Live Blogging The Democratic Presidential Debate In Texas
9: 44 PM: End Of Debate.
Clinton says that she has been through Crisis’s in her life and that the American people know that, but her problems aren’t nearly what millions of Americans face everyday, that the hits she takes aren’t nearly as bad as millions of other hits that people receive everyday. Whatever happens to her or Obama, they are going to be fine, and that she hopes that after the election is over, the same can be said for Americans and that is what this election is all about.
Obama says that the cumulative experience gives him good judgment now.
9:38 PM: Last Question, What was the single greatest moment of struggle in their life? Obama goes first
Obama states that people feel that the arguments in Washington have nothing to do with them, and that American people are feed up with the way Politics has been done.
Clinton says she isn’t worried about it.
9:36 PM: Question about Superdelegates.
Clinton responds by talking about Bush and his supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Look for where the money has gone with President Bush. She can get America back on track of fiscal responsibility.
Obama says he showed all earmarks, and that he wants people to be able to see where earmarks go, and he is working to do that through a website.
9:30 PM: Obama asked question about his potential scandal over earmarks and how he had $91 million dollars in earmarks after opposing them.
Obama responds that the surge is a strategic victory over a beginning blunder. that in being in the war in Iraq, we ignore most of the world, by using our money in Iraq, and that we haven’t paid enough attention to Veterans and that is because we are spending $12 billion dollars a month in Iraq. Then Obama takes stabs at John McCain.
Clinton states that the purpose of the surge has not been fulfilled, because the Iraqi Government isn’t moving as fast as it should, and that upon her presidency that she would develop a plan to start moving troops home 60 days after being elected. That it is up to the Iraqi’s to decide the future they will have.
9:21 PM: Question about the Surge in Iraq. Is Iraq today better than it was 6 months ago? Clinton answers first.
9:19 PM: Obama replies by saying that he wouldn’t be running for President if he didn’t think he was ready. Talks about keeping America safe is #1 priority for him if elected as President, and bashes Clinton for voting for the war and how that it shows bad judgment on Clinton’s part.
9:16 PM: Question is reiterated about if Clinton thanks Obama is not ready to be President, this time Clinton answers by touting her own accomplishments and seemingly refuses to answer the question. Nope, she doesn’t answer the Question.
9:13 PM: Obama respond saying that people shouldn’t pay fines, and then Clinton says that Obama has fines in his plan.
9:10 PM: Clinton answers question about Clinton implying that Obama wasn’t ready to be President, and she says that she Will be ready and prepared on day one, then rolls into health care, and saying that her and Obama don’t have a philosophical difference but a substantive one.
9:06 PM: CNN takes break
Obama talks about his health care plan, and how he and Clinton are different. He says making everyone purchase health care is Clinton, and Obama says he wants to lower cost so people can afford it , and Obama says that he isn’t leaving 15 million people out of his plan , there is just a philosophical difference. Says than Clinton’s attempt in the 1990’s was a good idea, but needed to be more open to debate.
Clinton talks about Universal Health care, and says Obama left 15 million people out of his health care plan. Talks about her moratorium on the housing crisis. Then she rolls into Her stump. Goes to a response from Obama
Obama acknowledges that he uses the line from Deval Patrick, under Patrick’s’ advisement. Talks about his speeches being “pretty good”, that rolls into his campaign stump.
8:58 PM: Questions about the Obama Plagiarism. Goes to Obama first.
Obama responds that actions do in fact speak louder than words. And that he has plenty of Actions, not words, in his careers. Fundamental Difference between him and Clinton on how change occurs. Talks about how his supporters see the reality that is going on in Washington. He is running for President to do something for the people suffering in America.
Clinton talks about how they both let voters know how they see the world different. She states that she has a record of action. She talks about how actions speak louder than words.
8:51 PM: Question about arguing going on between Clinton and Obama. Clinton goes first
8:47 PM: Finally a Commercial Break
Obama says that he believes that English should be a Unifying language, but that foreign language needs more resources to go to it, and that we don’t let children of foreign language households fall behind in school, and that needs to be worked on.
Clinton says that English be the unifying language, but encourages people to learn a second language.
8:43 PM: Question on Spanish as a second language goes to Clinton first.
Obama completely agrees with Clinton and wants to give children of illegals a chance for an education.
Clinton says that there is a smart way to protect borders and a dumb way, talks about if the fence continues to get built, it would cut off the campus UT Brownsville. She says that she would review the fence and talk to the people that live close to the border. Says that she would look to technology for answers.
8:36 PM: Another question on Immigration about border security. Would Clinton continue the work on the border fence.
Obama says that he wants to work for comprehensive reform and stronger border security, and crack down on employers that use these undocumented workers. and that people that have been here illegally are given a pathway to citizenship, but they have to go to back of the line. Work with Mexico to help them make jobs for people.
Clinton says that she believes in comprehensive immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship, and would deal with it within her first 100 days of a presidential term
8:32 PM: Question on Immigration reform goes to Clinton.
Clinton counters that agrees with Obama to close the loopholes in the Tax Code, and that the wealthy have had a president for the last seven years and that it is time that most Americans have a president that works for them. She would immediately work on the housing crisis if elected, she would apply a moratorium for 90 days on foreclosures. she would freeze interest rates on homes for five years, invest 5 billion dollars on green jobs, and that she would help scientist, by doing the opposite that Bush does and allow free scientific thought. She is then cut off.
Obama states that we should provide tax breaks to companies that don’t outsource. Improve importation standards, have people that make less than $50′000 not pay taxes on Social Security. Invest in green energy alternative projects.
8:22 PM: Question about Economy, How are the candidates different on the Subject of the Economy. Obama answers first
8:20 PM: Clinton responded that we should end the Bush way of Diplomacy.
8:16 PM: Obama’s response to this is that he would talk to them, if there were some shows of good faith, and that he would want progress first. One of the debate moderators challenged him that he had changed his view.
8:16 PM: First Question is to Clinton , and she is asked if she would meet with the New Leader of Cuba at least once– Clinton’s Response was that she would meet only if change happened and had happened before the meeting.
8:13 PM: Barack Obama is now giving his opening statement and reiterates that he and Clinton we friends before election and will be friends after election. Talks about how the war should have never been authorized, and that people who need health care, should actually get it. Both him and Clinton realize the problems that need to be dealt with. Washington is a place where good ideas go to die, yadda, yadda , yadda.
8:09 PM: Clinton going on about her achievements in Texas and her friend Ann(e) Richards. She offers a lifetime of achievement and proven results. Also, mentioning how her campaign is the people of Texas’ campaign, and she is done.
8:06 PM: Hillary Clinton gives an opening statement, as Obama wanted to go second.
8:05 PM: Candidates are on sitting and ready to go
8:04 PM: Candidates are on stage and taking pictures and receiving applause from audience
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