The Official South Carolina/CBS News/National Journal GOP Debate Thread

[NHI]

Good line on Perry, can he follow up with some substance and competence?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Perry reminds me of Reagan, and I am liking him more and more. He is NOT done, I am wrong in that prediction.

[Yelnoc]

I was thinking about the earlier section of the debate focused on Pakistan.  Why did nobody mention India, a stable nuclear power with a much larger economy sitting right on Pakistan's eastern border?

[Dereich]

Perry can see Mexico from his house.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Santorum: Yay, killing scientists!  those guys!

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Yes, of course they do.

http://jfjfp.com/?p=20559

That isn't even mentioning the murder of Palestinians in Gaza on a regular basis.

[greenforest32]

Oh sh**t Oregon in the house

[RI]

Perry's best debate so far.

[Simfan34]

Nuclear weapons aren't under the purview of the Department of Energy.

[NVGonzalez]

I'm surprised that the crowd didn't boo the torture question.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Cain is doing bad tonite....talking very slowly

[NHI]

Perry is far from done. I suspect he'll reemerge by Iowa and be poised as the Anti-Romney candidate...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Why the hell does everyone here hate Isreal?

Because Israel picks fights and does not clean up the mess. I dont want to send my kids (or myselF) to die for them.

I was ready to fight in 67 and 73 when the Arabs picked a fight with Isreal....how about when the Arabs invaded on the Jews most important holiday?

67? You mean when Egypt was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the state of Israel? Without the slightest attempt at diplomatic protocols? That was Israelis picking a fight with Arabs (and Egyptians), not vice versa.

Israel is disliked primarily because it resembles a fascist state nestled in the middle of the Middle East, invulnerable because of nuclear weapons and mindless support from the USA (I still don't understand why Americans slavishly support Israel even at cost to themselves). They make attempts at "negotiation" that amount to absurd demands followed by blatant attempts to derail it (Sharon intentionally starting the second Intifada, anyone?). If you're a Democrat, you should dislike Israel because they engage in imperialism and regularly engage in murder of innocents, and if you're a Republican you should dislike Israel because they are, to all intents and purposes, socialists.

Resembles a fascist state? The only country in the Mideast who gives full democratic rights to religious minorities? I support Isreal because they give Christians and Muslims full rights.  They are a beacon

Thats a myth. Israel is far from Democratic. I do mantain that they have a right to exist.

[Simfan34]

There's the applause.

[Yelnoc]

Nuclear weapons aren't under the purview of the Department of Energy.

Pretty sure they are, actually (though of course in war time the military takes control).

[King]

Oh, boy, here we go.

[Averroës Nix]

Cain is doing bad tonite....talking very slowly

Yeah, that was really bad.

Also, sad that the crowd goes wild over waterboarding.

[NVGonzalez]

Scumbag Cain:
I oppose all torture

Would bring back waterboarding

[NHI]

Top Tier Candidates:

Romney
Perry
Gingrich

[The_Texas_Libertarian]

lol @ Bachmann's assertion that the ACLU is running the CIA.  LOLOLOL

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

lol@Bachmann

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Wow Bachmann....I'm not Obama fan but the guy has used drones and got Osama....don't think he has "decided to lose the war on terror"

[Volrath50]

Perry's best debate so far.

Well, he's probably been spending almost the entire time since last debate prepping.

[Simfan34]

Thank you, Paul.

[King]

The loving Christians in this audience are hating Paul's ridiculous anti-torture stance.

[NVGonzalez]

Obama has the ACLU run the CIA!? Then the ACLU are American heroes for killing Osama!