A long shot who’s quick with a tweet: Buddy Roemer is out of the running for the Republican presidential nomination, but even though he didn’t get a chance to take part in any of the debates, he’s used Twitter as a way to stay in the conversation. Roemer, now running as an independent, is still hoping to one-line your way to a vote in the 2012 election. A couple samples from last night:
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Hello, and welcome to yet another GOP debate! YAY WE’RE SO EXCITED! Hopefully Anderson Cooper won’t screw this up (don’t take any tips from Wolf Blitzer, bro). Here are a few things to look for during tonight’s debate:
The GOP presidential candidates re-enter the debate fray tonight at 8 p.m. on CNN.
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e-sigh asks: I didn't catch CNN's coverage of the last debate. Why was it atrocious?
» SFB says: They asked frivolous questions (iPhone or BlackBerry?), had weird doo-dads on the screen, and seemed more focused on Twitter than the debate itself. John King looked particularly bad by the end of it.
sleepswithangels asks: So pretty much every blog is smacking John King about the face. I have no partiular affinity for this dude, and I agree that debate was just awul, but can we say with certainty it was him that wrote the entire thing, or is it possible that CNN is just seriously out of touch these days?
» SFB says: King probably didn’t write the questions, but he did some very bad moderating which did little to make up for the questions. Did you see how many times the guy cleared his throat or tried to cut off the candidates so they’d stop talking? And how much more time would they have had if King didn’t have to do that? Basically, this debate has the same problem the rest of the network does: It can’t take its eyes off the bells and whistles. Most people would probably prefer actual debate than QR codes on their screens. Stupid questions count as bells and whistles, by the way.
[Pawlenty] choked at a critical moment when he wouldn’t repeat the criticisms he’s made of Romney to his face…if you criticize someone when they’re not around, be ready to say it to their face. If you’re not, you’re just not for real.Josh Marshall at TPM • On Pawlenty’s refusal to repeat the phrase “ObamneyCare,” which he coined last Sunday, during tonight’s debate. source (via • follow)
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Ron Paul, on bringing our troops home: ”I wouldn’t wait [to hear from our] generals. I’m the Commander-in-chief. I’d bring them home as soon as possible.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmrbl0WcCb1qzr73ro1_500.png)
Ron Paul, on bringing our troops home: ”I wouldn’t wait [to hear from our] generals. I’m the Commander-in-chief. I’d bring them home as soon as possible.”
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Rights don’t come in groups. We shouldn’t have gay rights.Ron Paul (via apsies) (EDIT: To clarify, he means that individuals should be treated equal, rather than focusing on any single group. In the heat of a liveblog, going back to add context can be tough. So there you go. Context.)
Best tweet-length analysis of the night so far: “Romney is definitely acting like he already has this nomination.” - @jbouie
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ProducerMatthew.com: The loser of tonight's debate: CNN's John King
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There were also a bunch of crazy distractions that the whole thing didn’t need … just like King’s anchoring, really.
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