Who won Tea Party debate?

by **Sarpyism** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:06 pm

by **Sarpyism** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:15 pm

Herman Cain was the ONLY one that didnt not shread on another fellow republican, his answers were clear and without frills. He had great ideas and promoted them without shearding on anyone he didnt't even shread Obama, and he answered the questions he was givein and stayed on topic.

by **Wikkiwallana** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:16 pm

We already have a thread on the debate.

by **Mosasauria** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:17 pm

None of the above. They all failed equally.

by **Sarpyism** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:18 pm

We already have a thread that thread has no poll.

by **Inertina** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:18 pm

Obama.

by **Altaiire** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:19 pm

Everyone's a loser!

by **Yootwopia** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:19 pm

A strange thing... the only winning move is not to play.

by **The Republic of Lanos** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:20 pm

Yootwopia wrote:A strange thing... the only winning move is not to play.

Would you like to play a game of chess?

by **Occupied Deutschland** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:21 pm

I know who lost!
Tie:
Rick Perry & Mitt Romney
For complete asshattery.

by **Orcoa** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:22 pm

Inertina wrote:Obama.

Cheers to that :lol:

by **JuNii** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:13 pm

Sarpyism wrote:Who won Tea Party debate?

I'm gonna say...

The viewers?

by **Soviet Haaregrad** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:04 pm

Inertina wrote:Obama.

This.

by **The Black Forrest** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:36 pm

They had a debate?

by **Cannot think of a name** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:50 pm

EDIT: I see I am a victim of not paying attention and as such, have made an irrelevant post. I thought we were talking about last weeks debate and calling it a 'Tea Party' debate to be snarky. I now see that the debate I thought would be tomorrow on CNN is actually called the Tea Party Debate and therefore my post is sort of stupid. Enjoy.

If you frame it as a Tea Party debate, then there is a different criteria for winning. While I share the cynicism that the Republican Party has been sort of handed over to the Frankstein's Monster that is the Tea Party, it's still, nominally at least, a Republican debate with members of the Tea Party in it. Or at least people willing to present themselves as Tea Party folk. For the Tea Party as the kernel from which they may have built themselves, Ron Paul could have walked on stage in a diaper bouncing a fish on his head and answered all the questions in a language he made up and there are still those 'true believers' who would say he won. So for that crowd, mostly people on the internet who apparently vote in small numbers because he hasn't managed to turn that following into votes, he always wins.

If Tea Party means regular ol' red meat boiler plate other cliche Republican base platform shit turned up to 11, you probably thought that it was down to Perry or Bachmann, depending on whether or not you get advice from gnomes.

As someone who wouldn't vote for any of them because I disagree on the base philosophy on which their platforms and policies are built, I thought Huntsman did well since he presented himself as an adult. I don't agree with his policy suggestions, however, I felt like he could have an adult conversation about it.

I guess if you were trying to play a numbers game...well, if you were doing that it didn't really matter what they said, you're looking at poll numbers and shit.

by **Risottia** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:57 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:They had a debate?

Terrible manners. You don't debate politics at a tea parties. You do that at your own club, or at the pub with the riff-raff! Now try and pretend you're gentlemen.

by **Arajaka** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:58 pm

No idea who 'won', but I do know America lost.

by **The Murtunian Tribes** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:03 am

Winners don't watch Tea Party debates.

by **Christmahanikwanzikah** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:07 am

Clearly Ron Paul did, because the CNN article I'm reading listed him as an "also-ran".

by **Lessnt** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:09 am

poll says ron paul

by **Timurid Empire** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:11 am

Sarpyism wrote:Tea Party debate

They all lost.

by **Lawrencewatsonia** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:11 am

I dunno who won, but the American people sure lose out with that group.

by **Lessnt** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:17 am

Lawrencewatsonia wrote:I dunno who won, but the American people sure lose out with that group.

Why?

by **Mr Bananagrabber** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:21 am

I just started. But given the last two debates, I'm expecting Jon Huntsman to kick arse.

by **Christmahanikwanzikah** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:26 am

Lessnt wrote:
Lawrencewatsonia wrote:I dunno who won, but the American people sure lose out with that group.

Why?

People clapped when they heard Bachmann deride Perry for giving families the option to have vaccinations for cervical cancer at age 12.

Bachmann actually argued that such a shot for "innocent young girls" is a major fault of big government, either completely unaware of other vaccination programs required by public schools or unaware of just how shitty cervical cancer is.

I mean, I'm a Republican (by name only, I guess, as the party runs towards the starboard side of the ship) and I thought Bachmann should have gotten the hook for such a blatantly ignorant comment.