First off, kudos to all three. I'm not "live blogging" as much as I wanna get my thought down now, and I don't think I'm going to stay up for the whole debate.
Clinton and Obama, as earlier posted, and Edwards, who did get involved, all set aside the arguments over LBJ and MLK's and racial insensitivity.
Hillary Clinton pointed out the America's economic crises, like the profound troubles with the mortgage industry, is falling disproportionately on people of color. She pointed out that generally, people of color are the most vulnerable in America's current economy. I'll add that that statistic holds regardless of one's income bracket. Her pointing that out renewed my faith in her commitment to equality. Now, the whole caucus lawsuit issue is giving me pause. But, that's about her winning the nomination, and not about race per se. Though, it does seem like people of color will be hurt the most by the lawsuit Clinton's supporting. But, I want ponder that one now.
Back to the debate. Every candidate could ask one of the other two one question, and one only. Obama kinda wasted his clearing up a difference without a distinction Edwards brought up concerning the Occupation of Iraq (sorry for any soldier, including members of my own family, caught up in it, but that's what it is).
While I'm disappointed in Clinton's "distinctions" between herself and Obama and Edwards, I think this is a great debate for the country and the Democratic party. I do wonder if Kucinich's presence would've made it better; or, if the moderators would've paid him back for the lawsuit. But, overall, I feel good about the debate.
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This isn't too complicated. If you disagree with me, I'm more than happy to have an honest discussion. I'm quite open to learning new facts and ideas. I'm dying for a conservative to explain their ideas in a sensible way.
But, I do have rules, and they also apply to those who agree with me. They just get the benefit of my already knowing the fact they'll be referring to.
So, here're the comment thread rules:
1 - Use facts.
2 - Refer to policy.
3 - Don't rely on theories and conjectures. Show me how, for example, a public health insurance option will lead to "rationing" of health care.
4 - No unfounded attacks on any entity.
If you break those rules, I will edit your comment to my own whimsical satisfaction.
Lastly, perhaps most importantly, I'm not going to entertain too much pro-white/racism-denying discussion. I want this to be a space to discuss strategies to fight racism, not space where I have to fight racism. I want anti-racists to be able to come here for a mental respite. If what you're interested in doing is attempting to demonstrate the fallacy of anti-racism by repeating the same ole comments and questions and accusations we hear all the time, please do that somewhere else.