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Walter Shapiro, writing for Salon, interviewed Hillary Clinton recently.
Not to be outdone, Flash of the Centristy blog, who got five minutes with Barack Obama earlier this year, scored an interview with Bill Richardson.
Check out all three interviews, and let me know what you think:
-- Who asked the right questions?
-- Who gave the right answers?
-- Who tried to weasel their way around a tough question?
-- Which questions would you have asked?
-- Is anyone going to try to read anything into the way I put together the graphic that accompanies this post? ("Hmmm... she put Richardson on top... but his picture's smaller than Clinton's...but Obama's picture covers her up more than she covers up Richardson's...")
Let 'er rip! (I deliberately didn't post excerpts because a) I'm too lazy and b) what I choose to excerpt tells more about me than about the interview, and I want you to read them and then tell us all what you think.)
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Hi PW and Bob (my new facebook pal!)
brendan, please read my comment @165 on previous thread - you totally misread me, darling (apologies for the OT, but this person was pretty mad at me - imagine that!)
Time to grade interviews! You mean FDL gives out homework?!?!? :-)
Why not include a grade on Dodd’s VLog with FDL?
Bob in HI
Do we have to read past Shapiro’s first question?
and Clinton’s answer?
I purchased 3 books after last weeks book thread that Christy ran last week (through firedoglake & amazon, of course) and they were shipped today. They accidently sent a fourth book to me…….”god is not great” by Christopher Hitchins. What do I do?
Hi, Loo Hoo!
Which candidate makes most sense to you?
For me, listening to the candidate alone and ignoring stuff coming out of campaign offices, I like what I’ve heard from Edwards & Dodd best.
Bob in HI
ccmask @ 9
Kindling…
ccmask @ 9
Give it to a teething puppy..)
lol I knew you guys would know what todo with it. Are they giving them away?
ccmask @ 9
Give it to a fundie friend.
Asking me (or perhaps us) to read interviews of Obama and Hillary borders on sadism. ;0)
Oklahoma kiddo @ 15
Just read the Richardson interview, it’s the only worth reading!
Shapiro asked both the best and worst questions. Obviously he is clueless in some of the areas but he did at least confront Sen Clinton on her Iraq statements.
Flash seemed to be mostly about Flash although I would say Richardson gave better answers to questions than Obama.
But then I may be an idiot…
ccmask @ 9
Burn it !
Lou Costello @ 14
spew!!!
Oklahoma kiddo @ 15
hee, hee
Richardson on Iraq:
centristy
ccmask @ 9
Give it to your ancient uncle who lives in the boonies and still uses an outhouse. He’ll know what to do with it.
Whoever answers PW’s questions above correctly gets the book, whether they want it or not.
PS: Free shipping :))
dakine01 @ 17
That’s kinda what I thought, too. He wasn’t vicious, but he didn’t give her a free ride, either. But to judge from what some of the commenters at Salon were saying, you’d think that he gave her a tongue bath or something.
Flash seemed to be mostly about Flash although I would say Richardson gave better answers to questions than Obama.
But then I may be an idiot…
Richardson does seem to be a bit less affected by Front-Runner’s Disease, yes. He’s not going off half-cocked, but he’s not being mealy-mouthed either.
Richardson:
Well you have to understand the Republican Party. They’re the party of the Status Quo, they’re negative. Looking at their debate, I see where that party is at; defending an unpopular President and an even more unpopular war in Iraq They’re defending torture and they want to expand torture. That was the message I got from the debate. They want to basically instill the politics of fear when it comes to immigration. They are going to use every wedge issue, they are going to be negative But we have to be ready we can’t just sit back and let them take shots. We got to be able to respond!
I have to say, although I’m no Obama or Hill fan and I don’t really know about Richardson yet, I am very proud of the fact that we have a woman, a Hispanic and an African-American as highly visible candidates this year!
(I say “highly visible,” since in 2003, Sharpton and Carol Moseley Braun did run, but, surprise, surprise, they were pretty much ignored).
ccmask @ 23
Talk about your thread killers. *s*
ccmask @ 23
Heh! “Correctly” according to whom?
I just want people to read the interviews and put aside their prejudices (pro or con) for a second, is all.
From RawStory, Voter Caging is the next bright, shiny scandal.
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SENATORS DEMAND JUSTICE DEPT. INVESTIGATION INTO TIM GRIFFIN, RNC 2004 VOTE CAGING ALLEGATIONS
Sens. Kennedy and Whitehouse Send Letter to DoJ Inspector General’s Office Seeking Probe into RNC Voter Supression Tactics
“The Republican Party has a long and ignominious record of caging – much of it focused on the African American community,” Kennedy and Whitehouse explain in their letter which gives details of the RNC using voting caging tactics to suppress minority voters in both 1981 and 1986. After both incidents, the GOP had signed consent decrees that they would not engage in the activity in the future.
Nonetheless, email evidence has shown that in 2004, Tim Griffin created and sent caging lists on behalf of the Bush 2004 campaign as originally reported by the BBC to little American media fanfare, prior to the election. Griffin, who became an aide to Karl Rove, was later appointed by the Bush Administration as the US Attorney from Arkansas after they had fired Bud Cummins. Griffin has since resigned from the post in the wake of the scandal.
In her testimony, given under a grant of immunity from prosecution, [Monica] Goodling said that McNulty “failed to disclose that he had some knowledge of allegations that Tim Griffin had been involved in vote “caging” during his work on the President’s 2004 campaign.”
Is the difference in the three interviews the number of comments each of the pieces received?
HILLARY-26
OBAMA- 9
RICHARDSON-5
PW, I thought that I would lean towards Obama because of his views on health insurance but this question swayed me “I graduated a son this year, tomorrow is his Open House celebration. What can I tell him, and my younger two boys what a Richardson Administration will do to assure them a shot at the American Dream?”
Centristy:
I am going to start with a question I asked Senator Obama Last Spring. How do we make sure we have a healthy debate within the party without providing ammunition to the opposition in the process.
tbsa @ 26
OT but also Old Topic.
I just received a reply to my Obama email last week re his buddy, Bob Bauer, saying Libby should be pardoned.
All text here
Frank33 @ 30
But talking about caging makes the Baby Griffin cry!
Phoenix Woman @ 25
I would bet that those commenters on shapiro’s interview blasting him read only the first page and maybe a little of the second which was the superficial part.
Eureka Springs @ 34
Most have been a global they sent out as I got the same response earlier…
Phoenix Woman
Your graphic intent was balance, visual balance
Eureka Springs @ 34
Thanks, ES!
That needs to be posted on Obama’s website.
Elliott @ 38
Bless you! And thanks. :-)
Eureka Springs @ 34
so, are you gonna stay off his lawn?
From Richardson:
“…it is important that this be the campaign, the Democratic Primary, where the heart and sole of the Democratic Party comes forth.”
The view here is that’s what it’s all about. A struggle for the “heart and sole” of the Democratic Party.
A struggle between the DLC types basically represented by the two front-runners or the more traditional FDR Democratic Party. I know where I stand and it is NOT with the front runners! My ‘candidate’ was not interviewed.
This was an interesting question to Hillary, I thought:
For Democratic voters, one of the ways of sorting out the field is electability. Do you think electability should include how would this candidate do in a three-way race in which Mike Bloomberg, running as an independent, is part of it?
Elliott @ 33
Obama’s answer to that question (post date April 10, 2006)
You know, by talking about issues. I think it is entirely legitimate for Democrats to have a debate about the best way to achieve universal health care, what is the best way to bring our troops back home from Iraq, what is the right balance between security and civil liberties. Those are all, I think, legitimate topics to debate. I would hope that in a Democratic primary we make sure that we always assume good faith on the part of our opponents.
In my opinion,
Obama’s answers were best suited for someone well prepared to run for class president.
Clinton’s were well suited for someone well prepared to run a Presidential campaign.
Richardson’s were best suited for someone well prepared to run this country.
Slightly OT-Will the real Digby standup???
http://tba2007.confabb.com/con.....21/blog/87
CTuttle @ 46
it’s quite the hullabaloo, isn’t it?
I suspect I’ll be with Kucinich until post primary season..
Every once in a while one has to vote with their heart and outside of the triangle.
Get this straight Democrats: You were elected last November to get us out of Iraq.
Bets on the real Digby?
drive-by OT, fixing supper — there are 87 pages of comments on the Cohen opinion piece at the WaPOo.
Lest we forget
More than 70 dead in Baghdad truck bombing
A truck bomb has exploded near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing at least 78 people and injuring almost 200 others.
The massive explosion in the centre of the city destroyed part of the Al-Khilani mosque and sent large clouds of black smoke into the air.
The bombing is the deadliest in Iraq for two months and is the latest in a wave of recent attacks on Sunni and Shiite mosques…
Loo Hoo. @ 50
I actually looked at the possibilities and thought Addie Stan because of the background, but I’m not even sure that Digby’s picture is there because she seems to be a Hollywood type that was raised in the Southeast. I’ve been a long time fan and that’s just my gut feel.
PW, Thanks for the assignment.. Very interesting and fun.
JPL @ 53
Is Jane’s picture there? hmmm
Digby was with Jane during her surgery, even our super hero couldn’t achieve that.
Matthews gets pissed today:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....52875.html
LooHoo, Who do you think Digby is?
Oklahoma kiddo @ 57
AWWWWW, Da widdle jock sniffer got his whitey tighteies in a bind.
Good, I’m proud of those audience members, sounds like they are sick of the media like we are.
JPL @ 58
I haven’t a clue, but I’m dying to find out!
I’m for Edwards.
Maybe I’m picky but there’s something about
Obama that is disturbing.
Perhaps, it is his halting style of rhetoric…
Newsweek says he talks in paragraphs..
maybe that’s it… not decisive?
Oklahoma kiddo @ 57
And of course he has to make it All About Him. She was on the verge of answering the question and he went into his Irish Southie He-Man Routine.
ok,, pw , i’ll bite
hillary interview, terrible questions, no insight, no intellect..might as well been ‘entertainment tonight’ filming.
she starts off having to reframe the questions for him…explaining the questions to him….duh.
ever had to talk with a boring person before? how did you answer their questions….
while reading it, i thought my first challenge to pups would be-read this interview as if a man were answering the questions…so i reread the interview doing just that. she’s an intellectual, a thinker.realist.
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obama-read my next sentence as fast as doing peter-piper-picked-a-peck-of-picked-peppers.
spin words in as many seconds as he could fit them into in the amount of time he had to finish it.
says the same talking points as hillary, but she’s lookin’ at the world view, he’s lookin’ out the hotel window.
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richardson-i admit a bias. so there…
has talking points and uses them…..succinctly.
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verdict still out
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ccmask-do i win the book? i would read it then give it to someone with an outhouse and no money for paper.
JPL @ 54
Thanks. I’m just afraid I’ve killed the room — between a really depressing Abu Ghraib post and this one, I think I may have caused a lot of folk to flee!
Shuster hammering David Dreir on Ghouliani and his family problems…Dreir says family problems just make Rudy like Ray-guns for him.
Dreir is an idiot.
Obama fails to say exactly why we are in Iraq and fails to say exactly why we should get out now.. (remember how Kucinich had to correct him in a recent debate?)
Obama supported Lieberman last summer..
Enough for me to know I will never vote for him.
Well, this is interesting, here’s Salon’s version of the AP report By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writer from the “Take Back America” conference:
And here’s the version upon HuffPo:
that’s a little chilly
Who is Digby?
I always felt that Digby is a woman, and when I read her words, I have developed a picture of what I think she looks like to me based on people in my past who have had the same ways of thinking and tone to their words. Although I don’t think she is anyone on that list of possibilities linked by CTuttle, I have pictured her to look somewhat like Siun does or maybe even Lanya Shapiro.
But what always happens when I finally do see what someone I’ve heard about actually looks like, they look nothing like what I imagined.
yeah its depressing alright but we needed reminding of whats being done in “our name”….
Phoenix Woman @ 62
My fave part - her laughter right in his manic face.
Phoenix Woman @ 64
I thought that it was good because it was interesting to read the answers. Although Richardson seems to be lower tier, he would be an excellent choice. What do you think about Bloomberg becoming an independent?
Phoenix Woman @ 62
He looked like a whiny-a**’d kid about to cry cuz Mommy wouldn’t let him have his way…
Richardson is my guy. Out of Iraq now. That is the ONLY ACCEPTABLE ANSWER to “What should we do about Iraq”
“Get the fuck out, now.”
PW, You’re doing what has to be done.
1,553 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizen Phoenix Woman and the Firepup Patriots:
Readin’ these interviews and havin’ at least 3 brain cellz workin’ while listenin’ and observin’ the Democratic candidate field over the last few weeks, I am more convinced than ever that if Gore doesn’t run we’re fucked and nobody even hasta unzip their pants ta do it. I am on record right now, if Mrs. Clinton wins the nomination I will not only not vote for her but I will actively work within the party to create a protest vote against her.
And is anyone else deeply disappointed in Shapiro’s interview…I plug into Salon everyday and check his stuff out when I’m searchin fer Glen’s work and I’m really depressed with that droolin’ banjo set a questions for the wicked witch from Arkansas.
KEEP THE FAITH, IT AIN’T DIFFICULT TA FIND THE GOOD GUYS BUT HE MIGHT NOT RUN!!
Boston1775 @ 73
And doing very well - your posts never fail to inform and you write beautifully as well. Kudos and thanks for all your immeasurable contributions on the front page and in the comments.
Phoenix Woman @ 35
In that case, Voter Cage Guy Tim needs to know about the Cryng Game.
JPL @ 71
MSNBC says Bloomberg has changed party registration from R to “unaffilliated.” He was a D previoously but became an R to bypass Dem primary for mayor of NY.
As an independent, Bloomberg could self-finance as much as $500M (according to some estimates). Under the Unity08 deal, he could raise even more…
Bloomberg leaves Republican party
to pursue futile presidential ambitions:http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes......can-party/
NBC News NYC Mayor Bloomberg is pulling out of the Republican Party so he can run (maybe) as a centrist independent. The center so far is made up of Joe Lieberman. So I guess it just doubled in size.
Wow! Shuster has Eugene Robinson and Bill Press dissecting Dreir’s defense of Rudy and going after the rest of the R candidates as well.
Hugh @ 79
Bloomberg is a good deal further left than HoJo.
1,553 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizen Pheonix Woman:
Hang in there dear, your clear voice of reason from the great state a Minnesota is a breath a fresh air thru the blogosphere. Don’t start doubtin’ yerself for sayin what hasta be said and lookin’ where we are tryin’ not ta see.
Keep up the good work and…
KEEP THE FAITH AND DO THE WORK…ALWAYS DO THE WORK!!
*xyz @ 78
Yeah. He could buy himself the NYC Mayor’s chair for $100 million (and the luxury of a really weak Dem opponent who pissed everyone off), but he’s going to need much stronger political skills than he has to buy the White House.
He reminds me of another media guy who thought all he needed was raw cash to win the presidency: Steve Forbes.
dakine01 @ 80
more, please
ccmask @ 43
I thought that was an interesting question. lol
dmac wins the book in my opinion. Should I congratulate her?
And PW, I agree with Boston. Truth hurts sometimes.
Hugh @ 79
I would never compare Bloomberg to Liebercreep. He is much smarter–and more honest. You get what you “see” with him, like it or not.
Bloomberg fits the bill of centrist. Liebercreep not so much. I would call him a reactionary.
And speaking of Digby–is she speaking at this shindig?
Just a friendly reminder that switching screen names is frowned upon and sock puppeting is reason to be banned from the Lake.
Thanks.
dmac lost & won the book?
Dmac. Do you really want it?
dakine01 @ 81
If Bloomberg returned to the Democratic Party and openly renounced the Republican Party, renounced the tactics that he used during the Republican convention, and if he got down on his knees and begged for forgiveness, maybe I could consider him as being a viable candidate.
Shipping is FREE!
ccmask @ 86
spideysense?
i received a response to the three letters i wrote to obama about mudcat—all the same, all three:
Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting Obama for America (OFA) about the recent personal blog post written by OFA’s outside counsel, Bob Bauer, regarding the Lewis “Scooter” Libby case. We appreciate hearing from you.
Senator Obama opposes a pardon and strongly believes that Libby should be held accountable for his actions, including serving jail time. Mr. Bauer was speaking on his own behalf and his views do not represent Senator Obama’s or the campaign’s.
Thank you again for contacting us.
Sincerely,
Obama for America
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i’m, going to write back that when i worked for the phone company, i was told that my behavior reflected upon the company…i had a job where i was out in the public….i would think that working for a campaign and being in the public eye would be the same thing,.
there was a sign at the garage over a full-length mirror-
would your wife let you into your home? meaning, would your wife believe that someone dressed like you was from the phone company?
it was further stressed that our conduct was the phone company and to act accordingly….was part of the personal code of conduct that we had to sign, and the union couldn’t get you out of it.
i was an installer and then a splicer….and yes, i’m a female..was one of the first in the field……and i don’t say that often.
so don’t tell me mudcat doesn’t represent obama….it’s business, and anyone who works for you represents you, and he is being naive thinking anything else, therefore my saying he looks out hotel windows, but doesn’t see the world view.
Well, best news of the day so far:
John Yoo, take that, and that, and that! Now go back to Law school, you bad boy, and write out the U.S. Constitution by hand 6 times!!!
Bob in HI
Loo Hoo. @ 93
maybe if you threw in a couple bucks…
dakine01 @ 80
Oooh, oooh! More, please!
What is sock puppeting?
Elliot, I wasn’t surprised about Bloomberg, were you? He hasn’t declared yet, but it’s just a matter of time. Let’s face it, with that slew of republicans, there’s no hope for and of them. This also looks like a sign that the republican brand will not go far in ‘08.
D. Moore @ 99
commenting under more than one name.
Bob Schacht @ 95
Holy crap! And that’s the goddamned Fourth Circuit, the wingnuttiest of them all, the one the Federalist Society has worked the hardest on conquering.
Wow.
I disagree with those who would draw a sharp distinction between Bloomberg and Lieberman.
Never forget - Bloomberg put a ton of effort and resources into helping Lieberman in the CT general election.
Over at Huffpo Cenk Uygur says Sherrod Brown is saying his vote for the Military Commissions Act was a mistake. About time there, Sherrod, but let’s see how long it takes to repeal it and what you do to achieve that end.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....52767.html
Huffpo also has an article about Scalia arguing that 24’s Jack Bauer should not be charged with torture. Here’s a clue for you, Antonin. As Andrew Sullivan notes, Jack Bauer is a fictional character. Not that facts were ever Scalia’s strong point.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlan....._tort.html
Bob Schacht @ 96
thank goodness
are we pulling back from the abyss?
*xyz @ 103
That was heartbreaking, BTW. Unexpected, well…
Elliott @ 97
That is funny. I took a pic of the book for everyone here.
*xyz @ 103
FWIW Bloomberg was a lifelong Democrat until the 2001 Mayoral election
Loo Hoo. @ 100