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A senior vice-president at NBC (yeah) actually said,

[W]e look forward to hosting a substantive and stimulating forum for the candidates to make their case to the voters in this crucial state and the whole country.

Or we could have a drinking game.

Live stream at NBCPolitics.com at 9 pm Eastern. NBC plans to tape delay the debate on the West Coast until 9 Pacific.

Open Debate Thread below...

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Executive Producer of The Professional Left Podcast. On staff at Crooks and Liars since 2007. Master's degree from Harvard. Happy wife of Driftglass. Mother of three geniuses. Obsessive knitter. Blogs at http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com. .
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Captain Kangaroo's picture

Pass the popcorn

Ape-Man's picture

The number of republican infomercials is getting absurd.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Gingrich telling everybody that he wont answer is getting old.

Geronimo.'s picture

The media narrative is Romney vs. Gingrich. Let's see if they deviate from that narrative at all tonight in the debate.


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Romney is making points with examining Noot's record. Moderator asks Romney why he is being negative. Romney says because he got hammered not being negative.

Geronimo.'s picture

I wonder if "journalist" Brian Williams will ask Ron Paul about his son, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, being detained in Nashville Tennessee by the TSA in the airport there.


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Captain Kangaroo's picture

I wonder if williams will ask ron paul anything.

fastfeat's picture

Just for once, can't one of these moderators say, "Fuck you. I ask the questions! You'll answer the ones given you."


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

thebewilderness's picture

Newts first answer out of the gate? Pants on fire!!

Captain Kangaroo's picture

I wonder if Williams will ask Santorum about Santorm letting a woman say that Obama is a Muslin and not correct her.

fastfeat's picture

No one gives a shit about little ricky anymore.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Captain Kangaroo's picture

What Romney does not understand is that people do not like Vulture Capitalism. Or maybe he just does not want to explain why he thinks Vulture Capitalism is OK.

vulture capitalism with the average joe just trying to make a buck to feed his family. I'm sure Williams will give him a hand...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Hand-job?

fastfeat's picture

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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

gogetem's picture

Golden Plates

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Santorum Does not understand that bailing out the bank was ok but the way they were bailed out is not OK. With letting the banks fail like Lehman the economy would have been... well I don't know a good word for it but it was the WAY they were bailed out that was fucked up. they should have been nationalized and all the head people should have been fired if not arrested.

Ape-Man's picture

Newt Blimpo dodges the question about his 'peddling influence' - Mr. Williams - ask him again about 'influence peddling' - he dodged the question!


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Gingrish looks like he is chewing on lemons as Romney attacks him about Freddy and Fanny.

glogrrl's picture

cabbage head all the time if, by some freakin' miracle, he were to become President? and Missus #3 as first lady after Michelle Obama? What a freakin' comedown!!


“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”

Ape-Man's picture

ooooh "I wasn't on K-Street" - nice shot willard!


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Geronimo.'s picture

This is awful so far. Mitt and Newt bitch fest on surface level issues.


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Well, we know it will all be superficial, but at least they are showing people their petty and mutually corrupt nature.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

For the average Republican vote superficial is more than they can understand anyway.

fastfeat's picture

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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Ape-Man's picture

...Blimpo stalls until he dreams up a retort based on an accusation at Willard...


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Romney is hurting Gingrich and Gingrich is not helping himself. Gingrich defends himself about Freddy by bringing up Medicare????? i guess romney said something about Medicare and I missed it but in the meantime Romney explains to Gingrich what a lobbyist is. gingrich is on life support. I'm waiting for him to grab his heart. Maybe Mrs. Grinch #3 will rush the stage to help..... or maybe not.

Ape-Man's picture

Maybe Mrs. Grinch #3 will begin drafting divorce papers - it's always nice to get out in front of that kind of thing.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

At this point I think she is hoping for a heart attack and death so she can reopen the Tiffany $500,000 line of credit. Unfortunately he seems to have made a miraculous recovery.

Ape-Man's picture

Of coarse, i stand corrected.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

ricky's picture

Even Gov. Christie said Mitt can't connect. He went from Freddie to Medicare
one the strength of the words "influence peddling."


“Why would anyone with a functioning brain believe this guy?”
Some guy with an eating disorder

ricky's picture

caterpillar. Sting like a cocoon.


“Why would anyone with a functioning brain believe this guy?”
Some guy with an eating disorder

Ape-Man's picture

Still scapegoating fanny and freddie!?


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

I think Santorum just proposed a liberal solution to the foreclosure problem. didn't he?

Ape-Man's picture

Williams asks the first real follow up question - on regulation.

Williams accurately calls the show a "discussion" and not a debate.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Now Noot wants to start a war in Cuba?

Ape-Man's picture

Of coarse. Noot is a card carrying PNAC neocon neofascist.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

fastfeat's picture

Not that they've got shit anyway. He's just pandering to the Miami-area hardline Cubans.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Ape-Man's picture

Willard is also a paranoid, card carrying PNAC neocon.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Ape-Man's picture

Those sovereign Afghanis want us GONE, willard.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Captain Kangaroo's picture

Noot is fucked up. He just said America (his America) has no interest in going to war. but he jsut said he was ready to go to war with Cuba let alone Iran and every other country he can mention in a 3 minute time period.

fastfeat's picture

Classic deflection.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

GNUGUY's picture

So you can compete in our global economy?

Geazer's picture

...EVER !!!


"Trust no one, Mr. Mulder." - Well-Manicured Man

ricky's picture

Is that Newt's Nickname for Missues Newtness III?


“Why would anyone with a functioning brain believe this guy?”
Some guy with an eating disorder

Sugar cane, on the other hand, tends to hold its secrets more securely. Not to mention, gives good cover for 'gators as well.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Ape-Man's picture

Noot, Noot, Noot, criminals on death roe have working brains, and they don't need advanced science to keep their bodies 'alive'. You are so dumb.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Ape-Man's picture

Willard: "Privatize NASA"
Stay Puffed: "Privatize NASA with 'prizes'"


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Waved bat the boys "on the Moon" in the next studio on my third trip.

Now where's my damn prize?


“Why would anyone with a functioning brain believe this guy?”
Some guy with an eating disorder

Ape-Man's picture

Most economists disagree with Noot.

Noot chooses to not answer yet another question.
Attacks the President instead.

Santorum attacks the President and Noot at the same time... Criticizes Noot for believing in Climate change... Thinks there's way too much regulation.

Senator Paul gets asked a question!... Answer is concise reasoned, and insightful.
[...and gets applause for the second time during a night of litter applause]

Willard attacks the President.

Noot shoots for some of that Ron Paul applause but fails...

Willard calls for de-regulation, no taxes, more oil, and putting more people in prisons.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

without some modicum of conservation, a term that's a total anathema to these idiots.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

like a piece of benderboard.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

fastfeat's picture

"When Washington gets its prostate checked, it tickles you.

LOL.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

The corporations that run the GOP and Democratic party subsidiaries of The Corporatist party have put forward the most sociopathic/psychopathic disturbed and deiseased personalities available to run for the GOP ticket. It makes Obama look as if he were actually a Democrat by comparison. None of them are going to come close to seriously challenging Obama, even with billions in corporate cash. Running against mean-spirited and delusional psychopathology is going to seem loike a cakewalk. JMO.

John F A's picture

that there will be some behind the scenes shenanigans at the Republican convention resulting in neither Newt or Mitt getting the nom, while some as-yet unnamed candidate (not Jeb) gets the party endorsment. Republicans love voting for people they know absolutely nothing about, so you can be sure there will be no debates or extensive public appearances.

Perhaps they'll run no candidate at all, just some "super-conservative that we promise to name later" .

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