GOP New Hampshire Primary debate tonight on ABC at 9 PM et [LIVE THREAD]

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GOP New Hampshire primary debate tonight on ABC at 9pm ET

By Nate, on January 7th, 2012

Tonight will mark the first of two debates this weekend focused on the New Hampshire Republican primary. This evening's debate will take place at Saint Anselm College and is sponsored by ABC News, Yahoo! and WMUR. Sunday morning will feature a GOP debate broadcast on NBC at 9am ET (yes, am) but look for more details on that later today.

Air Time: Saturday, January 7th at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on ABC

Live Stream: WMUR and Yahoo! News

Participants: Santorum, Romney, Paul, Perry, Gingrich, Huntsman

Report from WMUR:

[World'sGoneInsane]

Perry was honest in Iowa about Ethanol

Exactly, he does not talk out both sides of his mouth.

[af_vet_rr]

WHY IS THIS LYING PIECE OF LIBERAL GARBAGE BEING GIVEN A FREE PASS!!

Because the MSM knows they can destroy him in the general election against Obama.

[mwl8787]

Neither Perry not Paul were given a fair amount of time.

Santorum performed well, but no one laid a glove on Romney.

[onyx]

Ah, thank you very much. I will check CSPAN for a replay and CSPAN will have it in their Library to watch online.

[BobL]

“You talk like a poor little RICH kid. Try moving to CA and then maybe you can appreciate Perry=Conservative”

So your definition of a conservative is anything to the right of California.

...no wonder you like Perry so much.

[CainConservative]

You’re right although he WILL pull from our side. But the Texan twerp doesn’t care.

[patriot08]

Rush even refered to Perry as the most Conservative.
I heard Rush say that he liked Perry, but I’ve never heard him claim that he’s the “most conservative” candidate in the race.

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Rush said that Perry is his dream candidate.
http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/rush-limbaugh-on-the-record-3/

[Kenny]

Then why don’t you explain why the voters don’t think so? Why don’t you explain to the rest of us why, if Perry is the most conservative, he isn’t running away with this.

Two mistakes, one calling voters "heartless". Americans are way too thin-skinned to let that ride even though it has zero to do with leading the country. And two his senior moment though it's been reported he was right out of surgery and on meds. But the msm, libs, and Dems pounded the airways and chatrooms with the "he's blown it" rhetoric until it became fact.

What's truly sad is that we are going to let two minor slips keep our best hope for a true Conservative in the WH from happening.

[kabar]

Iraq is in 3rd or 4th place on our list of problems in that region. Our biggest problems are our artificial reliance on Middle Eastern oil, an unstable Pakistan and its nukes, and Iran. If we don't address those other problems, Iraq will not matter, and we can prop up Iraq for decades to come, but it still won't address the other three problems.

The top five exporting countries accounted for 69 percent of United States crude oil imports in September 2011 while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for September were Canada (2,324 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,465 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,099 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (759 thousand barrels per day) and Nigeria (529 thousand barrels per day).

The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (510 thousand barrels per day), Iraq (403 thousand barrels per day), Ecuador (299 thousand barrels per day), Angola (283 thousand barrels per day) and Russia (275 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9,006 thousand barrels per day in September, which is a decrease of (16) thousand barrels per day from August 2011.

We only get about 15% of our oil from the Saudis. It is not an artificial reliance until we get our own. And the Saudis will have no problem selling their oil to someone else.

We don't rely on Pakistan, but rather, we have strategic national interests that require us to seek viable bilateral relations. Our relationship with Pakistan has been something of a roller coaster ride ovfer a number of years. The war in Afghanistan forced us to seek better relations so we could support our forces in Afghanistan transiting Pakistan.

Iraq occupies an important strategic position in the region. What happens there will affect our relationships with other countries including Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf countries. Iran seeks hegemony over the region. If they acquire nuclear weapons, you can expect the Saudis and others to do the same thing. This will have serious implications for Israel. Remember how upset the Israelis got when they found out that the Saudis were acquiring IRBMs from China in the mid-80s?

That's why I liked Gingrich's take on the situation - Pakistan, Iran, and Middle Eastern oil are all much bigger regional problems.

Newt, as usual, is talking thru his hat. You can't isolate one problem from another or somehow address them in a hierarchical fashion. What happens in Iraq will affect Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the region and vice versa.

[onyx]

OOOPS on me! I'd best refresh the FReepathon thread!
I have been derelict.

[Afronaut]

"Psssssssttt. Mormons account for only about 1.6% of the U.S. population"

I know that, I said that 95% of his caucus voter are Mormons, and they are all turning out. And you cannot hit Romney with negative ads and gather support from is voters like the rest of the field.

Also not one person up there (except Paul) will go after him due to the fear of potentially starring in a democrat campaign Ad.

The way this is going everyone up there looks like they know who has been chosen by the GOP king makers.

[manc]

really then tell me how many queers vote as a conservative seeing as we think that marriage is between one man and a woman, or that homosexuals are mentally unfit to serve, Mannings the latest example.

homosexuals conservative, YEA RIGHT.

[CainConservative]

Of course, Rush would NEVER say that because it’s not close to being true.

[BobL]

“It would be easier to wade the Rio Grande than to wade through all the contorted BS some people on FR post about Perry. “

...and yet another FACT-FILLED statement proving that Perry is conservative.

[Windflier]

If Rush would do 5 minutes of research in Texas, he’ll get that Perry=conservative delusion right out of his head.

I have that same thought every time I hear Rush wax enthusiastic about Perry.

In my view, Perry is a middle of the road moderate at best. There is just far too much in his record that goes against the conservative grain for me to grant him the designation of a true conservative.

The man can talk like one when he wants to (usually at election time), but I live in Texas, and have never seen this mythical "conservative" Perry I keep hearing about.

[Wallace T.]

In fairness to the Romney family, Mitt's father, George. was born in 1907 and was thus beyond the draft age not long after Pearl Harbor. George's father, Gaskell Romney, was born in Mexico in 1871 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1912. Gaskell would have been ineligible for the World War I draft. As for the rest, Santorum was born in 1958 and came of age after abolition of the draft. Perry and Paul served in the military; the remainder, Mitt Romney included, successfully obtained deferments.

[Wallace T.]

In fairness to the Romney family, Mitt's father, George. was born in 1907 and was thus beyond the draft age not long after Pearl Harbor. George's father, Gaskell Romney, was born in Mexico in 1871 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1912. Gaskell would have been ineligible for the World War I draft. As for the rest, Santorum was born in 1958 and came of age after abolition of the draft. Perry and Paul served in the military; the remainder, Mitt Romney included, successfully obtained deferments.

[Wallace T.]

In fairness to the Romney family, Mitt's father, George. was born in 1907 and was thus beyond the draft age not long after Pearl Harbor. George's father, Gaskell Romney, was born in Mexico in 1871 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1912. Gaskell would have been ineligible for the World War I draft. As for the rest, Santorum was born in 1958 and came of age after abolition of the draft. Perry and Paul served in the military; the remainder, Mitt Romney included, successfully obtained deferments.

[Lazlo in PA]

She is. I guess that is why Mike Nichols still pumps out crappy movies. He is hitting that like a red headed step child.

[navydad]

What part of the MSM having to have a “person of color” don’t you understand?