2007.05.15 Decision '08 // Dem Stupidity Roundup
(And assorted other "Let's give 'em a country to run" topics)
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6:45P: It looks like I'm going to have to read about the Republican debate after the fact and hope someone posts good videos of the important parts. The radar on weather.com makes it pretty clear we're going to be getting a nice thunderstorm about the time it starts, which in this area can often mean power line voltage surges capable of frying a PC. At least it's supposed to be cooler after the front passes.
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Below the fold, newest items at the top:
- Republican Primary Debate Begins With Shared Views on Iraq
- The obligatory "Michael Moore challenges Fred! to a debate" post;
Update: Fred responds to Moore
- FOX News to Air First-in-the-South Republican Primary Debate
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Debate Begins With Shared Views on Iraq
WASHINGTON — Strong Republican themes like the war in Iraq and limiting federal spending led the topics at Tuesday night's First-in-the-South Republican Party Presidential Candidate Debate, with White House hopefuls trying leave an impression on South Carolina's GOP primary voters.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee led the witticisms by criticizing Congress, saying it has "spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop," a slam on the Democratic presidential candidate who earned unwanted attention for spending $400 of campaign money on a haircut.
It was a one-up to Sen. John McCain, who said he has spoken with sailors who take offense at being accused of ever being so drunk as to spend the way Congress does.
On a more serious note, McCain sought to solidify his position as the frontrunner by saying he is willing to be the last man standing in favor of war.
"If we fail in Iraq we will see Iraq become a center for Al Qaeda, chaos, genocide in the region and they will follow us home," McCain said. "Americans are frustrated because of the mishandling of these war, but America's vital national security interests are at stake. ...
As I noted above, I had to shut my PC down to wait for a storm to pass just as the debate was about to begin so I'll be dependent on people who were able to watch it for information. It looks like Michelle Malking did a great job of live-blogging it here. Don Surber: Ron Paul, the Republican Kucinich.
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The obligatory "Michael Moore challenges Fred! to a debate" post;
Update: Fred responds to Moore
Read the whole thing and DO NOT miss the video.
Update: Don't miss Kim Priestap's post here, and do follow the links.
Update 2: Check out Ed Morrissey's comments here.
*** FOX News to Air First-in-the-South Republican Primary Debate
WASHINGTON â� As the Republican presidential candidates arrive in Columbia, S.C., for a primary debate to be broadcast on FOX News, polls in the First-in-the-South presidential primary state show Arizona Sen. John McCain and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a dog fight for first place.
The latest survey by respected Republican pollster Whit Ayers, who is unaligned with any campaign, shows McCain at 25 percent, leading Giuliani by 5 points. The poll has a 4.4 percent margin of error. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is in fifth place at 8 percent and behind two men â� former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich â� who aren't even in the race. ...
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