- Was Fred Thompson smart to have avoided the first 5 debates ?
- Why should we believe that you would be any tougher on illegal immigration than Mayor Giuliani?
- If abortion is murder why leave it up to the states ?
- Is Hillary Clinton willing to commit troops to Iraq longer than you ?
Rachel Griffiths: "How many of your five sons are currently serving in the US Military, and if none of them are how do they plan to support this war on terrorism by enlisting in our US military."
Go here for Romney's Responce
During the Fox News debate they gave the microphone to Mark Riss who didn't have a question but said this:
MARK RISS: Yes, what I'm obviously most interested in is how we can bring an endgame to the war in Iraq and yet still do it so that it's a victory for us and a victory for the people of Iraq. And my question is to Governor Romney.
And that is, I've heard the other people up there articulate themselves a little bit better. But in your answer, I didn't hear how you would end it. I didn't hear an endgame plan from you and I would like a response on that.
And also along those same lines, sir, a comment.
I don't think you fully understand how offended my wife and I were and probably the rest of the people who have sons, daughters, husbands and wives serving in the war on terror to compare your son's attempts to get you elected my son's service in Iraq. (Cheers, applause.) I know you apologized a couple days later up there, a firestorm started. But it was wrong, sir, and you never should have said it .
Here is Romney's Response
5. Would you wiretap mosques without a judge's approval ?
6. Why did you raise fees and fines as Governor ?
7. What do you do if Iran gets worse?
Judging The Debates
ReplyDeleteCNN believes “The main event during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Michigan is Fred Thompson's debate debut.”
John Gibson on the Fox News Channel believes the anti-Republican bias of debate co-moderator Chris Matthew is the story, “How in the world can NBC put on a fair debate with a moderator like Matthews?”
When the debate starts, smart Republican voters will not care about the endless candidate trivia, or campaign stump theatrics. In order to make a realistic assessment of candidate’s beliefs and values, Republican voters will look for factual information. The sideshows of Thompson’s first debate and Matthew’s bias are inconsequential. The often snide and elitist Chris Matthews will be taken for what he is. Thankfully, we won’t see Wolf Blitzer asking candidates ludicrous questions to be answered a show of hands.
The pertinent subjects for the debate are 1. the war on terror, 2. the economy and how we compete with Asian and European nations, 3. preserving our culture and values, 4. excessive taxes and spending in Washington. The voters will look for the candidate with the experience and ethics covering each of these subjects.
Who will win this and future Republican debates? A forward looking, positive candidate who speaks clearly, in complete sentences, and who is impressive in explaining how he will approach these problems will carry the field. After all, the Republicans are really selecting a candidate that presents a clear choice and credibly to oppose Hillary Clinton on these key issues next year.