>>>>>>>>>If you want to see a politician compressing a complex issue into a sound bite for personal gain, read Obama's speech that day.
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>>>>>>>>I couldn't believe Obama compared the VT shootings with jobs going over seas and the Imus statements. Great way to trivialize the victims of VT shooting.
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>>>>>>>>The more he talks the more I understand why his handlers try keep him under wrap.
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>>>>>>Keep him under wraps? Hardly. You may be thinking of the incumbent.
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>>>>>>Obama is going to be the next President so you may as well start getting used to him.
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>>>>I can't trust someone who has a habit of dodging debates for stupid reason.
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>>>Dodging what debates? I don't follow his campaign on a moment to moment basis but haven't heard anything like that. I didn't even know there have been any debates yet.
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>>He and other dem. hopful won;t participate in any debate sponsored by the FoxNews.
>>http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/obama-clinton-to-skip-fox-hosted-debate/20070409171009990002?ecid=RSS0001
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>>They will debate only for democrats and liberals but not conservatives.
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>Frankly, I don't see a democrat avoiding a FoxNews sponsored event as cowardice, but rather as a sign of intelligence.

Would you apply the same assessment to a republican avoiding CNN debates?