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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

2012 Live-Slogging the (Final?) Republican Debate

Posted by on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:50 PM

UPDATE: And it's over. That was a bitchy debate, full of repetition and awfulness. And the candidates are starting to fuse into one terrible beast: Everyone hates contraception and wants to build a fence around America. Everyone but Ron Paul wants to go to war with Iran. Everyone wants education to be handled at the ultra-local level. There was what felt like a 3,000-hour battle over earmarks, with no clear winner. Mitt Romney pulled out his "You ask the questions you want, I'll give the answers I want" line to a softball last question, to what sounded like boos from the audience. Rick Santorum ambled all over the place. Newt Gingrich seemed kind of deflated and described himself as "cheerful." Ron Paul abides.

ORIGINAL POST 4:50 PM: Santorum needs to look sane. Romney needs to look competent. Gingrich needs to look relevant. Ron Paul needs to stop looking so goddamn Muppet-y all the time. You can find the debate on CNN, or streaming on CNN's website. Join us in the box below with observations, commentary, or occasional updates on the state of your drunkenness:

 

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1
Oh my god. Make it stop.
Posted by tacomagirl on February 22, 2012 at 5:03 PM
2
Will you PLEASE stop encouraging people to watch this fucking schlock? I thought the stranger urged progressiveness, but I guess ratings and advertiser dollars are more important than integrity or any honest semblance of social responsibility, huh? This shit is pathetic.
Posted by YoureAsBadAsHannity on February 22, 2012 at 5:19 PM
zombie eyes 3
Wait!!!! Which one was the most authentic Christian?
Posted by zombie eyes on February 22, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Phoebe in Wallingford 4
@2: Oh my goodness gracious, are you really afraid of liberal progressives hearing antithetical and adversarial viewpoints because they might actually change their minds?
Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on February 22, 2012 at 7:14 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 5
Hah.

Obama is cutting your taxes anyway.

Win-win.

Slacks must work...Even for lattes.

Win-win.
Win-win.

WIN-WIN!!!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://yrihf.com on February 22, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Keister Button 6
Signs seen outside the debate venue
Other than viewing and sharing that, I gave up GOP debates for Lent, including the Live SLOG.
Posted by Keister Button on February 22, 2012 at 8:48 PM
7
Phoebe, you can't honestly think that any of this dreck would cause anyone to change their mind, unless you mean about continuing to live in this benighted country.
Posted by sarah70 on February 22, 2012 at 10:52 PM
8
@3
None of the above is always a valid answer.
Posted by Lymis on February 23, 2012 at 9:05 AM

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