[US Election 2016] Republican Primary Megathread

by **Idzequitch** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:02 am

Yumyumsuppertime wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:Is it just me, or did Jake Tapper & Co. purposefully craft each question in an inflammatory way?

Debate questions are meant to be provocative as well as informative. These are people who are hoping to take on what is, in many ways, the most powerful position in the world. If they can't handle dealing with a loaded question effectively, then they don't have any place on that stage.

I just thought it was funny that most of the questions went something like, "Mr. _______, Mr. __________ has said X, but you said Y. Why is he wrong?"
But then, with a few exceptions, they refrained from attacking each others' positions.

by **Yumyumsuppertime** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:23 am

Idzequitch wrote:
Yumyumsuppertime wrote:
Debate questions are meant to be provocative as well as informative. These are people who are hoping to take on what is, in many ways, the most powerful position in the world. If they can't handle dealing with a loaded question effectively, then they don't have any place on that stage.

I just thought it was funny that most of the questions went something like, "Mr. _______, Mr. __________ has said X, but you said Y. Why is he wrong?"
But then, with a few exceptions, they refrained from attacking each others' positions.

It's an opportunity for the candidates to draw clear differences between them.

by **Maineiacs** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:35 am

Was anyone else repulsed by Trump standing there with that grotesque smirk on his face the whole time?

by **Yumyumsuppertime** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:50 am

Maineiacs wrote:Was anyone else repulsed by Trump standing there with that grotesque smirk on his face the whole time?

It was like watching a shar-pei try to mimic human expressions.

by **Cannabis Islands** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:51 am

Maineiacs wrote:Was anyone else repulsed by Trump standing there with that grotesque smirk on his face the whole time?

I find him to be very funny and very entertaining and that includes his expressions and body language, but that does not make a good President.

by **CoraSpia** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:26 am

Is it just me, or has all the charisma left Scott Walker and Rand Paul lately?

by **Teemant** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:43 am

It seems like there is still a possiblity for a female president in 2016.

by **The Nuclear Fist** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:46 am

Coraspia wrote:Is it just me, or has all the charisma left Scott Walker and Rand Paul lately?

Scott Walker is sort of like what an alien who's only experience with humans is vague tales told by third parties would think humans are like.

So it's not really left, so much as become more visible that it was never there.

by **CoraSpia** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:53 am

The Nuclear Fist wrote:
Coraspia wrote:Is it just me, or has all the charisma left Scott Walker and Rand Paul lately?

Scott Walker is sort of like what an alien who's only experience with humans is vague tales told by third parties would think humans are like.

So it's not really left, so much as become more visible that it was never there.

Walker doesn't talk to humans. He talks to the faceless special interests.

by **Ashmoria** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:04 am

Geilinor wrote:Sure, now immigration is Obama's fault, Fiorina.

I was only yelling a TEENY TINY bit at the tv "the senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill, carly"

by **Ashmoria** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:08 am

Idzequitch wrote:Even if you don't like Carly Fiorina, her retort to Trump's comment about her face was amazing.

it really really was. it was as if she hadn't practiced it at all because she threw trump's words to bush right back into trump's face.

by **Ashmoria** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:11 am

Maineiacs wrote:Was anyone else repulsed by Trump standing there with that grotesque smirk on his face the whole time?

nope

I was repulsed by his voice and his sickening responses about other candidates.

by **Ashmoria** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:12 am

The Nuclear Fist wrote:
Coraspia wrote:Is it just me, or has all the charisma left Scott Walker and Rand Paul lately?

Scott Walker is sort of like what an alien who's only experience with humans is vague tales told by third parties would think humans are like.

So it's not really left, so much as become more visible that it was never there.

that's true but I thought rand paul had a bit more personality than he actually does.

by **Idzequitch** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:08 am

A thought just crossed my mind. Maybe we should put Huckabee's wife on the $10. After all, he said it. She's put up with him for 40 years. I barely put up with him for three hours. It's an impressive achievement.

by **Hydesland** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:00 am

This is all I heard watching the debate:

Reagan, Reagan Reagan! Defund Planned Parenthood, I defunded Planned Parenthood REAGAN would defund planned parenthood, 9/11 and abortions! HARVEST THE BRAIN OF A STILL LIVING FETUS Keep our borders safe by defund planned parenthood, defund planned parenthood, we should definitely DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Bush kept us safe! George W Bush would DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD!

by **Kelinfort** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:22 am

Teemant wrote:It seems like there is still a possiblity for a female president in 2016.

Yeah.

It's not Fiorina though.

by **Deuxtete** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:46 am

Maineiacs wrote:Was anyone else repulsed by Trump standing there with that grotesque smirk on his face the whole time?

Amused.
He was out of his depth. His huge terrific response model wasn't built for last night.

by **Eastern Equestria** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:47 am

The Liberated Territories wrote:
Geilinor wrote:You think Bernie Sanders is center-right?

Social democracy is a very center-right wing ideology.

Ummmm, no it's not.

by **Italian-Australia** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:49 am

I just want to let you know, good luck. We're all counting on you.

by **Prussia-Steinbach** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:50 am

The Archregimancy wrote:
Eastern Equestria wrote:Really, Bush? Margaret Thatcher? Fuck.

Rarely have I been so amused by a moment from a Republican presidential debate.

...really? They're usually pretty damn laugh-inducing.

Knokkeheist wrote:So who is the most politicly close to Ronald Reagan? The best president ever.

A Democrat, probably. The GOP has actually gone far to the right since Ronnie boy was in office.

Thing is, though, Reagan was absolutely not, in any way, "the best president ever."

Knokkeheist wrote:How right as in anarchist and libertarians?

...anarchists are left-wing...

The GOP has largely fallen to paleoconservatism, laissez-faire capitalism, and strong nationalism. Making it a couple economic steps away from fascism.

by **Prussia-Steinbach** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:52 am

Eastern Equestria wrote:
The Liberated Territories wrote:
Social democracy is a very center-right wing ideology.

Ummmm, no it's not.

Economically? Yes, yes it is. The farthest you could go with it is center, maybe center left.

Thing is, if it's capitalist, I find it hard to peg something as firmly economically left wing.

by **Deuxtete** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:53 am

Kelinfort wrote:
Teemant wrote:It seems like there is still a possiblity for a female president in 2016.

Yeah.

It's not Fiorina though.

The only other female option is Hillary, and that's just an awful idea.

I'm waiting for the Democratic debates so Bernie can just wreck that bitch...in typical mellow inoffensive Bernie style.

by **CoraSpia** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:55 am

Kelinfort wrote:
Teemant wrote:It seems like there is still a possiblity for a female president in 2016.

Yeah.

It's not Fiorina though.

If their were as many debates as last year (seriously, twice the number of candidates, half the debates?) she'd be skyrocketing in the polls. She owned a large amount of that stage.

by **Marylandonia** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:29 am

Hydesland wrote:This is all I heard watching the debate:

Reagan, Reagan Reagan! Defund Planned Parenthood, I defunded Planned Parenthood REAGAN would defund planned parenthood, 9/11 and abortions! HARVEST THE BRAIN OF A STILL LIVING FETUS Keep our borders safe by defund planned parenthood, defund planned parenthood, we should definitely DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Bush kept us safe! George W Bush would DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD!

You left out... Isis, Boots on the ground, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, ISIS, Iran, Isis, boots on the ground, Iran.

by **Eol Sha** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:54 am

Idzequitch wrote:Is it just me, or did Jake Tapper & Co. purposefully craft each question in an inflammatory way?

I was watching the post-debate analysis by The Young Turks, and one of the panelists, I believe Cenk Uygur, made the point that Tapper didn't do one single bit of on-air fact-checking.

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