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GOP Debate March 3, 2016

JumpinJack said:
I do, too, except that I'd say the "minimizing the loss of all lives." All lives matter (to borrow a well known sentence).
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With all due respect, when a country attacks this nation, not all lives matter.
 
reinoe said:
With all due respect, when a country attacks this nation, not all lives matter.
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I disagree. The powers that be attack. The ordinary people don't. They're just trying to go about their lives in a war torn country. Many Japanese citizens totally disagreed with what their emperor had done, but they are the ones who paid the price. We killed many Iraqis who were actually American sympathizers. And of course children are never at fault and should never have to pay the price for what adults have done.
 
Chomsky said:
From the looks of the highlights & recaps, it's turning into another clown car!
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Yeah, I thought things might improve with fewer candidates onstage, but I watched the first hour or so and this was the worst debate.....so far.
 
Debate thoughts: I think Trump, Kasich, and Cruz all did well. Rubio didn't seem to hurt himself, but didn't do himself any good. Kasich seemed most presidential, maybe. But not as confident or sure in his opinions as candidates normally are. That may be his manner of speaking, though. I'm not that familiar with him.
 
radioman said:
Yeah, I thought things might improve with fewer candidates onstage, but I watched the first hour or so and this was the worst debate.....so far.
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I think the worst debate was the one the candidates complained about. The one when the questions focused on the candidates personally and how they appeared in the media and such. The questions were ridiculous; the candidates were right to complain.
 
JumpinJack said:
Debate thoughts: I think Trump, Kasich, and Cruz all did well. Rubio didn't seem to hurt himself, but didn't do himself any good. Kasich seemed most presidential, maybe. But not as confident or sure in his opinions as candidates normally are. That may be his manner of speaking, though. I'm not that familiar with him.
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Agreed, but I think Trump was forced into citing poll numbers as a defensive gesture way too much.
Kasich seems like a decent guy...humble even.
I don't think that humility plays well with the GOP crowd.
 
JumpinJack said:
I think the worst debate was the one the candidates complained about.
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Maybe so....don't the candidates complain before/during/after each debate?
The bar seems pretty low.
I think there are still a few debates left, though.
It seems like there are a lot more debates this go-round, although I think there are actually fewer.
Maybe I'm just paying more attention this time.
 
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Nobody can vote for Trump in good conscience and with a straight face after that.

Worst debater in political history. Reminds of the porn start that ran for California governor.
 
Erod said:
Nobody can vote for Trump in good conscience and with a straight face after that.

Worst debater in political history. Reminds of the porn start that ran for California governor.
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**DRUDGE POLL** WHO WON THE 11TH REPUBLICAN DEBATE '16?
TRUMP 61.94% (112,288 votes)


CRUZ 21.52% (39,018 votes)


KASICH 11.58% (21,002 votes)


RUBIO 4.96% (8,989 votes)



Total Votes: 181,297
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DRUDGE REPORT 2016®
 
radioman said:
Agreed, but I think Trump was forced into citing poll numbers as a defensive gesture way too much.
Kasich seems like a decent guy...humble even.
I don't think that humility plays well with the GOP crowd.
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Kasich is the folksy guy that plays best one on one. You could see the difference as soon as he got off the stage and talked with O'Reilly. Heck, he even said so himself to O'Reilly. But you saw something about him too in that moment.

You can picture him in a real world governing situation with him saying, "You know, Jim, we have to do this...but here's what I am going to do for you. [...] What do you say, you with me?" /Handshake, possible pat on the back and smile.

Doesn't translate well to television debates if the audience wants tough replies, and it certainly doesn't work if the primary base wants a bloodbath--which they do.
 
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I like this one better with trump even higher and Kasich dominating the rest..
 
BTW I also like Rubio loosing badly in both very much..
 
Fiddytree said:
Kasich is the folksy guy that plays best one on one. You could see the difference as soon as he got off the stage and talked with O'Reilly. Heck, he even said so himself to O'Reilly. But you saw something about him too in that moment.

You can picture him in a real world governing situation with him saying, "You know, Jim, we have to do this...but here's what I am going to do for you. [...] What do you say, you with me?" /Handshake, possible pat on the back and smile.

Doesn't translate well to television debates if the audience wants tough replies, and it certainly doesn't work if the primary base wants a bloodbath--which they do.
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That and Kasich is well to well liked by the advisary.
 
Orly? said:
BTW I also like Rubio loosing badly in both very much..
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Voice barely working, looking and acting like a twerp.....the dude is toast, tonight was just the cherry on top his ill fated attempt to run for POTUS before he was ready sundae.
 
Beaudreaux said:
You saw it, too??? My wife had to leave the room for a few minutes.
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HERE HERE


Whole first and half of the 2nd page of youtube vids are all Ted eating a booger on youtube if you search "cruz booger"

lololololololollololol
 
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Kasich disappeared for long stretches, popping up only to give capsule history lessons on national politics in the 1980s and 1990s and Ohio politics in more recent years—he was involved, in case you hadn’t heard.
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Who Won the Republican Debate in Detroit? - The Atlantic

THe "I am the teachers pet" thing Kasich does annoys the hell out of me but there could be a good reason for doing it, but " I helped Ronald Reagan"?? WFT? Everyone knows that the voters want fresh this year, so fresh that Trump has been winning this thing for 7 months, and so Kasich decides we need to be reminded that he was and insider back in the 80's?? For at least three debates now he reminds us that he worked with Rumsfeld, a guy who needs to be disappeared like Cosby........WHY??

No wonder he is losing.
 
Beaudreaux said:
I just had to get back up off the floor - YOGA...LOL.. You never know, he's very flexible.
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easily the best line of the debate, though I though Cruz's attacks landed a lot better
 
Orly? said:
HERE HERE


Whole first and half of the 2nd page of youtube vids are all Ted eating a booger on youtube if you search "cruz booger"

lololololololollololol
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Ironic since "Eating a Booger" is pretty much the theme for the GOP this election year.
 
Beaudreaux said:
I don't see how she can get out of being at the very least indicted, without creating a Constitutional crisis that will dwarf Watergate. I wonder how the Democrats, or either party for that matter, would handle the nominee getting in legal trouble like this after the convention but prior to the general election? And, what if it happens after the general and she becomes President-elect? She will not have taken the oath yet, so will not be potentially protected. My presumption is Obama will pardon her, but whomever she picked as VP and is on the ticket with her will take over, regardless of if it happens after the convention and either before or after the general election.

What a mess.
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Obama hates Hillary. He's probably not going to pardon her.
 
They all ganged up on Trump. That pile-on was... yuuge.

Only makes him look liked the underdog outsider that he is.
 
calamity said:
Yep. That was a clear, "your numbers don't add up, Donald," moment.
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It not going to change anyone's minds, nothing Trump has said has ever added up yet idiots vote for him anyways.
 
sanman said:
See this previous post of mine:

http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...2016-presidential-race-31.html#post1065624585

I just pointed out things that Trump says which make the most sense, unlike the other candidates who ignore such issues.
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Here is what you claimed "I think Trump would be likely to join hands with the Europeans in bargaining with Arab states to take in the Syrian refugees, or at least help to set up a safe zone inside Syria."

Here is a Donald Trump says: Trump Says He Would Ban Syrian Refugees From Entering US - ABC News


Funny how what you think Trump would do and what he says are in direct contradiction
 
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