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Night Three Report Card: Grading Bill and Biden
August 27, 2008 11:45 PM
Tonight you heard President Bill Clinton say Senator Obama is "ready" to be commander-in-chief. You also heard Obama's Vice Presidential nominee, Senator Joe Biden deliver a fiery rebuke of John McCain and the Bush administration. So what did you think about the speeches tonight? Give us your grades below.
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"McDaddyCain IS NOT AFRAID to use our military to keep us safe from terrorism."
Posted by: Dumb de-moo-crats | Aug 28, 2008 12:38:09 AM
Did you ever serve any time in the armed forces? What rock are you living under? Please explain to me what "military" do we have to take on another project in the middle east. We are stretched thin. I'm a disabled veteran and I scoff at the civilians that think its just soo easy to pick up and move the military at a drop of the hat. Think before you speak. I did my time and frankly we need to worry about other things. Where do soldiers, marines and airmen come from? mostly people that cant afford college or need to pay back student loans and belong to low and middle class families. Sounds like a pretty good racket the Republicans have going. Screw the infrastructer within the US to send the poor people to fight your cause. Enough is Enough. More of the same; Vote McCain.
Posted by: Dogu | Aug 28, 2008 1:15:10 AM
the biden 'around the family kitchen table' is a line that was used in the primaries by hillary.
biden needs to stop sobbing too, when hillary chocked up in N.H the media and obama supporters were all over it.
Posted by: sonia trevino | Aug 28, 2008 1:29:53 AM
Fox news is fair? That's is the biggest lie of all time, well, maybe not quite as big as Bush/Cheney 's lies about Iraq. Both Clintons were superb and Joe Biden was right on, proud of the dems. Nice call George!
Posted by: camille frances | Aug 28, 2008 1:31:09 AM
Hilary and Bill Clinton did SUPERB jobs generating excitement for Barrack Obama to project him to the Presidency. We have a chance to CORRECT some of the failed policies of the Bush Republican Administration. We need to get back to helping “the little guy”, instead of all the big profitable businesses. Four years ago, some people didn’t see the difference between the two parties, but after Catrina, the people in Louisiana now understand those differences. We CAN NOT allow another republican, like McCain, drive our country further into the ditch. The middle-class is almost a memory and is getting worse. Many people are struggling, feeling poor, and unsafe. When President Clinton left office, we had a 300 Million-dollar surplus, now we have a Trillion-dollar deficit, which is steadily getting worse. People have to start paying attention to the fact we are borrowing money from countries like China to keep our country/economy afloat. If these loans were called in, there could possibly be another American Depression. People need to WAKE UP!
Posted by: Sean | Aug 28, 2008 2:15:44 AM
BIDEN IS A TRUTHFUL AND REMARKABLE SPEAKER; BILL MADE A GREAT SPEECH; joe biden's entire family speaks so much of the man himself. I loved his mother and her constant love THE ENTIRE ROOM WAS FILLED WITH THE HEART OF THIS COUNTRY A DEMOCRAT GENERALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE REPUBLICANS GENERALLY CARE ABOUT GETTING AHEAD MONEY ITS OUR TIME AS DEMOCRATS BECAUSE ITS OUR COUNTRYS TIME TO HEAL
Posted by: BILL TURNER | Aug 28, 2008 2:42:39 AM
They killed it. Bill, Hilery and Biden were incredible. Barak coming on stage at the end was the icing on the cake. Great night.
Posted by: Jason Ricks | Aug 28, 2008 2:56:05 AM
My favorite part of your coverage... Obama, the son of a black man from Kenya and a white man from Kansas. Damn right, that is historic.
Your coverage however is stilted, biased, and a spin fest for the Democrats.
I'll be very anxious to see how your coverage of the Republicans measures up to this.
Posted by: Missing Objective Journalists | Aug 28, 2008 3:04:11 AM
at least obama got one thing right, he won't have to worry about a v.p that is smarter than him, or that can upstage him.
Posted by: sonia trevino | Aug 28, 2008 3:19:48 AM
You've got to come from "a devil island," not to be touched by Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden's introduction of his father, Senator Joe Biden, the next Vice President of the United States Of America. Former President Bill Clinton's speech was exceptional and exciting. Great work. Lastly, Senator Barack Obama's electrifying entrance into the arena was very touching. Please, one more point. MA BIDEN was georgeous and her presence was gracious and, moving. The night had AAA rating.
Posted by: ABI OSHUN | Aug 28, 2008 3:29:22 AM
Great job all the way around. You'll have to come from "a devil land" in order not to be touched by the affairs of night 3. Attorney General Beau Biden(Capt.)was very articulate. Ma Biden's presence was gracious. Obama's unexpected appearance was moving. The night had AAA rating. Once again, great work.
Posted by: ABI OSHUN | Aug 28, 2008 3:52:18 AM
It was a great day to be a Democrat. Every Speech was wonderful. They get an A++ from me. Hopefully Obama tops all of them. It's time for CHANGE.
Posted by: Edwin Morales | Aug 28, 2008 5:28:06 AM
Phoney baloney. Blather and more blather. This Democrat show is entertainment for the brain-dead.
Posted by: petee | Aug 28, 2008 5:45:01 AM
DID WYATT ACTUALLY SUGGEST THAT FOX NEWS IS "MIDDLE OF THE ROAD"?
AND WHO HAS THEIR HEAD IN THEIR REAR END?
Posted by: You're kidding right? | Aug 28, 2008 6:20:50 AM
Hillary and Bill were fantastic- Even John Kerry had a solid speech. Biden was a "C" at best. Yes, he's a totally different type of personality but it seemed to ramble and not be as effective as it could have been.
Obama is the nominee- the success of this is up to him- he made his decision not to pick Hillary as VP ( a mistake) so he needs to stop riding on the Clinton coat tails. Biden can't do it for him either. It's up to Obama- most of us here in PA are still very wary of him- he needs to lay out specific details of what his agenda as President would be and a plan to get there- enough FLUFF SPEECHES!!! He also needs to explain his own words " are bitter and cling to guns and religion." We are waiting, especially those of us in PA- Philadelphia, not rural PA!
Neither of these candidates are good choices- which is why the race has tightened up so much. All each candidate has is their extreme base support. Most in the country are moderates- but neither of these two candidates are anywhere near moderates.
Posted by: Angela | Aug 28, 2008 8:40:35 AM
All the pomp and fireworks and speeches are what conventions are about, but the substance of the candidates is far from everyone's lips. They promise change and promise this and promise that. I want facts. Exactly how are the dems going to turn the economy around and help Americans WITHOUT RAISING TAXES???
Where are they going to get the money to do all this good they keep spouting?
Posted by: Justine | Aug 28, 2008 8:44:15 AM
Nobody
including Hillary connected to people as well as Clinton and Biden ...
their delivery was hand crafted for joe blow at home.
last night ...my mom and dad...got it.
Posted by: dl | Aug 28, 2008 9:04:06 AM
I felt Kerry, Bill and Joe did an excellent job. They didn't dirty the convention by bring up McCain every 5 seconds like the media wished they would have. I enjoyed hearing what their plans are going forward and I enjoyed not having to listen to crap every 5 second, I am sick of the crap...
Lets hear the issues and what plans will be taken to insure our move forward and backwards the next 4 years.
Posted by: beck | Aug 28, 2008 9:08:33 AM
you gotta love the people trying to tear down these two guys who obviously were talking facts last night...and they want to blow it off as some kind of show ...or Biden giving a bad speech...
that's a joke...
people were listening and Biden get's it.
obvious to most American's that aren't hard pressed stuck in their anger and not wanting to vote for Obama for "whatever" reasons that may be.
It usre isn't based on policy or judgement
Mccain has been wrong on everything outside the idea that the surge would bring down violence
the goal of the surge was political reconciliation ...the reduciton in violence was the tool.
EVERY other decision on foreign policy McCain has gotten WRONG. and that is too many to list in one comment.
what a joke...just like 4 and 8 years ago the republican fooling the fearful putting on a show with their silver spoon candidate ...
and what do we get...the last 8 years
Posted by: dl | Aug 28, 2008 9:10:25 AM
People, please take a good hard look at the candidates. You can't believe anything that the Clintons or Biden say, or you would believe what they were saying just a few months ago, which is that Obama is UNQUALIFIED. If you vote for a president because he offers hope, because he's black, because he's a democrat, those are all wrong reasons. C'mon people, stop listening and trusting others to educate you on your precious vote. Check the candidates out for yourselves. Most of America has grown so lazy, and way too trusting of our liberal biased media.
A FORMER Democrat
Posted by: SusanOK | Aug 28, 2008 9:28:50 AM
All in all, it has been an extra ordinary Convention.
Well done Hillary, well done Bill and the rest of the speakers.
We have felt your sparks!
Posted by: Peace | Aug 28, 2008 9:34:54 AM
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