Live Thread: South Carolina GOP Presidential Debate on CNN 8 P.M. EST

Thursday, January 19, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

And then there were three and a half minds left campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Link to CNN livestream page.

Hosted by CNN's John King at the North Charleston Coliseum.

[af_vet_rr]

Something his wife did when she was young and single doesn’t say a word about santorum’s character!

It doesn't have anything to do with Santorum's character, but the media will not distinguish between Santorum or his wife. If Santorum was up about 10 or 15 points more, you can bet the media would be making sure that folks knew who Santorum's wife slept with.

[billys kid]

Guarantee you...if Newt has not answered first and received the huge applause..little Ricky would have pounced.

The more I listen to Santorum the more he reminds me of Carter. He an arrogant, self-righteous spiteful little man.

[AFPhys]

That is better for Rick - he can be good when he lights on fire.

As for what Dick Morris was watching asaying Newt shouldn’t get on Marianne... ??? He needs to reload his machine or reboot his brain...

[Severa]

Ugh. Romney gives me that “used car salesman, creepy neighbor” vibe that Bill Clinton gave me when I first saw him. Ick.

[napscoordinator]

3. Romney creepily smiles at the other candidates or fake laughs, mentions his hair

Oh my gosh. I am going to be “piss drunk” by the first 30 minutes. The others may cause me a short or so throughout the night but Romney’s shot is all night long......lol.

[RoosterRedux]

Newt has already dominated this debate by telling the truth right up front. The rest are just mumbling.

Go Newt!

[Reddy]

“Dick Morris just said Santorum is boring, and he’s correct.”

What is wrong with having a boring potus?? ;)

[altura]

I miss Rick Perry. The stage just lacks something without him.

[riri]

Newt just won SC in the first three minutes.

I missed the first 15 minutes, what did Newt say?

[Sarah Barracuda]

Someone should have told King after Newt smacked the hell out of him “Good thing your wearing dark pants huh Johnny boy” LOL

[billys kid]

Guarantee you...if Newt has not answered first and received the huge applause..little Ricky would have pounced.

The more I listen to Santorum the more he reminds me of Carter. He’s an arrogant, self-righteous spiteful little man.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Screw FR tonight... simply tooooo slow to make meaningful comments. :-(

[show]

GO NEWT !!!!!!

[Linda Frances]

my navigator has more personality than mitt

[KansasGirl]

Newt didn’t attack Marianne! Morris is full of it!

[re_nortex]

Newt got booed??

Not at all. The booing will come soon enough when Ron Paul starts in with his anti-American rhetoric and advocates using the Golden Rule to deal with Islamofacists. Soon-to-be President Gingrich know that the only way to deal with our enemies is to smite them.

Go Newt GO!

[jessduntno]

The guy who think FDR was the greatest President of the 2oth century and that man-made global warming is ruining the earth??

OK...Tim. You got a man up there you like? RuPaul?

[byteback]

Newt went nuclear on CNN for asking about his marriage.

[Kenny]

Why is it so slow? Not sure I can hang in there either.

[newzjunkey]

Why is the first audience question in SC asked by a guy from TN?