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Contraceptives, Stephanopoulos, and What To Do About the Debates
PJ Media ^ | 1/9/2012 | Roger L. Simon

Posted on 01/10/2012 6:12:29 AM PST by IbJensen

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To: IbJensen

I think our PrezBO needs to appoint Diane Sawyer as the permanent Repuplican Dabate moderator as a recess appointment.
She can ask all the questions in that slow creepy soft squishy voice that sounds like she drank a bottle of wine and took several narcotic pills just before appearing on the stage.
She alone could gently sway those dumb angry right-wingers into accepting gay marriage by her cleverly worded questons.


21 posted on 01/10/2012 6:49:34 AM PST by Leep
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To: IbJensen
The question for me is, "Why in hell do Americans and especially, conservatives allow debates which are actually forums for republican candidates to be moderated by partisan liberals?"

Democrats would never allow themselves to be examined on national TV by someone like Mark Levin or Ann Coulter. I'd like to see Obama and Hillary sit for some real questions from Walter Williams and Mark Steyn.

22 posted on 01/10/2012 6:53:18 AM PST by Baynative (The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
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To: privatedrive

“I know that no state wants to do it, but would a particular state be constitutionally (U.S) precluded from passing such a law?”

Ref. Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)


23 posted on 01/10/2012 7:00:45 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: rhombus
Whatever RNC jackass agreed to all these debates run by the liberal media needs to be fired at once.

All they were was a forum for the liberals to ‘mine’ for sound bytes. Given enough ‘debates’ and stupid questions, they got all the ammo needed to smear every Republican running.

There should have been no more than 4 debates, moderators if needed chosen by the RNC, and agreed to by the majority of candidates.

All the debate topics should have came from planks in the GOP platform. Everything in our platform should have been covered.

The events could have been aired on C-Span and open to the networks to air if they wished. No MSM control of anything!

We pay for C-Span and PBS, if the bastards refuse to air our debates their funding goes to zero.

24 posted on 01/10/2012 7:03:38 AM PST by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: riverdawg

Thank you my FRiend. For those interested, - good discussion here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold_v._Connecticut

It’s not as black and white as you might think:

“Justice Stewart famously called the Connecticut statute “an uncommonly silly law”, but argued that it was nevertheless constitutional.”

“The Griswold line of cases remains controversial, and has drawn accusations of ‘judicial activism’ by many conservatives.”


25 posted on 01/10/2012 7:14:30 AM PST by privatedrive
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To: cricket
One of the best responses of the last debate was from Gingrich. Would you send more troops into Iraq?

"You're missing the point. We need to leverage Pakistan with our aid, and marginalize Iran by exploiting our own oil reserves". Great answer.

26 posted on 01/10/2012 7:17:18 AM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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I thought Romney did very well with the question too.


After thinking about this a few days, I have a different take on it. Obama is the democrats love child. Who do they prefer the most on the right? I'll give you a hint, he's a lessor version of there first love; Romney. The people on the right hate it when the left attacks our own and usually runs to there defense. See all the comments from those who say they don't like romney. We see the left picking on one of our own, well not mine, I am one of those who hopes for a third party conservative if Romney wins. Steponusless knew the question was not only stupid, but also targeting. If they really wanted to pick on mittens why not ask why he's so hypocritical on healthcare? I think these people try to play games with us and most of the time we see it, but sometimes they are very devious.

27 posted on 01/10/2012 7:26:01 AM PST by Linda Frances
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I agree Romney did well with the question. I also liked when he turned to Ron Paul, and said “Let’s ask our Constitutional expert.”

Georgey Stephy is surely not stupid. This question was a trap, plain and simple. One could argue (see my post above), that although silly, it is constitutional. Of course if Mitt would have made that point, the headline the next day would have been:

“Romney Open to Ban on Contraception”

Good for Mitt not to fall for it. Even Paul wouldn’t take the bait. I just wish they would have asked Newt - that would have been fun!!


28 posted on 01/10/2012 7:47:40 AM PST by privatedrive
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To: IbJensen

“He is an obnoxious little twit!”

And I hope he has a large supply of condom contraceptives available because he’s proven himself to be a huge dick.


29 posted on 01/10/2012 8:08:07 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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And the best part of him dribbled onto the floor.


30 posted on 01/10/2012 8:25:06 AM PST by IbJensen (Demint for President, Paul for Treasury Secretary, Apaio For AG)
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To: GOP_Party_Animal
[Newt]"You're missing the point. We need to leverage Pakistan with our aid, and marginalize Iran by exploiting our own oil reserves". Great answer.

Needless to say; it did not make news. Pathetic; and an answer that Mitt or any of the others, could never grasp; much less share.

(Was furious w/Fox for airing/focusing on; more of the so called 'funny' or 'gamesmanship' answers rather than anything substantive.

There is a travesty unfolding per Newt's candidacy.

Meantime; RNC/GOP embracing; promoting weakness. . .

31 posted on 01/12/2012 6:56:09 AM PST by cricket ('Obama kingdom' must go. Restore our White House - and Country - to legitimacy - and vote 'Newt'.)
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