***Heartland Presidential Forum is on C-Span NOW, at 2:30PM EST!***

[flpoljunkie]

Will last for approximately 3 hours.

[Clintonista2]

1. is this a presidential forum or a sunday mass?

[flpoljunkie]

2. Would like to know in what order the candidates will appear. Assume they are not all on the stage.

[Sparkly]

3. I was surprised by that too

Although if there must be a prayer, that was a good one.

(Still wonder why there must be a prayer, though. Is the sponsoring group based in religion?)

[flpoljunkie]

4. Looks like they are going to introduce every person on the stage before they begin!

[Clintonista2]

5. it doesnt look like theres room for all the candidates

do you think they will have them speak one at a time?

[wndycty]

8. Edwards on at 2p.

We got to tell you about community values first.

[Clintonista2]

10. do you know if clinton will be there?

or is she still in NH because of yesterday?

[flpoljunkie]

22. Wndycty said Clinton would appear by phone. See post #12.

[Clintonista2]

27. thanks.

[Life Long Dem]

29. What?

:wtf: Is this another way for her to dodge the real issues to some real questions?

[Pirate Smile]

32. The Des Moines airport was shut down from the ice storm.

[Life Long Dem]

37. Ok. Thanks.

I didn't even know they were having a big snow storm being on the east coast here.

[Clintonista2]

45. I see you're new here, so let me help you out- People here try to follow a rule:

"Facts before posting." Try to follow it, thanks.

[Life Long Dem]

81. LOL! I stick with my opinion. And check YOUR facts.

I have been here 11 months longer than you. Duh!! :woohoo:

[wndycty]

6. I will post my behind the scene videos. . .

. . .I might not be able to log in but keep it kicked. Be sure to post video responses to candidates on youtube. visit http://movementvisionlad.org for more info. I will be debrief tonight or tomorrow, but I may jump online at some time.

[Sparkly]

7. Wow, you're there wndycty??

Cool! Is this an interfaith group of some kind?

[wndycty]

9. Not interfaith. . .just community groups led by Center for Community Change

and Iowa CCI. I have been here since last Sunday working on it.

[flpoljunkie]

13. Wow! Impressive, wndycty!

[Sparkly]

16. Must be incredibly exciting for you!

Good for you for getting involved with it! :thumbsup:

[flpoljunkie]

11. Look forward to your videos. Meanwhile, photos of Obama supporters at this event.

A supporter of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama runs with a poster prior to the start of the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa December 1, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)


Supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama cheer prior to the start of the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa December 1, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)

[Sparkly]

14. I love that first one

Seems iconic somehow! Very nice.

[flpoljunkie]

17. A fun pic, but it looks dangerous to be running there!

[Sparkly]

18. Being slippery, or running past the Edwards sign?

[flpoljunkie]

20. I hadn't noticed it 'til you mentioned it. Ha!

[Sparkly]

21. Seemed kinda symbolic.

Just sayin'! :)

[Cameron27]

24. lol, I didn't notice that.

[Pirate Smile]

34. Wasn't there supposed to ba a rally or something beforehand which

was canceled because of the weather? I read that somewhere.

[flpoljunkie]

77. Yes, the outdoor rally was cancelled because of the weather.

[wndycty]

12. One at time. . .

Hillary will be joining by phone, she got stuck out east. Run down is Edwards, Kucinich, Clinton, Dodd and Obama

[flpoljunkie]

15. Thanks for letting us know the order of appearance--Edwards, Kucinich, Clinton, Dodd, Obama.

[Cameron27]

19. Thanks,

it's great that you're there!

[jefferson_dem]

23. Edwards up now.

Q: If elected President, would you be willing to make the hard decisions that will ensure we live up to our community values?

A: I will...

[Cameron27]

26. It looks like it's going to be a successive round

of stump speeches.

[cynthia]

33. they are allowing questions from the audience

Right now they have on a woman from the National Korean American Service, asking a question about living wage.

[Cameron27]

35. Yes, but it's a forum to push their platforms

rather than to really answer any questions. I like it FWIW.

[Sparkly]

42. I thought so but the questions I'm hearing now seem more confrontational...

:shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

47. I think you're right. The tone was slightly more "challenging" with Hillary...

Or maybe it's just me.

[Cameron27]

51. Oh, they definitely became confrontational,

but I was out of the room and missed why they were booing for Clinton.

[Sparkly]

25. Kucinich's turn.

Edwards got an enthusiastic response. I'm sure Kucinich will as well!

[Sparkly]

28. "I understand the process of community."

The process of community -- I love that.

Talking about his healthcare proposal now.

[Fire Walk With Me]

30. K&R

I was just going to post this! Thanks!

[Cameron27]

31. I love to listen to Dennis ,

he sets the Democratic standard on so many issues IMO.

[Kucinich4America]

36. Dennis ROCKS!!

Could one of our alleged "centrists" explain how he's "wrong" in anything he just said?

[Adelante]

38. Streaming here

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[Adelante]

39. FABULOUS Dennis!! nt

[Colobo]

40. Did Obama go?

[Adelante]

41. I think he's last on the program nt

[MadBadger]

43. What were they booing?

[Kucinich4America]

44. Hillary got BOOED!

:rofl:

[wyldwolf]

46. yeah, some people don't like being reminded of the process of passing legislation

Hillary should have said I'll wave a magic wand and make these things happen without Congressional input.

[jefferson_dem]

50. Those were some tough immigration questions. Hillary is right...

but some there didn't seem to want to listen.

[Cameron27]

48. Why?

What did she say, I missed it.

[wyldwolf]

54. she reminded them a president doesn't have a magic wand...

... and that Congress plays a role in passing new laws.

[Cameron27]

55. Ok,

immigration laws I'm guessing. It's going to be a tough set of issues for us in the general, the GOP's going to do everything to use it against us IMO.

[Sparkly]

58. The last question was one of those, "Rahm Emanuel said..." questions...

I didn't hear any such questions to others (asking them to respond to something somebody else said), nor did I hear any of the other questioners following up with a challenge -- "What about the 100 days" or whatever that was... But I left the room and just got back.

[Cameron27]

61. Ah, sounds unfair.

[Colobo]

79. It wasn't. It was a nice event. Ordinary people

asking ordinary questions.

[sandnsea]

75. They asked for 100 days legislation

Whether she would make immigration reform a 100 day legislation commitment. She didn't. Boooo. I don't know if any other candidate has pledged that, to be fair. But it's garbage to pretend a President doesn't set the agenda, they do.

[elizm]

49. What goes around comes around.

:-)

[Life Long Dem]

52. Even at the end when she said she couldn't make it there, they bood.

[Kucinich4America]

56. I don't think they were booing about that.

She got snowed in. Even Almighty Hillary can't control the weather. They just thought her last answer was a copout.

[Adelante]

53. These immigration stories are heart rending

:cry:

[Adelante]

57. Dodd is very impressive today nt

[Adelante]

59. The crowd loved Dodd

He really connected.

[MadBadger]

60. Can anybody say crowd favorite?

[Sparkly]

62. Sure seems that way.

Crowd favorite!

[Cameron27]

64. Oh yes, the energy in the room just went up

several levels.

Obama, I'm talking about Obama ROFL.

[Tejanocrat]

63. This has been awesome!

[BeyondGeography]

65. President Obama, anyone?

Yeah...I think so.

[MadBadger]

66. That last answer rocked

On the simplest question of them all, He hit it out of the ballpark.

[BeyondGeography]

69. He means it...they will be part of the process

and they trust him when he says it, too.

[Adelante]

71. The R word

I was clapping my hands so hard. REGULATION - Yessssssss!!

[jefferson_dem]

67. An absolutely incredible presentation by Obama.

Inspiring.

Time to drop a few more dollars in the Obama pot... He's earned it.

[Adelante]

68. What a wonderful forum this was

100 times better than the fancy-dancy debates. I really enjoyed it.

Hey, wndy! This was a treat.

[BeyondGeography]

70. The questioners I saw were amazing

as clear-eyed and strong a group of people that you'll ever find.

Such incredible strength and energy in this country, when you give people a chance to breathe, that is.

[Adelante]

73. Absolutely

These people know what's what.

I loved this:

"Some things aren't right and some things ain't right."

[sandnsea]

72. He was terrific

I don't see how any working class shmoe cannot see he is for "us". He knows the reality of the political hurdles, but he also knows that there's a difference between what will help working people and the upper ten percent "middle class".

[BeyondGeography]

76. Well said...some people sneer at his community organizing years as a resume point

but not the people in THAT room.

[AtomicKitten]

74. Oh yeah!

[flpoljunkie]

80. Photo of Obama at the Forum today from the very talented photographer Charlie Neibergall

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., points to supporters before speaking at the Heartland Presidential Forum, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[gateley]

78. My c-span feed started ditzing right after Dennis, so I just closed it. I turned

it back on toward the end (closing prayer) and C-Span took some caller phone calls.

Most of the people were very impressed with Dodd - one woman wasn't even sure of his name and said something like "I believe he's a Senator".

Dodd and Obama got the most praise on the calls I heard.