Official CNN Tea Party Express Debate Thread

[afwjam]

CNN is hosting the debate today, Sep 12th from 8-10 PM Est.
Wolf Blitzer will be the host.
The debate will be broadcast live on CNN, CNN International, CNN.com, and CNN Radio. The debate will be available via live stream in the CNN Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.

 

[eleganz]

Watch it on alternative stream sites like justin.tv, support alternative media as much as possible!

 

[afwjam]

Watch it on alternative stream sites like justin.tv, support alternative media as much as possible!

Good idea, post any streams you know of.

 

[Ronpauljones]

Ron will do alot better in this debate than last time. Even though I think he did well with what he was given.

He has to answer whatever questions he wants instead of the actual question given to him. Since of course they ask relevant questions of other candidates and give him BS questions.

Wolf: What was your favorite episode of Charles In Charge?

Ron: We need to end the Fed and bring the troops home. And here is what I would do with social security...

 

[Hospitaller]

*moderators ask Ron an aloof question

*Ron is talking

*Coughing and interuptions by moderators

*ron finishes talking

*Audience erupts in applause

*Wolf/Moderator: Please could we keep the applause to a minimum as we want to give more time to the candidates

Tell me im wrong

 

[Darin]

From his website:

"I will balance the budget in the first year of my term. I will not allow the Federal Reserve to destroy the value of our money by shoveling dollars into the pockets of its banker friends."

Big win for Tea Party. This needs to be brought up.

- Darin

 

[zHorns]

*moderators ask Ron an aloof question

*Ron is talking

*Coughing and interuptions by moderators

*ron finishes talking

*Audience erupts in applause

*Wolf/Moderator: Please could we keep the applause to a minimum as we want to give more time to the candidates

Tell me im wrong

I've noticed this happening a lot. Every time Paul talks you can hear people coughing and playing with their mics.

Oh no, Paul is talking truth, *cough* *cough*, don't listen to the man making sense, *cough* *cough*.

 

[lucky_bg]

I have suggestion - everyone with twitter account should tweet tonight with hashtag #rpfs, instead of posting here. Using hashtags #RonPaul and #CNNTeaParty is required. That way we can get Ron Paul trending on twitter. It is much more worthwhile then posting at the official debate thread, and searching for #rpfs on twitter will provide you with a live feed of forums members tweets about debate, just like at the official debate thread.

 

[KingNothing]

I have suggestion - everyone with twitter account should tweet tonight with hashtag #rpfs, instead of posting here. Using hashtags #RonPaul and #CNNTeaParty is required. That way we can get Ron Paul trending on twitter. It is much more worthwhile then posting at the official debate thread, and searching for #rpfs on twitter will provide you with a live feed of forums members tweets about debate, just like at the official debate thread.

This is genius.

 

[TexMac]

I have suggestion - everyone with twitter account should tweet tonight with hashtag #rpfs, instead of posting here. Using hashtags #RonPaul and #CNNTeaParty is required. That way we can get Ron Paul trending on twitter. It is much more worthwhile then posting at the official debate thread, and searching for #rpfs on twitter will provide you with a live feed of forums members tweets about debate, just like at the official debate thread.

Great idea. Please keep it positive if you do this!

 

[lucky_bg]

Great idea. Please keep it positive if you do this!

Always positive as we want good Dr to be proud of us as much as we are proud of him.

 

[acptulsa]

Great idea. Please keep it positive if you do this!

Except, of course, when you're talking about Wolf Blitzkreig.

 

[speciallyblend]

clearly by cnn polls Ron Paul is now the CLEAR Tea Party Candidate. I would love to see cnn try to sell romney or perry(gop est shills) as tea party! this debate would be a great way for ron paul to call perry and romney out on almost every issue!! just my overall suggestion on how the campaign should approach the debate tonight and use talking points calling out their big gov ways and how he is the tea party! along those lines using issues!!

 

[Bruno]

Wondering if Paul and/or Perry be asked about the exchange of words and the laying of hands on Paul at the podium last week?

 

[Tod]

*moderators ask Ron an aloof question

*Ron is talking

*Coughing and interuptions by moderators

*ron finishes talking

*Audience erupts in applause

*Wolf/Moderator: Please could we keep the applause to a minimum as we want to give more time to the candidates

Tell me im wrong

That is EXACTLY how it goes!

And then the moderators let one of the other participants make some ridiculous claim (and the mods smile and nod in agreement and crack joke with them) and Dr. Paul isn't allowed a rebuttal that would flatten the ridiculous claim.

 

[Tod]

I have suggestion - everyone with twitter account should tweet tonight with hashtag #rpfs, instead of posting here. Using hashtags #RonPaul and #CNNTeaParty is required. That way we can get Ron Paul trending on twitter. It is much more worthwhile then posting at the official debate thread, and searching for #rpfs on twitter will provide you with a live feed of forums members tweets about debate, just like at the official debate thread.

I have a twitter account but have never used a hashtag. Do you just tweet and include that text (#rpfs) as part of the tweet?

edit: oh, and what does rpfs stand for???

 

[tfurrh]

Its a full moon tonight. Perry will probably go into a rage, then turn into the wolfman. Wolf Blitzer may or may not be packing silver bullets.

 

[Evilfox]

I've noticed this happening a lot. Every time Paul talks you can hear people coughing and playing with their mics.

Oh no, Paul is talking truth, *cough* *cough*, don't listen to the man making sense, *cough* *cough*.

\

thats pretty spot on

 

[Jake Ralston]

The media hacks are marketing this race as a sort of "Cowboy Showdown" between Perry and Romney. They even put 'em both on center stage last debate.

Now, we know the debate was rigged from the start, but how much extra time were both Perry and Romney given for "rebuttals" and other type of responses to each other's attacks? A lot of time.

I'm calling on Ron Paul to PLEASE get his hands a little dirty and go on the attack to both Perry and Romney next debate. He can't keep standing up there relying on intellectual theories, because he will get left behind.

I hate to say this, but he kind of needs to start acting a little bit more like a politician.

 

[Chieppa1]

I really really really hope they ask Ron and Perry about SS. Hopefully Perry first, then Ron can give an actual answer has to way its a Ponzi Scheme, opt-out, cut over-seas to provide $$. I know the pundits are trying to split the Tea Party/GOP down the SS line.