Live Thread: Iowa GOP Presidential Debate 9 P.M. EST, 6 P.M. PST 12/15/11 Fox News Channel

Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

The last debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucuses is being held tonight in Sioux City.

We get seven candidates at this debate: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman.

Fox's Bret Baier anchors the debate. Fox News panelists questioning the candidates: Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Neil Cavuto.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Newt would kick Obama’s ass so badly in a debate some people might have pity on the guy..its gonna be a total bloodbath. I feel sorry for the poor teleprompter, the darn thing will explode

[Shortstop7]

well, when I first turned it on....Paul was ranting....things seem to be getting better now. Thank goodness.

[katiedidit1]

^5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEWT!!!!! NEWT!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!! NEWT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS THE MAN!

[rodguy911]

The Newt bashers are out tonight.

[Irish Eyes]

CAvuto trying to nail Perry AGAIN!

And Perry nailed him right back. Good answer.

[writer33]

I agree. Perry is having a good debate. And we’ll all see if that translates into votes.

[Scythian]

Oh, and I have a small crush on Bachmann, it’s true, she’s cute, but in all honesty, she is Presidential.

Newt/Bachmann 2012

[preamble]

Rick Perry 10th amendment.

Bill of Rights Day ping!

ps. Where are the Solyndra, Fast and Furious, MF Global, Dodd-Frank questions????

It’s almost as if Faux News is becoming an Obama cheerleader.

[Reily]

Ok the way I rank them now is:

Newt
Perry-Romney
Bachman-Santorum
Huntsman
Paul (Still running to be president of Iran!)

[caww]

This is the first debate I have watched.....very discouraging.

Go take an aspirin and go to bed...you'll feel better in the morning. The rest of us our enjoying the debate....we like to hear our candidates.

[Vision]

All these debates will have happened without a question on global warming. What does that say?

[llandres]

RP’s obnoxious, loud fan-atics cheering him at all these debates are SO irritating!

[MissMagnolia]

What happened to Coulter? No longer worth listening too. SAD

Agreed - I think she's 'jumped the shark'!

[AdamBomb]

Megyn Kelly is still pissed at Newt. She is just glaring At him after answered the question about keystone

[Fawn]

L I K E !!!!!

[onyx]

Hey Cuda!

LOLOL. You’re right! Dayum! Take him away and his lunatic followers too!

He cannot win Iowa if Iowa wants to remain serious.

[alicewonders]

Is Canudo running for king of the boring “gotcha” questions?

He sure is when he asks Perry a question. Perry did great with his answer! Excellent!

[FreeReign]

Perry is speaking directly to the American people whoa re watching..in great numbers..and NOT to the others on the stage, or to the FOX staff...we shall see if this resonates with the voters...as I type he’s talking about the Bill of Rights..he’s back on top of his game..

Not a good idea for state governments to be picking winners too. Perry is wrong about that.

[maine-iac7]

“...in a series of seven 3-hour debates against Obama...” - What is he “on”? Another planet? Somebody throw some ice cold water at him! Obama is laughing at Neut right now!

some play checkers - Newt play chess.

He KNOWS bobambmi won't do those debates - just like Dougles said no to Lincoln...at first.

Then every time Douglas gave a speech - Lincoln came right after him and totally tore it apart. Like Newt says he will - within hours of an obamami speech, Newt will go to the same place and make a rebuttal speech.

Now the press will fall prey to this and follow it like they trailed around behind Sarah's bus...and people across the country won't want to miss the game -

It will make a fool and a coward out of obamambi - who will eventually have to give in and debate - in which case he loses again BIG TIME - and if he won't debate - he lose BIG TIME-

CHECKMATE.

obamambi isn't laughing, He and his thugs are sweating bullets.

Get it? It's brilliant.

[af_vet_rr]

I caught that too! Don’t need to put the Body Language Maven on that piece of tape, she was pissed.

They exchanged looks like the debate was getting out of hand when Newt made that comment. During the commercial, look for them to regroup and try to get the other candidates to attack Newt. He may not be my favorite, but they obviously do not like him.