What did you think of the Republican debate on 9/22?

I haven't seen any reaction to the debate posted and wondered why.

What did everyone think of the Republican debate last night, sponsored by Fox News and Google?

I thought Rick Santorum and Herman Cain did very well.

Rick Perry was.... well... Rick Perry. According to RedState.com:

"Rick Perry was a train wreck in this debate. He flubbed his response on Romney flip-flopping. He got the first question tonight and stumbled. Good grief."

Your thoughts?

Rick Santorum came off well, I thought. The others - not so much.

Missed it. Kids, sports.... I really dislike Santorum - what did he say that you liked, or was it just that he was prepared?

It wasn't that he said anything in particular that I liked. It was more that he was about the only one who didn't come off as a liar, a fool, or a lunatic.

I did not see it but have been seeing some quotes. Seems like they are all jockeying for the best tag line.

I forgot to DVR it. I wonder when it will be on again.

Mitt Romney: “I spent my career in the private sector… I was a governor for four years. I did not inhale.”

Romney: "There are a lot of reasons not to elect me..."

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Wayn-O wrote: Romney: "There are a lot of reasons not to elect me..."

.....but the list of reasons not to elect Obama is easily at least twice as long.

Is there a reason you chose to chop the answer off in an attempt to portray him as saying something other than what he said Wayne? It appears to be a favorite ploy of yours and I'm wondering what you are hoping to accomplish by being so transparently dishonest.

There is much I guess I don 't get about the on-going R-debate series. First, from what I see and hear they are not "debates" but more like a Q & A session with questions from the media and smidgen of star-seeking input from the public. The media hypes the big "debate" for weeks to generate viewers featuring potential "fireworks" and "vicious attacks." Time constraints dominate responses so that complex issues and responses seem trite and not deeply thought out. The post analysis is primarily based on "who won?/who lost? and goes on for days. Most base their opinion on zingers, news clip verbiage, comical one-liners, gotchas and gaffes. (These same people might also judge the effectiveness of a TV commercial based only on the entertainment value, ("it is really funny"), and typically remain unaware of the product being touted.)

Seems like the Media wants to run the show.

Nmysys wrote: There is much I guess I don 't get about the on-going R-debate series. First, from what I see and hear they are not "debates" but more like a Q & A session with questions from the media and smidgen of star-seeking input from the public. The media hypes the big "debate" for weeks to generate viewers featuring potential "fireworks" and "vicious attacks." Time constraints dominate responses so that complex issues and responses seem trite and not deeply thought out. The post analysis is primarily based on "who won?/who lost? and goes on for days. Most base their opinion on zingers, news clip verbiage, comical one-liners, gotchas and gaffes. (These same people might also judge the effectiveness of a TV commercial based only on the entertainment value, ("it is really funny"), and typically remain unaware of the product being touted.)

Seems like the Media wants to run the show.

That reads like a pretty valid assessment of the debates so far. I missed last night but watched the others, and can honestly say I didn't learn much about most of the candidates, the moderators seemed to hone in on just a few candidates.....lately Perry and Romney, then occasionally would throw a bone to another candidate. And asking different questions of different candidates certainly doesn't allow us to compare the views of different candidates on each issue, unless the candidates themselves start discussing among themselves without the moderator. I wonder why, since they are having so many debates, they don't pick a topic for each debate and go more in depth into what each, and every, candidate thinks on that particular issue.

I find myself cheering on the least insane candidate , cause they may have a real chance to win.