I’ll throw custard!

Shriveled Old White Men’s Club it seems.

har!!

break time – candidates gotta collect themselves. All that fatuousness and sophistry, well, it just wears old white guys out, ya know…

Good evening Jane! That quote is perfect for this debate. Ron Paul is a stand out for sure. I wouldn’t vote for the man, but like you pointed out, you can see why Paul has such a following.

I wonder if the repubs out there (those that have had medical bills) are as disgusted with these assholes as I am.

AP – Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are locked in a dead heat for the New Hampshire primary, according to a poll released Saturday that underscores the tight Democratic race after his win in Iowa.

Oh Lord. Please give us Dems a candidate of sustance. Neither of these two. Please.

Is Alan Keyes going to parachute like a Flying Elvis?

-G

Ron Paul looks and thinks like a saint compared to any one of these greedy, egotistical morons that have helped run our country.

Parachute IN…..

-G

Anyone agree with me that this format is very good. As are the questions. Of course, the questions wouldn’t be viewed that way if it were not for Ron Paul giving the rational answer to serve as a contrast.

That’s not saying a whole lot.

McCain wants to get elected soley to host an episode of Saturday Night Live.

-G

nailed

I read somewhere today that Obama is to the electorate as Ashley Wilkes was to Scarlett O’Hara.

Yes. Good format, good questions. It’s about time somebody tried to hold their feet to the fire on issues. Oh, wait… snakes don’t have feet, do they?

Did anyone want Bill Moyers last night? Ron Paul & Kucinich were on.

Huckabeast scares me. He’s really good.

Mittens, on the other hand, seems a little rattled.

It’s reflective of how despicable I think they all are. He’s just not as bad in some areas.

Charlie seems to be doing a good job – I’m surprised. Better than that idiot Brian Williams.

i told you mc cain was on quaaludes

Thank you so much for the link, wordsmith.

McCain just called illegal immigrants “God’s children.” There go his chances with the Tancredo crowd.

The best that can be said of Hillary and Obama in our view is they are better than the Republicans. And that’s not saying a lot.

He’s slick. NO need to be afraid – he’s a nut.

McCain – “People have lost faith in the government – so we have to tighten the border immediately”.

Is that one of them non-sequiturs?

These Republicans aren’t worthy of crust, much less pie.

repubs are all about retribution toward the little guy and stinginess toward those most in need, that’s amessage that needs to get out more clearly.

it’s positively unchristian

Yes, plus the woman from the Annenberg School of Journalism. She was excellent.

Mitt is simply an outright asshole.

I was in a bar in Tampa last week, and a Rudolph ad came on tv–people laughed derisively at it. Rudolph is advertising fairly heavily in Florida. All the GOP yard signs are Ron Paul, though.

Huckabee will one-up the God’s childred talk with a sermon on verticality.

Man — this guy from the New Hampshire TV station is going after them! Bravo!

rudi. stop immigration at the border?
isn’t that the only place it happens

the new hampshire gop is withdrawing from the new hampshire gop debate on faux tomorrow.

Oh absolutely. She’ll be back next week and hopefully more as well.

Reagan was a nut too, and an actor.

This is clearly one of the best orchestrated debates I have seen.

None of he moron pandering and hand raising 12 year old shit.

-G

What should have happened was for the top four Republicans to debate the four Democrats tonight. There is a whole year to continue to have the usual.

I must say, as I continue to watch these clowns, any of the four Democrats could mop the floor up with them.

McCain’s citing Joe Lieberman as a character reference?

Because nobody wants to bring the troops home more than Joe.

Uh oh. McCrazy is talking about himself in the 3rd person.

These idjiots have been in power for 7 years and done zero about the friggin’ borders….

Why even bother asking them? It is so incredibly stupid. Just empty manipulative, knee-jerk, Repuke rhetoric.

Better than that idiot Brian Williams.

Speaking of which, He and Tweety will be moderating a Dem debate in Vegas on Jan. 15th…

Mitt is simply an outright asshole.

I happen to think he’s an asshole in numerous and various ways, but that’s not really a disagreement, now is it?

The smoothest asshole I have ever seen.

-G

McC citing Lieberman for saying his immigration plan is good. Anyone who says otherwise is “a liar.”

Now the “liar” is speaking. (Mitt)

mccain looks really funny

In this house we are not concerned about which of the GOP candidates win their party’s nod. It’ll be this fascist or that fascist. But we are worried about who our party nominates.

McSaint, Grandpa, Populist Paul, Mittens and Rudy 912…who have I missed?

The only pie they deserve is HUMBLE PIE

McCain to Mittens: “you can spend your whole fortune on attack ads, but it still won’t be true.” That might leave a mark!

numbers numbers numbers. that’s what the dems have in their arsenal to beat these guys IF they use em.

This is clearly one of the best orchestrated debates I have seen.

None of he moron pandering and hand raising 12 year old shit.

-G

Yes it’s clearly better and more conducive to having them address each other. It makes the other formats look ridiculous.

“You can spend all you want in those attack ads, but it still won’t be true.” McC to Mitt on whether McC’s plan is “amnesty.”

oh good – pie-throwin’ making a comeback here…

Lovin’ watching them fight! Keep up the good work, boys!

So HoJo is McCain’s foreign policy advisor and Rush Limbaugh is his pharmacist?

McCain attacking Romney, Romney attacking Huckabee, Rudy is irrelevant and Thompson is asleep.

Next to these chuckleheads, Ron Paul sounds like a rocket scientist.

Charlie’s wife is a longtime educator in private schools. She probably prepped him on what to expect with maybe a few pointers on how to handle the little wizened snobs.

These Republicans aren’t worthy of crust, much less pie.

not even this kinda pie?

oops mitt slipping badly down that slope

Robot Romney sputtering like Max Headroom.

oh god i laughed so hard thank you!

Romney showing some mighty thin skin here…

Who is gonna perform these background checks and where…?

Do the candidates understand by the time a wall is built it will be a new century?

The smoothest asshole I have ever seen.

-G

Damn!

gosh Mitt is allowed to go on …. and on …..and on

Yes it’s clearly better and more conducive to having them address each other. It makes the other formats look ridiculous.

Well, right. I sorta thought “having them address each other” was more or less the DEFINITION of a debate. It’s about time some TV station looked it up in the dictionary.

Oh God! I forgot Huckabible.

Will Lieberman have a place at the table in an Obama administration is the question for Lahoma and I. We are fairly he will be inducted into a possible Republican regime.

The troops who are not deployed.

Rudy just said Reagan favored amnesty — so he’d be in one of Mitt’s negative ads. Line of the night.

Geebus … We should start a drinking game for the Faux debate tomorrow. Every time McCain mentions Short Ride Joe … every one has to take a drink

McCain to Romney:You can spend your entire fortune on these attack ads, they still won’t make them true.

What a waste of pie on that POS

honestly ron paul is the smartest guy up there.

is this what’s known as exhibitionism?

Mitt’s got a condescending CEO attitude…what a pr*ck!! Nevermind stopping people at the border, stop Mitt Now!!

Ya gotta love watching the Republicans argue about the meaning of “amnesty.”

mccain looks really funny

I don’t think he is well…

I can handle about 1/2 mentions of Lieberman.

Will Fred explain what “enforcement by attrition” means??? WTF???

Watch Huck come in with a one-liner having stayed out of this idiotic discussion….

Heh, the ones that are deployed south of the border… Panama?

I almost feel sorry for Mittens.

That’s my favorite picture of the bloody Kristol

I do like Fred’s tie and shirt. It’s very, um, lawyerly.

Can Charlie ask why this immigration issue is so important that it was ignored by the all GOP congress and president for 6 years?

After 9/11.

-G

I noticed former Deputy Attorney General Guilliani doesn’t dare bring up what he and his homeboy McCasey know to be true.

Immigration is broken largely because currently the bureaucracy is so inefficient that legally it takes 10-15 years.

Second, in this administration, Immigration judges have no experience as immigration lawyers and they often look pathetic. They are plum jobs appointed by the DOJ and most of the new appointees were vetted by a twit named Monica Goodling who graduated from a 15th rate borderline law school and had no practical experience as an attorney.

I do hear a collective sigh from the audience when Paul starts to talk…

I’m seeing Mitt more as an intussuscepted asshole – able to take fundamentally opposing positions as a matter of course.

i used to cook for Mitt’s chief fundraiser. they all know how to be nice guys, one of the just folks is an act they have mastered to the uninitiated, but they feel they know what’s best for everyone, and i mean everyone. no exceptions.

South of the border in Paraguay preparing Dubya’s getaway paradise — stationed the adjacent air force base.

Now you see the surface attraction of Ron Paul, as one young pol said
to me, at least he talks about the constitution and can quote it at length.
Strange, the others, all sworn to it, never mention it. As a whole this
field is weak, not much gas left after letting Junya have the keys to the
T-Bird.

McCain: “Leiberman says ‘Anyone who says McCain is for amnesty is a liar.’”

Lieberman.

BWAAAAAAaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa.

Ahem. Sorry. Carry on.

I almost feel sorry for Mittens.

Never. Never. NEVER!!! (Channeling TRex: ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTTAAAAACKKK!)

Lahoma has fled the scene for one of the upstairs bedrooms. She tells me she can’t handle McCain.

Very transparent…

Will she be recovered enough to watch our guys later?

When was the last time you heard Obama say anything negative about Joe Lieberman?

optimizing his learning strategies for neuronal loss?

McCains face brought to you by Silly Putty.

-G

Huckleberry wants to use AMERICAN WORKERS and AMERICAN PRODUCTS to build the wall! What a patriot!

huckabee really has that ‘i’m your preacher, you can talk to me’ thing down

I’m seeing Mitt more as an intussuscepted asshole – able to take fundamentally opposing positions as a matter of course.

Sounds like law school. And I think I’m probably glad I don’t know what that word before “asshole” means… *g*

“Our guys” that outa fire folks up!

I read somewhere that Mitt is the first clip art candidate for president. !

Romney is Orrin Hatch with a personality.

Heh, just like all the other fascists who’ve preceded him… ;-)

OMG you are funny

Wow.. Huckabee wants to let the immigrants eat cake.

Is it the same a smooth?

LOL Ouch.

Well… she’s not upset. That’s a good sign. ;0)

707! That’s probably it. Thanks for clarifying it for me!

HUCKABIBLE, HUCKABIBLE, HUUUUUUUUUCKABIBLE!

Willard a big fan of legal immigration. Gotta have slave laborers for his big business pals.

…which basically means: Mexicans will build it and the materials will be made in China.

North Korea to the US—F*ck off!

Another Bush failure.

-G

“…Who looks like a Immigrant…!” Ummm… Who doesn’t…?

me either, had to look it up

intussuscepted

Introvert or invaginate

now I have to look up “invaginate” but to be honest, it sounds like somewhere I want to be

Oh, I’m falling in love with this chap from the NH TV station…!

I bet Mitt’s hair is mussed up on purpose

Lahoma has fled the scene for one of the upstairs bedrooms. She tells me she can’t handle McCain.

Well, neither can I, but he’s my Senator all the same.

“By the comedian PJ O’Rourke?”

Someone misprogrammed the Mitt Bot.

Thanks for the liveblogging, everyone. I’ve turned it on, but I can’t stand to leave the sound on for more than a few seconds at a time.

WASHINGTON IS BROKEN, MITT?

your folks broke it, a**hole.

mitt on the ‘change’ wagon now

They really don’t have a candidate do they? I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop here.. Rethug necromancers have to be working in the background to bring somebody or other back from the dead. Too bad Jebby’s now a White Collar criminal, but there has to be somebody else.

Oh God. Please don’t saddle us with Obama. I’m already just about on overload with Reid and Pelosi. Edwards wold be fine though.

LOL from the Mittster–Obama’s health care plan which is in reality far from a government takeover and would be refracted through the filter of Congress (which they conveniently leave out) would lose billions of dollars.

But there is no mention that Iraq is losing trillions.

Gee I haven’t heard Iraq mentioned on that stage. Wonder why?

GAWD

I can’t get the tube link to play

*sulks*

You firepups are a riot. I’m so glad I can watch 60 Minutes tonite instead of these GOPs. What bozos they are. Really.

Mitt—I have CHANGED my underwear every day for 55 years.

-G

my son sez fred looks like Merman from He man.

Everyone’s getting a chance to attack that well known liberal, Barack Obama.

Willard said he brought change to MA—loose change. He didn’t do squat. His plan there was to be a place holder and resumé padder so he could waltz his way into the WH.

Na Ga Happen.

Yup…after Mika told him to ruff it it…he showed up with a “lock” out of place yesterday…and he’s softened up the look….but still….all grease and no machinery…

now I have to look up “invaginate” but to be honest, it sounds like somewhere I want to be

thanks – cracked me right up…

Don’t want to get too anal with my definitions, but strictly speaking “prolapsed” would have more precise….

well.. we are talking about the same guy who just yesterday said that Washington’s broken but the presidency/shrubby is doin’ just fine.

Romney with the straight man dead-pan stare.

He’s getting the Randall Tex Cobb treatment.

-G

Didn’t they spend their last debate scaring everyone about Hillary Clinton? Now these white men are gonna scare America about Obama?

White men, it’s you we’re scared of. And good reason!

Romney does seem to be PO’d..
Considering how much of his own money he spent in Iowa only to get wiped out by Huck’s pennies, I still can’t feel sorry for him.
He keeps bringing up the “personal barbs”. Oh.

all grease and no machinery…

LS, may I use that one at our Boy Mayor’s swearing-in next week?

Barack Obama has never run the ship of state into the rocks…..

-G

Nope, it’s not.
Everyone I ask “who do you want for president?” says “The Democrat.” I say, “Which one?” They say, “I don’t care!” A sign of a very fed-up populace.

yes rudi, we all want change for the worse cause we’re masochists

got it – ewwww!!

Or Chuck Wepner.

Steelers-Jaguars looking interesting gonna be tied 7-7 in a few seconds. 9:39 left in the 1st Q…

Mitt and McCain are hating each other. They’d like to pull a Bill O’Reilly if they could.

“Did anyone want Bill Moyers last night? Ron Paul & Kucinich were on.”

I always want Bill Moyers… oh, you meant “watch”? *g*

Both Paul and Kucinich were at their best. Moyers didn’t press Paul too hard on his loony tunes. His standard dodge was, “I have a transition plan for everything.” So, he has a transition plan for doing away with the Dept of Ed, and he has a transition plan for doing away with taxes, and it sounds like his ideas about Social Security are pretty close to George Bush’s (individual retirement accounts, where the risk is shouldered by the citizen).

Bob in HI

Yeppers. We have a couple of fascists here in Oklahoma masquerading as Senators and protectors of the Constitution too. ;0)

he’s po ed cause he’s a cEO and does not like disagreement. with him that is

McCain: “Iowa Democrat primary you’re talking about,” said with derision . . . but soon he’ll be calling those people “my friends” and smiling that lop-sided smile.

McC treating Mitt with contempt — laughing at him. Everyone else only treats Ron Paul with contempt.

McCain did pull a funny, calling Mittster an agent of change…

all grease and no machinery…

Oh, lordy, I like to fell off my chair! That’s 50 times better than “all hat, no cattle!”

John “Let’s go shopping in Basra” McCain says Obama doesn’t have the requisite experience in national security.

Repubs and Dems….You can’t be President, if you’ve never had the experience of being President….

Uh, oh….that only leaves Carter, GB41, Bill, GB43, and Cheney…oh, yeah…and Addington, since he’s got all the power of W and Dick.

Yes, but did it make you feel closer to the big guy upstairs?

vertical dog whistling by Huck.

If you think W’s business experience made him more qualified to be president, as Rudy does, we’re in trouble.

Ya but it was Mitt that made me cry and change the channel…. the Uninsured choose NOT to have insurance….

OMG… lets see, I choose to be laid off (years ago)
My 19 yr old son chose to turn 19 therefore cut OFF of my group insurance because he is too old
Elmore choose to be uninsurable when he was treated for an irregular heart rate AND every test was negative BUT he was evaluated so he must be uninsurable.
Let me know when it is over with and the Dems are up

holy moly batman

hucky said they might lose the next election

Romney thinks that paying for attack ads is not attacking someone.

He’s like a mob boss….”no blood on my hands”…

-G

can’t believe nobody here picked up on McCain’s line to Romney – “Governor, I would agree that you are the candidate of change”.

credit where credit’s due, etc….

Huck praising Obama for changing the debate — best ad Obama could have asked for.

Ron Paul says he’s similar to Obama.

Oh, shit. Huckleberry is giving Obama credit for VERTICAL thinking.

“all gas, no car”

Huck throwing in that vertical theory. Per Josh, it’s a buzzword to Christianistas.

And another rim shot…….

-G

I stole it from an old boss I had…I don’t know where he got it…hayell yeah!!!

You said what I was thinking.

Does anyone believe Ron Paul when he says he’s picking up young people from the Obama campaign?

The Obama doesn’t have the experience song and dance is going to be as much of a failure for McCain as it is for Hillary in the next month.

Good to see the Rethugs talking about the guy who will beat them in the general though.

Notice that Edwards who is going to have to take on Obama, is not pushing the no experience button to take on Obama because he knows it’s so much horseshit.

Many Presidents have been governors not Senators, where they didn’t get a lot of foreign policy experience.

None of the last six presidents were senators, and four out of the previous five were (Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Truman and in fact between 1944 and 1976 not one ex-governor won the presidency.

If you’re talking the popular vote it was Gore (a congressman before he became VP) who won the 2000 election while Governor Bush lost it – which makes the ‘real’ score 3 ex-congressmen (Ford, Bush I, Gore), vs 4 ex-governors (Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush II).

wow – changed his magical underwear once a day?

sounds like daily spell work to me.

wonder if Mittens will sign off with “Blessed Be”?

These guys are talking about Obama as if he’s the incumbent. Nice PR for him, anyway.

verticle=rapture?

OOOH, gas prices question! [crickets] “Anybody?” (Direct quote from Charlie Gibson!)

you know what’s sad? Ron paul is absolutely right about the federal income tax. and it’s such a heady issue for people, so intense and complex, these other guys can just smirk and rest easy that he’ll scare people cause he’s radical about that.

but he’s right.

Maybe the more impressionable youth.

gee.. poor Hillary.

That’s a discussion that’ll cool things off!

SUVs which are also C-Spine fracture promoters won’t dwindle until gas is $10-12 a gallon but don’t worry–it’s getting there at already $100 a barrel.

All badge, no back-up.

Shit, looks like the young woman missing in the North Georgia mountains is dead.

what did he say about the income tax?

Have they even mentioned Hillary at all?

Fred Thompson was taking a nap I think … oh my

i cannot buuleeve how lame these guys are, except paul

Boy oh boy, there is just no flicker in Freds bulb.

Thompson
curse those Chinese for wanting fuel

Fred just lost the debate right there. He wouldn’t step in to institute windfall profits tax on oil companies.

All cod. No piece.

gee.. poor Hillary

Did Walmart cut compensation for their Board Of Directors? Poor Hills may have to re-fi the mansion.

Since I can’t stand to have the sound on, here are my visual impressions:

Romney: Definitely the CEO. He wants you to understand that he really, really knows what he’s doing. Just like all the CEOs I’ve met who believe that you don’t need to know anything about what the business actually produces, you just need management skills.

Thompson: Geez, could this guy be any less energetic? Odd that he’s the only one who’s an actor, but he doesn’t know to at the camera instead of at the moderator or down at the desk.

McCain: Seems more in his element, and actually enjoying this. (Since he’s a senator and this is something close to an actual debate, that may not be far from the truth.)

Giuliani: Just looks unpleasant. The glasses don’t do him any favors.

Huckabee: Looks kind of blandly earnest. Trying to appear more friendly and personable, less know-it-all, but with a hint of restrained “must not screw up.”

Paul: Shifts between “what am I doing stuck with these idiots” and “very very earnest,” but with a hint of schizophrenic “let me tell you about the Conspiracy” Very Earnest.

(My God, Thompson showed a hint of energy! When he was listening to Ron Paul, of course; by the time it gets back to him, he’s droopy again.)

Thompson is a complete dolt. No profits tax on oil companies while swiveling in his chair with a grumpy, puffy eyed face.

on behalf of Colts fans – Go Jags!!

ok, that was my football comment for this thread…

“vertical” is evangelical magic-speak for a God-above-ruling-down-over-us-chilluns universe

as opposed to

a horizontal, logical cause-and-effect universe (think of the horizontally arranged progressive chart that depicts the evolution of homo sapiens)

For us, Obama simply does not come across as the voice of change.

I don’t know how much more of this Republican ‘debate’ I can take. I just had an email from upstairs asking if I was interested in building two Margaritas?

Grandpa Fred takes note of oil companies profits and losses? When have they had losses?

Fred Thompson was taking a nap I think … oh my

anyone checking for a pulse?

Just when anchor guy said well, you’ve all criticized HRC but what about Obama now that he’s won Iowa and is tied in our poll …

answers are He’s not experienced etc etc tho Huck likes him sorta maybe

Can we tap Fred Thompson’s head for fossil fuel?

Jeebus, this man is like watching cement harden.

-G

according to these guys, we are the only ones entitled to fuel

according to these guys, that fuel has to be petroleum, nothing else

lol

HAR

Yeah, evidently neither Freddy nor Huckleberry have advisors to prepare (reality-based) briefings for ‘em…

I thought the same thing about Moyers questioning Paul. I don’t know how much he knows about that loony shit. I mean, I read Dave Neiwert’s blog who tracks hate groups in NW here, and he’s been doing a lot on Ron Paul.

Yeah, I liked that transition shit. Smooth ruffled feathers so as to get their vote and then destroy it.

Interesting that Rudy, et al, who are so keen on letting the market solve health care, want a govt-sponsored program for energy independence.

All cod. No piece.

We have a Winnah!!

Fred says it’s supply & demand.

Have they even mentioned Hillary at all?

We don’t have health care in America, we have “Hillarycare.”

Gibson asks “Shouldn’t we be doing something? Fred answers “such as what?”

gee.. poor Hillary.

Hillary who? Oh…THAT Hillary.

Thanks, that’s the most logical, succinct definition I’ve seen.

thanks for the interesting observations

Gee I wonder if the Chinese appetite could have anything to do with oil prices?

Dealing With the Dragon

But the reason oil supply hasn’t been able to keep up with demand is surging oil consumption in newly industrializing economies — above all, in China.

Even now, China accounts for about only 9 percent of the world’s demand for oil. But because China’s oil demand has been rising along with its economy, in recent years China has been responsible for about a third of the growth in world oil consumption.

As a result, oil at $100 a barrel is, in large part, a made-in-China phenomenon.

Another advantage to following the debate on the live-feed online and being at the Lake is I don’t have to Look At Them.
Those lips. That hair.

Fred Thompson was taking a nap I think … oh my

anyone checking for a pulse?

Ghoulani tried, but just got nostalgic for his….

here’s the thing. according to what i’ve read, the system of taxation was intended to tax corporate profits and never to tax people’s paycheck.s paul talks about this too. the whole tax system is above the law completely, no oversight, total power to toast the little guy,

good dvd “freedom to fascism” think that’s the one.
also The money masters” on history of fed reserve.

whole things not functioning the way it was designed to do.[[
paul’s right about that. but it’s so out of left field, literally, no one can grasp it.
the corrpution of the tax system is such a given now that no one suspects it can change or be challenged in any meanignful way.

paul’s right on about it though.

Huck definitely comes across well … he’s soooo wrong but he knows how to talk, perhaps best of all of them

Mitt thinks he’s so smart but he makes my eyes glaze over

Huck: Incentive. A billion dollar bonus for the first person to produce a non-energy dependent car…oh and then in the same sentence Madrassas that are going to get us and it should be a first priority… Say Wha???

Next shot at Fred Thompson:

His head back, eyes closed, mouth open.

Bill still uses his homeboy Burkle’s gulfstream to fly to scores of $100,000+ speaking engagements, so I wouldn’t worry about the Clinton coffers–unless there were to be a divorce.

After watching (or watching you guys watching) way too many Republican debates, I’m left with the conviction that Edwards could make mincemeat out of any of ‘em, even McCain.

China dealing with DICTATORS!

Unlike our dear friends the Saudis, Jordanians, Egyptians, Pakistanis.

Whoofah.

-G

waa! it’s over

mercy. it’s over.

Sounds like we’ll be saying “Bye” to Fred on Wednesday….?

not even an E for effort

I’m about ready to tune out as well. None of these shits are going to make to 1800 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Christ – there goes Mitt stealing words…first change, now upside down country.

OMG. MITT ROMNEY JUST SAID THAT AMERICA CANNOT BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT IN TEN YEARS. He doesn’t know America.

Bet’s on a quiet crowd in the next one. Frickin rabble.

“And with that, gentlemen, we conclude the Republican debate”.

Best line of the night.

Yeah, funny that!

lord amighty, kumbaya

I noticed Saint John’s wife in the audience. What a “Love Story” those two make, especially since their “love” started as an affair.

“Love means never having to say you’re Crazy.”

and the defense takes the field!

it’s the kumbaya moment and photo op.

Class picture, everyone say cheese.

he’s 100 percent right about this;

here’s the thing. according to what i’ve read, the system of taxation was intended to tax corporate profits and never to tax people’s paycheck.s paul talks about this too. the whole tax system is above the law completely, no oversight, total power to toast the little guy,

however ron is against this, he wants no government, he wants private roads, water works, no public parks, private bridges

so it’s hard to believe he believes any of that “taxing corporations and not people” stuff

Edwards does not want to be on that stage right now.

That’s an interesting moment, eh?

Weekend aat Freddies.

-G

I missed the Dems. Who won?

Omigawd!!

Whew..

Hillary just asked Rudy, ‘How’s your wife?’ Didn’t know I could lip read!

MY GOD — Ron Paul does know how to smile!

ooooo, that would be rich!

That does it. I’m headed for the blender. Two Margarita slushes comin’ up!

any one of them.

Same as they tried to do with Hillary — they all have to pretend Bush isn’t the incumbent in order to keep that balance of fluffing Bush to get in good with the base, and then trying to avoid him in the general without actively repudiating him.

Personally, I doubt anyone will be fooled, and it’ll work even less well with Obama than it did with Hillary.

They did.

everyone would look like an idiot except for paul, but if edwards knows what paul is all about, he can make him look like he wants a robber baron economy

you meant 1600 right?

Dems just up now, took the field as the Repubs were leaving, with an interesting meet-and-greet.

There ain’t a dime’s difference IMHO.

They are up next looks like….

they are coming up next…

The four Dems are now.

Was that a subtle dig as in “where’s your wife?” (we know she’s been MIA on the campaign trail)

Okay, with the Dems being invited on to the stage, I had to go to the Other Window to take a look.
Oh, did I see some tongue with some of those hugs?
Just, yikes.

Thompson was amazingly bad. Romney had a bad night as well, but Freddie….words cannot express how awful he was.

of course there is, the republicans are dead set on ending government protection of people, the democrats want government, the republicans hate government, unless it gives them middle class wealth

to which rudi replied, (wait for it)

which one?

Will they Lysol the desks and chairs before the Dems??

I saw tongue only between Hill and Rudy.

I surely hope somebody puts this debate up on youtube, I will love watching

When Romney said 47 million American CHOOSE not to get health insurance was he implying his healthcare plan is either be rich or die?

Dems up next at 6:48.

Oh, uh – OK >>>>))

Yeah, I did. 1800 is my address. Sorry.

sick pup

See Diane picked it up. Not just rubbing elbows.

And I was enjoying my wine until I read that!

Watch my Llama video, it’s better!

smudge stick and salt.

I suppose there is going to be a new thread for part duex?

New thread upstairs.

I love these new marquees!

linkerage?

perris don’t you get ABC on your teeVee?

I don’t know who “won” that debate. I sensed McCain trying to stay out of as many dustups as he could, because he knows he’s in good position to win New Hampshire.

We’re two threads behind! :) !

Just back from the fluff and fold.

Must.stop.imagining.the.Thompsons’private.life.

“…using Lieberman as a character reference…because nobody wants to bring the troops home more than Joe.”

:o) Thassit, Jane. :o)

And I am sitting here, sober as deacon, telling you that IF John McCain is nominated, 6 months from now, if you asked him a question about Joe Lieberman, he’ll cup his hand to his ear, very reagan-like, and say:

“Who??? Never heard of him.”

But that’s what video clips are for, right? :o)

Redshift@253:

A trenchant paragraph. :o)

McCain to Mittens: “you can spend your whole fortune on attack ads, but it still won’t be true.” That might leave a mark!

It’s a good line, a real zinger. But, since when have Repubs ever been concerned with whether something is true?