CNN Presidential Debate

Discuss. Who won, who lost, who shoulda been there, has it changed opinions, what questions should they have been asked, etc, etc.

America lost. I didn't see it, but I'm playing the odds.

What is this? Don't those wait until the actual presidential election?

This is for the primaries for the political parties. Which themselves aren't till next year, but they like to start earlier and earlier.

It is indeed such a shame that the election season lasts so long in this country. Alas, I made the topic to get debate started on which candidate is most likely to progress or which candidate got shot down before it really started. Might be too early, but its good to have a topic started anyway.

That said, I made the topic title too vague. If a mod could modify it to Republican Primaries, I'd much appreciate it.

Can someone explain why the process starts so early? As someone looking in from the outside, it's bizarre that the U.S. presidential season seems to go for two whole years. The president barely has time to settle in and learn the ropes before the next one kicks off again!

Because people controlling the media realized it makes for good television and start pushing the politics VERY early to make it last a full two years.

Seeing the excerpts on BBC made me laugh.

My vote is with fire. The only candidate you can trust to root out corruption properly.

Someone I know said that the person that spoke the least won. Everyone else made an ass out of themselves.

But then again, there was nothing on TV last night. Either this or obnoxious Boston sports fans on NBC.

I saw a few clips on Conan. Michele Bachmann reminds me of a lot of Dixie Carter from TNA. And I feel sorry for those foster kids that have to put up with her shit.

edited 14th Jun '11 9:37:30 PM by Buscemi

I feel sorry for those kids because its not likely she gives them all her time and devotion. Some of them are gonna get lost in the crowd for sure...thats what I thought as soon as I heard her say how many kids she has....

No idea what Gingrich bothered.

And Ron Paul delivered 4,000 kids. And he's not even a doctor.

According to the first paragraph of his wikipedia page he is.

I LOVE discussing 2012 presidential debates in 2011!

we crazy. Besides, if the news can't shut up about it, might as well join em...

I think, based on the Twitter feed I read (Biased though it is) that Mitt Romney won.

And he lost. You know why? He considers it immoral to send disaster relief aid to the victims of the tornadoes.

Cain and Pawlenty are considered to have lost.

Bachmann got publicity, though.

So let's see, sell out people today, and what do the children of the future have? Oh wait, nothing.

@ Deboss: It was a joke. I was just paraphrasing Andy Richter.

But honestly, I have a hard time believing he's a doctor since he wants to legalize heroin and heroin is one of the most addictive and deadly drugs out there. No sane doctor would allow for its legalization.

His political convictions mean more to him than the Oath. Tsk, tsk.

I did chuckle when Bachmann went on and on about reigning in the government but that we still should always "be in front" of all major foreign policy decisions and not let France take a leadership role.

My bad, didn't know you were making a reference. We should probably start using </obscure reference> more often.

Isn't one of the primary oaths they take about how a person has the right to refuse treatment and treat themselves like shit?

Sounce like she was just shouting republican talking points.

Taxes are bad, but we should have the biggest and baddest military ever.

I still think the best part was all the dickwaving about how theyre all better family men/women than the other candidates.

The more I watch the republicans the more I wonder why they pander to the base so much. Who the fuck else are they going to vote for? Go for the moderates who will actually win you the damn election.

They went to the moderates with Mc Cain. Then Sarah Palin was brought in and that killed his chances.