This is awful, but I didn’t even know there was a debate tonight. Guess that shows how enthused I am about the race, eh?
It’s on FoxNews, and starts at 9 ET (you can watch it online here - there’s a java link at the top of the page).
Seeing as to how the poll numbers are looking, with McCain gaining momentum in SC and now in the lead, I anticipate Huckabee (now in 2nd) and McCain will be going after each other, while Rudy and Romney go after Huckabee and McCain. Let’s hope that for once, at least, it’ll be substantive. Truther Ron Paul will be at this one this time, so expect sparks to fly if he gets going good.
ST reader steveegg will be liveblogging it, and has gotten an early start to it with a pre-debate party of sorts.
I knew. Heck, I needed the excuse to drink (so the language warning is up for both the alcohol content and the Paul-Nut factor).
Comment by steveegg @ 1/10/2008 - 8:58 pm
Was it my “Can’t wait to see Fred tonight in the debate comment” that clued you in?
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:02 pm
Hey, this is my first debate to watch of the season…
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:03 pm
This is the first one I’ve watched in a while.
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 1/10/2008 - 9:12 pm
Let’s crank this up to 300 comments Steveegg !
Chris Wallace… Recession !!! sheesh. Let’s see what Romney says.
Romeney: OH yeah ! Get that record straight. Love that phrase…
His years in governor = new jobs..
Reduce taxes on middle income americans.
Reduce gas prices.
R&D in science - I don’t agree with that one.
Good appealing rhetoric.
McCain: uh… he says. Re-education.. hm… McCain does NOT believe we are heading into a recession. That pulled his answer up from the beginning.
Oh yeah. McCain says stop out of control federal spending. What is McCain’s voting record on that?
400 billion per year overseas for oil. ok. That’s not federal spending that’s consumer spending… mixing things up McCain is.
Wallace: Do you Huck believe we are headed to Recession.
Huck: Hope we aren’t but there are 4 factors that says we are. 1) Gas prices 2) Subprime Mortgages with 2 million people 3) Health care costs 4) Education costs
I agree with Huck that the things are problems but what are the solutions? Take from taxpayers to reduce costs? That would be increasing cost to taxpayers….
Guliani: Tax cutter speak mentioning Reagan, Kennedy and Bush. Guliani is strong to me on economics 101. He gave a corporate tax cut analogy.
McCain again: Tax cuts permanent. Back to cutting spending!!!
Paul: Man he is stupid.
FINALLY THOMPSON WAS ASKED A QUESTION: SHEESH: Wallace asks about stimulus package. Thompson gives Kudos to Guliani. Stimulus package like 01. Tax cuts to be permanent and a whole bunch of other ideas for businesses.
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:18 pm
sorry have phone call I’m tending to
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:23 pm
Off-topic, but delicious:
New York Times Stock Hits Multi-Year Low.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi @ 1/10/2008 - 9:24 pm
Wow - Fred is sticking it to Huckabee big time.
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 1/10/2008 - 9:25 pm
first cheer is for Fred
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:26 pm
Wish I could help in sending it up to 300, but I have a few Cheeseheads over at my place.
Comment by steveegg @ 1/10/2008 - 9:33 pm
The shot of McCain grimacing to Paul’s stupidity on the Tonkin comment was classic
Hume nailed him
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 9:42 pm
Well, that debate was a waste of time. I did not hear a single question challenging Paul on his racist newsletter. The little Truther bullied his way into the debate, and Fox was too intimidated to challenge him.
Remind me again how Fox is a right-wing propaganda tool.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi @ 1/10/2008 - 10:38 pm
Fred Thompson won the debate according to the Frank Luntz focus group.
Woo HOO !
There’s the mojo !
Comment by Baklava @ 1/10/2008 - 11:07 pm
Fred won - he owned that debate. Good news, now maybe some of the folks that think FDT can’t win will change their minds. He’s the only conservative in the race.
Comment by Kathy @ 1/10/2008 - 11:16 pm
One and two are Fred and Rudy. Four out of the first five questions put to Mitt went unanswered, just refracted and redirected OT. Ron the flaming moron, made the folks who invited him to attend, appear slightly smarter than your average dhimmirat.
Comment by forest hunter @ 1/11/2008 - 12:27 am
After watching Fred and his wife on the Sean Hannity show….. I think Fred will be president if they just play that interview every day.
Comment by Baklava @ 1/11/2008 - 9:37 pm