Live Thread: Republican Presidential Debate in Jacksonville, FL on CNN 8 P.M. EST

Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Hosted by Wolf Blitzer at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Candidates: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Word is the audience will be "allowed" to participate.

Livestream here.

[AFPhys]

I have to admit being happier about Mr.Newt’s answers about immigration policy as I hear him more.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Santorum just used a lot of words to say very little.

[Shortstop7]

Mitt stands and stares at Newt....wondering how in the world he thinks of so much stuff so fast. Heh.

[rodguy911]

Santorum=desperate=rambling, bumbling, filibustering—his numbers tell it all.

[Srdubya]

Oh great. A citizen panel. More and bigger government.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hey Mitt,,,,when did Newt “just say” he supports self deportation?

BTW.... can Mitt speak any faster?!

[onyx]

YES! The loudest for Newt!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I’m so nervous I’ve switched to an old movie and will just follow the thread.

In this 1950s flick, some woman is excited at the prospect that her doctor husband could make as much as $25K a year!

[bray]

Deport 11 million Americans??

[Vendome]

Not according to this guy:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2838478/posts?page=231#231

[kjam22]

Yeah... Newt will do good tonight. Wolf will have to challenge him. He can’t help it. Newt will kick him...

[steve86]

GOOD LORD!!! Santorum drags his 93 year old mother to a debate!!!

She is probably young-ish, like him. My mother is 94 and would walk a mile to the debate, especially in the Florida climate! Many 90-somethings not that mobile for sure.

[glock rocks]

“I don’t think anyone wants to deport 11 million Americans.” — Mitt

Drink.

[mnehring]

So who’s ID’s are the ‘grandmothers and grandfathers’ using to be able to stay in the US? How do they get a job? How do they buy or rent a house?

Illegal immigrants are not just breaking the law by coming here, they have to break countless laws to stay here.

Where is the justice in not going after them?

[Jet Jaguar]

Romney flubs 11 millions Americans deported. Quickly corrects himself.

[Biblebelter]

Mitt says the last two speaker agreed with him in concept.

Too much Hawaiian Punch.

He needs to sober up on caffeine.

Mitt shows his creed on immigration, uses term coyote.

[MissMagnolia]

Did ya hear that the SSN on Obama’s tax return flunked E-Verify?

[ez]

This is shaping up as a POLICY DEBATE instead of a mud-slinging fest. Advantage: Newt.

[FastCoyote]

Here comes Romney’s “I’m just like those guys” statement.

[Fawn]

Really? Levin is backing Newt??