The biggest word, as you can see, is ‘illegal.’Bret Baier, on the largest word in a Fox News word cloud based on user comments and questions. Can you smell the immigration rhetoric coming?
I want everybody in America to be rich.Mitt Romney, dodging the question of what income he considers “wealthy” with some capitalist verve that went over big time with the crowd.
You should get to keep every dollar that you earn. That’s your money, that’s not the government’s money.Michele Bachmann, making it clear she feels the fairest tax is no tax at all. She added that obviously, the government needs taxes to keep running, so this isn’t a radical policy proposal so much as an ideal — still, good to know where she stands.
We need to have trade policies that help us and not just the other guys, and crack down on cheaters like China.Mitt Romney, referencing China’s currency policies.
The stage is set! Pretty soon we’ll be knee-deep in Republican primary politics! We hope you’re as excited as we are. Fox News has been fielding questions for the candidates online, and they reported a few minutes ago that Rick Perry is the candidate people most want to ask so far. Dana Perino will be turning it over to the debate within minutes.
Check out DC Decoder for more coverage of the Google/Fox News GOP presidential debate!
One of these things is not like the other. Could they have found a better photo of Gary Johnson?
Welcome to the Fox News-Google Debate, the third in fifteen days for the GOP presidential hopefuls and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s first trip to the debate stage with the national spotlight firmly on the primary.
Decoder has prepped debate primers before - see our tea party debate primer, and Iowa debate bit - but this time we’ve lassoed some of Tumblr’s most interesting political commentators for their perceptions, expectations and questions about tonight’s debate. (For the questions they would ask, see our prior post with commentary from Bart Hinckle, MostlyPolitical and HipsterLibertarian.)
Below, you’ll hear from:
- Evilteabagger
- Ilya Gerner
- Josh Sternberg
- Political Prof
- PantlessProgressive
- Shortformblog, with whom we are liveblogging the debate at Tumblr tag “Google Debate.”
Click the link to read all their thoughts, including ours, where we suggest the wild idea of a debate sponsored by Politifact. More soon!
Live from Orlando, Florida: We’ve got another rousing GOP presidential debate tonight, this time presented by Fox News and Google, and we figured we’d make an evening of it again! We’ll be liveblogging the debate along with DC Decoder, so by all means check out our coverage — you can follow along with the “GoogleDebate” tag. Maybe we’ll get to see these two handsome devils go head-to-head? This is a big night for Jon Huntsman, on the heels of a surge in the New Hampshire polls which landed him in third place behind Mitt and Ron. Look for him to make an impact tonight. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) source
The GOP presidential field is locking horns at yet another debate tonight - but don’t fret, DC Decoder and Shortformblog have you covered. We’ll be live blogging the debate tonight, which runs 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fox News.
Fox is teaming up with Google for the debate - you can see…
We’re bringing it. Boom. Anything you’d like to see us focus on tonight? Let us know.
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