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Romney, McCain clash in GOP debate (Roundup)

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By Rich Bowden, M&C Staff Writer Jan 31, 2008, 11:55 GMT

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TammyJan 31st, 2008 - 13:48:33

There were four candidates at the debate, not two! The manipulation in this article is obvious.
Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee are still candidates and both were at the debate. Yet, your picture leaves them out and you make no mention of them in the article. I'm so glad that we don't have to just rely on television and hard copy newspapers any longer and that we can find the real news on the internet.

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SP4: Tammy...babe....Jan 31st, 2008 - 15:38:02

...It's already over for the Huckster and the messiah. Sorry to disappoint. If one of them were to win California, perhaps then they'd have a chance, but othewise, it's over.

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CharlesJan 31st, 2008 - 16:33:14

McCain didn't seem entirely lucid. He was very repetitive.

That is a cause for concern.

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KatieJan 31st, 2008 - 16:36:07

As noted before, McCain is going to be too old, so everyone better decide whether it's going to be President Clinton or President Obama!

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PperfectFeb 1st, 2008 - 03:28:19

Mitt,

Of course McCain uses dirty tricks he is a Republican'ts and has been at it a lot longer than you have. He has also learned from the best slime-ballers of all time George Bush, Dick Cheney and Karl Rove---the biggest liars in the history of this country. Just what did you expect?

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Just wonderingFeb 1st, 2008 - 03:29:53

Wonder why Ronald Regan was mentioned at least 50 times in this debate and George Bush was not mentioned once??? RR must have had something on the ball and GWB does not even know where the ball is.

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Trans-MutantFeb 1st, 2008 - 06:47:56

This is from a friend with which I share his same exact sentiment whe I look at these 'candidates':

The Republican party says it's for lower taxes. It isn't. It passed
the largest federal budget in history, and even after it controlled
the White House and both houses of Congress, it failed to make a
dent in the federal tax burden.

The Republican party says it's for limited government. It isn't.
Not only has it failed to reduce the already ridiculous size and
power of government, it has drastically increased it.

The Republic party says it's for individual liberties. It isn't. It
created the biggest federal bureaucracy in history, and gave it all
sorts of new powers to spy on, detain, silence, and otherwise
harass Americans.

The Republican party says it believes in the Constitution. It
doesn't. It has done absolutely nothing to try to correct the
mangling of the 'commerce clause' to allow the federal government
to stick its nose in everyone's business.

And when someone came along who really IS for lower taxes, limited
government, individual liberty, and a return to the Constitution,
how did the Republican establishment respond? By smearing,
demonizing, demeaning, marginalizing, and insulting him, and trying
to silence him. Even though that man is a Republican.

My question is, just how stupid are Republican voters? Just how
badly and how often do you need to be betrayed by the totalitarians
in the GOP (masquerading as 'limited government' advocates) before
you stop SUPPORTING their collectivist stuff?

'But the Democrats are even worse!'

No, they aren't. They are IDENTICAL. The only difference is in
their rhetoric: the Republicans pander to those who want limited
government, and the Democrats pander to those who want the nanny
state to control and take care of everything. But in action, the
two are THE SAME. They are two faces of ONE group of power-happy,
war-mongering, fear-mongering, liberty-destroying
nationalist/socialists. The suggestion that THOSE are your only
choices is a classic tyrant trick. Unfortunately, almost all
Americans still fall for it.

Personally, I don't believe in 'limited government' any more than I
believe in 'limited murder,' 'limited rape,' or 'limited armed
robbery.' But for those 'limited statists' out there who still
believe in the Constitution, stop supporting its demise! If you
must vote, and Ron Paul loses the Republican primary--which the
Republican establishment is going to great lengths to ensure--vote
for him anyway. I don't care whether he runs or not. Write in his
name. If instead you hold your nose and vote for the establishment-
appointed collectivist, YOU are the problem.

Yes, I am telling you to intentionally destroy the Republican
party, because it is an absolute fraud. Of course, the Democratic
power machine is equally fraudulent and evil, but by supporting
either of them--instead of telling them BOTH to go to hell--you are
ENABLING your own enslavement. Quit bickering over which crook is
worse, and just STOP SUPPORTING CROOKS. 'But then the OTHER guy
will win!' So what? I would wager that NO ONE could tell, based
only on the legislation passed during the Clinton administration as
compared to that passed during the Bush administration, who was on
the 'left' and who was on the 'right.' The result is always the
same: more power for them, less freedom for you. By supporting
EITHER party, you prolong the lie, and assist in your own
subjugation.

There is only one person running for President who actually
believes in the Constitution, and look how hard his 'own' party is
trying to silence him. And look who they have running AGAINST him:
several left-leaning, tax-and-spend socialists (Huckabee, Romney,
McCain and Giuliani). Every one of them is far left of JFK! Is that
really what 'conseravtives' want? Who exactly is the Republican
party 'representing'?

Anyone with their eyes open can see that the Republican
establishment doesn't CARE what Republican VOTERS want. They are
still trying to milk the reputation of Ronald Reagan, while
viciously slandering anyone who sounds anything like him. They are
just as elitist as the Democrats, having nothing but contempt for
your freedom and what YOU want. When thousands of you said 'We want
Ron Paul!' what did the Republican establishment say? 'To hell with
you!' Well, it's high time to return the compliment. Maybe the best
thing to come out of a Ron Paul presidential run will be a long
overdue unmasking and discrediting of the totalitarian elitists
club calling itself the Republican party.

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