Fishtalk, I agree 100%.
WHY did the GOP agree to this format, and above all, why on CNN? Why didn’t someone say that given the last YouTube debate with the democrats, it was obviously not a serious format and they wouldn’t participate?
If any of those candidates had simply gone after CNN on the type of questions, or even better, walked off the stage, he would have gotten my vote (except for Paul).
The debate was designed to highlight social issues which are divisive in the GOP and by the over-the-top acting of the PLANTS, designed to make the GOP base look like a bunch of racist, fringer nut-cases.
All I can Miss M is BINGO!
If just one of those pubbies had walked off the stage I would not only vote for him, I'd send him money, I'd work the polls, I'd write about it in my Blog daily and with enthusiasm.
Yeah...except Ron Paul, heh. I vote for him the day I vote for Kucinich.
But if Ron Paul had made a very public issue of what was so obviously unfair....well I'd admire him all to hell.
You raise a good question. It was a GOP debate. They should have insisted on GOP researchers vetting the YouTube videos and accepting submissions only from Republicans.
This is the PRIMARY season. Democrats can’t vote for any of the GOP candidates, so why allow their questions ?