Author Topic: The republican debate tonight (Read 3889 times)

Chino · « **on:** November 22, 2011, 04:42:15 PM »

Anyone else plan on tuning in? I really don't have an interest in watching it, but I plan to anyway. I am hoping Gingrich gets his ass handed to him tonight.

rumborak · « **Reply #1 on:** November 22, 2011, 06:03:44 PM »

I will try to watch some, but my internet connection might not be good enough.

EDIT: WTF, an anthem before a political discussion?

rumborak

Chino · « **Reply #2 on:** November 22, 2011, 06:15:28 PM »

fuck, I hate Perry.

rumborak · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2011, 06:24:33 PM »

Bummer, I can't really watch it, the connection is too slow. Something tells me I'm not missing too much.
BTW, I kinda get the impression they're having Ron Paul respond so that the other candidates can either look reasonable on topics, or tough. So, they're using Paul as a sparring partner.

rumborak

Super Dude · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2011, 09:00:32 PM »

Sooooo, Africa's a country.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #5 on:** November 22, 2011, 09:03:07 PM »

Quote from: Super Dude on November 22, 2011, 09:00:32 PM

Sooooo, Africa's a country.

Oh god. Did that happen again?

Sigz · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2011, 09:16:05 PM »

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2011, 09:55:28 PM »

Holy fuck. It did. Rick Santorum just said Africa was "a country on the brinkL. And he keeps saying "Islimists."

rumborak · « **Reply #8 on:** November 22, 2011, 10:21:26 PM »

The sad part is, I wouldn't be surprised if at least some of those candidates assumed those pronunciations to connect with the base better. You'll never hear a GOP politician pronounce Iran correctly.

rumborak

TL · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2011, 10:51:31 PM »

Huntsman was far and away the highpoint of the debate tonight, especially when he kicked Romney's ass on Afghanistan, and then again when Romney tried to reply.

Mitt was looking pretty flustered at points.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:08:49 PM »

I liked most of what Jon Huntsman said, but he still doesn't "get it" when it comes to foreign policy, even if he wants to come home from Afghanistan. He wants to keep flying the drones around in Pakistan, like that's not what people are getting angry about to begin with.

antigoon · « **Reply #11 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:54:25 PM »

Yep. A dead friend, brother, cousin, uncle, mother, whatever, is just as dead from predator strikes as he/she is dead from tanks and infantry. It's not like they don't know it's us blowing them up.

Chino · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2011, 04:15:26 AM »

I like Huntsman. If I had to pick a republican candidate, I'd choose him. Did anyone catch Romney say that half of a trillion dollars is five hundred million?

Super Dude · « **Reply #13 on:** November 23, 2011, 05:53:09 AM »

He's closest in the GOP to actually admitting the existence of anthropogenic climate change, so he kinda does it for me.

Scheavo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2011, 02:40:56 PM »

I hope the process goes haywire and Huntsman wins. I'd probably just not vote if that happened, but I wouldn't be terrified of either Obama or Huntsman in the White House (still gotta fix congress though).

jsem · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2011, 03:14:39 PM »

I thought each candidate was given a fair amount of time this time. And Newt surprises with a "mild" stance on illegal immigration.

Ron Paul was overshadowed by Huntsman imho, but Huntsman doesn't speak in talking points like a lot of the other candidates. He will drop out after a few primaries/caucuses along with Santorum, Johnson and eventually Bachmann too

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #16 on:** November 23, 2011, 05:59:38 PM »

Quote from: jsem on November 23, 2011, 03:14:39 PM

I thought each candidate was given a fair amount of time this time. And Newt surprises with a "mild" stance on illegal immigration.

Yeah, but you gotta love the way Perry, when given a chance to back-up Gingrich, totally threw Newt under the bus (along with himself and the position he took a few debates back). When I saw that, I lost what tiny bit of respect I had for him.

PraXis · « **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2011, 06:04:18 PM »

It seems like Paul and Huntsman are the only two without a hard-on for attacking Iran.

antigoon · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2011, 06:14:00 PM »

We needed a new boogeyman sooner or later.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2011, 06:38:00 AM »

Did everyone catch what happened when Bachmann showed up on Jimmy Fallon's show the other night?

Fallon's house band, The Roots, always plays entrance music for the guests. For Michelle Bachmann, they played an old Fishbone song called "Lyin' Ass Bitch."

emindead · « **Reply #20 on:** November 24, 2011, 07:05:20 AM »

Really? That's so great!

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #21 on:** November 24, 2011, 08:16:20 AM »

Yeah, I heard about that. Even with my disdain for Bachmann it was kind of rude, I thought.

antigoon · « **Reply #22 on:** November 24, 2011, 08:58:18 AM »

Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on November 24, 2011, 08:16:20 AM

Yeah, I heard about that. Even with my disdain for Bachmann it was kind of rude, I thought.

This is true, but I just can't bring myself to care.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #23 on:** November 24, 2011, 09:04:41 AM »

The only two of these candidates that don't sound completely straight-jacket ready are Huntsman and Paul and neither one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination.

Super Dude · « **Reply #24 on:** November 24, 2011, 12:45:38 PM »

Quote from: kirksnosehair on November 24, 2011, 09:04:41 AM

The only two of these candidates that don't sound completely straight-jacket ready are Huntsman and Paul and neither one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination.

My feelings exactly.

Chino · « **Reply #25 on:** November 24, 2011, 01:08:54 PM »

Quote from: Super Dude on November 24, 2011, 12:45:38 PM

Quote from: kirksnosehair on November 24, 2011, 09:04:41 AM
The only two of these candidates that don't sound completely straight-jacket ready are Huntsman and Paul and neither one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination.

My feelings exactly.

I don't think Gingrich is ready for a straight-jacket. I honestly think hes pretty intelligent, and knows his shit...but I still hate him.

Scheavo · « **Reply #26 on:** November 24, 2011, 01:37:25 PM »

Quote from: Chino on November 24, 2011, 01:08:54 PM

Quote from: Super Dude on November 24, 2011, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: kirksnosehair on November 24, 2011, 09:04:41 AM
The only two of these candidates that don't sound completely straight-jacket ready are Huntsman and Paul and neither one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination.

My feelings exactly.

I don't think Gingrich is ready for a straight-jacket. I honestly think hes pretty intelligent, and knows his shit...but I still hate him.

Gingrich would turn being president / ex-President into nothing but a way for him to make money.

antigoon · « **Reply #27 on:** November 24, 2011, 03:32:24 PM »

Gingrich is (one of) the most vile out of all of them. Can't stand him.

Chino · « **Reply #28 on:** November 24, 2011, 04:15:21 PM »

The fact that the man served his wife with divorce papers while she was on her death bed is just disgusting.

Super Dude · « **Reply #29 on:** November 24, 2011, 05:07:44 PM »

Wow, wtf. That's horrible.

Chino · « **Reply #30 on:** November 24, 2011, 05:32:43 PM »

She didn't end up dying thouh, so it might not be as bad as it sounds.... I still think it's fucked up though.

Super Dude · « **Reply #31 on:** November 24, 2011, 05:43:23 PM »

It's like they say: it's the thought that counts. And the thought to me sounds plain rotten.

antigoon · « **Reply #32 on:** November 24, 2011, 05:51:17 PM »

Everything about him is rotten. Obviously, anybody running for president is going to be a self-centered opportunist, but he reeks of it so much more than anyone else to me.

Maybe I'm just bitter that my alma mater's College Republican club was able to convince the administration that spending $25,000 on him to come speak was a good idea.

Chino · « **Reply #33 on:** November 24, 2011, 05:55:55 PM »

Quote from: antigoon on November 24, 2011, 05:51:17 PM

Everything about him is rotten. Obviously, anybody running for president is going to be a self-centered opportunist, but he reeks of it so much more than anyone else to me.

Don't forget the $500,000 line of credit he ran up at Tiffany's

Sigz · « **Reply #34 on:** November 24, 2011, 06:00:25 PM »

Quote from: antigoon on November 24, 2011, 05:51:17 PM

Everything about him is rotten. Obviously, anybody running for president is going to be a self-centered opportunist, but he reeks of it so much more than anyone else to me.

Maybe I'm just bitter that my alma mater's College Republican club was able to convince the administration that spending $25,000 on him to come speak was a good idea.

Don't worry, the college republicans at my uni paid around that much to get Karl Rove

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Author Topic: The republican debate tonight (Read 3889 times)