Debate Has Started

[Bob Cochran]

I agree, and I've been saying this since the beginning. Appearances matter.

Unfortunately, they do.

Romney looks great. Tall, slender, tan, great hair...(I don't mean any of this in the Brokeback Mountain kind of way ), and honestly, this wins votes with lots of people.

McCain appeals to me, an ex military guy, at a visceral level. Five years as a POW, tortured very badly, wouldn't go home when he first had a chance. This guy is a real man, no doubt. But I think he's sold out to some extent.

Rudy...ummm...not the most sterling character, I'll leave it at that for now.

Ron Paul -- sterling character, great principles, great voting record...but will enough people vote for him?

Not if he doesn't get some of this perception/appearance stuff. A man's voice and body language have to project strength, in SOME way, if he's running for President. Ron Paul projects intellect, integrity, gentlemanliness...next time he's talking in one of these debate formats, addressing real people in the audience, he has to stand up tall, square his shoulders, walk up to the edge of the stage, look in the eye, and speak to them like he is their loving grandfather or their long lost friend.

He's got something going on in the political skills area to be a nine-term Congressman. This ballgame is up a couple of notches, though.

 

[Kuldebar]

OMG that talking head said Pearl Harbor had to happen in order for Americans to go to war (duh, yes) and then said: that's why we need a President to "push" or "lead" us to war even though unpopular...

Do they not understand the concept of an act of war and declarations of war?

Of course. the majority of Americans didn't want to go to war before Pearl Harbor, why would they? The heavy handed foreign policy shenanigans of the Roosevelt administration concerning Japan, I guess count as "leadership"..

 

[ThePieSwindler]

Yes, he did. And he chose to remain seated. Very big tactical error.

Explain.. (i didnt see the debate, what happened?)

 

[mesler]

Yes, he did. And he chose to remain seated. Very big tactical error.

Every debate, I saw something that I led me to think "Oops, he screwed up there."

And every time I have been wrong.

You may be right, but I find myself constantly underestimating him in these debates and public appearances.

 

[swatmc]

I think Anderson Cooper just had a freudian slip.

He said "Ron Paul" and then corrected himself and said "Raw politics."

 

[Shmuel Spade]

Explain.. (i didnt see the debate, what happened?)

Candidates were standing up to answer the audience questions, Paul didn't on the first question.

 

[JBKing]

I think Anderson Cooper just had a freudian slip.

He said "Ron Paul" and then corrected himself and said "Raw politics."

lol, i caught that too... hopefully someone will toss it on youtube

 

[Therion]

Every debate, I saw something that I led me to think "Oops, he screwed up there."

And every time I have been wrong.

You may be right, but I find myself constantly underestimating him in these debates and public appearances.

Yes, not standing the first time made it more dramatic when he stood to talk about pre-emptive war.

 

[jewels2u]

AC did do a slip. He's the only one who's mentioned RP post debate. He did a few min ago and then they talked over him.

 

[kylejack]

Candidates were standing up to answer the audience questions, Paul didn't on the first question.

Nobody did on the early questions. Rudy started that nonsense.

 

[ThePieSwindler]

Candidates were standing up to answer the audience questions, Paul didn't on the first question.

Honestly, if stuff like that is going to sway voters, this nation has no hope. We need people to stick to the message. Sure,a lot of idiots will vote for Romney because he has nice hair, but damn, if we are actually nitpicking this - i fear how shallow politics has become.

 

[JBKing]

whats that guys name that just said ron paul wasnt a major candidate?

 

[Kuldebar]

Nobody did on the early questions. Rudy started that nonsense.

McCain did I think to the "war sacrifice" question.

 

[Gimme Some Truth]

I see McCain and Guiliani are trying to win votes via emotion. Im sure McCains "thank you" to the woman who lost her brother in iraq because of these neo-cons , will be praised and sway the weak minded voters. (just now some bloke is bringin up this)

I think Paul did pretty well with his 5 minutes. I would have liked him to mention personal freedom/privacy and the RealID act , when asked the morals question. The immoral inflation tax would have worked aswel.

Overall , we have ALOT of work left to do! . The debate was a disgrace overall. Its not good that the same damn people are gonna be hostin the next debate.

 

[Shmuel Spade]

Looks Ron Paul won't even be n CNN tonight for a post debate sit down. My loathing for CNN has not abated greatly.

 

[akalucas]

here's the poll for cnn.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/debates/scorecard/gop.debate/

 

[AgentSmith]

here's the poll for cnn.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/debates/scorecard/gop.debate/

OK THAT is interesting. I just voted for ron paul and its telling me Giuliani won 100%!

 

[Bloody Holly]

OK THAT is interesting. I just voted for ron paul and its telling me Giuliani won 100%!

are you using IE?

Try another browser

 

[Teflon Master]

I admit, I put Romney's face on option 7

 

[sandersondavis]

OK THAT is interesting. I just voted for ron paul and its telling me Giuliani won 100%!

Not the result I got.
It's showed me that Ron Paul won with 54%.