Cowardly Clinton REFUSED to DEBATE in 2006

[Stephanie]

Clinton was too cowardly to go on air to debate her Democratic primary challenger in 2006. She did not want to talk about the war then, and she did not have to because she was in the lead. She refused to participate in a SINGLE debate, despite many pleas and offers. NOW she's heckling Obama, who has already debated with her more than 20 times? That's rich.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/opinion/21mon3.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Editorial
Hillary Clinton’s Low Profile
Published: August 21, 2006

With only a few weeks until New York’s Sept. 12 primary elections, many people are probably still unaware that Senator Hillary Clinton is facing a challenge for the Democratic nomination. Her opponent, Jonathan Tasini, is low on almost everything, from funds to name recognition. Mrs. Clinton has successfully ignored Mr. Tasini all summer, and now it seems clear that she has no intention of responding to his demands that she meet him in a debate.

She should change her mind. In a year when New York has very few competitive elections, voters are going to get very little chance to hear serious discussions from the candidates. Since Mr. Tasini is running an antiwar campaign, it would be very useful for New Yorkers to have a chance to hear the two Democratic candidates debate that one issue.

New York voters have been exposed to all the political drama in Connecticut over Senator Joseph Lieberman, who like Mrs. Clinton supported the invasion of Iraq. She has been far more critical of the Bush administration’s handling of the war — a point the Clinton campaign makes pains to point out. But she has not been forced to discuss in great detail exactly what she thinks should be done now that things have gone so far awry in the Middle East.

Presuming she wins the primary, Mrs. Clinton will go up against a weak Republican candidate this fall. Anything can happen in an election, but there is a very good chance she could coast all the way to November without being tested on any important issue. Right now is a good time to make sure that does not happen.

[demo dutch]

1. Let's move on to 2008, shell we! and deal with the current debacles otherwise we're

looking at another 1984... (Ring a bell, Hart & Mondale?)

[anonymous171]

2. John McCain is no Reagan

[demo dutch]

9. No, he's got maverick status and that seems to appeal to people. Don't kid yourself this GE will

a major fight for the Dems, no matter who the nominee will be.

[Skwmom]

7. No. This would make a GREAT response ad on her calls to debate.

[still_one]

3. I don,t need anymore debates, I know where thy stand, and I especially don`t want

an unmoderated debate, especially with what she has demonstrated as dispiciple behavior by saying she and mccain were qualified to be president, but Obama wasn't

Since she has such high regard for mccain, maybe she can debate him in an unmoderated venue

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[TahitiNut]

5. Hey! A woman's got the right to change her mind! Right? Right?

She's a fucking hypocrite.

[Cha]

6. Turns out hilary is more than just a "chicken"..

hilary is a bona fide ChickenShitHawk.

Wonder if Jonathan Tasini(whom I voted for in 2006)is up for a run for the Senate in 2012?

"Presuming she wins the primary, Mrs. Clinton will go up against a weak Republican candidate this fall. Anything can happen in an election, but there is a very good chance she could coast all the way to November without being tested on any important issue. Right now is a good time to make sure that does not happen."

Bwawawazawawawaawa..And then along came

[bigbrother05]

8. Caught again, talking out both sides

[suston96]

10. Pretty sad attempt to excuse Obama's refusal to debate before Indiana and North Carolina...nt

[Stephanie]

11. She was AGAINST Debates before she was FOR them.

She couldn't be bothered when SHE was the frontrunner. Obama has given her plenty of opportunities, she would not give Tasini ONE.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

21. 21-0

'Nuff said.

[Forkboy]

15. Pretty sad example of hypocrisy on her part.

[tritsofme]

12. Its called smart politics.

Its in the interest of the trailing candidate to force debates and induce gaffes on his opponent, while it is in the interest of the leading candidate to ignore calls for more debates.

[Forkboy]

16. Exactly. You should share that with the Hillary supporters in this other thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5696963

[tritsofme]

17. But its also smart politics for the underdog to call his opponent a coward

for refusing to debate.

Its just the way this sort of game works.

[Forkboy]

18. I agree with that as well.

You should share both points in the other thread.

[Scurrilous]

13. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Debate about what? They're both moderates with minuscule policy differences.

So, she can entertain the audience with gotcha's about preachers and flag pins?

[Stephanie]

19. Russert just read this same excerpt on MTP!

Yay! Finally it's on the radar.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

20. Pot meet Kettle. n/t