Did anyone notice How Hillary snubbed Obama on the last question

[illinoisprogressive]

the candidates were supposed to compliment the person to their left and Hillary was the only one not to give a direct compliment. and that was to Obama.
Others had the class to say something nice about the other. wonder why hillary could not do so.

[Colobo]

1. She didn't like that he threw several hard jabs at her.

[eweaver155]

2. It showed me something about her. You should always be able to say

something good about your opponent. I disliked her actions. How is she going to be a President.

[yardwork]

3. Thank you for your concern.

[aquart]

35. Thank you for your concern.

My, she concerns you a lot, doesn't she?

[polichick]

4. She said she likes him very much, didn't she?

And she didn't mention a negative.

[papau]

14. True but that doesn't count - should have said how smart and tall and male he was :-)

:-)

[polichick]

18. And how good...

...he looks in a bathing suit splashing in the surf!

[papau]

28. LOL - a fat man just can not get elected in this country! :-)

:-)

[frogcycle]

25. or she could have taken a shot at Biden

and told Obama how clean he is :rofl:

[polichick]

27. LOL nt

[clydefrand]

5. What did she say if she snubbed him? Nothing? I don't recall

what she said or what was her reaction.

[journalist3072]

8. Yes, she did. She was very gracious not only to Obama

but ALL of the candidates up there. The anti-Hillary force here on DU are just nitpicking, looking for a reason to take her to task.

And I swear some people will vote for any thread on here.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

29. Yep, the spam test group.

:-) MKJ

[TeamJordan23]

6. I missed the last question, what did she say instead? nm

[femmocrat]

7. Yes. It did not go unnoticed.

And he even complemented her on her jacket. hmmm....

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

22. Your screen name.

And the corgi with the flag. MKJ

[aquart]

37. He did not. Did he? Talk about her clothes?

EEEwwww.

[ripple]

45. Only because Edwards implied that he didn't like her jacket

That was his 'dislike' for Hillary on that question. Obama just said the jacket was fine. And it was a fine jacket! Great color and flattering to Hillary.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

48. Edwards was joking, even HRC laughed at it (correct me if I am wrong on HRC laughing at JE's joke)

The question was lame. No candidate was really going to state anything negative about another candidate at the end of a debate 6 months before voting begins.

[ripple]

50. He was joking and she did chuckle

It was a lame question. Just cable *news* trying to stir the pot.

Edwards did well tonight, by the way. :)

[draft_mario_cuomo]

52. I agree, the cable debates have had some very lame questions

Yes JE did (in my unbiased opinion ;) ). I think after Edwards Obama had the best overall performance. He has been inconsistent in the debates. It isn't that he was great in one debate and mediocre in the next. In my view he was inconsistent within the debates. He would do well on some questions and lousy on others. Tonight he came out strong and consistently did well, living up to his potential. He was very effective in constantly hammering away on his two themes for tonight, change and challenging the special interests.

[ripple]

56. Obama tends to take a while to make his point

that doesn't help him in the debate format. He didn't articulate the faith question as well as I've seen him do it in the past, but it was a good performance overall.

LOVED Edwards' commercial! I think it would serve him well to air it in early primary states. It not only allows him to stay on message, but it makes those who insist on obsessing about such a trivial issue look completely ridiculous.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

59. I think that is the professor in BO showing

I agree with you and think that is due to his background as a professor, when he had enough time to explain all the nuances of his thinking as opposed to 30 seconds in a presidential debate.

I agree on the video. If the haircut thing does not go away they need to run that as an ad. The damage the haircut issue is doing is it is distracting some from Edwards' message.

[DURHAM D]

9. She was probably still recovering from Edward's

belittling remark her about her jacket. It was boorish on John's part and showed a side of him I would rather not see. Made him look small.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Ah, c'mon, it was funny...excellent comic delivery by Edwards

even Hilly got a laugh out of it.

[DURHAM D]

19. It was not funny and many women will not like it at all.

She could have snapped back with a comment about his hair. Would you have liked that? She has too much class to play the trail lawyer game with him.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

24. Wow, it's a good thing you're not working on her campaign.

[BeyondGeography]

31. Now there's some advice...show your thin-skinned side, people will LOVE it!

or maybe not very much.

[mitchtv]

32. It was a joke

please give it a rest

[sueh]

36. Oh, dear..

HRC would have looked very silly doing that, considering JE's video for the debate already addressed the "hair issue". And, we've seen her wear much more attractive jackets than this one. This one should stay in the closet.

[JANdad]

17. Oh for God's sakes

He said that b/c he was giving the impression that he could not fault her on her politics...they were supposed to say something positive AND negative...get with the program!

[DURHAM D]

21. Whiff. eom

[frogcycle]

23. oh freaking come on!

he came up with something silly to say for the "something you don't like" - could have been her shoes, or could have said "i don't like your accent" - it was a damned joke

[quinnox]

10. Yea, in a way she did

she did say she respected him or something but it was clearly not very enthusiastic, it also was reported on CNN that Hillary and Obama didn't look directly at each other much. Maybe some tension is forming there.

Hillary seems to be kind of ruthless and you don't want to get on her bad side I think.

[earthlover]

42. Hillary ruthless? You don't say....!

[jmp]

11. Can the Obama backers ...

Whine any more over any less? :eyes:

[Ethelk2044]

13. Obama supporters do not wine. They state the obvious.

[jmp]

15. Well they state the obvious ...

With a whimper. ;)

[eweaver155]

30. she was rude

[AtomicKitten]

16. ah, come on

Really, that is completely subjective and viewed through eyes that WANT to find something to kvetch about when it comes to Hillary.

What was clear to me was their light-hearted answers to a lightweight exercise. Nothing more, nothing less.

[MichiganVote]

20. I think this is ridiculous. God, this is politics for Pete's sake.

[frogcycle]

26. The Assault on Reason!

god gawd awmighty!

[zulchzulu]

33. She is completely out of consideration for me, so I could care less

She can do whatever she wants...

:boring:

[TeamJordan23]

I missed the last question, what did she say/do instead? nm

[Bitwit1234]

34. Maybe she got tired of Obama throwing slurs her way.

He can't have it both ways, but I suppose he thinks he can.

[Ethelk2044]

38. He was not throwing Slurs he was hitting her with facts about her Iraq vote

If she can't take that. How in the hell will she be able to deal with Iraq, Cuba and Iran.

[jmp]

46. Is she the one whining ...

about being "snubbed"? Seems it's Obama's backers with their panties in a bunch. ;)

[mzteris]

39. WHAT THE FRIG DID SHE SAY?????

or not say?

Several people have asked - no one answers. . . they just - complain/whine/whathaveyou.

What was asked. What was said.

Some of us didn't get a chance to watch, you know.

[ripple]

40. I noticed.

She used the opportunity to stump a bit more for herself. I think she felt she needed a strong showing in the end, even if it meant blowing off the answer. And Obama had just defended her jacket- which was indeed a very cool color!

Where's the love? :shrug:

[jmp]

41. Transcript: What Hillary said ...

CLINTON: Yes, John, it's a good thing we're ending soon.

(LAUGHTER)

You know, I think that Chris Dodd has it absolutely right. I mean, I admire and like very much Barack, as I do with all of the candidates here. And I think that what you've seen tonight is how ready the Democrats are to lead.

We are ready to lead the change that America so desperately needs.

COOPER: All right. I'll take that as you're not going to answer.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/23/se.01.html

[TeamJordan23]

43. What a cop out by HRC. I'm glad Cooper noticed also. How lame is she. nm

[jmp]

44. Lame is trying to spin that ...

Into a "snub". :eyes:

[earthlover]

47. Pretty lack-luster praise when the main point was that everyone was cool

Obama was just one of "them"....she, her royal highness, just didn't feel like giving Obama a compliment about HIM

Then she goes off about how the Democrats are ready to lead. "ready to lead"....that comes of almost as life-less as her opening-the-campaign-statement "I am in it to win". Such profundity! NOT!!!!

[jmp]

49. She had a lackluster Dem to work with.

lol :)

[sandnsea]

58. That's what she said?!?

That's it?? I missed that stupid little stint, but that really does say a lot about Hillary that she couldn't find something in Barack to compliment. I could come up with Hillary's tenacity fairly quickly, I don't know why she couldn't find a positive character trait.

[emilyg]

51. it's you - again.

[MonkeyFunk]

53. seriously?!

THIS is what you took away from the debate?

Man, Hillary-hatred sure is an ugly disease.

[frogcycle]

54. yeah, really

the funny thing is a lot of people SAY they are concerned about "real issues" and condemn the RW for all their nitpicky crap - but there are a LOT of people in DU that behave like adolescents quibbling over who is in the "in" crowd, with incessant superficial crap like this

People don't get it that these folks are standing on a stage in front of cameras having to think fast. You cannot judge the instantaneous response as if it were a doctoral thesis. In many cases, a snap judgment on what do do with a question that does not have a yes/no position answer will be perceived by many as evasive or, like Edwards jacket joke, out of line. Answering some of those questions, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Hillary tried to make it a "big tent." Ok, so that means she 'snubbed' Obama in the context of the question. Give me a break (and I don't even like her much, personality-wise).

They all did pretty well. Some more impressive than others. But to try to drill down on a nuance like this and extrapolate it to "see there, she is REALLY a (whatever)" is more than silly.

Quibble over competance and capability if you want, but don't try to use whether they use the right fork or how they tie their shoes or whether they burped in public to pillory them.

[kikiek]

55. The picking apart of the candidates is beyond belief. People are tearing apart everything

said for something that supports their belief about a candidate whether it be good or bad. How sad. They all appeared to get along very well. They seemed to really like each other. Quit trying to make trouble where there is none. These politicians are adults, and can handle criticism and differing opinions. Many posters here are the ones who have the problem with those things, and they run the board crazy with the demeaning posts. The debate was good and the ending was wonderful. They all showed a lot of class and appreciation for each other.

[Scout]

57. She DID pay him a compliment ... you're just choosing to ignore it. n/t