The candidates get to question each other:
9iu11iani: Hey Mitt, people here in Florida can't get property insurance. Senator McCain doesn't support national catastrophic insurance, he thinks they ought to rely on FEMA. McCain thinks...
McCain: Who's answering this question?
9iu11iani: I don't really have a question, I just want talk about myself and suck up to Florida voters a bit longer.
McCain then gets 30 seconds to rebut 9iu11iani's question to Mitt. Hard to tell whether they're more collectively irrelevant or full of shit.
McCain refers to Lieberman as "one of my favorite Democrats." He's getting a little old or the botox got injected a bit deep, 'cos Short Ride's no Democrat.
Update: Worst. Debate. Ever. They got nothin'.
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Tediummmmmmm.
zed.
C&L
Hey, LS!
Borrrring.
From chairman to VP in a single bound.
Rudy gets a laugh with the “I’ve lulled them into a false sense of security” line so he tells it twice.
The man has no sense of timing.
McCain’s off too…Brian Williams hands his a softball about his mom, and he starts talking about islamofacists. Huckabee would never do that.
McCain going all A*I*P*A*C. Wonder why?
Just when I thought it was safe to uncover the keyboard…
spew alert!
I like our fighting so much better!
They are just as much pygmies up here as they were down there.
Tim asks Mitt how to run against Billary.
Mitt can’t wait. Americans don’t want Bill back in the White House.
Mitt: slap his face and call him trouble! Can’t imagine househubby in WH.
Romneybot: I hate the Clintons more than these other bozos do!
Oh that limp applause for McCain was pathetic. Romney’s line about Bill Clinton back in the White House with nothing to do was even sadder.
I want Mitt.
I had no idea that the Clenis had been running Washington for the past 7 years. Thanks for getting me clued in, Mittens.
Timmeh: how much money have you spent of your own, Mitt?
Tell us NOW!!!
Willard - “I hereby promise to resurrect Ronald Reagan from the grave. Umm, Huck, I might need your help on this one…”
Mitt: I’ve raised more money than anyone else in this race.
And I’ve spent some of my own, not as much as Forbes, Bloomberg.
Hi, Jane! The contrast between the wackaloon delusional freaks in this debate, and the Democratic candidates in the SC debate is pretty stark.
Good God Mitt makes no cents.
Hey RonD!!!
“Nobody can call me and say — he you owe me!”
Rom: “I have raised more money than any other Republican in this race!”
Rom: “I don’t owe anybody anything!”
disconnect
I also want Mitt…
Romney will not tell Russert what he has spent, other than to say he has raised more money than anyone else. Less than Steve Forbes.
He has been able to save enough money to run.
watch how you use that word, inherit, Mitt.
America is not a family business.
Mitt is concerned about the kids America will inherit.
Why do you guys want Mitt?
Ah, Mormonism
Mittens doesn’t know many Baptists, obviously…
MItt: my faith isn’t terribly well known around this country.
But Mitt, when it is, your support goes down.
no religious test? then why the muslim smear of Osama oh I mean Obama.
the mutt’s getting a lot of airtime from timmeh
he’s going on… and on…. and on….
“How to get America going again” — Mitt.
Romneybot: “I am just so much cooler than Hillary Clinton!”
Mitt is concerned about the kids America will inherit.
No, he’s concerned about the America *his* kids will inherit. And in Willard’s case, he means it literally.
They are so boring and lacking in original ideas….they get a big “F”.
Dorks.
“He’s a bit old or the botox got injected a bit deep…”
Ouch. That’s gonna leave a bruise. :o)
And, Neurophius@14; you heard it right. Willard’s cleverly cranking up the ONLY issue the GOP will need to talk about, if we nominate Hillary.
Iraq could be totally engulfed in mayhem; I mean EVERYONE involved, and all we’ll hear from the goopers is “Hillary! Hillary! Hillary!”, and it will play with enough people to save the bastards.
Tim asking Paul about SocSec “abolish it”
Not overnight.
Paul: I will abolish ss after the voters die.
cuz he’s a robot and a dope and I think he would get completely swept, leaving the Dem with an actual mandate, not a Bushy kinda mandate…
Ron wants to save hundreds of billions of dollars saved overseas spent on oldsters.
paul wants to talk about iraq
he’s the only one
Mitt, America wont care what church you belong to as long it is not a mosque
Ron Paul: sure, I want to abolish Social Security…
That’s how I hear it too when it comes out around the silver spoon in his mouth.
and also, the press hates Mitt and if Hillary gets the nom, it levels the playing field.
I read on threads here Lieberman is one of Obama’s favorite Dems; funny I never here Obama mention his name. I hear the Clintons and McCain mention him with equal and startling frequency.
I’m wondering who can paint Blue States Red faster? McCain or Clinton? I suspect Clinton can convert Blue States to Red in record time and bring out a record number of Republicans to the polls. One compelling reason to get her out.
Still waiting for the Huck/constitution/bible question…
Ah. Rooting for the weakest opponent.
At least Bushco was….”interesting”….
These guys are yawnnnnnn ……tedious and boring.
I’m bored.
I’m only catching every 5th boring word…..yadda, yadda, yadda….
Huckster: I’m going to ignore your question and change the subject to tell the Mittster how much I admire his sons…
Good God, no wonder we said, “Tune out and Turn on”.
Romneybot blows a circuit in his face during Huckey’s question.
Huck is really good at distracting people by making jokes, then getting onto uneasy ground.
Raisethebar@44; you bet your ass he’s the only one. They’d rather have a root-canal with a pair of visegrips than talk about the clusterfuck. Which is precisely why we so badly need someone who is willing and able to hang it around their necks.
Huckster: The Fair Tax will solve everything…
yeah, keep your money Mitt so your sons will inherit it and let me run the country. we both win. Mitt looks like he smells McCain’s diaper.
Mitt’s sons are enlisting!!!!!!!!!!
Oh…wrong show….
Zzzzzz…
Romney looks like he’s having a serious gas pain.
Tim: would you do what Reagan did?
Mitt: I’m not gonna raise taxes
They are all really rather stupid.
Mittster: don’t raise taxes to save Social Security
(a good excuse to let Social Security crash and burn)
Rev. Chucklebee sez:
I’ll be here all week. Try the veal.
-G
Mitt:
I don’t WANT to raise taxes.
Jeebus, when Mitt sez “sit down with the Democrats” he sounds like he’s saying “sit down with Al Qaida”
If Hillary were to get the nom, it would paint blue states red at warp speed, and bring out more Republican voters in exponential numbers, and very probably lose the White House if not a number of Congressional or Senate seats.
You’re at rock bottom now with the Senate and House; if you don’t think so stay tuned as S. 2248 twists and turns with immunity as the end product, and none of the other significant issues addressed.
I want to know what kind of skin care Mitt uses….
He’s incredibly wrinkleless….
I hear Miracle Whip makes a great mask….no, I’m not kidding!!!
Hey, RomBot…how about lifting the cap on income taxed for Social Security?
Mittens is just so….. soothing, I suppose… (you are getting sleepy! SLEEPY! very, very sleeeeeepy!)
Why doesn’t anyone ask about the huge two-plus-year delays in Social Security disability?
Asking Ghouli a question (from the audience?) Ghouli’s face twitches, then makes his eyes bug out again
Huck gave him a facial just now.
OT.
The Iranians told Condi to go F herself.
Chimpco has made the Iranians puffed up enough to tell the US: Nah, we don’t wanna talk to you.
Heckuva job.
-G
Mitt:
Oh, and by the way everyone wathing - don’t believe that we are REALLY going to take all of these things away we are only saying it and stuff. Believe the stuff about the “read my lips no new taxes”.
Rudi’s gonna end illegal immigration with technology, a tamperproof ID card, and education.
Republican heresy!
Hiya, RonD!
Anyone who actually listens to what these people say and then votes for them….God Bless their patience….idjiots…..
? from audience to rudy:
why are you pandering to the hispanics?
Rudy:
we need a tamper-proof id card
Because it’s one of those child proofed safety caps…
See Giuliani’s eyes light up when he says “a tamper-proof ID card!”
707
Why are republican immigrants allowed to stay? Isn’t this a rhetorical question?
Giuluiani reminded me of Robin Williams doing an impersonation of William F. Buckley.
-G
Timmeh to Rudee: why do you pander to Cubans?
Rudee: ’cause I LURVVVVES me come Cubans!!!
Heckuva job Mitt, we won’t listen to what you say then.
RUDY! Getting down a little Law and Order Cuba.
Ghouli - looks beaten, sounds beaten, and weak.
Hey, jayt!
These candidates are crazy.
wackaloon I haven’t heard or seen in print for ages. I should make that a staple of my vocabulary.
Missed the debate. lemme guess. Rudy’s gonna give us the largest tax cut in American history, continue to pay for a war and create a catastrophe fund for people who buy beachfront property in FL and know exactly what risks they’re taking, Sounds like the party of fiscal responsibility and personal responsibility to me, no?
McCain has those waxy halloween teeth and lips tonight.
chuck norris question to hucksterbee
do you agree with chuckie’s comment about mccain being older than the hills?
Is this sunday school?
Norris -v- Sly
Huckabee says he would get kicked upside the head.
Is McCain too old?
Huckabee: Bless his heart.
Huck: Of all the things we can criticize John McCain for, his ago isn’t one of them
Huckster: vote for me cause Chuck Norris likes me. I’m not going to say McCain is too old to be preznit, I’ll let Chuck do that for me.
Wow…Huckabee quoting Billy Jack wrt Chuck Norris, though Chuck wasn’t in it. That was Tom Laughlin.
zackly
McCain saved his Gen. Swartcough endorsement for his joke about Sly -v- Chuck Norris.
Man, the Mod just slammed RUDY!
I tried, I really did, but these people make me gag.
The Democrat Congress is going to raise taxes. I’m just going to sign off on it.
Oh that’s humiliating — NYT says 9iu11iani is a “narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man, his arrogance and bad judgment are breathtaking.”
Okay, Rudy made it work for him. Called them a bunch of liberals and it was a badge of honor.
Rudy Loves People.
….!
I worked for Ronald Regean….and then how did they write a book about your boss who actually worked for RayGun.
whoa - Brian Williams smokes Ghouli on the NYT endorsing McCain.
Ghouli “And once again, may I remind you, that there isn’t a single issue that you can possibly raise that I didn’t solve when I was mayor of New York.”
Did he say Billy Jack?
Mod: Rudee, how can you be such an unlikable slimeball like your hometown newspaper says?
Rudee: *puts fingers in ears* na na na na na I can’t hear you!!!
The Grey Lady must be priming their pumps now…!
Oh that’s humiliating — NYT says 9iu11iani is a “narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man, his arrogance and bad judgment are breathtaking.”
Okay, Rudy made it work for him. Called them a bunch of liberals and it was a badge of honor.
—
Yeah, quite a slam by the Mod using NYT slam. But did offer a traditional follow-up.
Mitt: I’m willing to change things…like Mccain’s dydee.
who told mitt it would be a good idea for him to run for president?
OldCoastie@10: at least, our fighting is honest. Team-troll is made up of a bunch of opportunistic jerks trying to defend george bush’s monumental fuckups as the acts of a statesman. How could it not be the world mendacity convention?
But trust me; that is going to change in a few short months. By midsummer the bushCo boys choir is going to morph into a bunch of cloned Brutus’s, all clawing and jockeying for the chance to get in a VERY PUBLIC stab at C+ Caesar on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. :o)
Oh man. These guys are going to get stomped.
Huckabee: If I was President, I’d still be scared of Chuck Norris.
No, but the line about “putting his foot right there, and you can’t do anything about it” is straight out of Biilly Jack.
Rudy an Clusterfuck—Night of the living dead…
Someone above said that ”At least (Bush) was interesting”
The only thing I found interesting about his campaign was the drama of knowing that he might experience a total meltdown at any moment and you’d hate ta miss it—wouldn’t you?
Here’s the Times editorial on McCain. My, they have some ugly things to say about the Republicans!
Bottom line: is there any question in any viewer’s mind that Tim and Brian are looking at the guy they are gonna vote for, and their questions show that quite clearly?
Huckabee is the king of snark.
Mitt the Shite his 5 kids going to live like kings with the gold spun by Huckabee.
- McCain wanted to let a little yell out, but wants to bust out the “Bilbo face”.
Is your temper a problem Senator McCain? #### no!
Again, I missed it. Pandering to the Cubans is to be expected. But we central Floridians want to be pandered to as well. Did any of them say he was going to spend zillions to go to Mars?? (More fiscal responsibility). Or do they just say that when they’re around here?
With Chuck Norris already surgically implanted on McCain’s ass, is there for Stallone?
McCain takes pity on Rudy. Oh that’s humiliating.
John McCain: I can be bipartisan…kumbayah [and Joey Short Ride is my BFF!!!]
Aha.
So Rudy 9iu11ani ran the country after 9/11 according to McCain…
McCain turn around - take a question on a hot temper and end with the higher-road praising St. 9-11.
This would be an excellent question in the general election.
Do you support Cuban immigrants staying here in America?
Do you support Mexican immigrants staying here in America?
mccain gettin’ serious now
mccain sez he knows rudy
and rudy is a patriotic amurican!
LOVEFEST TIME!!!!!!!
He’s damn good, especially for a wingnut, where humor is traditionally almost nonexistant.
Huck preaching religious tolerance while praying to rewrite teh constitution….heh.
Leave my belief in God out of it Huckabee.
Do you think there will be a group hug when the debate is over?
Goopers are bout down ta Mister Mitt an the walkin corpse McCain….Should be an exciting contest!!! Bring on the hot coffee!!!
OK: I’m getting broadband if I have to chew through the wires.
A moment like that is too good to miss.
Hillary vs. McCain - don’t count on a stomping or a thumping. No heart over head for me for elections. Just football games.
Huckster, but I’m willing to shape the Constitution…
Damn Ron Paul is up for the second time - it must be Pumpkin time for this debate in in a little bit.
Ron Paul is crying.