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

[AmericanInTokyo]

Rick kicking the Obama Administration’s ass over the current realities of IRAN. He won’t let up. He knows this issue backwards and forwards. Good job. Lots of facts, he has the goods on the mullahs. “Obama is RECKLESS”.

[imchris]

Rick Santorum just gave Beth (female moderator) a “I want you babe” look when she was asking him a question.

[NKP_Vet]

One thing Santorum and Paul have never said.

“In a Santorom presidency”

“In a Paul presidency”.

One reason for this. It’ll never happen but neither one of them have enough sense to get the hell out and let Newt stomp the hell out of the liberal.

[tsowellfan]

a two-hour presidential debate without even once mentioning the incumbent president

Amazing, huh?

[angelcindy]

lololol

[Irish Eyes]

What’s going on with Ron Paul? He is sucking up to Newt.

He does not like Romney.

[kevao]

Did Newt just say the American people didn’t want to go to war against Japan after Pearl Harbor was bombed? BIG gaffe.

That's really what you heard? Geez, we must be listening to two different debates. I thought Gingrich's point was very clear: historically, the American people have no interest in going to war, as in, we *don't want to* have to go to war. We'd prefer not to.

[Will88]

Did Newt just say the American people didn’t want to go to war against Japan after Pearl Harbor was bombed? BIG gaffe.

That was definitely an incorrect statement concerning WWII. Long lines of volunteers formed at recruiting stations after Pearl Harbor. He chose to latch onto isolationism rather than the American response once attacked.

[hoosiermama]

Please start a thread on this and place in a prominant place

[glock rocks]

Nbc is pretty slick taking the audience out of the equation,really minimizes the debate all together.

It's not just the studio audience. This just sucks.

[ConservativeMind]

Fifty percent chance it was done by a liberal to frame non-liberals.

[writer33]

Yes, sir he is kicking Obama’s ass on Iran.

[af_vet_rr]

Everyone needs to send NBC and Brian Williams a message, congratulating them for having a two-hour presidential debate without even once mentioning the incumbent president. Who knew it was even possible?

You have to give some thanks to Romney, it would not have been possible without his help.

[katiedidit1]

Let me help out Santorum. Iran has called for the death and destruction of Israel. Death to christians (infidels) deal with terrorist nations..they are a threat. They sacrifice children to die for their cause, abuse women and etc

[greeneyes]

Mittens threw it in there some where about Medicare at the tail end of Freddie Mac/other issues.

[Pravious]

This thing’s two hours? And it’s only half over? It seems like it’s been on for four hours already.

[bgill]

Newt and Paul do seem to be good buddies tonight. Interesting.

Probably nothing but waiting for Mittens to self emplode.

[prairiebreeze]

Holy moly, you nailed it. Has the audience been sedated?? There is no reaction, no applause.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Santorum just had the best answer of the night on Iran and the nukes. Now he gets the question about oil drilling and the affect a leak would have again on tourism. Home run number two for Rick!!! Linked it to energy costs killing the economy! A swipe at Obama and his veto of Keystone Pipeline.

[AFPhys]

Yes - the female mod apparently is so hot that my puter’s connection to the live feed burned out... Now am relying solely on FR to keep me up to date...