at night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:20 PM
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4. I thought it was.......
"and" "also" and "even" too.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:32 PM
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13. That's the way I have always done it. But I could be wrong. LOL
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:20 PM
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2. Objectively, for being attacked on three fronts, Obama did OUTSTANDING!
Go Obama! :patriot:
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:23 PM
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7. True, he did take a lot of incoming. I noticed that and had several WFT moments. Because of that
he did have to talk in the negative (defensive) position more than Hillary. It was not fair, and fuck the two moderators.


Thanks for the reminder.
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qazplm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:21 PM
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5. he was being attacked for forty minutes
its surprising he didnt completely lose it.

But at the end of the day, Clinton comes out the winner in this, no doubt about that.
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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:23 PM
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6. Well hope and change won't really come without some reality along the way. Obama always does us ..
Edited on Wed Apr-16-08 09:24 PM by cooolandrew
proud by being the Democrat we look up to.
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blonndee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:24 PM
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8. Yes, I think he would benefit from smiling more and putting a bit more energy into his voice.
He's VERY appealing when he does that. Perhaps unbeatable, even.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:27 PM
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10. You are absolutly right. He needs to turn on that Obama charm. The best I ever seen him is when he
made his Annie Oakley statements about Clinton. He needs some more of that, "Come on, give me a break, type of humur", when sparing with the msm.
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Johnny__Motown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:25 PM
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9. Hillary's negatives are huge now. he can absorb a little if it makes hers rise even more
Unelectable
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:28 PM
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11. He will be fine. Just a small observation, in the grand scheme of things, it aint nothin.
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Autumn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:30 PM
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12. I didn't get to watch it
had to work on the corral gate. Is it on later?
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:37 PM
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14. In a word, he was sandbagged.
And who WASN'T negative tonight?

:headbang:
rocknation
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Bonobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-16-08 09:39 PM
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15. I think the first half hour had him backing up on his heels but he recovered and by the end,
he once again sounded like the real presidential candidate.

He was classy and focused. He did not play gotcha the way Hil did. She looked petty and desperate.
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