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Las Vegas Democratic Debate

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The Las Vegas Democratic Debate began with the fanfare of an NBA game. The players individually took the court to the cheers of their fan groups in attendance. Wolf Blitzer allowed a paparazzi moment for team photos while he briefed us on his role as enforcer of the rule that answers must be related to questions--a job he performed with the adeptness of a WWF referee.

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There was little enlightening language, by way of being new or revelatory, spoken in the subsequent exchanges. Joe Biden got the most laughs. But the consensus of the CNN pundits was that Hillary Clinton had won--if for no other reason, by not losing. Perhaps the most revealing statements of the night came from one of the CNN post-game commentators. After the debate, David Gergen remarked that "She looked rested." He also said,
"She put pressure on Governor Spitzer of New York to drop that driver's license deal before the debate. So when tonight when the driver's license deal came up she was able, you know, to get out of it with her one word answer. There was no discussion. So she was able to pivot out of what had been an issue that could have driven her down again."
Anderson Cooper, probably thinking about whom he was going to toss the discussion to next, let the comment pass without probing. "Really, David," he didn't say, "and just exactly how did she bring that pressure to bear on Spitzer?" Gergen found it interesting that both Obama and Edwards were booed when they confronted Clinton, but he didn't note the absence of reciprocity. Clinton hit back with impunity--no boos there. She clearly had the most aggressive, if not largest, fan base in the house. At the very beginning of the debate, Clinton joked that "this pant suit is asbestos tonight." Her fans loved it--bring it on. Then, about seven minutes later, she said she had received mud "out of the Republican playbook." (Point: No true Democrat would disagree with her.) It put the "boys club" on notice that she was loaded for bear (or boys, rather), and put her supporters on notice that they should back her. But, then she isn't running as a woman. Blitzer missed the opportunity to ask, "Specifically, Senator Clinton, what mud are you talking about?" The influence of the pro-Clinton audience discouraged the genuine debate atmosphere that the "Let's get ready to rumble" fanfare had heralded. Nevertheless, Anderson Cooper began the post-event commentary with


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Lee Cary -- Bio and Archives Since November 2007, Lee Cary has written hundreds of articles for several websites including the American Thinker, and Breitbart’s Big Journalism and Big Government (as “Archy Cary”). and the Canada Free Press. Cary’s work was quoted on national television (Sean Hannity) and on nationally syndicated radio (Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin). His articles have posted on the aggregate sites Drudge Report, Whatfinger, Lucianne, Free Republic, and Real Clear Politics. He holds a Doctorate in Theology from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, is a veteran of the US Army Military Intelligence in Vietnam assigned to the [strong]Phoenix Program[/strong]. He lives in Texas.

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