C-SPAN Re-run of today's ABC GOP debate "Live" thread

[RatsDawg]

Re-run of todays debate on C-Span now!

[Sun]

lol

[George W. Bush]

I was hoping one of them said they would privatize the construction and maintenance of bridges and get the Government out of it.

Bridges to promote vital interstate commerce have been a federal responsibility since the days of the Founders. In part, because we were a raw materials supplier as colonies and were generally forbidden manufacturing. So we had to have highways and bridges to bring trade items inland. And also to promote trade among the States as industry began to grow in the North.

[RatsDawg]

I am only 23 and when I was in high school I had a very liberal civics and world history teacher and she was just nuts. When we learned about Democrats and Republicans, she would never call the Republicans by name, she would say “Democrats and Poop Fungus”. She would constantly be complaining about the Poop Fungus on the Right as she would say. If she found out your parents were Republican she would scowl and you and make you feel bad.

When I had her again for 20th Century World History she told us that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's when he entered the White House and was never in his right mind. She told us that the only thing we need to remember about Ronald Reagan is that he raised the National Dept soo high that our grandchildren will be paying it off. She asked us to make a list of who our modern day enemies were, she said if we wrote down GWB we got extra credit. She also talked about how she used to spit on soldiers during Vietnam.

However I will say one good thing about her, she did do a good job talking about Al Quida pre-9/11. She told us in late 2000 that Al Quida is the biggest threat facing this nation. She said this enemy is dangerous because they actually want to die for their beliefs. I wonder if she still believes that now...

Needless to say after having her for two semesters in High School I decided her political ideology was just nuts. So I vowed never to vote Democrat.

[Sun]

“..she did do a good job talking about Al Quida pre-9/11. She told us in late 2000 that Al Quida is the biggest threat facing this nation. She said this enemy is dangerous because they actually want to die for their beliefs. “

Well, I give her kudos for that, especially since it was before 9/11.

But she was hateful about Ronald Reagan, the best president in modern times.

When one of my extremely liberal co-workers said during the Clintoon administation that Reagan had Alz. while president, I said well maybe we need another president with Alz. so things won’t be so bad.

Maybe I shouldn’t have even kiddingly said that about President Reagan, but it was the first thing that came to mind.

And congratulations to you for being a conservative at a young age. I did see the truth in my early 20’s, but it sounds like you got it in high school.

[IslandJeff]

When I had her again for 20th Century World History she told us that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's when he entered the White House and was never in his right mind. She told us that the only thing we need to remember about Ronald Reagan is that he raised the National Dept soo high that our grandchildren will be paying it off. She asked us to make a list of who our modern day enemies were, she said if we wrote down GWB we got extra credit. She also talked about how she used to spit on soldiers during Vietnam

Our tax dollars at work, FRiends. Few private schools would be so overt with teacher politics.

Glad you made it across, Dawg.

[Sun]

For those interested in the most conservative candidate, Duncan Hunter, there’s a link about his part of the debate here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1876793/posts?page=22

[ChessExpert]

Thanks for posting.

This was a valuable opportunity to see and hear the candidates. Thompson went down in my estimation for taking the option of nuking of Mecca and Medina off the table. Every time Paul said neocon, I said fruitcake. McCain, Brownback, and Huckabee did not come up at all in my estimation, and my expectations were low. Romney and Hunter were good, but no better than expected. Tancredo and Giuliani went up in my estimation. Romney and Giuliani deserve special credit fot sticking up for President Bush and Vice President Cheney. They never refused to take Stephie’s bait to bash the current administration or its policies. Romney, Giuliani, and Hunter seem pretty solid, and immune to the pressures of the liberal press and other socialists.

[ChessExpert]

Republicans showed up for a debate hosted by the Anti-American Broadcasting Corporation hosted by George Stephanopolous of the Clinton administration. The Democrats have no excuse for not showing up debates hosted by Fox News. Democrats simply want a stacked deck. They can't get by without cheating.

When the nominees debate, they should alternate in their choice of networks. The Republicans should choose Fox every time. I guess that means no debates. No debates are more fair than the past practice of debates on all Democrat networks.

[RatsDawg]

Thanks for the replies guys!

I told my mom a few years after I graduated about what the teacher was telling us. Mom said if she would have known she would have called and complained.

I can remember being in the first grade during Gulf War 1, and my teachers at that time told us that the war was being fought because Saddam Hussien was a bad man with oil, and the USA wanted that oil. And I believed that till right before the start of this current Gulf War. All the other teachers I had would spew the same thing when learning about the first Gulf War, so I didn’t know any different.

Also I had another high school government teacher during the Clinton war against the Serbs. He would trumpet at how well Clinton was handling this conflict with Impeachment breathing down his neck. He would talk about how evil Melosavich is, about all his mass graves ect.

However when that same teacher taught Gulf War 1, he gave us the same line about “war for oil”.

[traviskicks]

"On the other debate thread there are a some FReepers who claim Ron is the “most Conservative” in the bunch. He may be Conservative on some issues, but in the end he’s just a extremist."

Political Positions of Ron Paul
(wikipedia)
If you read through the above I think you will find he is the most 'Conservative' Candidate, IMO. But like everything I guess a lot depends on your definition of 'Conservative'... :)

[Paperdoll]

>The howling, wolf-whistling, and cheering for Ron Paul tells you anything you need to know about his setup.<

Yep. The Log Cabin Reps were there in all their glory.

[Sun]

Your teachers are a good reason for school vouchers!

[Sun]

Somebody told me that there will be another replay on C-span at 9:30.

[hocndoc]

Tancredo made a big point about his belief in Jesus Christ.

[Mad-Margaret]

No need to be a slave to C-span’s or ABC’s scheduling. You can catch the entire debate on youtube. Here are all nine parts:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XcWHyxAj68o
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EAklv1Z-ZEg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgRuuWZKrbg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ZVz09rE2sA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TvCXNQ6D8R4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKYv-QFXkXU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZfXxRik1Gf0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aTDi05pwniw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPcWbRxwuG8

[maica]

When teachers talk the way yours did, it is called “education.” If a teacher ever spoke against the democrat position, it would be called “propaganda,” “unprofessional” and “unacceptable in the classroom.” Therefore students get a one way indoctrination for 12 years. Let us hope that more of them are as crazy as yours was, and so make their students search for the opposite view.

[TheLion]

Yep....I’m watching it on C-Span now!

[honolulugal]

Well on 2nd thought if the Democrats get a question on ANYTHING it would be a Bush bash.

What a great comment.

[GrandmaPatriot]

Thanks for the links.
Save for later

[Dutch Tulip]

On the rerun— there is no doubt that Paul won. I was for Rudy but there is nothing but air in him. Paul is a leader. He is not restrained by convention. He has won every poll and I now know why.