Garling Gauge

Democratic AFL-CIO Forum Firsts

First to ______

• First to speak about Al-Qaeda: Sen. Barack Obama
• First to attack the Republicans: Sen. Joe Biden
• First to attack other Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards
• First to mention his own legislative bill: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• First to mention a worker’s right to strike: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• First to mention renewable energy: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to say America should withdraw from NAFTA & the WTO: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• First to say the word negotiate: (Surprise! Not Bill Richarson) Sen. Joe Biden
• First to say “I’m your girl!” : Guess who
• First to say “Amen”: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• 7:30 EST
• First to mention Human Rights Abuses: former Sen. John Edwards
• First to mention toys: former Sen. John Edwards
• First to say “If you dig a hole deep enough you’ll get to China. Well guess what? We’re there”: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• First to mention International Terrorism and Greenhouse gases in the same sentence: Gov. Bill Richardson
• First to say Pakistani President Musarif is not like Thomas Jefferson: Sen. Chris Dodd
• First to mention nuclear weapons: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to get booed: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First debate question/issue that was interesting to watch: Debating Sen. Barack Obama’s August 1, 2007 remarks on attacking terrorists in Pakistan if there is actionable intelligence.
• First to mention Islamic Extremists: Sen. Hillary Clinton (eat your heart out Giuliani)
• First to get booed after Sen. Hillary Clinton: Sen. Joe Biden (for not answer the first audience member question concerning the death of her husband.
• 8:00 EST
  
• First to suggest veterans should get a ‘Hero’s Healthcard’ to get health care anywhere they want: Gov. Bill Richardson
• First to mention his own military service: Sen. Chris Dodd
• First to say ‘Universal Healthcare’: (Surprise! Not Sen. Hillary Clinton) former Sen. John Edwards
• First to say she was the “AFL-CIO’s favorite sister”: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to mention the Employee Free Choice Act: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to compare nurses to angels: Sen. Joe Biden
• First to mention speed dating: moderator Keith Olbermann
• First to mention New Orleans: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to give a one word answer: Sen. Joe Biden (“Yes.” -the same answer he gave to a question from the first Democratic debate on his penchant for verbosity)
• First to mention brooms and vacuum cleaners: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to compare himself to a horse (Seabiscuit): Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• 8:30 EST - End debate

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