Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1~ Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

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Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1 – Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

• Sam Brownback
• Jim Gilmore
• Rudy Giuliani
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• John McCain
• Mitt Romney
• Ron Paul
• Tom Tancredo
• Tommy Thompson

  The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Yep - I actually liked Gilmore’s cut government, cut taxes answer - has anybody else up there mentioned that SMALL (ha!) item of interest to most conservatives/Republicans???? (besides Ron Paul - I heard his answer)

[redgirlinabluestate]

You are right.

[Choose Ye This Day]

You see what you want to see.

[don-o]

I think Rush should ask questions for the Dem debate!

Mark Steyn

[Mr. Mojo]

lol...Tancredo taking a dig at Rove for him saying (a couple years ago) that the congressman will never “darken the doors of the White House again” (although he didn’t use that exact quote).

[ShandaLear]

We are missing gravitas, we need Fred.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Good—Brownback brought up ‘Rat corruption; should have mentioned Feinstein, too.

[kidd]

YES!!

Brownback brings up the cash in the fridge!

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>Oh shit! No party has a hold on virtue or vice? Does that mean religion doesn’t matter? Oh boy.

That means Rooty wants everyone to overlook his rotten personal life. Okay. But I can't overlook his rotten political career as a liberal!

[colorcountry]

I don’t see it either, but I’ve seen too many inspirational speakers who are trained to raise emotion in the audience.

He reminds me of them.

[firebrand]

Sounded to me like Huckabee said the same thing both times—with George Stephanopoulos and tonight. Unless I heard it wrong. Matthews trying to say he contradicted himself.

[mylife]

Rudy will never get the nod

[Ultra Sonic 007]

What about Hunter’s responses haven’t been conservative?

[no dems]

Thompson just hit one over the fence!

FOR SURE.

[TomGuy]

Chrissy is losing the debate. He asks a question, and the respondent answers on some other topic.

[cripplecreek]

Good mini speech about centrism from Tancredo.

[Snoopers-868th]

I think he is comfortable in front of the camera and under pressure — but I also think he is tooo clean and looks scrubbed. Too elite!!

[AliVeritas]

Break it down Tancredo... conservative, not RINO.

[spectre]

Brownback did very well on that answer. I'm not sure invoking the name of Don Imus helped..but WTH..!

sw

[mimaw]

The first candidate to tell Matthews to eat shit and die gets my vote.