Please help make FR's voice louder.
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
Hey Ben, Go bold and call for an end to these useless execises.
We need far more than equal speaking time-—which I agree with. We need mods who ask one-sentence questions only. No speeches. Mods should be behind a darkened screen so they get NO airtime whatsoever. EVERY candidate answers the same question.
I’m with Ben on this one. Among other “reforms”: NO MORE VIDEO CLIPS!
I support changes to the time rule.
But most importantly, the moderators need to be picked by the candidates. No more Liberals from Fox trying to torpedo whichever Republican looks likely to be successful. Just get a moderator who is respectful toward Republicans, and have them ask questions which help elucidate the different positions on important issues.
It’s not hard.
PS. No more stupid youtube questions from Muslims with an axe to grind.
Ben should have skipped the debate and stood with Trump. That said, Im glad he is speaking up. I really admire the guy, I hope he gets the call to help fix the mess that has been made of the health care system.
Boo Hoo. Just stop the stupid debates, period
By the end of Feb. we are going to have the nominee. D. Trump.
I didn’t watch the debates, but my 13-yr-old son did. He said the EXACT same thing. The other candidates weren’t allowed to speak.
Carson would have made a statement if he had just walked off the stage and said he was going over to Trump’s rally - “You don’t need me, I don’t need you.” “See ya.”
Seat the candidates around the table and have them talk to each other. I think we’d learn a lot more. Maybe they would, too.
Of course not, Doctor. You are not a threat to the DC Uni-Party.
Very weak Carson. What should be challenged and quickly, is using incriminating videos against candidates, and challenges from ‘Youtube’ celebrities.
And the winner of last night’s debate was —— Donald Trump! What, you say Trump was not a participant? In reality, he was a participant, just at another place and on another channel, OAN news channel.
As for Cruz, whom I like, he blew it when he went after Trump with lots of negative comments to the news media after Trump pulled out of the debate. He should have said that he understood Trumps actions, especially in view of the horrible comments issued by Fox News. Plus, the fact that Megyn Kelly should not have been selected as a debate moderator. Cruz could have made himself look like a good guy.
Instead, Cruz spoke negatively of Trump and then suffered at the hands of the obnoxious Kelly who used every trick in the book to go after Cruz like she had gone after Trump. Then, in the post debate interview with Kelly, Cruz compliments her for doing a good job. Say what? She tried to hang Cruz out to dry.
Up until now, I have favored Cruz over Trump. Unfortunately, there is a side of Cruz I saw over the past few days that makes me question his likability factor. As for me, Trump is now my candidate of choice.
Not getting his fair share, what is he, black?
How the time was divided between candidates:
“Domenico Montanaro @DomenicoNPR
After 6th break, per @barbarasprunt
Rubio: 13:01
Cruz: 12:35
Bush: 8:58
Kasich: 8:04
Christie: 7:45
Paul: 7:21
Carson: 4:05
Retweeted by Stuart Rothenberg”
What’s wrong? They didn’t give him an Oscar either?
Ben is most awesome when he goes all outlandish and says things like mooselimbs aren’t qualified to be POTUS.
Hell, he should double down, might be named VP.
Why must everyone have to go through five more of these money raising exercises for the networks?
Everyone knows where these candidates stand on the issues by now. This is just becoming a moderator show of who can embarrass whatever candidate is needing to be brought down.
They are boring - Mr. Trump should talk as many other candidates as he can to join him in calling it quits, or everyone should hold more events to help the vets.
Leave the media sitting in the dust - let them debate each other.
Ben, you need to be a little more assertive.
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.