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St. A's GOoPer Debate Liveblog

by: Dean Barker

Sat Jan 05, 2008 at 18:47:35 PM EST


I'm here in the press room at St. A's awaiting the big show.  The GoOPers come up first.  How I wish we had a Dodd Talk Clock to see how much time the adoring punditocracy gives to St. McCain.

Laura's in the house as well as a few other blogger notables.

And here's something interesting: I was at my in-laws today, who have been living in rural areas in the Granite State for decades.  Right in the middle of a birthday lunch, we got a knock on the door from an Obama canvasser. It was the first time ever that a canvasser had come out to them.

Then right after she left, a polling phone call from Rasumussen.

Here's a pic of a bus on the way to the debate.  How fitting that right next to it was a hummer with a McCain billboard on top.  Priceless.

Update: What the ...?  Bill-O came to Nashua and harrassed an Obama staffer?  And the crowd shouted "falafel"?  More priceless, if possible.  And can we get the Secret Service to charge him with anything?

GOoPer Debate Summary:

Frederick of Hollywood: Am I a candidate? I thought I was the debate host.  Or at least that's the way it looked when I fell asleep and dreamed this.

John McCain: When the tradmed loves you this much, you can crack jokes onstage.  Oh, and I fully endorse the Bush doctrine of invading countries that don't attack us.

Ron Paul: No matter what I say, I am an object of ridicule in my party. At least in the two or three seconds I get to talk.

Mitt Romney: Why does everyone hate me?  P.S. I'm Barack Obama.

Mike Huckabee: I won Iowa, I speak really well, yet I am somehow unacceptable to my party.  What's up with that, Chuck?

Rudy! Giuliani: I, me, me, mine! I am Ronald Reagan 2.0, the Mayor of America. And boy is it fun to pair up with McCain to pick on Romney.  

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Great photo... (0.00 / 0)
I love IVAW - brave guys.  I have two buddies in Iraq and two brothers in the Military.

What were the Rasmussen questions?  Do tell!

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I'm an Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel Democrat.  1968-2008: Hoping this year is different.


I didn't take the call. (0.00 / 0)
I think it was one of those automated daily tracking thingees.

birch, finch, beech

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Thanks! (0.00 / 0)
Ah yes.

For anyone who is curious here is the Rasmussen Report for today:

"The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race found Obama with 37% of the vote while Clinton earns 27%. John Edwards is the only other candidate in double digits, with 19% support. Bill Richardson is the choice for 8%."

Another part of the report that is important to look at:

"In New Hampshire, Obama leads Clinton by five points among Democrats and by sixteen points among Independents. The survey indicates that 40% of the voters will be Independents."

Source: http://www.rasmussenreports.co...

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I'm an Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel Democrat.  1968-2008: Hoping this year is different.


[ Parent ]
so is a an automted poll reliable that; (0.00 / 0)
calls home phones only,cell phones only,an unknown mixture ?
I was at the Conord office today and a volunteer got a Gallup live poll call on her cell, and I overheard her asking the caller at Gallup,
"How did you get my number?"

Given that more cell #s now are in use than landlines, it is a  factor of some proportion.

We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.


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Poor Bill. (0.00 / 0)
I just feel awful.

Bill-O (4.00 / 1)
And did you see they were interviewing the Obama staffer on Fox news?  He was so sweet and nice and just said he asked Bill to stop calling him names.  LOL

Poor Fox news, they were working so hard to smear Obama for so long and now they need to talk to him...

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I'm an Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel Democrat.  1968-2008: Hoping this year is different.


I just heard Charlie Gibson discuss the format (0.00 / 0)
he called it a high wire act for himself...first the R's then the D's will have a chance sit in chairs, not stand behind podiums to talk with each. He will try and facilitate the conversations without being intrusive, he says. My take is it will be like a beloved uncle allowing the boys and girls to fight w/o getting hurt...depends on your definition of getting hurt.
The NH sport parent motto is 'no blood, no foul'. That works for me. This isn't about being mayor or State Rep. This is the biggest political choice we have and good conversation with follow questions would favor open debate.

In beteween the two segments they intend to have all the Repugs and Dems out to shake hands as a show of love.

We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.


The go-by! (0.00 / 0)
The proffered hand for a shake, and when the other hand is offered a swift, dramatic withdrawal!

(Well, it was big 30+ years ago in college..)


[ Parent ]
fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu n/t (0.00 / 0)


We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.

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Falafel Bill (0.00 / 0)

I have an idea... whenever Bill-O shows up at an event, he should be inundated with people throwing loofahs at him....

(they're soft and won't hurt anything but his attempt to be taken seriously as a journalist)

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I'm an Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel Democrat.  1968-2008: Hoping this year is different.


to paraphrase Belushi (0.00 / 0)
Bill-O couldn't loofah my ass.

We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.

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Sorry. The WiFI crapped out, and all of us were staring at blank screens. (0.00 / 0)
Looks like all of them are trying to out-do each other in pretending our foreign policy doesn't have to do with anything.

Huck pulls a Norris!

The press room just erupted.

birch, finch, beech


Wow. What a bunch of cranky old white men sitting around (0.00 / 0)
a dining room table.

America's ready to move on.

birch, finch, beech


NYC is Rudy!'s city. (0.00 / 0)
"MY city."

What a jerk.

birch, finch, beech


Loves Muslims (0.00 / 0)
yeah all of them except a small group...

We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.

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Wonkette snapped a photo (0.00 / 0)
of some nerds in the press room:

Link

birch, finch, beech


nerdology n/t (0.00 / 0)


We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.

[ Parent ]
Rudy! (0.00 / 0)
Says "my" an awful.

Rudy! stands for cops cleaning up his mistress' dog poop.

He didn't mention that one.

birch, finch, beech


Huckabee speaks well. (0.00 / 0)
When he says, "Our rights came from God," I somehow keep listening.

birch, finch, beech

Huckabee had a pretty good response (0.00 / 0)
on the statement of principles question overall.

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So who looks the oldest? (0.00 / 0)
Frederick, McCain, or Paul?

I'm going with Frederick.

He looks bored even to be there.

birch, finch, beech


"With all of its infirmities" (0.00 / 0)
we have the best health care in the world, says Rudy!

You said it, America's Mayor.

p.s. The WiFi here stinks.  I keep losing signal.

birch, finch, beech


not enough bandwidth n/t (0.00 / 0)


We represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop guild.

[ Parent ]
McCain says (0.00 / 0)
enough NH people have been to Canada not to want healthcare like they have in Canada. What?

I've stopped going up to Quebec (0.00 / 0)
for MRIs.

Plus, the loonie is so dam expensive...


[ Parent ]
On Health Care... (4.00 / 1)
On health care, it seems like none of the Republican candidates even care about those who can't possibly afford insurance at any price, and there are a lot of us.  Having "the best health care in the world" isn't very useful if the access to health care is impossible for millions of us.  The best health care in the world right now is available only for the haves, not the haves not.

Shorter Frederick of Health Care: (0.00 / 0)
Plenty of people who can afford medical insurance choose not to do so.

What a complete moron.

birch, finch, beech


Did the only doctor in the crowd (0.00 / 0)
not get to answer the healthcare question?

Johnny McCain has the MSM wrapped around his finger. (0.00 / 0)
Watch out if he becomes the nominee.

Romney:  lay off Big Pharma, they are some of my best friends.

What a horror show.

We had better crush these buffoons come November.

birch, finch, beech


It's a circular firing squad (0.00 / 0)
with Romney in the middle.

birch, finch, beech

It's not amnesty if... (0.00 / 0)
Which Republican can look the most racist and elitist here?


I really wish that the moderators would say: (4.00 / 1)

What's wrong with socializing services?  Do you see the same problem with socializing the military?  firefighters? cops? schools? libraries? etc?  Should we privatize all of those?

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I'm an Obama/Edwards/Kucinich/Gravel Democrat.  1968-2008: Hoping this year is different.


[ Parent ]
What do you mean... (4.00 / 1)
"Should we privatize the Military"?

They already are.  They clearly don't have a problem with it.


[ Parent ]
I'm not watching (0.00 / 0)
They're not getting my vote...  Why bother?

I'm Barack Obama. (0.00 / 0)
No, I'm Barack Obama!

No, me too, I'M BARACK OBAMA.

birch, finch, beech


Eightfold and Nick (4.00 / 1)
Eightfold -- great question!  Should be asked.  I'll have to remember that.  Nick -- we have to understand where our opponents are coming from, so that we can defeat them.  Unfortunately, millions are sucked into their positions, so we have to know what they're saying so we can respond.  

YEah, yeah... (0.00 / 0)
I know.  I just didn't want all that bullshit as a side to the nice pasta dinner i just made...

[ Parent ]
Wow (0.00 / 0)
They're doing this until 11pm?

[ Parent ]
Woops... (0.00 / 0)
coverage till 11pm.

[ Parent ]
when I read things (4.00 / 1)
like the falafel incident - I remember how much I freaking LOVE NH!!

w00t!!  


Wish I could have watched. (0.00 / 0)
Unfortunately, the debate organizers, who acknowledged I was on the list, made me wait in the hallway for an hour and a half during the Republican debate.

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