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[blueyon]

GOP Debate

[Pravious]

Excellent answer. I’m not about to judge Newt Gingrich’s private life. I don’t care, really. We’re electing a President, not a Pope.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Plus Mitt admitted talking to his Super Pac boys.

[CurlyBill]

Newt won... but the man needs to embrace campaigning. He’s had ample opportunity to get some momentum, but he just seems to rise for the debates. The message has to get out...

[Absolutely Nobama]

That’s oooooooone weird lookin’ pheasant!

If Mitt Commie had any integrity at all, he would have said:

“I’m really not into hunting,” and just moved on.

But not Willard! No, no, no.....Always the slick, polished, focus group driven, detestable, dishonest politician.

[hinckley buzzard]

Good for Perry. He must have been lurking here these last many months as I and others have opined that "The US gubbermint is at war with the American people." The bifurcation of "government" and "people" is a division every true American will immediately and intuitively understand.

[exit82]

Newt on Hannity after the break.

[true believer forever]

But they have dropped the ball in SC several times in just the last few days. Missing town halls, being late for events, messed up media teleconferences, etc. You are quoting an AP story by a ridiculous reported who cited those things as evidence the campaign was failing. He didn't miss any town halls, two calls on the conference call were cut off - whoa. And he is late sometimes because he consciously decided to shake hands with everyone at his events who wanted to shake his hand.... btw, newt doesn't look angry and uneven. He looks like everybody's favorite history professor. If you are trying to make a case, not a very good one.

[Irish Eyes]

Excuse me? I didn’t say that. You’ll just have to read the response I made to the person who DID say that. :)

OOPS !! sorry about that. It was going too fast.

I do think that we will agree that it was a great debate.

:)

[gswilder]

What us debate junkie’s think don’t matter too much with the general public. Debates have never shown to have much impact, especially as it relates to content. Visual are another matter. Perry, Santorum, and Romney look presidential. Newt and Paul don’t. For a lot of folks it comes down to something that shallow.

No major gaffes tonite. Everyone good in good points. Newt may have technically won the debate and it may give him a couple points bounce. But Romney is up about 8 on average now. Thats a lot to overcome in 5 days.

[jeltz25]

My only question is if Romney loses again does that mean we have to deal with him running a 3rd time in 2016 if things don’t work out in the fall?

There should be a rule. 2 times, and that’s it.

[bray]

This will not be Nixon Kennedy, it will be if America wants 4 more years of this disaster. Newt would give them a clear choice.

[bray]

Classic!

[CurlyBill]

Ron Paul said that the taliban “just wants the foreigners out” ... why did NOBODY ask him why then, the taliban not only welcomed, but protected a 6’4” Yemeni and his Egyptian doctor friend in Afghanistan?

[SoConPubbie]

Santorum was correct...you can’t go from GO to the END without some steps in between. Newt can promise the moon, but delivery will be something else entirely. Kind of like RuPaul rattling off all the departments he’s going to eliminate....I believe that just as much as I believe he’s a “constitutional conservative”. Furthest thing from it.

Newt already has a track record of delivery on such things.

Remember the "Contract with America"?

[rodguy911]

I Heard that and the minute I did I thought BS! This is what modern presidents do! Claim they have no knowledge of obvious as hell stuff. Too much.

I gotta go. Great stuff here tonight.

[LegalEagle61]

I think it is time for RuPaul to get out, I have a new job for him, imagine HIM as that pig on the Geico commercial that says “Weeeeee” as he is going super fast on ski lift...only imagine him saying “weeeee” with drool coming from his mouth...(in a state of dimentia)

[FryingPan101]

“stfu with all do respect”

Well...with all due respect, what in the world are you responding to?

[Rennes Templar]

So you would only support Palin as POTUS?

[maine-iac7]

did you forget your meds? - peace...

[untwist]

Regardless that Romney is legally able to hold his tax returns, he appears to be hiding something by not committing to releasing his returns until ‘around April’. He could release 2010 returns now. He did not want to get into specifics into the business investments in Bain that failed, especially one in SC. Perry opened a wound there.

In contrast, Newt was very open, talking from the heart as though there was nothing to lose. Juan hung a curve up in the strike zone when he asked Newt if he was embarrassed about his position on young black people working as janitors. Newt’s unblinking truth spoke to what’s in everybody’s mind. His answer about the 99 weeks of unemployment being equivalent to an Associate’s degree hit home. The Andrew Jackson line about killing our enemies hit home. Romney had to give a me-too agreement with Newt on that one. Newt also exposed Grandpa Ron’s lack of association with the real situation on that one.

Newt has great political instincts and when he reminded Rick Santorum about who is the one who passed 4 balanced budgets, he became again the man whose candidacy caught fire last November.

Folks, one thing we have learned is that the voters have been very divided and conflicted about the right one to lead the battle for our country against the radical Leftist Obama. Newt Gingrich took the paddles and drove a jolt through SC and the nation tonight. His campaign is still alive. It is not too late!