Posted on 11/11/2015 8:53:23 AM PST by VinL
The fourth Republican presidential primary debate is in the books. Let's take a look at who got the most speaking time: [graph]--
For the first time this debate cycle, Ted Cruz got the most speaking time in the debate, with almost 13 minutes. In the first three debates, Donald Trump had the most speaking time twice, while Carly Fiorina got the most speaking time once.
Cruz got 15 percent of the total speaking time. Despite complaining early and often about not getting enough speaking time, John Kasich ended up with the second-most airtime. Kasich spoke for 12 minutes, with almost 14 percent of the total speaking time. Despite being second in the polls, Ben Carson got only 10.5 percent of the speaking time. He spoke for only nine minutes, even less than all the candidates in the undercard debate.
The average speaking time among the candidates was 10.9 minutes. Cruz, Kasich, Trump and Fiorina all spoke for more than their fair share of time, if you believe each candidate should have had equal time. (snip)
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
They DID effort keeping Trump on the sidelines. Glad Cruz got more time. Bush, Kasich & Paul were a waste of time.
“I would have put Kasich or Rubio with the most minutes.”
That is what I thought. Probably because they are the most agonizing to have to listen to. Kaisch is torment.
I've always had a negative impression about Kasich from that research. He kept showing up in the snippets I found online as being into some weird stuff with Condit. I did a little sleuthing this morning now again because that man was ruin-your-big screen-annoying and arrogant last night.
I thought you all would find this interesting: a snippet from right here on FR a few days before our country was torn asunder by Osama bin Laden.
Remember that the Speaker of the House at the time was Denny Hastert, whom it has been now proven was a pedophile having sex with boys, and paying off someone to keep it quiet. None of that was known 16 years ago.
And Anne Marie Smith was a huge witness to the Condit Chandra affair, because she, a flight attendant, was sleeping with Condit at the same time, saw the long curly Chandra hairs in the home of Condit, etc.
Check it out:
To: Humidston You guys! This is from Aheadnews...I don't know if it's just salacious gossip or true, but oh my! read it & let me know what you think. Oh I hope it's not true.
9.06.01 UPDATE: In a stunning turn of events it is now leaking out through sources in California that Anne Marie Smith has a list of 3-5 names of the bisexual Congressman who would perform in sex parties that Gary Condit tried repeatedly to entice the flight attendant to go to. These parties cross party lines and may have included such big names as John Kasich and the House Speaker Himself. Mr. Kasich has dropped out of sight since the story broke and was the guest host on FOX News when every other program was discussing the Chandra Levy matter and he declined to comment. Strange for a man who had been such close friends with the California Representative not to defend him. Bisexual secrets are no stranger to Washington circles since Bill Kristol's homosexual lover Sandy Hume (Son of Brit on FOX News) committed suicide recently when it was learned that his affair with the pundit and a Republican member of Congress would become public.
 138 posted on 09/07/2001 7:45:09 PM PDT by okstatemom [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 118 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
To: okstatemom OMG!!! But then again, nothing about D.C. would shock or surprise me any more.
148 posted on 09/07/2001 11:45:35 PM PDT by Humidston [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 138 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
To: okstatemom I grew up in the district Denny Hastert serves and have a very strong sense that 1) he would not have been able to keep homosexuality a secret from his constituents, and 2) he never would have allowed himself to be named speaker with such a thing hanging over his head, acutely knowing how Gingrich and what's-his-name-that-never-actually-became-speaker were treated.
Your comments are so horrific that I have to consider that either you or whoever fed you this disinformation (suspicously sliming only Republicans) are up no good.
Kasich would have been better off just keeping his trap shut.
And said nothing that you couldn't have heard at the Democrat debate.
Yes. Because he was so utterly annoying, now I have reacquainted myself with his sordid bisexual past. Which doesn’t fit his holier-than-thou current persona.
Who stole the most air time?
Popular would be the wrong word. He’s competent and uncontroversial, thus making him far superior to anyone the Democrats can offer. So he’s like another Republican governor we had, George Voinovich ... good mayor, decent governor, mildly to profoundly embarrassing as a senator. The higher these types rise the more obvious their flaws become. He absolutely isn’t qualified to be running for president and his drawing power to win Ohio in the general next year, at either end of the ticket, is questionable at best. But I’d not be at all surprised if the GOPe dream ticket is Bush / Kasich since they probably think that would guarantee them Florida and Ohio, the result in 2000 redux.
I wouldn't give two cents to see either of those two as the nominee, but Jindal is a very intelligent conservative.
It’s not how long or how much speaking time these candidates use, its what they say when the speak that is important.
I heard some good points, some interruptions and disagreements and, of course, some bad points. Personally, I do not see any clear winners.
And highly accomplished, as well. It's too bad he got into the race late and hasn't been able to develop any traction. He'd have been my first choice otherwise.
I would rather have Jindal, Huckabee, or Christie in the main debate than Kasich. I don’t think any of them is going to be the nominee, though.
I agree, ISnarly and that Son of a Mailman have to go to the kiddie table with Little Jebbie. Every time I see or hear Kasich I want to slap the crap out of him, he is such an a$$. He acts like a bitter old fart on speed, jerking and lunging about, the more obnoxious version of Bernie the Red Sanders.
Thought Kasich had the most instead of second most. He interrupted so many, many times. What a bore.
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