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22:54 • 1 year ago

Buddy Roemer: More entertaining than the last GOP debate

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:

one On Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a former GOP candidate: “Perry is in the audience. (The clown car needed a driver.)”
two On Rick Santorum, the current frontrunner in the race: “Don’t anger the sweater vest. It doesn’t like to be challenged.”
three Overall: ”BREAKING: The CNN debate has been replaced with a 4-way earmark cage match.” Boom. source

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20:12 • 1 year ago

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And don't forget everybody, we'll be liveblogging the debate with DC Decoder over here. Check it out!

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20:01 • 1 year ago

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Stumpin’ in Sin City: Three things to look for in tonight’s debate

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:

Herman Cain …has the most to gain, and the most to lose. He could solidify his standing as the co-frontrunner and anti-Romney candidate by giving thoughtful answers to substantive policy questions, but if he’s caught flat-footed, it’ll confirm to many that he is, in fact, the (pizza-toned) flavor of the week.
Mitt Romney …has so far been able to coast along simply by not screwing up, but this debate could be different. Given Cain’s momentum, Romney will have to go at least somewhat on the offensive, or risk getting flattened by The Cain Train. It’ll be interesting to see whether he goes all-out against Cain.
Rick Perry…could, in theory, make a comeback tonight. But that was true about the last debate, too, where he not only failed to capitalize on the opportunity, but didn’t even really seem to care about capitalizing on it. On the plus side, his performance will likely be hailed as a success if he doesn’t fall asleep at the podium.

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10:27 • 1 year ago

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DC Decoder: CNN Debate in Vegas: Decoder and Shortformblog hit the liveblogging beat

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The GOP presidential candidates re-enter the debate fray tonight at 8 p.m. on CNN.

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20:06 • 1 year ago

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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.

19:56 • 1 year ago

Three things we’re watching for during tonight’s Tea Party debate

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CNN The network’s previous debate coverage has been atrocious, so tonight is a great opportunity for them to redeem themselves. They probably won’t.
Michele The once-triumphant Michele Bachmann is facing difficulties now that Rick Perry is in the race, quickly killing her momentum. She’s got to do well tonight.
Tea Tonight is a coming out party for Tea Party Express. We’ll see if they can prove to be a true force with tonight’s debate. Our guess: Possibly. source

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12:09 • 1 year ago

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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.

23:31 • 1 year ago

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[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)

22:31 • 1 year ago

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ProducerMatthew.com: The loser of tonight's debate: CNN's John King

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Commentary: It’s still too soon to decide who the “winner” of tonight’s Republican debate was, but the clear loser of tonight’s debate was CNN moderator John King.

King’s incompetent style of moderating has guaranteed other news organizations, as well as CNN itself, will not be able to run a…

There were also a bunch of crazy distractions that the whole thing didn’t need … just like King’s anchoring, really.

(Source: matthewkeys)

21:53 • 1 year ago

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pantslessprogressive:

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.”