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

[Right_in_Virginia]

Rudy’s right about the line item veto...until/unless we can get SCOTUS to see it differently.

Didn't I just hear that Rudy on behalf of NYC is the one who brought the line item issue to SCOTUS----fighting against it?

[LibLieSlayer]

The dim propaganda will not work on FR... so your pitiful attempt to paint Fred badly is pathetic.

LLS

[Bush gal in LA]

Just got here. How is Fred doing?

[JFC]

Looks like Thompson wants to jump in every time Rudy mentions unconstitutional.

The HORSES are trying to jump through the gate. Thompson/Romney and Rudy are out in front so far.... McCain is down with hurt leg he is not doing much.

[steve86]

Is Thompson actually so tall that the lighting is creating harsh shadows on his face? I’m not joking. He normally looks much better than that.

[Huck]

Hunter sounds very paleo. Communist China this, Communist China that.

[Dinah Lord]

Chris wants to go back to the good old days when the wimmen stayed home in the kitchen!

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Interesting dynamics so far.

Duncan vs. Fred and Mitt vs. Rudy.

[The Pack Knight]

Giuliani's right there. As much as a line-item veto might be good policy, it's unconstitutional and that case was rightly decided.

Personally, I think the issue is worthy of an Amendment.

[airborne]

So far, so good!

[wilco200]

Hunter up again. He’s getting more face time this time around.

On split screen Thompson head look’s like shrinky shrivel head from Beetlejuice.

[Clint N. Suhks]

How do you prevent our Allies from trading with other commie countries? You can’t.

We wouldn’t have anyone to trade with if we did. Duncan is short sighted.

[dschapin]

I actually agree with you on that. I wish just trying to quickly summarize the back and forth.

[longtermmemmory]

Mathews is asking if we can go “back”

could he be a bit more transparent!

McCain is answering questions with stock answers.

[JFC]

Me a DIM? Now that is laughable!

[SHEENA26]

I agree. For someone who is an actor, lawyer and senator, he’s having a hard time speaking confidently. Very unsteady.

[jonathanmo]

Starting slow...clearly nervous...he’ll get better as time progresses..

[cripplecreek]

Hunter gave an actual answer using one third as many words as Thompson’s non answer.

[pissant]

Hunter wants to trade. He just doesn’t want to have trade deals with communists that give them a unfair advantage. Which is exactly what we have on our hands.

[RightWhale]

If even one of them shows up in Fairbanks that one will have my vote.