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cavalcade
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« on: October 11, 2011, 12:40:06 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on October 11, 2011, 05:56:40 AM

Also, note the debate planners amusing new spin on the anti-Gary Johnson rule:

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Hilarious.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 05:16:03 PM »
I think a more likely scenario would be

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"Currently, unemployment benefits run out after 99 weeks-"

Applause.

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Dartmouth has apparently taken action to prevent inappropriate audience behavior.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 05:30:35 PM »
Quote from: Likely Voter on October 11, 2011, 05:17:35 PM
Quote from: cavalcade on October 11, 2011, 05:16:03 PM


Dartmouth has apparently taken action to prevent inappropriate audience behavior.

how? Are the seats rigged with electrodes? Posted teams with tasers?


Basically, there are fewer tickets.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/10/dartmouth-doesnt-want-be-embarrassed-its-gop-debate/43552/

Re-reading the article, however, their plans actually do not promise to be effective.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2011, 07:03:29 PM »
Cain sounds MUCH more serious and moderated tonight.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 07:11:11 PM »

And he clearly loves this format.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2011, 07:22:59 PM »
Huntsman...comes out in favor of the revolving door?
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cavalcade
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 07:26:39 PM »
Rich Lowry is an economist?
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cavalcade
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2011, 07:34:14 PM »
This is Rick Perry's best debate yet.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2011, 07:38:12 PM »
First gotcha question.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2011, 07:45:38 PM »
"The problem with that analysis is that it is incorrect."
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cavalcade
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2011, 07:52:51 PM »
Perry is awake!
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cavalcade
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« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2011, 07:59:00 PM »
I'm REALLY looking forward to this asking-questions-to-each-other thing.

It should be exciting and will make it very clear who is being attacked by whom.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2011, 08:02:53 PM »
You know, an interesting part of this next segment is that participation is a function of how energetic a candidate is, not just who the moderators feel like asking questions.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2011, 08:05:59 PM »
Quote from: Averroës Nix on October 11, 2011, 08:04:24 PM
Quote from: cavalcade on October 11, 2011, 08:02:53 PM
You know, an interesting part of this next segment is that participation is a function of how energetic a candidate is, not just who the moderators feel like asking questions.

Who do you think will talk the most? Santorum? Gingrich?

I predict:

Newt
Santorum
Cain
Bachmann

(gap)

Romney
Paul
Huntsman

(gap)

Perry
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cavalcade
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« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2011, 08:06:54 PM »
Quote from: Averroës Nix on October 11, 2011, 08:05:55 PM
Anyone know anything about this shadowy "Peter Foundation" group?

Peter Peterson is a billionaire co-founder of Blackstone (a private equity group) whose foundation is focused on reducing the budget deficit.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2011, 08:10:04 PM »
Quote from: Averroës Nix on October 11, 2011, 08:09:15 PM
Does this Cain-Romney exchange sound rehearsed to anyone else?

That would be an interesting strategy for dealing with this format, actually.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2011, 08:12:49 PM »
Huntsman tells a Romney joke, then a Perry joke, then a Romney joke!  Bonus points!
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cavalcade
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« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2011, 08:16:51 PM »
As always, Perry is infinitely better when he is rehearsed.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2011, 08:19:47 PM »
A decent off-the-cuff Romney joke.  Then he asks a question to...Bachmann?
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cavalcade
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2011, 08:21:56 PM »
Best guess: Romney serves up a softball to Bachmann to give her another chance to pull some votes away from Cain, leaving Romney to win Iowa.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2011, 08:24:25 PM »
Quote from: A Roemerista on October 11, 2011, 08:24:08 PM
Was I the only one who heard Paul quip: "You're not going to be president forever" To Herman at the end...

Nope, he said it.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2011, 08:28:45 PM »
Perry is taking a page out of Cain's playbook by emphasizing a single issue over and over again- domestic energy.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2011, 08:31:33 PM »
Cain not only has secret economic advisors, he has secret candidates for Fed chairmen.
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cavalcade
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2011, 08:31:58 PM »
Paul hits a home run!
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cavalcade
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« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2011, 08:46:41 PM »
Gay rights heckler.
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