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Democratic Debate 2008
The Democratic presidential debate took place at Drexel University on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Seven presidential candidates participated. KAITLIN BARR EDITOR IN CHIEF KMB738@CABRINI.EDU
The Democratic presidential candidates knew they would have to beat up Hillary Clinton if they hoped to stay alive, and in true Philadelphia fashion, the debate at Drexel University on Oct. 30 turned into a verbal brawl. NBC anchor Brian Williams tried to open the debate with decorum by alluding to the grand history of Philadelphia: “Philadelphia, the cradle of American democracy, where the founding fathers gathered to declare our nation’s independence and to ring out that news on the Liberty Bell, still proudly displayed here.”
But the debate soon became a six-on-one fight. Hundreds of supporters, thousands of media –including five Loquitur editors -- and millions of viewers watched as Sen. Barack Obama defended his previous actions, Sen. Hillary Clinton backpedaled in her responses, former Sen. John Edwards bashed Hillary for everything she stands for, and Sen. Joe Biden threw in his sarcastic remarks every once and a while. Starting out the debate were questions to Obama, who previously told the New York Times that he was going to be a tougher competitor against Hillary Clinton. Obama quickly defended himself by saying, “First of all,
I think some of this stuff gets over-hyped. I think this has been the most hyped fight since Rocky fought Apollo Creed, although the amazing thing is I’m Rocky in this situation.” He was alluding to
the fact that some Rocky movies are set in the city of Philadelphia. Immigration, Iran, the war in Iraq, President Bush’s talk of World War III and healthcare were only some of the topics dis-
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Students showed their support at a taping of “Hardball” at Drexel.
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cussed during the two-hour-long debate. Although most candidates did offer different points of view towards all of these topics, they all did agree on one thing -- President Bush has not done a good job running the United States. “Everybody agrees up here that President Bush has made a total mess out of the situation with Iran,” Clinton said at one point. Edwards shortly added, “A lot of us on this stage havelearned our lessons the hard way, that you give this President an inch and he will take a mile.” According to the Associated Press, some candidates expressed
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Democratic chairman speaks to college editors KAITLIN BARR EDITOR IN CHIEF KMB738@CABRINI.EDU
Getting out of Iraq and establishing a voluntary national service program to help students pay for college are two reasons college-age voters should vote for a Democratic presidential candidate, according to the head of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean. In his first student-based press conference “in a long time,” the Democratic National Committee Chairman met with 10 local college editors hours before
the Democratic presidential debate held at Drexel University on Oct. 30. Included in this round-table conference were editors from Drexel University, University of Penn, Temple University, Rosemont College, Villanova University and Cabrini College. “We will not get out of Iraq until we have a Democratic president,” Dean said. When asked what a Democratic president will do to prevent another attack like the one on 9/11, Dean said, “In order to make America safe, you have to be tough. Republicans are great
at talking tough but you have to be smart, and they’re not so good at that.” He said if a Democrat becomes president, they will be in constant talks with other countries and using our intelligence so that another attack does not occur. “I don’t think we have any business being in Iraq, I never thought we never should have any business in Iraq and I think the President has made the world a more dangerous place by sending us to Iraq,” Dean said. One of the major topics of concern among young voters, Dean said, is the rising cost of educa-
tion. He agreed that the idea of a national public service program would be helpful. It would not be mandatory, however. It would help college students who are having trouble continuing to afford the rising cost of a college education. Discussion of the rising cost of healthcare made Dean become more heated. “I think it’s a ridiculous way to run a country. You borrow $200 billion to run a war, but you can’t come up with
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DNC Chairman Howard Dean