Clinton and Obama In a Bitter Debate

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP)- Democratic presidential rivals Hilary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are at it again. They both accused each other of deliberately bending the truth for political gains on Monday night in a very sensitive and personal debate.  Details ranging from the Iraq war to Bill Clinton’s role in the Campaign.

Obama told Hilary Clinton that he was helping unemployed workers on the streets of Chicago when “you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart”

Hilary commented just moments later that she was fighting against misguided Republican policies “when you were practicing law and representing your contributor…in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago”

Needless to say that such a comment got under Obama’s skin a little and moved him to gesture comments about the former presidents role in helping former first lady Hilary Clinton’s campaign.

Hilary commented:

I’m here. He’s not!

Obama replied :

Well, I can’t tell who I’m running against sometimes

    The heated debate went back and forth about Obama’s “present” votes during his legislative term in  Illinois.  The topic was  sparked by Sen. John Edwards who  was possibly desperate for stage time. 

Sen. Edwards said:

What if I had just not shown up to vote on things that really mattered to this country? It would have been safe for me politically. It would have been the careful and cautious thing to do, but I have a responsibility to take a position even when it has political consequences for me.

Obama replied :

Don’t question, John, the fact that on issue after issue that is important to the American people, I haven’t simply followed, I have lead

As the weeks go by and the debates begin to heat up, I believe that it is good for America to see this type of toe to toe, all out brawl. Why?  Because it shows who is really prepared for anything.  It gives the candidate that comes out on top of these debates a sort of battle tested worthiness.  I am a fan of both Hillary and Obama.  I encourage just a little teeny bit of “constructive mudslinging” because it forces the candidate to think on their toes and be able to back themselves up.  You can win on the road with all of your speeches and rallies, that are pushed toward people who may already have a biased liking toward you, but you can win over votes by showing the people of America that you are ready to battle anyone on any turf (neutral or home).

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