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Home Front: Politix
GOP candidates battle to stake their positions in first 2016 debate
2015-08-08
[FOXNEWS] [FOXNEWS] From fiery
...a single two-syllable word carrying connotations of both incoherence and viciousness. A fiery delivery implies an audience of rubes and yokels, preferably forming up into a mob...
criticism of ObamaCare and the Iran nuclear deal to support for Israel and the rights of the unborn, the top 10 Republican presidential candidates did all they could to define and separate themselves Thursday night during the Fox News debate in Cleveland, kept in touch with the world by Obamaphone,
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, Ohio.

The governors on stage, notably John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, touted their economic records. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz vowed to scrap the Iran deal. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson reminded voters in his closing remarks of the professional background that separates him from the rest: "I'm the only one to separate Siamese twins."
My opinions, and worth every penny:
  • Trump made a good impression with the base, but didn't convince me. I was put off by his answer to the first question. I remember Ross Perot and the Reform Party that never took off but crashed into Jesse Ventura. What he was saying struck me as "Yes, I wanna be on the team, but only if I can be captain. Otherwise I'll get up my own team."
  • Rand Paul made an ass of himself.
  • Kasich and Huckabee both did better than I expected. I guess it's their experience in TV Land showing.
  • Carson was quiet-spoken, intelligent, likable. I'm not sure that will be enough, but if it is he's got my vote.
  • Walker wasn't as forceful as he could have been.
  • I don't take to Christie, not sure why.
  • I don't take to JEB, mainly because I think dynastic politix isn't good for us. I know he did a good job in Florida and was popular with the voters, but we don't need no damn Bhuttos or Sharifs.
  • I liked both Rubio and Cruz. Neither uttered talking points or dealt in one-liners. They were kind of mid-pack in a field of mostly winners.
Posted by:Fred

#9  And trust me, we will.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 16:41  

#8  No G(r)om the Republican Party must be pure as a pearl, else it's better to elect the opposition.

Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 16:40  

#7  I don't know about that. When it all goes to shit I want the socialists to be caught with a firm handle on the controls. The RINOs will give them a chance to blame the Republicans / "Conservatives".
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-08-08 14:48  

#6  party discipline = the candidate is selected in smoke filled back rooms by people who are pros. Not sheeple.

p.s. Neither Walker, nor Perry are RINOS. Curly would be a disaster --- she spent her life dealing with people with IQ > 110. The rest of them are a joke.

p.p.s Better RINO than Huma Abedin running US foreign policy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-08-08 14:35  

#5  I'm not sold on Trump either. However, he is drawing in a lot of people who have been abandoned by the Beltway Party who are tired of the same old surrender dialogue to make nice not war on those who've been conducting unending war on America and its middle class for over 50 years. They're all to 'gentlemanly' to call socialist for what they really are. That's the first giveaway they're cowed.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-08-08 13:45  

#4  P2k you will always have TRUMP! He's not a RINO, take home to heart, TRUMP/Cruz is the ticket.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 12:39  

#3  Then the Republican Party needs to split, no party discipline = no party is correct.

Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 12:37  

#2  If party discipline is 'you must vote RINO' (see-Bush II, McCain, Romney), then you have no more party. The liberals lost their party to the socialists, so they took over the old Trunk party. The game is up. Enjoy the oligarchy. Why try to invoke the lie that you really have a say, it's not a republic.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-08-08 12:30  

#1  No party discipline = no party.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-08-08 05:04  

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