Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #4 - Des Moines, IA 08/05/07 - Official Discussion Thread

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[CounterCounterCulture]

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #4 – Des Moines, Iowa 08/05/07 - Official Discussion Thread

ABC News will be conducting a debate to be aired on This Week. The nine announced GOP presidential candidates meet in a campaign debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. George Stephanopoulos is the moderator; Des Moines Register political writer David Yepsen poses additional questions. Debate starts at 8 am CT (9 am ET/ 6 am PT) * check local stations for broadcast time in your area *

Candidates participating

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

[Pinkbell]

I did start at the main ABC page, and locate the link. I did cast my vote for Hunter then. Unfortunately, it looks as though he didn’t do so great. You can’t really tell by these online polls, though. I wouldn’t really expect Hunter to move up because people didn’t get much of a chance to hear his positions.

[HitmanLV]

I accentuated the positive by noting a broken clock is right twice a day, rather than wrong the rest of the time (which would be accentuating the negative).

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thanks for that info.

[msnpatriot]

Thanks for the replies, and I didn’t think of checking out C-Span

[Weeedley]

If I was on that podium I would have walked over to ron paul and give him a Patton slap across his cowardly puss and thrown him off the stage for disgracing our troops.

[Reagan Man]

Now try applying that rationale to real world events. Instead of agreeing with half-wit posters .... on second thought, never mind, it would take too much effort for you.

[Sun]

I think the fact that Hunter practically tied with McCain, when McCain got so much more time, is a good thing for Hunter.

They don’t give Hunter a fair amount of time in the debates to get his message out.

They didn’t even ask him to answer the pro-life question today, when Hunter (and Brownback) have the highest commitment on the life issue.

Hunter and Brownback were the only presidential candidates to attend the pro-life march in D.C., and Hunter introduces the personhood at conception act, year after year.

[Sun]

“IMHO,Hunter looked great to me and try as he might Stephy was unable to quell the audience applause,notice how quick he is trying to go from one question to the next that’s not to save air time, its to kill applause—once a Clintonista always a....”

Yep, “once a Clintonista always a....”

[TomGuy]

The Walmart health care is nurses and 15 minute visits.

My Doc give me a whole 5 minutes, if he isn't in a rush.

[murron]

I have my favorite, as does everyone on this thread, but I couldn’t help being impressed with all of them. Compared to what the Dems are offering, everyone of them looked so much more presidential. I didn’t agree with all of them on policy, but they were all heads and shoulders above the other side. They were dignified even with Georgie as moderator. Any one of them would bring “gravitas” to the office.

[TomGuy]

The Walmart health care is nurses and 15 minute visits.

My Doc gives me a whole 5 minutes, if he isn't in a rush.

[Grunthor]

He looked more like he disgraced himself than anyone else.

[no dems]

Catch the re-run this evening on C-SPAN @ 5:30 p.m. CDT (6:30 Eastern Daylight Time)

[Weeedley]

Hunter was a disappointment, he looked puffy and tired, and he needs to speak with direct clarity and drop all the government and military jargon. He is a cabinet pick at best.

[Sun]

“I just voted for Hunter but someone is really skewing it bad for Paul.”

College kids with lots of time on their hands, DU and George Soros lefties, I betcha, are voting for Paul.

[Petronski]

Well, techniqually, by the letter of the law, it wasn’t.

Technically, you're wrong. The Constitution does not specify the form of a declaration of war.

[Grunthor]

“Technically, you’re wrong. The Constitution does not specify the form of a declaration of war.”

Only Congress can declare war.....did they? Look I’m not trying to argue with you, I am fully ready to admit when I’m wrong especially if it makes Ron Paul look even more kooky. But I don’t recall “Congress” make that declaration.

[billbears]

FYI, I know you both have probably already seen this post debate blurb from on the ground in Iowa

Fox Focus Group Rates Ron Paul the Winner

[Petronski]

The authorization of force passed by the constitution is perfectly sufficient as a declaration of war. No less a Constitutional Law luminary than Mark Levin agrees with that.

[HitmanLV]

Thanks for looking out for me.