GOP presidential debate set for January in South Carolina

Ass Press ^ | May 19, 2011

[upchuck]

The Southern Republican Leadership Conference is teaming up with CNN to host a Republican presidential town hall debate in Charleston next January.

The group said Thursday that the debate will take place Jan. 19 in Charleston at the same time the leadership conference meets in the city.

[upchuck]

Sorry the excerpt is so short. The whole article is only four paragraphs.

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[Cicero]

CNN?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I guess the first ‘12 GOP Presidential debate in SC doesn’t matter as much, now that this debate is, also, planned.

[Cementjungle]

is teaming up with CNN to host a Republican presidential town hall

Good grief. Why even bother running, why don't they all just throw their support to Obama and quit pretending to care. Sheesh.

[ken5050]

What is the SLRC? The last para also says that the “State GOP” will also hold a debate, though not when.. I thought that Preibus and the RNC was trying to get a handle on all these debates...

[The Bronze Titan]

Ok, the debate list reads...

Rick -’VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I’M THE REAL ESTABLISHMENT CONSERVATIVE WHO LOST A SENATE ELECTION BUT CAN WIN A PRESIDENTIAL ONE’ - Santorum

Ron -WE PUSHED THEM TO ATTACK US’- Paul

Mitt -I SUPPORT ROMNEY CARE- Romney

Michelle -THERE ‘IS’ A CONCORD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE- Bachmann

Newt -I DIDN’T SAY THAT- Gingrich

Tim -VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I JUST WANNA BE PRESIDENT- Pawlenty

[Tex-Con-Man]

The Southern Republican Leadership Conference is teaming up with CNN...

WHY?!?!

An argument can be made to have partnerships with networks for the general election debates between both parties, but this is the Republican Party primaries, and the CNN agenda is not shared by conservative voters. CNN is out to embarrass conservatives so we will end up with another McCain.

Republicans need to supply conservative moderators who will ask pertinent questions, and if C-SPAN is the only network to cover it, so be it. It would be downloadable, and available to networks who wanted to re-run it.

Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer shouldn't have a hand in selecting Republican presidential candidates.

[Da Bilge Troll]

Well, I know at least one debate I will not be watching.

[C. Edmund Wright]

>>> I thought that Preibus and the RNC was trying to get a handle on all these debates...>>>

He probably is, but this is not a SC GOP event, so he has no way to force them not to have it. It is an independent group who needs to get a bunch of calls and emails saying SCREW CNN.

[Caipirabob]

To complete the list:

PALIN - "I may as well start picking out curtains"

[Yaelle]

If our “party” had ANY balls, we would INSIST that our debates ONLY be moderated by conservatives. I mean, the Dems do not do debates moderated by Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh, so why should ours be moderated by the most liberal people on TV???? INSANE. SOMEBODY TAKE CHARGE FOR ONCE.

[upchuck]

For those of you "shocked" that CNN is involved in this, remember that come Labor Day CNN and the Tea Party Express are having a GOP Presidential Debate in Tampa, FL.

Full details here.

[Syncro]

Thanks for the ping, upchuck!