Could somebody give me a quick wrap up of the debate? I was seeing Rush perform at MSG in NYC so I wasn’t able to see it.
Nutshell: Opening statements. Round one had all candidates answering the same question. Round two (speed round) was a yes-no response via red light-green light response that went on longer than we would have liked. Various participants asked questions in this round including Ignacio Ramos' wife, Terri Shiavo's brother, a 75-year old charged with a hate crime for preaching the Bible at a gay pride event, and a smart-sounding kid asking about the massive debt he'd have to pay off. Round Three had a specific pointed question asked to each candidate, including to candidates who were not present (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, and F.Thompson) represented by empty podiums. Two minute closing statements (there were two wildcard minutes candidates could have chosen to use at any time during the debate so some had four minute closing statements)
Questions had a vast array of topics from the predictable ones regarding abortion and gay marriage, to Phyllis Schlafly's questions about the SPP (NAU and NAFTA superhighway followed up). There were a lot of questions because of the "speed rounds."