Thread: Bloomberg TV GOP Debate 10/11

Originally Posted by haymarket

good analysis 75 - I agree. Romney looks more and more like the obvious choice and nobody else seems strong enough to slow him let alone stop him. Perry is falling faster and farther than I would ever have thought possible in such a short time. Its like watching the Nazgul Morgul Lord at the end of RETURN OF HE KING where he gets stabbed by Eowyn and implodes to nothingness.

I partially agree - while Perry's debate performances have been exceedingly weak, the factors that made him a strong candidate six weeks ago still apply today. He's still "that guy" who can bring together Tea Party and establishment Republicans, despite the debate performances.

Originally Posted by StillBallin75

I partially agree - while Perry's debate performances have been exceedingly weak, the factors that made him a strong candidate six weeks ago still apply today. He's still "that guy" who can bring together Tea Party and establishment Republicans, despite the debate performances.

I agree, I would not rule Perry out of a comeback just yet.

I lost major respect for Cain for lying about his views on fed audits.

He constantly dismissed the need for them on record, and when asked point blank, he claims something different entirely.

Originally Posted by jasonxe

Time to Fact Check:
Fact Checking the Post-Bloomberg debate - The Fact Checker - The Washington Post

Thanks for that link. It's always good to check how factual their statements were.

I think Romney has to be called the winner last night. He did not do anything bad and looked like he belonged. Worst performance was probably Perry, mostly because he did not look like he belonged, but Bachmann(came off as insane), and Paul(had little time, used what time he did have attacking the fed instead of talking about something people care about) where nearly as bad. Cain did not do bad, but his "let them buy used" line is going to get used against him, and alot.

Originally Posted by Gina

Thanks for that link. It's always good to check how factual their statements were.

Bachmann either needs to hire a research team so she can know what the **** she is actually talking about, or fire the one she already has because they are not doing her any favors. I'm consistently amazed at just how blatantly false a lot of her statements are in all of these debates, and her seemingly pathological tenuous grasp/understanding of these economic issues. You'd think after awhile of spewing complete BS and getting called out for it, a Presidential candidate might bother to actually research some of these issues before running her mouth...

Originally Posted by ARealConservative

I lost major respect for Cain for lying about his views on fed audits.

He constantly dismissed the need for them on record, and when asked point blank, he claims something different entirely.

The fed not being his main priority pretty much done it for me. Then endorsing Greenspan which makes me question whether he knows anything about our monetary system and how it effects the economy. Even mental midget Santorum knew it was wrong.



Put it simply, if you like living in a recession, inflation/devalued dollar, bubbles, continue growing debt, same foreign policy and status quo, Well, Rommeny, Cain, and Perry are your men.

Mitt Romney's Evangelical Problem

"moderate Republicans aren't the ones who could derail a Romney candidacy. His obstacle is the evangelical base--a voting bloc that now makes up 30 percent of the Republican electorate and that wields particular influence in primary states like South Carolina and Virginia. Just as it is hard to overestimate the importance of evangelicalism in the modern Republican Party, it is nearly impossible to overemphasize the problem evangelicals have with Mormonism. Evangelicals don't have the same vague anti-LDS prejudice that some Americans do. For them it's a doctrinal thing, based on very specific theological disputes that can't be overcome by personality or charm or even shared positions on social issues. Romney's journalistic boosters either don't understand these doctrinal issues or try to sidestep them. But ignoring them won't make them go away. To evangelicals, Mormonism isn't just another religion. It's a cult."

Originally Posted by StillBallin75

Bachmann either needs to hire a research team so she can know what the **** she is actually talking about, or fire the one she already has because they are not doing her any favors. I'm consistently amazed at just how blatantly false a lot of her statements are in all of these debates, and her seemingly pathological tenuous grasp/understanding of these economic issues. You'd think after awhile of spewing complete BS and getting called out for it, a Presidential candidate might bother to actually research some of these issues before running her mouth...

yup - that whole 999 upside down into 666 was simply creepy ... for a moment I flashed back to the "I am not a witch" from last years Senate race in Delaware from Christine O'Donnell ... or is she?

Originally Posted by haymarket

yup - that whole 999 upside down into 666 was simply creepy ... for a moment I flashed back to the "I am not a witch" from last years Senate race in Delaware from Christine O'Donnell ... or is she?

Can you say "dog whistle?"