The GOP presidential candidates will be debating this afternoon at 4:00pm Eastern. This will be the first debate in which Fred Thompson will be participating.
Discuss the debate on this thread or (if you are a registered NB user), join the live chat here.
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Ah Maria is asking
October 9, 2007 - 15:05 ET by bigtimerAh Maria is asking questions too...
I saw her on Matthews 1/2 show on Sundays as a guest once and she was pretty conservative with her answers back then it was before the re-election of Pres. Bush.
I love it that there is a new record today on Wall Street being what and where the debate is.
John Harwood....OMG is here too..the little leftist pipsqueak.
I hope Thompson warms up and gets his sea-legs!
Love what Romney just said about Michigans Gov. pretty good swipe...true too.
Hey BT...Come to the
October 9, 2007 - 15:09 ET by Airforce_5_OHey BT...Come to the chat.
The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil.
Hey Af... I join the chat
October 9, 2007 - 17:10 ET by bigtimerHey Af...
I join the chat and where did you go?
LOL
I just heard McCain try to sound fiscally-conservative
October 9, 2007 - 15:13 ET by sarcasmoI didn't believe a single word he said. Until just-now I didn't know the debate would be an afternoon-event...
JMR
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I didn't realize it either.
October 9, 2007 - 15:49 ET by Hero SquadI didn't realize it either. Hope I can catch the rebroadcast. Now don't spoil it by telling me the ending!
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"I heart famous people."
Very bad promotion -
October 9, 2007 - 19:21 ET by Cape ConservativeI didn't know time either. And from comments on different posts, the times seems to differ in different parts of the country. Here in Boston the guide says it will be on at 9 on MSNBC, so I'll catch it then (if the guide is right)
Loved Hunter's answer about
October 9, 2007 - 15:24 ET by bigtimerLoved Hunter's answer about jobs and China...
Only problem is he had better hope we get enough in the House and Senate to be able to get torte reform all the way through and signed, get rid of the rabid law-suits byt he environmentalists, OSHA needs to be gone or at least not so burdensome, ect ect ect...oh yeah..the Unions need to get control of themselves with their greed, I am talking about the Sweeny's of this world or the head of the Union for the Firefighters whom I despise...
I just wonder if the POS Matthews is going to somehow get in a question about the phony soldier story or if any of them are going to ask about illegal immigration and the impact on the economy.
POS Matthews?
October 9, 2007 - 17:05 ET by Chris NormanBT,
I didn't realize Matthews was President of Spain. :)
$h!t,,,now I gotta figure
October 9, 2007 - 15:42 ET by general company$h!t,,,now I gotta figure out how to undelete msnbc, d@md remote must have 80 buttons on it.
Ron Paul has just made me
October 9, 2007 - 16:01 ET by bigtimerRon Paul has just made me furious again.
Blah blah blah...
Was on the live chat, had too many problems at the end.
Now Maria is asking about
October 9, 2007 - 16:04 ET by bigtimerNow Maria is asking about how would we here be self-dependent on oil here to Rudy like I was saying in the live chat...nobody asked the particulars...it is about time.
I am glad he is answering this and glad that it was asked.
He said irrational fears irrational groups...just say the nutcase rabid ENVIRONMENTALISTS
One line candidate recap from the BigFella
October 9, 2007 - 16:28 ET by BigFellaBrownback - Reasonable but little impact
Giuliani - Tried too hard to make it him against Hillary
Huckabee - Dynamite, much substance
Hunter - Hard edge, appealing to base
McCain - Seemed almost dismissive of process, tired
Paul - Good night, the party's over
Romney - Very presidential, confident
Tancredo - Just nipping at the other's heels
Thompson - Okay, didn't hurt or help himself
The Vulcan Neck Pinch is not half so powerful as the Vulcan Groin Kick, but it's more politically correct. -- William White
OK mine
October 9, 2007 - 17:42 ET by general companyYea not bad
I liked Rudy late
Huckabee, Brownback are real guys, nothing phony with them, lot of potential but no $
Hunter, Tancredo is more like me, maybe I am a little more abrasive?
Mcain, Romney both believe in their positions, like em or not.
Paul, did not get his HC question!!!
and....
October 9, 2007 - 19:24 ET by Cape Conservativeyour take on FT????
FT?
October 9, 2007 - 21:13 ET by general companyWow, hadent relized I missed him...........really?
Not sure if he bought enough notes,
"Until just-now I didn't
October 9, 2007 - 17:05 ET by ckc1227"Until just-now I didn't know the debate would be an afternoon-event..."
Me either. 4:00 on a Tuesday? What the heck? I guess they didn't want anyone to see it.
All Union people that get paid for not working watched!
October 9, 2007 - 18:40 ET by PawpawNHey, it was 4 pm so all the Union[Auto] Workers that get paid not to work could watch before any hockey games and dart throwing night at the local bars!!
Keyes
October 9, 2007 - 18:10 ET by sarcasmoI forgot to ask in the chat, but what the hell happened to Alan Keyes? Why wasn't he there? Was he excluded? I somehow doubt he'd deliberately not-attend anything like this, but did I miss something??
JMR
PS Sorry you're furious again, BT, even though you didn't quite say why beyond Ron Paul's very existence! Hopefully you'll get better soon, but lots of folks seem to have this issue...And if it makes you feel better, I am not furious at any of 'em -- even the RINOs. I just hope someday the news media will deign to get around to asking the only doctor on stage about medicine/healthcare issues.
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sarc
October 9, 2007 - 18:26 ET by BlondeOr anyone...are they going to rebroadcast this tonight? If so, what time.
I just got home from work, I had no idea this was on at 4:00 p.m. What's up with that, anyway?
Tired...sorry so many stupid questions.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I heard rebroadcast at 9PM
October 9, 2007 - 18:31 ET by sarcasmoBut I'm not sure. Hope someone has the Keyes-info!!
JMR
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Thanks, sarc
October 9, 2007 - 18:44 ET by BlondeYou're correct, I just checked.
I'm going to watch it if my eyes are still open.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
interesting story about chimps on drudge
October 9, 2007 - 21:24 ET by lunaticcringeradioa report claims that chimps make decisions in a more rational manner than humans.
http://www.upi.com/N...
so i am going to place liberals in a precarious position. liberals like to claim they outnumber conservatives and i honestly would agree with that statement. so if liberals are the majority and chimps make more rational decisions than humans, than if that means liberals are dumber than chimps and chimps make decisions on conservative values.
hey i'm just using logical process here.
i'm happy to be a chimp.
lunaticcringeradio