Live Thread (CNN Presidential Debate from Mesa, AZ, Feb 22, 8 PM EST)

CNN.com ^ | 02-22-2012 | parksstp

[parksstp]

LIVE DEBATE THREAD (Is it too early to start?)

[KansasGirl]

Birth control stupid question!

Newt nails it! Newt nails Obama on infanticide! King tries to shut him up. Romney jumps in to pile on! LMAO! CNN SUCKS! John King sucks!, he’s probably wishing he hadn’t brought this up now! Newt and Romney did great!

[C. Edmund Wright]

And dramatically, re-inevent ,and the number one Newt drinking word: PROFOUND (or profoundly).

[writer33]

Nailed is Santorum.

[RitaOK]

Newt smashed King, the media, Obama, infanticide.

King redirects and runs fast from the sword in Obama’s posterior by all the candidates.

[rodguy911]

The country is broke!Flat broke! The entire debate should be on this issue alone and its barely touched on.The difference between Santorum and Newt is that santorum comes off as contrived,not real.

[ClearCase_guy]

Santorum is right that families are fracturing, but he just MIGHT want to tie that to birth control. Fail.

[matginzac]

Like hell...he’s bang on it, pal....

[Tennessee Nana]

BYU students...

They follow Romney like groupies...

[CynicalBear]

Santorum steps back into the pit King was trying to dig for him. Newt and even Romney turned it on King and Santorum steps back in. sheesh. He’s hurting himself bad tonight.

[Revolting cat!]

Santo gets his clues from the Noo Yoke Slimes!

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

YUP! Newt owns this one too!......hands down.

Even Grampa Paul is outclassing Santorum! This is getting FUN!

[writer33]

Mitt stealing the whole family line from Santorum.

[ct_libertarian]

They are actively ignoring Newt & he is still kicking ass.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Here comes Mitt .... quoting a little from everyone else.

[mylife]

Pual just nailed santorum on his silly argument..
Pills dont force immorality.

[rodguy911]

THAnks. I sure hop Newt can pull this thing out,he sure seems to me to be our best bet.

[KansasGirl]

Santorum: Just because I identify a problem doesn’t mean I want a government program to fix it. That’s what the left does.

Good answer, Rick.

[JediJones]

Butthead Romney sounded particularly insincere saying “the liberals go crazy.” Sounded like his voice went up an octave almost in a mocking tone.

[Jane Long]

Thank you, Newt, for highlighting that Bamster was NOT vetted in 2008!!

[dandiegirl]

Are they ever going to talk about the price of gas? This is boring except when Newt speaks.

[Reily]

Starting to agree
Paul just became strangely coherent, wonder how long it will last.

So

Newt
Paul
Santorum-Romney dropping like a stone!

[CASchack]

Santorum has a way about him that doesn’t come across well. I get uncomfortable just watching him. I don’t see how he’ll be able to remain the front runner.

Newt is still the pick of the bunch.

[Reily]

Starting to agree
Paul just became strangely coherent, wonder how long it will last?

So

Newt
Paul
Santorum-Romney dropping like a stone!

[Fledermaus]

When they aren’t doing really unfunny skits in blackface. The blackface wasn’t the problem - no humor.

[Tennessee Nana]

MASS lies...

[eyedigress]

King trying to get Mittens and Newt fighting. Newt will handle it with class.

[Red Steel]

King now trying to get Gingrich to go after Romney over birth control in Mass....

[Pravious]

“Santorum is right that families are fracturing, but he just MIGHT want to tie that to birth control. Fail.”

Ditto. Obvious he didn’t want to answer the question... and now fellow weasel Romney is agreeing with him.

I just figured out why I like Newt - he speaks the TRUTH. The other guys just slither (except Paul, he rants insanely).

[RitaOK]

“..........bizarrely obsessed audience cheered loudly after EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE..”

That is RINO speak. And, it’s paid for. No depth, no comprehension just pass more of the business as usual, and buy my seat at the debate table please.

[mardi59]

Mardi, Romney makes ME want to use the litter box!!/

ROFL

tDallas, that’s where we differ. Romney makes me want to barf. :(

[matginzac]

Looks like Romney went down that road too...good for all of them...
I think CNN needs to give them a round of beer and they talk amongst themselves....screw CNN.

[KansasGirl]

The crowd is so stacked for Romney.

[bray]

Newt is en Fuego, milt toast just rambles.

[Jane Long]

Romeny rewriting history and facts, again?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

IOW, Give Santorum enough rope, he will hang himself with it!

[Right_in_Virginia]

And now ... Newt wraps up the whole issue with wisdom and clarity.

Go Newt!

[Shelayne]

This audience is pissing me off. Really? Every single thing he says you have to hoot and holler about? Really?

Pass the Pepto Bismal.

[eyedigress]

The MSM has been doing the picking. Newt is the man to knock-out Obama in round one and the MSM knows it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Is this debate being held on the campus of Brigham Young University in Utah? Wow. Crowd reaction is stunning for Mitt.

[Bronzy]

I want to hear Newt attack Obama again.

[Tennessee Nana]

Newt

RomneyCare or ObamaCare...

[ohioWfan]

Reading through posts trying to find rational discussion of the actual debate.

Going to skip over yours from now on, as they don't qualify.....

No surprises there.

[Deo volente]

Newt: Big government inevitably moves towards tyranny.

[newzjunkey]

It's deplorable and Newt was smart to point out the Left doesn't get grilled with the same eye. Obama's vote was deplorable and NRLC attempted to nail him on it in 2008.

[Irish Eyes]

Romney is trying to give Newt the look that he used on Perry. Perry said is was creepy.

[Red Steel]

Nice try Newt says to Mittens.

...Explicit order from Romney for birth control. He goes on to explain.

[Pravious]

Another amazing answer for Newt.

[GlockThe Vote]

Newt and Paul are doing well.

[Girlene]

I don’t know what you’re watching, but Santorum did great on that one. All four candidates are doing well with this subject matter.

Now Newt brings up Romney care/obamacare and the coercion of state in healthcare.

[Utmost Certainty]

hahahahaha Ron Paul just slaughtered Santorum