Live Thread: Iowa GOP Presidential Debate 9 P.M. EST, 6 P.M. PST 12/15/11 Fox News Channel

Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

The last debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucuses is being held tonight in Sioux City.

We get seven candidates at this debate: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman.

Fox's Bret Baier anchors the debate. Fox News panelists questioning the candidates: Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Neil Cavuto.

[LibsRJerks]

Wallace trying to put Romney and Newt against one another ...hope they don’t take the bait.

TAKE IT TO OBAMA!!

Yikes, is Romney repeating himself here? Didn’t he already mention his successes and failures? Bright Horizons ...what?

[Artcore]

“Newt is fantastic tonight. Answering the questions rapidly and with substance. Comparing O to Saul Alinsky ...lmao. I really think Gingrich wants to debate Obama so bad he is itching..”
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Yep! He's able to draw on knowledge, and experiences. I have absolutely NO problem with him invoking Reagan either. Newt was part of our conservative ascendency.

I also agree that he's just salivating to debate the “Man-Child.”

[preamble]

Mitt

Solyndra!!!

[AmericanInTokyo]

The internet is borderless. Thousands of Chinese student hackers in PLA supported hacking banks could be voting en masse. Same with the frogs and Euro Socialists up late who love Obama and would vote for the weakest possible nominee. How unscientific.

These debates are really proving to be a massive JOKE in the context of our Representative Democracy. Let us return to Lincoln-Douglas style debates in a multi candidate forum, no podiums, no notes, no pens, no teleprompter, no stupid anchors, one time keeper, and NO "TWEETS". This makes a joke of running for the presidency.

[no-to-illegals]

Thank you for this thread.

[rodguy911]

Newt gave the best and most heartfelt answers. I am glad he mentioned that Reagan was down in the polls by 30 points. I have the polls saved. Paul has his loud supporters in the audience.

Right you are onyx.Newt is the smartest and fastest on his feet among this group there has been no change.It's amazing to me how so many want to destroy him when he is by far our best conservative choice to getting rid of zero.Mitt can win but what do we get with Mitt?

[floriduh voter]

No need for Tim Tebow or Donald Trump to be thrown into this hot mess. They’re private citizens who are more popular than the candidates.

[llandres]

I’ve said the same thing - wouldn’t that be unbeatable??

[gov_bean_ counter]

Perry trying to play on the evangelical vote with the Tebow reference. Looked a tad like pandering. JMO.

[pulaskibush]

Michele’s idea was a better idea than Boehner 2.0 + Super Committee that most of the RINOs and media pundits said would fix the economy.

[Zarro]

Chrissy is angry at Newt for slapping him down in the earlier debate. Payback time? Newt, take him out!

[onyx]

Here’s nasty Wallace, setting up his guy for Sunday Romney.
Romney sounded just totally delightful!

Now the question for Gingrich.

[Poser]

These questions are astoundingly stupid. It’s all gotcha and attempts to get candidates to criticize each other.

[cookcounty]

"Newt called Obama a Saul Alinsky radical...LOL"

I want to hear a lot more of this, like the fact that "Rules for Radicals," the Alynskyite text Obama taught from, is dedicated to Satan.

I am not repeated some internet rumor...I own the book.

[Williams]

Awfully tough long question for Newt.

[Tennessee Nana]

Anyone got another link to the internet ???

The FOX stream keepps cutting out and freezing on Buffering...

[Allegra]

I like her views, too.

If she were to somehow get the nomination, I’d be happy to support her.

And she is very pretty - she just needs to lay off the mascara wand a little. She’d look even better. ;-)

[mylife]

It was an analogy about being an underdog and having faith.

[BigSkyFreeper]

How many times is Mitt going to trot out “I spent my life in the private sector?” It’s his answer to everything.

Probably every chance he gets.  He knows he got clobbered in the public arena over that $10,000 bet he made.

[TitansAFC]

Bullcrap trap question for Newt right after underhand lob to Mitt Romney by Wallace.