Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #2 - Columbia, SC 05/15/07 - Official Discussion Thread

May 15, 2007

[CounterCounterCulture]

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #2 – Columbia, South Carolina 05/15/07 - Official Discussion Thread

Watch live coverage of the First-in-the-South Republican Party Presidential Candidate debate on FOX News Channel and FOXNews.com on Tuesday, May 15, at 9 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. PDT).

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

The 90-minute debate will air from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET (6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and will be moderated by "Special Report" anchor Brit Hume. Questions will be posed by two panelists — "FOX News Sunday" host Chris Wallace and White House correspondent Wendell Goler.

[JFC]

Many of us Conservs are thinking RUDY is the best choice. I know he will protect us, that is my main concern over all other things. Rudy is a leader, and Rudy can beat Hillary.

That is what it boils down to for me!

[K-oneTexas]

Tonight was the first I’ve heard him say it, if I’d have heard it before the result would have been sooner.

[AliVeritas]

Now I can converse with you re:

Of course Rudy is being a jack A$$ about it! Ron Paul has solid points.

Could you list the solid points for discussion?

[RasterMaster]

The “assault weapons” comment sealed it...

[TopoGigio]

Mitt Romney is THE MAN!!!

[EternalVigilance]

The Boston Globe is more believable than a Romney supporter.

[Pyro7480]

I’m thinking of that famous Ben Franklin quote about liberty and security...

[txradioguy]

His answer was that we brought 9/11 on ourselves.

It’s not that we don’t understand the ME...those of us that have actually been there understand it quite well.

What renders us ineffective over there are the weak sisters like you and Dr. Paul that don’t have the testicular fortitude to stand up for this country and act in our national interest.

[joseph20]

I was disappointed when I heard Romney say “I support the 2nd Amendment but I am for an Assault Weapon ban”.

If it weren’t for his anti-RKBA position, Mitt Romney would be a lot more appealing to a voter like me.

[mylife]

One issue cannot sustain Rooty. He is gonna run out of steam fast

[DarthVader]

Search your feelings you know it to be true!

[George W. Bush]

Carl Cameron just said that the spinners there thought Hunter might be winnowed out.

Hunter was recently sighted wandering alone in NH. Looking for maps, no campaign staff.

Look, Gilmore and the other second-tier candidates are probably off the map except that they are issues candidates like Tancredo on border issues.

It will be one of the Big Three or Fred Thompson. We'd better decide whether we want to stop Giuliani and McCrazy with either Romney or Fred Thompson. Romney's other talents aside, Fred Thompson may be our best chance to retain a GOP we even recognize.

I wish Fred would either announce or decline before it's too late to make another choice.

[agincourt1415]

Ron Paul is the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican Party.

We need Fred Thompson in there!

[Xenophon450]

Nothing but a condescending remark, typical of a liberal.

[MaxMax]

Did I just see a Bush Bashing McCain commercial?
/rubs eyes

[Bigun]

Mike Huckabee continues to impress me as do Duncan Hunter and Mitt Romney. I could live with any of the three. I may be the ONLY one here to think so but I think Rudy REALLY got hurt tonight on the abortion issue and will never get the Republican nomination as a result.

[RatsDawg]

Did I just see a McCain ad that attacked President Bush?

And didn’t McCain just say that he wasn’t going to attack Bush?

[Balata]

You are right. The WOT is still the highest priority.

[Pyro7480]

Fred, don’t let us down!

[JFC]

us TEXANS do not even support fruit cake Ron Paul. He is an idiot and not even a serious candidate.