Live Thread - NBC News/Tampa Bay Times GOP debate tonight on NBC

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[TexasFreeper2009]

All four remaining GOP candidates have been confirmed for tonight's debate sponsored by NBC News, the Tampa Bay Times, The National Journal and the Florida Council of 100. The debate will take place at the University of South Florida in Tampa. This will be the first of 2 debates this week focusing on the Florida GOP primary on Tuesday, January 31st. Note the air times on the east and west coast.

Television Air Time: Monday, January 23rd at 9pm ET, 8pm CT and 9pm PT on NBC

Live Streams: (airing 9pm ET) NBCPolitics.com, National Journal, and TampaBay.com

Participants: Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, Paul

[Cato in PA]

Good find, FRiend! Sending this to Newt’s team now.

[writer33]

Yep, they’re taking the audience out of the equation.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>After reading what you all have to say about the debate, I think I’ll skip it. I’ll listen to what Rush has to say tomorrow.

No, you won’t. Rush is off tomorrow. Mark Steyn will be filling in, as Rush noted today, ‘He’ll spend 3 hours trashing Newt...and I’ll be back to cleanup the mess on Wednesday...’

[mylife]

What happened!?
I fell asleep.

[combat_boots]

“Don’t want foreign people with questionable loyalties serving in the military”

They already do.

[Gator113]

I’ve had problems on this end, so I have had to miss some of the debate.

Is Newt winning or not?

[bgill]

Whoa, don’t touch my sugars! I enjoy adding them to my grocery bill.

[KansasGirl]

Rep Allen West is on Greta right now. Speaking highly of Newt!

[LostInBayport]

What, is NBC just going to stop the debate?!!

It would at least provide some comic relief if Brian Williams turned around and wagged his finger at the audience if they applauded. Maybe he'd cry or something. Anything to liven up this borefest.

[AmericanInTokyo]

SANTORUM. Good one on illegal aliens. He points out they continue to violate laws after they initially violate it by entering the US Sovereign National Territory. This is true. They necessarily have to continue to violate laws other than immigration to maintain their residence here, through lying on forms, false docs, etc. etc. Nobody else is saying this I think.

[rodguy911]

Yeah they did. Bubba Brian at the start told the audience to stay out and be quiet. Makes for a truly boring debate.It also allows the DBM a lot more leverage in picking who won and who didn't!! Guess who won't be seen as a winner,....if you said Newt....

[LibsRJerks]

I know. It’s my one area of disappointment with Newt. How can we talk about garnering more jobs for Americans when we’re contiuing to allow illegals to flood in uncontrollably.

Why can’t these transplanted kids earn their way through society anyway ...they want everything for free that most of us have had to work for. I’m tired of the idea that they receive any benefit which any other American doesn’t receive.

I might even write Newt about that.

[Jane Long]

Someone needs to change the pic of Milt to say “Whatever HE said”!

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Santorum pointing out that illegals break one law being illegal; a second law is broken when they work; three as the probably stole someone’s SS number.

[tsowellfan]

Sending this to Newt’s team now

Good move

[writer33]

Yes, sir, it’s Santorum.

[katiedidit1]

Stiffled laugh from the audience when Mitt said he would allow illegals to self deport...LOL LOL

[American Quilter]

No, you won’t. Rush is off tomorrow. Mark Steyn will be filling in, as Rush noted today, ‘He’ll spend 3 hours trashing Newt...and I’ll be back to cleanup the mess on Wednesday...’

Oh. Mark's really going to do that? Or was Rush kidding?

[jwalsh07]

Romney is right on subsidies, crapcan them all.

[ReneeLynn]

That would be a kickass team.