Running late, so no time for pre-show commentary!
10:49 PM
Whelp. Debate is over. I’ll be back tomorrow night to cover the State of the Union. I’m sure you’re excited.
10:44 PM
Gonna have to agree with my Twitter buddy from across the aisle @BXGD. Good showing for Romney.
10:41 PM
Brian Wilson says “Go Bulls.” Best audience reaction of the night.
10:40 PM
Newt – “Don’t be for me. Be with me. I have an open candidacy.” #hesaiditwithhiseyes
10:38 PM
Holy crap. ANOTHER nod to Bondi?
10:38 PM
“I have a record. You should look at my record. It has ALL FOUR BEATLES ON IT.” – Romney #oknotreally #wouldbebetter
10:37 PM
“Conservative means smaller Government and more liberty.” – Ron Paul. Says Gov should get out of our personal lives.
10:35 PM
Dude. Romney and Santorum are both sucking up to Pam Bondi. What the hell?
10:34 PM
OBAMA CRUSHES FREEDOM.
10:31 PM
Apparently raising a family promotes Conservatism. Shit. I’m a Conservative!
10:31 PM
The Republican Party has a soul? #cheapshot
10:25 PM
Annnnnd Gingrich falls back on Dodd-Frank criticism. Wow.
10:25 PM
“If tax cuts create jobs, why didn’t the Bush tax cuts work.” THANK YOU FOR FINALLY ASKING THAT QUESTION.
10:22 PM
Romney says that Obama doesn’t have a mission or vision for NASA. Bush did, though! Get to Mars! Oh….wait…
10:21 PM
Ron Paul makes the only valid point about the Schaivo case. Have a Living Will. Can we move on now?
10:20 PM
You know what the Terry Schaivo issue begat? Glenn Freakin’ Beck.
10:18 PM
A Terry Schaivo question? Wooow. Kickin’ it old school.
10:14 PM
If these candidates are supposed to demonstrate that they understand Florida issues they are all failing miserably.
10:12 PM
Romney says that EVERYTHING Obama has done has made it harder for people in Florida. #thoughtIlivedinFlorida
10:11 PM
“Get rid of subsidies and let the market work.” – Romney. A point I agree on!
10:10 PM
Gingrich seems almost giddy over getting questions over the sugar subsidies.
10:08 PM
“We’d have a card that shows that people are here legally.” – Romney. You mean…like….a…Green card?
10:07 PM
Gingrich says it’s ok to break the law if you serve in the military, but not if you go to college. Got it.
10:05 PM
Umm…Did Romney just say “they no speak English?”
10:05 PM
“Our kids were being taught in foreign languages in our own schools.” – Romney. THE HORROR.
10:03 PM
“Why is it ok for you to court voters in Spanish, but not ok for the government to offer services to those same people?” OH SNAP.
10:02 PM
Santorum claims that tankers are the oil spill problem. Deepwater Horizon? Not a tanker.
10:02 PM
Santorum is dodging the question, but if you listen to what he’s saying? Offshore Drilling all over the Gulf.
10:01 PM
Yessss…Offshore oil drilling questions. This should be fun.
10:00 PM
Santorum is again claiming that a Theocracy is bad. The irony, it burns. #familyfaithvalues
09:59 PM
Santorum stares at Brian Wilson like the question he’s asking is completely ludicrous.
09:58 PM
Tonight’s debate is brought to you by Cigar City Jai Alai IPA.
09:54 PM
Break number two. Time to get out the beer.
09:53 PM
President Obama just yelled “O RLY?!?!” at his TV screen.
09:52 PM
“Gov. Romney, how do you end a war in Afghanistan without talking to the Taliban.” “By beating them.”
09:51 PM
Everyone keeps saying we’ve been at war for 10 years. Did I miss Congress passing a Declaration of War?
09:50 PM
“Our Navy is now smaller than it was in 1917.” – Romney..But, umm…still bigger than everyone else’s?
09:49 PM
Santorum says that Cuba will become a launching pad for Jihadists.
09:48 PM
“We don’t have to use force and intimidation and overthrow governments.” Equates that kind of policy to the Dark Ages.
09:46 PM
How long has Castro been in power now???
09:46 PM
Gingrich says that Obama is a fault for not starting a “Cuban Spring.” Buh what?
09:44 PM
Romney thinks you should thank mythical sky wizards when people you don’t like die.
09:44 PM
Seriously, what the hell? Are they really trying to make the case that Dodd-Frank caused the economic problems we’re having?
09:43 PM
Dodd-Frank was passed in 2010. The economy tanked in 2008. Sorry, Newt. You can’t blame Dodd-Frank.
09:39 PM
Santorum thinks you should be able to deduct losses from the sale of an underwater house. Not a bad idea, really.
09:33 PM
30 minutes in and Brian Williams completely loses control of the debate.
09:31 PM
Newt tries to draw a comparison between Romney working for Bain and his working for Freddie Mac. That’s a bridge too far, Newty.
09:30 PM
Romney pretty effectively calls bullcrap on Newt’s claims to have not been a lobbyist for Freddie Mac.
09:28 PM
Newt is trying to fall back on the “nasty politics” defense to combat lobbyist claims.
09:27 PM
(That stance being that Capitalism was circumvented by the bailouts and the market should have been left to deal with the problems that TARP “solved.”)
09:25 PM
GAH. Santorum takes a stance that I agree with. Now I have Santorum all over me.
09:24 PM
Romney says he didn’t inherit his money, but if he’s trying to pretend he started on the same grounds as folks like you and me he’s full of crap.
09:23 PM
Romney makes it clear that he won’t release the tax returns from his years at Bain Capital.
09:21 PM
I like the fact that Brian Williams keeps trying to get the candidates to actually answer the question he’s asked. #crazy
09:20 PM
Romney says there isn’t going to be anything newsworthy in his tax returns. Diverts question to talking about taxes of the American people.
09:18 PM
Gingrich slips in a reminder that he was endorsed by Rick Perry.
09:17 PM
Brian Williams trying to pin Ron Paul down on whether he will run as a third-party candidate.
09:15 PM
Santorum says he was a Conservative before it was cool to be a Conservative. #hipsterPolitician
09:12 PM
Oh, snap. Brian just totally cut Romney off.
09:11 PM
Gingrich says he left office because the Democrats trumped up ethics charges against him.
09:10 PM
This is how I watch debates.
09:07 PM
“I’m not going to spend the evening chasing Governor Romney’s misinformation.” Says he’s not going to “waste time” on rebutting and will set up a web site by tomorrow morning with all the “facts.”
09:06 PM
Huh. Romney says “he had to resign in disgrace” twice in a minute. Think he’s got a point to make?
09:02 PM
Brian Williams is explaining the rules. Like anyone is going to pay attention to them.
09:01 PM
Nice opening shot of the USF campus.
@Critus @flsquirrel Wait… when the fuck was it cool to be a conservative? #hipsterpolitician #fldebate
I should start drinking every time I hear a blatant lie. Then again, I don’t want alcohol poisoning tonight.
@Critus kinda liked that exchange between R&G. One of the debates should let them just go at it.
@Critus i had an audible on that one…
@Critus Agreed – they are really out of touch with our state.
““Conservative means smaller Government and more liberty.” – Ron Paul. Says Gov should get out of our personal lives.”
Except, apparently, for abortion. Or religious freedom if you’re not Christian. Or for whom you can marry.
Yeahhh…he neglects to mention that.
All of these guys scare the crap out of me as a women and as a Pagan.
As an atheist I’m kinda in the same place.