The Official Fox News/Google Debate Discussion Thread

[King]

When you take out the conspiracy theory aspect, Ron Paul's quote is actually a bit profound.

[King]

I like that the 'None' vote got a secret 20%.

None is the Ron Paul of that poll.  Yeah, it's 2nd, but eh it won't win.

[King]

Why am I watching an Israeli Presidential debate? What channel has the debate with American Issues?

[King]

How to keep Pakistan from launching nukes? Become stronger allies with India!

[King]

BUTCH RUSSELL 4 PRESIDENT

[King]

Baier: Gary Johnson, here's an irrelevant question nobody asked and nobody cares about, please look stupid.  

Johnson: I promise a budget.

Baier: Thank you.

[King]

Bachmann interrupts, Huntsman interrupts.  Baier has lost control of the debate.

Santorum is standing up for good ol' fashioned Neoconservatism.

[King]

When Jefferson wasn't tearing up Bibles, he was advocating for Christianity in schools.

[King]

LET HIM DIE LET HIM DIE LET HIM DIE

[King]

Gary Johnson participated more in debates he wasn't invited to.

[King]

Side of life*

*unless black criminal

[King]

What the hell did Rick Perry just say?

"Was before he was before after 2nd amendment before I don't know we'll see tomorrow."

[King]

Rick Perry knows exactly how mating Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain with him would work.

[King]

Cain kicking ass and taking names.

[King]

I would vote for Huntsman-Cain.

[King]

With regard to the in-state tuition for illegal immigrants living in Texas question, here's an interesting clip from a Reagan vs. Bush primary debate in 1980:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixi9_cciy8w&feature=player_embedded

I can only imagine how CARLHAYDEN would have reacted if he'd been watching that debate.

This is also a good response clip whenever J.J. and lesser Republicans around here comment about how Reagan was not considered Presidential material in 1979 and comparing Bachmann/Perry/whatever to them.  Reagan may or may not have been considered Presidential in 1979, but he could complete a sentence without tearing up basic grammar or dropping an attack ad soundbite in 1979.  That's more than two-thirds of the 2012 GOP field's capabilities.

[King]

With regard to the in-state tuition for illegal immigrants living in Texas question, here's an interesting clip from a Reagan vs. Bush primary debate in 1980:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixi9_cciy8w&feature=player_embedded

I can only imagine how CARLHAYDEN would have reacted if he'd been watching that debate.

This is also a good response clip whenever J.J. and lesser Republicans around here comment about how Reagan was not considered Presidential material in 1979 and comparing Bachmann/Perry/whatever to them.  Reagan may or may not have been considered Presidential in 1979, but he could complete a sentence without tearing up basic grammar or dropping an attack ad soundbite in 1979.  That's more than two-thirds of the 2012 GOP field's capabilities.

The standards for "presidential material" have sunk much farther in the past 30 years.  The level of policy detail covered in these debates used to be much greater.  Here's another clip from that same Bush vs. Reagan debate, on taxes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edchtf9MS7g

The Reagan from that era would have destroyed any of the current 2012 Republican candidates in a debate.

Teabaggers heads would be spinning if two Republican candidates went into detailed discussions on taxes like this.  And then they'd boo at the end.