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.

[truthkeeper]

I’m still an ABO voter, but Perry has been doing fine tonight, IMHO.

[mylife]

Arghh!! my FReepin eyes!

[BunnySlippers]

I always vote R. Always.

[Irish Eyes]

LOL

[potlatch]

Will catch up with this later, lol.

[jwalsh07]

Unfortunatey Paul is bipolar.

[newzjunkey]

Donna Brazile, Al Gore's old campaign manager, is commenting during the breaks.

Center for American Progress woman now. Romney is "reasonable." Newt is "forceful." Host of the break panel Newt "lacks judgement."

Now they're saying Newt is "angry." Hilarious!

[txhurl]

Perry intends to get RID of the gordian knot, not spend years plotting how to un-do it. Everybody else is focused on the knot. Perry is focused on the reality once the knot is torched, not untangled.

[altura]

Merry Christmas to you, Lady. Glad you liked Perry tonight.

He’s my guy.

Should Newt falter, at least you have a good fallback guy.

[kabar]

Newt is a bull in a china shop when it comes to foreign policy. There is no way a sitting President would make such remarks about the Palestinians and still remain credible as an intermediary in any negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

[mojo114]

Like Perry a lot because he was an Air Force pilot and must be a great Governor of Texas, as the State of Texas has done so well.
For an Easterner he sure is better than anyone we have here.

[preamble]

Romney might be in trouble after this debate. He hasn’t settled on a
new liferaft yet (strategy) and is treading water in 40 degree water.

[gov_bean_ counter]

For whatever reason, Perry's donors made out well through several industrial development initiatives and his former COS secured a sweet deal for Merck. He doesn't have credibility with me on the cronie capitalism issue.

[truthkeeper]

Probably as high octane as Granny Clampet’s spring tonic...

ROFL...I haven't thought of that in years. Apropos!

[navymom1]

Steffy is predictable.

[Irish Eyes]

D.S. after all these questions , says can’t we all just get along?

[Elle Bee]

it's obvious that having Trump moderate a debate could be no worse than the stagecraft of these Obama quislings

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[rodguy911]

Term limits might help.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Neera Tanden (born 1970) is the Chief Operating Officer of Center for American Progress.

The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is “dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action.”

(from Wikipedia)

[big'ol_freeper]

...and he is right