Official CNN South Carolina Debate Thread

[© tweed]

is that Fred Thompson in the audience?

[Lincoln Republican]

What would you do different question, Romney nailed it, taking the fight to Obama.

[Lief 🗽]

In general, the copyright laws in the US are pretty much stronger now than they've ever been in world history.  And way too overbroad in protecting old copyrights.  If anything, we need better protection of new copyrights (but not prior restraint-type laws) and less protection of old ones.

Of course, SOPA doesn't really deal with much of that.

whoa, SS and I agree on a policy issue.

[Keystone Phil]

Fred Thompson cameo!

[RI]

God, what a terrible question by a racist. She was aching to call them 'illegals'.

[The_Texas_Libertarian]

The camera just showed Fred Thompson briefly!

[Eraserhead]

Why is Santorum even anti-SOPA? Because it's unpopular? Because the rest of his answer indicated that it should have his full support.

[King]

What would you do different question, Romney nailed it, taking the fight to Obama.

Pretty sad for you that it took an hour and half to hit post on the "Romney nailed this answer" reply.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Whoa, Newt is a bit more sensible than most Republicans on immigration. That's..surprising?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Get in line for the fruit-picking jobs and we'll talk...

Um... I clearly missed the official government documents that are in Spanish...

Plus, Gingrich, a Former speaker of the House... is being so harsh about people he once had considerable control over, Federal Bureaucrats...

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Romney is going to do so, so, so, so, so poorly among Latinos with answers like that.

[King]

Romney listed everything he's NOT going to do, but no plan as usual.

[Likely Voter]

So Romney and Gingrich actually agree on immigration?

[All Along The Watchtower]

So yeah...how bout that 40% Hispanic vote for Bush?

[M]

Santorum: still angry and whiny. Just now its a quarter of the entire debate.

[Lief 🗽]

Starting around 2020, if the GOP keeps this up, they're pretty much going to be shut out of winning national elections.

[King]

It appears the left finally won an issue: immigration.  GOP is slowing moving toward the center on it.

[angus]

Whoa, Newt is a bit more sensible than most Republicans on immigration. That's..surprising?

a little.  It's the one issue where I agree with Newt more than the others.  

Most Republicans have bought into the hard anti-everybody except us dogma, which is really weird, because those of us over 40 remember when anti-Mexican equated to a solidly leftist/progressive attitude.  Pro=union and all that.  The GOP was always forgiving when it came to hiring illegal immigrants to clean the golf course, under the table of course.  But in the past couple of decades the Republicans have co-opted that issue from the Democrats.  At the worst possible moment, given the current demographic trends!

Anyway, I'm not a libertarian, but I'm with the libertarian on these types of issues:  people should be able to come and go as they please.  Borders are for police states.  No major candidate in either of the two major parties actually adopts my position, but Newt's is a little closer than most of the others.  Not that I'd ever trust the bastard, and I hope he crawls back into whatever hole he crawled out of, but he's a little gentler on this issue than the others so I have to credit him here.

[Sam Spade]

In general, the copyright laws in the US are pretty much stronger now than they've ever been in world history.  And way too overbroad in protecting old copyrights.  If anything, we need better protection of new copyrights (but not prior restraint-type laws) and less protection of old ones.

Of course, SOPA doesn't really deal with much of that.

whoa, SS and I agree on a policy issue.

Used to be musician, well aware of what's going on in the issue, and my experience says that is what needs to be done.  I'm sure we agree in other areas too - don't let my opinion on certain issues fool you - I have my logic for everything I believe. 

[All Along The Watchtower]

Santorum: Compassionate Conservative.

[© tweed]

In general, the copyright laws in the US are pretty much stronger now than they've ever been in world history.  And way too overbroad in protecting old copyrights.  If anything, we need better protection of new copyrights (but not prior restraint-type laws) and less protection of old ones.

Of course, SOPA doesn't really deal with much of that.

whoa, SS and I agree on a policy issue.

Used to be musician, well aware of what's going on in the issue, and my experience says that is what needs to be done.  I'm sure we agree in other areas too - don't let my opinion on certain issues fool you - I have my logic for everything I believe. 

have you read Notes from Underground?

[Eraserhead]

Santorum is disgusting.

[M]

If this were an election for student government president, Romney would win 75-80% of the vote.

[Dereich]

Stop the presses: Ron Paul just said something was the job of the federal government.

[© tweed]

If this were an election for student government president, Romney would win 75-80% of the vote.

Ann Romney is lead cheerleader?