CNN Arizona Debate (2/22) 8:00ET- Official Thread

[Bruno]

I like the drinking game ideas above. I'd add to it drink whenever John King takes a breath while speaking, but we'd all stay sober.

 

[jacmicwag]

I'm hoping Ron tears into Rick tonight but only after Smelly starts the fight. Would really like Ron to confront Rick on his social issues stance and offer an alternate theory to Rick's "satan is attacking America". Something along the lines of our own fear and lack of belief in basic American constitutional principles is what is attacking America. Maybe add that the real devil is in our out-of-control spending which condemns us to a life in debt.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Is that sulphur I see wafting off of Santo?

 

[bluesc]

I like the drinking game ideas above. I'd add to it drink whenever John King takes a breath while speaking, but we'd all stay sober.

"Mmm. Uhhh. Yuh--. Hmm."

He does it when Wolf is speaking too.

 

[Lucille]

Buckle up, people... this debate is gonna be rough.

Politifact has released a "Half-True" verdict for Ron Paul's recent ad against Santorum called "Fake Conservative":

http://www.politifact.com/texas/art...iar-claim-ron-paul-ad-slamming-rick-santorum/

Why is that important? Because Santorum surely read Politifact and will use it in his favor. He'll be ready with an emotional response, firing back at Ron Paul saying "Congressman has a history of giving false statements" as he has done before.

I hope Dr. Paul is ready for tonight's debate, because the heat is ON, and he needs to tear into his opposition tonight. I would advise folks to dial down your expectations a bit and to prepare for a lot of whiny Santorum on your screen.

And in the last federal budget adopted when Republicans held full sway (2007), the Education Department's appropriation was 60 percent higher than in 2001, 36 percent accounting for inflation.

Because inflation has nothing to do with Washington's out of control spending, and the Fed doing the Big Gov't Party's bidding? I'm not too worried about that one.

 

[ONUV]

Is it time for Paul to be more aggressive instead of letting the other guys talk/beat each other up? Playing it safe hasn't won a state.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Hey Matt, some of us DO prefer 24hr time, actually.

I'm up on http://www.cnn.com/video/?/tab/live#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1 waiting now. I hate that stream tho because you either have a 1 inch vid or full-screen with no in between. Someone let me know if there is a preferred stream. Thanks!

 

[donnay]

I was listening to Rush Limpballs today and he made a snarky incoherent comment about Ron Paul double dipping on money supposedly taken by the campaign for flights and being reimbursed by Congress...or something like that. I didn't catch it all. I think Rush was foreshadowing the lame question they will ask tonight!

 

[GunnyFreedom]

time to make coffee

 

[donnay]

Hey Matt, some of us DO prefer 24hr time, actually.

I'm up on http://www.cnn.com/video/?/tab/live#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1 waiting now. I hate that stream tho because you either have a 1 inch vid or full-screen with no in between. Someone let me know if there is a preferred stream. Thanks!

Here is one: http://newsandjava.com/watchcnnlive.htm

 

[Pauls' Revere]

what time does this start?

 

[CasualApathy]

what time does this start?

It says in the thread title...

 

[sailingaway]

I was listening to Rush Limpballs today and he made a snarky incoherent comment about Ron Paul double dipping on money supposedly taken by the campaign for flights and being reimbursed by Congress...or something like that. I didn't catch it all. I think Rush was foreshadowing the lame question they will ask tonight!

that would be pretty petty. Apparently Raw Story thinks in the /90s Ron MAY have double billed two places for the same plane fare, or alternatively (they even mention this possibility) he may have been traveling with someone who might have been paid for by a different place. Benton says any double payments would have been inadvertant, but that he can't respond because he doesn't have the records which he referred to as 'stolen', although whether that means someone got private info they shouldn't have or literally that paperwork went missing and they now don't have it to look at to figure out what went on, I don't know..

Either way, this man gave up his PENSION from an employer he worked for for over 20 years because he thought the pension was too rich for taxpayers to be on the hook for. Anyone who wants to pretend he was dipping into petty cash is going to have a pretty hard time, long term. SHORT term, if they raise it and Ron doesn't remember to mention his pension, returning funds to the treasury etc, it might divert people. But it is too long before the next election and the truth will out, imho.

 

[Pauls' Revere]

It says in the thread title...

Thanks. Should have know, it's "The official thread title time"

 

[phil4truth]

Are we all seated comfortably with appropriate beverages? The fun is about to commence. I have my voodoo doll of Sick RANTorum at the ready.

 

[kill the banks]

Are we all seated comfortably with appropriate beverages? The fun is about to commence. I have my voodoo doll of Sick RANTorum at the ready.

stick another needle in it

 

[phil4truth]

stick another needle in it

I'm doing an "Ask for a needle in it, get 10 free." deal for tonight only. Your 11 needles are in progress....

 

[sirachman]

removed

 

[jcarcinogen]

New CNN live stream: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1

 

[ghengis86]

Ready to watch another trash debate. I wonder why I keep doing this to myself.

Don't. Wait for the highlight tube. It single handedly lowered my blood pressure by 20.12 points.