The moment that put John Edwards back in the game

Run time: 04:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-OuoLlds9o   Posted on YouTube: January 22, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 22, 2008 By DU Member: jsamuel Views on DU: 3833

 
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hat tip to JedReport
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/22/42658/0495/422/440958

I mean the fight between Clinton and Obama. I'm glad Edwards made the most of the opportunity!!

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Speeding up the "you are"-"am not" portion, then having the more adult portion played at normal speed says it all. :)

How much better would it have been also if Dennis Kucinich would have been able to address those two as well.

it would have put Edwards and Dennis in a category of "second tier" and marginalized them both.

Not saying it's right, just that it's fact.


This way, of the three, Edwards is the ONE who was not squabbling. If you want someone as close to DK in populism as possible who polls higeher than McCain or Romney in head-to-head, then you should be GLAD Dennis was not there. Again, nothing against Dennis - in another world I would wish Joe had been there. I suspect he'd have come up with a line or two to REALLY make them look idiotic.

But it is what it is, and Edwards is the guy - THE guy - to rally 'round if there is a chance in hell of one of the other two not getting the nomination.

Edwards is spot on!

As usual :eyes:

Go Johnny go.

Boy they really gave him a perfect platform to dow hat he did. He made excellent use of the situation they created. Well done.

Shame on Clinton and Obama for that performance. Dreadful on both their parts IMO.

Julie

not the first time Edwards has taken them on, but this was THE MOST effective, it makes me wonder WHY the American people just don't say to D.C. AND everyone in Congress... GYST!!!

And if some don't know what GYST means... it's Get Your Shit Together!!! People, John Edwards is ONE HELL OF A MAN!! I can NEVER abandon him.

I emailed most of my "Democratic & Independent" friends recently asking them to donate to John Edwards. Many of them live here in Florida too! And I don't know if it was just a fluke or just something that happened... not one, NOT ONE of them responded to say they supported either Clinton or Obama. Some didn't respond though, I have to say that. Some were strong Kucinich backers, and one wanted to launch a Kucinich campaign, but to a person it was Kucinich or Edwards. Edwards mostly because Kucinich has been out of the picture so much. However, they also said what most of the Edwards supporters here have been saying... THE MEDIA is driving the campaign and they don't know if Edwards can overcome it!! If that kind of thinking prevails, and those of us who support Edwards decided to switch... then YES, he will never make any more progress. I'm better than that, whether anyone else thinks so or not!

And that tells me everything I need to know. The American people are just being led around all over again. I REFUSE to let them make MY CHOICE! And that is why I will ONLY vote for John Edwards because I'm MAD AS HELL!! IMO, we will get more of the same if we keep letting them do this!!

I think that's what is keeping people from voting for him. He wins every debate, he is a great guy, he delivers well, but I think people are scared this hillary and obama thing is going to go the way they don't want, so people don't vote courageously with their convictions.

that put John Edwards back in the game ? Any body can manipulate a video to make two people look bad and one look good . I wonder who you are backing .

Those two looked bad before any video was manipulated. John Edwards kept talking about the issues and has a real plan for the middle class and lower income people. That's why he looked good, because he was good. Read MLK III's letter to John.

You might feel more comfortable with one of the other two candidates. That is your concern, so go ahead and spill the beans then - who are you backing ? And could you tell me, after watching the above video, exactly why ? How can you feel that Hillary or Obama will be mature enough to lead the Free World azmesa207 ?

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From your post, I think not.

Video manipulation had nothing to do with what happened in real time. The video just put the emphasis on how juvenile Hillary and Barack looked.

Edwards has been my choice since the beginning.

"manipulate?"

those two DID look baaaaaad!!

:evilgrin:

and the "enhancements" were NOT unwarranted. I hope those two keep clawing at each other. Wouldn't it be fantastic if neither of them was ultimately crowned and Edwards got the keys to the oval office??? Think of ALL THOSE CORPORATE IOUs which Hillary and Obama are holding that COULDN'T be collected on!

:patriot:

ha ha ha backfires !!!

:rofl:

I will wear my Biden avatar with pride until Nov. 7th, but seeing that there right now sealed the deal for JE.

What an absolute home run.

Secondly, DAAAAMN. This is the first footage I've seen of the Hillary/Obama scrum, and even though I know some liberties were taken with the video, it really comes off uglier than I could imagine.

It almost felt like a bitterly divorced couple debating each other. There was that kind of seething animus between them. Neither one appeared mature enough to be President.

I just used it to donate also!

I am so sick of the media and all of the trivial bullsh*t. Edwards seems to be the only one who actually talks about real solutions to real issues.

The Bush regime has got us into REAL TROUBLE in this world. There is not time to argue about who said what about who.

The media set a trap with trivial crap, and when Obama and Hillary fell for it, they tear them apart.

Edwards stays focused on what really matters.

Thanks again.

He crushed them both right there. Hell, he owned them both on the issues all night.

I LIKE EDWARDS... HIS IDEAS AND HIS NERVE

MORE IMPORTANTLY....

REMEMBER THAT THE GOP IS COUNTING ON US TO HATE EACH OTHER AND BLOW THE ELECTION----

-------- WHOEVER WINS THE PRIMARY WINS MY VOTE

we just are hoping and praying it is John Edwards that will win the Democratic nomination so we can sleep soundly at night over the next several years.

And if I can afford it this week I'll try to send a few more bucks on to him ---

Never occurred to mentioned that?

Maybe now he felt what it was like for Kucinich to stand on the stage and not be allowed to speak while 'the big players' were given all the time.

"This is not about us personally." Exactly - and thank you John for saying it. :applause:

my first thought was "Oh good, Someone has speeded it up so I don't have to spend so much time watching those two and their pathetic display!"

But then I saw the genius of the job that showed the 3rd graders for what they are, and the teacher for what he is.

Good job!

sure looked more presidential... didn't he?

I did see it once --- I think on Olbermann? ---

I love that Edwards indirectly showed how both Obama and HRC seem to think this is about THEM . . .
and how they needed to have someone like Edwards point it out to them!!! Love it!!!

Ego -- !!!

Thanks John Edwards --- !!!

my god. Just my god. Is this the best our country can do? Is this what american values are about? We have gone so far down the rabbit hole their is no way we can get back now. I'm just glad we have 1 out of 3 candidates who don't feel the need to pander anymore to our sensationalized media to try and draw attention. one person who doesn't have the boxing ring mentality. Go John get president and give DK secretary of state. Let him turn it into his dept of peace.

and John will pull through. (The gingham dog and the calico cat, side by side on the mantal sat...only and horrid poem or ditty...they fought all the time and by morning both were gone!)

it sure seems to be going in that direction!

John is a class act, that's for sure. I look forward to seeing him sworn in next January.

Right?

:P