Posted on 01/09/2008 11:47:11 AM PST by pissant
Contact: Rob Godfrey, Communications Director 803.807.7144
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Excitement surrounding presidential politics in South Carolina continues to grow as South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson today announced that invitations have been extended to and accepted by six Republican presidential candidates to participate in the 2008 South Republican Party Presidential Candidates Debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
"The stakes couldn't be higher this election, and we couldn't be more excited to extend a warm South Carolina welcome to six White House hopefuls who are seeking the Republican nomination to be the next President of the United States," said Dawson. "These candidates join tens of thousands of Republicans from across the country and hundreds of journalists from around the world who are converging on Myrtle Beach for this debate because they know the 2008 election could be decided on our stage that night."
The following candidates will be receiving formal invitations from the South Carolina Republican Party to the 2008 South Carolina Republican Party Presidential Candidates Debate (in alphabetical order):
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani - New York City
Former Governor Mike Huckabee - Arkansas
U.S. Senator John McCain - Arizona
U.S. Congressman Ron Paul - Texas
Former Governor Mitt Romney - Massachusetts
Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson - Tennessee
Candidates who received invitations to participate in the debate have announced formal campaigns for president; filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and the South Carolina Republican Party to run for president; paid all candidate filing fees associated with their candidacy; met all U. S. constitutional requirements; and garnered at least 5% of the national electorate as determined by an average of the most recent national telephone polls of registered voters conducted by non-partisan public opinion polling organizations leading up to the registration deadline as determined by the South Carolina Republican Party and FOX News Channel; or, place in the top five in the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary on January 8, 2008.
The 2008 South Republican Party Presidential Candidates Debate will be televised live by FOX News Channel at 9:00 PM from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Thursday, January 10, 2008. FOX News Channel Washington Managing Editor Brit Hume will moderate the debate while FOX News anchor Chris Wallace and White House Correspondent Wendell Goler will ask questions of the candidates.
FOX News Radio (FNR) will also provide listeners with live debate coverage beginning at 9 PM/ET. FNR’s Mike Majchrowitz will anchor the debate live from inside the hall. Following the debate, Majchrowitz and FNR Political Analyst and Washington Post columnist Jeff Birnbaum will provide post-debate analysis. They will be joined by FOX News Radio Correspondent Todd Starnes and several special guests live from “Spin Alley”.
Agree whole heartedly.
Oh, brother. I thought you might be reasonable....but when you talk about the wonderful “spotlight” Fred has gotten, you lose credibility. Fred’s gotten nothing but dissing from the MSM.
Good luck with those windmills.
Hank
People are not ignorant of the fact Fred is in the race. They have known full well. Problem is Fred hasn’t lived up to they hype. He isn’t all the wonderful and people have been underwhelmed by him which led to his falling support. He had everything going for him and was actually given money, coverage, knowledge of his candidacy and time to talk UNLIKE HUNTER. But you continue on trying to sell a lemon. It would be a good thing if Fred didn’t win the nomination because he really wouldn’t win a general election. That’s what it comes down to. The MAJOR reason for ‘conservatives’ grasping at ‘tv star’ Fred was ‘electable’ and yet look at him! In the GOP primary. It would be a travesty if they convinced people to ‘settle’ for him when he has Dole written all over him.
Wonder what Michael Reagan thinks about this, and the MSM and Establishment knocking out fellow California conservative Duncan Hunter, and remembering Reagan's defense of John Anderson to be in a 1980 Debate.? Maybe Michael Reagan could lobby to get Duncan included at the debate at his father's library and place of rest, which is scheduled for the end of this month in California.
Why not? "Because they will only take time away from the 'viable' candidates" is not a good enough answer.
The time for that was back in the straw poll days.........
No, the time for that is right now during the primary season.
Hunter and Paul both belong. They both qualified to be on the SC ballot therefore they both should be in the SC debate along with everyone else qualified to be on the SC ballot.
Great post AIT. But I gotta ask: why would you even leave the door open for the RINO if there wasn't a conservative, ballot qualified alternative?
No way will the liberal REP get my vote. If there's no conservative running in the general election I'll write someone's name in before voting the REP or the DEM.
I'm done playing their stupid game of trying to scare us into voting for the RINO because a DEM might get into office.
They don't want a DEM in the office? Then don't run a RINO against one.
Have you seen how they've treated Ron Paul and his supporters here? That's what everyone else is in for after the convention if you dare object to their candidate.
Just be prepared AuntB.
I share your frustration!
Thanks for the contact info, Sun. I called the SC GOP guy and the FOX number and left messages.
pissant, Please, please, ping everyone and get them on the horn so that they bozos know that the people want a real conservative and not the candidate that the media choose for us.
I don’t think it’s right to blame the media for Hunter’s low polling. He has been in quite a few of the debates and has done so so...he tends to go off into details that are not really inspiring. If he had hit the major points of conservatism with more concise charisma, I believe he would be way ahead.
It’s actually pretty comprehensive.
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To do something about the weather... “Too damn hot in the summer... too damn cold in the winter.” Possibilities understudy include: a.) a weather dome over the entire city for climate control. b.) the physical relocation of the entire city to a more hospitable climate or c.) simply throwin’ out anyone who complains.”
http://www.zerohits.com/vermin/v1Cpromise.html
As for the RINO comment, that wasn't for you. That was for others on this thread who have made thinly veiled threats not to participate in the election process because their guy didn't make the cut. You know, others whom you've requested add me to some strange list you have yet to explain. HINT: Not everyone who does not actively support Hunter is a RINO.
“People from US Military Bases in Japan (Yokota, Yokosuka, Atsugi NAF, Sasebo, Misawa, Sagamihara, Negishi, etc) on active duty, hailing from the Palmetto State (on their off hours, of course, and from personal laptops) will be sending their protests to the GOP in SC. Will be interesting to see what the response is.”
WOW!!
Please keep us updated when you hear more. Is there a link about this?
LOL LOL LOL!
Wait. This guy paid $35,000 to get on the ballot?????
Hank
>>Why no Hunter? - he makes more sense than the rest of them!<<
That’s precisely why they don’t want him to get any exposure. He just might actually win!
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