Apocalypse now? Donald Trump is going to moderate a debate.
Who would show up for such a thing? Likely everybody.
Though presidential candidates may initially balk at the idea of appearing in a debate where Mr. Trump – with his bombast and The Hair – is the one posing the questions, they may ultimately see it as an invitation they can’t refuse. In fact many of the candidates have already met with him, some more publicly than others. Representative Michele Bachmann has sat down with Mr. Trump several times this year. Gov. Rick Perry of Texas had dinner with him at Jean Georges, the posh Manhattan restaurant. And Mitt Romney paid a visit but carefully avoided being photographed.
And Newsmax is a powerful player itself. It has a broad reach into the conservative base, with monthly Web traffic second only to Fox News among sites with conservative-leaning audiences.
“Then came the moment when just about every viewer must have concluded that he ended any chance that he could be a viable candidate: when he couldn’t remember the third of the three federal departments he had proposed to eliminate. My younger colleagues at the Washington Examiner twittered that this was the worst moment in a presidential debate for a candidate they had ever seen. Well, I have been watching presidential debates since the first Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960, and it was the worst moment in a debate I have ever seen too.” - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
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South Carolina GOP Operative Suggests Inappropriate Nicknames For Pelosi
After Herman Cain called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “Princess Nancy,” the former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party joked on Twitter that perhaps a better nickname for her would be “The Crabby Cunt from the California Coast,” among other suggestions.
Todd Kincannon is a South Carolina lawyer and served as parliamentarian, general counsel and executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party between 2004 and 2010.
On Twitter, he also suggested that some better names for Pelosi would be “The Botox Bitch from Buggeryland” and “Nancy the Crooked Whore”
One EXCRUCIATING minute of Rick Perry forgetting what third agency he’d cut as president of the United State, live at the CNBC debate. Seriously awkward.
(via stfuconservatives)
Former Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino reacts to Herman Cain calling Nancy Pelosi “princess Nancy” during tonight’s GOP debate.
How To Really, Really Prepare For A Debate
Have been reading fascinating tidbits like this one over at Fresh Air’s Tumblr this week from their How-to do everything guest hosts.
Republican strategist Mark McKinnon, talking about debate prep on How To Do Everything today:
“Dick Cheney was a maniac about preparing for debates. He rehearsed over and over again. He’d do full mock rehearsals. He’d find out what the room temperature at the debate hall would be, and he’d do it at that temperature.”
Wow.
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Tonight on YouTube at 9pm ET: Watch the Republican candidates answer your questions.
(via cocknbull)
“Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said TSA is inflicting “all kinds of sexual activities” on passengers who pass through airport security checkpoints.”
9 P.M. (Fox News Channel) REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Bret Baier hosts this presidential debate, broadcast live from Iowa State University in advance of the Iowa Republican Party Ames Straw Poll on Saturday. - NYTimes
Tonight the GOP candidates prepare for a Debate in Iowa. As debates begin, the facial coding experts at Sensory Logic examine the looks of Republican hopefuls. Find out what emotional reactions—and votes—their faces are likely to garner. See the whole graph here!
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At one point, Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who announced her entry into the race at the debate, seemed to be debating herself when she was asked if she would seek to overturn the law in states that have legalized gay marriage.
“I don’t see that it’s the role of a president to go into states and interfere with their state laws,’’ said Ms. Bachmann, a favorite of Tea Party members who believe in states’ rights.
But then, after some other candidates said that they supported a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, she amended her answer.
“John, I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman,’’ she told the moderator, John King of CNN, “but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.”
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