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

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

• Sam Brownback
• Jim Gilmore
• Rudy Giuliani
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• John McCain
• Mitt Romney
• Ron Paul
• Tom Tancredo
• Tommy Thompson

  The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

[Guenevere]

If I remember well enough he did come across smoothly....time will tell

[AuntB]

Romney did good tonight.

[jaycee]

LOL~~~

[StoneWall Brigade]

Do you think the Debate would have been more inenetstring had Newt or Fred been in it?

[Guenevere]

Spot on!

[JRochelle]

Really.

I read the Corner. I’ll take your word before yours.

I’ll bag on Rudy and Romney and Paul and whomever I please.

[jackieaxe]

I'm all for business, he [Romney] just comes across to slick for me and it makes me wary.

It's a hard balance in this MSN world. It's no accident Ronald Reagan was an actor who knew the camera well, or, from left field, that Jessie Ventura was an ex-wrestler who knew how to sell himself.

[ChessExpert]

Romney-Hunter 08 has the advantage that if they impeache Romney, they would be stuck with Hunter. Perhaps the only thing keeping Bush in the game is the prospect of getting Cheney as POTUS.

[bvw]

I wish. MSNBC has video of everything about the debate except teh debate itself, it seems to me. On Youtube I only found youtuberitis.

[jveritas]

There is a reason why most Presidents in the last 30 years were “Governors”.

[JRochelle]

Correction!

Their word before yours!!!

[Afronaut]

"When Romney made that correction on ID cards but only for foreigners or resident aliens, he showed that he understood the full ramifications of the question."

No he knew he blew it. Good move on his part.

Great CEO, not a World leader buy any stretch of the facts.

[NittanyLion]

McCain came across programmed and Rooty came across uninspiring. For a mavarick Pubbie and a high energy liberal, respectively, not a good outcome for either man.

I agree. I thought Tancredo started out really tight (I was embarrassed for him after the second question), but he was able to turn it around after a while and actually fared okay in the end.

[mutley]

Anyone who thinks Mitt Romney is pro-life is fooling themselves, at a minimum.

Even though I think you are a troll and disrupter, that was kinda funny. However, EV may not think so.

[AliVeritas]

On now: Debate Central Wrap Up
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?host_id=4367

Michelle Malkin’s take includes this:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007447.htm

Urgent Action Item!
Draft Fred Thompson 2008 Committee
www.fred08.com

TUNE IN & TAPE
Who: Senator Fred Thompson
What: Key Note Speech
Where: Lincoln Club Dinner, Orange County, California
Date: Friday, May 4, 2007
Time: 11:30 p.m. est

Coverage: C-SPAN will cover the speech live!

[calcowgirl]

Here was mine:

Who stood out from the pack? - Mitt
Who showed the most leadership qualities? - Hunter
Who was the most convincing candidate? - Hunter
Who had the most rehearsed answers? - Giuliani
Who avoided the questions? - Giuliani
Who had the best one-liner? - Mitt

[CharlesWayneCT]

I gave Duncan the best one-liner for his comment about a “real fence” not the one CNN shows with guys climbing over it.

[TAdams8591]

"Let me add Senator Obama is a polished public speaker too"

He is and just might well be the Democratic nominee. All the more reason to have a Republican nominee whose polished. : )

[plain talk]

I think it would. However there are just too many candidates and at some point having too many candidates in a debate takes time away from those with a chance to win. Paul was deadwood and has no business being there. Same for a few others.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Good to hear - thanks!