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DesertRat

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101. Now we know President Obama's re-election strategy

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Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:38 PM

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Official lulz thread of the 1/23 Pug debate. [View all] joshcryer Jan 2012 OP

Newt is wearing a wig...true story. Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #1

I think so too. n/t DesertRat Jan 2012 #32

3 minutes in and the first Reagan reference.... Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #2

Newt sounds half dead, he's not pulling punches yet. joshcryer Jan 2012 #3

I think he took one of Calista's Xanax pills before the debate. n/t DesertRat Jan 2012 #43

I'm so sick of the sofa sound bite...it's just boring. Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, boring and predictable. joshcryer Jan 2012 #7

There goes Newt. "Romney said 4 things false in that tirade." joshcryer Jan 2012 #5

Williams looks like he has a Boner tan. Whisp Jan 2012 #6

Romney: did well among "Republicans" in NH jberryhill Jan 2012 #8

10 minutes in and this is the whiniest debate ever. Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #9

Oh god, Newt is just being downright nasty. He needs clapping to make him look sane. joshcryer Jan 2012 #10

no crowd cheering is hurting the Newt. DCBob Jan 2012 #21

He hit me! He hit me first! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #11

Its sad that Frothy is making more sense than the others. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #12

Who did santorum's hair and makeup Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #13

I like the questions, so far. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2012 #14

I think Mittens got the better of the first exchange. RandySF Jan 2012 #15

Romney looks like he's examining bug when his opponents talk. pa28 Jan 2012 #16

Crazy old Uncle Ron is running for the President of 30 and Under. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #17

Holy Christ....Paul's eyes...he looks like Nosferatu..... Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #18

Romney already turned over 23 years of tax returns? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #19

Romney - real question isn't *his* taxes, but the taxes of the people. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #20

Romney is tap dancing the wrong way on his tax returns.. Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #22

Mittens bragging that he pays "not a dollar more", that his taxes are "complicated". Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #23

LOL, Newt got Romney on jobs. joshcryer Jan 2012 #24

Agreed...thought it was the first point Newt won Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #25

Tone is so much different without the catcalls and applause pumping them up. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #26

What a yawner. Wonder if any actual Republicans are watching? JohnnyLib2 Jan 2012 #27

Freddie only paid Newt $35k a year for "the history of Washington" Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #28

Man they're going at it. They need boxing gloves. joshcryer Jan 2012 #29

Romney now blaming Newt for lobbying for Healthcare. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #30

Santorum blaming housing crisis on Dem 'minions' Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #31

Newt: Repeal Dodd-Frank, fix the system. ROFL! joshcryer Jan 2012 #33

It sounded like Romney was going to agree, but he said corruption caused the crisis... joshcryer Jan 2012 #34

Romney - thank god for the death of Castro? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #35

Newt: "He won't meet his maker, he's going to the 'other place.'" joshcryer Jan 2012 #37

I really need the clap/laugh track back Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #41

That was strange, as was Newt's implication that he was going to hell.... Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #39

Williams asks the first stupid ass question: Castro dies, 500k Cubans immigrate, what do? joshcryer Jan 2012 #36

Newt - Castro headed for hell Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #38

The more I see of Romney Thrill Jan 2012 #40

Ron Paul moves more to the center: "I don't like isolationism." joshcryer Jan 2012 #42

He makes a point. We talk to China, but not Cuba? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #44

It sounded more like open trade. joshcryer Jan 2012 #48

A lot of what Paul says make sense, it's just so much of the other stuff he says Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #49

I think he was being snively, trying to pander to FL Cuban's. joshcryer Jan 2012 #53

That's the problem -- he's so sane on some issues, so off the charts elsewhere. nt gateley Jan 2012 #50

The crowd is getting antzy, wanting to clap. I'm waiting for Willams to scold them. joshcryer Jan 2012 #45

Santorum - They are 90 miles off our shore (cue boogeyman) Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #46

Cuba in a jihadist network now and 90 miles away. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #47

Did someone really say "jihadist network"? gateley Jan 2012 #51

Sorry - yes, that was a Santorum quote. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #54

You almost feel sorry for the level of stupid. nt gateley Jan 2012 #59

Looking forward to the YouTube on that one. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #62

And Nicaragua XemaSab Jan 2012 #65

Thank you - I drew a blank on the third 'jihad network' neighbor. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #80

Romney - we are only building 9 Navy ships a year, should be 15 Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #52

Yeah, Mitt. "Beating" the Taliban is a piece of cake. Just ask the Russians. nt gateley Jan 2012 #55

Newt: Obama weak on Iran, shouldn't have pulled back exercises. joshcryer Jan 2012 #56

Whenever they infer he's "weak" I just have to laugh. nt gateley Jan 2012 #58

Newt: Obama is weak Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #57

+1 Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #63

Crazy Uncle Ron - we already declared war on Iran with the Straits of Hormuz Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #60

Ironically, this foreign policy stance Ron Paul has stands in direct opposition to free trade. joshcryer Jan 2012 #61

Boggles the mind, doesn't it. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #64

Q to Frothy on Iran - to what extent do we engage? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #66

Q to Frothy on Offshore Drilling; A = its jobs! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #67

Newt on English as "official language" - Equates Spanish with the Irish on St Patrick's Day. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #68

God I missed that. joshcryer Jan 2012 #69

TOTALLY out of left field. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #71

Mittens - OK to campaign in Spanish literature, but we must require English Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #70

Mitt: "Self-deportation"...audience laughter DesertRat Jan 2012 #72

Wtf is 'self-deport' Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #73

Self-deportation. joshcryer Jan 2012 #74

Self deportation will be a top Google search tonight... DesertRat Jan 2012 #75

Get rid of sugar subsidies. joshcryer Jan 2012 #76

Mittens, fuck your questions about sugar subsidies, I want to talk about Florida housing and jobs. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #77

You forgot the lead-in: XemaSab Jan 2012 #81

He is probably one of the worst debaters I have ever seen Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #100

I may be off but I get the impression that Romney and Newt don't like each other grantcart Jan 2012 #78

This 90 rounds of golf thing. Is that 5 rounds of 18 holes... joshcryer Jan 2012 #79

I have heard that line referenced before. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #82

Ahh, I just looked it up, it really is 90 rounds. joshcryer Jan 2012 #86

2.5 rounds a month XemaSab Jan 2012 #88

He should have taken up brush clearing. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #95

did some google Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #99

WTF? They are digging up Terri Schiavo? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #83

Why are they dredging this up??!!! DesertRat Jan 2012 #84

Tampa/StPete/Clearwater Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #85

and it was the republicans that had their fingers in it Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #89

Ohh... you're right... DesertRat Jan 2012 #92

Ron Paul: "Living will would've solved the whole problem." joshcryer Jan 2012 #87

Paul Begala just tweeted... DesertRat Jan 2012 #90

Ha! Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #93

Win! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #94

"If tax cuts create jobs, why didn't Bush tax cuts create jobs"? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #91

I'm self-deporting to the kitchen for a glass of wine. DesertRat Jan 2012 #96

That phrase is just teh awesomeness. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #97

Friday's SC debate was MUCH more fun. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #98

They silenced the crowd. Total BS. I hope they let the crowds have at it next time. joshcryer Jan 2012 #104

It was really disquieting as a viewer. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #106

Now we know President Obama's re-election strategy DesertRat Jan 2012 #101

It was either Andy Borowitz or John Fugelsang, but after a debate last September Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #108

Perfect! DesertRat Jan 2012 #110

And that was back before they were all getting nasty. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #111

No, I didn't! That is hilarious! DesertRat Jan 2012 #112

Romney loves beating a shitty line....dropped the 'I made Teddy take out a mortgage' Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #102

Sadly, reminds me of the John Edwards "son of a millworker" Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #113

Newt on what scares him about the job: it will be humbling. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #103

Romney - I know how the economy works Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #105

NBC already fawning over Newt. joshcryer Jan 2012 #107

Gregory, Chuck the Todd and Mrs Greenspan? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #109