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Live coverage from Alabama GOP Presidential Forum [Doors opening 3:30]
WBRC ^ | March 12, 2012

Posted on 03/12/2012 1:25:11 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

The Alabama GOP will host the first-ever presidential forum in the state tonight in the Alabama Theatre.

Republican candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have confirmed they will attend.

Doors to the Alabama Theatre will open at 3:30 p.m. and the forum will begin at 5:30 p.m. The forum is open to the public and free. There are 2,000 seats in the historic Alabama Theatre and they will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

In addition to live streaming this event, FOX6 News and staff will live tweet from the Alabama Theatre. You may follow us from this story as well as @myfoxal and on Facebook.

Alabama has 50 delegates at stake on Tuesday and Mississippi has 40. The combined 90 delegates are very attractive to the presidential candidates for different reasons.

Romney wants to build on his delegate lead and show he can do well in the South. Santorum wants to make himself the conservative alternative to Romney. Gingrich and Paul each want as many delegates as possible to keep their campaigns rolling into the rest of the spring


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alforum; gingrich2012; gopprimary; santorum2012
WBRC Staff tweeting has begun. [scroll down]

Live video will be here.

GO NEWT!

1 posted on 03/12/2012 1:25:14 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
NEWTS FUTURE, NEWTS FUTURE FOR AMERIA
2 posted on 03/12/2012 1:29:34 PM PDT by FrankR
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To: FrankR; All
More debate coverage over here
3 posted on 03/12/2012 1:30:49 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

GO NEWT!!!!

THANKS VERY MUCH!


4 posted on 03/12/2012 1:31:42 PM PDT by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

save for later


5 posted on 03/12/2012 1:46:20 PM PDT by varina davis (A real American patriot -- Gov. Rick Perry)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Bookmark


6 posted on 03/12/2012 2:13:41 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

so thats 5.30PM Central ???


7 posted on 03/12/2012 2:28:00 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: Tennessee Nana

bttt


8 posted on 03/12/2012 2:30:49 PM PDT by Guenevere (....Whom God calls,... He equips......Press On Santorum!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All

Here’s the Fox6 stream URL for Windows Media Player:

http://mfile.akamai.com/66428/live/reflector:53923.asx?bkup=55444


9 posted on 03/12/2012 2:32:14 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: brityank

thanks this works for me

Prayer and Pledge starting

:)


10 posted on 03/12/2012 3:32:49 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I didn’t tune in to watch a speech by Santorum.


11 posted on 03/12/2012 3:44:49 PM PDT by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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I am listening to little Ricky’s speech and I am already becoming ill.


12 posted on 03/12/2012 3:49:35 PM PDT by Gator113 (** President Newt Gingrich-"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less." ~Just livin' life, my way~)
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I’ll take Ricky over Mitt. But I’m supporting Newt.


13 posted on 03/12/2012 4:09:28 PM PDT by BCrago66
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Thank God Santorum finally shut up, he was putting me to sleep.


14 posted on 03/12/2012 4:31:23 PM PDT by Gator113 (** President Newt Gingrich-"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less." ~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Darn! My MacBook Pro says I’m “missing the plugin” and Mrs. Wasp’s Windows 7 machine just shows “the red X.” We don’t do twitter just yet so I guess I’ll have to watch the FR commentary if there’s any. Oh well...


15 posted on 03/12/2012 4:58:54 PM PDT by SierraWasp (I'm done being disappointed by "He/She is the only one who can win" and being embarrassed later!!!)
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To: brityank

All I’m gettin on that link is a video that says it’s live Streaming that is so dark I can hardly see it and the sound is nuthin but Mandolins plinkin and plunkin. I can make out the stage, but nobody’s speechin or debatin!!!


16 posted on 03/12/2012 5:12:42 PM PDT by SierraWasp (I'm done being disappointed by "He/She is the only one who can win" and being embarrassed later!!!)
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To: SierraWasp

Just saw Santorum at the end. He looked, as always, mildly constipated with that sour look. It’s just really such a turn off. He’s a good guy, but just doesn’t have the timber ...

Newt — brilliant as always, extemporaneous, soaring ....everything you could want in a President. His answer to how HE would lead us back to God — prolific. It was dignified, patriotic without being preachy. Exactly what we need — exactly WHO would best lead us ALL in such matters.

Sorry — I am just over the moon for NEWT. I pray Alabamians do not disappoint and fall sway to the Establishment Fool.


17 posted on 03/12/2012 5:22:35 PM PDT by LibsRJerks
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To: SierraWasp

Sorry you missed it - it was a great presentation by Newt. Ricky - not so much.

I believe someone on the big thread said C-SPAN will be rebroadcasting it later, around 10pm?

Catch it if you can.


18 posted on 03/12/2012 5:36:59 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: Gator113

I found Santorum’s talk inspiring, overall.


19 posted on 03/12/2012 9:00:39 PM PDT by Girlene
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