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American Debate: Thompson’s style

November 28, 2007

I no longer think that Fred Thompson was playing a character on Law and Order. I think he was being exactly who he is. Every time he answers a question, he looks like he’s a prosecutor giving a press conference. He sounds like he’s just rattling off information. You just don’t FEEL him like you [...]

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Republican Debate: McCain: "Torture a defining issue"

November 28, 2007

McCain slammed Romney for not being clear about what he believes is or is not torture and said that torture is a defining issue in the campaign because it helps distinguis the United States from terrorist nations. Romney was clearly uncomfortable and trying to be very careful – as he should be in a debate [...]

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Republican Debate: The "A" Word

November 28, 2007

A woman asked a question about what penalty a woman should receive if abortion becomes illegal. Thompson walked through a process-oriented answer regarding what would have to happen in the public policy and legal arenas in order to get to that point, but never really answered the question. And it’s probably smart for him to [...]

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Republican Debate: Black on Black Crime

November 28, 2007

Romney said that the answer to reducing inner city strife is “getting more moms and dads.” I’m curious as to what that entails and how the government plays a role in that. He also said that education is key. It’s not likely that any Republican will get a significant amount of the Black vote this [...]

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Republican Debate: Thompson uses video to attack

November 28, 2007

Each candidate got to present a :30 second campaign video, in the YouTube style. Tom Tancredo’s ran first and positioned him against Hillary Clinton, but even the segments featuring him were awkward and non-articulate. The piece was disjointed and just plain wierd. Fred Thompson’s used video of Romney supporting abortion and Huckabee showing acceptance for [...]

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Republican Debate: McCain vs. Paul

November 28, 2007

McCain said that he spent Thanksgiving in Iraq with the troops and that the troops asked him to deliver a message to Ron Paul: “Let us win.” Paul responded that he has received more donations from active military officers than any other candidate on the stage. Is that true? It’s a pretty strong statement. I [...]

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Republican Debate: Limited government

November 28, 2007

Fred Thompson was asked what three government programs he would cut in order to truly meet the Republican’s mantra of limited government. He rambled on about entitlement programs and what he did as senator, but would not name any one government entity that he supports cutting. Congressman Ron Paul identified Homeland Security, the Department of [...]

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Republican Debate: Slow start for Huckabee, but warms up under pressure

November 28, 2007

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was questioned about a bill he supported in his state to make available college scholarships to children of illegal immigrants. He stumbled a bit, but gave a decent answer. Romney, who is feeling Huckabee drawing closer in the polls in Iowa, challenged Huckabee by appealing to people’s sense of unfairness, [...]

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Republican Debate: Thompson tags frontrunners as "flip floppers"

November 28, 2007

Fred Thompson is banking on Republican primary voters wanting a consistent conservative. In his first response, he suggested that Romney is a flip flopper and only recently became a conservative and that Giuliani has never been a conservative. Do voters prefer someone who has always believed what they believe or are they willing to consider [...]

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Republican Debate: Giuliani clarifies NYC immigration stance

November 28, 2007

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani got the first question from the YouTube screen about his history of addressing illegal immigration in New York. He did a pretty good job of clarifying his position, but former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney slammed Giuliani, as he has been doing regularly, for running a “sanctuary city.” Giuliani, never [...]

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