Republican debate (Page 4)

  Damn

I figured you would go for Huckabee because he wants his secret service codename to be "Duck Hunter"

Everybody in Arkansas wants to be named "duck hunter"      .......Huckabee's Bible is too big for me.   "Thumper" would probably be a more suitable code name for him.   

lol #truth

One thing I love about Trump being on stage is when politicians say the same stupid stuff like that it really stands out.

I was telling a friend last night that Cruz has a face for radio and a voice for newspaper.  He's smart and has ideas that I like, but even as a supporter it's hard to get behind his voice and looks.  (maybe I'm just shallow)

Was it just me?  It looked like whenever Rubio was talking about anything related to foreign policy, and especially the Middle East, the rest of the "candidates" paid really close attention like they might learn something. 

certainly not a scientific poll by any means but the Drudge audience still loves Trump.

https://polldaddy.com/poll/9081166/?view=results

I found Fiorina pretty annoying personally.  My wife is a lot less engaged but watched the debate with me.  Afterwords I asked her who she liked and she said she hates them all equally.  haha

It seems like every time Rubio talks he weaves in his grandparents journey to this country.  After 7953 times of hearing it I'm so sick of Rubio I want to gag.  lol

My wife was the same......I found myself wanting to look at bus ticket prices to send her back to Berkeley, Ca. where she was raised.  In case you are wondering......no, we don't talk politics at my house.....our marriage, even after 20 years, could not survive. 

I like that he's proud of his heritage.   I think those bonds to our grandparents and great grandparents are valuable.

Without a doubt and it's a great story.  I just feel that he forces the story into too many conversations in an obvious ploy to gain sympathy.

Also, for the record.......I think Trump came off as a dolt.  

That should gain him another 5 points in the polls.  haha

btw, I agree.  He hasn't been impressive at all in the debates, but I don't think it matters at all to his supporters.
I would call myself a supporter of his and I support him because of his brashness and don't give a F attitude.  I also love that he's not beholden to the current system of corruption.

He's got a lot of baggage, but I think the more his baggage comes out the more his support grows.  It's kind of weird from a political standpoint.

Fixed that for you

Fair enough.

And also weird is America's fixation on the Kardashians...

In this new political climate the Democrats need to scramble.  Hillary isn't going to cut it.
They need a celebrity asap.   Perhaps Kim and Kanye?  You might be onto something.

Whether he has a chance to win or not, I'm behind Rand Paul.  IMHO, he is the only candidate that actually believes in the need to shrink the size of government.  The typical Democratic or Republican candidates are just different sides to the same coin - only concerned about spending when the other side controls the purse strings.  I can't support politicians that continue to back failed wars, namely the war on poverty and the war on drugs.

I have to admit I was a bit taken aback by the (mostly) entire panel's views on legalizing marijuana.  It's like nobody is paying attention.....it's basically legal now everywhere in some form or another.....no big issues.  This whole idea of it as gateway to heroin and other hard drugs is mind boggling. 

So you liked Bush, huh?  Cool.

From what I've read on the conservative forums the establishment is bailing quickly away from Bush because he's obviously too toxic right now.  Fiorina is where they're throwing their establishment muscle because she's an "outsider" but expected to fully step in line with the GOPe once elected.  She's also harder to attack for a guy like Trump without wading into a mine field.

**Edit, oh and I'm so sick and tired of presidents being bought by everyone under the sun that I absolutely can see Trump as President and he appeals to me greatly (obviously I'm not alone).  He's abrasive, rude, and obnoxious but he won't bow down to Iran and cringe in fear at Putin.  He'll actually put some balls back in the White House economically and globally.