Very disappointed in this debate

Its easy to ignore him when there are 5 candidates, but soon it'll be 3

and as RP mentioned the Working Group on Financial Markets I about fell off my chair watching McCain reaction. He didn't know what the hell RP was talking about...it was like a deer in the headlights. LOL....I know most Americans don't know what it is, but still...it was so funny.

I think Ron Paul was showcasing a leadership policy question. McCain is not the man the US economy needs, not with that ?answer? Don Luskin is an excellent addition for economic advisor, and this question probably came from him.

Overall, the debate was clearly defining the choices and future of the GOP. Excluding and disenfranchising Ron Paul supporters can either stop, or the GOP will loose in a very big way.

The McCain question was clear - the other candidates had better step up their game and start talking seriously about the economy. With 9 trillion dollars in debt, it is critical to have more than some names to drop, you had better have some clarity, concepts and control.

The GOP must let Ron Paul compete. Otherwise the GOP is done.

It is refreshing to see the GOP presented with a choice of having a strong party and a better country at the same time. I think Ron Paul made this case very well tonight.

wow let this thread die...how weak...ron paul performed greatly.

Don't know what the hell some of you people are talking about he was on point and thrashed them on the economy the war, SS and health care and tied them all together. Hopefully a lot of Florida retirees were watching!

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Dr. Paul seemed a little under the weather or something.

He was amazing the debate was awesome. and Ron Paul got applause and the Last word!.. so you oh disapointed one I feel are in need of therapy..heheehehehehehe...

And you could do so much better I am sure and I bet you were a 10 time congressman and a better candidate if you are why is this not the dailyesircy because he knows what the hell he is doing and he is doing it just fine. If you would do it better get up and do it .

Ron should address the american people directly by looking into the camera instead of the moderator.

Let them ask the question - he should address the answer to the camera.

Remember how poorly Bush did in the Kerry debates :)

We can still win this.

I think the best strategy the doc has is the fact that he makes you ask questions about your knowledge of policy whether monetary, foreign, or domestic. Also remember the fact that alot of people who would not normally pay attention to the election have been turned on to politcs for multiple reasons, examples being iraq war, dr paul, holy sh%t were gonna have bush clinton bush clinton!, canada has better money!?, this everything made in china crap is getting out of hand, etc. Education my friend. *I do not fear death, I fear life without liberty.*

The question was purposfully designed to show McCain's ignorance. Perhaps you didn't notice that McDumbass never answered the question. He didn't have a clue.

If you think no one else caught that, you're kidding yourself. There were 9 people at my house watching the debate. My 8 year old Nephew looked up at me and said "He didn't answer the question Uncle Bob."

Laugh? I thought I'd die!

The key point was the PRESIDENT'S Working Group. If Insane McCain wants to be President so damn much, then he ought to have a clue on how things are run there at 1600PA, and the question was designed to illustrate that Dr. Paul knew what was going on but that McCain had no idea. The "economic" part and the "sunshine" part were just subtle window dressing.

The net result was to make McCain look like the babbling fool that he is. It succeeded.

The key was the answer, not the question. A fantastic psyops carried out by the doc.

"Welcome to 2008: The Year of Ron Paul!"

You must be either a new Paul supporter, or just ridiculously lost in this whole process. The power is not in Dr. Paul's hands when it comes to these debates. They know this and can't challenge him on anything confrontational because he schools everyone who tries to rear end him with a vicious question to make him look bad.

Debate tonight was just boring because they didn't give him a chance to tie their legs around their head and stuff afore mentioned head up their own arse...

Go canvass and quit whining...
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The question meant something to Paul and fiscal/monetary policy wonks but nothing to the average viewer, and for that reason McCain was able to successfuly fudge the answer with a lot of name dropping.

Paul does what he does best. Appeal to the informed voter. That's you and me. THe problem is the other 95% of voters are left saying "huh? what did that guy just say?" His applause after the Iraq comment were good and his finishing statements were also good, but the McCain question was a complete flop. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give him a 7 this time.

he cut mc cain off at the knee caps.

"Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly." Mae West

He did great. he set himself apart and I loved the question to McCain because it was a delberate attmpt to make him look bad which it totally did. I just hope the MSM picks up on it the second time they watch it.

How about Huckster comparing WMDs to Easter eggs? Right then and there, qnyone who has ever thought about voting for Schmuckabee should have said, "uh uh, no way!"

McCain said he knew a great deal about the economy.
Dr. Paul asked him a simple YES OR NO QUESTION. Would you or would you not get rid of this very important group that pulls the strings of the economy. As a person who knows a "great deal" about the economy it should have been a simple yes or no and the reasons why.

McCain could not answer it and rambled. It really hurt McCain's integrity with those watching.

It was brilliant. Simply Brilliant..

How many curious debate watchers might just google the President's working group aka Plunge Protection Team and find out whose really controlling their 401Ks? That might pssss a few people off.

maybe a total of three minutes with three or four questions... he did great.

He was the only one who got a positive response out of the audience two or three times.

And he did get the last question, which was a plus.

I thought Ron could have knocked the ball out of the park on the economy stimulus question. Florida has a big senior population so if he'd have said the govt is stealing money from retirees, disabled people, poor, unemployed, by debasing the dollar to send out checks to working people he'd have curried a lot of favor. Hard to articulate these things in 30 sec answers but anyway I love Ron!! He da man!!

Government is supposed to protect our freedom, our property, our privacy, not invade it. Ron Paul 2007

I knew he was going to ask McCain a question that McCain would not be able to answer. It was downright funny. It was perfect. All McCain could do was drop names. He did not have a clue if he should answer yes or no to Dr. Paul. Had no clue. Homerun.

The roll of the NHQ is to help the candidate.

Suggestios --

NHQ needs to hire a real deal speech writer to give Ron some home run lines -- like the other candidates have.

NHQ needs a Debate Prep Team -- to help Ron prepare for questions.

NHQ needs a to have "debate practice sessions" like the the other campaigns.

Debates matter -- millions watch them, and from thus -- form opinons of the candidates.

It made no difference that the audience didn't have a clue. The point is neither did McCain. That was quite obvious based on his answer.

And it only highlighted how easily McCain could be led in any direction his advisors wanted to take him and he still wouldn't have a clue.

This is why Ron Paul needs to be our next president, when it comes to economics no one will be able to lead him anywhere, but the correct economic path.

We want so bad to see Dr Paul raise the roof with one-liners and kick everyones ass and "assert " himself- and when we dont see that we tend to feel like it was a letdown. Its a debate- not Jerry Springer. But remember- we Paul supporters are in our own world- albeit a considerably more enlightened one. We talk between debates and have strong opinions on what needs to be said etc. Tonight was a good debate because although there was no particular pwnage, Ron Paul logged some more intelligent, ever consistent , never wavering on ANY issue reference material. No one can deny that the man is an open book- we're confident that he's solid and dosnt get swayed by the latest popular ideology- that is the trademark of a real leader- and a quality that non-Paulites can embrace- a cocky debate of pwnage makes us feel good- but dosnt effect undecideds in the same way. Yeah- a ho-hum debate- but valuble in the big picture. And that necktie? ...damned smooth.

that McCain Question was about the biggest stealth attack I've seen in all of the debates. Once you get that McCain doesn't even know that you know McCain is a Joke PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Dr. Paul did great!
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

that McCain Question was about the biggest stealth attacks I seen in all of the debates. Once you get that McCain doesn't even know that you know McCain is a Joke PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Dr. Paul did great!
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

that McCain Question was about the biggest stealth attacks I seen in all of the debates. Once you get that McCain doesn't even know that you know McCain is a Joke PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Dr. Paul did great!
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

His question wasn't designed for the masses. Think about it if you will!

Why don't you just google it what really Ron Paul was asking McInsane? I thought it was a very intelligent question. Just because you and other voters are ignorant about the issue doesn't mean that the question was irrelevant. Don't you like Ron's stance on Fed even if most of the voters may not even know the role of the Fed in the first place?

Dr. Paul has never been about performing. In other words, he's not a politician. Never has been. We can leave that for the McCains and Romneys of the world. Dr. Paul speaks the truth. No window dressing.

....(if his "offical" campaign had a CLUE....)....

"This question is for John McCain. John, you clearly believe going into Iraq was a good idea, despite recent evidence that 935 lies were told by the current administration to the American people as to the necessity of doing so. Tonight you have said that you stand by that support, and belive it was worth over 3000 troops killed and the billions we have spent in the process. You are on record as saying it is fine if we are there for a hundred years."

"My question to you, sir, is HOW WOULD YOU PAY off this debt incurred from going into Iraq under false pretenses, and how would you continue to pay for a hundred year's worth of commitment to the mess we have created there?"

Over the viewers heads, yeah, probably over the heads of the uninformed majority.

Over McCain's head, ABSOLUTELY. Did you see that glazed over look in his eyes? He had no idea what Dr. Paul was talking about.

Unfortunately most of the people that actually understood that question, or realized what a non-answer McCain gave, are already Paul supporters.

So in that respect, I would have liked him to have asked a question more people would understand.

None of them did good. The others were given more time to speak but they blew it. The whole debate was boring.