January 7, 2012 NH Debate - OFFICIAL Thread

[thehungarian]

How was the second half of the debate? The football game consumed me.

 

[Liberty Shark]

From this debate, it is now clear that the media thinks that foreign policy is Dr. Paul's strongest issue, as they didn't seem eager to ask him about it. It seemed as though they were trying to help Huntsman with independent voters by asking multiple questions/followups on foreign policy. However, Huntsman did not have great answers, he could have done much better.
I was also surprised that the Huntsman china "controversy video" wasn't brought up. Obviously it shouldn't have, but I expected the media to try everything as usual to attack and smear. The moderators also botched their attempted smear on the newsletters. Most of NH, and indeed most voters in the country, are unaware of this supposed controversy, and without providing quotes, which the moderators didn't, it really blunted the smear, and Dr. Paul really answered the question well, a home run as far as I'm concerned.
I have my doubts on how many people will actually watch the debate tomorrow. It's going to be very early, and people just saw 2 hrs worth of debating. Many people have probably now gone to sleep after watching the debate, what are the odds that the first thing they want to do when they wake up tomorrow is to watch another debate? I'm bet NBC gets their usual audience, but probably not a substantial larger amount than normal, although I could be wrong.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

You need to better understand the delegate process and essentially as of today no delegates have been committed. Primaries are about delegates....nothing else. The debates are fodder for big money, msm, party goons, and blabbering buffoons. Paul knows what it takes to win the delegates and we have not yet had the first primary vote. Keep supporting every effort that helps get delegates.

And seriously, how do these talking heads not comprehend that the primary reason everybody else is fighting it out to be the antiromney instead of hitting Romney, has a lot to do with the new proportional delegates rule. This thing is still going to be live after SuperTuesday. I don't think that's happened in a Republican Primary in the last...50-60 years?

 

[trojansc82]

And seriously, how do these talking heads not comprehend that the primary reason everybody else is fighting it out to be the antiromney instead of hitting Romney, has a lot to do with the new proportional delegates rule. This thing is still going to be live after SuperTuesday. I don't think that's happened in a Republican Primary in the last...50-60 years?

1964. Goldwater was able to defeat the liberal moderate Rockefeller for the GOP nomination, despite the fact the establishment GOP wanted Rockefeller to win the nomination.

I really hope the 2012 GOP convention comes down to a brokered convention.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

For those questioning why Ron didn't attack Romney..



Just because the media refuses to acknowledge the soundness of Ron's strategy doesn't mean it isn't sound. The "king" will be taken down when the time is right and Ron is the only option left for the 70% of "not-Romney" voters in the GOP

Not to mention the new RNC proportional delegate rule changes pretty much everything. the pundits are talking like it's 2008, but in 2012 the game has changed. It's more marathon and less sprint now.

 

[ZanZibar]

ABC = assholes broadcasting crap

LOL.... I ROFL and fell out of my chair laughing at that...

 

[ZanZibar]

This woman has a frozen face.

Botox will do that to ya. It literally kills the nerves.

 

[PreDeadMan]

roflmao i loved the part where ron paul was like "please don't interrupt me" when asked about if he'd run as a 3rd party candidate LOL that was just so awesome the way he said it

 

[thehungarian]

He wrote the MA state constitution.

Ah. Thanks.

 

[ZanZibar]

Diane definitely got a bong hit in during that commercial break.

ha ha ha the comedy never stops around here

 

[PaulConventionWV]

I do think Ron Paul did a pretty good job, despite the media bias. I was expecially angry when the candidates were asked on foreign policy and after several minutes of discussion, they finally let Ron Paul speak, and after he does speak, Santorum blurts out fear-mongering Iran crap and then they cut to break without a chance for Ron Paul to reply. It's amazing how low the media can go. I was infuriated. I was so mad that in fact it came to a surprise to me that he wasn't angry and didn't even ask for a chance to reply after the break. Ron Paul did a terrific job within the perameters that the media forced him to work with, but I really think he should be more aggressive and intercede within the debate and actively fight the media black out during the debate.

And I thought it was hilarious when in the end where they asked the candidates what they'd do on a Saturday, and Gingrich said something to the lines of, "I'd watch the college championship basketball game -- I mean -- football game." He had to have made that up.

Did you really just say "expecially"?

*facepalm*

 

[ZanZibar]

LOL..."This is the United States of America where we have no class."

So does Perry

 

[ZanZibar]

Generally, campaigns only head to the spin room if they feel that they need to clarify something that happened in the debate. Translation: heading there is usually a sign of desperation of a mistake in the debate.


Having not watched this debate, I can't say if that holds here.

That's not actually true.

 

[cornell]

Are there any full videos of the debate up?

 

[Lavitz]

Did you really just say "expecially"?

*facepalm*

To be fair, "x" is right below "s" on the keyboard.

 

[rprprs]

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Best post in this thread...and I read every single one.
(so far)

 

[LiveForHonortune]

Well hopefully Gingrich and Santorum were taken care of. Perry is just... Perry.

The only thing I hope people see is the absolutely ridiculous amount of media bias agianst Ron Paul. I refuse to believe Americans can be this blind or stupid.

 

[wstrucke]

nevermind

 

[jtstellar]

romney is obviously pushing paul.. he would probably prefer paul over other candidates because he thinks paul has trouble with some foreign policy hawks. his strategy benefits us at this stage, of course. it's interesting how the two biggest establishment guy perry and romney both seem to have taken a liking to paul, albeit romney's friendliness a more calculated one.

 

[FreedomFox]

Did you really just say "expecially"?

*facepalm*

Yes.

If a spelling error made you facepalm, I don't know what to say