From the Fact Check Desk: Clinton's Questions Question

Liwai from China: 6:28:21 PM post-----

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT comparison.....and scary, too........what are some Americans thinking, suppoorting obama?

Hillary insisted on having the debate and than complains about getting the first question. If it was such a hardship why didn't she ask to establish debate rules beforehand. Does anyone remember what the first question was at any of these debates? There are more important issues than this question thing.

Before anybody knew who Barack Obama was, Hillary was the darling of the media. She has received a lot of free exposure the last two years. There is plenty of bias shown towards both candidates. Obviously many people like Barack Obama. There must be a reason and I do not think you can blame his rise or her fall on the media. The people who care; read, look, listen, and make up their own minds.

Joseph: are you serious, or are you stupid? Texans have a political "primary/caucus", in which Texans can go vote, and if they can get a receipt of proof that they had voted, then they can, if they so choose, also vote in their caucus, also.

Remember,

There's always Ralph. If we don't clean up our environmental act, sexism, racism, jobs and wars won't mean much as New York sits in water up to its 13th story windows. 911 will look like a picnic.

I believe Hillary is on the right track to turn environmentalism into jobs and consequently help save us from self-destruction. I don't know Obama's plan for earth renewal.

>>...in all fairness to her, 23 to 18 represents almost 30% of the time...<<

Ummm, no. 23+18 = 41. The difference between them was 5 questions. 5/41 = 12.2% - nowhere near 30%. Hillary was asked the 1st question 56% of the time, Obama 44%. If you're going to use figures to bolster your point, they better be accurate figures. Much ado about nothing, methinks...

He was the man from the people, for the people.
He is the man that will redeem us from the loss of the war.
His movement is the organised will of the people.
People rise! and vote!
Don´t give for your community, sacrifice!

He is the young, fresh, charismatic man who challenged the status quo with great speeches and gained momentum by blaming the loss in WWI as the main cause of the economic crises and inflation.

All of the above are true slogans of 1923/1933 campaign posters from Germany.

Freaky....

Firefighter, Is Bush an Ex-President Yet, Others too. This election campaign is a farce. The media and TPTB seem to have elected Barack Obama as their Democratic nominee from the start. I remember after the Iowa caucus results came in, listening to a roundtable discussion (consisting of 4 men)on a cable news show, remarking how Hillary Clinton's campaign was over. They said she was done. One man said that he thought she better save all of her remaining campaign money for the state of NY because she probably won't win there either. I was stunned by these comments. But I didn't realize at the time, that this was just the beginning of the completely biased media campaign against Hillary Clinton. Of course, we all know how she went on to win the New Hampshire primary next(down by some 13 points in their polling a few days before that primary). After this win, they said it was because she had a teary-eyed moment. Can you imagine their arrogance? Yes, women bailed her out because of it, they claimed. What? Did I hear this right? Are they kidding? Super Tuesday's results when she won the big Democratic states, such as NY, NJ, MA, CA, etc. were completely downplayed. Never did I hear it mentioned, how important these states are for a Democratic nominee to be able to win the general election.
Barack Obama has gotten a free pass from the media. They have promoted him, sensationalized him, and have sung his praises. If I hear Hillary Clinton being mentioned, it is always involving negativity.
Hillary Clinton has had to battle not only Barack Obama in this campaign but the completely biased attack machine known as the "media". Every cable news station and almost every single one of their commentators are guilty of it. Sexism -- absolutely. Do they not recognize they are offending women out there? I am a woman and a Hillary Clinton supporter, and am outraged by all of this. And believe me, many, many other women are too. I am supporting Hillary Clinton, not just because she is a woman, but because I feel that she is the best qualified candidate. She is smart, has experience, has a detailed grasp of the problems that face this nation and has well thought out solutions to make change a reality. Where is the respect for this candidate? Where is the respect for our Democratic process?
If Hillary Clinton does not win the Democratic nomination, I will also be writing her name in as my choice. I know there are many other women who will be doing the same thing. I feel the media bias is staring to get some coverage in the media now, but they have yet to own up to it. Maybe they will have to own up to it, once the election results come in.

The sad thing about this entire democratic primary has been the media's total biase against Senator Clinton. Americans are talking more about the media's coverage of the primary rather than the issues we face. MSNBC, CNN, NBC are you
kidding- you don't think your reporting is baised? Do you think all Americans are stupid? When I need the news from now on, I'll tune into PBS and the BBC. I'm sick of listening to these bone-heads!!!

I think media is really inconsistent and biased in this election. When Hillary was ahead in polls every one said she looks strong and presidential and now because Obama is ahead in polls he looks strong and presidential. I thought Hillary was very strong and looked very presidential in yesterday’s debate. Most of the time either Obama stuttered before he answered or he agreed with Senator Clinton’s answers. But Obama can do no wrong in media’s eyes. Even he will burp media will say see how wonderful his burp is.

Another point, I believe Hillary was correct in saying that she always gets the first question. When you are second to answer you listen to first candidate and answer according to their answers and you also get some time to think before you answer.

Then media says Hillary is not funny enough. A president’s election is a serious business not a joke. You don’t’ have to be funny to prove that you are qualified.

And lastly, I feel this country is not ready for a woman president. You will select a black, white, red or yellow man before you elect a woman president. A woman will never be paid same as a man for the same job. A woman will not get the promotion if she is competing with a man for the same job. And we call this country equal opportunity country. By the way I am neither Clinton supporter nor Obama supporter.

Eleven22: What does that mean?

When I think of Obama I think of plastic trees. Missing poeple on milk cartons, hollow logs, boy wonder, the California faultline and mussolini.

Firefighter: Are you voting for Sen. Clinton just because she's a woman?

Go ahead and write in Hillary's name. Nothing could better epitomize the legacy of what Clinton's primary campaign has become: a divisive, scorched-earth, its-all-about-me, win-at-all-costs, sore-loser, whiny, hysterical, hissy fit.

By all means, continue in that tradition. Barack will handily take the White House without your help.

For all of you women who are joining the sexist crowd by throwing insults at Hillary not based on policy but on the fact that she is a woman will one day be sorry. You will be on the other end of it one day very soon because that is how karma works. You will wonder why things aren't fair and why women don't get more respect and you will realize you helped to make it happen. I also will write-in Hillary's name if she doesn't win the primary. I hope there are thousands of women who will quietly stand up and do the same.

LL: I think if you read my responses it is clear I have done more than just a little research of my own, which begs the question, if you have, what sources because it seems you are misguided.

Joseph: In defense of Fmr. President Clinton, in Texas 65% of the delegates are garnered during a first phase of voting and 35% during a subsequent "open window". It is the only state in the nation, therefore, where voting twice is not only legal, but encouraged.

Half of my questions are already answered very clearly by the actions/records of who is concerned, if you will do a little research on your own.
Now I want the rest of my questions answered by the primaries held. American people have waited to long for a clear answer.

Looks like the Clinton campaign is out in force trying to stop people from voting! Bill was busy in Texas asking people to vote twice!

Maybe Hillary Clinton got the first question because the moderators were granting her courtesy as both a female and the fact that she is a more senior Senator than Mr. Obama? If this is the case, as opposed to some conspiracy against Senator Clinton, then it would be easy to rationalize why she would have 3 more leading questions than Sen. Obama. In addition, these numbers also reflect 2 follow-up questions to Sen. Clinton (as she has a tendancy to go on and on) and are nothing that Sen. Obama can control.

Isn't Hillary still refusing to withhold her White House records and income tax statements? That would show both her "experience" and financial sources. Why doesn't she want to share them with Americans?