July 23, 2007

Now It Gets Personal

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- It's the first emotional appeal about Iraq: A man, a camera and the flags that draped his family members' coffins. The YouTube user asks pointedly when the candidates can get the troops out and how many family members they have who have served.

Chris Dodd starts out by saying he can get the troops on their way out by next April and then lists his family members who have served the country. Bill Richardson comments that he doesn't have any troops left in his national guard. Joe Biden attacks on the aforementioned candidates for not being able to get the troops out when they say they can.

When Clinton starts to answer this question, she looks to the big screen to address the questioner, then looks away. This might be the first example of how this debate format proves it's hard to relate to such an emotional request when the questioner isn't even in the room.

Posted at 08:03 PM

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