Perry going on the attack vs. Mitt

[oberliner]

Newt took a pass but Perry is going after him - demanding he release his tax returns!

Fun stuff...

[joshcryer]

1. Can we make this the 'official' debate thread? That crowd response to Perry's...

...deregulation rhetoric is amazingly fucked up!

[oberliner]

4. I like Ron Paul's response to going negative in ads

He responds by repeating the attacks on Santorum from the ads!

[joshcryer]

6. Yeah, that cracked me up, it was hilarious.

And he did that in his little meek little small voice and it was golden.

[oberliner]

8. This is like Jerry Springer

A lot of whooping and cheering from the crowd!

[joshcryer]

9. This is going to completely divide the race up.

I noticed though that Paul didn't get cheered nearly as much as you'd have expected.

[DCBob]

2. yeah that was good.. but Romney did not even respond.

He really must have something to hide.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Jethro speaks the truth!

[Skip Intro]

5. Anybody got a link to a live stream? FauxNews not working for me...

[oberliner]

7. Here ya go

http://live.foxnews.com/

Lord help us...

[Skip Intro]

21. Thanks. That wouldn't work for me, but this one does:

http://graphics.wsj.com/documents/WSJ_GOP_PRIMARY_2012/livecoverage/index.php

thanks!

[joshcryer]

10. Romney: Obama wants welfare state, entitlement culture.

Crowed erupts. How many are on medicare, social security there?

[oberliner]

12. More red meat from Rick Perry

They seem to love him in that room.

Questions, though, are pretty much yawners.

[joshcryer]

11. God, that crowd reaction against Federal voting regulations was disgusting.

Fucking racist motherfuckers.

[oberliner]

13. They are all searching for "cheer" lines

It is pathetic (and scary).

[joshcryer]

15. They started cheering before the question was completely asked. It was vile.

My god.

[oberliner]

14. Is Ron Paul still there?

One lame question so far.

And enough with the cheering already.

[joshcryer]

16. I had the same exact thought, second question being asked now.

About foreign policy. Watch Paul Waffle.

[joshcryer]

17. Ron Paul "I would probably have more bases here at home."

Ron Paul, the anti-MIC candidate!

Fuck this is glorious!

[joshcryer]

18. Romney as a Mexican, crowed boos. That was sick.

[oberliner]

20. That was odd

What were they booing exactly?

[joshcryer]

22. I think the question was a low blow and they were booing that it was brought up.

They love it when they do it to "our guy" (Obama birth certificate), but not "their guy."

[oberliner]

30. I think we are the only people on DU watching this debate

Thanks for the exchange!

[oberliner]

19. Romney hemming and hawing on income taxes

Good thing he got this question from Juan Williams to get him back on track.

[oberliner]

23. Ron Paul's response on drugs not winning any friends in the room

One thing about him is that he sticks with his line without worrying too much about his audience.

[oberliner]

24. Newt scoring points off Juan Williams

One wonders if this is all part of some plan...

[SydneyBristow]

25. Just missed that newt gingirch quote...

help anyone? Somethin about "i dont care if liberals get angry... I'm gonna get all the poo' people in america job and better jobs and own the bizz" that got a standing applause?

30 secs in, let's see how long I last.

Syd

[oberliner]

26. Ron Paul is sounding weak and confused

He is losing it here.

[joshcryer]

27. Paul's done. Good for him for sticking to his position, though. Crowd wants blood.

[oberliner]

29. The war-mongering is scary

Wasn't George W Bush running on a "no nation building" platform once upon a time?

I know, I know, 9/11 changed everything!

[Skip Intro]

34. The repub establishment, and Faux News, are opposed to Paul. The moderator set him up on this issue

then went to Gingrich for red-meat contrast.

I've heard establishment repubs savage Paul far worse than anything you'd read here. They hate him.

But Paul says what he believes, whether anyone likes it or not, and I can't help but admire that.

[oberliner]

28. This audience is scary

Cheering killing. Booing Ron Paul talking about "the Golden Rule"?

Any Christians in the audience?

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them"

[XemaSab]

31. What did the dude shout while Perry was speaking?

[oberliner]

32. While he is defending marines urinating on dead bodies...

Wonder if it was connected to that or something unrelated.

[SydneyBristow]

33. The clown car continues

Perry is fookin crazy, holy crap. Even when he's trying to sound smart he fails miserably. He's off on cliche tangents...

I friggin love Ron Paul. He's losing this debate, but watching Repubs openly jeer against the Golden Rule and Habeus Corpus is gonna make a great addition for the political time capsule.

Romney stops speaking, his hands drop, and his head cocks as he waits for the polite applause. <yawn>

Gingrich-Steph said it best "angry attack muffin"

[oberliner]

35. And Santorum?

Whiny and irritating?

[joshcryer]

36. Fox News isn't even showing Paul on this graph of support.

Not going to go over well with Paul supporters.

[oberliner]

37. His people do know how to game the system

If there is an internet poll out there - he will win it.

[joshcryer]

38. Newt is winning this one so hard. It's hilarious. Romney is digging.

[oberliner]

39. Mitt has problems when he goes off script

He can only handle the sound-bites - can't handle anything improvised.

I think Obama would wipe the floor with him.

Though I would've thought the same thing about Bush.

Mitt wants super PACs to disappear?

[joshcryer]

40. Can't believe I'm still watching but they're going to "get to" Ron Paul's support graph.

They admit that they left it out and the outrage by supporters is making them analyze it.

[oberliner]

41. Interesting how the guy says they are NOT scientific (when referencing Paul)

Then why are we wasting time with all this?

He laughs off Ron Paul - but then takes it seriously with respect to everyone else.

How can these stats mean anything on everyone else but Paul?

[joshcryer]

42. Indeed, I agree. And they only showed a bar graph, not a running graph like before.

They really downplayed it a lot. A lot of Ron Paul supporters are not happy campers right now. And Fox News, knowing Ron Paul doesn't have a chance in hell of getting elected, is trying to control the narrative.

I can't deny that Ron Paul has a very respectable grassroots movement, and a massive presence on the internet.

Fox News, however, is.