Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1~ Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

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Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1 – Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

• Sam Brownback
• Jim Gilmore
• Rudy Giuliani
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• John McCain
• Mitt Romney
• Ron Paul
• Tom Tancredo
• Tommy Thompson

  The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Most people see only what they want to see.

[stockstrader]

Rudy is ‘out of his league’ tonight—only better than Paul and Tancredo. Hunter has been just awesome—very Presidential!!

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Hunter took the dopey Algore movie question and turned it into a positive.

[alicewonders]

Rudy is the BUT guy

Bad visual image right now.

[Raquel]

Now it’s important for a President to watch Al Gore’s mockumentary...can we have another debate on FOX this time??

[La Enchiladita]

Energy independence!!! What a concept!!! Duncan’s da MAN!!!

[Jane Austen]

Yes Rudy is. I noticed this once earlier. Like he was for traditional marriage but . . .

[hole_n_one]

All the 'net questions are coming from a site called Politico.com.

[unspun]

So true. Romney has a record of superior and sustained executive accomplishment that the others can't touch. For over 30 years he has proven time and time again that he can organize and lead others to get the impossible done, under budget, ahead of deadlines. Those who can't see this, don't want to see it.

Funny how they call it "the executive branch," ain't it?

[Halls]

Rudy cannot be the Rep. candidate for us! His view on abortion just isn’t going to cut it for us!

[ChessExpert]

They don’t give enough time for an answer. Sometimes this seems like a joke.

[Old_Mil]

Oh sorry missed Hunter's answer just now - about energy - did he advocate drilling in Anwar?

He co-opted the Global Warming question and tied it to energy independence from the middle east.

[mimaw]

Tommy Thompson will not get the nomination but believe me he is was an excellent governor and he knows how to get things done. He is an innovator and a credible candidate. Ron Paul is a JERK.

[George W. Bush]

Mitt is a hunk!

Some guys will think you're being shallow. But I recall how many ladies liked W.'s looks too. Same with Reagan. And they say Romney won in MA by putting out a shirtless photo where he was at the lake with his family. Apparently, it swayed some of those empty-headed Lefty women to vote for him.

So you had a good political insight there. And the boldness to say it.

[Inspectorette]

Duncan is pretty darned cool. Sure wish Fred was there, though...

[Tree of Liberty]

I emplore you to read NSC-68, especially part 9b. "Fortress America" will only ensure that we have barbarians constantly pounding at the gate.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Yep here’s another one - about the population in the jails. Sorry but that’s not the biggest question about our prison system.....there are LOTS of them but that’s not it.

[FreeReign]

Yes, it's night and day...the Republican candidates vs. the Democrat candidates.

Rudy’s being given a chance to explain his pro-life position. Bottom line: He supports a woman’s right to “choose”.

Yep. Rudy on abortion, McCain on immigration and Paul on foreign policy, I would call the low lights of this debate.

[tiredoflaundry]

90 min debate with 10 candidates is just silly.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>Bottom line: No president will ever ban abortion. I don’t think the Supreme Court will ever ban abortion either. And I even doubt there’s a state that will make it illegal either. Women will always have the right to choose, IMHO. Don’t flame me, I just believe that to be the truth.

All you liberal RootyBoosters think alike. Pathetic.