Live-blogging at the AFL-CIO presidential forum.
By on Aug 7th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Live-blogging at the AFL-CIO presidential forum.
ThinkProgress alum Payson Schwin is live-blogging the AFL-CIO forum from the ground in Chicago. Check out his updates here.
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Where’s MIKE GRAVEL?
THIS IS SHAMEFUL!
August 7th, 2007 at 8:09 pmClinton is trying too hard, but she’s actually doing pretty good. Biden is on his game.
Obama just looks out of his league.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:16 pmGO OBAMA!!!
August 7th, 2007 at 8:18 pmThe best one up there so far is Kucinich. He’s said a mouthful in the few tiny seconds Olberman has given him.
PS. Olberman does good on his news show but he sucks as a moderator.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:18 pm@ 2. That’s funny about Obama. He was the only one getting ovations, while Dodd, Biden, and Clinton have all been booed by the crowd more than once. I would hardly say Obama looks “out of his league.”
August 7th, 2007 at 8:20 pmObama is amazing!
August 7th, 2007 at 8:21 pmKucinich hits it out of the park every time he opens his mouth.
It’s a damned shame he won’t be our next president. He could actually do this country some good.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:21 pmWhat channel is this on please?
August 7th, 2007 at 8:26 pmMSNBC’s Keith Olbermann will be hosting which should make for a great forum. Candidate Mike Gravel will not be appearing at tonight’s forum and there’s conflicting information as to why. You can watch the candidate’s prerecorded opening statements here.
Courtesy of C&L regarding Gravel.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:30 pmMSNBC Jeannie.
Bill Richardson just needs to be nice to the other candidates and maybe one of them will make him the secretary of Agriculture or something.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:31 pmJeannie See sez:
MSNBC. Check your local listings.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:31 pmLOL @ Kucinich. That was his best plug yet.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:36 pmWhy is Comcast scrambling the broadcase in Nashville? I have been trying to watch since 5pm and it is scrambled. Repeated calls to Comcast, they have taken the phone off the hook.
Jan
August 7th, 2007 at 8:37 pmNo need to be sarcastic TMM. I’m still working and getting ready to leave the office. Thank you though.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:38 pmI predict that Bill Richardson will be Obama’s VP candidate.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pmIf there was an honesty meter on the issues discussed tonight.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pmI will give A to Dennis Kucinich as the most honest of them all.His words and fight looks natural.
But the media will focus only on what Clinton and Obama said.
Ummm,
Those little tidbits are live blogging?
What am I missing? What link do I hit to get the minute to minute live blogging, like FDL did for the Libby trial? That was live blogging.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:43 pmTP’s live blogging is…err….yea. We saw this the last time they “Live Blogged.”
August 7th, 2007 at 8:45 pmWOO HOO, OBAMA!!! Knocked that one out of the park!
August 7th, 2007 at 8:47 pmReal live blogging, or TP “live” blogging?
August 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pmJeannie See sez:
No sarcasm intended…just trying to be helpful.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:50 pmWhy look, in that picture, they’re wrapping themselves in the flag!
How clever!
August 7th, 2007 at 8:56 pmyou people suck. Where’s Gravel?
CENSORSHIP!!!!!!!!!!
August 7th, 2007 at 9:00 pmHillary and Edwards got their way. They squeezed out the common man already. YOU THINK THEY’RE NOT GOING TO SQUEEZE YOU OUT?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:01 pmBesides Kucinich, John Edwards did the best, in my opinion.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:03 pmTMM, understood, now, I really have to get home so I can do this crap all over again tomorrow.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:04 pmZooey,
Yeah.
Real live blogging. (snicker)
Maybe someone needs to tell them to stop using that term if they’re not going to actually *blog LIVE*
August 7th, 2007 at 9:05 pmobama won.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:08 pmObama showed very well. Kucinich did great.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:08 pmActually, I would be happy with any one of those on the stage. And when compared to what we have today, well, there is no comparison.
KO did a fine job moderating. Some of the audience questions were heartfelt and moving.
The People’s candidates:
Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel
DLC- Bushlite-Media Scum (connedselfservative Bluedog Democrat/Traitors/) Candidates:
All the rest
August 7th, 2007 at 9:11 pmYou would think that HClinton ’s inablitity to answer a question would make her apoor candidate but don’t forget we are in America.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:14 pmWhat has her leading by how many points I can’t see.Maybe Americans are in love with her fuzzy answers.
As everyone on TP knows I’m a Kucinich supporter.
I wish, however, he had worked into an answer a comment about the attack on our Constitution. Not a single Democratic nominee said anything about restoring Habeas Corpus or the 4th amendment we just lost with the Illegal Warrantless Wiretapping law Bush just signed. Or signing statements.
I’m surprised that Keith Olbermann, who talks a great deal about the loss of Habeas Corpus on Countdown didn’t work it into a question.
I can only assume that the candidates want to acquire the new Unitary powers that Bush has carved out for the president?? Otherwise one candidate would have said something about it. Right?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:15 pmThe DLC, RNC, and msm…
…are DETERMINED to make Hillary Clinton and Rudy Julia’ni/Mitt ‘flip-flop Romney…
…the respective nominees…
…MSNBC has had a poll for each debate asking “who won?”…
…(even when the debates were hosted on other networks)…
…in each one of those polls Obama won the people’s vote…
…yet among the “experts” and ‘pundits’ Hillary won…
…aftter tonight’s debate…
…MSNBC has no such poll…
…THEIR poll asks the question…
…”Who’s the best candidate for labor?”…
…and once again…
…Hillary “won”…
…according to Pat Buchanan, and (sell out) Willie Brown…
August 7th, 2007 at 9:24 pmLarry from C sez:
Agreed, although he might have just been wary of harping on the point…never mind that it is the single most important issue currently facing this nation, if you obsess on it, you come across as obsessive.
Speaking of obsessive, is there any hard data out there regarding Gravel’s conspicuous absence? Did he decline to attend, or was he specifically disinvited?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:27 pmanyone ever notice how close Hillary is to Hitler?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:32 pmanyone ever notice how close Hillary is to Hitler?
Comment by old hack — August 7, 2007 @ 9:32 pm
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Which one is Hitler, the dude standing to the right of her?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:35 pmdebate aside…what is the reality?
August 7th, 2007 at 9:43 pmI do not believe this country will elect a woman or black man for president.
Nominated? Of course. That’s the easy part. Elected?? that’s a much different story. Will the people of America, alone in the voting booth, pull that lever? I say no. Unfortunately, the Republican party is hoping for this scenario.
Comment by Hypocricy Patrol — August 7, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
How about you? Are you a racist or misogynist? Are you going to vote Republican if a black or female cadidate wins the nomination? If so, then you may be right. if not, then you shouldn’t assume you’re so special. Plenty of liberals are long over the racism and misogyny of the Right. Plenty of others have seen the light; rich, white men are the people to be trusted with the kind of power Bush stole.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:52 pmThe DLC, RNC, and msm…
…are DETERMINED to make Hillary Clinton and Rudy Julia’ni/Mitt ‘flip-flop Romney…
…the respective nominees…
you’re correct, big papa…
i’ve thought from the beginning that it was the right wing
corporate media who has nominated hillary as the candidate
they want their guy to run against…
the people better get out in absolute droves to vote for a
“people’s candidate” to keep this country as the representative
governed, democratic republic that it was intended to be.
.
i regret that i missed seeing the debate, but did watch some of the
post game show… according to matthews, biden and dodd have
chosen hillary also… it’s a tag team…
and all the others are “going for second” now…
it’s such a manipulation…
August 7th, 2007 at 10:06 pmbut she’s their girl!
…
I watch the “presidential forum” last night…..What a lame bunch, not one of them is qualified to be POTUS.
As much as I disagree with him though, Kucinich is the only one of them who is not a complete fraud.
August 8th, 2007 at 11:43 amMSNBC’s Olbermann-moderated debate Tues. night averages less than one million viewers! Only 914,000 tune-in… Lowest rated debate of the 2007 political season
So much for the ratings geting Olbermann
August 8th, 2007 at 6:45 pmComment by Ringo #40
…sounds like YOU’RE…
…a fraud…
…and an idiot too…
August 8th, 2007 at 8:17 pmComment by chris #41
…I can’t wait for the Iraq bill to come due…
…and you right wing TRAITORS (and your children/grandchildren)…
…have to pay 50% in taxes…
…and MANY of you are wiped out…
…if only because you hate paying your fair share…
…and Olberman did a GREAT job!
August 8th, 2007 at 8:21 pm