Oh noes -- Obama gets hard questions.

[BzaDem]

All of this outrage is pretty comical. Why? Not because what ABC did was right. But because when the EXACT SAME THING happened to Clinton, OVER AND OVER AND OVER again, all you ever saw on this forum was people waiting for the waaaaaaaaaaaambulance.

When Tim Russert spent half of a debate with 8 candidates asking **personal** negative questions about Clinton, when she was the front-runner, the attitude here was "good for Russert." Same in the second Russert debate. Same in the disgusting media bias against her before and after Iowa.

It's pretty interesting to see how everyone changes their reaction completely when the tables turn.

[papau]

1. Very True - indeed it will be worse in the debates for the general

[stillcool]

19. Funny how none of the debates..

How many have there been?..were like this one. I wonder why that is.

[woolldog]

2. They were substanceless questions

not hard one. Bittergate, Flag-pins, 60s radical and Wright story which is a dead horse by now. It was absurd.

[BzaDem]

5. And you really think Russert's gotchas against Clinton in the debate before Iowa were substantive??

[crispini]

9. What, he said like one or two things in Iowa?

The first forty minutes of that debate was crap.

[Tribetime]

16. both are out of line

even bringing up Bosnia. I'm sick of the moderators trying to make a name for themselves thru a gothcha question. The debates are not about the f'en moderators.

[woolldog]

18. I didn't watch the Iowa debate.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. They weren't hard questions-- they were worthless questions.

Huge difference.

[high density]

4. Greatest hits flamebait

Everybody in my ignore list is popping in for an appearance tonight.

[maximusveritas]

6. Russert was going after her mainly on Iraq. That's not personal

and it's not substanceless.

[SoonerPride]

7. HARD QUESTIONS? FLAG PINS ARE STUPID QUESTIONS.

If you thought tonights debate was worthwhile, you need help.

[AZBlue]

8. Apparently you're a Clinton supporter? You approve of the way they treated her this evening?

Amazing. With supporters like you, who needs enemies?

[BzaDem]

14. NO.

Did you read the sentence where I said that it wasn't that what ABC did was good?

I'm saying they have been doing the same thing for Clinton for months, and there has been no outrage. Now they are doing it to Obama, and look at front page of GDP.

[NJSecularist]

10. Hillary got some hard questions tonight too - but they were GOTCHA questions.

No questions about health care.
No questions about the environment.

45 minutes dealt to GOTCHA questions.

[uponit7771]

11. Had nothing to do with nothing

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Boy, if by some miracle Hillary should get the nomination

I will make a point of laughing hysterically every time people here get upset over what the MSM will be doing to her. It would at least go part of the way toward making up for the disappointment.

[BlooInBloo]

13. Seems to me that both side would agree that this was the worst-moderated debate...

... in the history of debates.

[BzaDem]

15. I think it's at least tied for being the worst.

But the point is there was no outrage when the bad moderating was against Clinton.

[maximusveritas]

17. That's because Russert at least focused on real issues

These guys spent the entire first hour on bullshit.

[anonymous171]

20. No. He got stupid questions.

[Beacool]

21. That's why my term for the Obama supporters on this board is:

HYPOCRITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They trash Hillary worse than the Freepers and relished the debates where she was trashed by the moderators. Now they cry because Barry got a couple of semi tough questions????

Please, too funny!! Just as weak as their candidate, Hillary got more guts than Obama will ever have.

[BlooInBloo]

22. Whoa. Hardcore.

[JeffR]

23. Hardcore stupid.

[Beacool]

28. You must be talking to yourself.........

[JeffR]

44. Sorry, I should have responded to you first instead of snarking.

But your post is ludicrous. The piercing whine is like an angry boiling teakettle with the lid rattling.

Both candidates were treated abysmally by ABC's piss-poor moderators and the guttersnipe questions thrown at the senators.

I have a guilty remaining thread of deep affection for Clinton, even after all this. I've started to despise myself for it in a vague sort of way. Especially when I see your brand of fawning phobic support for Clinton. Or maybe your agenda is simply based on your obviously deep distaste for Obama.

I didn't like seeing either candidate put through such a vulgar travesty. Obama may be the anti-Christ, the plague, the heathen, the enemy or some other breathless little pretext for yet another orgasm of your venom. I don't understand your attitude any more than I understand the attitude of conservatives I argue with.

This is serious stuff, and you're just using it as an excuse for some sort of weird spin. You remind me of the last few Trotskyites on campus back in '74. "Hopeless" is the word I used to describe them. It suits you, too.

[enki23]

24. i hope obama wins the nomination and the GE, and i've done no such thing

so am i still a HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111

[Beacool]

29. He won't win the GE.

Not when so many of her supporters say that they won't vote for him.

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

31. Well, who would be surprised? Clinton is tearing this party apart,

you all just follow her destructive petty lead.

[Beacool]

36. Nope, we just think that she's a better candidate. n/t

[EFerrari]

39. Nope, you do much more than that and noxiously.

And it is right in line with your role model.

I thought Dennis was a better candidate and I didn't need everyone to agree with me and I didn't need to attack people who didn't.

[Beacool]

41. Attack anyone? I spend 3/4 of my time here defending Hillary

and her supporters from the attacks of the Obama fans.

[JeffR]

48. And consistently you do your "defending" by spewing ichor.

Wrapping yourself in this self-righteous garb is fooling no one.

[chascarrillo]

25. I defended Clinton over Russert's stupid questions, so you can shove the "hypocrite" name-calling.

[Beacool]

30. You must be the exception.

The only thing I have read here for many weeks is sheer vitriol against Hillary and her supporters. That's why the majority of them have moved on to other boards. This place should be called Obama Underground, democratic it's not.

[EFerrari]

32. You should talk. I don't think I've ever read a single postive post

by you in this forum.

And plenty of us have defended Hillary when Tweety and other idiots have been mean to her.

[Beacool]

38. I spend most of my time on this board defending her against the outrageous

bull thrown at her.

[EFerrari]

40. You spend most of your time on this forum gratuitously attacking other posters.

That may be your thing. We chose our own adventure.

[Beacool]

42. No I don't, I certainly didn't at the beginning.

Hillary is called every name in the book here, her supporters are also bashed, but when we defend ourselves it's gratuitous????

[EFerrari]

43. Maybe you'd do well to read over your own posts in any 24 hour period.

I do that often, especially since the primaries got so heated.

And, you're twisting words as usual. I didn't say defending yourself or your group was gratuitous. Attacking people for no reason except that they like Obama, that is gratuitous.

[chascarrillo]

49. I am not. By the way, if you don't like DU, feel free to leave.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

27. Was she asked about her pastor's patriotism? nt

[Auntie Bush]

34. You tell um!

I'm tired of typing the word HYPOCRITES

[NanceGreggs]

46. Barry?

Do you mean Barack, the one who's crushing Blondie in this race?

Now go ahead and have a hissy-fit because I called her "Blondie" ...

[Beacool]

50. Barry is his nickname and Blondie is kinda cute.

:D

[NanceGreggs]

47. This is the point where I would normally edit to say "dupe" ...

But in this instance, it bears repeating:

Do you mean Barack, the one who's crushing Blondie in this race?

Now go ahead and have a hissy-fit because I called her "Blondie" ...

[mrreowwr_kittty]

26. Was Clinton asked about her pastor's patriotism? nt

[Stephanie]

33. zlt234, Let's Discuss Your Lack of Flag Pin

Are you aware that in your previous performance review, it was noted that you declined to sport the flag lapel pin? We have an alternative. If you will consent to have the flag tatooed on your clavicle, you'll be granted an exemption from GOTCHA questions in the next debate. Do you agree? All tattoos will be administered by licensed tatoo professionals under the supervision of the self-appointed determinators. Do you consent?

[democrattotheend]

35. I admitted that Russert was harder on Clinton last time

But I don't think it was as lopsided as it was tonight.

[PseudoIntellect]

37. They didn't talk about any real issues for what, nearly an hour?

[shagsak]

45. He did the right thing

and took the high road. He acknowledged that the questions were ridiculous and questioned why time was being wasted on them.