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  On Free Statements

  Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:34 PM | By Christopher Beam

  Each candidate gets 30 seconds for a "free statement." It's like six sound-bite-filled stump speeches mixed throughout the debate. You might as well be flushing time down the toilet. Richardson even manages to stick his foot in his mouth:
  
  "I’m going to use my 30 seconds to thank people of Iowa for putting us through this good process."

  "Putting us through"? "Good" catch there, Bill.

  UPDATE 2:47 p.m.: Hillary manages to work a mini-dis into her statement: "Some people believe you can get change by demanding it. Some believe you can get change by hoping for it."

  In a hands-off debate like this, that's a body slam.  

About Christopher Beam

• Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.

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