Mud was flung tonight! (The Dems in Myrtle Beach)

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Filed Under Race for White House 2008 on Jan 21 

Ah love. The three Democratic candidates stand together on a South Carolina stage spouting affection for one another. Love is all you need?
Will it trump recession?

Doesn’t matter. The honeymoon is over.

Barack just called the Clintons liars. Both Bill and Hillary.

Hill strikes back, calls him a waffler, cites his “Republican ideas” remark.

Mud is flung. Barack just said Hill was a corporate lawyer for Wal-Mart when he (Obama) was out fighting for jobs.

Chaos ensues. One thing is clear. Wolf Blitzer is a lousy moderator. It’s only 8:28 and he’s already lost control!

Hill just pulled a Chicago slum landlord out of her bag. Says Barack repped him as a lawyer when she was out fighting for the little guy.

Johnny E reminds all that there are three people in the debate. He asks how “this kind of squabbling” will help anyone. He says it’s not about “us,” it’s about helping Americans.

“Lord knows, you have let them go on forever,” he declares when Blitzer tries to rein him in.

The audience loves it. Look for Edwards to surprise Saturday, with a good 20 to 29%. You heard it here first.

He says the subprime mortgage mess is more likely to affect African Americans. He’s talking about poverty in a state where there are more have-nots than haves.

Half of South Carolina’s Democratic voters are black. Edwards is not pandering to them. He is continuing a focus (on poverty and deprivation) that he’s had for years.

As Hillary and Barack throw mud balls at one another. Edwards stands in a clean suit. That could translate into votes on Saturday.

Hill attacks Obama for his voting record in Illinois, saying she just can’t get a straight answer out of him. She is booed. This has turned into a two-ring circus.

As Obama retorts, Hillary takes measured breaths, her hands folded, her half-smile pasted firmly. You just know she has another cherry bomb up her grey flannel sleeve.

But Blitzer changes the topic to health care and things calm a bit.

Health care: Barack calls Hillary a liar again.

The stage changes so that the candidates sit in chairs next to one another instead of standing behind podia. This is somewhat silly, CNN.

Best question, to Barack Obama: Do you think Bill Clinton was our first black president?

He did not answer yes or no. He played Dodge Bull (sic) very skillfully. He made humor: He’d have “to investigate Bill’s dancing ability… before (he) could actually judge whether he is a brother.”

Great play.

Edwards says he thinks McCain will be the Republican nominee and that because he is free of special interest debt he can beat him “anywhere in America.”

Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.

(For you folks born after the last Triple Crown winner, that’s from an old song sung by Janis Joplin called “Me and Bobby McGee.”)

Comments

11 Comments

  1. Lisa on 22.01.2008 at 10:12 (Reply)

    Hillary Clinton – Gold medal in Mudslinging.
    Barack Obama – Silver medal.
    John Edwards – failed to qualify.

  2. Mike on 22.01.2008 at 12:57 (Reply)

    THIS Democrat will vote Republican if that slimey Clinton wins the nomination.

  3. RedstateEddio on 22.01.2008 at 13:00 (Reply)

    Was it a complete mudpie fest? I missed the event, but caught plenty of highlights on the news, but from those who watched most/all of it, was it truly that bad?

    And who won? I don’t mean who flung mud better, but who’s getting a poll bump (or dump) out of it. I just heard that Hillary got booed at one point, so I’m curious. I’ve heard both teams claim it was a great night for their candy’s, but anyone who watched it wanna chime in?

  4. Mike on 22.01.2008 at 14:43 (Reply)

    Eddio, as a disclaimer, I’m an Obama supporter, but the person that won the debate was John Edwards. He was articulate, clear, and stayed above the fray. Clinton launched into another sad tirade of lies and personal attacks. Barack simply was telling the crowd that Bill and Hill lie about his record, and she got very angry, as she always does, and blew up. Obama placed 2nd in my opinion. As I stated above; I’m a lifelong Dem, however in 2000 I did vote for “W” because I thought Al Gore was crazy, and still think it. I will vote (R) again if HELLARY gets the nomination. I do hope for a McCain victory, because it will make it easier to vote for a Republican :)

  5. Toby on 22.01.2008 at 15:09 (Reply)

    I’m close to the point where I won’t vote for Hillary in the general if she wins the nomination for the Dems. The only thing holding me back is the utter disgustingness of the GOP candidates that makes Hillary Clinton look slightly less than complete evil

  6. Jamie on 22.01.2008 at 15:10 (Reply)

    Hey, did anyone know that John Edwards is from the south and his dad was a union worker?

  7. Toby on 22.01.2008 at 18:33 (Reply)

    and a mill worker, at that… imagine. I just found out

  8. Troy La Mana on 22.01.2008 at 20:43 (Reply)

    This is the type of behavior that we all knew would rear it’s ugly head as soon as Billery had some competition. Keep it up you two (or three). All it does is elect a Republican in ‘08.

  9. SA Kalinich on 22.01.2008 at 22:30 (Reply)

    RedStateEddio

    Child, didn’t you read the post above before you commented? Of course Edwards won! Look for a 10-15-point bump Saturday. (see above^)

  10. Alaina on 23.01.2008 at 13:15 (Reply)

    I say they put Hillary and Obama in a boxing ring and whoever wins gets the nomination. Only 1 rule… Hillary cannot tag team with Bill.

  11. RedstateEddio on 24.01.2008 at 13:10 (Reply)

    SA – Wake up and smell the coffee beans being shoved up your nostrils (or other body parts). Edwards with a 10-15 point bump? That’s a surge, and that just ain’t gonna happen. Edwards is road kill being scraped off the highway of presidential aspirations. He might have “won” the debate, but it won’t translate into anything meaningful. What I’m looking for is to see if this kind of debate incident will shed light on the true nature of Billary to a partially asleep American population. What will it take until people realize they’re making a deal with the devil and drop her like a sack of potatos?

    We’re just not that into you, Hillary.

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