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Deconstructing the Democratic Debate
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  On Wednesday, the Democratic candidates for president gathered at Dartmouth College to debate the issues. The event was moderated by Tim Russert, NBC's Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press and aired live on New Hampshire Public Radio. We’ll see who said what, look at the issues that were raised and examine where the candidates go from here. Guests
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WHEN are we going to get REAL, TRUE and HONEST candidates? I just heard "Political Double-Speak" throughout the debate. Nothing new, nothing revealing, "I HAVE A PLAN..." BLA BLA BLA.
I encourage people to actually look into the candidates REAL plans. I felt the designed and formulated questions/answers did very little in outlineing real plans, real information and real stances. Typical of todays "democratic process". Support a third party!
These "debates" fail to address a ,pivotal, foreign policy issue of our time, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The forty-fourth President of the United States, whoever takes office, will have to deal with this matter, extensively, but what are the Presidential candidates positions regarding the many different aspects of this issue?
President Bush, for example, ostensibly, supports the establishment of a Palestinian state but do all the candidates? Rudy Giuliani writing in "Foreign Affairs" Magazine says he does but only if the Palestinians "earn" statehood. How does Giuliani's position regarding Palestinian statehood compare to the other candidates?
Why isn't the media fulfilling it's responsibility to bring this, extremely important, public policy issue forward before both the candidates and the American people? Do all the democratic and republican candidates share the Bush Administration's approach relative to Hamas? What's their perspective regarding Israel's settlements on the West Bank?
The candidates, of both parties, have, often, commented upon the adverse effects our four year occupation has had upon the Iraqi people. What about the, devastating, impact upon the Palestinians of a occupation that's lasted ten times longer? Is there anyone, whether a journalist or a private citizen who has the courage and integrity to ask these or additional questions of the candidates running for President concerning this issue?