How will US Rep Ron Paul do in New Hampshire debate?
Filed under: News, Politics | By: Daniel
Posted on: January 5, 2008 | 42 Comments
Today will see the first New Hampshire debate between Romney; McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Huckabee; Ron Paul and Fred Thompson.
The Democratic field is smaller and includes Bill Richardson, Edwards, Obama and Clinton.
ABC News anchor Charles Gibson will try and get the politicians to debate among themselves by giving them three major issues while they sit in a semi-circle.
The second half of each 90-minute debate will see specific questions thrown at the candidates; this debate was arranged in conjunction with Facebook and ABC. Some of the questions we hear may come from issues that were raised by members of Facebook.
As Ron Paul is one of the biggest candidates online, how do you think US Rep Ron Paul will do in New Hampshire debate?
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Seeing that Ron Paul has the only view points that differs from the other candidates I think he will do quite well in NH . way to go NHGOP 4 pulling sponsorship from Fox .
Never before did I have the inclination to give a dime to any presidential candidate. Before Ron Paul all politicians were to me like changing a flat tire on my car with another flat tire.
In my opinion after listening and learning about Ron Paul I found that he’s not a self serving phony flat tire like the rest.
I sent Ron Paul $25 in November and $100 in December and there’s more where that comes from !
I never thought I ever send money to a politician in my lifetime and I’m 65 years old.
I’ve been here since Truman and no President or Presidential Candidate has ever made me feel good about America’s future before like Ron Paul has.
In my opinion America is going flat broke; bankrupt ! Only Ron Paul speaks to saving our financial system; preventing America from becoming a third world country.
USMC Veteran 1960-65, Cuban Missile Crisis (GTMO), Vietnam, retired entrepreneur.
Hope for America
Ron Paul 2008
Dr. Paul will show integrity and honesty, as always. You have my support, sir.
I posted the following to a CNN blog. It’s been “awaiting moderation” for a long time.
What Fox is doing with Dr. Paul is not half as shameful as what CNN did in the debate that he did participate in. They made him wait over half an hour before being allowed to take a question. Others were allowed to answer twice to some questions during that time. He was given far less time than others. The questions he was allowed to respond to were either trivial or loaded with slanderous implications. The questions were in the form of videos submitted via YouTube. Many of the people chosen were supporters of Democratic candidates. Some had previously posted nasty videos on YouTube antagonistic to Ron Paul.
At least Fox is open about it. Their excuse for excluding him does not hold water, but at least they did not invite him into their little bus with the intention of mauling him.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/05/granite-state-republicans-pull-debate-support/#comment-221210
Ron Paul did great.
I live in California and I personally know someone who is giving up three weeks of his life, paying his own way to New Hampshire to help the Ron Paul campaign any way he can. He is prepared to sleep on a sofa and work long hours because Ron Paul is not only the best candidate in this election — he is the best candidate in recent history. I know many others are similarly self-sacrificing now in order to secure a much better future for America.
So yes, I think Ron Paul has a chance.
All the MSM are guilty of trying to marginalize Dr. Paul. Some have been slightly better than others, but when he appears as a picture of an elephant on ABC, is not allowed a seat on Faux and has all praise buried on blogs rather than in print, it becomes obvious that he has been treated not just unfairly but with an end in sight. The destruction of his campaign. BUT it has not worked. The internet has saved us and the youth of today have fueled us. It’s about damn time the “kids” got a cause! I salute them and they make me proud. Ron Paul will have a voice regardless of what the evil money-counters say. Peace, Love. mgg
Dr. Paul was ignored, raked, scrapped and trampled upon and yet, when he was allowed to speak he did so with a calm eloquence that contrasted the ole recycled rants of the other candidates! Dr. Paul clearly expressed his knowledge on the issues despite the overt attempts by the other candidates to silence his expertise. I dare say that the other candidates didn’t have a clue what he was talking about, at least from their relatively hylobatidaen grunts and mutterings.
Excellent article. I’m a left-leaning Hispanic civil libertarian who disagrees partially with Ron Paul on immigration. However, I wholeheartedly support him as the only candidate in either major party who will bring an end to U.S. imperialism right away. Obama-speak won’t do it. Hillary will continue playing Napoleon. The only change Obama is interested in is taking more change out of our pockets for big business that is controlling the Democratic Party. Look at how much Microsoft supports both parties. Ron Paul has always OPPOSED domestic spying, the Patriot Act, the Iraq conquest, the 100 U.S. foreign military bases, the racist War on Drugs, the heartless ban on medical marijuana and the big bankers’ hidden tax on low and middle class Americans through inflation and the devaluation of the American dollar. The Ron Paul Revolution is the real deal. Liberals and conservatives continue to unite behind Ron Paul.
I thought Fred Thompson was the professional actor.Aside from Ron Paul,the disgusting display of grandstanding by the rest to draw attention to themselves by interrupting,laughing and cutting down their opponents made me see who these people really are.I hope the good people of N.H. can see it too,but unfortunately TV and other media have already conditioned us to be entertained and not to understand.