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Who won?
I can't figure it out. I don't think there were any strong winners or losers. I also don't think there were any super strong sound bites. They all did fine I guess.
If Trump got shot into space, I'd be cool with that.
Re: Who won?
I just clicked the link and there was no mention of Fiorina (sp?). That seems weird. But I was totally cracking up at his mentioning the "uniform" at the end of the article. I didn't watch the debates, but was reading about them this morning. And that was the first thing I noticed when I saw a pic of the group all standing on stage. With Fiorina in a red dress to match the ties.
That seemed to be the consensus I picked up reading articles and forums. No clear winners/losers. Bush and Rubio did better than usual and set themselves apart a bit more, but its too late for Bush anyway. Fiorina, as usual, was well spoken and had one of the better performances...but nothing astounding and nothing that will help her gain enough ground.
I feel like, with so many candidates still in the race, the poll numbers might start shifting dramatically as the candidates start dropping out. There are just so many right now, it seems like support for any one candidate is diluted.
I don't understand why Rubio and Cruz kept attacking each other. Can somebody fill me in more on the Gang of 8 and the whole thing with the metadata?
I did think it was need how Rubio slid in that remark about what the Triad is. It made it clear Trump didn't know what he was talking about.
Fiorina impressed me. But, she always does.
Paul, Kasich, and Bush need to just go away. Along with Trump.
But what was that alliance between Cruz and Trump at the end?
I do not want to subvert the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. But, the fundamental question is, what happens when the enemies of the State are laying in wait, within the nation's own borders and using the nation's utilities of phone and Internet to do their evil work? I bet the founding fathers never could have imagined that!
There has to be some middle ground by which we can protect the individual and rights to privacy and work to root out the enemies here.
And, I DO NOT think the Constitution or Bill of Rights needs to be altered easily with the times to suit public OPINION, but we do really need allowances to hunt down the evil in the land. It's true, we nee dot monitor land lines and cell phones or any device people use to communicate, but that does not mean our rights need to evaporate.
It's like enhanced security at airports. We go through the annoying inconveniences of searches and pat downs sometimes because people see we live in a world that's not safe all the time. Why should phones be any different?
Plus, we all need to remember that if the government wants data on any of us, they will get it and they will get it easily. So no body is truly "private." But, any program that gives them some nimbleness and ease to hunt terrorists or other criminals = I'm all for that.
I agree that there was no clear winners. Here's some takeaways I got:
-Rubio and Cruz are more evenly matched, but Rubio is definitely more electable. Cruz is too far right. Cruz also seems sleazy to me. If you look at all the fact-checkers, he had the most deceitful statements. The only time Rubio was mentioned in the fact checkers was to point out that Cruz and Rubio were disagreeing over different parts of the same bill. Also, did you see Rubio's face when Cruz said that he never and doesn't intend to give legal status to any undocumented people? I totally cracked up, because although it haunts Rubio in the primaries, if he makes it to the general election, it will be a strength.
-That question to Carson about if he would be OK ordering attacks that would kill children, was totally unfair. He handled it great, though. His moment of silence rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed like he was using the attacks to get him attention, which I dislike.
-I decided Bush would make an excellent president. He's totally unelectable though.
-I don't like Paul. Before this election, I didn't really know what libertarianism was. My DH explained it to me, and now everything he says makes so much more sense from his point of view. I really don't agree with him though.
-I also thought that one of Rubio's greatest moments was sliding in to explain the triad. Bush kept trying to attack Trump directly, but Rubio's in the moment little indirect attack was way better in my opinion.
Aaahhh...I just can't help myself to say that I respectfully disagree. I absolutely despise him, admittedly for somewhat personal reasons. I live in NOLA and was living here during Hurricane Katrina (though I evacuated). I felt utterly betrayed that, in one of the worst national disasters of our nation's history, he took FOUR days before he even bothered to visit any of the affected regions. Even 10 years later, I still find it just shocking and utterly reprehensible.
And why did he take 4 days? Was it because he was brokering peace agreements in the Middle East like Carter? Or opening trade with China like Nixon? No, he was on vacation in next door Texas and having a birthday party.
I wouldn't have even expected him to work miracles or even do anything. But that kind of national tragedy at least deserves the leader of our country to SHOW UP. Even if it was just to the closest safe place, like Baton Rouge, LA or Jackson, MS.
Okay, rant over! Carry on with talk about the debates
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I watched a 30 minute interview on Louder with Crowder of Cruz. I actually thought he was pretty decent there and I felt like I got to know him a bit better.
http://louderwithcrowder.com/ted-cruz-like-youve-never-seen-throws-gauntlet-on-refugees/
I don't ever watch Crowder - don't know a lot about him, and happened to stumble upon this interview a few weeks ago when I was looking at Cruz's FB page.
On Carson- @MommyLiberty, I get what you are saying. I guess I just feel like after the attack, politicians on both sides started using it for their political agendas. When he said this, I was just like, "Oh, here's the politicians bringing this up again."