How to Watch ALL of Tonight's Debate

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Tonight the eight Republicans are in South Carolina for a Foreign Policy and National Security debate ... 8 pm ET ... 7 pm CT. Only the first hour will be broadcast nationally on CBS, however.

The entire debate though or the final half-hour can be seen here: CBS News/National Journal GOP Debate - CBS News

Submit debate questions and find links here: GOP candidates ready for CBS News/National Journal debate - Political Hotsheet - CBS News


According to the Washington Post, both Rick Perry and Herman Cain are now struggling and must find support in South Carolina:
It could be an especially important moment for businessman Herman Cain and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, both of whom are trying to recover from major blows to their candidacies. GOP contenders to debate foreign policy - The Washington Post
Of course, the latest South Carolina poll, released on Friday, shows Herman Cain standing well above all other candidates, up by +7 points:
RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary

The latest Iowa poll, released on Friday, shows Herman Cain up by +4 points:RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus


LOL ... the wave of the future may be the mainstream media attempting to associate Herman Cain with losing candidates. Should be interesting to see how well that tactic plays out.

Or, maybe Herman will make a strong stand tonight ... stay tuned ...

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So who wants to place bets on how many times Herman will mention his 9-9-9 plan at the Foreign Policy and National Security Debate? :p
Ummh ... I'll take a wild guess on nine?

Thanks for the info, though. I didn't even know it was on.
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Thanks, NHE. I'm watching it right now, although I admit to not knowing much about foreign policy so I can't be too critical. I do like how the moderators are really strict about the time limits and seem to be happy to repeat a question if the candidate tried not to answer it. EDIT: Just read another thread and a post (by NHE) that reminded me about when one of the moderators called time on Romney but was wrong and corrected by him. Perhaps the moderators are a bit overzealous at times...

I did think the Pakistan issue was interesting, hopefully this will spark some discussion about whether they're friend or foe (I honestly have no idea).

One last thing is that I'd like to poke fun at Rick Perry, as it seems to be fashionable with these. Just that I liked it when he said "I'd like to answer the previous question if I may". In fact, I think those were his first words. Debates would be so much easier if you could do that!
 
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Interesting debate. It didn't take long to find out if CBS would try to destroy the debate. The moderators can best be described as obnoxious. They were, by far, the worst moderators of any debate so far, and injected themselves into the actual ... extremely bad form and distracting, but probably what their overlords wanted. One might even wonder if their objective wasn't to minimize legitimate debate. The disdain the moderators held for the candidates was glaringly obvious. :doh:

Oh well ... I don't watch CBS news anyway, so there ya go.


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