Debate Prep
Kathleen on Neal Boortz
My favorite talk radio host is libertarian Neal Boortz out of Atlanta. He was very anti-Ron Paul during the 2008 election (which saddened me greatly.) However, the times, they are a-changin’. Ron Paul debuted as a guest on the Neal Boortz Show about 45 minutes ago…and it was a great segment. Very happy for my candidate.
So happy, in fact, I called the show and got through! I got a mini-segment of my own with Neal, talking about the importance of electing a true fiscal conservative who is more concerned about saving the country than about getting re-elected.
I just got the limited-government message out to over 5 million listeners, and all it took was a toll-free phone call.
Anyone can do this! If you have a candidate you want to support, or a point you want to make about the Democrat-controlled media or the Obama Regime, call a talk show with a couple of talking points jotted down. Be polite, be respectful, be engaging, and get your message across.
Advance Questions: CNN National Security Debate
As you know, HillBuzz.org has moles in deep cover working at many Democrat-Controlled Media outlets, so we’re often privy to advance drafts of the “gotcha” questions that will be hurled at GOP candidates during debates.
Security was extra-tight surrounding the CNN National Security debate, but our mole managed to leave these first-draft questions in a blind drop outside the World War II memorial for us to find.
Rick Perry. There’s a drug war raging along the southern border of Texas, with heavily-armed paramilitary forces invading Texas from the Mexican side. What are the three things you’d do…(snicker)…to stop the incursion. Three things (nudge fellow moderator). Can you remember three things? Just three. We’re asking you early in the debate, Mr. Perry. Try to focus. We’re doing everything we can to make you the Anti-Romney….throw us a bone, here.
Jon Huntsman, you have served as Ambassador to China for the Obama Administration, and clearly, you’ve done an excellent job, since China has yet to call our note. You have the international experience that every other Republican candidate lacks, since the rest of them—except for Mitt Romney, of course—are hayseed hicks from the sticks. Your hair and teeth are impeccable. Your family is stunning, you’re worth millions of dollars, and your tan looks remarkably life-like. And yet, you polled at 0.0% in the recent DesMoines Register poll of likely Iowa GOP Caucus participants. So tell me, Ambassador Huntsman, how can the average GOP voter in Iowa be so stupid? Why aren’t you the frontrunner, despite all the free publicity we’ve given you for the past four months? Take as much time as you need.
Mitt Romney, since we just gratuitously mentioned your name, you now have five minutes to talk down to the rest of the GOP contenders on stage. Let us know when you’re done, and we’ll ask you a follow-up “gotcha” question of your choice designed to make Rick Perry look bad.
Herman Cain, why are you even here? According to my notes, we in the Mainstream Media destroyed your candidacy weeks ago. (And if you say “999″ I will come up there and smack you.)
Michelle Bachmann, you serve on the House Intelligence Committee. Does that mean you went there to become intelligent? And don’t you agree, that compared to Mitt Romney, you’re far too short to be president, and besides, you’ll never be the kind of Fashion Icon that Michelle Obama is. [Note...M.B. to get two questions max--be sure to cut her off during follow-ups]
Governor Romney, what do you think of the debate so far? Did you get that list of “gotcha” questions we prepared for you to ask Rick Perry? How about the Edible Arrangement–we left out the pineapple, as you requested. And the ham. Did you get the Honey Baked Ham platter? Great. Five more minutes for you, Mr. Presi-…I mean, Mr. Romney.
Ron Paul, you were a Captain in the Air Force and a flight surgeon during Vietnam. Your top three sources of campaign funds are the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. In fact, you receive more donations from active-duty military than all other candidates combined. How do you explain this, given your radical, fringe notion that U.S. troops should not be sent overseas without a Congressional Declaration of War, a declared mission, and the mandate to win? Isn’t this just proof that you secretly hate the military and have fooled those poor gullible saps into supporting you? How do you sleep at night?
Rick Santorum, you’ve really never broken 5% in the polls, but we need you here to split the pro-life vote and give Romney the nomination. We can’t think of anything to ask you, so we’ve agreed to ignore you the way we usually ignore Ron Paul. The receptionist will validate your parking on the way out.
Governor Romney, since we gratuitously mentioned your name, you get another five minutes to talk about anything that will make your competitors look bad.
Governor Perry, do you agree with Mitt Romney that the rest of this GOP field, besides Governor Huntsman, are a distraction from the real issues facing this country?
Governor Huntsman, how about you? Do you agree with Governor Romney that Romneycare is nothing to be ashamed of, since you were considering something similar in Utah?
Governor Romney, five minutes for you, sir, since we mentioned your name. And may I say that you are looking particularly presidential this evening. Lots of gravitas.
Mr. Cain, are you still here? Didn’t we ask you to validate Mr. Santorum’s parking?
CNN National Security Debate Watch Thread
CNN’s lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer will be moderating tonight’s GOP Candidates Debate from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (ET), broadcast live from Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
The debate is presented by CNN, The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and will focus on national security, foreign policy and the economy.
In addition to Blitzer, Foreign policy experts from AEI and The Heritage Foundation will pose questions to the candidates. Candidates invited to participate are:
- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann
- Businessman Herman Cain
- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman
- Texas Rep. Dr. Ron Paul
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum
Candidates shut out of the debate were Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Former Governor of Louisiana Buddy Roemer, and these other declared candidates: Political Consultant & Gay Rights Activist Fred Karger, Andy Martin , Flight Attendant Tom Miller, Jimmy McMillan, Matt Snyder, and Businessman Vern Wuensche.
More details from NewsOnNews.com:
Live coverage from DAR Constitution Hall will begin the day before the debate, on Monday, Nov. 21, and continue through the post-debate programming on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 22 to include anchors Wolf Blitzer, John King and Erin Burnett. CNN political analysts and contributors Paul Begala, Gloria Borger, Donna Brazile, David Frum, David Gergen, Ari Fleischer, and Dana Loesch will participate in coverage from the nation’s capital.
That is one incredible assortment of Leftists. I wonder what questions our friends at CNN will cook up for the candidates? I can’t wait to see what our mole is able to scrounge up for us.
UPDATE: A few observations…I can’t transcribe the debate, so I’m just going to jot some notes.
Newt Gingrich just got booed. Bizarre. Polite applause for everyone. Ron Paul may have had a bit more enthusiasm…but in general, this is going to be a Cocktail Party GOP crowd (it was invitation-only.)
8:32 p.m. I’m working late tonight and can only listen in with one ear. I’m disappointed that so many of these candidates are willing to shred the Bill of Rights. It’s chilling that so many of them think it’s fine that Barack Obama can, by himself, order the assassination of American citizens.
I think it’s an important discussion, of course. But foreign policy and national security will be something of a moot point once China calls our note and the economy collapses.
It’s (surprise) turning into the Mittens Romneycare and Jon Huntsman show. And what’s weird is that Huntsman is parroting Ron Paul’s positions. HMMMM.
Rick Santorum just looked into the camera and said, “I agree with Ron Paul.” I expect that he was anticipating some cheers from the Ron Paul folks…there was awkward polite clapping, because we Ron Paul folks are not so easily played. Awkward.
And as usual…mentioning Mittens gets Mittens a free 5-minute speech; mentioning Ron Paul gets you…uhm, thrown to a commercial break.
Sigh.
Please feel free to comment on the debate. I will have to watch the rest on replay…I have to get back to work. Unlike the Occupoopers, I don’t think anyone owes me a living.
HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show: Monday at 10pm EST and 9pm CST — What is it Like to Live in a Commune?
Tonight on The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show, we speak to the survivor of life on a commune to find out exactly what a “socialist paradise” is like (you know, like the kind the Occupy Wall Street crowd and others on the Left want forced upon us in this country too).
Tune in at 10pm EST and 9pm CST for the show.
You can listen to it HERE on your computer.
Or call 818-431-8248 to listen on your phone.
Don’t forget tomorrow’s episode: an exclusive interview with Larry Sinclair at 10pm EST and 9pm CST 11/15/11
Republican South Carolina Debate: Live Blog Transcript CBS Debate 11/12/11
What: Republican presidential debate in South Carolina
When: 8pm EST and 7pm CST 11/12/11
Where: Airing on CBS and streamed on CBS.com
Live Blog Transcript as debate airs
POST DEBATE COVERAGE on The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show at 930pm EST and 830pm CST
I will be writing a live blog transcript of this Republican presidential debate as it streams tonight on CBS.com. The last debate — moderated by CNBC — was an absolute disaster because the network did not provide a live stream on the Internet. I have not owned a television in many years and can only watch these debates online, so without a reliable stream from CNBC last time I really had to scramble to provide coverage.
I tried to plan ahead for tonight and asked a friend to find some alternative streams to watch the CBS debate in case anything happens to the CBS.com official stream. Here’s what she found for me:
1. This one is the main to CBS GOP debate streaming:
http://www.cbsnews.com/2718-250_162-1335.html
2. This one is at Shallownation site. Just scroll down to see the video. It’s below the flag image and below some silly advertising:
http://www.shallownation.com/2011/11/06/cbs-republican-presidential-debate-live-stream-video-nov-12-2011-wofford-college-spartanburg-sc/
3. This one is at Ustream:
http://www.ustream.tv/cbsnews
If you know of any other ones — or better ones — please add them to the comment thread below.
What are you looking for in this debate? How do you think the candidates will perform? Are you going to be watching the moderators to see how much they push Willard Mittens Romneycare’s candidacy tonight? Chime in below with your debate expectations and comment on whom you are rooting for and why.
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LIVE BLOG TRANSCRIPT begins at 800pm EST and 7pm CST:
And here we go….
Starts off with a little quote from each candidate….where CBS gives Willard Mittens Romneycare the most quotes…
They are calling it the “Commander in Chief” debate, with the focus on foreign policy.
I can’t even tell you how nice it is to have a debate on a network that will actually provide a livestream that comes through clear and professionally…it’s kind of Heaven after dealing with the CNBC debate issues.
Scott Pelly and Major Dad are the two debate hosts.
Pelly: Presidents deal with crises in their first year — Bay of Pigs, 9/11, etc. — what makes you able to be ready from Day One?
Major Dad: Here are the candidates: when Ron Paul’s name is said, huge yells.
CAIN: Asked about Iran weapon. First thing I would do is assist the opposition movement trying to overthrow the regime. Iranians are not our enemies the REGIME is. We need to get energy independence because Iran uses oil prices as a weapon. Oil is how they afford a nuclear campaign. We need sanctions. I know they have a program and are getting close to that weapon. Economic means is how they are getting the weapon. I would not use military means at this time. We need to deploy our Aegis fleet in that area if they have ballistic missiles.
ROMNEYCARE: This is President Obama’s greatest failing. He did not do what is necessary to deal with Iran. He should have encouraged the dissidents. He gave away our missile defense systems for nothing in time. (Romneycare throws a tantrum here…complaining about the time that he had…he starts shouting at Scott Pelly). Finally the president should have been credible about military action. If we re-elect Barack Obama then Iran will have a nuclear weapon.
It is worth putting in place crippling sanctions and working for regime change, then if nothing else works then use military action. It is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. The current president is not doing anything to stop that. This is folly and I am Mitt Romney and I am throwing a tantrum over running out of time to speak.
GINGRICH: Both of these answers are superior to the current administration. There are number of ways to be smart and a number to be dumb about Iran, and the Obama administration chose all the dumb ones. There are many covert ways to take down Iran using spies and tricks. We should support the Israelis in all they do. We need to break the regime and bring it down economically. And if that does not work, use every means necessary to do that.
PAUL: It is not worth war to prevent the Iranian nuke. I am afraid what is going on right now is similar to Iraq War popaganda. That was all orchestrated. It is not worthwhile, but you get a declaration of War from Congress if you do.
PERRY: Let me answer the previous question and not the one you just asked me. The issue that has not been raised is that this country can sanction the Iranian central bank right now and shut down their economy and Obama needs to make that stand today. Now, let’s complete the mission in Afghanistan. The mission must be completed without a timetable given to the enemy. It is irresponsible from all standpoints. There should be no timetables given to the military. As Commander in Chief I would discuss with commanders on the field and make progress. We should train up the Afghan security forces to protect that citizenry. It is a very complex part of the world and our military is doing the best that it can. We can’t telegraph pullout to the enemy.
SANTORUM: Taliban is not a neutered force yet. They are still a security threat. This is the most important national security issue, the Iranian nuke. All of us should be able to answer that question. We need to put tough sanctions in place for Iran. President Bush and President Obama did not give money to the pro-democracy movement in Iran. Sanctions is not going to be enough. You need to read the IEA report. We should be working with Israel right now. Take out the nuclear capability. We need to stop this before we have a nuclear explosion in Iran and the world changes.
BACHMANN: Surge troops have made a difference, but Obama’s dithering resulted in just 30k troops and if only there had been 40k troops then the military could have dealt with the problem in both provinces, not just the south. There has been improvement down in Khandahar. Obama has made the fatal decision that by next September our troops will be withdrawn.
– NOTE: moderators are interrupting every candidate, this is a bad format for debate –
HUNTSMAN: There is a lack of security in certain parts of Afghanistan. It is time to come home from Afghanistan. We uprooted the Taliban. We killed Osama. Our nation’s future is not Afghanistan and Iraq. We must withdraw completely and come home because the future is Asia and the Pacific Rim so we need to focus there. We need a small component of tactical intelligence troops and some commitment to train the Afghan national army. We are fighting an asymetric counter terror threat as a reality of 21st Century military.
ROMNEYCARE: We don’t negotiate with terrorists or the Taliban. With regards to our footprint in Afghanistan, we have to make sure we keep our progress there. The Commander in Chief has decided to bring the troops home in the middle of the next election instead of asking generals when it should happen. The timetable by the end of 2014 is the right timetable.
GINGRICH: I don’t think you should negotiate with the Taliban. This is so much bigger and deeper a problem than what we have talked about as a country. Guerillas always survive with a sanctuary and that sanctuary is Pakistan. It needs to be a much larger discussion. Pakistan and Iran are the problems and Afghanistan is the least important of the three.
CAIN: We don’t know if Pakistan is a friend or foe. Pakistan is where Osama was found and eliminated. Pakistan has talked to Karzai and Afghanistan is going to side with Pakistan. There is a lot of clarity missing here in this whole region. Our relationship with Pakistan needs to be re-evaluated. What commitments is Pakistan willing to make to prove it is a friend? What commitments will it make regarding its military? What sort of regional agreement and strategy is possible? We need our allies to work together for things mutually beneficial to everyone.
PERRY: I think we are having an interesting conversation here, but Gingrich makes reference to foreign aid. We need to send a message. The foreign aid budget should start at zero dollars. Then we will have a conversation about whether a penny of tax dollars needs to go into those countries. Pakistan is sending a message to me that it does not deserve our foreign aid. Soldiers’ lives are being put in jeopardy. I say NO to foreign aid to countries that do not support the US.
Pakistan has been doing this for years. Their political people are not in charge of the country, their military are. I don’t trust Pakistan. We need to do foreign aid differently. American manufacturing, big companies, etc. who create economic aid need to be involved not just our tax dollars.
BACHMANN: Pakistan is a very difficult area because they have been harboring and training terrorists. I would reduce foreign aid to many countries. But Pakistan has a nuclear weapon. We have more Al Queda close to that nuclear bomb than anywhere else. We need to understand the intricacies of the middle east. Iran is working through proxies like Syra. The table is being set for worldwide nuclear war against Israel. Obama stands with Occupy Wall Street but not with Israel and he is not Israel’s friend.
GINGRICH: Perry makes sense. You should start at zero. We give Egypt $3 billion a year. You ought to start with zero and say “Explain why I should give you a penny”. The Pakistanis hid bin Laden for 6 years in a military city and then got mad at those who helped us find him. Why should we give them any money?
We need to rethink all of this. The degree to which the Arab Spring is an Anti-Christian Spring concerns me. The Coptics in Egypte are being persecuted. We should not support governments that are hostile to religions other than Islam.
SANTORUM: Pakistan is an nuclear power. We can’t be indecisive. We must make Pakistan our friend. As friends we need to get over our difficulties. We should treat Pakistan like Saudi Arabia. The terrorists come from there but we need to maintain our relationships despite that. We need a solid and stable relationship.
– BREAK: Note, the Lincoln-Douglas style debates without moderators are so much better. When there are moderators like this, all the candidates get interrupted. There’s no reason for this interruption. It really defeats the purpose of having a debate. There should also not be so many people up on the stage: Huntsman and Santorum need to be left out of future debates. In December, one or two others need to be cut as well so that more time can be spent by people like Cain and Gingrich talking about their plans for our country. My suggestion is to cut Mittens Romneycare and Rick Perry in December, and have the debaters be Cain, Gingrich, Bachmann, and Dr. Paul.
GINGRICH: I think Romneycare brings up things on his radio shows and so do I. Compared to this administration, everyone on this stage is a huge improvement over Obama. I would specifically adopt the Reagan/Thatcher/John Paul II policy towards Iran. I would repudiate what Obama has done with the United Nations. I would apply LEAN Six Sigman to Defense to save the Navy.
CAIN: The approach to making a critical decision: first, surround yourself with the right people. I will use that thinking to put together the Cabinet and ask experts for alternatives. Because I will have a multiple group of people making multiple recommendations, I will get the best answers but I will make the decisions.
SANTORUM: My agenda is to surround myself with people who do not share my point of view. I follow through and do what I say. I follow through. I surround myself with people who will execute what I promised the American public I would do. The issue we talk about before is that Iran must not get a nuclear weapon. I hope that some of the things that we talk about here like covert activity…there are scientists turning up dead and computer viruses taking down Iran…I hope the US is behind all of this and I will do more of this. My laser focus is to prevent a nuclear Iran.
PERRY: I remember the Department of Energy tonight. I have been thinking about it. (big laughs from audience). Well, there are plenty of places that should have oversight on nuclear energy. The most important thing from a strategic point of Commander of Chief is important because I am Commander in Chief in Texas and I have had hands on commander in chief experience. I have met generals and dealt with the Department of Defense. I have people help me make decisions. I surround myself with extraordinary people who have backgrounds. I will put the country on secure tract and secure the southern border with Mexico.
CAIN: Stance on torture. I believe that following procedures established by the military. I do not agree with torture period but I trust the decisions of our military leaders on what is torture and what is not. Now Cain is asked about waterboarding. I agree that waterboarding was enhanced interrogation technique and I would return to that policy. I see it as an enhanced interrogation technique.
BACHMANN: If I was president I would use waterboarding because it was effective. Barack Obama is using the ACLU to run the CIA. We have no CIA interrogation anymore. It is as though Obama has decided we wanted to lose the war on terror.
PAUL: Torture is illegal by our laws and international laws. Waterboarding is torture and many other things. It is illegal under our law and international war and is impractical. There is no evidence you get good information. That is what you get because torture is uncivilized and unAmerican.
BACHMANN: I have to say something on this — get interrupted by the moderator and shut down.
HUNTSMAN: I am lonely in Siberia. I have two boys in the United States Navy. We have a name brand in the world. I have lived overseas four times and been an ambassador three times. We project liberty democracy and human rights. Waterboarding is torture. If we lose the ability to project values, then we lose it all.
ROMNEYCARE: Absolutely it is important for an American president to order the death of an American citizen who is supporting an enemy abroad. That person is fair game. Let me talk about foreign policy. I would be guided by an overwhelming conviction that this is an American Century where America leads the free world and the entire world. America is an exceptional nation. I believe the way to conduct foreign policy is by making America stronger.
Moderator scolds audience and tells them not to boo anyone.
GINGRICH: It is the rule of law that if you engage in war against the United States you are an enemy combatant. You should not go to court. There is a huge gap here between criminal defense being in American law and waging war against the United States being outside law. The correct thing in war is to kill people who are trying to kill you.
PERRY: Some say the 21st Century is the century of China, but I don’t believe that. Reagan said that Russia will end up on the ash heap of history. I think the Communist Chinese government will end up on the ash heap too. It is important to have virtues. We need to use all of our resources, including the private sector. We need to fight the cyber war. It is a great issue to face and we must win int.
ROMNEYCARE: China has an interest in trade. They have 20 million people coming from the farms and into the cities every year. We need them to understand that they must play by the rules and not hack into computer systems and take patents and designs and counterfeit them. They can’t manipulate their currency. They have to play by the rules if they want open trade. They should want to collaborate. We can’t just sit back and let them run over us.
You need to bring an action to the WTO to hit China as a currency manipulator. We can’t sit back and let China run all over us. There is already a trade war.
HUTNSMAN: Well, I speak sophomore high school level Chinese, so I am an expert here. China is about to embark on a generational transition. We need to reach out to the Chinese so they will like us when they take over the world. The young Chinese people are going to control the world and we need to reach out to them and befriend them.
– BREAK: CBS moderators are AWFUL. One of them tried arguing with Gingrich that killing terrorists is wrong and that these people should be taken to criminal court, like they are bank robbers or car thieves or something. I swear, these people who end up in “journalism” are a special blend of crazy and stupid.
PERRY: Every country needs to start at zero in financial aid. Israel is our good friend and that is a special case. Zero Based budgeting is where we need to go. Every country needs to make their case on why we should give them aid. Why in the world should our federal government get a pass?
NOTE — this is the end of the first hour, and most CBS stations are leaving the debate now. Coverage on line will continue. Next up, Lindsey “Bette Davis Eyes” Graham and Jim DeMint will be asking questions.
It was weird they went to commercial, talked to Perry for like 30 seconds, then went to another commercial. What a poorly planned debate segment/news coverage. Shame on CBS.
Technical note: for some reason, the stream is now acting up. It was great the first 40 minutes, and now it’s cutting in and out. Looks like we can’t ever win on this.
BACHMANN: Is asked about military spending. Talks about having a fixed cost system for defense weapons development. Talks about the need for modernization with just about everything. We continue to abide by outdated models when everything is now affected by technology. No one wants to be in Obamacare. I will repeal Obamacare — she gets cut off again by Moderator.
CAIN: talks about Obama mishandling all the Middle East revolutions and allowing Islamist governments to take over. Scolds Obama for saying the president of Yemen should go.
Moderator asks about Syria and the Arab League voting to sanction Syria.
GINGRICH: Obama has made people feel they cannot depend on the United States.
PAUL: Asked about covert operations in Syria. No — it’s a tragedy and it would be nice if they would accept different views but we should not get in the middle of that and prop up those different dictatorships. We get in trouble propping up these different dictatorships we have supported.
ROMNEYCARE: Of course it is time for the Assad dictatorship to end and we should use covert activity to do that. In Syria, you have Syria in place and we need to help Turkey and Saudi Arabia who are putting pressure on him.
CAIN: I would reverse all of Obama’s policies. I would keep Gitmo open, I’d allow enhanced interrogation techniques against terrorists and would not pamper them,
SANTORUM: Civilian courts are not for terrorists.
PAUL: We’re in a mess because we have a bad foreign policy. We are at war against a tactic and there is no limits to it. We create monstrosities and come up with all these vacillations and allow the President to decide who must be assassinated. If you want to live within the law and obey the law, because otherwise it will be very bad for all of us.
We can’t make the President the prosecutor, the jury, and the executor.
Bachmann wants to speak but the moderators don’t let her again and disrespect her — the moderators treat Bachmann like she does not even exist and she lets them do it.
– Do you notice, that while Bachmann is never allowed to speak, almost every other question is given to Willard Mittens Romneycare?
BACHMANN: Paul might disagree with this, but we should not treat terrorists like they are citizens. We need to take these people out and we need to use all means to get information from them.
PAUL: I authorized the effort against Osama. But the rest of the last ten years were a waste. We should not give up so easily on our rule of law.
Senator DeMint’s question now: (Bette Davis asked her question earlier).
Of course, it’s Romneycare who gets to talk first.
ROMNEYCARE: We need to eliminate programs like Obamacare that would save $94 Billion a year. We all love public broadcasting and the national endowment for the arts, but we can’t afford them and we should not borrow from China to have them. We need to devolve almost everything to the states. The federal government is too overburdened with excessive personnel and the public workers should not earn more than private sector workers.
HUNTSMAN: We need to recognize that debt is a security problem. Greece and Japan have their GDP going to debt. We need to tackle the debt and spending. The Ryan Plan sets out a template that puts it all on the table. We need to send Medicaid to the states. We need spending down to 19% of GDP.
NOTE: It looks like so many people are now trying to listen to the stream online that it’s crashing.
The stream keeps cutting in and out because too many people are trying to use it.
CAIN: I will make a decision on Pakistan after consulting with commanders on the ground and having conversations with Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is unclear where we stand with Pakistan. It is unclear where we stand with Afghanistan. We have to tread lightly and get all the info. Pakistan is one of 9 nations with a nuclear weapon.
Victory needs to be clearly defined. The mission and definition of victory need to be clear.
ROMNEYCARE: The right way to deal with Pakistan is to recognize it is not like other countries. This is close to being a failed state. It has four centers of power: intelligence services, military, political, and Islamists. We need to get a better handle on all these groups.
SANTORUM: talks about Pakistan moving nukes around in delivery vans and other weird security lapses.
GINGRICH: We rely too much on “friends” for intelligence.
HUNTSMAN: There is a crisis in Europe over debt and contagion. Let me just say about Pakistan because it is clear. There is one man in charge there. General Beanni is in charge. The president is not in charge. I would call special ops in Tamps and call a SEAL Team in and take out the loose nukes. That’s my leadership. Europe has a few problems.
We need to keep Europe’s problems from spreading to our banks.
Almost out of time in the debate now
PERRY: Talks about French and Germans dealing with Euro crisis and how Euro was supposed to be a competitor to the dollar.
Don’t forget to listen to The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show tonight at 930pm EST and 830pm CST immediately after the debate for recap and commentary. The episode auto-archives as a debate recap for podcasting if you missed the debate entirely.
GOP Debate Advance Questions: CBS – National Journal
With all the trouble with had with the site being inaccessible today, our mole at CBS didn’t get the questions to us until moments ago.
Moderator: As you all know, this debate will focus on foreign policy. So our purpose here today is to give the Democrat National Committee the damning sound bytes they need from Mitt Romney to make our very wise president, Barack Obama, look like a foreign policy genius in the commercials next year. Because I’m sure we can all agree, with the economy in shambles, the President’s personal killing of Moammar Ghaddafi and Osama bin Laden are the only bright spots in his tenure thus far.
So with that in mind, please answer the following questions in detail, in 15 seconds or less. You’ll have 15 seconds for rebuttals, unless you’re Michelle Bachmann, in which case we’ll cut you off after 10 seconds, or Ron Paul, whom we intend to ignore until after Rick Perry has made his his brain freeze gaffe du jour, or until the last 10 minutes, whichever is later.
And as usual, Mitt Romney may speak as long as he chooses, as the Frontrunner Handpicked By Us Presumptive GOP Nominee.
Michelle Bachmann: Is it true you can see Russia from your house? And, as a follow-up, isn’t it true that our friends in the Muslim world would see the election of a woman as a provocation, and isn’t that reason enough for you to drop out of the race?
Rick Perry: If a train leaves Islamabad at 3:45 a.m., traveling west at 55 kilometers per hour…Mr. Perry? Please wake up, Mr. Perry. We have to maintain the illusion that you’re top tier. Mr. Perry?
Mitt Romney: Is there anything you need from us? To whom should we be most dismissive? Did you get the box of Cuban cigars we dropped off in your dressing room? Fidel autographed them for you. Excellent…and the champagne? Was it bubbly enough for you? How about the caviar. Did you get the caviar? We got the beluga, as you requested. So, Mr. Romney…you look extra presidential tonight. Please share with us, in detail, the foreign policy failings of each one of your GOP opponents. Take all the time you need.
Jon Huntsman: You were appointed ambassador to China, our biggest creditor, by the president who has run up the USA’s largest national debt. Where do you get your suits tailored? Can you tell us how to say “sucker” in Chinese?
Rick Santorum: Frankly, you have no chance of winning.
Newt Gingrich: How would you build alliances with our allies, given the fact that you gave your wife cancer and then murdered her?
Herman Cain: Counting from 12:01 a.m. this morning, how long has it been since you forced yourself on a blonde white woman?
Ron Paul: You insist on repeating the findings of the 9/11 Commission, in which they say that terrorist attacks on the U.S. are “blowback” for decades of U.S. meddling in the internal affairs of Muslim nations in the Middle East, such as the 1953 coup in Iran, in which the CIA helped overthrow Iran’s democratically-elected prime minister and install the Shah of Iran. Isn’t it true, Mr. Paul, that despite getting more campaign donations from active duty military than all other candidates put together, you actually hate America and secretly root for the terrorists? Hold that thought…we’re out of time.
The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show: Andrea Shea King on tonight at 10pm EST and 9pm CST
We have a very special guest on The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show tonight: Andrea Shea King from Patriot Radio and The Andrea Shea King Show.
As most of you know, Andrea Shea King is my favorite journalist of all time and her show is the only must-listen to show on the air besides Rush Limbaugh’s. She is a fearless firecracker and America is lucky to have her in this fight.
We’ll be speaking to her about John McCain’s recent comments that the Tea Party is fading from relevance and that a third party will emerge in 2012. Since Andrea Shea King has her pulse on the Tea Party movement, we’re going to get her take on McCain’s remarks and ask her to scry into her crystal ball to see how accurate McCain’s mournful predictions are.
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