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Who Won Tonights Debate?
Randy Larsen

Posted on 10/18/2011 7:02:34 PM PDT by Randy Larsen

Who do you believe won tonights debate?

Honesty please


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To: mnehring

He blathered on about cutting support to Israel to make them self sustaining. He sounded like a professional anti-semite. He was a total embarassment.


61 posted on 10/18/2011 7:26:42 PM PDT by mardi59 (Time to turn off the tv so I don't break it..)
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To: Randy Larsen

Romney and Perry didn’t do themselves any favors with their bickering. I was thoroughly expecting them to start sounding like PeeWee Herman.....”I know you are but what am I?”


62 posted on 10/18/2011 7:27:05 PM PDT by abigailsmybaby ("To understan' the livin', you gotta commune wit' da dead." Minerva)
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To: Randy Larsen

Newt’s just very good at his profession.


63 posted on 10/18/2011 7:27:05 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: Randy Larsen

Cooper LOST!

hehe... he lost control of the debate

But Perry was clearly the biggest loser tonight.

Isn’t that what these debates are about now???... who’s the loser??? Who’s gonna get hammered? Who is going to take a big drop in the polls so the voting momentum with shift to another candidate to justify more funding for polls???

In defense of Cooper, I would say that he did not come off as a big liberal trying to phrase questions to trick the candidates or guide the issues... but the format was clearly designed to set off fireworks between candidates, and in that respect he got a partial win.
I was relieved to see Newt take Cooper on in that respect in the end.


64 posted on 10/18/2011 7:27:05 PM PDT by Safrguns
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To: ballplayer

Santorum always manages to come across as a whiny sorehead. He reminds me of the smart first grader that no one likes.


65 posted on 10/18/2011 7:27:38 PM PDT by csmusaret (The only borders Obama has closed is a bookstore.)
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To: Safrguns
Newt, Paul,Bachmann....

However, Newt bombed when he debated Gore on global warming. I wish he could cure himself of sucking up to Democrats. As he has on occassion with Gore, the Clintons, and Pelosi.

66 posted on 10/18/2011 7:27:38 PM PDT by duckln
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To: Sylvester McMonkey McBean
Overall, Cain was a joke. Anyone who didn't wince and feel desperately sorry for him when the Gitmo questions came up, had to be just as ill-informed and ignorant as he is.

He's not ready. As it has been said, the Presidency is not an entry level job. We should have learned that with Obama's election.

67 posted on 10/18/2011 7:29:04 PM PDT by behzinlea (Perry is the adult in the race. Cain is the prepubescent class clown.)
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To: Randy Larsen
Winner, Newt by a long way--not even close. Perry continued to self-immolate. Mitt once more proved he is a good debater and can handle himself well in a scrap--still don't want him, but he is winning by default. Cain was pretty good, but he struggled and looked weak again on foreign policy and his one-day flip-flop on negotiating with terrorists made my head spin. Bachmann was strong, knowledgeable, overall a very good performance. Santorum is very good and he was correct that the family is the cornerstone of our society and has been under assault for 4 decades. Paul--still a naive fool on foreign policy.

I would say only four people belong on that dais--maybe five--Newt, Mitt, Bachmann, and Santorum . . . and maybe Cain, but I'm not real sanguine on his overall ability--his primary defense of 9-9-9 was go on my website and read it, I have and it still falls short.

If we really want the best man for the job, Newt stands head and shoulders above the rest.
68 posted on 10/18/2011 7:31:06 PM PDT by Sudetenland (There can be no freedom without God--What man gives, man can take away.)
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To: WilliamHouston

>>> Cain doesn’t come across to me as all that substantive.

You should watch some of his speeches.

He knows his stuff... he just isn’t given much of a chance in debates to prove it.


69 posted on 10/18/2011 7:31:23 PM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Randy Larsen

For me Cain won then Bachmann did pretty good at various times. Her best debate performance. Then Newt came third on account of everyone else being lackluster. I see it like Palin saw it. Palin kept saying Bachmann did well on Fox News. I just think Bachmann has few detailed disagreements with Cain at the moment. So I doubt it would be a good ticket to pair them up unless they can agree. Bachmann is dead set against 9-9-9 which Cain dead set on passing. That is the situation. So right now I don’t think this debate changes much in the polls.


70 posted on 10/18/2011 7:31:34 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Randy Larsen

Cain and Newt - no doubt.


71 posted on 10/18/2011 7:32:22 PM PDT by caper gal 1
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To: Randy Larsen

Cain and Newt - no doubt.


72 posted on 10/18/2011 7:32:26 PM PDT by caper gal 1
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To: behzinlea

OK so no Cain. So looks like Bachmann is the best but isn’t polling worth squat - so looks like we are stuck with Perry?


73 posted on 10/18/2011 7:32:58 PM PDT by RushingWater
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To: Safrguns

Newt no longer lives in Georgia.
He lives in Great Falls VA or Potomac MD.


74 posted on 10/18/2011 7:33:05 PM PDT by Reily
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To: indylindy
I missed the whole thing because BF told me the wrong time. Grrrrr....

I value your opinion a lot, and based on most of the other comments on this thread, tend to think you are probably right on the money.

Thanks for posting, I'll try to catch a re-run.

75 posted on 10/18/2011 7:33:22 PM PDT by truthkeeper (Vote Against Barack Obama in 2012!)
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To: behzinlea

I politely decline your assertion.

Cain’s ready enough for me.


76 posted on 10/18/2011 7:33:27 PM PDT by Sylvester McMonkey McBean
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To: behzinlea
Perry is the adult in the race. Cain is the prepubescent class clown.

Yep, Perry sure acted like an adult tonight...oh wait...

77 posted on 10/18/2011 7:33:37 PM PDT by Prokopton
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To: Randy Larsen

Newt


78 posted on 10/18/2011 7:34:14 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: Randy Larsen

Who won the debate?

I’m a Herman Cain supporter but I have to say, as usual, Newt actually won the debate. I was a little disappointed in Herman’s performance in defending his 999 plan ... I could have explained it better than he did!


79 posted on 10/18/2011 7:34:37 PM PDT by KalaSamy
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To: Randy Larsen

Newt (We are all so familiar with the guy we call him by his first name.)

Cain

Romney

Perry

Paul

Santorum

Bachmann


80 posted on 10/18/2011 7:35:03 PM PDT by cizinec ("Brother, your best friend ain't your Momma, it's the Field Artillery.")
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