Posted on 05/05/2011 7:51:34 PM PDT by Triton42
"So who won the debate? In a political debate, of course, there is no such thing as "winning the argument." Instead, candidates aim to achieve certain goals. In this case--even for Pawlenty--the goal was to attract media attention. The debates also present an opportunity for the candidates to prove their rhetorical ability. So who succeeded?
No candidate performed in an outstanding way. Two candidates, Santorum and Johnson, performed poorly. But Cain, Paul, and Pawlenty each achieved what they set out to do...."
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Don’ forget. Ron Paul and Johnson both clearly said no to waterboarding any terrorist.
I can’t believe anyone here would support someone for president that won’t do everthing to protect us.
Paulbots are noisy and small in number. Just look at the commotion he caused at CPAC for no reason. He has zero shot at anything other than being the but of political jokes for another season.
I’d stand in the rain
for Herman Cain!
Aren't you tired of the GOP running geriatric, tired candidates? <<<
Yup...You're right!...If he's for a younger metro-sexual Santa Clause with out that gray beard and that tired red suit...I am too!!
Your middle name acerbic? LOL
Thought he was a DR?
Did you describe Ron Paul as dynamic? You must not be a woman. He positively cringes me because he is so phyically unattractive. I don’t mean that he is ugly but that he is so unmanly and almost mousy. He’s not even funny. Not many woman would vote for him.
Don’ confuse the loud applause with people actually liking what he says. Its all staged and phony.
Hmmm Looked pretty metro to me.
I liked what Santorum had to say re; marriage, American values and his practically calling Obama a Socialist.
I had never heard him before tonight.
I couldn’t care less about the persons skin color.
I care more about their politics.
Red, White and Blue; I’ll consider you.
Red; You’re a Kommie and count me out.
You and me both Palin and Cain seem like real people to me unlike the other candidates. Cain is even starting to replace Bachman on my short list now.
Dr. Thomas Sowell, PhD, Economics; University of Chicago 1968
Cain talked in general terms,all fluff, no substance.He may be wise ,but not as a President.
YES! Haven't the rest of you gotten over your white guilt yet? See where that got you last time.
Look, Obama has set back race relations 30 years. A Black presidential candidate has NO CHANCE for at least a generation. A Black Republican candidate will not get the GOP the Black vote.
The ONLY Black candidate I could support is Allen West. He would not win either.
Cain is a loser (literally)
How about a Bachmann/Cain. Wouldn’t that explode Libs’s heads!
You are correct. Also, nobody can have a plan on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without being privey to the classified information and the details..
Until you have the information, any plan is just an opinion..
Ron Paul originally showed up wearing a Mendenhall jersey.
If it’s so easy to run a national pizza chain, then why are there no “Faucetman Pizza” flyers in my mail?
Nice strawman.
I said nothing about running gov't bureaucracies.
Traditionally, the modern path to the WH has been someone who has executive or military experience, or at least served as a legislator.
Herman Cain has NO public service experience and therefore couldn't get elected dog catcher.
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