Posted on 08/09/2015 10:20:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Four years ago, at a Republican presidential debate moderated by Fox News host Megyn Kelly, a gay soldier asked GOP candidates a question.
"Do you intend to circumvent the progress that's been made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military?" the soldier asked.
The crowd booed.
Fast forward four years to the first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2016 election — moderated, again, by Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
"Gov. Kasich, if you had a son or daughter who was gay or lesbian, how would you explain to them your opposition to same-sex marriage?" Kelly asked Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), who was the 10th and final candidate to have qualified for the debate.
Kasich's answer left the hometown crowd in Ohio cheering.
"And guess what? I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay," Kasich said. "Because somebody doesn't think the way I do doesn't mean that I can't care about them or I can't love them. So if one of my daughters happened to be that, of course I would love them and I would accept them. Because you know what? That's what we're taught when we have strong faith."
It was one standout moment in a performance that earned rave reviews for Kasich, who barely even made the debate stage but ended up as one of its clear winners, according to political strategists and observers. Along with former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who was part of the second-tier debate earlier in the day, the two under-the-radar candidates emerged with clear momentum from debate No. 1.
"Kasich came out on top," one veteran Republican strategist said.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Here’s the other winner:
Hours earlier, Twitter blew up about another candidate — Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard CEO. If there was a candidate from the second-tier debate that could move into the top 10 in CNN’s prime-time debate next month, the consensus was that it was not Texas Gov. Rick Perry — it was Fiorina.
She cast herself to a receptive audience as a political outsider, one who wouldn’t be afraid to “throw a punch.” She delivered harsh critiques of Democratic front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And she wasn’t afraid to throw punches at Trump, even tying him to the Clintons.
“I didn’t get a phone call from Bill Clinton before I jumped in the race,” she said, referencing a report of a phone call between the two just weeks before Trump’s entry into the presidential race. “Any of you get a phone call from Bill Clinton? I didn’t. Maybe it’s because I haven’t given money to the Foundation or donated to his wife’s Senate campaign.”
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kasich-carly-fiorina-debate-winners-2015-8#ixzz3iL7CkuQm
Business Insider — kind of a leftwing site, yes?
Kasich’s “some of my best friends are negroes” answer was emetic. Say goodnight Gracie.
The Republican base just swooned because Kasich went to a gay wedding. /s
Kasich did fight in Ohio for Traditional Marriage, they appealed a ruling handed down from the court forcing it on Ohio. I don’t have much of a problem with what he said. It’s more about expanding medicaid that I question him on, he looks to be an up and comer and better than Bush at least. I think he’s the one that indeed, has a nice family.
George Carlin used to do a routine about pretentious liberals who try to impress others by starting out a conversation with: "I have a friend.....who happens to be black..." I guess John Kasich thought he was impressing everybody with his patronizing gay wedding story.
My answer would have been, "I predicate my opinion on homosexuality and gay marriage not on whether I'm close to someone who is homosexual, but on my belief that homosexuality is morally wrong and harmful both to the individual who practises it and the society that endorses it. Having a child who is homosexual cannot change that."
Seriously, who keeps pushing this guy? He did not score in any debate polls but article after article and saying what a great job he did. Guess he is the next rino to get pushed.
I’m not voting for any of The Cheap Labor Express candidates:
¡Yeb!
Rubberio
Grahamnesty
NJFatBoy
Huckster
Kasich
Pataki
Fiorina
Even if Hillary thanks me.....
Suites me as well.
I will NOT vote for Trump/Bush/ or Kasich. I have a son caught in that “web of homosexual deceit .” I still love him—but I will NOT compromise my Christian morals to make him feel better. I’ve told him I will not recognize same sex “marriage” -period.
But I think both Rubio-and Carly Fiorino were the winners if there is such a thing in that first debate.
That's the way I read it too.
Make no mistake, Kasich is MUCH better than any Democrat and if it came to it he would get my vote, but we've sure got better candidates than him.
I think “Yeb” should be renamed “Bleb”(a blister)
Raves? No, quite the opposite response in this house.
That's a fact.
Kasich’s response to Megyn made me want to puke. Whatever else he might be, social conservative he is not. I will NEVER vote for him or any of his ilk.
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