Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, MI 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

[CounterCounterCulture]

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, Michigan 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

CNBC/MSNBC/The Wall Street Journal are jointly sponsoring the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign focusing on economic issues. It will be held on October 9 in Dearborn, Michigan at the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Broadcast is live on CNBC at 4 PM ET (1 PM PT) and re-broadcast on MSNBC at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT). CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will host the debate.

Live streaming on CNBC.com

Candidates participating:

• Sam Brownback
• Rudy Giuliani
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• John McCain
• Ron Paul
• Mitt Romney
• Tom Tancredo
• Fred Thompson

[LibLieSlayer]

You are full of crap! Fred is the only one slapping chrissy and he just destroyed chrissy’s Alternative Minimum Tax 100 Billion Dollar Boondoggle. His answer was PERFECT and delivered perfecly! He explained CONSERVATIVE ECONOMICS as well as Reagan did. He is the only man that understands TAX CUTS ALWAYS WORK.

LLS

[RockinRight]

OK, vote for the guy who won’t win, while I vote for the one who will.

Now if millions of others do as you have I’ll look around more.

[BubbaBasher]

Fred is definitely holding his own. He’s meeting or exceeding expectations so far.

[kabar]

Hunter is a protectionist. He is sounding the same theme Clinton did in 1992 about China. The reality is something far different. The US has a tremendous investment in China and vice-versa. China sends 21% of its exports to the US. Is Hunter saying that we should reduce those exports? What happens to China’s economy and ours? And the global economy?

[ejonesie22]

You always refer to a politician using the last or highest rank they acheive.

[RightWhale]

Giuliani had no clue...

Is Fred the only one of them who reads FreeRepublic?

[angelcindy]

Is all he going to ask is about taxes?

[CounterCounterCulture]

We’re back from the break at 1:46pm PDT

[roses of sharon]

Very, very, good answer.

And a good debate, our guys are smokin the Hildabeast, by a mile!!!!!!!!

[AmericanMade1776]

Seems like he is in pain during the debate

[rodguy911]

Hey EEC!! How are you gal!!!!

[txhurl]

Marked and agreed.

[padre35]

Romney always looks like that, he just stepped out of a boardroom.

[Oliver Optic]

Fred’s great on taxes now. He’s getting more comfortable.

Heh ... "When the Democrats target the rich, if you're in the middle class, you'd better run to the other side of the house."

Hopefully he's warming up.

[Right_Rev]

Get real...

[SE Mom]

I got here a little late- that was my question- how badly has Matthews smashed them as a partisan..

[SnakeDoctor]

>> Why is the moderator calling Thompson ‘Senator’...
..He’s not a senator anymore????

For the same reason the Reagan funeral was for “President Ronald Reagan” ... once you gain the title, you don’t lose it when you leave office.

H

[Clint N. Suhks]

I think RuPaul has only been asked one question.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Chrissy asks Fred about Bush’s involvement in Iraq.

[mnehring]

Duncan is a freeper.

Fred’s Iraq answer is spot on.. can’t way to see how FraudPaul answers.