Live Thread (CNN Presidential Debate from Mesa, AZ, Feb 22, 8 PM EST)

CNN.com ^ | 02-22-2012 | parksstp

[parksstp]

LIVE DEBATE THREAD (Is it too early to start?)

[Reagan69]

Can we talk about the price of food and gas and our loss of liberty?

[Irish Eyes]

Getting VERY tired of Ricky and Mitty. Call a halt to this back and forth between the two.

[Jane Long]

I just pray Newt doesn’t get dragged into the swamp. From my perspective he’s sitting the most pretty right now, and dealing with issues.

Newt's sitting in the catbird seat :)

[ct_libertarian]

Mitt, I’d like you more without your snarky little asides.
Now that Jon Huntsman has dropped out do you really have to pick up the slack for him and be dick?

[show]

John King is so boring and predictable.

It’s obvious he’s been coached to speak over Newt’s applause lines and change the subject.

John King has taken acting lessons. It’s a shame. Just be a non-biased moderator, he’s so fake and rehearsed. We get it, you are trained to cut Newt short. Get over yourself. It’s not about you. No one cares that you have practiced in slamming Newt.

[Son House]

Wonder if Newt is pacing himself for a grand final,
just let the others wear themselves down.

[Happy Rain]

Rick made Mitt look like an ass on earmarks—Romney was clearly shaken.

Mitt wants to be president and he isn't even qualified to be a congressman.

Crowd control trying to keep the Mittbot audience from kissing Romney's butt to death.

[eyedigress]

This debate sucks. At least Gingrich is mature enough to stay out of the minutia.

[Caipirabob]

The V22 Osprey was the most critical marine equip we had in the Islamist wars?

It was tops for stunning biebers...

[writer33]

Definitely a stacked audience.

[MotorCityBuck]

LOL!

[Right_in_Virginia]

With Rick and Mittens together on the screen shot...almost constantly ... the subtitle should be: “Would you really vote for either one of them?!”

[mardi59]

have a cat who, when he gives me that look, means he has to use the litter box.

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I get the stare when mine wants her treats. LOL

Romney makes my cat want to use her litterbox. She made a nice picture of him yesterday.

[sandshark222]

This audience is DEFINITELY stacked for Romney. The RINO establishment is propping him up at all costs. John King is doing his best to help Mittens, too.

[taildragger]

Oh man Santorum arguing over earmarks and inside baseball and getting some well-deserved boo’s for looking like a weenie. Maybe Santorum can land a cabinet job. Newt sounding very good

He is having a Dingell Norwood moment which is the political kiss of death, man he better not wear a blue bunny suit @ NASA or he will be the next John Kerry...

Oh wait a minute, with Obama we don't have much of a NASA now...

[katiedidit1]

Newt not getting the heat for the first time EVER! Newt’s answers soar above the rest..he is nailing it on energy and modernizing the 130 yr old civil service ..right on Newt!

[bray]

His condescending jerk routine is getting old. How many Country Club cheerleaders did he get stuffed into the hall?

[Severa]

As a wife and mom, I worry about this election. a LOT. It does my heart good to see Romney and Santorum falter because of all that I have seen so far, Newt is the best choice against Obama.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I would love to have a look at the buses in the parking lot there. How many with Utah plates? Team Mittens pffffffft!

[JediJones]

Mittbot army in the audience...programmed for rapid-fire butt kissing.