Live Thread - NBC News/Tampa Bay Times GOP debate tonight on NBC

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[TexasFreeper2009]

All four remaining GOP candidates have been confirmed for tonight's debate sponsored by NBC News, the Tampa Bay Times, The National Journal and the Florida Council of 100. The debate will take place at the University of South Florida in Tampa. This will be the first of 2 debates this week focusing on the Florida GOP primary on Tuesday, January 31st. Note the air times on the east and west coast.

Television Air Time: Monday, January 23rd at 9pm ET, 8pm CT and 9pm PT on NBC

Live Streams: (airing 9pm ET) NBCPolitics.com, National Journal, and TampaBay.com

Participants: Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, Paul

[Jane Long]

RuPaul cannot stop defending Iran. Sheesh. Go home, sir.

[ReneeLynn]

Ron Paul is insane. WE’VE committed an act of war already?

[MissMagnolia]

And Williams never will ...... up to the candidates to work it into their answers. I wish they would do it more ... Newt got in a few licks on the Straits of Hormuz, Obama weak, etc.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Santorum needs to stay on the Jihadist threat. He has been on this since he was in Congress. Paul is unraveling on the Straits of Hormuz.

[Leep]

I’ve got a mild headache I didn’t have about an hour ago.

[cynwoody]

Hmmm...just lost audio from mediate.com

The Rock Center feed is working.

[Shortstop7]

Is it me or does Ron Paul look like Abe Vigoda’s younger brother?

He sort of does!

[AGreatPer]

Every time Paul speaks he disrupts the flow. Get the hell out of there already freak.

[writer33]

You had to go and pick on my boy, Ron Paul. LOL!

[Leep]

I’ve got a mild headache I didn’t have about an hour ago.

[wolfman23601]

Paul sounds like he’s ready to drop out and endorse Newt.

[icwhatudo]

How do you get out of Afghanistan without talking to the Taliban?

Romney: “By defeating them.”

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Paul:

US has already committed an act of war on Iran

[Grunthor]

We’re western washington. No one in charge of things in Seattle cares about the G.O.P. or it’s debates.

[Boardwalk]

Tampa.

[imchris]

So far, Newt = A-, Rick = B, Ron Paul = C+, Mitt = C.

[AFPhys]

I wish I had a mole in the debate audience. I wonder if the network is now lecturing them (during commercials) about applause.

[Reagan69]

My husband & I were offered tickets to tonight’s debate. Sure glad I didn’t go.. BORING>

[Deo volente]

Did Paul just say we won World War II quickly??

Or did I misunderstand that?

[Reily]

To all
Ranking so far

Santorum
Romney-Newt-Paul — tie

[Utmost Certainty]

Williams skips around too much and doesn’t let the dialogue develop. Argh. Boring.