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Democratic New Hampsire Debate Firsts

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The second half of the New Hampshire debate focused on the Democrats. Don’t worry, they had some zingers too. Here we go!

Debate Firsts

• First debate to have the Democrats and Republicans join stage together: This one!
• First to be introduced: former Sen. John Edwards
• First to wear St. Patrick green: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to mention Osama Bin Laden: moderator Charlie Gibson
• First to talk with a froggy voice: Sen. Barack Obama
• First to look exhausted: Obama
• First to look like he’s nodding off: former Sen. John Edwards
• First candidate spouse to look like a first lady: Mrs. Edwards
• First to sigh before answering a question: Gov. Bill Richardson
• First candidate to make sense: Edwards
• First candidate to wear an American flag lapel pin: Richardson
• First to say he would ask the Pakistani President to “step aside” for violating the Pakistan constitution: Richardson
• First to wear two necklaces: Sen. Hillary Clinton
• First to rock back and forth in his chair: Richardson
• First to mention human rights: Richardson
• First to bring up Iraq: Obama (someone had to do it)
• First to say the President of the United States needs to project a “calming” effect after a nuclear attack on the United States: Edwards
• First to take notes: Edwards
• First to enter the debate without tightening his tie: Richardson (looks sloppy)
• First to mention the New Hampshire voters: Clinton
• First candidate to use another candidate’s first name: Obama (”Hillary”)
• First real debate of the debate: Clinton & Obama on health care
• First to interrupt Clinton: Obama
• First to interrupt Obama: Clinton
• First to say he appreciates Edwards’ patience: Obama

Debate snippet

• First to sound forceful about her record: Clinton
• First to say “I want to make change and I’ve already made change and I’m going to make change”: Clinton
• First to say he’s “been in hostage negotiations more civil than this [debate]”: Richardson
• First to say we need to stay positive: Richardson
• First to ask if experience is a leper in this presidential race: Richardson
• First to have a microphone shadow cast upon her neck: Clinton
• First to say we should “bring out troops home” from Iraq: Clinton
• First to say “zero” three times in one sentence: Richardson
• First to ask a series of rhetorical questions to himself: Richardson
• First to hold two fingers up to his lips as if he is smoking: Obama
• First to suggest the Iraq war could cost over TWO TRILLION dollars: Obama
• First to say he’s sick of flying the American flag at half-staff: Richardson
• First to say her feelings were hurt: Clinton
• First to say “You’re likable enough, Hillary.”: Obama
• First to receive an applause from the audience: Clinton saying the first woman president is a huge change
• First to say he was half watching the Republican debate and half watching football: Obama
• First to wear a suit that doesn’t fit him: Richardson
• First to say Al Gore was right and he was glad he’s glad he’s not running: Richardson
• First to say JFK is his hero: Richardson
• First to point out that his father is in the audience: Edwards
• First to imply that Obama’s fight is academic & Clinton’s fight is political, while his fight is personal: Edwards
• First to mention that lobbyists can pay for politicians’ meals if the politician is standing up: moderator Charlie Gibson
• First candidate to call for a reality break: Clinton
• First to mention the middle class: Edwards
• First to get an applause twice: Clinton on her husband’s budget balancing
• First to say people buying gas are paying for Washington, D.C. cocktail parties: Edwards
• First to make up a word - “Emboldering” : Richardson
• First to say he was sorry Sen. Chris Dodd isn’t there: Gibson
• First to bring up the “R” word - Recession: Clinton
• First to answer another candidate’s question: Clinton
• First (and only) candidate to mention homelessness (in any debate): Edwards
• First to say there have been 681 presidential debates this campaign cycle: Gibson
• First to say Sen. Clinton “looks terrific”: Edwards
• And the winner of the debate: Clinton.

More Debate Firsts here.

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