CNN

I usually disagree with you Wolf on some of your comments BUT:

The government in any fashion or form (Except Jindel) has seriously left Louisiana and New Orleans to continue to "crawl" on their bellies.

I'm also, upset that neither HRC, Huckabee, McCain, and OBAMA (alphabetically order) said anything so far on this issue.

As a past resident of Louisiana, I'm still discerned of 2.5 years and still no change, 30, 000 people in trailers, another 10,000 on the street in tents?

The streets of Bourbon is remarkable! Tourists is hitting all time high (90% capacity filled?)

Now, it's time to build apartment, houses, townhomes, establish integrated healthcare system OUTSIDE of the 6 block radius.

Barack isn't ready to run the country. If George wasn't in office, then I would support him. But we need someone who has the experience to put this country back on it's feet! Plus, the propaganda is completely one-sided and totally with Obama. People need to only listen to the debates, and ignore these persuasive reporters! MAKE YOUR OWN OPINION! Stop trying to pick our presidential candidate for us!!!!

Wolf- is it possible that the candidates have equal time on your show? CNN for some reason do not provide equal time to the candidates .
I always noticed Hillary is in favour . CNN is an International news -media outlet and has a good reputation . Please do not send the wrong signal to the viewers.

Veronica February 18th, 2008 4:27 pm ET

"Yes we can" — United Farmworkers came up with this. NOT Obama.
United Farmworkers have endorsed Clinton.

The ignorance of this electorate just blows my mind!

Wow!!! Your ignorance 'blows my mind". What difference does it make who came up with the phrase???

Newsflash....There's nothing new under the sun!!!!!!

If Bill Clinton was the president ,New Orleans should be on its feet right now . He cared and did a lot for the black people . Unfortunately it is all forgotten .

The Clintons will stop at nothing, there devisiveness brings out the people underline prejudice; Lou Dobb on CNN never have anything good to say about Obama; but, always looking to expose his prejudice; it is evident and he should be aware that people listening to him are intelligent and can "understand" his co-word "rheteric" against all minorities that the Clintons are skillful in trying to explot for polictical purposes.. The afro-american community became very much so aware in this campaign, I hope the hispanic community become aware soon. Brown, Black & White are erasing the divide and the people who profit off that devide are angry.

Good idea. To paraphrase Kanye West, the federal government doesn't care about black people.

Added comment.

Anyone that would vote for Clinton needs to have their head examined.....please save me, my fellow Americans are really not that shallow, are they??????

Wolf,

I am a resident in South West Louisiana. I agree with you that New Orleans should not have been dismissed as a viable sight for the debates. I think that it is important for all of our citizens to realize that Louisiana was hit by two hurricanes; Katrina and Rita. Both of those storm systems reaped an unimaginable havoc on the citizens of this state. Like many citizens of SW Louisiana we look to ourselves to try and understand what is wrong with us before we start pointing our fingers at others. This leads me to look at Louisiana and question what is wrong with its citizenry and government. Louisiana is a fairly oil rich state (coastal). What upsets me is that a disproportionate share of our oil revenue goes to the federal government – which is distributed amongst all the other 49 states in some form or fashion. Louisiana citizens should be organizing and marching and raising hell so that in a time of need Louisiana isn’t made to look like a bunch of no count beggars. It's pitiful. We are good people with some bad circumstances. In fact, Louisiana is a mineral rich state; one of the last ones in the union. I hate to compare Louisiana to some African countries in that we have so much in the way of resources and the potential to be a prosperous state but, we are surrounded by a bunch of crooked politicians in state and out of state. Thugs in suits and dresses. Thugs that hurt our chances to be truly prosperous. They are embedded in every layer and at every level. Louisiana is doomed if another raging storm system rallies and moves across and over our fragile state. The country will go into shock at what they will see streaming across their television the next time. Why? The response from FEMA in both events was very telling and very different. For New Orleans, the agency simply and completely failed For SW Louisiana, Fema rolled through our small rural communities and offered help to one neighbor with a missing roof and denied the neighbor across the street with a missing roof. They paid for the accommodations of a family who evacuated outside of the immediate area and denied other families with the exact same circumstances. It really confused the good people in my neck of the woods. Thanks to the FEMA guys, it taught the citizens here that help is discriminatory. Not race, age or gender discrimination; that would be easier to understand. This was something quite different. It was inexplicably unexplainable. I have no doubt that this has made all of us more unsafe when and if another disaster occurs. When you have citizens that have been taught that they will not be helped it makes people with few resources desperate. As I stated in the beginning, you are correct an opportunity was missed. However, I believe that it is worth noting that we have other really nice places that a debate could have been hosted. Why didn’t anyone consider Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport, Alexandria and Lake Charles to name a few? What it comes down to is that nobody really gives flip about our state and its people. We give much and get very little in return.

New Orleans as a debate site:

That would have been a great place to underscore what is substance and what is side-entertainment in this election.

The current issue over copying words is side entertainment.

"Imitation is the best form of flattery". It is great that Obama used his campaign to repeat great lines that other Americans and people abroad can repeat. It is great that other candidates are also using "change" and " we can" because it reflects that they get what Americans are wanting to happen.

A campaign season filled with billion dollars worth of ads and spins that focus on great lines will build self-respect among Americans and international respect from abroad. Imagine 8 or 9 more months of this campaign season that will only spend billions of dollars in ads and spins that are based on "win at all cost" principle.
Sheesh! Geez! as young people would say.

Weighing "change you can believe" and "ready from day 1"

Senator Clinton has experienced 2 presidential campaigns and thus far, she is not demonstrating that she was ready on day 1 and is now employing "win at all cost" tactics. It reminds one of college where diligence pays of when test contents are predictable. Diligence is not adequate when professors give tests that contain tricky questions or surprise questions. In such cases, quick thinking and judgment are needed to apply knowledge to unexpected situations.

About experience, the Clintons' first experience at DC politics was when Bill Clinton became president. Before that, they only knew Arkansas politics and in fact, President Clinton's book describe the zoo-like atmosphere of those first few years in DC. Senator McCain and Senator Obama have experience in DC because both are senators. Both will therefore not be as discombobulated as the Clintons were if and when one of them become the president of the US.

I really think the focus should not be on restoring one city during the presidential elections. Are we not trying to repair an entire nation. I also think as many have stated, if the people's will is not expressed in the "democratic" candidate nomination, the country will view this election just as the Gore vs Bush election. Voter turnout for sure will never be as epic as this primary, ever again. Why are we trying to decide who will be a stronger candidate, isn't that what the popular vote is supposed to express? Shame on democrats for shear hypocrisies.

HILLARY AND OBAMA BOTH NEEDS PRAYER. THE LORD ALREADY KNOWS WHO IS THE WINNER. MAY THE LORD'S WILL BE DONE.

LET US KEEP THE RACE CLEAN AND FAIR. I HOPE THE CANIDATES DON'T GET DESPERATE. IF YOUE ARE LOSING PRAY FOR WISDOM AND DIRECTION.

MAJOR PROBLEM: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY- WHY IS HILLARY SHORT ON CAMPAIGNE MONEY? $149 MILIION- CAN'T HANDLE THAT? WHAT ABOUT ORGANIZING THE GOVERMENT BUDGET? POOR PLANNING, AMERICA SHOULD BE CONCERN.

I have had it with the tacky comments of who said what...and as long as the media keeps highlighting it...stupid things get attention. First, Obama borrowed something...right or wrong...it was borrowed and it is over. Let me guess, Hillary has NEVER borrowed stuff...FROM OBAMA...give me a break...desperation is starting to show.

And give Michelle a break...how many speeches does she make a day...and how many of those are picked over with a fine tooth comb. Let me guess...YOU HAVE NEVER SAID SOMETHING WRONG....give me a break.............

EVERYONE get over it and stick to the issues........

Desperate measures... It's simple, if Hillary wants to win she needs to stop being dirty. She's loosing because of her dirty politics, and she will continue to loose if she continues...

Empty Rhetoric ... FREE! Stealing someone else's empty rhetoric ... PRICELESS!

I have serious concerns about Hillary running the country. Did she not say in one of the debates that the President should be more like a CEO knowing all that is going on and being hands on? Look at her campaign...there has been infighting going on, apparently since New Hampshire...something that was also a problem in her campaign for her senate seat. She had millions of dollars going into the race and comes up short so that she has to "donate" 5 million dollars to her campaign. She had no idea that the campaign was that much in trouble financially? How could she not know. Her people say they were fearful to tell her...what does that tell you about her as well. She is having to fire people....etc. Her website started copying some of the things on his website and tactics. How can she manage a country when she cannot even manage her own campaign? Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The government can't fix New Orleans, it's up to the people living there. The Fed's have done all that they can do which is to appropriate money. The problem is that they voted in a Mayor that is incapable of doing anything. I can't understand why they would every re-elect a Mayor that was proving incapable of providing the most essential things needed to revive the city.

The Democratic Party allows "independents" or uncommitted people to vote in their primary elections and that is a huge mistake. Only registered Democrats should participate in the selection of their party's presidential candidate. The general election is open to everyone and that is when the non-Democrats get to vote for any candidate they choose. Because of the huge numbers of independents (non-Democrats) who used Democratic ballots in this primary election, I think it would not be a bad idea to allow the super delegates to make the final decision.

Wolf, it's one thing to be concerned about the cities that the Presidential Debate Commission snubs but it's far more important to focus on the numerous constitutionally-supported, legitimate Presidential candidates from American political parties other than the Republican and Democratic parties who have been snubbed and denied the opportunity to participate in the televised presidential debates. If you do a review of this issue, you will find that It has occurred in EVERY presidential election since 1980!

Geezz – Obama borrowed three short sentences from his friend Deval. NO BIG DEAL. Deval has used Obama's words in the past. Hillary is scraping the bottom of the barrel because she DOES NOT have any dirt to toss at Senator Obama.

As far as the upcoming debates go – there are two scheduled debates for February.

Why are people making issues out of things that are NOT issues?

Obama '08

And, why did John Edwards go to New Orleans to campaign?
Because he cares. Hope he gets behind Obama. They both care
they "WILL NOT FORGET" the poor.Thea, my folks is sincerety at
it's very best!!!!!
Obama-Edwards 2008

Why is Clinton's picture all over CNN in every piece of news even when not directly related to her? Just wondering!

Words. Many people use the words of Harry Truman, Churchill, John Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. in their speeches and that's Ok unless the speaker is implying that he is like that person. Obama, a man of many words, a lightweight, untested and too inexperienced to be our President., is not like any of these great men. Ask Al Gore about the significance of words. His slogan in 2000 was "You ain't seen nothin' yet", words which were insulting to the Democratic Party and which were used very skillyfully against him by the Republican Party. It was one of the reasons he lost the election.

My fellow Democrats, if Obama does not win because of the
Superdelagates or that the pledged delegates get counted
in Florida and Michigan, how would we vote then?

the act of division leaves less hands and eyes on achieiving the ultimate goal."

Curtis L. Madison

Yes, that's why we should vote for Hillary. It is obama who started planting the idea that Hillary is divisive. He acts like this example of morality, however, it is his "spin" abilities that makes him seem like he is moral, and the fact that the media has been protecting him.

Do you truly think, that a man, or hiswife, making comments that, if he doens't get nominated, he is not running again for the candidacy, has your better interest at heart. Where is his dedication to the people? he is only thinking about himself. All his words are self-servicing and oportunistic.

As a Latin woman, I am disgusted at him taking our slogan for himself. Where was him when the thousands of Latinos chanting "yes we can" got attacked? What has he done for us?

Dear CNN: I remember years ago when President Clinton ran for President, Phil Donahue had the then democratic candidate on his show as a one on one discussion around a round table for the whole hour of his show. What I would like to see is the same with lou dobbs or wolf blitzer as the host. I would like to see about two nights of an hour and a half each night for the two candidates to discuss with the host their plans for the future of the country and the way they will tackle the problems of Iraq, immigration, education, the economy with taxes and health care. I learned a lot from that kind of forum than I do from the debates. It is hard to keep track of what they are talking about when they interrupt each other. They get side lined and sometimes never get back to the question. I realize that it is a little too late for the primaries, but how about the fall with the republican and democrat (and any other viable) candidate? It would be so enlightening to get to see them in quiet situation. May be we could email our questions and the host could pick the good ones for usto hear the answers to and their opinions and ideas for the solutions to the problems mentioned above.

Perhaps Mr. Edwards would have planned a debate in New Orleans. He seems to care about the city and the people. As a native New Orleanian I am confident that the city will rise again.The spirt of the New Orleans people is unsinkable. It may take some time but it will happen.New Orleans has soul and heart and even when you leave it, it never leaves you. It is not geographically beautiful, clean or crimeless but what it does have are good people.

A thank you to Wolf Blitzer who noted this snub,of the debate planners, to Anderson Cooper who kept things going after the storm and to Brad Pitt who is trying to rebuild the ninth ward and to all the other people who have been there rebuilding the city. Where is the government and the presdient and the new candidates today?

Talking about pledgerism? If we could go back before Hillary's "I found my voice" speech we would hear the same identical words being used for a TV ad on television and the add ran for a few weeks before her speech? hmmmmm

I BELIEVE THAT OBAMA WILL BE A GREAT PRESIDENT AND WILL
UNITE 70% OF AMERICAN, BY 70% I MEAN THE 30% HAVE THIER
THOUGHTS SETTLED NO ONE CAN CHANGE THEM. BUT AS A WOMAN I AM SURE THAT HILARY WILL BE BEST BECAUSE ,ONLY A MOTHER CAN UNDERSTAND THERE CHILDREN. IF HILARY WERE NOT A CANDIDATE I WOULD SUPPORT OBAMA 110%.WOMEN FOR WOMEN..

Vanessa Frazier, I think you are forgetting all that Bill Clinton has been doing in favor to those with AIDS in Africa. To say that they have done NOTHING is extreme, so you want Hillary to have done more in favor of the US?? What has obama done? Does he not work at the smae office building, doing the same job and being paid by the same employer.... US if he is ready and if he is more than just rethorics, then tell me, what is what he has done to make our country a better word. Why didn't he stopped what he calls the "OLD POLITICS" and stopped Hillary? He is waiting to be elected to do it?

Yeah, right, if it is up to me I'm not giving him that chance.

Yes we will..Yes we will...Remember that a few days ago..Way to go Hillary!!!!!!!..Let's see that's from Barak's campaign., also from Ceasar Chavez as well. ...Why is the Clinton campaign focusing on this small issue. Aren't there bigger fish to fry..ie Iraq, economy. By the way Didn't Patrick say it was ok to use his comments? Yes.. Move on Hillary. Is this what we have to look for from the Clinton campaign?

Clinton shouldn't waste her time, they'll for sure vote for Obama.

I am a Republican and can remember the Clinton scandals.

HILLARY CLINTON IS THE PROBLEM!!!!!!!

A STRONG WOMAN could not get THINGS DONE!!!!!!!!!!

impeach

nevermind this already happened

GO HILLARY!!!!!!!

to support ANY candidate just because he is from the democratic party, is OLD politics. To support Hillary is INTELLIGENT, to support obama is ROMANTIC.

uhm... my bank acount needs more of the intelligent than the romantic.

To KS

Don't you understand that exactly what you are describing would be so much better off if the wetlands were preserved and levies and such were not built?

Paul from Kissimmee –

How many days was your city buried on 10 feet of water? Was it deemed a federal disaster? Was it category 5 hurricanes that hit you?

Please stop speaking as if we the voters in Florida did not know that our votes in the primaries did not count. I voted historically just for the heck of it since I wanted to vote for property tax relief. It is the Florida Democratic party who disenfranchized the process in the first place by blatantly going forward when they knew the consequences. Florida votes for selection of a president in the primaries should not count. If they want it to count then we should have a re-vote....a real election and not one where you know before hand tha your voted would not count.

Thanks

As a fact finder, (student of Melvin Mencher) it's quite obvious that very few people do their homework, they follow the flow of others. We wait for news reports from the media and instead of listening to all the reports, we selectively choose the ones we want to believe. This is America and not American Ideal–choose according to the facts not popularity. Endorsements don't move me, and all living former Presidents have had their share of bad press, that's fact!

Jake Loving

I love how Blitzer inteviews the govenor of Wisconsin today to bash Hillary then after the interview says "and we will talk to a hillary supporter tommroow" Great....pump Obama up the day before the primary then talk to Clinton supporters once the polls close....that's blalanced. Keep up the great work guys...the best political team huh

hey Wolf how much have you donated to the OBAMA campaigne?

Hillary cannot win in November, Obama can. Simple as that. All that matters is to get the current wretched incompetents out!

Wolf, we have a candidate that we thought gave great speeches and hope. It is disgusting to know that he stole the same from others. Obama looks like another politician making empty promises. I have to agree Clinton atleast gets the work done. I have decided to vote for Hillary.

Yes of course, it was Bush's fault. It was his fault it rained on my pinic the other day, and the day I had a flat tire, when the liquor store was out of my favorite beer, that one really hurt,. I got a headache the other day, you guessed it, Bush's fault. I could go on and on, but I'm getting a pain in my A–, I mean behind and you know who's fault it is anyway.

This is absolutely ridiculous! Clintons have nothing else to say or add in their campaign trail only, but negative attacks. So what! If Obama borrowed statement. Politicians always borrow lines from other politicians. John McCain did it last week when he said 'I'M FIRED UP READY TO GO" Hillary did the same in New Hampshire when she said "I FOUND MY OWN VOICE" AND YES WE CAN" Hillary and Bill 're hypocrisy.

"I FOUND MY OWN VOICE" ....that was borrowed Hillary, shame on you hypocrisy..

Wolf, I know what could send a powerful message. Americans should donate their refund checks to Habitat for Humanity specifically to re-build houses in the city of New Orleans!

To get back to the other Blog, that has been closed.

I said weeks ago, that Obama was just another Hard-drive in any coputer, that has been progamed, and the Kids become an extension of that same program. You can go back? I care about what happens after this Election____ If Obama isn't elected.....

You have to watch the Body Language, and then the words, that could come from anywhere..............

This is absolutely ridiculous! Clintons have nothing else to say or add in their campaign trail only, but negative attacks. So what! If Obama borrowed statement. Politicians always borrow lines from other politicians. John McCain did it last week when he said 'I'M FIRED UP READY TO GO" Hillary did the same in New Hampshire when she said "I FOUND MY OWN VOICE" AND YES WE CAN" Hillary and Bill 're hypocrisy.

I agree with the previous statements. Why is it my responsibility to pay for the clean up and rebuilding of this city-below-sea-level, any more than I already have through taxes? Why are they still waiting for another handout? Where is Mr. Nagin – off blaming everyone else?

Also, WI does not want a preacher for president. You say Hillary changes her message for her crowd? No she does not. But, Obama changes his speech pattern depending on whether he needs to sound black or not, or if he needs to sound somewhere in-between. Give me a break.

Hillary has our votes!!!

Well Wolf I live in the caribbean.CNN was my favourite channel but after seeing how you and Jack and the other so called "best political team on television" have conducted yourselves during this campaign i feel sick to the stomach.
Your bias to Obama ia so overwhelming that it borders on worship. You are there to report developments not make them, to inform people not choose for them, to be fair not biased.
CNN has lost credibility in my eyes and to be honest although i cannot stomach FOX they actually make more sense than you guys sometimes. You have disected, evicerated and poisoned the Clinton campaign and all that they stand for while to this day not one hard question or "negative" report has been made on Obama.
I will live to hear your voices in the future if Obama becomes President and do hope that you continue to sing the same old salvation song you now sing.

I think the press is making too much out of Obama's speech on words. Obama's comments were a direct result of Clinton's saying that words don't matter. It doesn't make any difference who used the quotes by Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Franklin Roosevelt first. They are three of the most famous speeches in American history and they do prove words matter and that is what Obama was pointing out.

It's a shame that a primary debate wasn't held in New Orleans – how about a presidential debate instead?

So many volunteer efforts could be given publicity, from Brad Pitt's home-building project to the musicians like the NO-native pianist and the famous jazzmen.

Tell you what, tho' – ScienceDebate2008.com is trying to get them to agree to a debate on April 18 in Philadelphia, ahead of the Pennsylvania primary. By the looks of it, Hillary and Barack are both sending their reps to various sponsor events, and getting out the word that Science is cool again.

Mr.Blitzer, I am tired you keep pushing this this story about Obama lifting a portion of his friend speech...are you looking for ratings....the last time when hillary cried and you keep playing, it over and over again....because of people like you thats why she won in NH.
Stop this pls!

Wolf, for once an unbiased report from you... GREAT JOB!

Too bad there are so many boneheads using this post to voice their opinions on the candidates, especially the candidate that can't speak a sentence without a teleprompter or and extended um........, ah.......

I think this is silly of the Clinton campaign to accuse Obama of stealing well known quotes. Ask her where the phrase, "It Takes A Village" come from...not her. It is an African proverb.

Hillary and Bill have created their bad relationship with the press for years.

Let them reap what they have sowed.

My fellow Democrats, regardless of your favourite candidate please support the party nominee in November. Do it for the country. Otherwise Karl Rove and Bush will continue to be major players in the White House.

I believe Hillary should realize that the spin she and her husband are using (including race baiting) is used up. I love both of them, when he messed up in Washington, he asked for forgiveness, as a people we forgave him, most of his own didn't. Some hate them both, people connected to the white house died during their tenure. The skeletons in the closet are many, Some former staff are still afraid of them. Sure, a lot was done under them, but BILL was president, not Hillary.
This is a pity party support for the turmoil she endured throughout his tenure, tell the women who died that (Domestic Abuse) somebody that really endured something to the bitter end. Her speeches are not geniune. Great speeches come from the heart, some people don't know that. They both have had over 30 years to do some good for this country. Where are we now. She has been a Senator for 8 years, look where we are at. Although they are not in the white house, they have connections to get things done. What really gets me is that she states" She was on the foreign committee and "sat there" time after time and watched them move the jobs over seas. Why didn't she tell her constiuents what was going on when it was going on.

Words mean alot more than what you say. They also carry the message of what was not said. IF you don't have the message anymore accept it and unite the party.

I guess Hillary will have to debate McCain somewhere else but when she's pres. she'll put N.Orleans back on the map, just watch

And CNN is going to miss another potentially historic event by canceling the February 28th Republican debate that was to occur in Ohio (in conjunction with the Ohio Republican Party). I called the Ohio Republican Party, and they said they wanted to have the debate, but that CNN backed-out / canceled it after the Super Tuesday results came in, and some Democrats refused to appear (my understanding is CNN insisted on back to back debates, with Democrats and Republicans on the same night. So, no Dem debate, no Repub debate). It's a shame, as millions of Republicans would like to know how the presumptive nominee, John McCain, would do in a head to head debate with Mike Huckabee. CNN is missing out too, it seems. Just imagine having the exclusive scoop on one of the most anticipated debate showdowns. McCain and Huckabee would have to articulate their positions, without sharing the stage with a buch of other nominees. Would the meeting stay as cordial as previous meetings have been? I'm guessing not. Mike Huckabee shines in debate, and he would come hungry, since this would be his best shot at besting McCain publicly. And Huckabee is smooth. And McCain would have to try to hit Huckabee on his record, potentially influencing the conservative base he says he wants to bring into the fold. But what is McCain were to seriously stumble during such a debate? What is he lost his temper, or made some major misstatement that Huckabee could pounce upon? What if Huckabee messed-up? It could change the complexion of the entire race! I've seen a petition floating around on the Internet , asking that the debate go on as scheduled. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens...

New Orleans is rarely if ever mentioned from either candidate when giving victory speeches and or debating. For once I agree with Wolf that NO was a historic opportunity missed.

With regards to the candidates, at this point, they are close to the finish line, and elbows are flying. What I'm most surprised by is why many are saying that Obama is being hailed as a Saint, when he was clearly the underdog at the beginning of this race. Now that he has shown momentum, and running a more successful campaign than expected, many are saying the media is being soft on Obama. Well truth be told, he hasn't bashed the Clinton Campaign, he has been consistent with him message, like it or not, and he's playing by moral rules. If he doesn't get the nomination and Clinton does, I will probably still vote for the party, but I hope the Clintons will take away something from Obama's campaign strategy, BE READY DAY ONE! ESPECIALLY AFTER SUPER TUESDAY!!

Vote for hope vs. vote for substance.

I am reminded of the old saying: "Don't buy a pig in a poke".

Come November, I hope Americans don't end up buying a pig in a poke.........

The media's job is to help voters make an informed choice, not turn the elections into a Reality show or some personality show.

Comon Wolf not all Americans feel the say way you do about New Oleans....The government has spent millions of dollars and where are the people. Still in Texas or scatter around the country. They dont deserve a debate or any thing else .

"words are the ammo of the mind, and the mouth is the chamber."

Curtis L. Madison

HAVE THE GOOD SENSE TO VOTE FOR HILLARY AND SOMETHING WILL GET DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OBAMA KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT RUNNING A COUNTRY!!!!!!

OPRAH DOESN'T EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!

GO HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When New Orleans cleans up their epidemic of crime then maybe they would deserve to host the debate.

As a life long resident of New Orleans, I thank you Mr. Blitzer for the nice message about our town. I would invite any one of the people who have left messages in response to your article– those with both positive and negative messages– to come down to New Orleans for a long weekend sometime this spring...only then, will they be able to understand the wonderful treasure we have here. A bad day in New Orleans is better than a good day in many many other places.

'Negative words about others are generally open widows of our souls own personal convictions"

Curtis L. Madison

"the act of division leaves less hands and eyes on achieiving the ultimate goal."

Curtis L. Madison

Wolf,

At Thursday night's debate, can you please ask the candidates: Of the executive powers expanded under President Bush, which powers would you immediately cede back to Congress on your first day in office?

Wolf, there should be a Presidental Debate in New Orleans. It would put a spotlight on the city thats is still in distress and ruin. Hopefully, it will wake-up people.

Obama 08!

It was a poor decision but to the guy who used this forum as an attempt to diss Obama and state that New Orleans did not deserve the debate because they have voted for Obama? Grow up.

It seem to me some of Hillery supporters has brought into fear, could it be ? that they fear change, Maybe there brains have been frozen to the old politics not able to know what's bad for them and this country and don't know it. The positive is Always better than the negative. That's why Sen. Obama has my vote. I guess that;s why the positive is alway slow for the few.

I think Hillary Clinton should not be attacking character of an opponent lest it should start us remembering the less than moral character in the 8 years of the previous Clinton administration. I would much rather have Michelle Obama's influence in the White House than Bill Clinton's. The Obamas are sincere, honest people. Sharing ideas of a friend does not phase me, if that's as bad as it gets! It just makes the Clintons look desperate. Her attacks are petty and do not show the high moral character which we need in the White House.

it is very sad about new orleans, bush is the only one to blame for
it still being in the fix it's in.
and it seems there must be a lot of pressure comeing from
somewhere on cnn about their reporting, to spin so much in
obama's favor.
obama can dig the clintons in his speeches and get away with it
but everytime bill or hillary open there mouth cnn is all over it!!!!!
i say turn bill and hillary both loose on him and see if he can handle
it, in my opinion he showed in the beginning of all this that he can't!
it makes me sick to watch him act like JFK and MLK, when he really
isn't old enough to remember them, but i do and i seem to remember
bill and hillary doing all that marching not obama.
a lot of thanks they get huh?
and jack should be benched not carville and bagala

Obama's comments on words were a direct result of Clinton's saying words don't matter. I do not consider Obama as plagiarizing by quoting Martin Luther King or Franklin Roosevelt and I think you all are making much too much out of this. So what if Patrick said first that words matter – he was also quoting King, Roosevelt, and Lincoln If I had been responding to Clinton, I would have quoted the same people. They are from three of the most famous speeches in American history . And the most inspirational.

We like to read Wolf wrritings on the web or on the air. He is the only fair news achor in CNN who not sided with any one candidate, only stating the fact.

Good point wolf.

Wolf I am really concerned about Obamas ubserd lack of experience.

Just a few months ago Obama made a diplomatic disaster, when he

stated the U.S. should bomb the hostile tribes in northern

Pakistan,infuriating Pakistans President who is risking his life to help U.S. interests in the region

for those who dont know (and perhaps Obama?) Paklistan is a

Nuclear armed allie. Also first strike is in violation of international law.

We all know we need a heavy weight like Hillary to take back our dear America.

Vote to win think!

Why not have it in Baghdad or Fallujah. It is safer than New Orleans.
And show what real hardship is all about.

EXCELLENT article Mr Wolfe....MORE need to stand up and be accountable for New Orleans and the state of Louisana, TODAY...not tomorrow or next week or next year but NOW.

It's really a shame all these comments and they have nothing to do with your article.

Hey Earl in Chicago, I'll tell you why it is your "responsibility" to rebuild New Orleans (not that you are really doing anything, other than paying taxes I hope). Southeast Louisiana, anchored by the port of New Orleans and thousands of miles of oil and gas pipelines, serves as the hub from which thirty percent of the United States' oil and gas production is transported to the rest of the country, including, yes, Chicago. In addition, coastal Louisiana is home to the second-largest fisheries industry in the United States, behind Alaska. These two industries are protected by what skeletal wetlands remain, and by the fragile system of levees which is currently being rebuilt. So, Earl, as our country moves away from a dependence on foreign oil, would you rather another hurricane devastate our energy supply? Would you like to pay 7 dollars for a gallon of gas to get to your job in Chicago, Earl? Would you like to pay twenty dollars for a catfish filet after south Louisiana is left stranded, and its billion dollar fisheries industry destroyed, Earl? Oh, let's not forget the human and social capital of this region, either. Let's not forget that south Louisiana, a region which faces the reality of hurricanes annually, is home to over 2 million people. These people, all of them, rely on wetlands (which must be replenished) and levees (which must be built stronger) to actually live sustainably. Oh, and lastly, but possibly least important to Earl, is the value we should place on culture in the United States. Do we want all of our cities and our towns to turn into strip malls and fast food hubs? Or do we want to preserve the cultural treasures we have left. Do we want to preserve the great American city that is New Orleans? For its 400 years of history, music, food, and spirit, I will go out on a limb and say that our country should preserve this city. We are comin back, hear that loud and clear.

KS
New Orleans

Every day, the Clintons and their acolytes come up with one or more disgraceful tricks in an attempt to derail Obama's campaign. This is "deja vu" and these offensive tactics remind us so much of Carl Rove's dirty tricks with which I believe the majority of the public is disgusted. If Hillary is so experienced, why has she not been able to easily convince a larger number of voters regarding her capabilities and her charm. It would be very refreshing to see Hillary persuade us that she has the best ideas, and that she is more likeable. Also, would the next four years with Hillary in the White House be once again a tug-of-war as during Bill Clinton's presidency and/or a repeat of the divisive and disastrous Bush era?

June and Jim claim to be (one unbiased and one a republican) why don't they just come out and say that they're really democrats and that they want to sway republicans to vote for hillary. It's not gonna happen, if anything, disenchanted republicans will vote for Obama! He has run a very intelligent campaign and has not sunk to Hillary's level, of name calling, lies and fabrication (political tactics). I truly hope that voters across America can see that Barack Obama is the best choice for President of The United States. Hillary and her husband have had more than enough time to make "Changes" and deliver on the promises they make, but what have they really done? Nothing. GO OBAMA!

Finally, someone is listening. New Orleans did not get it because they did not work for it, except to say, "remember Katrina" and "us poor folks". The problem here is not the political parties, the problem is with the leadership of a city that has been swimming in self pity since Katrina. Enough already, when are you going to stop the self pity, waiting around for help and "HELP YOURSELVES".

So true Wolf – a real missed opportunity. Maybe we can have a general election debate in New Orleans between Obama and McCain!

Hey, what about a debate in Florida or Michigan? Get it?

You're wrong on this one. Just ask all the "relocated" citizens of New Orleans who own property there. Their properties have not been touched since Katrina dismantled them 3 years ago. Homes STILL lie in ruin with no economic solutions for the displaced electorate therein.

...Again another example of American journalism forgetting about the thousands of African-American citizens who's lives have been destroyed, not by Katrina, but by a society and government who continues to look the other way.

Next time go into the ruins and ask yourself the question if New Orleans is ready for a debate. The historic opportunity was for you to report about how the lives of displaced citizens of the city will never be the same. New Orleans STILL looks like a a nuclear bomb exploded in it......Oh, I forgot...you didn't go to that part of town because there's no electricity for you to charge your lap top.

....or do do those people matter to you at all?

Wolf,

It is simple: their is egg on both parties faces.

The local Democrats stumbled in the initial management and the Federal folks did not do a great job in the aftermath. The true story of who was at falt was the elections afterwards where all of the Democrats were replaced with republicans up to the governor (except for Nevin staying as mayor).

CNN did not report those facts though.

Charlotte, I agree 100% with you.We had 3 hurricanes in 1 season here in Florida. We didn't sit around and look for someone else to fix our home, clean debris from our yards and streets. What will you give me for free, give it to me now. That's the cry from New Orleans. Weren't they also shooting at the people trying to help them? Oh, that's right, they were just letting out their anger, another example that it's not their fault.

I am tired of watching Mr. Blitzer provide his Hillary slant. If we wanted to support Hillary anymore than he currently does he would have to change his last name to Clinton. Report the news fair and balanced and I don't mean like the other cable network named after an anmimal.

Texas for Obama!

I agree that the bigger question is – why are we not concentrating on a solution for wetland sustainability and the levee issue BEFORE we discuss rebuilding New Orleans? Also, Hillary, hearing the phrase "flip-flop" from you sends shivers through the ranks. We don't want to be reminded of past nasty campaigns!

Wolf,honestly please stop your biased coverage of this election.Tell your entire network to stop.You are losing a lot of people's respect very quickly. Are you the least biased of the three networks? Yes but that's not something to be proud of. You are biased nonetheless.

Your love affair with Obama needs to stop.No wonder, Hillary is losing.
When a person turns on CNN,all they see is Obama is great and Hillary is terrible.I'm glad that she doesn't complain about the media because it shows that she is STRONG and has been all during her career.We need a president like this.

Obama has it easy.And you do his dirty work for him by trashing the Clinton campaign so that makes him look like the nice guy.You are truly pathetic and you need to re-evaluate how you deliver the news.

I love how pres. Bush took about 9 days to get down to NO after Hurricane Katrina, but he flew down to Tennessee in a jiffy. What priorities you have, president!

Wolf,

I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate the fact that you always mention Ron Paul. Sure, he doesn't have a chance to win, but neither does Huckabee.

You're a good journalist Wolf but you sound as desparate as Hillary and Bill Clinton!

anyone interested in voting democrat should read a book by Edward Klein , "The Truth About Hilliary" before making a decision.

Obama is a great speaker, no doubt, whether he borrows others lines etc... is a small isue but I think he has been doing that all along. His top phrase of Yes We Can is not his, it is right from the Unions. Great speaker but low and slow on the issues. Obama says 18 debates but in reality there have only been a couple and one specifically that there was one on one. The other debates were soundbites which is of course what he does best. In LA the differences were glaring and Hillary came out clearly on top. Hillary is the smart choice in 08 and gets my vote.

You know, what happened in NO is a tragedy on so many levels, the misfortune of a natural disaster, the debacle of local government and the poor response of federal government. For an incident that started with superb early warning and detection, it quickly fell victim to the lack of steadfast leadership and access to essential resources. Both to which, as of this day, have evaded accountability. If you ask me, there is no better stage from which to declare change!

Hi Wolf,

I was watching one of your reporters this morning sort of implying President Clinton was at fault for taking on an Obama heckler who was screaming Obama over and over during his speech in Ohio. She was sort of implying that when there is a heckler President Clinton should just shut up and leave. Seems to me like an interesting point of view!

CNN (for Obama) is sounding like FOX NEWS (for Busch). I have no problems with your reporters openly stating they support Obama, but I find it Fox News like to imply the neutrality and come up with reasoning like this.

President Clinton is allowed to make a speach without an Obama supporter yelling over top of him. Your reporter did not even attempt to make that point!!! She seemed to agree with the heckler!!!

Earl in Chicago – "Can someone explain to me why it is my responsibility to rebuild a hurricane prone city that is below sea level?
"
Was it your responsibility to attack a soveriegn nation looking for Suddam Hussein and WMD? Was it your responsibility for the US government to pull $800 billion (and counting) out of a hat to over-fund the wrong war and under-fund the right war? (Afghan & Pakistan) Isn't Chicago on the northern tip of tornado alley, I guess when mother nature comes along and rips your home off it's foundation and the repair trucks roll in maybe they should say, "why is it our responsibility to fix his home, when he could give a rats but about someone elses"!

I know it's a hard pill to swallow but, "we are our brothers keepers"!

Obama is the most honest,and caring person since JFK to run for President. This is a movement that was sparkled by a country that is crying for change in many respect s and Obama is the messager. The Clinton people are the same old rhetoric-she never said the word change until Obama got into the race.

At least the NBA showed courage.

Hillary is on the ropes and getting dirty. Both Clintons need to be put out to pasture. We have had enough of the Clintons and the Bushes. Golden Valley, Az.

They need to fill NO with dirt, or just flood it. Let the people there get handouts somewhere else. A lot of them are better off then they were before. Other cities have flooded since then, for instance Findlay, Ohio. But people there didn't make a cistern of their shelters and wait for someone to take care of them. We Ohioans are a strong independant people!

If Hillary is elected President, she will help New Orleans just like she did New York after 9/11. Louisiana was once her neighbor and very much like the demographical area where Pres. Clinton grew up.

Obama does not have an original idea of his own, and courts the Republicans...he will have to rely on what the Republicans tell him to know what should be done to help the people in New Orleans and I am afraid it will be more of the same. (meaning nothing will be done).

Go Hillary! Come on Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We need your help to elect one smart candidate who takes action!!!!

Go Hillary!

Why is New Orleans more important than some other cities? It all seems to come back down to an attempt to make some problem out of nothing. So what, they choose to hold it somewhere else. New Orleans is not the only city in the US that could use the income from such an event. Half of southern California burns down and we took care of it. We did not loot and commit crimes against the victims and tear down our shelters. Oh yeah, I guess that is the governments fault as well. Blame the administration for the horrible local and state government in place in that state. Seems like people are always looking to place blame elsewhere and make an issue if someone does not fall all over themselves to support their cause. Bah!

hillary will never get my vote

Good commentary on the New Orleans issue Wolf. Out of sight and out of mind has defined a good deal of the ongoing tragedy in New Orleans.

Just a quick thought about the latest flap or nonsense about borrowing lines from another's speech or policy ideas. Why do all candidates have paid speechwriters? This would be a great issue for CNN to cover in depth. The great speeches of the past were generally not the candidates or politicians words. The majority came from skilled wordsmiths who were paid to write speeches. Peggy Noonan wrote some great stuff for Reagan. Pat Buchanan was a paid writer for Nixon. Bill Clinton and George Bush haave had paid political sppech writers. The candidate or politician never has a disclaimer about the speech being written by someone else. The ymjust give it and get the credit for someone elses words. The same thing paid policy advisors. The Clinton camp would have you believe that Hillary has been locked up in a room for months at time coming up with new a great policy ideas. As you and I know, this is not the case. Policy analysts put together most of the major policy ideas that come out of campaings. I believe this topic would be most instructive to the general public and let them have an understanding about what goes on behind the scenes in campaigns. The speeches Obama gives and the solutions Hillary promotes are in many instances not their own and certainly not something the candidate just thought up while sleeping last night.

Mike B
Alabama

Wolf, this part of the country is still a mistry to a lot of Americans including myself.
Your right on the money about both parties could of held debates in New Orlens this would have really helped our country understand why this part of the country is so vital. Why if one city can fall into forgotten disarray it could be a domino affect to all Americans city in there time of need! j.j

i live in pennsylvania and I'M VOTING FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE.... where CNN, FOX, or any other channel whose biased baloney coverage of OBAMApreaching seems like WE SHOULD HAVE HOPE,
we need a candidate that's proven.

Hillary O8

I like good unbiased Political coverage and I really don't like Hillary, BUT Your coverage of the Clinton't is so blatantly biased, I am starting to like her. I think Jack is trying to get noticed by FOX News the way he goes after her.
I do have to admit that CNN is still the Fairest of all but drifting badly.
Jim
TEXAS

Once again Hillary using her cheap tactics to attack Obama.
She is very desperate, she will say or do anything for the White House.

Please dont forget New Orleans! Its not too late to make a Debate there! It would give the People Hope! It hurts alot to see the Pictures how it looks now. Its a Shame. The Government should do something.
I hope Mr. Obama wins and rebuild New Orleans!

I truly believe the media is the one that inspires voters to vote and for whom. Maybe this is the name of the game. However, It is important to be fair to each candidate. The media has made Obama a hero! Maybe he is our savior but to date I am not convinced!

I am a registered Republican, I shall not vote Republican. I am disenchanted with the Republican party in more ways than one. I do not like the tatics they use in campaigns. Their tatics are no more honest than the party has projected to its citizens during the last 7 plus years.

Plus, give Hillary a break! I frankly am tired of hearing how great Obama is and the new Washington he is going to bring to the country. So, wonderful if it can be accomplished!! I surely would like to see him have more experience before running for President of the United States.
It would be nice to hear some of the nice things HIllary stands for and what she can do for this country. She, too, has a direction that seems to be a great change for the country. . Certainly her husband left the country and its citizens a more prosperous country than George W. Bush will leave the country!

As far as I am concerned, McCain is more of the same . . .

If CNN wants to have any credibility, they will stop being Hillary's messenger for her dirt slinging. I want to see as much coverage of the court date Thursday, Feb. 21 on campaign fraud. If you don't post this, it will only validate that you are biased and not really a NEWS source, but a political blog to display dirt for the Clintons to sling.

Wolf, Stop please stop pluging for Obama..leave Hillary alone PLEASE

Hillary should focus on how she can expect the American people to trust her leadership in balancing our economy, ending the war, creating and ensuring "EVERY" American has affordable healthcare, creating more jobs, etc, etc... When she can't even provide sufficient leadership with her own campaign, she can't show great leadership to inspire her own campaign staff, the American people, her own husband, who is a loose cannon!

Hillary should really understand that this race is not about a women or an african american, this race should be about, who has the skills to get the job done... she doesn't!!!

there is no need to attack wolf for his opinions.Wolf always tries to be fair in my opinion
he has to report the news but it is sad this IS the news
Clinton is getting desperate
I have heard her use Obamas words
lets face it all candidates refer to others words when speaking
Everyone out there uses Martin Luther Kings words all the time as well
as John Kennedy
Americans should not be swayed for something as trivial as this
its grasping at straws plain and simple out of desperation
I think they are smarter than this

We don't need a preacher, we need a PRESIDENT!

GO HILLARY!!!

"Yes we can" - United Farmworkers came up with this. NOT Obama.
United Farmworkers have endorsed Clinton.

The ignorance of this electorate just blows my mind.

I too spent my vacation in new orlean during the summer of 2007 and I was surprise based on media reports. New Orleans in back and the country needs to help with the 9th ward.

Thanks,

I think most of the words in question are in the public domain and with permission and advice from a senior adviser,Deval Patrick, Barak Obama used these words . That everyone who is interested now knows about these words and how they were originally used by the authors, suggests that words do matter and have an effect. I think that is the point Barak Obama is making.
Do words matter or don't they Senator Clinton?
Obama has my vote!!

I do not understand why CNN stays away at the debates from the hot button issue of what do do with the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands by Isreal , the wall, Hezbolah bombings of Isreal and other questions regarding this very important contraversy. Instead the same issues are covered over and over again.
Since Clinton has major support from pro-Isreal lobbyists and has kept a very low profile on this issue, I think this should be included in the next debate as it will be an issue where there is a real difference between Clinton and Obama. I believe this running sore between these two countries contributes mightily to the instability in the middle east and we need a president who will be able to work with both sides and try to reach some type of agreement. . Susan Goldbeck

Wolf, As important as this topic is, I feel I have to write to you about your lead story today on the Situation Room. How can you let yourself be so easily manipulated by the Clinton smear campaign. They make these charges, and now you are going to repeat them every hour on the hour, and give Obama a brief spot near the end of the piece. Please. Journalists are supposed to do more than repeat the spin and dirt of the political campaigns. Does Senator Clinton write her own speeches? Has she ever borrowed lines? What about input from her husband? Are you really going to keep running this smear campaign for them on the eve of the Tuesday primaries? Kevin, Illinois

Can the republicans actually show their face in NEW ORLEANS? I doubt it.

If you borrow words to effectively communicate whats wrong with that ?
The Clintons should also find other sources to borrow from.

I can understand the Republicans not wanting to go to New Orleans, that's where the Bush Administration really showed it's incompitence. But, it was the Democrats who really dropped the ball. All of their issues are there in one spot: the effects of a broken enviroment, broken political structure, lack of good medical care, the effects of poor education, the poor being left behind, and a Repubican Mayor not backed by a Republican President.

Our country is presently going through a trying time right now. Our next president has to be ready to tackle the mess from this outgoing administration. From listening to Obama, i do not get the sense that he is ready for this job..Offcourse he is energetic, good-looking and gives a great speech but it is not enough. Echoing the word "change" does not translate into real action otherwise it's just a buzz word for the moment. One cannot affect change without the necessay experince. Hillary will make real change and a better president...I am convince of this. It is time for a woman to rule!!!!!

I would love another one on one debate ASAP – pick the issue and let them have at it once a week. There are more than ten states to go. Unfortunately, Obama likes pretty words more than he likes to study how to get anything done. Enjoy the rhetoric on both sides. It won't tell you a thing about what they will actually do.

Superdelegates should only be used as a tiebreaker. Any other reason for their existence is absolutely undemocratic.

"We the people" are voting and expect to be counted.

What do some of these posts have to do with New Orleans??

Anyway, Wolf, I agree totally with your point. Being a native New Orleanian it's difficult to understand why both parties are neglecting arguably the one of the most historic cities in the United States.

It's not a good sign as Americans to turn their backs on their own....

It's a pity. A debate in New Orleans surely would remind people that the Lower Ninth Ward is still a shambles, that tourism still is nowhere near back to normal–It may look pretty to you, Wolf, but it's still a wreck of its former grand and gaudy self.

Not only should the Democrats have insisited that New Orleans should be host to a presidential debate, Hillary should have campaigned in New Orleans during their state primary. What does it say when the 'inevitable' nominee of the Democrat Party won't even acknowledge or affirm the pain and the progress of the Big Easy?

Obama went to Tulane and gave a speech that offers specifics on the recovery he would lead as president from the federal level. We are still waiting on Hillary to give hers.

not another debate with you moderating. The NBA suits you better

To add insult to injury, the Commission cravenly cited the inability of New Orleans to meet their logistical requirements when in fact we have already hosted much more complex events wit great success.

One of the great stories of the recovery from Katrina has been the many private sector initiatives whcih have helped bring us back. These range from very high profile like the NBA, NFL (remember Monday Night Football to start the 2006 season) to thousands of volunteers from churches, universities, visiting conventioneers, and individual retirees.

Not only did government at all levels fail in the pre-Katrina preparations and immediate response, it continues to lag. For example, funds to rebuild damaged and destroyed firehouses were not available until earlier this year, 28 months after the storm.

We still have much work ahead, but New Orleans is open for business.

The Clinton will say and do anything to get elected

There are two people that need to go, Clinton and Blitzer!

Wolf, Why can't or won't the people of New Orleans at least attempt ot clean up the debris piled up all over the place? I say, get a shovel and a broom and start cleaning up you town instead of waiting for the next hand out!

Yes, Mr. Blitzer, I agree an historic moment was trashed. But the greatest historic moment that is being trashed everyday is the Hillary bashing and the hail mary full of grace being bestowed on Obama.
When someone is lifted by the media to this level, and put up there on the side of the angels, and then on to the cross, the next step is historically the crucifixion.
Every time a hero is invented there will be a bad aftermath. If the media would report the news instead of opinions and stop inciting the public, this race might settle into some issues.
As long as the media hails Obama as the blessed redeemer, it is going to be a bad outcome. Say you heard it here first. I have studied enough history and its heroes to make a prediction, based on past
circumstances and events. I do like you reporting. If I wasn't so busy I would have a crush on you. lol

Obama, Clinton camps point to 'borrowed rhetoric'Next article:

I saw an article over a week ago using the same comment.

I agree with Obama, it is a common answer to those thoughts.

Both parties fear the "reality" of what is the failure to recover New Orleans from Katrina. Thousands remain homeless, violent crime rate is back to the highest in the nation–there's just not a lot of good happening there.

Washington doesn't need those negative reminders as they twist, dodge, and fenagle to get the candidates selected.

A sure sign–no matter who becomes a candidate, no matter which party gets the Presidency in November–the new leaders will be probably as ineffectual as the old ones in obtaining effective recovery and restoration for this devastated city.

Fitting–they should remain as far away as possible.

Mr Blitzer:
I am seeing the Clinton camp is jumping all over Obama for using some words from his friend.. she used Obama word all the time without giving him credit. This is showing how desperate the Clinton camp is and The American public should call her out on this.. this cheap shot she cannot winn so they are trying to shoot him in the knee.. shame on the Clinton and her followers they lies and lies now they think they find somethong to stop Obama.... Clinton grow up!

Obama’s entire speech was almost exactly like Deval’s speech from 2006. Under any other circumstances this is considered plagiarism.

This is not the change I want.

HILLARY 2008THE SMART CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!

May we please have a debate between the remaining 3 contenders for the Republican nomination before the March 4th primaries? There are thousands of us who have yet to vote and we would like to see and hear John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul voice their stances on issues at least one time in a public debate format before voting March 4th. This is vital because it will give the three remaining candidates the chance to go in depth on specific issues, something we have not yet seen. There is still a great chance that this will go to a brokered convention, and we voters would like to hear where these candidates stand and also see their responses and reactions in order for us to be able to make a well-informed decision when voting. Since you, CNN, are not in the business of choosing Presidents, but are rather one of the most well-regarded sources of reporting the news that occurs in the world today, please be an unbiased leader also in providing this final debate for the Republican candidates before March 4th. Thank you.

Words DO matter, especially if they are authentic, as are Obama's. Unlike Clinton, his method of delivery is not caustic. His words are not glove-fitted to match each crowd either. He has shown himself to be the most genuine and respectful candidate in the Democratic race. Obama has my vote!

Does this reflect an insensitivity to the people of NO, or does it demonstrates that neither party wish to be asked hard questions about why wasn't anything done significant from the federal gov to help this region?

With gangs murdering folks in NO every week, it was a great move not to hold a debate there. It's a matter of security for those involved.

I believe the time has come for states like Ohio and Texas and Pennsylvania to shock Hillary and vote for Obama. This will unify the demacratic party leading into the Demacratic Convention and allow the potential questions of what to do the Florida and Michagan delegates. I believe that the two states should be held accountable for what they did and the superdelegates should make the final call if necessary. I believe that America is tired of the division Hillary Clinton brings to the party racially and gender wise. Barack has the ability to bring the party together and win in November. If Hillary becomes the nominee there will be a split within the party and we all lose. Bill is acting like he has lossed his mind on the campaign trail and he is doing it on behalf of Hillary. Does that exhibit true leadership. Hillary has never balanced a budget and if addressing her financial campaign needs is that way she will run the country, that is unexceptable. Talk about experience who's exhibiting leadership now. This shows lack of vision and how she doesn't know how to pick proper advisors. Sounds like good old Georgee Bush. I don't think so Hillary too much is at stake for you to mess up.

Hillary has used most of obama's phrases in Texas, including the phrase from greenwood, sc and the phrases which uses the word hope, and the latino phrase obama uses and the audience repeats.

They could still capture the spirit of a New Orleans debate if they hold it in a FEMA trailer.

Wolf having the debates in Neworleans wouldnt of showed they cared for the people of new orleans one bit. You know what would of happened if the debates were held in the BIG easy? Hillary clinton, Obama, Mccain aor whoever else would of spent 2 or 3 minutes talking about how we need to rebuild and how they wont forget new orleans and that would of been it. Its all empty rhetoric. If they really want to show they care how bout going down there and helping to rebuild homes. Or donate some of your millions!

This is the best non-partisan statement I have heard in awhile. Every so often, Wolf surprises me.

This is incredibly disappointing. The people in these parties are hypocrites. They claim to want to solve real problems when they continue to deny them. Bringing people back, bringing revenues in, focusing attention on people who need help... would have demonstrated that there was real concern about moving in a new direction.

I guess it's just the same old 'middle finger' to the people. Sad.

As always, Wolf, you are the best anchor on TV

Well Wolf we wouldnt want to remind anyone how bad the response was now would we?

I can't agree. If the facilities aren't there, why would any rational party leader commit? Reconstruction is a priority to a point, but until the Corps of Engineers can certify that the levee protection will withstand another Katrina (and they can't), it is foolhardy in the extreme to reconstruct much of anything in a city which lies below sea level.

Can someone explain to me why it is my responsibility to rebuild a hurricane prone city that is below sea level?

Wolf, you're on the right track here... Excellent location for a debate. however they are too afraid that Barack Obama would electrify the entire nation in one hour... Too bad for the owners and business people, missed money, and lost confidence right ... It's a shame, maybe they'll change...

Wolf – Agreed, we're back to ignoring the less fortunate

Wolf, yes New Orleans is suffering for financial and hands on help. This is another failed Bush policy. But, we also need to understand some people like the Obama backers can't stand or understand help when it is offered to them. Take The Super Bowl for instance. It had to be used for emergency sake. What happened there is a good take on you can't help some people. What did they do. Rape and destroy the very building they were given for shelter. This really makes American want to pitch right in there and help, don't it? This is probably THE CHANGE OBAMA keeps talking about. Boy, I'm going to change America. Heaven help us. GO HILLARY WE WILL SHOW HIM THE BUCK STOPS HERE IN TEXAS>

Clinton shouldn't waste her time in New Orleans, they'll for sure vote for Obama.

Hillary has my vote.

A new frontier, when the land settles..

Safety first.