OFFICIAL Orlando Debate Thread! (9/22/11)

[Orwell]

He's being pretty civil with Paul for the most part.

 

[kylejack]

A good answer here is that Achmadinejad is just a figurehead with no real power and his jingoist comments are irrelevant.

 

[PreDeadMan]

i'm glad hannity brought up foreign policy i love when ron paul schools hannity and other people on foreign policy

 

[slamhead]

Ron looked really annoyed with Hannity cutting him off.

 

[Steve-in-NY]

Hannity is actually kind of setting him up.

 

[green73]

Youtube: Ron's highlights

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?317753-Ron-Paul-Highlights-Fox-Google-Debate&p=3583104

 

[cero]

I love how Dr. Paul just brushed him off at the end
OH HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED

 

[dawnbt]

Ron ~ "Let me finish my the sentence!!" LOL! Get 'em Tiger!

 

[Eryxis]

Isn't agreeing with 95% of what somebody says just about the best anybody could ask for? Sure, Hannity has vested interests in the status quo, but people who say they agree with 80%+ I have to wonder what they're waiting for.

 

[Steve-in-NY]

eh. not the greatest performance. oh well, he pwnd the debate

 

[Elfshadow]

i'm glad hannity brought up foreign policy i love when ron paul schools hannity and other people on foreign policy

Im not sure why and Im probably just reading something into him that does not exist but I almost feel like he wants to be converted.

 

[bluesc]

Hannity wasn't awful. I was surprised to hear he supports 95% of libertarian views (5% being drugs).

I really wish Ron would have mentioned that he refused to condemn Israel for defending themselves. I was hoping that he would.

Hannity definitely fears the snowballs.

 

[sailingaway]

Ron has addressed that issue better elsewhere, saying that the only way to stop Iran from getting a bomb is to start a war, and we thought the same thing with Pakistan, but now they have the weapon and it was not the end of the world, in fact we started paying them off, which is WHY Iran wants a bomb.... our foreign policy is ill thought altogether.

 

[Havax]

Ron needs to be more polite with Sean. Sean has come a long way and is actively trying to agree with Ron. I don't think Ron understands how much he loves Rand and is willing to look past foreign policy differences.

 

[The Freethinker]

Hannity was much more polite this time compared to the other time, but he got his history MAJORLY wrong.

He said Iran funds Hizbollah (true) but he lumped Al-Qaeda with Hizbollah. FALSE!

Iran is a country whose government, while islamic, is SHIA. Al-Qaeda is a group of fanatical Sunni Muslims - Salafis, to be exact. Iran's government pursues a brand of Islam which is inimical to both the Sunni leanings of Al-Qaeda AND of the now deceased Baath regime of formerly Sunni-ruled Iraq.

Then again, who expects the sheeple to know these subtle details?

 

[sailingaway]

Hannity wasn't awful. I was surprised to hear he supports 95% of libertarian views (5% being drugs).

I really wish Ron would have mentioned that he refused to condemn Israel for defending themselves. I was hoping that he would.

Hannity definitely fears the snowballs.

Hannity likes Rand and thinks of Ron as building an organization for Rand, imho.

 

[rfbz]

well I'll probably get shit for this but I think he could have been more cordial with Hannity at the end there. Hannity seems to genuinely like the Pauls and is giving them chances on his tv show and radio show

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Not a great interview. He seemed tired and distracted. Well, he should be tired, after working and practicing for the debate and then doing an awesome job. Debate is more important than Hannity's post-debate.

Great job, Ron Paul and mystery debate coach!

 

[Steve-in-NY]

Ron Pauls facebook page gaining an average of 1 like every 5 sec atm.

 

[rp08orbust]

I really wish Ron would have mentioned that he refused to condemn Israel for defending themselves. I was hoping that he would.

I can never find reference to this when I need it: When and where was it that Ron Paul was the only member of Congress to vote against condemning Israel for defending itself?