Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, MI 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

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Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, Michigan 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

CNBC/MSNBC/The Wall Street Journal are jointly sponsoring the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign focusing on economic issues. It will be held on October 9 in Dearborn, Michigan at the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Broadcast is live on CNBC at 4 PM ET (1 PM PT) and re-broadcast on MSNBC at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT). CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will host the debate.

Live streaming on CNBC.com

Candidates participating:

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

[AmericanMade1776]

Romney is hitting it out of the ballpark, you see it, but refuse to acknowledge it.

[traditional1]

No disrespect to the DuncanDonuts, but in the face of REALITY:

Duncan Who?

[LibLieSlayer]

Fred said it would allow us time to get our arms around the problem so we can solve it long term.

LLS

[statered]

Mitt looks like he has five wives!! LMAO

[Erik Latranyi]

Huckabee and Ron Paul.....pro union bozos.

[UKrepublican]

Then go away. Nobody cares.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

If you look at the personal attacks they always come from supporters of one candidate in particular.

[SnakeDoctor]

>> That answer will come back to bite Fred on replay. He indicated two different beliefs in the context of one debate.

Really? THAT answer will bite Fred? Sounds like wishful thinking.

Even if he had contradicted himself - which, as I pointed out, he didn’t do ... its such a convoluted contradiction, requiring such parsing of the statements that I doubt anyone’s even going to catch it. And, even if they do catch it, it’s hardly a bombshell.

They’ll ask Fred to explain the contradiction, and he’ll say - “that isn’t a contradiction, but we certainly need to elect strong conservative leadership to ensure that a peaking of oil prices doesn’t have the same effect its had in the past.”

Its a non-issue.

H

[Riodacat]

C’mon, for his first time at a dog-n-pony show, Fred’s doing O.K...

[AmericanMade1776]

Yes.... me too.

[pillut48]

PEOPLE! Could we please stick to what the candidates are saying and stop with the ‘his ears look funny’ and ‘his fly is open’ kind of stuff, sheesh! :-(

[rodguy911]

I gotta disagree with you EEC, from a broadcast standpoint which is ever so important in these things. There is Romney and everyone else.He really does come off as Presidential.

[abercrombie_guy_38]

But the argument for fair free trade does work.

[cripplecreek]

I am so over and beyond the “boogeyman” politics.....

Same here, now if only we could convince the GOP of that before the election.

[TN Conserative]

y’all are killing me with these funny quips!

[eeevil conservative]

oh GOODY!!!!!!!

so you’re finally really leaving this time???

[SoCalPol]

Daily KOS and DU love L Ron Paul, moveon over there and feel at home

[RoseofTexas]

Must be the hair uh? Chicks dig the hair! :)

[mnehring]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com

Enjoy the cult of Ron.

[brothers4thID]

Come on someone knock this labor union question out of the ball park.

“Congress shall make no laws restricting the right of citizens to assemble and petition their government regarding greivances.”