CNN South Carolina Debate (1/19/12) -- Official Thread!

[anaconda]

Anyone else tired of Newt's smartass answers?

His momma shoulda slapped him more when he was a boy.

I believe it lessens his appeal to prospective voters. But I like seeing the moderator squirm.

 

[SaulPaulinsky]

LOL Romney "I'm not questioned on integrity very often" hahahahahaha!

 

[Tod]

They are going to Ron last a lot...!

Great!!!

Yeah, that is the BEST when he gets to go last.

 

[NoPants]

Yeah, I guess. But, he was making a great point about the incentives/federal mandates and instead of saying they should be stopped, he said we needed more resources. What the heck was that?

Resources = bring the troops home.

I agree it wasn't very clear and I had an initial reaction to that as negative.

 

[Xenliad]

CNN has been very fair to Paul at debates. The rest of the time, no...but during debates CNN has done great.

It's the only time I watch anyway.

 

[jax]

i think they are all sinking except ron who is looking awfully good up there compared to the others

 

[wgadget]

Newt is starting to look worried about the 11:30pm date with disaster.

 

[LibertyEagle]

resources = our troops and their gear. he clarified by using his personal experience in the military.

Ah, ok. That makes more sense. I interpreted resources as meaning money.

 

[jkob]

LOL that whisper made me laugh

 

[Bruno]

This is the first time I heard Romney actually call Romneycare, Romneycare.

Agree, must have been a slip. Next time he will refer to himself in the third person as Newt Romney, as a shout out to Bachmann who "couldn't be here tonight."

 

[bunklocoempire]

So it's a political football isn't it Rick. It's exactly how you roll.

 

[SeanSerritella]

If this is was a Fox debate, they'd have fake cheers for the other three and you wouldn't hear anything for Ron and possibly fake boos. At least we can hear the cheers for Ron tonight.

 

[undergroundrr]

Did Ron say he was stationed on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border in the service? Didn't know that.

 

[pen_thief]

Awkward whisper into mic from Santorum. Eww.

 

[wstrucke]

what the hell was that. creepy santorum.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Santorum loves life so much, he wants to start another war.

 

[madengr]

I wish Paul would have specified troops instead of saying 'resources'

There are more contractors in Iraq than troops, also rolls in border patrol.

 

[SaulPaulinsky]

I believe it lessens his appeal to prospective voters. But I like seeing the moderator squirm.

Red meat. Republicans don't like CNN.

 

[wgadget]

Santorum is stuck on #2.

EW.

 

[anaconda]

Ooh..I just got turned on hearing Santorum whisper..