Posted on 01/05/2008 2:17:41 PM PST by SE Mom
Charles Gibson will moderate the Republican and Democrat debates tonight in New Hampshire, beginning at 7 PM Eastern.
Have at it..
You avoided the question. You claimed that Mitt has been a conservative all his life. His own words dispute that. Do you care to backtrack on your words like Mitt has so many times had to do on his?
Are you saying that you don’t think Fred is a conservative?
Say WHAT?
You must have been watching a different debate. Fred (no need for the branding idiosyncracies) was in no way "juvenile," and if he was "derisinve" at all it was with respect to MiTT's? policies, not MiTT? as a person.
And MiTTs? policies DESERVE derision, as they are riscible.
I’m saying what I’m saying.
What are you saying? Do you care to share FRed!’s outstanding record re illegal immigration/border security?
Richardson was about the best of the bumch tonight...
Huh? I was just citing Rush’s commentary. I don’t understand your response.
Baloney - that is as false as can be on all counts. Romney is a recent convert to conservatism. He even admits it - he wasn't even a Republican for most of his life and attacked Reagan and Bush.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elx3UWmyAY4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI
Rick Klein:
“But I saw that as a pretty bad night for Mitt Romney. I think he was outflanked on immigration by McCain and Giuliani — that’s not easy to do. And you can tell that nobody on that stage likes him. He’s a frontrunner here, so he can expect the heat, but so is John McCain, and yet everyone rushed to defend McCain and attack Romney. Why would Romney say he likes mandates? How could he have let Fred Thompson best him on a debate over healthcare? Just a few of the many questions he’s going to have to sort out, against the backdrop of some McCain momentum in New Hampshire?”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/live-blogging-f.html
ABC/Fox/Corporate Media is afraid of the effect Duncan Hunter would likely have had in these debates.
I was just affirming “identity politics”. We all ascribe to to this... we vote where we come from...
Ruh roh, McCain nearly sobs re global warming... or is it “climate change” now?
While you are at it, please post Fred’s voting record.
Romney's own words disagree with you.
May 10: Romney receives Political Leadership award from Massachusetts Citizens for Life at a Mothers' Day dinner. Describes himself as a "convert" to the antiabortion cause, in the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. [Boston Globe, May 11, 2007.]"Always" is a long time
Mitt Romney has a long history of supporting pro-abortion candidates and causes, and aggressively sought the support and endorsement of groups such as NARAL and Planned Parenthood.As Governor, he issued state proclamations honoring "Right to Privacy Day" which until 2005, specifically referenced the Roe vs. Wade case.
Notes taken by key leaders of the nation's most radical pro-abortion group, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), reveal that at a 2002 meeting, Romney assured them he would work to soften the GOP stance on abortion and said that the GOP's pro-life position was "killing them."
It didn't take much research to find this out.
Outflanked by McCain and Sanctuary City Rudy on illegal immigration? What debate was he watching. McCain was squirming in his seat trying to defend the intricacies of his failed bill.
LOL.
His 100% pro-life voting record? That one?
I really don’t have time for you now....I’m watching the next president on C-Span.
“I think Fred Thompson had a terrific night.” (George Stephanopoulos, ABC)
“Fred Thompson won the debate.” (The Atlantic)
“[Fred Thompson] came to play tonight.” (ABC)
“[Thompson] and McCain sound like the adults on stage.” (The Atlantic)
“Fred Thompson talking some serious substance too — man, maybe I underestimated him.” (ABC)
“Every answer was thoughtful and well-crafted; his tone matched the tone of the question; he wisely refrained from interjecting in the back and forth squabbling. He very deftly reminded viewers that he served on key Senate national security panels and is bringing his experience to bear.” (The Atlantic)
“Still, it summed up what is likeable about Thompson - direct, clear, and logical.” (National Review)
“Thompson is excelling on policy and style.” (The Atlantic)
“Fred Thompson does get bonus points … for intellectually honesty.” (ABC)
“Fred Thompson does a great job of making the free market case for health care, in contrast to Romney’s statism.” (American Spectator)
“I think even the most ardent Romney supporters would agree that he didn’t handle the question on his MA health-care plan all that well. There was a bit of a deer-in-the-headlights look when Thompson challenged him on the plan.” (NBC)
“[Romney] was backed into a corner on mandates in health care by Fred Thompson.” (The Atlantic)
“How could [Mitt] have let Fred Thompson best him on a debate over healthcare? (ABC)
Josh, I love ya, man!
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