Posted on 10/19/2011 8:52:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Whew. Can you have a debate in which nobody wins?
The seven Republican presidential candidates on the stage during the GOP debate in Las Vegas Tuesday slapped, swatted, slashed, jabbed, picked, and poked at each other for two hours. As might be expected, most of the emerged bloodier and more ragged than when they walked in.
But then, these things are contests—largely political sporting events. So if a winner must be crowned, make it Rick Perry, who showed some fire in his willingness to go toe-to-toe with Mitt Romney, whose aura of inevitability waxed and waned during the debate. Perry was just about the only candidate who has reason to smile today.
Romney, under attack for most of night not only from Perry but from the likes of Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, was at times peevish and other times rattled, particularly on the subject of immigration. At one point, Romney lost his cool and touched Perry on the shoulder as he was interrupted....
[skipping to my favorite part -- the LA Times likes it too and printed a partial transcript]
Romney went on to lecture Perry on debate etiquette: "You have a problem with allowing someone to finish speaking," he said. "And I suggest that if you want to become president of the United States, you got to let both people speak."
Back to the immigration issue, Romney got candid: "So we went to the company and we said, look, you can't have any illegals working on our property. That's -- I'm running for office, for Pete's sake, I can't have illegals. It turns out that once again they hired someone who had falsified their documents -- and therefore we fired them."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
If funds come, it will mean he is viable.
Bump!!
Perry called for the abolition of the EPA before anyone else. He’s seen how that agency has hurt Texas and the whole country.
Step Four: When some bozo from the rabble-rouser list posts their usual Democrat talking points that are unrelated to anything you have posted, skip over said reply and don’t bother engaging. Total waste of bandwidth.
Dittos
Amen, Rita.
I am now doing just that. I feel so much better. LOL
Call them a liar and the cowardly refuse to respond when they challenge you to provide proof they have ever lied.
Your MO to a tee!
It’s hard as heck at first, huh? You have accidents, and fall off the wagon, but climb back on. It’s either that or leave FR. Not gonna happen ‘til we’re thrown out.
There are those who bait and feign for a rebuttle but remain the standard for baiters and feigners. LOL!!!!
LOL you are the one trolling her thread. You don’t like the topic, don’t respond. Better yet, start your own threads for the candidate you do like.
If people didn’t post articles on this forum then it would be nonexistent.
To me, Newt seemed in control of his emotions more so than the others (especially Romney, Perry and Santorum). I also believe his answers were more concise and thoughtful.
I never said anything about a "vast pool of voters". I don't believe Newt is electable because of his personal baggage, but that doesn't change my view of how he did in last night's debate.
Newt.
Yes he did, but he has too much baggage. Him and pig lousy on that couch comes to mind. I do think he would make 0 look like a whooped kid in a debate.
“To me, Newt seemed in control of his emotions more so than the others (especially Romney, Perry and Santorum). I also believe his answers were more concise and thoughtful.
I never said anything about a “vast pool of voters”. I don’t believe Newt is electable because of his personal baggage, but that doesn’t change my view of how he did in last night’s debate.”
Thanks for that reasonable response. I agree Gingrich did come across as the thoughtful one, not engaging in the lively and sometimes petty exchanges the others engaged in, but bottom-line, not a one of those people last night stand a chance next November with the demographics in this country now.
Huntsman had something else going on last night. He’ll be back. But hopefully not.
Um, Cain Says He Would Not Support Perry As GOP Nominee
Cain Calls Perry “Just Plain Insensitive To Black Folks”
I'll grant, though, that Cain has not really attacked Romney.
You seem to have extended his ‘insensitive’ comment with: ‘to black folks’.
Not supporting someone is a statement - not an attack.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh you really need remedial reading.
Either stop lying or praise the Romney attacks.
Bunch of weirdo's!
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