Today's Republican Debate

[gateley]

I just watched 10 minutes of it because apparently the same moderator and forum will be in play for tomorrow's Dem debatel. Zzzzzzzz.

Does anybody know if there was an AUDIENCE there? There wasn't a peep during the clip I watched. It made it almost uncomfortable -- and boring -- to watch.

Thanks.

[Renew Deal]

1. Do you know where I can find it?

I'd like to watch it until I can't take it anymore. It's kind of like waterboarding.

[gateley]

5. Here you go -- the Des Moines Register website. Good luck! nt

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

[Renew Deal]

15. Thanks!

:yourock:

[goodgd_yall]

2. There was an audience

But they were pretty nonresponsive.

[gateley]

3. Understandably. There didn't seem to be any ENERGY in that room. Thanks! nt

[D-Sooner]

4. I wondered the same thing

It was nothing like the raucous Illinois, South Carolina, and Florida crowds. Plus, the moderator was boring and completely humorless.

[gateley]

6. She was like a stern librarian. Too bad that will be the last debate before the caucus. nt

[napi21]

7. I'm waiting to see what tomorrows debate brings. It may not have

only been the moderator ya know! I realize it's a newspaper that seems to want to appear unbiased, so that may be why she steered away from the controversial questions, but I'm going to give her a second chance tomorrow.

[gateley]

10. She said the questions they decided to ask were based on what the readers

submitted they most wanted to know. I'm guessing she'll use the same questions tomorrow?

[emilyg]

8. The moderator was awful.

[snowbear]

9. So who did the dippy pundits say did the best?

I didn't watch it either, and haven't seen any coverage of it..

[gateley]

11. The ONLY thing I saw was Wolf Blitzer talking to Huckabee afterward, asking

Huckabee how he thought it went. Both of them were surprised it was pretty mild. Huckabee said he thought he'd be on the floor bleeding, but didn't even need a band-aid.

There were no zinger lines, apparently.

[snowbear]

12. Thanks gately..

I wasn't home all day, and haven't turned the news on yet.. I'm off tomorrow though and I'm sure MSNBC will be blabbing about it up until the Democratic debate starts.


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[gateley]

13. If you're interested it's 'playing' at the Des Moines Register website. But believe

me, it's a snoozer. That' probably why there hasn't been a lot of coverage -- nothing noteworthy.

I have faith our people will step it up!

[Jennifer C]

14. It was very boring

I literally fell asleep during it.