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First Republican Debate

Beeblebrox42

Posted 3:37 am, 08/01/2015

this n that
FYI the RINO caucus considers the teabaggers repubs in name only.

Get that through your head, there are no republicans in the American Taliban=Teabaggers

hipower

Posted 7:42 pm, 07/31/2015

All eyes on Trump. And maybe that's a good thing for everybody. The party politics has too long dominated the process. I hope Trump does well for this reason if no other. That said he has the most to lose also, at least right now. I expect he will be outspoken as always and that's entertaining.

Osmosis

Posted 6:45 pm, 07/31/2015

Trumps going to force all of them to take a stand on the issues. People want someone that's not wishey washey and will come right out and tell people what's on their mind. He may not be the best candidate but he will shape this election with his blatant truthfulness. People are tired of politicians talking around a topic.

forgotmypassword

Posted 6:31 pm, 07/31/2015

Jobs
Affodable healthcare
Better wages
Better economy
Competitive education
Affordable education
Get rid of nafta
Stop companies from moving overseas to avoid taxes
Affordable housing

Yeh right not at this debate.
I expect to hear about
Terrorists
Abortion
Religion
Guns
Immigration
Welfare

None of which is means a crap to me.

shouldawouldacoulda

Posted 3:59 pm, 07/31/2015

I'd like to see a Kasich or a Rubio (I'm probably forgetting someone) emerge as a serious candidate, instead of circus freaks like Trump or Carson or Cruz or Huckabee.

Oh, who am I kidding. I want to see a bloodbath like we were treated to last time around.

this n that

Posted 3:47 pm, 07/31/2015

hangsleft (view profile)

Posted 1:38 pm, 07/31/2015

If either Republican candidate can form a logical thought.

Oh I don't think you need worry about that.

It won't be like trying to stand it while obama goes through his litany of, ughh.,, ohhh, andas, and you're cringing just wishing he could form a complete sentence.

One can only stand that for just so long.

Trump, for example has a very quick mind. He thinks fast on his feet, totally unlike obama who just drives you crazy trying.

And I'm sure everyone on that stage don't have a problem forming logical thoughts. Everyone up there has accomplished more than just being a "community organizer'.

this n that

Posted 3:26 pm, 07/31/2015

Trump's manifesto will hit the streets the same day as the debate.


ment's increasing angst and opposition to billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump's presidential candidacy is predicated on the notion that his highly-quotable catchphrases�"Take the oil!" or "Build a wall!"�lack substantive policy prescriptions to back them up. In short, the RINO caucus' knock on Trump is that his solutions are unserious, unmeasured, quixotic.

Yet if the chattering class fears Trump's recent surge in the polls, they will go into panic-filled paroxysms when they read Trump's smart and serious bestseller, Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again.

Among Trump's many bestselling, anecdote-filled books, Time to Get Tough (originally published in 2011) stands out as his most penetrating, serious, and detailed enunciation of his political philosophy and policy views. Trump says it's the "best book I've ever written" and is "better than The Art of the Deal." Trump added, "It's the hardest I've ever worked on a book. And it's the most thought I've ever put into a book."

It's easy to see why. Backed up with nearly 250 endnotes, citing everything from Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports to Sherman Antitrust Act amendments to the Theory of Moral Sentiments, Trump's book clearly lays out serious policy solutions to vexing U.S. problems. Welfare reform, cyberwarfare, energy, illegal immigration and crime, taxes, healthcare, national defense�you name it, Trump offers his plans, often including specific bills and amendments. Best of all, Trump does it all in his refreshingly blunt and authentic voice�the very voice now resonating with a citizenry fed up with the Political Class and its conceits.

Indeed, vestiges of the GOP Establishment, like Karl Rove aide Peter Wehner, have slyly chosen to aim the bulk of their barbs against Trump at his bumpersticker-style catchphrases or decades-old statements, not the factual policy discussions he offers inTime to Get Tough.

Detailed, innovative, and smart, Time to Get Tough rivals all other GOP presidential candidates' books in both specificity and serious policy proposals. It's a book to be read by conservatives and feared by Trump's detractors.

hangsleft

Posted 1:38 pm, 07/31/2015

If either Republican candidate can form a logical thought.

river otter

Posted 1:36 pm, 07/31/2015

I wanna know about stopping corporate welfare and them hiding income overseas but I don't have much hope the subjects will even be brought up.

Charles Koch

Posted 1:35 pm, 07/31/2015

CanesFan

Posted 1:29 pm, 07/31/2015

I want to know how they are going to significantly reduce our tax burdens.


Don't worry, vote republican and watch them significantly reduce OUR tax burdens.

CanesFan

Posted 1:29 pm, 07/31/2015

I want to know how they are going to significantly reduce our tax burdens.

skeptic

Posted 1:19 pm, 07/31/2015

I agree with Elmo. I want clear answers. No babbling. I wanted to hear that crap I would watch porkie pig.

1goddess

Posted 1:14 pm, 07/31/2015

I wanna know how you know who is gonna "make America great again"....

Elmo Cleghorn

Posted 1:13 pm, 07/31/2015

i would like to see clear articulated alternatives to some of the issues that are being raised.

if ACA is to be repealed ... give a very clear alternative
if guns are for responsible owners ... tell me how to stop the crazies
if unemployment is to be solved ... show me how to do it without more tax cuts but actually jobs

etc

i didn't mean this post to argue the items i stated. they are only examples of what i would like to hear. a very clear answer to any question asked.

sparkling water

Posted 1:06 pm, 07/31/2015

Lots of interest.

What do you want to see come out of the debate?

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