Fox News Debate (12/15) OFFICIAL Thread

[wgadget]

Perry should have talked like this in the first debates.

The man is drugged.

 

[trey4sports]

rick perry, nice answer!

 

[limequat]

TIme to start hitting Romney.

 

[Southron]

Perry is sober!

 

[musicmax]

Cavuto just got killed by Perry on the part time Congress.

 

[trey4sports]

lol, i guess they will only work on off years according to perry. anarchy FTW?

 

[jax]

I still don't like Paul's earmark position, but that was a stellar takedown of the question.

why so? he has never voted for an earmark. he tried to get what he could for his people.

if someone broke into your house and robbed you of everything you own, but they later offered to give half of it back. would you not take it? as well as goto the police? ron is going to the police by voting against earmarks, but will get what he can

 

[bluesc]

I strongly disagree with Ron with this.

Shame.

 

[brushfire]

LOL

Rick Perry - claiming that he's gonig to get congress to cut their own pay in 1/2 and then make it part time.

Cavuto points out that congress only works ~150 days - what really constitutes "part time".

Perry claims that they would work 140 days every other year, like they do in TX

Applause from the crowd

// congress voting for their own paycut? ...notsureifserious

 

[szczebrzeszyn]

not fan of US debates (or circus and the like), but this one is rather good and well moderated
can't believe I would tell that about fox debate

 

[thehighwaymanq]

I don't normally like saying this, but, good job to Fox News with the questions!

 

[PierzStyx]

Did Huntsman just say China and the US share democracy as a value? Idiot.

 

[Justinfrom1776]

Lol, listen to Santorum the trade Nazi.

 

[ross11988]

Omg santorum is still at the debate?

 

[PeteinLA]

I think this part time Congress thing by Perry is a miscalculation. It seems to get applause but it's kind of a "meh" point to drive IMHO.

 

[Spikender]

It's dishonest.

"I put earmarks into bills that other Congressmen vote for, but I personally don't vote for them. I'm not for earmarks, but I am because if we don't support them the Executive branch gets the money."

If he believes that he's getting the "cut" back to his district, he himself should vote for it. Not engage in that, in my opinion.

He puts an earmark into the bill because, if he doesn't and the bill passes (As it usually does), the money that he didn't earmark is a blank check for the President to use what he wants for. Ron rightfully knows that the Executive branch doesn't have that sort of power, so he has no choice but to earmark out of principle. His point was that we shouldn't have to earmark if everyone followed his lead and voted no on these bills.

 

[musicmax]

Holy shit. Perry works 140 days every other year in Texas?

No, that's how much the state legislature works.

 

[tfurrh]

I don't normally like saying this, but, good job to Fox News with the questions!

Don't count your chickens yet.

 

[cucucachu0000]

He did great! I feel that newsletter thing coming on now it has that feelling tonight....

 

[jumpyg1258]

I think this part time Congress thing by Perry is a miscalculation. It seems to get applause but it's kind of a "meh" point to drive IMHO.

Everyone was for it until they heard how few days of the year these people actually work, then it turned people off big time.