Am I the only one who thought Hillary's moment was scripted? She asked herself the VERY SAME QUESTION that she "cried" over in New Hampshire. Then she went on to melodramatically describe veterans limping into the hospital...of course it was a tearjerker.

Hillary has struggled to be genuine in public life. Her laugh is analyzed, her smile...it's unfair, but she has higher standards to meet as a powerful woman - too little emotion, and she's bitchy; too much, and she's weak. Still, there is something fake and off-putting about her "emotions." She may have found her voice in New Hampshire, but this "moment" was scripted.

Yes, it's good to see the funny side of life. Who could resist stories of people applauding Senator Obama when blowing his nose? George W. Bush dancing with the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf? Hillary Clinton being accused of plagiarism when she says "We're going to be fine" and words such as "polarising" and "divisive" being thrown around like confetti at a wedding? No explanation required. Didn't Dolly the Sheep (cloned) die some years ago? So as to be absolutely precise, I must make it clear that the ovine question is strictly rhetorical.

One only need view the Washington Post images this am of Obama pointing his finger at Hillary, looking down on her as if she were just another dizzy woman, and listen to his patronizing voice, to know this about male power over women. Hillary could voice the same words (and I think for the most part she does) with less effect than Obama voicing Hillary's.

To really test the issues in this election, merely trade each candidate's statements and listen to the results. This campaign is more about male power and how we view the authoritative masculine voice over the higher pitched feminine.

Furthermore, I see no way that Obama will reverse the course of DoD spending within 8 years let alone 4 years. The time is NOW to elect a woman, our history is the sum of 200 years of male leadership and look where we are.

Is your phone ringing again, Mo-reen? Best cash those Clinton campaign checks fast, Luv! The meter's running out. Do they pay you in dollars, euros, or gyros, oh tyro? Whatever it is, you're not making any "cents" with your posts.

To be absolutely precise, she is being accused of plagiarism for saying (paraphrased): "we're going to be fine, but is the country going to be fine?"

Persia is such a fine example of an Obama supporter. You know know all of those wonderful young people he is calling to be part of the solution. They are so full of desire to serve their country and their fellow man! Boy, he can really inspire the youth to want to do great things.

Everyone loves to call Obama the next JFK because of his call to youth. Well speaking as one of the millions of "terrible baby boomers" who heard Kennedy's call and chose public service to become; teachers,social workers,therapists, not for profit workers, women's advocates, children's advocates, dedicated envirnmentalists, medical researchers, volunteers, public policy workers are all either retired or getting ready to retire.Our professions didn't really pay all that well but gave us the satisfaction that our lives have counted. I'm sure young people like Persia are standing ready to be the next generation to do the hard work it takes to keep the country running and people cared for... you can hear it in the loving way she/he speaks of the generation that came before.

Yesterday there was an article in Slate about the personality types of the candidates. Sen. Clinton is the same type as Truman, and Bush the First. Obama is the same type as Gandhi.

Clinton is just The Same Old Thing, regardless of her gender. Obama is a personality type we have not yet seen leading this country.

Who can believe anything she says?

She attacks Obama about “change we can believe in” when she is obviously incapable of admitting a mistake or telling the truth. How can anything be changed if the “change agent” lacks those two simple human attributes?

Her scheming, sleazeball posturing as the “Xeroxed” image of the Commander In Chief, as defined by the right wing, was clearly the impetus for her vote to authorize the Iraq debacle. At the every least, this concession to her misguided political ambition has aided in the very suffering she so “genuinely” laments now in her closing remarks about “the brave young men and women who have been injured in war”. She's unwilling to acknowledge her role in their suffering; but anxious to capitalize on their plight for political points.

Her unwillingness to acknowledge this mistake costs her each time she sits down for a debate. Her failure to understand that this mistake would also cause her to lose any debate about the war with John McCain (or any other Repug candidate) in the general election is proof of who is truly “delusional” in this contest.

She is even incapable of acknowledging the truth about how she got her own name:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/hillary.asp

Or, who actually wrote “It takes a Village":

http://tinyurl.com/3cjcts

Who truthfully needs to “get real” here?

I'm glad I have watched all the debates because I come away with a different take than the pundits. I thought Obam looked very presidential. Frankly I thought Obama out smarted Clinton in may ways in this debate. She cannot rattle him. Yes they agree on much, but Obama did an excellent job distinguishing himself in many ways and at last talked bout his experience in relation to the issues discussed.

Clinton was thrown by the audience booed after presenting her camapaign advisers line on plagiarism. Obama cam back with his dry sense of humor which really is a knife twister.

I'm still puzlled by Hillary's dramatic, sob story at the end.

I disagree wit was her best moment in the debate. On one hand is seemed, my god, she is conceding the race to Obama, on the other hand it seemed like a NH moment... tearing up trying to elicit sympathy.I suspect it was a ploy of the latter.