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?)

[Cato in PA]

Yep, Romney stacked the audience again.

Oh well.

[advance_copy]

Noooooooooot!!!!!

[mylife]

The audience seems stacked against newt based on applause.

[Irish Eyes]

I was thinking it sounds like the opening of a season of Survivor.

LOL... it is

[TomGuy]

Were those empty seats in the balcony section?

[Bronzy]

Here we go. Go Newt!

[imchris]

FIRST QUESTION: Mr. Santorum, will you approve the use of birth control pills for POWs at Juantanamo Bay in Cuba.

[show]

Sorry, Georgia. Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney HATE GEORGIA.

Georgia is just as worth of a debate as smaller populated Arizona.

Santorum and Romney are jokes that they gave Georgia the MAJOR SHUN.

[baa39]

Newt’s tie is pretty purple...is that in honor of the first day of Lent?

[Las Vegas Ron]

;)

[plain talk]

good grief. They are all sitting down. Looks like grade school.

[advance_copy]

A sit-down debate.... First one of the season, I think?

[AmericanInTokyo]

My hope for the biggest losers tonight in this order:

--Baraq Patrice Lumumba Obongo

--Mitt Romney

--Mitt Romney

--Whichever "plant" CNN has primed and planned from the audience to deliver the religious, abortion, gay marriage or deport-90-year-old-Latino-grandmothers illegal alien shill of a gotcha/zinger question.

My hope for the biggest winners tonight in this order:

--Senator Rick Santorum

--Newt Gingrich

May the best man win!!

[Red Steel]

Romney can’t keep it short. Gingrich gets applauded before he finishes his intro.

[lonevoice]

This is the most tired-looking I’ve ever seen Romney. That could be a good thing tonight!

[Toespi]

Newt Newt Newt!!!!!

[show]

Newt.. .opening HOMERUN !!! Hit it outta the park and John King wasn’t expecting it.

In yo face Liberal Media and Zero supporters. HA ... Newt slammed ZERO in his brief opening statement.

[Irish Eyes]

Were those empty seats in the balcony section?

Bus from the Temple must not have arrived yet

;)

[imchris]

Santorum gave good answer on national debt, very good.

[rodguy911]

CNN is so pathetic they are trying to make a reality show out of the debate.only CNN would do this.