Posted on 10/21/2007 11:38:01 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
I am going to post just a small review of my night with 23 Republicans at the Fox News Orlando Republican Presidential Debate.
Luntz was angry early on before camera's went live when he polled the group to make sure everyone there was undecided. A 21 yr old guy raised his hand and said he was supporting Ron Paul. Luntz absolutely lost it on this kid and said "Why in the hell did you not put that on your questionaire that was e-mailed to you? Why does it not shock me that a Ron Paul supporter would pull this kind of crap?"
"If someone else shows up you are being replaced and out of here...this room is for undecided."
I was originally placed in the second row towards the end of the row next to a man named Fred Hawkins Jr. who is running for Osceola County Commissioner. Luntz asked us a bunch of questions with a camera crew and producers in tow behind him and I was the first to answer. I was the first person to use the word "socialism" and it spread like wild fire.
I said the concept of America voting a socialist like Hillary Clinton as President should be motivation enough for Republicans to get their act together. I reminded Luntz of the Hillary quote saying "This is the same woman who is quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle saying "We will have to take things away for the common good." Luntz had this smirk on his face and he knew I handed him gold.
After 3 segments it was time to go live. By the time you saw what you did at home we had already gone through 3 rounds of questions and I was lighting up the joint with what I call the biggest crisis this campaign.
What do any of these men who are running for President plan on doing to combat the extreme hatred of anyone who is a Republican by the mainstream media and how bad the liberal blogs, Soros, and just about everyone who has some sort of journalistic power slimes Republicans on a daily basis. Who is going to have the spine to stand up to it and how do they plan on doing it when the Bush Administration has been knocked out time and time again with no fight.
WHO IS GOING TO PREVENT THE PERCEPTION THAT REPUBLICANS ARE NOT WAR MONGERING NAZI'S WHO ARE OUT FOR OIL COMPANIES AND THE RICH?
Luntz definitely told us through his polling and research that as of today Hillary Clinton will win in a landslide. He was putting all of his money on her. I said you are going to go broke. He said Republicans are too disorganized and the focus group proved that.
I said not it does not. I said if you want to see motivation and organization? Put Hillary Clinton against any Republican and you will see Republicans vote like you have never seen before, the alternative is too grave. Whether we can stand it or not Republicans will do everything in their power to elect anyone else but Clinton.
You saw my exchange later on saying we have long memories and do not want to live through that hell again.
The Ron Paul comment I made was simple and sweet and every single person except the Ron Paul supporter all said "perfect" with regards to that remark.
Luntz walks over and says "you are good...you are going down to the front row...keep talking."
We taped about 70 mins worth of discussion. More clips will be aired at 6:20 AM on Fox and Friends First and then 8:20 AM on Fox and Friends. Then more clips from the debate will be aired on tomorrow's Hannity and Colmes as well from 9-10.
I am sure this is when you will see how hardcore it got in there.
I called out the room at the end of it all..when I saw how many people put their hands up that Rudy was the only one who could beat Hillary I said "I am really saddened to see how many people think he is their answer. That is very telling that the fire that was there earlier tonight for all of us agreeing that we want a true Conservative is gone already and that makes me sick as a true Conservative."
To me the top winners tonight were Romney, Huckabee, Thompson, and blech...I hate to say this but Rudy. His night was not that bad but he certainly is not my top choice for President.
I called for a thining of the herd. Paul, Tancredo, and Hunter need to go. They virtually played zero in the room. It was sad because I really like Tom and Duncan and said that if a Republican wins the White House in 2008 they should all be given cabinet posts ASAP.
Except Paul...which who by the end of the night lost his one supporter...the 21 yr old guy who didn't raise his hand when asked if anyone supported him.
Finally...Luntz. A nice guy but can be insulting. When he compared a moderate conservative to a major serious conservative he wanted a show of hands...then he added "When I say major serious conservative I mean you can hear the German Nazi marching bands and get excited", I then said to him "There it is..exactly what I was talking about." Luntz said "Relax I was only joking." I said "I know you were and it is that kind of talk that I am absolutely disgusted by and sick of...sick of it Frank...enough is enough with the nazi conservative comparisons people have got to speak up for conservatives...true conservatives."
That in a short capsule is it. Met some really nice people and we had a discussion at the end of everything and went our own ways.
I thank Luntz for letting me say whatever I wanted to on camera and speak up for Conservatives and letting me call Ron Paul out on global television.
We may never agree on this, and I guess that’s ok. It has to be after all lol.
The Ron Paulie’s are about to launch a Free Republic troll attack so you all be on-guard now! LOL! I have been sent links to their forums and the smear is on. But that’s fine. I am used to it from the Dems. What they should recognize is that picture they are posting from the 2000 election crisis in Florida was a pivotal moment in this country and they can thank me later for my contributions towards making sure an election was not overthrown to Al Gore and the criminal enterprise known as the DNC.
They are becoming just as bad as the DU members over there. If they were any king of Conservatives they wouldn’t dream of smearing a fellow Republican like they are maping out.
By the way for those who are doing this over there? Here is some 1st grader info for you on your articles you pulled where I supposedly wrote for headline news in April of 2007. It’s called old cached articles that were for some reason brought back up in the google archives..probably for deletion after 2 yrs.
Why would I be writing about Katrina updates and NHL trades from 2005 in April 2007? Please read first and then comprehend. I know it is hard for you guys to do over there.
Again, I am no longer a journalist but please feel free to contact all of those news agencies! Keep wasting the time!
Ping #282 - Get ready for a bunch of new memberships.
We got a few surprises for them too.
Pray for W and Our Troops
;)
By the way they are also posting a thread I posted when I went to a Romney lunch this year. LOL! Calling me a Romney supporter. They are bitter because a group of Ron Paul supporters showed up uninvited that day and I made some comments about their behavior on that thread.
All I said about Romney was that he was a class act and stood for a lot of principles that I liked. Not once did I endorse him!
Let me go on record as I did last night. I personally have not chosen who I want for President. I like Huckabee, Thompson, and Romney as my 3 right now. I would vote for Duncan Hunter if he stood a chance but the polling I have seen over the last few weeks shows he stands no chance.
I already see the trolls.
There are 2-3 that are longtime Phony Freepers. They’re obvious to everyone but themselves. Their initials are EEE and GWB.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Yep, I’m reading the same thing you’re reading. The Paulnuts think you’re some “neocon shill” who’s been payed off by the GOP or NWO or whoever to make fun of them.
Man, these losers are craaaaaaaazzzzyyy. You better be careful, stay far away from truther circles and the mental health institutes in your area, the paulnuts have made you a marked man.
The Dems are NAZI’s.
That’s why they keep calling Republicans NAZI’s.
“There will be a push to eliminate the lower tier candidates. “
I disagree also. Who gave the Talking Heads on Television this role of managing the details of our elections?
I’m sick of their election night shenanigans and angry that they are extending this power grab to the primaries.
I think if they took the time to read my last few posts to them they might breathe a little easier. I am not bought and paid for. Hundreds of Freepers know who I am and have seen me out there with them since 1999.
Hell, I wish I was bought and paid for by the GOP. At least there would be a message coming out that showed some spine for once.
It’s kind of a parallel universe thing. The original poster cast Paul as Kucinich but I thought he is more of a Larouche kind of guy - with the polarity reversed, of course.
I agree. As one candidate mentioned last night, you’ve spent the last ten minutes trying to turn us against each other...
That about said it all for me. Most of these questions are gotsha moments waiting to happen.
I don’t see the problem with all the candidates being in there, and I do want them given equal time.
Even Ron Paul should get his time. Let him reveal himself for what he is. IMO, that’s a great thing. We won’t have to face him in four years because he’s imploding now.
We’ve got more than enough ordnance for all of them.
Thanks, it was excellent. AND if he didn’t have so many negatives with me I would be interested.
That sounds like he intended on getting 100% of what he wanted, he just wasn't going to get it all at one time.
Or do they hate Rudy for taking the place of the mob bosses and politically corrupt? You do know how many people he surrounded himself with who were later indicted for crimes, right?
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