I heard an hour of the B List Republican debate in the car this afternoon. It was all war-mongering and Islam bashing, except for one candidate who thought he is already battling the Clintons, instead of 20 Republicans for the nomination. I think it was Lindsay Graham. One of them said we should invade Syria.
Tonight's debate:
Trump refuses to take the pledge to support the Republican nominee if he's not chosen and not run as an independent. Some boo, others are fine with it. [More
Republican mentality: Megan Kelly asks Trump about his disparaging remarks about women, and reads off a list of of them. His answer: He only used those words about Rosie O'Donnell. The audience cheers and applauds him. (Megan points out it went far beyond that.
Jeb Bush: Compares himself to a mafia crime boss Vito Coreleone. The audience cheers.
Marco Rubio's starts out speaking faster than I can listen. He needs a speech coach. His second answer on immigration was better. He's the most telegenic of the bunch.
Chris Christie was holding onto his podium for dear life at the beginning. He loosened up a bit when answering a question, but uses too many statistics.
John Kasich comes out for moving mentally ill prison inmates to mental health facilities. His years as a TV host show paid off -- he's a very effective speaker. He seems the sanest of the bunch. He's also smart -- thinking ahead to once Trump is gone. He says Trump hit a nerve and should be taken seriously. He said they all agree on what the problems are, they just have different solutions.
Why is Mike Huckbee's suit jacket so big? He'd look much better if his clothes fit.
Ron Paul: He looks a bit disheveled. But he comes out for not funding and not arming ISIS, which is what we are doing since they steal our humvees and stuff.
Trump complains he was misunderstood on his comments about Mexico. "We need to build a border wall. We need to keep "illegals" out. He keeps referring to our "stupid political leaders." The 'stupid crowd' cheers.
Trump's support seems to be greatest among the misfits and malcontents in the Republican party. I'll hang in here until Senor de Los Cielos starts.
One guy whose name I still don't know says he'll support a mandatory minimum sentence for illegal re-entry. He calls Washington "a cartel."
Update 7:37 pm: Chris Christie sounds like Rudy Giuliani, bragging about his leadership in 911.
Ron Paul is the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican party. He says Chris Christie doesn't understand the Bill of Rights, "Get a warrant." Christie blows it by responding with a personal attack.
They are back to the no-name guy again, who criticizes Obama for refusing to call terrorists "Islamic." How did this guy make the cut? Why is he getting so many questions -- Trump hasn't had a question in a long time.
Sorry there are two no name guys -- they look alike. One is Scott Walker, I don't know who the second one is yet.
Bush is asked about saying his brother's war in Iraq was a mistake. He sticks to that, "knowing what we know now, I wouldn't have gone in." He says ISIS was created by the void that was caused by Obama leaving Iraq. ISIS has been around a lot longer than that -- It began as the Islamic State of Iraq in 2006 and al Baghdadi became leader in 2010. Obama "pulled out" of Iraq in 2011. It's Syria that ISIS entered after that.
Dr. Ben Carson refers to "G-d" as a guy. Marc Rubio gets his third question in an hour.
Christie wants to raise the retirement age, and cut Medicare and Social Security benefits. Huckabee says he can fix the system without doing either. Christie is wasting his money -- he doesn't have a prayer in this race. Huckabee says 60 million people receive social security. We made a promise to them and we need to keep it. It's the Government who screwed up, not the recipients. If Congress wants to cut retirement benefits, iit should start with its own. Huckabee loses it though, he goes into blaming p*mps and prostitutes for freeloading.
I lost interest but kept the tv on in the background. Why didn't they ask Trump about whether G-d speaks to him? I would have like to have heard his answer.
The two lookalikes who I didn't recognize were Scott Walker from Wisconsin and Ted Cruz. They look alike to me, one is just older.
