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.

[preamble]

I don’t like dragging up judges before Congress.

WHy don’t you impeach them Newt?

Newt sucks.

[af_vet_rr]

Congress makes too much money....cut their money in half...

Perry just jackhammered the little chipmunk with the microphone

Except that Perry has no way of cutting their pay in half. None. It was a dumb argument when he originally made it and it's still a dumb argument tonight, because it's not in the realm of possibility. Ron Paul's goal of slashing $1 trillion has a bigger chance of happening.

[Irish Eyes]

Perry looks REALLY stupid.

Don't look now but your bias is showing.

[Pravious]

Megan “I hate Newt, too” attempts to smugly nail Newt.

He immediately stomps her.

[dragnet2]

Gingrich:

I don’t want to jail or torture judges, although the courts are arrogant, outrageous dictatorial and anti American.

You will find an uprising against you. I back the Federalist papers.

Gingrich just KO’d the dipsy blond.

Oh yeah!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Huntsman looks and sounds like a creepy homosexual. I can sniff out a democRAT a mile away. It is obvious that he is a plant to help Romney.

He's Obama's Sock Puppet

[opentalk]

Amen, That is why I was looking forward to a Trump debate, the questions would be more relevant to the disaster of the current administration.

[LibsRJerks]

Romney just has the most geeky, Eddie Haskell mannerisms ... put him up against Obama and he will entirely uncool.

Newt smoking it now on judicial activism.

[angelcindy]

Next time mitt gets on there im timing his answer

[writer33]

Yeah, the custom shirt does look bad. It doesn’t work well for him. Otherwise good performance.

[imchris]

Newt just slapped down Megan Kelly.

[Cato in PA]

Hey now, whadda yinz have against Pittsburgh? :P

[Yaelle]

I am not a newt fan but I think he’s killin’ it.

[Artcore]

Stuff it Megyn!

Newt just nailed her question! He also mentioned: “American Exceptionalism!”

Go Newt!

[TexasFreeper2009]

Hell yeah go Gingrich on the courts!!!!!!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Newt gives strong answer on the judicial oligarchy issue.

[Fawn]

I love Newt....always did...

[Jim Robinson]

One nation under God!! Judges be damned!

Woo hoo!!

Go, Newt!!

[hugorand]

Newt is so damn good tonight. Slaps down the moderator again.

[pulaskibush]

I think Fox News is more interested in ratings and who will need to buy the most ads. A true conservative can get the independent vote by motivated conservative activist, like Reagan did. Fox wants a RINO that will hire pundit/consultants/Fox News Commentors and who will buy the most ads.