THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER | Close Up: Barack Obama and Leadership Pt.1 | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2008/09/post.html In the second installment of the NewsHours Close Up series look at the presidential candidates, Margaret Warner, examines Barack Obama and his style of decision making. For more on the Close Up series on the candidates visit http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2008/09/post.html

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[PippinPogle]

Obama has so many of the qualities of a great president. He uses reason, sense and fairness.

[SCW01902]

I love how republicans use all that inexperience nonsence. For someone who supposely lacks experience, Barack beat the mighty Clintons, and both Bill and Hillary have much experience. Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld also had tons of experience in foreign affairs,....look where their experience got us. I think in some elections, experience may be what is needed. This election is different however, this election year demands new vision and a change in political direction. On November 4th, Obama/Biden!!!

[lokojoe17]

Amen

[lokojoe17]

Dang man hes not a terrorist, calm down. no ones gonna blow up the white house, chill

[Jackstowne]

In October 2002, Obama was in the middle of a STATE Senate campaign and in IL the war was not popular. Senator Durbin was running for re-election that year and he opposed the war without suffering hardly any flack for it from the voters.

[07liberian]

Hail To The Chief

President Barack Obama

[Divalicious813]

"A man with Marxist roots should not be leader of the free world."

Obviously, your opinion doesn't matter (or didn't matter some weeks ago) cuz he is!

[allymetoo]

Susan Rice serves on the boards of several organizations, including the National Democratic Institute, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF board of directors of the Atlantic Council,advisory board of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, the board of directors of Bureau of National Affairs,[10] board of directors of Partnership for Public Service[11], the Beauvoir School, and past member of the Internews Network's board of directors. Member of CFR and Aspen Group

[CommonSpecies]

What I think so far if Obomination gets in the Oval Office is will that terrorist and friend of the Obama's William Ayres get to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom ? And maybe Ayres can fulfill his long term sick twisted desire and blow up the White House. Hm, I vote seed Obama back to Chicago or where ever they are from.

[UltraSWG]

God has nothing to do with this debate, this is a matter of law.

There is no "person" at conception. To be recognized as a "person" under the law, one must first be born.

You cannot give birth to a blastocyst or embryo. In the first trimester and most of the second, the only viable human is the mother, so her rights over her body take precedence over the unborn.

There are already bans on late-term abortions to protect a viable fetus, but 89% of all abortions occur in the first trimester.

[grannyvonng]

You are spouting about'your "God" and your"God".Who is your god?I've given an opinion on this matter in another place which attests to the fact that the existence of a person is established at conception. From my personal experience,just two weeks ago,my daughter's best friend gave birth by caesarian section to a seven-month old baby girl;she weighed 3 pounds and is doing fine.This is proof that the unborn child is an actual human being and not a mere potential that will become human at birth.

[iamalbright2]

This country's problems are far larger than the "right to life" issue. If you don't believe in abortion, don't get one. NOONE, including our government should be involved in the most personal of choices about life EXCEPT the woman and doctor. I commend McCain and Palin for their personal beliefs - but this does not mean that they are the best choice to lead this country out of our fiscal and foreign policy debacles. We need real leadership, Barack Obama is that man!