Live Thread: Iowa GOP Presidential Debate 9 P.M. EST/ 6 P.M. PST 12/10/11 on ABC Television

Saturday, December 10, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Where: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

When: 9 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. PST, Saturday, December 10, 2011. Debate scheduled to last two hours.

Broadcast on: ABC Televsion.

Moderators: Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos.

Candidates: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum.

[ez]

The only reason a Palestinian would say that is because he will USE NEWTS COMMENT to create terrorists.

Newt did really well.

No kidding. I thought that was the line of the night and Steffy looked like a deer in the headlights.

[ez]

The only reason a Palestinian would say that is because he will USE NEWTS COMMENT to create terrorists.

Newt did really well.

No kidding. I thought that was the line of the night and Steffy looked like a deer in the headlights.

[ez]

The only reason a Palestinian would say that is because he will USE NEWTS COMMENT to create terrorists.

Newt did really well.

No kidding. I thought that was the line of the night and Steffy looked like a deer in the headlights.

[mylife]

He’s still standing.

[Tennessee Nana]

Wiley Post was the pilot when Will rogers was killed in the plasne crash in NE OK

[maine-iac7]

Winner of the debate: Santorum Newt and Perry did not do well

You're becoming a reliable reverse barometer ;o)

[altura]

Congrats on spelling Bret Baier’s name right. I never can.

Glad to hear that Bret thought Perry won.

Perry had an excellent interview with Bret which was quite a contrast to the interview he had with Romney where Romney had a snit fit both on and off the air about unfair questions.

I think Bret was really surprised that Mitt was so touchy and unprofessional.

[mylife]

No one has suffered more slings and arrows than Rick Perry, and yet there he is.

Still standing

[Marcella]

There you are. Newt did a great job defending his positions. We have to keep sending money so he can get his message out and defeat Romney.

I always read your posts (because we think alike).

[altura]

Yeah, baby. Don’t forget, Perry’s never lost an election.

Nobody should give up on him.

[mylife]

I don’t believe in superstition , but I believe Perry can do the job.

[presently no screen name]

I would vote for you before Mitt and you do not know what the hell you are talking about.

You would vote for me who you know nothing about other than your claim I don't know what I'm talking about - gotcha! Since I'm not running - Mitt's fits that scenario - Mitt's your man.

[presently no screen name]

In my defense my post took a long time to show up for whatever reason

Perhaps because you are a newbie or retread?

[Irish Eyes]

..................... He then went on to say that he still supported the policy in that very same interview.

Well, he did not flip-flop.

[PALIN SMITH]

"There you are. Newt did a great job defending his positions. We have to keep sending money so he can get his message out and defeat Romney."

Romney committed political hari kari tonight....he stuck a fork in himself!

Iowa will be interesting.

Paul, Gingrich and Perry in that order.

[shield]

The applause was thundering!
The liberal brat moderators were both stunned!

And that was the moment Rick Perry won this debate!

You are correct, good analysis.

[Graewoulf]

The airport at OKC is named after Wiley Post. The FAA has a huge facility there. Don’t remember where Wiley was from, but he was the first pilot to suffer from Time Zone Lag (now called Jet Lag) when he flew a Northern Route around the world.

Will Rogers was half Cherokee from Claremore in NE Oklahoma. Wiley Post and Will Rogers died in a low altitude single plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska Territory.

[maine-iac7]

You say: "I have no idea as to the facts of the matter and what his actual choices were. I would find it hard to believe that he would choose to give up the technology rather than destroy it. Maybe the military will leak something about it or Congress investigate the facts. If Obama made such a decision, he should be impeached."

I read that Panetta wanted him to destroy it.

The first thing that crossed my mind was: "Was it deliberately 'given' to Iran - maybe on orders from China."

[make no mistake]

Santorum said””I think you have to speak the truth. But you have to do so with prudence.. it’s a combination,” And I think Mitt’s point... was the correct one. We need to be working with the Israelis to find out, you know what? Is this a wise thing for us to do? To step forward and to engage this issue? Maybe it is. My guess is at this point in time, it’s not. Not that we shouldn’t tell the truth, but we should be talking to our allies. It’s their fight.” I’m not comfortable with his answer.

[af_vet_rr]

Romney committed political hari kari tonight....he stuck a fork in himself!

I think he will hang in there as long as possible. What else is he going to do? Running for President became his career! He'll lose some support after tonight, but his core voters were with him in 2008 and they are still with him in 2011, and they know that he's a socialist, and they are obviously fine with that. Romney supporters sold their soul to the Devil by supporting him and most will hang in there.

The good news: He has probably ended his chances of pulling in undecideds. What you see right now in the polls with him is what you get - the only thing that will change is he might drop a bit. That clears the way for the others to pick up some votes.