| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Government | |
| CBS reportedly refocused tonight's Democratic debate on terror, security | |
| 2015-11-14 | |
| [FOX] CBS News reportedly reworked the format of its Saturday night Democratic debate agenda to focus more on terrorism, national security and foreign policy, in the hours following the deadly terror attacks in Paris. Network executive Steve Capus told The New York Times late Friday that the adjustments were made during debate rehearsals in Des Moines, Iowa, after news broke about the deadly attacks.
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for the series of coordinated attacks in and around the French capital in which 127 people were killed. Another 200 people were critically injured, including some Americans, as a result of the attacks -- suicide bombings near France's national stadium and shooting at Paris cafes and a concert hall. The debate is scheduled for 8 p.m. local time in the first-in-the-nation balloting state. It will feature frontrunning Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Clinton has faced sharp criticism from Republicans and others for how, as the State Department's leader, handled the Sept. 11, 2012, terror attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #33 Bernie: we need a political revolution so we can have universal health care!! EOT CL |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 23:07 |
| #32 Hillary touting her Bin Laden take-down experiences. O'Malley: I'm experienced and a great manager. Sanders: I did something involving negotiation with McCain. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 23:00 |
| #31 Trump tweets: Hillary and O'Malley are not doing well, but what's the failed governor doing in that stage? He's a clown! /projection |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:53 |
| #30 O'Malley: not free college - debt free college! |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:48 |
| #29 Trump tweets, "Are you watching this circus? What a joke." |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:38 |
| #28 Bill Clinton tweets that Hillary has the best vision and ideas to move us forward and keep us safe. Bias! |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:35 |
| #27 They are agreed on reinstating Glass-Steagal, but Clinton doesn't think it's very important. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:29 |
| #26 :-) Thanks for blogging this, KBK. I started to watch, but decided that doing articles for tomorrow is a higher priority. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-11-14 22:27 |
| #25 TW: doubt she knows how to tweet! |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:23 |
| #24 Hillary tweets in Spanish promising expansion of DAPA and DACA. #DemDebate How is she tweeting while standing on the stage in front of the audience and the cameras? Or is this some invisible minion pretending to be her, the same as every other day? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-11-14 22:21 |
| #23 Sanders: Bernie is right - we need a new Glass-Stegal. Hillary: I will go after the Wall St execs. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:20 |
| #22 This debate is amazing, the crowd is silent as a funeral. Were they told to be quiet or do they realize their side is totally unprepared for the real world? I'll take "We're Screwed" for $500, Alex. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-14 22:18 |
| #21 Hillary: We have to go after the hedge funds and Lehman (!). Sanders: I will break up the banks. We will use credit unions!! It's the future of America! Hillary to Sanders: you are impuning my integrity. I go after *all* of Wall St. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:16 |
| #20 Hillary tweets in Spanish promising expansion of DAPA and DACA. #DemDebate |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:12 |
| #19 Even obvious applause lines like comments about how bad the Iraq war got silence. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-11-14 22:08 |
| #18 This debate is amazing, the crowd is silent as a funeral. Were they told to be quiet or do they realize their side is totally unprepared for the real world? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-11-14 22:07 |
| #17 Relaxed, tanned and smiling O'Malley getting applause rounds. Breakout moment? He's interrupting and stepping on Hillary. Commercial break! |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:07 |
| #16 O'Malley calls Trump an immigrant-bashing carnival barker. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:04 |
| #15 Carly tweets on the debate vid that we need a president who tells the truth. The campaign staffs must be going nuts. BTW, O'Malley says we're at war with Islamic extremists. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 22:02 |
| #14 Sanders supports a financial transaction tax. Nick Kristof tweets his approval. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 21:56 |
| #13 Also an Axelrod tweet that's rather hostile to Clinton. O'Malley is doing pretty well on terrorism. Sanders really seems out of his depth - flustered. O'Malley is relaxed and his answers are pretty smooth. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 21:53 |
| #12 Clinton: We are at war with violent extremism...we are not at war with Islamism. CBS is posting tweets on screen live with the debate video. The ones they select, of course. They are featuring Michael Moore's tweet wishing Clinton would repudiate her Iraq war vote. But Jeb's in there, too, and Huckabee: "Say it with me: Radical Islamic Terrorism." |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-11-14 21:49 |
| #11 Oklahoma at Baylor tonight. What debate? |
| Posted by: badanov 2015-11-14 18:17 |
| #10 By design, Charles |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-11-14 17:24 |
| #9 I live in Iowa, and I didn't realize this was happening. All anybody seems to care about tonight is the Iowa/Minnesota game. Talk about bad scheduling. |
| Posted by: Charles 2015-11-14 16:26 |
| #8 Come on people, rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal. We go live tonight. We don't want people flubbing the lines of the narrative. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-14 15:36 |
| #7 There is no question that the emphasis changes dramatically Nothing changes. You just become aware if it. And those with atrophied amygdalas just become aware of it later. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-11-14 13:59 |
| #6 "OK, so here's the questions we'll be asking" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-14 13:14 |
| #5 And, of course, the dem debate was known to be scheduled for tonight. so some will "question the timing" of the violence. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-11-14 12:52 |
| #4 Do not forget that the Mid East needs jobs and the democrats are best at creating jobs from taxpayers money. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-11-14 12:33 |
| #3 Here are the answers to save you the time and pain of watching: 1. "We must work with our European and Arab partners, and the international community." 2. "We must do more to make our immigrants, muslim and non-muslim, feel wanted and valued." 3. "We must invest more in our security infrastructure." 4. "Moar gun control." 5. "We must place a greater emphasis on the MidEast Peace Process." 6. "Did I mention we must invest more in our security?" 7. "Global Warming!" |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-14 12:18 |
| #2 Bernie will be pointing out many of the "terrorists" are actually comrades of his. It will be hilarious. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-11-14 12:01 |
| #1 Coaching won't help. Swillary will be pledging to wipe out the terrorist GOP menace the first time she gets asked. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-11-14 12:00 |