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Republican Presidential Debate #1 - May 5, 2011 - Greenville, South Carolina (Live Thread)

Posted on 05/05/2011 5:08:20 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture

Broadcast on: Fox News

Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm PDT

The Candidates...

Gary Johnson

Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.

Herman Cain

Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.

Rick Santorum

Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.

Ron Paul

Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008

Tim Pawlenty

Pawlenty served two terms as governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010. He served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002. He is the son of a truck driver.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: cain; debate; debates; garyjohnson; gopdebate; hermancain; johnson; paul; pawlenty; presidentialdebate; ricksantorum; ronpaul; santorum; scdebate; scgopdebate; timpawlenty
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To: newzjunkey

Feel like I’m watching Fox News Sunday with Chrissy and his republican GOTCHA! GOCHA! GOTCHA! questions! wtf


201 posted on 05/05/2011 7:23:53 PM PDT by merryberry (was once a sad berry.)
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To: stocksthatgoup

Sweet. That’s the lobbyist section.


202 posted on 05/05/2011 7:24:09 PM PDT by Palter (If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
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To: Pan_Yan

“I think Paul and Johnson are on drugs right now.” LOL


203 posted on 05/05/2011 7:24:28 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Wealth = Net Worth ...........Income = Net Work!)
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To: ConservativeTeen

These questions about drugs are irrelevant as well. The 2012 campaing isn’t going to be fought over leaglization of drugs.


204 posted on 05/05/2011 7:24:42 PM PDT by ejdrapes ("Trump is NO conservative." - Jim Robinson)
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To: ejdrapes

LOL!


205 posted on 05/05/2011 7:24:51 PM PDT by MagnoliaB
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To: WVNan

I surely didn’t but maybe someone will have the answer in a few.

LLS


206 posted on 05/05/2011 7:25:07 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: All
Wallace goofs by calling Paul "Senator."

Johnson wants to legalize and tax pot. Has admitted to using it. Asked how far he'd go on legalization. He whines the problem with the drug war is prohibition, not use! Advocates looking at other drugs as a "health care" issue, not law enforcement.

207 posted on 05/05/2011 7:25:40 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Stay focused: Debt, Deficits & Immigration.)
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To: ejdrapes

I don’t think Paul needs drugs. He’s loopy w/o them.


208 posted on 05/05/2011 7:26:17 PM PDT by South40 ("Islam has a long history of tolerance." ~Hussein Obama, June 4, 2009, Cairo, Egypt)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie; Clintonfatigued; unkus

Agree! Pawlenty admitted he screwed up with Cap&Trade. I give him credit for admitting he screwed the pooch on that.

Santorum is a pretty good speaker, better than I recall him being.

Personally, I’m thrilled Milt isn’t at the debate!!!


209 posted on 05/05/2011 7:26:41 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Some men DO just want to watch the world burn.)
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To: newzjunkey

Out of this group, I like Cain.


210 posted on 05/05/2011 7:26:58 PM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: Palter

and the communists and george soros


211 posted on 05/05/2011 7:27:01 PM PDT by nakutny
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To: Mike Darancette

I do have major respect for that Officer and Gentleman.

LLS


212 posted on 05/05/2011 7:27:33 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

“One right decision does not a great president make”

I’m going to have to remember that one lmao!


213 posted on 05/05/2011 7:27:33 PM PDT by redk
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To: All

I was checking out NRO to see if they were blogging from the debate. I usually visit NRO’s blogs each day but man I don’t like all the piming they’re doing for Mitch Daniels. I understood why they endorsed Romney - they felt he was the most conservative of those running who had the financial resources to compete with Obama. But now when the field isn’t even set yet why are they pimping someone who hasn’t even indicated he’s running?


214 posted on 05/05/2011 7:28:17 PM PDT by ejdrapes ("Trump is NO conservative." - Jim Robinson)
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To: redk

Great quote along with, “how’s that working out for ya?”


215 posted on 05/05/2011 7:28:31 PM PDT by reegs
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To: Poser

Out of this group tonight he wins hands down.


216 posted on 05/05/2011 7:28:51 PM PDT by MagnoliaB
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To: surfer

yEAH, YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT...

Forget Paul....he scaires the h...l out of me.

Cain, west great.

Like Santorum too...


217 posted on 05/05/2011 7:29:24 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Where is the Great Santini NOW when we need him?)
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To: All
What's Obama's biggest vulnerability?

Paul: Economy. Obama has no clue about the business cycle.

Cain: Economy. Broken promises.

Pawlenty: Economy.

Santorum: Ignores the question. Says he can beat incumbent Dems.

Johnson: Economy. Says he has no idea why voters would trust Republicans after the Bush years but says only Republicans can fix things.

218 posted on 05/05/2011 7:30:11 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Stay focused: Debt, Deficits & Immigration.)
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To: ConservativeTeen

And he smokes dope too. Wow.


219 posted on 05/05/2011 7:30:20 PM PDT by gitmo (Hatred of those who think differently is the left's unifying principle.-Ralph Peters NY Post)
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To: foobarred
He needs to do better than, “we need to have a plan.”

Well, in comparison to the incumbent -- who obviously doen't have one -- it's a clearly superior position.

220 posted on 05/05/2011 7:30:25 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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