The Democrats gathered in South Carolina to persuade the American people to elect them. They had some harsh words, but not really for one another (with one notable exception).

Fire was flung at the war in Iraq and the Bush administration. Hillary Clinton made a promise that if Bush didn’t end the war, she would. Governor Bill Richardson said he would withdraw the troops by the end of this year if elected (though how he would withdraw troops in 2007 if sworn in in 2009 eludes this reporter). Former Alaskan Senator Mike Gravel had particularly harsh words about the war as well.

Senator Hillary Clinton overcame the concerns of if a woman could become President during this hour and a half. She was forceful but soft-spoken, moderate and the definition of Presidential.Her approval rating in the MSNBC online poll changed drastically for the positive.

Gravel was, in my opinion, a madman. He was the loose cannon on the team. He said that other candidates on the panel actually scared him. When asked who, he cited the “top tier” candidates. Gravel was particularly angry the entire time, and seemed to think no one was qualified. (more…)

A strong charge, but a fair one. It would seem that the slight observed bias of Countdown host Kieth Olbermann toward Senator Barock Obama extends beyond cleverly worded questions to outright misrepresentation of facts.

When talking about MSNBC’s online poll, Olbermann said that Barock Obama clearly “wom the debate”, because of a high approval rating. However, the poll tracks pre-debate scores as well as post-debate, and the poll tells a different story than Mister Olbermann does.

In fact, Barock Obama lost one percentage point in the MSNBC online poll. It would seem, that what was reported as a victory actually was a flesh wound.In contrast, Hillary gained considerable ground after the debate.

Perhaps this was a blunder, but for newsmen who call for the truth of candidates to not fact-check their statements is hypocrisy at its finest.

“Freedom must take the day.”
“Victorious in war shall be made glorious in peace.”
“We must fight for liberty with more liberty.”

Newt Gingrich announced that he “was not running for president, [he] was laying out a plan for the future that should the American people demand he should become President, it would happen.” What a dark future Mister Gingrich has in store. Newt is prepared to bring America to a place darker than Mister Bush, to a place darker than Mister bin Laden, to a place darker than Mister Hussain, to a place darker than Mister Il, Mister Gingrich is ready to bid an ado to the blessings of liberty to secure not safety for America, but safety for his own political career.

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