2012 Republican Nomination Debates

There are a few debates left before we get to the presidential debates.

I have searched the internet and found that

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/

is the best for: giving a quality video for the debates, listing all relevant information, and keeping the "reader" up to date with changes. That site also lists relevant polls.

If anyone finds anything better, definitely post it.

This thread is not to take away from other threads that may also be relevant. If you want to talk about or pick on a particular GOP candidate in an existing thread, definitely do so. I wanted this thread to focus on the debates. I did not think creating 18-20 threads for each debate, when each debate would only garner 5-10 posts, would be kosher or logical.

The last debate I have partially seen is the Iowa Thanksgiving Family Forum. I liked the relaxed and open atmosphere and presentation to the debate. I did not like the "churchiness" and the obvious pandering to the Christian demographic. It was almost gag-worthy but at least face-palm worthy. I understand the need to do so but it was just too damn fake.

I will post my remaining thoughts on it when I finish the video.

YouTube video

Man, that Herman Cain knows good poetry when he sees it.

Full song:

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/238995

Ron Paul 2012.

Originally posted by King Kandy
YouTube video

Man, that Herman Cain knows good poetry when he sees it.

Full song:

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/238995

Better than can be said for most politicians really.

I am surprised he memorized the whole song. Shame he doesn't seem to have such good memory on foreign policy...

Originally posted by King Kandy
I am surprised he memorized the whole song. Shame he doesn't seem to have such good memory on foreign policy...

Originally posted by Mairuzu
Ron Paul 2012.

Raul Pon 2201

Originally posted by Robtard
Raul Pon 2201

Lol, makes me think of the Simpsons episode where they broke into a Gay Republican meeting where the members handed out bumper stickers saying to vote for a "Gay Republican President in 2084" to which they commented "we're realistic"

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Maybe the song was a mnemonic device that half-worked in the sense that he remembered it but didn't remember the concepts/info attached to it.

My favorite was his response to Palin calling him the "flavor of the month". Cain said he was not a flavor of the month, but was like "Haagen Daz Black Walnut; a flavor with the real staying power". Unfortunately, they don't make Black Walnut anymore: it was a limited edition flavor of the month.

Originally posted by King Kandy
My theory is that his speechwriters are pranking him. Someone told him that was the song from the 2000 Olympics.

My favorite was his response to Palin calling him the "flavor of the month". Cain said he was not a flavor of the month, but was like "Haagen Daz Black Walnut; a flavor with the real staying power". Unfortunately, they don't make Black Walnut anymore: it was a limited edition flavor of the month.

Michele Bachmann claims her foreign policy decision would be to close the US embassy in Iran. Except there isn't one.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/us-embassy-in-iran-michele-bachmanns-oops-moment/

Originally posted by King Kandy
Michele Bachmann claims her foreign policy decision would be to close the US embassy in Iran. Except there isn't one.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/us-embassy-in-iran-michele-bachmanns-oops-moment/

Originally posted by King Kandy
Michele Bachmann claims her foreign policy decision would be to close the US embassy in Iran. Except there isn't one.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/us-embassy-in-iran-michele-bachmanns-oops-moment/

He basically stonewalled me and asserted that Iran "cannot be reasoned with" to which I asked him what he proposed we do if not attempt to reach some kind of understanding/rapproachment.

He advocated military force, to which I replied that Iran would not go down like Iraq did and would be too large for us to occupy given how stretched we are at the moment.

His response...

...let Israel occupy them.

My response: it would take every man, woman, and child in Israel to subjugate a country the size of Iran if they could do it at all. Which would leave Israel itself open for attack.

Come to think of it that would be the best thing ever for the Arab countries: no more Israel and no more Iran.

Originally posted by King Kandy
Michele Bachmann claims her foreign policy decision would be to close the US embassy in Iran. Except there isn't one.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/us-embassy-in-iran-michele-bachmanns-oops-moment/

I'm quite ignorant of the US Embassy locations and even I knew that. Someone should tell her we don't have one in North Korea before it's too late. 🙁

Edit - She should probably review this link:

http://www.wheretogetapassport.net/us_embassy/2_us_embassies.html

And this link, too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States

Originally posted by Omega Vision
I had a long ass debate with my roommate regarding Iran and how our current policies are getting us nowhere.

He basically stonewalled me and asserted that Iran "cannot be reasoned with" to which I asked him what he proposed we do if not attempt to reach some kind of understanding/rapproachment.

He advocated military force, to which I replied that Iran would not go down like Iraq did and would be too large for us to occupy given how stretched we are at the moment.

His response...

...let Israel occupy them.

My response: it would take every man, woman, and child in Israel to subjugate a country the size of Iran if they could do it at all. Which would leave Israel itself open for attack.

Come to think of it that would be the best thing ever for the Arab countries: no more Israel and no more Iran.

I think the solution is far simpler than that. Since there is a large portion of Iranians that do not wish to maintain the current government, you just have to get the government to surrender/abdicate their positions. Then make sure the people hold fair elections and be done with it. I want donuts.

Its always that easy. Maybe we should have a tupperware party for the heads and maybe they bow out. Sounds fun

Originally posted by Blacktoothgrin
Its always that easy. Maybe we should have a tupperware party for the heads and maybe they bow out. Sounds fun

It probably would be that easy, actually. If we actually planned it out like Mo-Fos, we could take out the majority of their government officials in the time span of a few hours: mass assassination.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I think the solution is far simpler than that. Since there is a large portion of Iranians that do not wish to maintain the current government, you just have to get the government to surrender/abdicate their positions. Then make sure the people hold fair elections and be done with it. I want donuts.

Thats sort of how they got the Shah in the first place...

Originally posted by inimalist
Thats sort of how they got the Shah in the first place...

😉

Originally posted by King Kandy
YouTube video

Man, that Herman Cain knows good poetry when he sees it.

Full song:

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/238995

YouTube video