Posted on 08/05/2007 5:29:36 AM PDT by 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
You're either joking or smoking some type of illegal substance.
Ron Paul is more conservative than all of the other candidates combined.
I would hope so. Unfortunately one of our guys has to stand by his "nuke mecca" statement. I suspect its more likely the media will play that one more.
Perhaps you can cite the SC decision(s) pertaining to this learned pronouncement.
There are right-wing Constitutionalists like me who are more than happy to vote for Paul over the rest. Funny how his successes are always denounced as the work of the devil ... that is, DU, Daily Kos, college kids etc.
11 years education (at least) compared to 3 to 5 makes a difference. And if you always repeat yourself, she may just be impatient.
Part of the problem is probably your insurance - or that of the other people waiting to be seen.
Could I suggest you learn about the life and family of Mitt. There is a lot there to admire.
Interesting that so many of the troops that Dr. Ron Paul (himself a war veteran) is "disgracing" throw our full support behind Dr. Paul (my wife--an active duty Navy Corpsman and me--a Navy Reserve Avionics Technician (and also a war veteran) included).
I admit that it would be fun to see you tackled, arrested, and hauled away in shackles, though.
Yet here you are trying to give me your interpretation of what conservatism "should" be.
If we follow the Constitution, as you suggest, I don't remember abortion being in there. Don't get me wrong, I am pro life. I do think that Roe V Wade was decided wrongly, but I also think that some people here on Free Republic wish that it was part of the Bill of Rights. It isn't there. I do agree with Fred Thompson that it should be left up to the States, like a lot of stuff, but I also know that even with 8 years of a Pro Life President, Roe V Wade is still the law of the land.
Fiscal concerns, and national security is, in my opinion, much more "Constitutional" than any of the social concerns out there. I have not said that Fred can't lead, only that he hasn't shown it yet. We may differ, but until Jim Robinson actually kicks me off, I will be here trying to remind many of you "head in the sand", "my way, or the highway" conservatives that there are reasons that Rudy leads the polls. And the number one reason is he is a Leader and he will fight the Islamic Fascist who aim to take all of our rights away.
saw on fox this morning half of 29 person focus group decided Huckabee won, and some had never heard of him before.
For a long time Fred was my reluctant #2 but after the past couple of weeks he has probably fallen to at least 3 - 4 (behind Duncan). Although I say that Rudy is my number one choice as of today, I am fully researching all of the candidates, trying to find the perfect fit. I love Rudy on security, but after Mitt's performance today, he is quickly coming up from behind. He sounds tough, and sounds like a leader, which is what we need now.
I've read Leadership and admire much about Rudy but not his messy personal life. His days of fighting the Maffia may make him the best at fighting the Clintonistas. I am sure he would be tough as nails against them.
We have the luxury of having a very strong, well qualified field, and as one said, the Dem frontrunners have never run anything.
I'm sure scientist have been sittin' on their buttocks waiting for the right President to make that push.
Hardly. The Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and modern day conservatism are intertwined, and not open to personal interpretation. You either promote abiding by the Constitution and the DOI or you don't. You either support the tenets of the modern conservative movement or you don't.
You need to get your facts straight and get properly informed. The goals of conservative Free Republic are clearly linked on the forums home page. There is no ambiguity about what agenda JimRob has in mind for FR.
"As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. We also oppose the United Nations or any other world government body that may attempt to impose its will or rule over our sovereign nation and sovereign people. We believe in defending our borders, our constitution and our national sovereignty."
Call that whatever you like, but this remains a conservative forum and Rudy Giuliani is persona non grata around here. And if you think thats not true, try posting a thread supporting Rooty`s big govt liberalism, or his support for issues like abortion on demand, gun control, gay rights, amnesty for illegals and global warming bunkum.
>>>>> ... until Jim Robinson actually kicks me off, I will be here trying to remind many of you "head in the sand", "my way, or the highway" conservatives ...
You're definitely on the wrong political forum.
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