Reagan Debate thread

[ghengis86]

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[ghengis86]

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TheDailyShow
#ReaganDebate Prediction: Everyone treats @RonPaul the way they should be treating @MicheleBachmann.
about 1hour ago

[ravedown]

prepare for a perry-vs-romney showcase. msmbc will finally have people watching and want to capitalize on the hype. im already mentally preparing for disappointment.

[specsaregood]

geez, I guess I gotta figure out which channel msnbc is.

[jct74]

there's already an official debate thread, no need for competing threads, harder to keep up with.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?313985-Today-s-the-debate!-OFFICIAL-9-7-debate-thread!

[thehungarian]

Loins will be girded.

[specsaregood]

there's already an official debate thread, no need for competing threads, harder to keep up with.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?313985-Today-s-the-debate!-OFFICIAL-9-7-debate-thread!

This one smells better. Sometimes competition is good.

[jct74]

This one smells better. Sometimes competition is good.

OK, LOL. As long as one wins out before the debate starts. I don't want to keep up with both during the debate, it will ruin my day. ;)

[specsaregood]

OK, LOL. As long as one wins out before the debate starts. I don't want to keep up with both during the debate, it will ruin my day. ;)

Well hell, I was thinking we should start a fresh new one right when it starts, moveon past the clutter and all that.

[Aratus]

we could have several major summing up posts here and a plethora of
second by second 'minute to minute' reactions in the OFFICIAL thread!!!

[specsaregood]

why is it msnbc always gets the debate at the reagan library? does Mrs. Reagan watch msnbc or something?

[chadhb]

My stomach is in knotts right now, need to punch something, thinking Perry's face.

[zacharyrow]

Lol @ them pumping up Huntsman

[specsaregood]

Lol @ them pumping up Huntsman

totally amusing, they keep talking about how important the independent voters are and yet, no mention of how dr. paul polls best with that group.

[specsaregood]

Ron Paul ad!

[low preference guy]

Raise your hand if you're not watching the debate!

*raises hand*

I just can't listen to any non-Paul candidate anymore. They all sound like Charlie Brown's teacher.

[specsaregood]

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[specsaregood]

romney looks like crap

[AuH20]

Romney is doing good. He just slammed Perry.

[AuH20]

Cain with the line of the night thus far.

[chadhb]

wow Huntsman is a freakin weirdo

[american.swan]

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[ravedown]

geeez the old de-regulation question- to hard toa answer in 30 sec. RP did a good job of dumbing it down for the masses.

[ClayTrainor]

geeez the old de-regulation question- to hard toa answer in 30 sec. RP did a good job of dumbing it down for the masses.

He did a very good job at illustrating how the government is the last place you should expect "oversight" from, in my opinion.

[fisharmor]

Huntsman: "Once Obamacare is repealed, what do we do now?"
Correct answer: NOTHING, JERK!

[Bordillo]

Bachman looks like she just got fucked backstage, look at that hair

[AuH20]

Newt with the royal smackdown!

[specsaregood]

Yeah, lets avoid asking the only M.D. on stage about healthcare, just like the last debate.

Come on Dr. Paul, jump in on this.

[ravedown]

gingrich is a seasoned pro- he knows how to spin this circus.

[terp]

I don't like him, but Newt is off to a heck of a start in this debate.

[fisharmor]

Bachman looks like she just got fucked backstage, look at that hair

BWAAHAHA!!! Pretty much what I was thinking.

[Bordillo]

Newt has always been really smart, but he doesn't know how to handle pr. He doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks, he just answers questions.

[AuH20]

Brian Williams is a just a shill with this poverty question.

[Bordillo]

hahaha santorum refers to himself in the 3rd person, hahahahhahahaha

[ravedown]

santorum: the government stills knows best

[AuH20]

Wow. Santorum actually made a great point for once.

[TheBlackPeterSchiff]

Is Ron Paul participating in this one?

[AuH20]

perry is skating thus far through this. Not good.

[kahless]

Santorum says about welfare reform was not designed to punish anyone. It was designed to punish anyone that gets divorced and has children, particularly the non-custodial parent.

[ravedown]

RP- iced out again.

[Bordillo]

i dont know why, but rick perry gives me visions of the anti-christ. And I am an atheist

[terp]

Ron Paul is polling third. Why isn't he getting any fucking questions?

[robmpreston]

I'm fucking raging mad over here. This is bullshit.

[kahless]

Ron Paul is polling third. Why isn't he getting any fucking questions?

Santorum is getting more time and the guy is barely registers in the polls.

[terp]

Huntsman is getting more questions.

[AuH20]

Huntsman is like the foremost authority on everything according to this insane panel.

[terp]

Listen shitheel. He would have been done before all of your porky pig inflections interrupting him.

[Bordillo]

RP just took over

[specsaregood]

Thank you Dr. Paul for standing there and DEMANDING TIME and the ability to answer the questions!

THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE!

[AuH20]

Perry took the bait. Any battle raises RP's profile.

[ravedown]

he can't get any traction up there. lets hope the message is already mainstream and these stupid talent shows are merely political theater.

[apropos]

That was a good exchange. Better yet, a nice soundbyte for the unthinking masses.

[terp]

I knew the Reagan thing was going to come up. I thought that was a softball. I was discussing that with a friend this afternoon and thought it would come up.

[eduardo89]

Loved the silver dime soundbite!

[emazur]

Good for RP - made up for a lot of lost ground in one go. Every other candidate gets questions relating to the issues of today, but they keep hitting Paul with the "one of these kids is not like the other and that's you Paul - explain your fringe philosophy in 1 minute so we can get back to asking the others about healthcare, gas prices, and job creation!"

[eduardo89]

I knew the Reagan thing was going to come up. I thought that was a softball. I was discussing that with a friend this afternoon and thought it would come up.I think he answered that well. We all know Ron rambles a bit but he emphasized the Reagan deficits and that he likes Reagan's message.

[AuH20]

I think they put Perry next to Paul intentionally.

[terp]

Damn. I thought this would be a tribute to the good DR ;-)

[ravedown]

no one under 30 knows what the silver dime is a reference to im afraid.

[VBRonPaulFan]

enough ronald reagan circle jerkin', lets get back to the debatin'!

[specsaregood]

no one under 30 knows what the silver dime is a reference to im afraid.

Actually, I think maybe more under 30 understand it than in the 40-60 range.

[specsaregood]

does anybody actually believe he wrote this book?

[AuH20]

Fuck Dick Cheney! That CFR scum. This host is an ass, bringing him up as an authority.

[terp]

Ha. True enough on the book. I'm glad RP isn't the only one saying that SS is a ponzi scheme though.

[bubbleboy]

i want to throw up

[AuH20]

Perry talk about Merck. LOL

[fisharmor]

Media: Hey candidates, here's a new guy, a really sharp knife, and a map to his neck. Have fun!

[emazur]

In regards to Perry's vaccination, if Ron said "He passed this law with an executive order, as if he was the absolute dictator of Texas!". That would make headlines. Bachmann used the word the word dictate, but the statement Paul could have made would hit Perry like a truck

[AuH20]

Media: Hey candidates, here's a new guy, a really sharp knife, and a map to his neck. Have fun!

Yes. That was pretty transparent.

[AuH20]

Brian Williams has a hard-on for Ron Paul's philosophy. He is really irritated by the good doctor.

[specsaregood]

Brian Williams has a hard-on for Ron Paul's philosophy. He is really irritated by the good doctor.

I think his goal is to try to scare off any liberals considering crossing over to vote for Dr. Paul.

[specsaregood]

funny these guys pushing for legal immigration at the same time I've been seeing a tv ad all night about ending legal immigration for now.

[specsaregood]

oh damn, they did not want to hear what dr. paul just said.

fences keep people in as well......jaws just dropped...

[low preference guy]

oh damn, they did not want to hear what dr. paul just said.

fences keep people in as well......jaws just dropped...

with the TSA doing what they're doing, I hope they realize that they should fear the government.

[AuH20]

Ron needs to hit Santorum with Reagan's Beirut comments.

[AuH20]

Huntsman is a tool of MSNBC. This is ridiculous. Get his "moderate" ass off the stage!!!

[specsaregood]

with the TSA doing what they're doing, I hope they realize that they should fear the government.

There a bunch of limpwristed people around here thinking it was bad, I on the otherhand think he might have just woke up a bunch of rich republicans.

[fisharmor]

Does Rick Perry have a head injury? He talks like he rode the short bus to the debate.

[ghengis86]

Ron needs to hit Santorum with Reagan's Beirut comments.

Santorum is only going to these debates to learn a little history from the good doc

[low preference guy]

There a bunch of limpwristed people around here thinking it was bad, I on the otherhand think he might have just woke up a bunch of rich republicans.

it won't be negative for Ron. Republicans are already used to hearing "shocking" things from Paul, so they will either dismiss what he said or think he might be right.

[VBRonPaulFan]

perry sounded like a retard on his climate change spiel.

[AuH20]

Newt is so eloquent when talking about the crimes of the Fed. Not completely sure how genuine he is, but he's far better than Ron in explaining the ills.

[specsaregood]

it won't be negative for Ron. Republicans are already used to hearing "shocking" things from Paul, so they will either dismiss what he said or think he might be right.

What I think is more telling is that none of the other candidates or the forum moderators followed up on it.

[cubical]

Has ron said a word in the last 30 minutes?

[ClayTrainor]

It's so hard to pay any attention to these hacks... I keep missing Ron Pauls parts because I zone out and focus on other things, lol.

looking forward to the tube highlights.

[specsaregood]

holy crap, crowd whistling, cheering and clapping at the mention that TX has executed more people than anybody else.

sickening, KILL!

[fisharmor]

"if you kill one of our children, you kill one of our police officers... you will be executed"

The idea that the state fucks up the judicial process is simply not going to enter into the conversation.
This is why I don't have much hope.

[AuH20]

holy crap, crowd whistling, cheering and clapping at the mention that TX has executed more people than anybody else.

sickening, KILL!

I think the principle in theory is correct. If you blatantly steal life, then you are deprived of it. The real problem is that the government is so inefficient at doling out justice.

[low preference guy]

It's so hard to pay any attention to these hacks... I keep missing Ron Pauls parts because I zone out and focus on other things, lol.

looking forward to the tube highlights.

i'm actually not watching it. but i'm reacting to the comments people make. i'll watch the youtube.

[emazur]

Newt is so eloquent when talking about the crimes of the Fed. Not completely sure how genuine he is, but he's far better than Ron in explaining the ills.

I agree, and objectively speaking I think Newt won the debate in terms of explaining problems, backing them with facts, and presenting solutions (not that he would actually do anything right if elected - I'm only judging by rhetoric here). I think Perry came out as the loser of the debate in terms of falling down a few pegs. Most other candidates probably did not gain or lose support based on what they said.

[ClayTrainor]

holy crap, crowd whistling, cheering and clapping at the mention that TX has executed more people than anybody else.

sickening, KILL!

+1000000

One of the main reasons I don't want to get more involved in politics than I already have, is because it seems to be full of people like that. It's largely made up of people who actually believe that fundamentally, violence is often a solution to our problems. It's truly sickening and I have trouble not getting frustrated and stressed out by being around it.

[AuH20]

Great answer Ron!!!! WOOT!!!

[specsaregood]

I think the principle in theory is correct. If you blatantly steal life, then you are deprived of it.

Even if one agrees with that^, it doesn't make it a cheering, clapping, whistling event. You can meet out justice, even if horrific without getting sexually excited over it. The crowd is full of psychopaths.

[PreDeadMan]

my dad and i watched the debate we basically shook our heads as they skipped over ron constantly the guy got all of maybe 2 and a half to 3 minutes to speak such bullshit they didn't give him nearly enough time!

[ghengis86]

Even if one agrees with that^, it doesn't make it a cheering, clapping, whistling event. You can meet out justice, even if horrific without getting sexually excited over it. The crowd is full of psychopaths.

agreed. humanity just might be fucked

[ghengis86]

my dad and i watched the debate we basically shook our heads as they skipped over ron constantly the guy got all of maybe 2 and a half to 3 minutes to speak such bullshit they didn't give him nearly enough time!

all part of the plan. if he gets too much time, people will realize how badly they've been screwed over. better to just ignore him in the forums they can control, which sadly, is where the vast majority of people get their news

[thehungarian]

I'm feeling awful blood-thirsty after that debate.

[amy31416]

Even if one agrees with that^, it doesn't make it a cheering, clapping, whistling event. You can meet out justice, even if horrific without getting sexually excited over it. The crowd is full of psychopaths.

Yeah. Pretty repulsive...especially when you know the circumstances of some of those executions.

[kpitcher]

I haven't seen a time breakdown per candidate but it would seem like everyone other than the center 2 should be complaining about not getting any time.

They ask about canning the Head of the Fed to half of the people but don't ask the ex Fed member Cain, or the Head of the Domestic Monetary Policy subcommittee? That's simply wrong.

[Pericles]

I think his goal is to try to scare off any liberals considering crossing over to vote for Dr. Paul.

That would be consistent for MSLSD