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Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1~ Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

Posted on 05/03/2007 3:19:11 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1 – Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brownback; debate2007; duncanhunter; elections2008; gilmore; giuliani; huckabee; hunter; jimgilmore; johnmccain; mccain; mikehuckabee; mittromney; paul; presidentialdebate; reagan; reaganlibrary; romney; ronpaul; rudygiuliani; sambrownback; tancredo; thompson; tommythompson; tomtancredo
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To: EternalVigilance
Anyone who thinks Mitt Romney is pro-life is fooling themselves, at a minimum.

What convinces you, that he has not truly changed his mind?
1,901 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:03 PM PDT by mutley
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To: ozarkgirl
MSNBC is saying Mitt Romney is the clear winner.

They should have to base that on questioned asked and questioned answered. It isn't objective to consider a person that was asked 10 question a winner if several were only asked 5 questions. ;)

1,902 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:07 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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To: ilgipper

Duncan Hunter did great. IMO, as far as conservative substance AND debating skill, he was the winner.


1,903 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:08 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ("A [Free] Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: merryweather
Personally, I like Hunter’s “Precise targeting of ordinances” or whatever it was, about what the government has done well.

That was a great line. And not protecting the border was the right answer on the second part of that question. Fiscal responsibility would've been another good answer.

1,904 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:08 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: Reagan Man

Romney “looks” are very presidential, we should not underestimate this, it is very appealing for many people.


1,905 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:12 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: billbears

Given the time constraints, I’ll give him a pass. :)
He wasn’t my favorite, and this “debate” did not change that view.


1,906 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:32 PM PDT by ChessExpert (Mohamed was not a moderate Muslim)
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To: acsrp38
They can grant paroles, even early paroles. The accomplice of the murderer of my brother in law was granted early parole by Bubba in 1988.

That sounds like a communtation of the sentence, rather than parole. A commuted sentence could make a convict eligible for parole earlier.

Now the murderer is trying to get his sentence commuted by Huckabee. He hasn’t denied it. The guy can bring it up now every year.

Huckabee is no longer the governor of Arkansas.

While I respectfully disagree with some of your information, I do hope the murderer of your brother-in-law dies in prison.

1,907 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:39 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

On his website it will give you more about ‘energy’ ideas, and he has said many times in interviews, yes, we should use anwar. I’m not finding the references I’m looking for right now, but there all on FR. Search duncanhunter.

http://www.gohunter08.com/


1,908 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:39 PM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: The Pack Knight
Just my initial impressions, but Romney and Hunter were the big winners. Rudy and McCain were slight losers. The rest lose by default, because they needed to win.

Just been lurking this thread, but I think yours is a good summary. I thought Romney was very quick witted and charming. He really did well. Rudy only had to keep from screwing up to maintain his position as leader of the pack, and he probably did that. He didn't pick up any support, but he didn't lose any either. The rest of the lineup all needed to win more than they did.

1,909 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:49 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: calcowgirl
I guess Romney stole the show
1,910 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:54 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (Charge'em Both Ways)
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To: The Pack Knight

Excellent assessment except I think Gilmore did better than you think he did.


1,911 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:54 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I cant argue with any of that


1,912 posted on 05/03/2007 7:09:57 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
Paul getting lot of votes on Drudge and MSNBC.

So is Tommy Thompson. WTH?!?!? I think some of the candidates have their Internet minions out on the online polls.
1,913 posted on 05/03/2007 7:10:14 PM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: LFOD777
They have no navy, no air force and no military. What makes so terrified?

They don't need much more than an army and some nukes and they can wreak lots of havoc including laundering nukes through Al Qaeda to attack Israel and us. So I wouldn't write them off.

1,914 posted on 05/03/2007 7:10:39 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: jveritas

I thought he came out on top ... assuredly.


1,915 posted on 05/03/2007 7:10:46 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: All

The Instapundit roundup
http://instapundit.com/archives2/004816.php

This is the Candidates Forum for Romney, Huckabee, McCain, Giuliani and Brownbeck, it’s where you go to tell them what you thought of their answers:

http://www.plnewsforum.com/index.php/forums/viewcategory/29/


1,916 posted on 05/03/2007 7:11:02 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Pray for Tony Snow, Liz Edwards, cancer patients, their families and support.)
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To: EternalVigilance

No candidate ever agrees with every position I take. And, unlike you, I don’t expect them too.


1,917 posted on 05/03/2007 7:11:07 PM PDT by TAdams8591 (Mitt Romney for President '08)
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To: Pinkbell
Stem cell research?

They ALL were in favor!

Perhaps you mean that highly ineffective and morally troubled line of research known as "embryonic" stem cell research.

Most of the responders named "Adult" stem cell reseach -- and that is a far, far more promising and already practical and demonstratively effective line. I don't remember any mentioning umbilical cord cells -- Romney was pushing cell nuclei transplants -- I'm not familiar with that subject.

1,918 posted on 05/03/2007 7:11:07 PM PDT by bvw
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To: plain talk
Ron Paul is an embarrassment for the Republican Party. The guy is a lunatic and he is a defeatist.
1,919 posted on 05/03/2007 7:11:12 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: unspun
Funny, Fred Thompson does. Just listen to him.

I certainly have. Fred sounds like Fred. Nice try though.

1,920 posted on 05/03/2007 7:11:12 PM PDT by Mensius
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