CNN Arizona Republican Debate: Romney's Last Chance to Stop the Wave of Santorum

AManFromEarth

DoctorArch wrote: »

CNN really needs a fact checker running while the debate goes on.

Defense spending is 17% of the budget, is that true?

I guess not, if this pie chart from wiki is reliable.

Here's a bigger question: do we need to spend more? We already outspend every other country in the known universe on the military.

We currently spend more than five hundred billion dollars a year more on the military than China, 4.7% of GDP compared to China's 2.2%.

The problem is that we waste money on pointless contracts for shit we don't even want (like engines and planes the military says they don't need).

DoctorArch

God, Ron Paul simply can't turn down the crazy old man can he?

emnmnme

I'm watching this with my 89 year old grandma. As soon as it began, she said, "Which one is from Texas? I don't trust anyone from up north."

She is a cutie.

lonelyahava

"Dr. Paul, why did you call him a fake?"

"well. because he is!"

good answer!

DoctorArch

@AManFromEarth, thanks, the 17% seemed low.

TubularLuggage

Holy shit, Paul just did a whole spiel without saying 'liberties' or any variation on 'monetary policy'.

Spawnbroker

I think Ron Paul has come to the realization that he will never win the nomination, so he's just trying to troll the other candidates and call them out on as much of their bullshit as he can.

Form of Monkey!

emnmnme wrote: »

I'm watching this with my 89 year old grandma. As soon as it began, she said, "Which one is from Texas? I don't trust anyone from up north."

She is a cutie.

D'awwwww! 8->

Sorenson

So Paul basically said that he's been doing pretty much nothing while in office.

TubularLuggage

Basically, Paul is going to be your guys' Gilles Duceppe; no shot at winning, so he can just say whatever the hell he wants.

Also, I think Santorum is competing for 'most vague answer'.

DoctorArch

So far Santorum is handling himself well. Good response to Paul.

Viskod

haha, all my rich seniors left.

Spawnbroker

Conservatives spend money too?

HERESY!!!!

lonelyahava

"all my rich seniors ran away from me!"

Pi-r8

Ron Paul had an amazing amount of scorn in his voice when he said "foreign aid"

TehSloth

I really want to see what these people are writing down while people are talking to them. I think I saw Romney do it and Paul is definitely doing it. Strikes me as super rude unless like, someone is telling you something they expect you to take notes on.

Harry Dresden

DoctorArch wrote: »

God, Ron Paul simply can't turn down the crazy old man can he?

He can't turn down what he is.

DoctorArch

It's not rude, it's making sure you respond to their points, I do it all the time in interviews.

Viskod

but all those companies that bain took over that.....went out of business....

Harry Dresden

Sorenson wrote: »

So Paul basically said that he's been doing pretty much nothing while in office.

Dismantling the government isn't nothing. That takes hard work.

Couscous

Does anybody give a shit ever about the winter Olympics in Utah?

lonelyahava

stop mentioning the Olympics, Romney.

It's not going to be good for you.

It involved bringing foreigners into this country.

Eupfhoria

the "right to exercise their religious conscience"

if that phrase doesn't scare the fuck out of you...

Quid

How many things are class warfare now?

Spawnbroker

Another fake history lesson from Gingrich!

Form of Monkey!

Olympics namedropped again!

I dunno Mitt, the less you remind people about the Salt Lake City scandal, the better.

Viskod

lonelyahava wrote: »

stop mentioning the Olympics, Romney.

It's not going to be good for you.

It involved bringing foreigners into this country.

AND! Rewarding them for doing better than us at stuff!

TehSpectre

Gingrich really seems to be pandering for a VP spot under Romney

Quid

Government can't protect the border. Therefore state government should control the border.

Couscous

Oswalt wrote:

Wow, Mitt just said he'd stand with "life". Is he running against fucking Darkseid?

Harry Dresden

Quid wrote: »

How many things are class warfare now?

Only things Obama or Democrats do.

Taramoor

Everybody's piling on Santorum tonight.

Very strange.

Spoony

Nobody cares about the Tea Party anymore, John.

Harry Dresden

TehSpectre wrote: »

Gingrich really seems to be pandering for a VP spot under Romney

That's gonna tick Santorum off. That's his spot.

Couscous

Newt Gingrich accuses Romney of class warfare. Only Ron Paul has failed to label him a dangerous leftist subversive so far tonight.

Accusing the rich fucker of class warfare is a new twilight zone of this campaign.

Form of Monkey!

Patton Oswalt wrote:

Wow, Mitt just said he'd stand with "life". Is he running against fucking Darkseid?


Mitt should add that he's "painfully, ball-crushingly, shit-splattering" conservative.


"I now summon my army of Christian fetuses riding tiny Segways!" -- Santorum.

Spawnbroker

Taramoor wrote: »

Everybody's piling on Santorum tonight.

Very strange.

He's the perceived frontrunner, they're trying to get him to slip up.

He's handled himself very well so far, which is surprising.

Harry Dresden

Taramoor wrote: »

Everybody's piling on Santorum tonight.

Very strange.

They started with him, too. Guess Santorum is the big dog in this debate.

Pi-r8

I feel like it's a really bad idea for Santorum to publicly defend earmarks like this.

mindspork

"They wanted to kill the Osprey."

And they didn't. So it killed a bunch of Marines. >_>