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

[tsowellfan]

Wouldn’t it be nice if they were asked about food and gas prices, jobs, the debt, Iran, the “Arab Spring”?

[sand88]

Gingrich is succinct!

Yes, he says a lot with few words. I think he is in his zone.

[Shortstop7]

I think Newt is being very careful not to come across as ‘angry white guy’.... Gotta give him credit, don’t think I would be as calm if I were up there listening to Romney spout lies.

[topfile]

Look for Williams to reprimand the audience for any outburst
for Newt.

[Fawn]

If Rupaul runs for 3rd party...he's getting alot of hate mail from me...

Will you guys send me letters when i'm in jail?

[angelcindy]

I can’t stand willard

[Red_Devil 232]

Yep it is boring!

[riri]

Newt’s “non-energy” is a rope-a-dope ... he’s going to wear Romney out and down then go in for the kill. Lulling him into a false sense of security

He knows he has to sparingly use "angry Newt".

[Irish Eyes]

Brian Williams going for personal attacks only. No sustenance wanted.

[hoosiermama]

Did anyone see the crawler on the bottom of Fox that said Mitt made 50000??? from his investment in Fanny and Freddy? OOOPs.

[Coyote Choir]

That was exactly Rush’s advice to him during the last of Rush’s show today, third hour.

[TexasFreeper2009]

This is pretty boring so far

[Girlene]

LOL, in the exchange between Gingrich and Paul.....a little bit of love going back and forth....

[LostInBayport]

Sounds like he hasn’t ruled it out.

That's what I heard too...he was leaving the door open.

[Biblebelter]

Mitt disagrees with his dead daddy.

[Boardwalk]

Newt is smoking! He wants to bring the tax rates down to Romney’s rate not bring Mittens rate up. oh this is rich!

[Fawn]

EXCELLENT.....thank you very much!

[swpa_mom]

twenty two minutes into this so called “debate” and Brian Willaims has not asked ONE question of substance.

NOT ONE

[mylife]

It’s boring because Williams has removed the “People” from the debate.

[angelcindy]

Why can’t they applaud??? so boring