*** LIVE THREAD MSNBC GOP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, 24 JANUARY 2008 ***

MSNBC | 24 JANUARY 2008 | EEE SUBSTITUTING FOR COUNTERCOUNTERCULTRE

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Debate among the GOP presidential contenders. Live at 9:00pm EST/8:00 CST

[altura]

I miss Fred too, he certainly added substance to these debates, didn’t he.

I missed the debate... think I will tivo it when it’s repeated at 11 central time.

[robomatik]

agreed. i can see the barf-bags dropping from the ceiling with a warning coming over the loudspeaker, "we're just experiencing a little turbulence."

[murphE]

For some weird reason McCain looks better and healthier than he did in 2000....

He should have his teeth whitened.

[flaglady47]

Mitt was attacked, especially by Russert. In fact did 3 questions in a row to Mitt. The two moderators’ questions were ridiculous, mostly personal attack questions, and few issue questions. Or they were sabotage questions, or lets get them riled up questions. The questions sucked bigtime.

[Taffini]

>>Matt, how much did you spend?

Tim, how much do you weigh?

[LordBridey]

Who won?

McCain started strong, but faded.

Romney was steady thoughout.

Huckabee started off slow but came on very good toward the end.

Paul, of course, was right as rain but he doesn't count.

I think Rudy didn't fare too well. I think the mayor is going away soon. The other three should stick around.

[Eric Blair 2084]

If you haven't noticed, I have been a member a couple years longer than you. So who is calling who a troll?

Is this the part where you tell everyone how you were on FR during the Civil War days back in 1863?

[jmyrlefuller]

Saying “broken record” doesn’t change the facts.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Doing their damndest to get McNuts up there, aren’t they? He’s one of their (libs) own. ya know.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Friggin laughable that Andrea Mitchell tell us McCain really gave a “conservative” performance. What a shameless cheerleader.

[TornadoAlley3]

It was terrible, the mods were shitheads.

[icwhatudo]

[omega4179]

I won’t vote for any of them.

[khnyny]

All of these guys are better than the Dems. I have respect in different ways, for all of them.

[meandog]

I will not vote for McCain! Never!

If he gets the nomination, would you favor Hillary? Edwards? Obama? I ask this because a lot of FReepers here say that they would as they hate McCain so vehemently.

[TheLion]

Beating Hillary or anyone the left sents up will take, organization, communicative skills and great ideas. I think Romney embodies all of those.

[FreedBird]

Who cares what Matthews thinks anyway?

[plain talk]

I’d love to be able to say the same, but after all these debates my brain has developed a “Ron Paul” short circuit.

Yep. Happens to me too. I hate the guy and actually think he is crazy. But for a few minutes at the end I was able to forget he is an idiot. :-)

[GlennBeck08]

I know exactly what you mean, but do those moderators have to be so blantant in the bias? I mean asking Mitt Romney about how much OF HIS OWN MONEY, WHICH HE’S EARNED and donated to HIS OWN campaign or how he’d run against Hillary? That was horrid.

[altura]

Money helps, but you can’t buy the presidency. At least we’d better hope you can’t.