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Donald Trump to moderate GOP presidential debate

Media mogul Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate sponsored by the conservative website Newsmax in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec. 27, Newsmax confirmed today. ...

Jon Huntsman with whom Trump engaged in a minor Twitter war. Huntsman has already publicly announced that he will not “Debate with The Donald.”)
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Celebrity GOP Apprentice :-D.


Fyi Mike Huckabee has a debate today on Fox News.
 
Ron Paul Campaign Rejects Trump Iowa Debate


Trump’s participation will contribute to circus-like
atmosphere and is odd considering his slight to RPI
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ANKENY, Iowa – The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign released the following statement concerning the selection of Donald Trump as moderator for the December 27th Republican debate to be held in Iowa. Below please find comments from Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton

“The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee rejects the selection of Donald Trump as moderator for the Republican presidential debate to be held on December 27th

“We have conferred with our Iowa campaign chairman Drew Ivers and vice-chairmen David Fischer and A.J. Spiker who are all RPI State Central Committee Members, and they concur with this decision.

“The selection of a reality television personality to host a presidential debate that voters nationwide will be watching is beneath the office of the Presidency and flies in the face of that office’s history and dignity. Mr. Trump’s participation as moderator will distract from questions and answers concerning important issues such as the national economy, crushing federal government debt, the role of the federal government, foreign policy, and the like. To be sure, Mr. Trump’s participation will contribute to an unwanted circus-like atmosphere.

“Mr. Trump’s selection is also wildly inappropriate because of his record of toying with the serious decision of whether to compete for our nation’s highest office, a decision he appeared to make frivolously. The short-lived elevation of Mr. Trump’s stature as a candidate put him on the radar of many organizations and we recall that last spring he was invited to keynote the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Reagan Dinner, yet at the last minute he left RPI holding the bag by canceling. In turn, RPI canceled its biggest fundraising gala of the year and suffered embarrassment and in addition RPI was required to engage in refunding measures. Our candidate will not even consider participating in the late-December debate until Mr. Trump publicly apologizes to Iowa party leaders and rectifies in full the situation.

“Therefore our candidate Ron Paul, the champion of the Constitution, has advised he will not attend.”


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I wonder if Newsmax will reconsider their position?

Ron Paul camp: Donald Trump debate 'beneath the office of the Presidency'
 
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Trump blasts Paul for smacking him in forum-skip - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com

Donald Trump apparently didn't take kindly to Ron Paul's decision to skip the NewsMax-hosted forum moderated by the developer and reality TV star, saying it created a circus-like atmosphere around the presidential race.

"As I said in the past and will reiterate again, Ron Paul has a zero chance of winning either the nomination or the presidency," Trump said in a statement in response to Paul, adding, "my poll numbers were substantially higher than any of his poll numbers, at any time."
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"Few people take Ron Paul seriously and many of his views and presentation make him a clown-like candidate," he said. "I am glad he and Jon Huntsman, who has inconsequential poll numbers or a chance of winning, will not be attending the debate and wasting the time of the viewers who are trying very hard to make a very important decision."

Trump referred to his book that's coming out and his claim he is worth more than $7 billion, and asked why he is "not the right person to lead this country out of economic chaos or at least to moderate a debate. I would like to see how Ron Paul would fair in the world of big business."

Paul was the first candidate competing in Iowa to reject the invitation for the Dec. 27 event. His move may give cover to other candidates to do the same - although Trump's comments are a reminder of the potential problem with skipping it.
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I wonder how long before the "Paul BANNED from Iowa Debate" threads start?
 
Huntsman refused to attend the Trump debate as well.
 
poweRob said:
Huntsman refused to attend the Trump debate as well.
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I know. It's in the original story :-D. It'll be fun watching them kiss up to big corporate Trump, especially that kiss-ass Romney. I have a mental image of it already.
 
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Although some of his positions are out there, I love Dr. Paul's directness. I like his style.
 
Trump moderating this is an absolute ridiculous sham.
 
Will he bring up the birth certificate?

I don't think he can help himself.
 
hazlnut said:
Will he bring up the birth certificate?

I don't think he can help himself.
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He will probably try to toss a brag in there. Smug prickhead that he is:(
 
Kali said:
He will probably try to toss a brag in there. Smug prickhead that he is:(
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I suspect he will promote a show or use a catch-phrase like "Your fired". Probably say "I'm a really-really nice guy" then look toward his side saying "Don't you think so?" and them agreeing.

I also forgot him coming in on a helicopter.
 
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This is a "Wargames" scenario. The only way to win is not to play.

I see no way Obama doesnt win reelection.
 
VanceMack said:
This is a "Wargames" scenario. The only way to win is not to play.

I see no way Obama doesnt win reelection.
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Was there ever really any doubt?
 
Hatuey said:
Was there ever really any doubt?
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Not in my book. Not with the current crop of clowns running and certainly not with the mindless morons that will vote for him for no other reason than because he is a-democrat and/or b-black. He's got about 47% of the vote already in his pocket (and that includes all the idiots that pretend to be oh so very upset about the bankers and brokers stuffing politicians pockets but will without question vote for the biggest recipient of said corruption).
 
hazlnut said:
Will he bring up the birth certificate?

I don't think he can help himself.
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Maybe he'll take the occasion to present all that damning evidence his investigators dug up in Hawaii. :2rofll:
 
Romney versus Gingrich with Trump as the moderator - if they could only dance, they'd have the makings of a new hit show!
 
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My take on Trump's reason for hosting a debate: Trump is trying to get his name associated with viable candidates instead of being dumped in the loony bin with Palin, Bachmann and Perry. I can't believe Romney & Gingrich are willing to go to this farce.
 
It might because of Trump declaring months ago that Ron Paul can't win maybe?
 
In another forum I peruse about in, it was suggested that there should be another debate at the same time starring Ron Paul, John Huntsman and Gary Johnson. That would definitely be worth watching IMO.
 
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