Republicans Take Off the Gloves in You-Tube Debate

Paul: The best commitment we can make to the Iraqi people is to give them their country back. That's the most important thing that we can do.

(Applause)

Already, part of their country has been taken back. In the south, they claim the surge has worked, but the surge really hasn't worked. There's less violence, but al-Sadr has essentially won in the south.

The British are leaving. The brigade of Al Sadr now is in charge, so they are getting their country back. They're in charge up north -- the Shia -- the people in the north are in charge, as well, and there's no violence up there or nearly as much.

So, let the people have their country back again. Just think of the cleaning up of the mess after we left Vietnam. Vietnam now is a friend of ours -- we trade with them, the president comes here.

What we achieved in peace was unachievable in 20 years of the French and the Americans being in Vietnam.

So it's time for us to take care of America first.

(Applause)

Cooper: Senator McCain?

McCain: Well, let me remind you, Congressman, we never lost a battle in Vietnam. It was American public opinion that forced us to lost that conflict.

(Applause)

I think it's important for all Americans to understand the fundamental difference. After we left Vietnam, they didn't want to follow us home. They wanted to build their own workers' paradise. If you read Zarqawi, if you read bin Laden, if you read Zawahiri, read what they say. They want to follow us home. They want Iraq to be a base for Al Qaida to launch attacks against the United States. Their ultimate destination is not Iraq.

Their ultimate destination is New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Phoenix, Arizona. This is a transcendent challenge of our time.

(Audience booing)

McCain: I believe that we can meet it and we will defeat it.

(Applause)

Cooper: Congressman Paul, I know -- we'll get everyone in on this. Congressman Paul, just wanted to allow you to respond.

Paul: Shortly after the Vietnam War ended, Colonel Tu and Colonel Summers met, and they were talking about this. And our -- and the American colonel said, "You know, we never lost one battle." And Colonel Tu, the Vietnamese says, "Yes, but that's irrelevant."

And it is irrelevant. But we have to realize why they want to come here. Wolfowitz even admitted that one of the major reasons that the Al Qaida was organized and energized was because of our military base in Saudi Arabia.

He says, "Oh, now, we can take the base away." He understood why they came here. They come here because we're occupying their country, just as we would object if they occupied our country.

(Audience booing)

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Ticomaya wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Well apparently not too many Republicans "watched it live" since most of the live audience were Democratic plants. :wink:

woiyo wrote:

Ticomaya wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Well apparently not too many Republicans "watched it live" since most of the live audience were Democratic plants. :wink:

That would be funny if it had any basis in truth.

How are the Republican candidates going to deal with Osama Bin Laden if they can't handle questions from Democrats?

Tico needs to learn English. When one says "apparently" something happened , she or he isn't drawing a conclusion.

Roxxxanne wrote:

woiyo wrote:

Ticomaya wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Well apparently not too many Republicans "watched it live" since most of the live audience were Democratic plants. :wink:

That would be funny if it had any basis in truth.

How are the Republican candidates going to deal with Osama Bin Laden if they can't handle questions from Democrats?

Tico needs to learn English. When one says "apparently" something happened , she or he isn't drawing a conclusion.

Actually, it seems you need the English lesson. You used the word "apparently," which caused me to ask how you reached the conclusion that "apparently, none of them watched it live." It -- apparently -- was "apparent" to you that none of the Republicans here watched the debate live. For you to have made that statement, you must have reached a conclusion about the matter, which made it "apparent" to you. There must be some set of "facts" that you digested and regurgitated to state your point ... and I merely asked you to advise what the basis of your conclusion was. If that's too difficult for you to follow, allow me to restate:

What is the basis for your statement that it is "apparent" that none of the "Republicans here" watched the debate live?

Now, you either have a basis for making that statement, or -- more likely -- you like to talk out of your ass.

woiyo wrote:

Ticomaya wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Well apparently not too many Republicans "watched it live" since most of the live audience were Democratic plants. :wink:

That would be funny if it had any basis in truth.

How are the Republican candidates going to deal with Osama Bin Laden if they can't handle questions from Democrats?

Tico needs to learn English. When one says "apparently" something happened , she or he isn't drawing a conclusion.

Ticomaya wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

Republicans here can watch it then as apparently, none of them watched it live.

And you have concluded this, how?

Well apparently not too many Republicans "watched it live" since most of the live audience were Democratic plants. :wink:

One thing you will never be accused of Ticomaya-nator is being a gentleman.

They may have taken their gloves off but it was apparent that they did not put their brains in gear. With leaders like that it is no wonder the US is viewed as it is throughout the world.

Ticomaya
If you think that was a creditable performance from people who are seeking the highest office in the US . I must question what is in the cigar you are smoking. If it were a TV reality show it would have been billed as Dumbed,dumber and dumbest.

au1929 wrote:

Ticomaya
If you think that was a creditable performance from people who are seeking the highest office in the US . I must question what is in the cigar you are smoking. If it were a TV reality show it would have been billed as Dumbed,dumber and dumbest.

Before I try to gauge your take on this particular issue, au, can you tell me what you thought of the Democratic candidates in their last debate. Any creditable performers there, worthy of the highest office in the US?

Ticomaya wrote:

au1929 wrote:

Ticomaya
If you think that was a creditable performance from people who are seeking the highest office in the US . I must question what is in the cigar you are smoking. If it were a TV reality show it would have been billed as Dumbed,dumber and dumbest.

Before I try to gauge your take on this particular issue, au, can you tell me what you thought of the Democratic candidates in their last debate. Any creditable performers there, worthy of the highest office in the US?

Ah, the 'your guys sucked too' defense.

Truthfully, Obama and Clinton looked fine for the Dems, and in the last Republican debate, McCain and Huck did great. Romney did okay. Giuliani did terrible. But, he's going down in flames anyways.