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.

[ez]

Did Paul just say we killed a million Iraqis?

He did...epic fail. He's done.

[katiedidit1]

Wish Perry didn’t part his hair down the middle and have that huge collar on...otherwise he is doing better than usual

[ken5050]

Perry’s doing MUCH better...queit, yet firm, speech..sort of a Gary Cooper approach to debating..

[mylife]

Other than “overfly/no fly” Perry nails it.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Ron Paul is proof of what happens when the lights are on but NO ONE’S home..God help us all if this fruitcake is the nominee

[Irish Eyes]

Great answer by Perry AND within the time limits.

[Newton]

It’s the Grandpa McCoy character he makes me think of

[The Cajun]

Somebody needs to throw a big net on Paul and try to get Huntsman on the same throw and drag their sorry A**es off the stage.............Really!

[rodguy911]

I can’t see anyone but Newt for President and Commander-in-Chief. We have to have the most knowledgeable and qualified this time around. It’s also helpful that he happens to be the most articulate. Look at him tonight with the long knives and all the guns aimed at him. Did he fold? Did he have to rely on notes or search for words? Of course NOT! I hope this debate finds time for foreign policy.

Excellent analysis,had to be repeated.

[Fawn]

Newt’s sheer intellectual ability is far outshining the others on the stage..

That is so true......he is definetly the most qualified of all of them.....I pray to GOD is it NEWT as our President....

[af_vet_rr]

Perry:

I’ve already called for an overfly, oversee, er.. over and out

Perry wants us to go to war with Syria as well....

[Liberty Valance]

Ha! - Excellent

[JediJones]

I agree, I’ve felt this way since the Newt surge. Newt and Santorum can run on a ticket of experience, which Newt would have trouble with if he pulls a Palin and takes a relative young newcomer like Rubio. Also, Santorum is smart strategy. He shores up the family values issues for Newt with social conservatives and gives a regional boost for the rust belt constituency right there in swing states Ohio and Pennsylvania (he’s from western PA).

[mylife]

Concise and, Perry takes it to Obama!

[angelcindy]

Agree!!

[CASchack]

Newt answers the “zany” comment by Mitt.

[onyx]

Newt has complimented his competitors tonight, not chewed them up. And hrs still winning! How awesome is that?

I hope everyone, remembers that!

WHACK in good cheer, He just said, he doesn't want to appear to be "too zany"....ROTFLMYRONPAULOFF!

HUGE APPLAUSE!!!

[sheikdetailfeather]

Newt is editing his thoughts so he doesn’t look zany. LOL!!!

[mylife]

Newt flubbed the opening question!

[fightinJAG]

You believe that?

Why would Freddie Mac pay Newt Gingrich $1.6M to tell them their business model is messed up when they had loads of conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill breathing down their neck and telling them that for free?

No — Gingrich was hired to try to help sell Freddie Mac to the GOP and the public.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-16/gingrich-said-to-be-paid-at-least-1-6-million-by-freddie-mac.html