Live Thread: South Carolina GOP Presidential Debate on CNN 8 P.M. EST

Thursday, January 19, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

And then there were three and a half minds left campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Link to CNN livestream page.

Hosted by CNN's John King at the North Charleston Coliseum.

[bigbob]

Also, Newt had very specific initiatives affecting SC like the Port of Charleston whereas Santorum is just pandering “SC can do anything!”

[Leep]

throwing paul a bone.

[Future Useless Eater]

Santorum just quoted a statistic about Iowa because he didn’t have a similar relevant story about SC. Not good

General platitudes... Santorum opens his mouth but doesn’t say anything specific

[Williams]

Newt is doing better but Romney is doing OK. Dick Morris just said Santorum is boring, and he’s correct.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Dick Morris is tweeting that Newt’s “head isnt in it,” and that he made a mistake by “attacking” Marianne.

What the hell is HE watching?????

Hank

[RitaOK]

I kinda thought Rick actually wanted to go further against Rick, hesitated, and thought better of going to far, so he stuck with sputtering about charactor issues. Nevermind that it is the charactor of Marianne the Vicious that is in question in 2011. Newt has overcome his already.

[Wizdum]

Any issues they talk about tonight are irrelevant.

Newt just won SC in the first three minutes.

[j_tull]

Sorry, missing < /sarc > tag.

[llandres]

“Not sure it was a good reply but CNN needs to move on.”

Not sure??? It was a GREAT reply!!! To have given any other response would have legitimized that line of questioning.

[MestaMachine]

trying to post is almost useless. See you guys later.

[Yaelle]

Santorum did a good job there re manufacturing and SC. He doesn’t have to be snappy and sharp. He would still make a great president. Boring can be damn good!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I don't think Santorum wants his wife's past brought up

You mean how she was shacking up and doing the wild thing with a real live baby-killer?

[pulaskibush]

Question to retweet for #CNNDebate: Why does the media hide the attrition and enforcement option in dealing with illegal immigration? #scdebate

[TomGuy]

Media keep asking the same questions and expecting different answers.

King keeps asking about ‘what government can do’.

The panel keep responding ‘get out of the way’.

King and the media just don’t get it.

[Rational Thought]

LOL!

Bring it on!

[RoosterRedux]

Now Santorum is yelling about manufacturing jobs...

Note to Santorum...manufacturing has changed...it's jobs are high-tech now.

That sweater-vest is emblematic of Santorum's backward world view.

Get manufacturing revved up indeed!

[bray]

Can we get rid of the CoCo Puff bird?

[caww]

Romney’s blathering....trying to be tough and get the crowd with him..he failed.

Newt’s got the crowd....Paul’s whinning again...same o same o.

Santorum is flatfooted...he needs to bump it up about ten notches.

[Caipirabob]

Romney giving Newt the creepy stare

He can't help it. They haven't worked out all the bugs in that new Android OS just yet.

[Cato in PA]

Hey, if Santorum knocks himself out, all the better for Newt.

[Pravious]

Yes. Santorum and Romney are going to be doing their best acting jobs tonight, trying to fire up the conservatives by imitating Newt. Hopefully people can see through the BS.

Ron Paul is his usual wack-job self. These debates would be SOOOO much better if this idiot would stay home with a hot water bottle and reruns of “Golden Girls.”

[onyx]

God bless Newt! STANDING OVATIONS!

I had to eat ice cream and watch from my comfy couch but I’m here now!

GO SOUTH CAROLINA!!!

[tsowellfan]

Check your local AM radio stations. I’m listening to it on the radio.

[Shortstop7]

Morris is such a whiner. Probably just can’t stand it cause his predictions aren’t coming true.... I’m sure he was anti-Newt like all the rest of the pundits.

[SomeCallMeTim]

I’m whelmed by Newt.

The guy who think FDR was the greatest President of the 2oth century and that man-made global warming is ruining the earth??

He makes the best soundbites.. but, he is WHOLLY unacceptable.

[going hot]

Looks like Gingrich’s got this one in the bag.

Kick ass, take names, much to the chagrin of poseurs here and elsewhere.

Barack is visibly shaken, and soon to be publicly disgraced.

[Williams]

Romney’s got a cold or something voice is raspy.

I understand Santorum had a boost after Iowa but he probably should quit if he doesn’t do better here.

[KansasGirl]

Yeah, Santorum couldn’t help taking a bite at CNN’s bait instead of telling them he wanted to discuss the issues and the damage Obama is doing to the country.

[show]

RINO's and LIB's everywhere are melting in fear of

PRESIDENT NEWT !!!.

[ClearCase_guy]

I've been a Santorum supporter, but his answers have been terrible tonight. He should have dropped out today and thrown his support to Gingrich.

His answer on help for veterans is a nice thought, but it's a Big Government answer. Go home Rick.

[af_vet_rr]

Something his wife did when she was young and single doesn’t say a word about santorum’s character!

It doesn't have anything to do with Santorum's character, but the media will not distinguish between Santorum or his wife. If Santorum was up about 10 or 15 points more, you can bet the media would be making sure that folks knew who Santorum's wife slept with.

[billys kid]

Guarantee you...if Newt has not answered first and received the huge applause..little Ricky would have pounced.

The more I listen to Santorum the more he reminds me of Carter. He an arrogant, self-righteous spiteful little man.

[AFPhys]

That is better for Rick - he can be good when he lights on fire.

As for what Dick Morris was watching asaying Newt shouldn’t get on Marianne... ??? He needs to reload his machine or reboot his brain...

[Severa]

Ugh. Romney gives me that “used car salesman, creepy neighbor” vibe that Bill Clinton gave me when I first saw him. Ick.

[napscoordinator]

3. Romney creepily smiles at the other candidates or fake laughs, mentions his hair

Oh my gosh. I am going to be “piss drunk” by the first 30 minutes. The others may cause me a short or so throughout the night but Romney’s shot is all night long......lol.

[RoosterRedux]

Newt has already dominated this debate by telling the truth right up front. The rest are just mumbling.

Go Newt!

[Reddy]

“Dick Morris just said Santorum is boring, and he’s correct.”

What is wrong with having a boring potus?? ;)

[altura]

I miss Rick Perry. The stage just lacks something without him.

[riri]

Newt just won SC in the first three minutes.

I missed the first 15 minutes, what did Newt say?

[Sarah Barracuda]

Someone should have told King after Newt smacked the hell out of him “Good thing your wearing dark pants huh Johnny boy” LOL

[billys kid]

Guarantee you...if Newt has not answered first and received the huge applause..little Ricky would have pounced.

The more I listen to Santorum the more he reminds me of Carter. He’s an arrogant, self-righteous spiteful little man.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Screw FR tonight... simply tooooo slow to make meaningful comments. :-(

[show]

GO NEWT !!!!!!

[Linda Frances]

my navigator has more personality than mitt

[KansasGirl]

Newt didn’t attack Marianne! Morris is full of it!

[re_nortex]

Newt got booed??

Not at all. The booing will come soon enough when Ron Paul starts in with his anti-American rhetoric and advocates using the Golden Rule to deal with Islamofacists. Soon-to-be President Gingrich know that the only way to deal with our enemies is to smite them.

Go Newt GO!

[jessduntno]

The guy who think FDR was the greatest President of the 2oth century and that man-made global warming is ruining the earth??

OK...Tim. You got a man up there you like? RuPaul?

[byteback]

Newt went nuclear on CNN for asking about his marriage.

[Kenny]

Why is it so slow? Not sure I can hang in there either.

[newzjunkey]

Why is the first audience question in SC asked by a guy from TN?