CNN Republican Presidential Debate (kiddies at 6:30ET, main event at 8:30 post 1001 ) LIVE THREAD

CNN ^ | December 15, 2015

[Jim Robinson]

GOP candidates debate for first time since terror attacks.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Graham all but stomped his foot. My son said Trump is burning up Twitter.

[djstex]

I’m finally HOME to watch! Thanks for the thread.

[knarf]

They’re favoring him ... and he STILL sounds drunk

[silverleaf]

Levant precedes Israel therefore subtly undoing and deligitimizing the formation of the modern Jewish state

[Rome2000]

Lindsey Graham is completely unhinged.

Santorum and Huckabee should be in the mix.

Fiarina wore a GIANT CROSS this weekend to make sure she got in.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

LOL.

[don-o]

I have to reluctantly admit -—the Blitzed One is doing a decent job of moderating this —he’s letting the candidates answer the questions -—

Agree. Questions are well formed. I do wish we would ask Lindsey if he needs a Midol, though.

[freepersup]

FWIW- I’m sitting in a VFW... one mile from the U.S.-MEX. border in Ca. There is a Border Patrol Station two blocks away, working their butts off 24/7.

For some inexplicable reason, I am having a hard time watching/listening to Lindsey’s emotion laden responses.

South Carolinians- you have some splainin’ to do.

I WOULD though, like to have what the good gentleman from South Carolina is drinking.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Oh, Mark Levin is working on Graham, too. LOL.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Kasich and his “Look at me, look at me” is so aggravating.

Wasn't his dad a mailman? /S

[LucienCA13]

Ah. Got it. Thanks for that distinction.

[Pravious]

I have a difficult time paying attention to these people because every word they’re saying is ultimately meaningless. None of them are going to be the candidate.

I wish the network had set the polling bar at 10% and had the three or four top polling candidates on the main debate (where they’d actually have some time) and bumped everyone else to the warm-up debate. Is it simply because whatever powers-that-be support Jeb that this isn’t happening? It’s silly that each of these early debate people has so much time to talk - but the people who actually have a shot at winning the nomination get to talk for a total of six or seven minutes.

[LowOiL]

LoL, my stream is showing commercials in Arabic. All the smart phone commercials have super imposed Arabic language over the chat sections shown.

[Scrambler Bob]

Oh the guy who went to the middle east 36 times” lol
= = =
Linda, first woman in combat.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Huckabee — Does not trust Putin or Assad HOWEVER, not killing Americans and trying to take him out has led to destabilization. Obama always picks wrong side. Who is our direct threat? Can’t hug Putin but ought to challenge people on energy......take the weaponry out of their hands by taking their money away.

[don-o]

Kerry announced in Moscow today that the US no longer insists on removing Assad.

[freespirit2012]

It was either a mailman or a milkman..

[CatOwner]

I have a difficult time paying attention to these people because every word they’re saying is ultimately meaningless. None of them are going to be the candidate.

While the latter is true, what Santorum and Huckabee have been saying I would like to hear more from the "adults" debate. Sadly, most of them won't be quite as effective on the topics of Islam and immigration.

[tuffydoodle]

Am I the only one who thinks that we need to drop any rules of engagement, turn the military loose and let them do their jobs? War is hell but it’s them or us.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Graham — Assad has to go.

I guess he has not read today’s news that Kerry agreed with Russia to let Assad stay for now.