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The GOP YouTube Debate
By Erick Posted in 2008 — Comments (249) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The drivel that is the "show me you care" debate of netizen asked generally lame questions over YouTube will begin shortly.*
We will again all wonder why Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo remain in the race. We may soon be asking that about others.
In any event, here's the thread. I'll keep it up top during the debate.
*The views expressed are my own, but I'm right. I expect lots of people like the sniveling long haired hippy dude from 1992 who wanted Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush to show him they cared because they were like the nation's dad. Except this time it'll be in grainy YouTube format instead of in person.
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And I agree
by Brandozilla
Hunter and Tancredo should not be there. We are a month away from the primaries now, its time to cut the fat.
I can't wait to see what these so-called "Republicans"
by St. Louis Conservative
...ask. The Youtube Dem debate consisted of a lot of softballs.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Good grief, who the hell let
by Erick
Good grief, who the hell let the first question get through? The freaking thing is long. Ask your &(^&*&((#!!! QUESTION.
This is the first question?
by Ben Domenech
Oh lord, save us from this idiocy.
This debate is a stupendously bad idea.
by Leon H Wolf
At least, if you share my view that politics are dumbed down enough as it is without having talking snowmen and that guy with a guitar become regular parts of election year fare.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Rudy, WTF?
by Erick
They looked around for illegals who had committed crimes to round them up? Um . . . wasn't their first act into the city a crime?
Fight On!
I have the feeling
by kowalski
I have the feeling that the most important things I missed in this debate were the opportunity to meet Bob Hahn and the chance to wear some really cool shorts in Tampa, where right now it's 75 degrees, and I would have loved it, but there would have been precisely zero relation to politics.
In my little town in Massachusetts, it's 32 degrees with no wind, and even the implication of a suggestion of a gust brings you into the frozen zone.
I'm watching Walker, Texas Ranger on the Huckabee Channel right now, with YouBoob PIP.
I don't think I can make it
by Erick
I don't think I can make it through this think without dropping the f-bomb on this site.
My question
by Dan McLaughlin
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
Well, I am enjoying the Mitt
by Erick
Well, I am enjoying the Mitt v. Rudy fight. This is hilarious.
I'm enjoying this, actually
by Ben Domenech
Hey, if these guys are this pissed, it could be a good night.
Can we just kick the rest of the guys off?
by Leon H Wolf
If we did that, one or the other of Mitt or Rudy would be dead within the hour.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Thunderdome 8 men come in one goes out
by Joliphant
The mad max method of nominating.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I second the motion. Call the question. <NT>
by Moe Lane
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
Candidates have their knives out EARLY!!!
by St. Louis Conservative
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
. And here comes Romney. I wonder if they're going to come to blows tonight..
This is getting ugly........
by St. Louis Conservative
....I'll think I'll flip over and watch the Mizzou v. Arkansas game on Fox Sports.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Thompson plays to his
by Erick
Thompson plays to his strength and uses a firm "yes" out of the box.
The people Fred's talking about are probably a lot better citizen than the dude asking the question he's answering...
Wow. The Kerik comment was
by Erick
Wow. The Kerik comment was awesome.
He should have named Kerik.
by Leon H Wolf
Also, in the head-on camera angle, Fred looks extremely pasty.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Now Fred hits Romney & Rudy in the same answer!!
by St. Louis Conservative
....this will not be civil.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Kind of awkward placement for McCain
by jonlester
right after that.
McCain got lucky, he looked best
by Doc Holliday
I am not saying his policy is best, but he got to look good by that exchange.
Molon Labe!
WANTED FOR MURDER: RUDY
by Alberta
HE JUST KILLED ROMNEY
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF
THE UNCLE FRED LOOKING ROBOT HIRED ILLEGALS
WHO CARES IF ITS TRUE BLAM THERE GOES YOUR HEAD
I LOVE CAPSLOCK
Okay, Alberta?
by Leon H Wolf
...WTF?
Answering that is not optional.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
I'm sorry to everyone who likes Fred...
by kowalski
But Thompson with his jaggedly baggy eyes makes Giuliani look like a teenager by comparison. Thompson is *not* the candidate for young people in this country. He looks and sounds like someone just broke him out of a sedimentary rock.
And McCain plays "Dad"
by Erick
And McCain plays "Dad" tonight instead of McCain.
Dude who asked the question
by Erick
Dude who asked the question on amnesty looks a bit freaky.
Tancredo, though has a great sense of humor.
But what the heck are they doing getting the dude to participate.
this will be the best debate I think (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
I like Hunter, but geez he
by Erick
I like Hunter, but geez he has the momentum of a snail going backwards.
Tancredo too, are they even trying to win? (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
Duncan Hunter is a straight shooter
by kowalski
He's the same guy I met in New Hampshire. Composed, on the ball, and factual.
Did you know
by Leon H Wolf
that Duncan Hunter built a fence with his own bare hands?
He wanted you to know in case this was the first debate you've watched.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Huckabee the Liberal YEAH
by Joliphant
NO COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM JUST LIBERAL
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Say what you will, Huckabee
by Erick
Say what you will, Huckabee really is great on his feet.
Huck won that exchange hands down.
by Anteater
It's an electable position.
them on the issues.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
You run on giving illegals
by Cowboy
breaks above residents of other states including military children you lose.
Hahahahaha. The kid from
by Erick
Hahahahaha. The kid from Texas pins Paul to the wall.
And Everybody beats up on Ron Paul
by Joliphant
Even Youtube people. The man is discrediting libertarians wholesale.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Appropriate that the NAU question went to RP
by jonlester
and was not dignified by anyone else.
he looks the most presidential tonight...so far (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
Romney's answer is weak
by Ben Domenech
He can do better than referencing health care. Rudy's response, on the other hand, is top notch.
It just came out clumsy from Rudy
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Mccain is on game on spending
by Joliphant
Geez he had to bring up our scandal.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
McCain is looking good early.....
by St. Louis Conservative
...loved his answer on spending and he got in a good dig at the SCHIP program.
Plus, I admit I liked Ron Paul's answer on the previous question. He has a few kooky ideas, but I admit, I kinda like him (don't ridicule please).
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
I would make him president of
by jonlester
Doctors Without Borders. I think it would be good for him and them.
I mean Dr. RP, of course.
by jonlester
Sorry for the confusion.
I'm pleasantly surprised by
by Erick
I'm pleasantly surprised by some of these questions.
I'm pleasantly surprised by
by Leon H Wolf
the quality of the exchanges thus far. Much less vanilla than the other debates.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Aaaand there's our first cartoon. <nt>
by Leon H Wolf
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
Fred gives a very good answer.....
by kowalski
And CNN follows him up with Ron Paul, so who will ever remember it?
Thompson
by GeckoBlue
Sheesh...is it just me, or does Thompson look out of his league here?
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"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich." -- Peter Ustinov
Really?
by GeckoBlue
Just me? Is that why he's in the low single digits in IA now?
Seriously though...Huckabee looks good, McCain looks good. Hard to see anyone else breaking through, especially with Romney and Giuliani nuking each other early and often.
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"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich." -- Peter Ustinov
He's not in the low single digits in any of the polls in IA
by LoneStarSon
as it shows on realclearpolitics.com :
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/ia/iowa_republica...
Texas Proud and Texas Loud
oops - meant NH
by GeckoBlue
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nh/new_hampshire_...
Not that anybody's going to clinch the nomination with a win there.
I should also add, Thompson's "campaign video" was great.
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"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich." -- Peter Ustinov
Washington didn't change Ron Paul.
by Leon H Wolf
He always thought spending millions of taxpayer dollars to market shrimp was a good idea.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
They would have been sent medals.
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
At least the FAIR tax is getting an airing.
by jonlester
I wish McCain would offer up some "beef" on why he opposes it.
McCain kicks ass on taking
by Erick
McCain kicks ass on taking out Ron Paul. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
McCain Nails RP with the troops NT
by Joliphant
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I thought AC might have a Bill Maher moment
by jonlester
when I heard someone yelling during RP's answer.
Take the Pledge guys NT
by Joliphant
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I think Ron Paul got the
by Erick
I think Ron Paul got the best of all of them on the tax cut issue.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I have to believe this is so easy...
by kowalski
You know, all this time I thought Presidential candidates were more erudite than other people. Duncan Hunter just gave the most banal answer -- and probably true -- about raising taxes than I've ever heard.
I want to be a politician so I can make important sounding statements that are that easy to make.
Mitt supports raising the
by Erick
Mitt supports raising the price of my beer with his stinkin' ethanol support.
So do all the others...and so does Congress....
by St. Louis Conservative
...I don't like it either, but these guys are trying to win Iowa unfortunately.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
If domestics reach import prices,
by jonlester
you can always remember that many people work for American importers and distributors. Somebody benefits from every choice.
Ron Paul knows his stuff......
by St. Louis Conservative
...he is a Goldwater conservative fo sho.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
no way, Goldwater wanted to fight our enemies (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
Didn't Expect this much"Meat"
by Conquistadora
Too bad CNN didn't hand the democrats substantive questions like these
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I'm waiting for Jackie & Dunlap n/t
by jonlester
Confession: I would vote for Ron Paul in a heartbeat....
by St. Louis Conservative
...if we didn't have troops in Iraq right now.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
The Lou Dobbs viewers' poll was wrong.
by jonlester
I'm hearing some populist sentiment after all. Twice from Tancredo already.
And Fred goes negative Ouch NT
by Joliphant
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Do you remember
by Flagstaff
what the statements were?
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
Fred, finish your points! that's twice he has done that (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
He made his point. It only took 3 words to make.
by Random_Numbers
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Brian Epps
RandomNumbers.us
Baad Spelarz Uv Tha Wurld, Yunyte!
Romney
by bradmnegs
is coming off as a bit of a flip-flopping A-hole...dont you think?
Duncan Hunter really is a
by Erick
Duncan Hunter really is a great guy, but the protectionist stuff sucks.
Oh, and Tancredo's sucks.
Holy ****, Fred's video was sneaky awesome.
What the heck is up with the
by Erick
What the heck is up with the Aussie telling kids not to drink on behalf of Coors? Yeah, I believe him.
What did that last comment by Anderson C.
by Flagstaff
about Thompson mean? I just turned the tube on.
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
Well so far nobody has changed my mind
by kowalski
They seem like the same people I saw in the first debate. I still like my guy for the same reasons I liked him then. Nothing's changed.
yes, but the best one was never asked
by Doc Holliday
"Will you pledge to sign NO new Federal gun laws, yes or no?"
Molon Labe!
What an awesome video by McCain. <nt>
by Leon H Wolf
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
WRONG ANSWER RUDY! (on gun control) (nt)
by Doc Holliday
Molon Labe!
*****
The greatest single cause of Atheism today is Christians who profess Jesus with their lips & then go out and deny him by their lifestyle. That's what an unbelieving world simply finds...unbelievable -DC Talk
Maybe I'm nuts
by Leon H Wolf
but from where I sit, I think McCain has won each and every debate so far.
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The Red Sox Republican: Burkeanism, Baseball, and Sundries.
I think you are right. I'm
by Erick
I think you are right. I'm actually pleasantly surprised by Fred.
yay! My home,Louisville, Ky.
by the struggler
yay! My home,Louisville, Ky.
Rudy just flushed it
by Random_Numbers
Judges make the law?
Different application to different states?
Do you think the same thing about the First as well, #$*wipe?
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Brian Epps
RandomNumbers.us
Baad Spelarz Uv Tha Wurld, Yunyte!
Super Rudy. I fight crime!!!
by swamp_yankee
Super Rudy. I fight crime!!! Even if it means trampling gun rights. Geesh Rudy, no one cares about the crime rate in NYC.
Rudy is right on the Gun question
by bradmnegs
just like the right to vote...some people do not deserve the second amendment. Owning a gun is a responsibility and we should all want to make sure we keep weapons out of the hands of nutjobs.
"some people do not deserve
by swamp_yankee
"some people do not deserve the second amendment." Wow. Just Wow.
Some prople don't deserve freedom of speech.
by Random_Numbers
I can think of one right now.
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Brian Epps
RandomNumbers.us
Baad Spelarz Uv Tha Wurld, Yunyte!
Obviously it's too late
by Tbone
for computers.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
Fred certainly has the plain speakin' thing down.
by jonlester
That's how GWB won over nuance.
Fred's response on guns was
by Erick
Fred's response on guns was great.
Probably his best of the night
by Ben Domenech
I feel like Romney has been pretty off tonight, but Huck and McCain have done well.
Pathetic Romney on guns NT
by Joliphant
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
And He comes back with the mom and a dad NT
by Joliphant
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
fred looks like the creature
by the struggler
fred looks like the creature from the black lagoon, sans fins
Said character had the best lines in his movies.
by jonlester
"Aaahhhh..."
You are right!
by Flagstaff
And I'm for Fred.
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
not that there's anything
by the struggler
not that there's anything wrong with that
Ohh tough abortion question from the texas cute girl
by Joliphant
And RP ducks and dodges much more agile than usual.
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I actually like Ron Paul's
by Erick
I actually like Ron Paul's answer on abortion.
I love watching this
by Flagstaff
through a venetian blind.
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
Rudy makes pro choice a federalist stance
by Joliphant
Talk about playing the ends against the middle.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Huckabee is shining on the Death Penalty question NT
by Joliphant
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Huckabee is a good man
by Doc Holliday
he may be too statist to be our candidate, but he is a good man.
Molon Labe!
Huckabee scores huge points
by Erick
Huckabee scores huge points on the death penalty question.
Wow, that was a fantastic answer
by Ben Domenech
Huck continues to shine.
As an atheistic Christian,
by Flagstaff
I have to note that if you cross an Arkansas state politician with a preacher you're going to get a man who can answer almost anything related to religion, life, and history very smoothly. He can make a simply logical answer sound like a revelation.
Huckabee is good at answering those questions.
I'm waiting for his answer on the question from the young Muslim woman.
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
Whoops. They didn't ask him.
by Flagstaff
The "Third Worst Person in the World" and aiming higher.
Awesome Huckabee answer on the death penalty
by GeckoBlue
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"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich." -- Peter Ustinov
Bible carrying dude is
by Erick
Bible carrying dude is creepy.
5 and thats why he was probably picked
by Joliphant
Mitt is awful on this one. Huckabee is shining again.
______________________________
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Rudy said exactly what I think, but he may have been too honest
by Doc Holliday
I think Mitt did well on it.
Molon Labe!
Kick some butt!