POLITICS: TOWN HALL DEBATE RECAP
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain took to the stage Tuesday night in a town-hall debate in front of 80 selected, undecided voters with the rest of the nation watching live on all the major networks and news channels.
It was inevitable that the economy would be the primary focus with Congress recently passing a bailout plan to aid the failing financial industry. Both candidates promised they had a better plan to lead the country through which both referred to as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. An hour of the 90-minute event was used to discuss economic issues with McCain offering a plan that had been already proposed by Obama.
Obama blamed the financial crisis on deregulation and the fiscal policies of the Bush administration, which he continuously linked to McCain. McCain, on the other hand, attempted to portray Obama as an advocate of spending and higher taxes, while portraying himself as someone willing to reach across the aisle and sometimes at odds with Bush — a maverick, if you will.
During a discussion on energy, McCain criticized Obama for his support of the 2007 Bush-Cheney energy bill and dismissively referred to him as “that one”:
“It was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate, loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one. You know who voted against it? Me.”
McCain needed a success to possibly help in the polls, but it’s unlikely. Reaction groups polled by the major networks all declare Obama as the winner. The latest Gallup poll shows a 9-point lead for Obama, which ties his campaign high.
VIDEO OF THE DEBATE
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Obama 08
Thursday, October 9, 2008 /
@Ja
Education “Do well and you can go anywhere”
I graduated number 1 in my class with good test scores as an African American and got nothing from my state schools. If it wasn’t for student loans, and the letter my mother wrote to congress I would not have been able to attend college. Not every state is the same, and not every situation is the same.
Obama 08!!
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ja
Thursday, October 9, 2008 /
@ Obama 08 and SMH
What you fail to hear is that those are MY issues and how I feel about things. I cant speak for you and I’m not going to try. I want whats best for my family and I’m sorry but what goes on at your house/ state doesnt concern me. I vote for what will make MY Family happy.
As for as education it is a state issue. The teacher incentive is offered by the state. NCLB pays less the 1% of a school districts budget. If you have a problem with the way fund run through you state you need to state at the local level nothing obama can do for you there unless he tries to increse Federal funding which will take power out of the parents hands. That the problem I am having. It ther is no incentive for student who do well in your state you need to talk to your mayor because that is truly sad.
@SMH
It’s not about making 250K a year. What I have a problem with is I dont believe the if you make more than me then You tax to income rate should be higher than mine. That is your money and you desever the same rights to your money as do I. I could care less what 50 cent pay in taxes. as long as he rate is equal to mine I’m fine. I do find fault with those of us who dont pay taxes and complain bout taxes like people that get more bake than they put in.
I think we need to enforce the laws on immigration. Pay tax, be legel or go home. Commit a crime go home. Me and McCain same page. If you were not born in America you should not have a home a job in America if you are not paying taxes. We have enough people born here not pulling their fair share we dont need extra.
I know you are trying to be cute with the whole abortion soldier thing and I’m glad you can get a good laugh, but something is wrong with a law that allows 13 yr old the do this to themselves without parents. It is illegal to get breast implant or heart surgrey without parents conccent. You dont have to have any type of special degree to preform abortion you just have to graduate from med school. I dare you name anything eles in medicne where this is the case. The doctor or nurse (p) dosent even have to advice you of health risk. And FYI people are still dying on the abortion table legal ans all. Read up on roe v wade and doe v bolton, and find out why these two women Sandra Cano and Norma L. McCorvey both go every year to have their own caes overturned.
It sound like to me you guy should have started you voing in 2006 locally. You got a lot of local problem that makes me glad I live in the Great state of Texas
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