Fox News "kiddie table" GOP debate (or forum?) @5pmET **live commentary thread**

[Mr. Morden]

Fox News will be broadcasting two "debates" (is this one a debate?) today, a kiddie table debate (or forum?) and a grownups debate.  The former will take place at 5pm Eastern and last for one hour, while the latter will take place at 9pm Eastern and last for two hours.

Seven Republican candidates will participate in the 5pm event:

Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore

I am still unclear on the format for this event, and I don't appear to be alone:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fox-news-pre-gop-debate-forum-what-is-it/article/2569224

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If you have any news on what the format will be, post it here.

Feel free to post any pre-debate chatter here during the day, then use this thread for live commentary during the 5pm debate/forum.  After it's over, I'll unlock the other thread, which'll be for live commentary on the 9pm "big boys" debate.

[Mr. Morden]

Like I said in the OP, feel free to use this thread for pre-debate chatter for both events.  Here's a primer on how all the candidates prepared (except they forgot Gilmore):

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-debate-republican-presidential-candidates-cramming-big-showdown/story?id=32907850

[Mr. Morden]

WaPo has some Instagram pics of the candidates from the day before the debate:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/08/06/the-daily-202-what-to-watch-in-cleveland/

Jindal boards his flight:



Rubio walks through a kitchen en route to a campaign rally:



Perry eats dinner at a Cleveland restaurant:

[Mr. Morden]

Trump's debate prep strategy is to wing it:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-debate-game-plan-wing/story?id=32906212&wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1

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[Mr. Morden]

All right, I'm going to bed in a few minutes.  When the kiddie debate starts, I'll presumably still be asleep, so have fun.

[Mr. Morden]

I just woke up.  Are you guys doing commentary on the commercials as well?

[Mr. Morden]

How many normal people (not politicians) ever use the word "empower"?

[Mr. Morden]

Gilmore thinks Hillary Clinton is partially responsible for EPA regulations and Obamacare?

[Mr. Morden]

WHY IS THIS DEBATE STILL ON?

#overtime

[Mr. Morden]

Yooo who has a link to the next debate?

You mean the Canadian debate?

[Mr. Morden]

Graham sounds exhausted.

[Mr. Morden]

Santorum's logic is flawed.  Plenty of people who are pessimistic about their country end up having lots of kids. 

[Mr. Morden]

"Democrat Party"