Republican Debate #7 – Baltimore, MD 09/27/07 - Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Keyes, Paul, Tancredo

[CounterCounterCulture]

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #7 – Baltimore, Maryland 09/27/07 - Official Discussion Thread

All-American Presidential Forum on PBS
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
September 27, 2007, 9:00 pm-10:30 pm ET (check your local PBS listings)
Moderated by Tavis Smiley.

Candidates participating:

• Sam Brownback
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• Alan Keyes
• Ron Paul
• Tom Tancredo

Journalists involved...

• Ray Suarez is a Washington-based Senior Correspondent who joined The NewsHour in October 1999. Suarez has thirty years of varied experience in the news business.
• Cynthia Tucker is the editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist whose work appears in dozens of newspapers. She is also a popular television commentator.
• Juan Williams is the Senior Correspondent for National Public Radio and Political Analyst for the Fox News Channel. He is a regular panelist on the weekly news affair program Fox News Sunday.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Q: why did you choose to be here tonight and what of those who didn’t show.

Huckabee: I’m embarrassed for our party (re: those not showing). We have a long way to go. I’m honored to be here. I wished all the candidates had come.

Paul: I’m here because I was invited. I like to talk about freedom and the constitution. The purpose of the govt is to protect life and liberty, protect the fruits of your labor. Not policing the world but taking care of the people at home.

Brownback: I apologize for the candidate that aren’t here. It’s a disgrace. Expand the base, not narrow. I’m sorry to you. Register Republican and vote for one of the six of us.

Tancredo: I made a commitment on your (Tavis’) show. I was the only Republican who showed up at the NAACP event. The promise of America drives me.

Hunter: when family members don’t show at a reunion, we talk about them (laughter). How we leave Iraq in victory. Border on fire with massive narcotics and people traficking. Talks of his 6 year old grandson.

Keyes: defends absent colleagues (tongue in cheek?), who didn’t show up at the Values Voters debate either. Keyes is barred from debate in Michigan.

[kabar]

I predict that Ron Paul will be the big favorite of the audience. Hunter will not be doing himself any good.

[plain talk]

This crowd is probably more conservative then the crowd that isn’t here

Could be but it is a meaningless "debate". What we need is a real debate amongst the top tier candidates. let the bottom dwellers have their "debate". Whatever.

[ansel12]

“It is BECAUSE of his numbers that he’s stuck with this crowd”

I know, it wasn’t a very clear statement by me, I was just expressing a sense of sadness at it all.

[kabar]

Start the when did you stop beating your wife questions. Let the pandering begin.

[George W. Bush]

This can’t be easy for Duncan Hunter, he may not have the numbers but he really shouldn’t be stuck with this crowd.

Think again. Duncan/Tanc/Paul will all do well on the illegals issue. I believe that the new jobs increase that was just reported is due to so many illegals going back to South America and to Central America and Mexico. It has created many thousands of jobs for American citizens who took those jobs we were told that "Americans just don't want". And blacks have suffered more than anyone else from the competition of low wages paid to illegals and the Spanish-only workplaces.

[Obie Wan]

So don’t ok. Go vote for Fred Thompson,you’ll feel better !!!

[Pinkbell]

He’ll win the after debate straw polls I am sure, and he seems to have brought a vocal group of supporters again.

[Obie Wan]

So don’t watch it ok. Go vote for Fred Thompson,you’ll feel better !!!

[kabar]

I doubt that immigration will be seen the same way. It is seen by many as an example of Reps being bigots and racists.

[RatsDawg]

What have Democrats done for African Americans! I think thats what someone needs to say!

He would have my vote.

[kabar]

Tepid applause for Tancredo on his promise to stop illegal immigration.

[George W. Bush]

It is BECAUSE of his numbers that he’s stuck with this crowd.

Huh? This audience seems to be mostly black Republicans. Exactly what is wrong with trying to get their votes anyway?

[kabar]

Ron Paul is our Mike Gravel. He is the contrarian.

[kabar]

The audience is mostly black Democrats. It is being held at Morgan State.

[Pinkbell]

I agree.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Q: Your legacy on race?

Huckabee: cites Eisenhower’s role. Talks of diffences of justice, health care.

Paul: a freer society will take care of blacks and whites equally. Individual rights. Repeal most federal laws on drugs, tremendous improvement. Prosperity serves everybody. Property rights. Industrial-military complex.

Brownback: rebuilding the family, core of my campaign. Symbols are important, open the African museum of culture and history. Official apology from us governemnt for slavery and segregation.

Tancredo: cites Reagan. Opportunities for every American. Stop illegal immigration which surpresses wages. Enforce our laws.

Hunter: calm hand of Eisenhower brought about desegregation. Civil rights act passed with greater majority of Republicans than Democrats. Less regulation, less taxation, Jack Kemp’s rising tide lifts all boats.

Keyes: Remind people that there isn’t this deep divide. We are part of one nation, one community. The core of the community is not race, but endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. Education of our young, empowers every parent to choose schools that best reflect their values.

[mylife]

Paul is citing Walter Williams?

[traviskicks]

Paul’s raised 500k on his website in the past 3 days and he’s going for a million by the end of the quarter, all grass roots, all non special interests! :)

[mylife]

Ron Paul: “No taxes for Waiters and Waitresses”! W00 W00!