{"id":2895,"date":"2007-07-13T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/07\/edwards-and-clinton-want-to-li.html"},"modified":"2007-07-13T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-13T09:06:00","slug":"edwards-and-clinton-want-to-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/07\/edwards-and-clinton-want-to-li.html","title":{"rendered":"Edwards and Clinton want to limit the debates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And I agree with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wluctv6.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=6784011\">them<\/a>.  These debates with all the candidates are not useful, especially when you have someone like Chris Matthews yelling time while you&#8217;re listening to the answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">consider themselves among the top presidential candidates<\/span>.<br \/>\nThey were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some lower rivals after a forum in Detroit Thursday.<br \/>\nEdwards says, &#8220;We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group.&#8221;<br \/>\nClinton agrees, saying, &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to cut the number&#8221; and &#8220;they&#8217;re not serious.&#8221; She also says that she thought their campaigns had already tried to limit the debates and say, &#8220;We&#8217;ve gotta get back to it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And they are the top tiered candidates.  Mike Gaven, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul don&#8217;t have a shot, kick them off the stage.  It&#8217;s not their <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/usnw\/20070713\/pl_usnw\/kucinich_camp_outraged_by__overheard__plans_of_clinton_and_edwards_to_eliminate_candidates_from_future_presidential_debates__fo\">right<\/a> to be granted airtime.<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drudgereport.com\/\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I agree with them. These debates with all the candidates are not useful, especially when you have someone like Chris Matthews yelling time while you&#8217;re listening to the answer. Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates. 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