Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, MI 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

[CounterCounterCulture]

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, Michigan 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

CNBC/MSNBC/The Wall Street Journal are jointly sponsoring the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign focusing on economic issues. It will be held on October 9 in Dearborn, Michigan at the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Broadcast is live on CNBC at 4 PM ET (1 PM PT) and re-broadcast on MSNBC at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT). CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will host the debate.

Live streaming on CNBC.com

Candidates participating:

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

[dschapin]

He has held a leadership position in Congress. He was chairman of the powerfull House Armed Services Committee.

[jonathanmo]

I think Thompson is very nervous...he needs to stick with generalities for now so he doesn’t faux pas...

[guido911]

lol

[rodguy911]

I am amazed that Matthews has not been more rabid than usual,like you I think he won’t be able to hold his DBM credentials in for much longer.

[LibLieSlayer]

As an activist, you see something other than reality. I wish you could stand back and just read all of the petty posts.

LLS

[steve86]

But appearance-wise, Thompson looks just as tarnished as Romney looks and talks slick. It shouldn’t matter but it does. Hunter is the one whose presentation I have no problem with.

[SE Mom]

I wouldn’t go that far:) But he sounds better than I remember him before..

Actually- Mitt’s ok...my distrust of him is basically that I see him as strictly managerial, economy guy. I don’t get a sense that he understands conservative Republicans- and I don’t mean only pro-life. I don’t think he “gets” illegal immigration, for example..

[BubbaBasher]

The flip flopper has been pretty quite today.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Brownback counters Ron Paul, doesn’t believe we were in Iraq for oil. Terrorism, weapons of mass destruction. Compliments the military. Brownback 3-state proposal reiterated here.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Still, we can’t prevent our favored trading partners from trading with China. In the long run our economy would suffer.

[The Pack Knight]

This is the best I’ve seen Hunter, for sure. I actually thought he was flat in every previous debate, but this is the first time I’ve been genuinely impressed with his debate performance.

[rodguy911]

That also could be a huge factor the msm will race away from Hunter every time.

[Kevmo]

Yes, Hunter is a freeper and so is his son.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Chrissy’s on his best behavior.

[RasterMaster]

Both he and his son Sam have accounts....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880600/posts

[JFC]

Chrissy is not starting to amp out

[mnehring]

What debate is the cult of Paul watching?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=23725

I swear, Paul is like a religion to these people.

[George W. Bush]

Brownback managed to confuse himself entirely over Iraq.

[traditional1]

FRed's presentation is about 200% better than Bush's in the "Presidential Debates", and Bush, as you might recall, won.

He's the only one with appeal to the masses in the bunch.

[AmericanMade1776]

Romney will be cool, fit, sober, informed, and on his game against Hillary in debate, it will send her into a tail spin. She will not be able to handle it.