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.

[TomGuy]

Sawyer is spending too much time editorializing, instead of asking questions of the candidates.

[Williams]

Pure bias saying only Romney gave her a 4 year number! I heard Gingrich suggest a 4 year number so she’s a liar.

BTW I think she’s drunk.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Santorum did well with the first question. Shame he’s been so marginalized in the debates time-wise.

[maine-iac7]

so far, the only one that has answered the question on jobs/economy simply, clearly and concisely-

but Sawyer made a remark about Romney being the only who - basically - answered the question as to how many jobs

Hmmm - wonder who they’re pushing?

[preamble]

Diane Sawyer

OMG

I am having an AL GORE flashback

can we get someone who is quick (I want Wolf Blitzer back ??!!&&)

[gov_bean_ counter]

Yo Ricky S. Doing OK until the beancounter crack. :)

[advertising guy]

Sawyer thinks she is head and shoulders avove any of the repubs on this stage

she is a bitch in full bloom

[mnehring]

Is that what that thing is crawling up his forehead?

[truthkeeper]

Don’t we wish!!

[LostInBayport]

I wondered how long it’d be before someone mentioned the “eyebrow” tonight.......

It is the best part of the show..."how low will it go"?

[tcrlaf]

“Sawyer’s “give me a number” talk is stupid. She thinks the entire economy can be controlled under a Soviet 5-year plan.”

This was a “Suggested” course of questioning from Daily Kos this week. Funny how iut becomes the FIRST ABC question, eh?

By pinning them down on a SPECIFIC number, they can be attacked on it.
By not providing a specific number, they can be attacked on that as well.

It’s called “SETTING THE MEME”.

[rodguy911]

Over my head. When you have a site that’s this successful,is there a next level?I don’t know.

[bobby.223]

Well said.

[RedMDer]

Sawyer sounds like she’s on some kind of drugs.

[katiedidit1]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! and when she goes on the attack...look out!

[CounterCounterCulture]

LOL.

[riri]

No one ever asks, “Wouldn’t you rather live with boom busts” than an even keel mediocrity? I certainly would.

[txhurl]

I think she has Parkinson’s and has been Thorazined to ‘even her out’.

[Reagan69]

Sorry, Santorum loses me after the first sentence.

[JPG]

Right you are...foster children comin’ up soon.