[Bokababe]

Ron Paul and Rick Perry had never met before this debate. Perry lost his cool and grabbed Ron Paul. Would love to know who they guy in the foreground is.

[TexasFreeper2009]

that was Perry’s bodyguard

[RockinRight]

I wouldn’t say he “grabbed” him.

[RockinRight]

Perry caught RuPaul in a tight spot, hemming and hawing about the letter he wrote to Reagan in ‘87. Far worse than a generalized “don’t forget about us” request from an Ag Commissioner to Hillary 6 months before anyone knew what Hillarycare would consist of.

[svcw]

grabbed? That is a stretch. Paul needs to leave the Republican party and go away. He will never win, he will never even come close, he is like a gnat that you just cannot swat away - he is just an annoyance.

[Responsibility2nd]

“Perry lost his cool and grabbed Ron Paul”

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How do you know that? Were you there?

[oldbrowser]

Here we go again, this is going to be another Bush v. Perot grudge match with Ron Paul going third party to split the vote just out of spite.

[GQuagmire]

Ron Paul and Rick Perry had never met before this debate.

How can a Gov. and a Congressman from the same state who have been in office for some time never meet?

[Retired Greyhound]

I can’t believe that nobody at the debate said: “Here we are at the Reagan Library, and here is Rick Perry, who was a Democrat during the Reagan years”.

When Perry said to Romney: “Michael Dukakis created more jobs in Mass. than you did” Romney should have said “You should know, you were a Democrat during those years.”

Romney also could have said that Dukakis was merely the beneficiary of the Reagan Revolution.

Romney is stupid. Perry did ok, but I think he floundered on a few answers.

[Never on my watch]

I like some confrontation. This ain't high school student council we are contesting here. The nation is at dire risk now and if Obama is reelected, certain disaster.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>Perry lost his cool and grabbed Ron Paul.

Perry just wanted to get Pauloons attention. If Perry had punched Paul in the face, that would be losing one's kool.

[Sporke]

Classless move by Perry.

[ncalburt]

Do you Ron Paul nutter ever stop the Perry hater smears here ?

You support a Nut JOB and FRAUD:
1. Jew hater
2. Code Pink candidate receiving funds from Code Pink leaders and their rich radical pals
3. Supports Iran's Nuclear program.
4 BLAMES THE USA FOR 9-11 AND THE DEATH OF 4,0000 PEOPLE
5 Supports the terrorist/ radical leftists Israel flotilla
6. The KING OF EARMARKS who was one of four GOpers that
voted against the ban on earmarks .
This fraud had a record setting earmark request for $134,000,000 in 2009.

its time this fraud and Jew hater to move on with the cash he is collecting !

[EternalHope]

The finger in the face is a very aggressive act.

Perry's expression and body language confirm the intent.

Essentially, it shows Perry lost it and reveals something about his character. "Strong" and "bully" are not the same thing. Perry's action was not Presidential at all.

(BTW: I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, just north of the Texas border. Where I come from, what Perry did would result in a fight.)

[blueunicorn6]

The Democrats will be running two candidates in 2012 if Ron Paul runs. That way, they can’t lose!

[RockinRight]

Maybe he was telling Ron Paul a joke?

[dragnet2]

If someone grabbed my arm or decided to hold my wrist, that would only happen one time, and they’d never do it again..

[trisham]

I love it.

[RichInOC]

Governor...Congressman Paul doesn’t rate. Seriously. Let it go.

[commonguymd]

First chance to really see Perry talk and debate. I am thoroughly underwhelmed. I was almost embarrassed for him at times. sigh. Not protecting Ron Paul here in this exchange cause I don’t know what was actually going on, but Perry looks like a bully with very little substance behind the mic.

[Hardraade]

Ron Paul is galloping insane. Perry is a sleaze. Lock them both up in a cell with just a knife and a fork for two weeks. Cleaner election.