LIVE THREAD: Huckabee's Republican Presidential Forum: 8/7 Eastern/Central 5:PM Pacific

FOX NEWS CHANNEL/MIKE HUCKABEE ^ | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011 | onyx

[onyx]

Watch the preview for the rules and a little insight about the questions and the questioners.

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Six candidates are participating.

Eddie Haskell Hunstman has declined the invitation.

Herman Cain suspended his campaign today and will not participate.

[devolve]

Santorum is charisma challenged

Newt is Calista challenged

[alstewartfan]

Great oratory, but then he proves his love for conservatism by endorsing Scozzafava!

[ynotjjr]

I was talking about Newt Gingrich of course. Sorry.

[onyx]

Senator DeMint conducted his debate in this format early on.

It's a definite winner.

[gov_bean_ counter]

His mouth and teeth sometimes look like Dilbert’s Pointy Haired Boss when he is mad about something.

[potlatch]

Hiya Onyx, lol. Long day for everyone!!

[preamble]

Santorum has given details about what he would do as President.

Newt gave generalities.

[kevao]

Santorum seems a little spastic. He speaks as if he’s in a great hurry.

[writer33]

Ken Cuccinelli is a friend of Mark Levin’s.

It's good to see him there.

[mylife]

I would love to have Cain here tonight to have him explain his reliance on the Super Committee to pass 999.

[onyx]

BTTT

[llandres]

In case I have to share my smart phone with my non-political BF as a compromise :-( so he can play online cribbage. I may have to catch up on here later.

I’m still sick about Herman.

[DoughtyOne]

The whole process ends at 10:00 EST tonight, and we know the nominee? Wow, that might almost be worth it to watch.

[potlatch]

Lol, nothing shy about you. I'm having slowness here again!! Bad timing.

[mylife]

He seems to be doing well.

But you are right.

HS hall monitor.

[Wisconsinlady]

It appears Cuccinelli was a little hard on Rick Santorum.

Just my thoughts...

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Perry and Paul are up next......we now enter the comic relief portion of our program.

Hank

[LibertyRocks]

C’mon... For the second time - Newt testified AGAINST cap & trade. I don’t even like Newt, but you don’t have to lie.

[potlatch]

Looks like there may be glitches as I’ve seen many double posts today. I watch Callista to see her Tiffany jewelery, lol.

[writer33]

It’s sick when voters aren’t even allowed to select their candiate.

[mylife]

Newt always speaks with an “out”

He refuses to commit.

[Kaslin]

I do too. They are much better then the debates

[Quicksilver]

Yes, Santorum strikes me as a bit overbearing.

[llandres]

Sorry - did you mean what’s bfl? It means bookmark for later :-)

[GoldwaterChick]

I’m with you, not2worry. Let me know where that support group can be found! Are you English, by any chance? I had a dear friend who always used that expression.

Really enjoying the forum without the snarky moderators whose only interest is in getting the participants to attack each other.

Thank you Onyx for starting this thresd!

[BCrago66]

Santorum - he’s in his 50’s but his demeanor is like a kid in the 6th grade raising his hand hoping that the teacher calls on him so he can prove he’s really smart, right before he goes home and drinks the Ovaltine his Mom made for him.

Not that there’s anything wrong with Ovaltine.

[mylife]

Perry understands who the players are and he would replace them on day one.

[writer33]

I hope he’s hard on everybody.

[Lady Lucky]

Santorum endorsed Arlen Specter. Go figure.

[mylife]

Ahh..

[Kaslin]

It is not a debate, it’s a forum. One by one will be allowed to talk. Newt was the first one

[onyx]

Santorum has given details about what he would do as President.
Newt gave generalities.

LOL. We're watching different debates. Newt named 3 departments he would seriously dilute or eliminate and secondly, Newt might very well be POTUS, but Santorum won't.

[Jim Robinson]

But he just blew the constitutionality of executive order big time.

[lonevoice]

Gov Perry, OMGWTFBBQ? He’s asked about the authority of an EO to stop the implementation of Ocommiecare, and he goes on a riff about domestic energy production? Save a pretzel for the gas jets.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Ah shucks. Lord willing I guess he would try.

[glock rocks]

Weird, huh. NRA gave her an A rating too.

[acapesket]

I like Santorum, he’s a good guy. They only have 11 minutes and he wants to get his talking points accross.
Haven’t we already learned what happens when you vote for “charisma”?
What ? Are we now voting for DWTS or the Kardashians?

[Raebie]

I like Perry. There’s just something about him that I find hard to take seriously.

[mylife]

Amen to right to work states.

[writer33]

Perry’s better than Gingrich.

[SharpRightTurn]

“Santorum ....but there’s something I can’t put my finger on about him that seems not quite right.”

He’s overbearing and smarmy.

Needless to say, it’s not very heartwarming.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Wow, this broad from Florida is intense! Like Nancy Grace on crystal meth.

Hank

[BCrago66]

If Newt has money, why not buy his wife expensive Jewelry? Would you feel better is he bought her stuff from Kay Jewelers?

Or are you forming your own Occupy chapter protesting against those who own more than a dollar?

[Las Vegas Ron]

I was taping every debate, and it finally dawned on me, who bother? The folks I back will NEVER get the nod.

****sigh*** I know, we have what seems to be an insurmountable situation here.

I admit I vacillate between holding out for hope vs wishing it would all just collapse so we can start rebuilding.

With the latter being such an ugly proposition I tend to hold out for the hope part though.

I guess in the end it is up to the Lord so I'll just continue praying for the best.

Hope you are well DO, been a while since we have chatted.

[mmanager]

You sound like a OWS person. Who cares if she has Tiffany’s jems.

I want to be surrounded by people that have Tiffany attire on them. EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE!!

This is America!!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Maybe it's his Porky Pig imitation.

[who knows what evil?]

Ovaltine + Peppermint schnapps = mmmmmm when cross-country skiing...

[mylife]

I think he is the real deal.

He isn’t polished but he is tenacious.

[glock rocks]

Like Nancy Grace on crystal meth.

LOL!

[GoldwaterChick]

Actually the Santorums had 8 children. Gabriel died shortly after birth. Rick and his wife were told during her pregnancy this would happen. She wrote letters to the baby during that time, Letters to Gabriel, a very touching book.

Rick’s delivery was not too smooth tonight. Perry looks like a deer caught in the headlights.