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Wednesday GOP debate

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BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 28: Presidential candidates Ohio Governor John Kasich (L-R), Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz (R-TX), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) take the stage at the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at University of Colorados Coors Events Center October 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado. Fourteen Republican presidential candidates are participating in the third set of Republican presidential debates. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 28: Presidential candidates Ohio Governor John Kasich (L-R), Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz (R-TX), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) take the stage at the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at University of Colorados Coors Events Center October 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado. Fourteen Republican presidential candidates are participating in the third set of Republican presidential debates. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As Americans, we tend to quantify people as winners or losers.

In this debate, first, who was the loser?

In my opinion, that’s easy: CNBC was the loser.  The “moderators.”

They should be ashamed of their clear bias but Leftists have no concept of “shame.”  Shame itself is a biased concept according to the Leftist philosophy.  No one should be made to feel ashamed.  Except, of course, Conservatives.  They actually stood up for themselves.

This debate boosted CNBC’s ratings more in one night than in the last few years.  CNBC knows that, which is why they agreed.  John Harwood was a smug NYT-typical goon displaying his true colors.  Proving nothing more than: CNBC still sucks.  And CNBC, tomorrow, will go back to being as insignificant as it was on Tuesday.  A fly speck.

Specifically, CNBC ratings became higher in one night than they’ve been in the past four years. Due to the GOP.  And CNBC despises the GOP.  It’s their job.

The very first question: “what’s your greatest weakness.”  Each question was no accident.  It wasn’t “off the cuff.”  There was nothing “off the cuff” for these debate questions.  The primary question was: “how are we going to fuck these Republicans?”

“Even in New Jersey what you’re doing now is called rude.”

Frankly, the candidates beat the moderators Wednesday night.  Each moderator was a Flaming Liberal.

The story was: the moderators tried, at every turn, to bait the candidates.  The story slowly became about the coalescence of the GOP group as opposed to the moderators.  Carly Fiorina spoke for the greatest amount of time, Jeb Bush for the least amount of time, with Rand Paul next least.  Rubio spoke for the “second greatest” amount of time.  Jeb Bush is now in keeping with his replacement of Mitt Romney for the poster child of “uninvolved.”

The judgment in retrospect will be: this was a train wreck for CNBC and validates what more people are coming to realize.  The American Media Maggots really are maggots.

Cruz did well, Rubio did well and Fiorina did well.

Trump, though he was of lesser energy, didn’t lose points.

Carson will stay the same.  People either love him or hate him.

Christie did well but he’s on the bubble.  This was make or break for Christie.

Kasich and Huckabee and Paul were unimpressive.  They will and should subsume.  Kasich always pisses me off so I’m biased — but — I couldn’t care less.  And no, I couldn’t care less that blind people have “non-24” either.

Jeb Bush attacking Marco Rubio was a bit of craven theater that resulted in Bush being diminished still.  Bush still doesn’t “get it.”  Thankfully, to his demise.

Cruz, Rubio, Fiorina.

Those are my Top Three.

Advice to the GOP debaters in the future.  Turn against Obama, then turn against his policies, then proffer your own solutions.  Make the linkage.  Connect the dots.  You’ve made a good advancement in terms of not attacking yourselves, particularly in this debate.  Keep calm and carry on.

Continue this trend at the next debate.

BZ

 

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Why tonight’s GOP debate might be different

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Hugh Hewitt Looks Right Smiling - DDifferent from what?

Different from most every other debate.

Why?  Because someone from the Right is going to be asking the questions of the candidates.

That would be Hugh Hewitt, he of Salem Radio and of the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show, broadcasting from a secret studio “somewhere” in Southern California.

Hugh is an unvarnished and unabashed supporter of the Republicans, and is going to work alongside Jake Tapper on the second GOP debate tonight at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley (to now include Carly Fiorina), hosted by CNN.  Tapper will moderate and Hewitt will pitch the questions.

2016 GOP Presidential Candidates 8-2015Once this became known, many GOP brokers who formerly disdained any appearance with Hewitt somewhat soiled their shorts in order to line up a segment on his radio show.  As a result Hugh has interviewed Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and any number of GOP presidential contenders.  People who wouldn’t have given Mr Hewitt the time of day prior.

To include Donald Trump, who accused Hugh of throwing him “gotcha” questions.  He later called Hugh a “third rate” radio announcer.  The full transcript of that interview is here, should you wish to read it.

He doesn’t mind asking difficult questions of his guests.  He was accused of attempting to sink Dr Ben Carson as well as Donald Trump.

The truth is, they only sank themselves by not being sufficiently prepared to appear on his show.

Further, you have to be smart enough to realize that the questions Hugh asked may be remarkably similar to the questions he’ll pose tonight.  That was called “show prep.”

This Politico article makes an interesting observation

Donald Trump’s Grand Inquisitor

Hugh Hewitt drew Trump’s ire with a smart question. On Wednesday night, the conservative talk radio host will be ready for round 2.

by Todd S. Purdum

When the motor-mouthed mogul next takes the stage with the ten nearest rivals who have failed for months to trip him up—much less get traction against him—Hugh Hewitt will be the only person in the debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library who has already managed to get the best of Donald Trump.

That distinction—earned ten days ago when Hewitt stumped Trump in an interview on his weekday radio show about the names of major world terrorist leaders, and the differences between Hamas and Hezbollah—means that Hewitt, who will serve as one of three debate questioners, may end up emerging as one of the central characters in the ongoing reality TV show that is this year’s GOP presidential primary. After all, it was Trump’s tangles in the last debate with Fox News’s Megyn Kelly that led days of news stories after the last debate—and Kelly and Trump only sparred once. What could a second round with Hewitt mean?

How did Hugh Hewitt find himself sitting in a chair asking questions at this debate?

“I lobbied incessantly,” with GOP chairman Reince Priebus, Hewitt explains during a break in taping his daily three-hour “Hugh Hewitt Show,” which has aired for 15 years on the conservative Salem Radio Network, co-sponsor with CNN of the debate. “For the general principle that conservative journalists be included as a counterbalance to mainstream media’s left tilt.”

So will this be a repeat of the Trump-Hewitt clash earlier this month?  Or will it be Trump vs Everyone Else On Stage?

No matter what, the questions posed will have punch, relevancy and intelligence.

BZ

 

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First two GOP debates: who won?

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In my mind, Carly Fiorina won them both.  (Please see these videos from my Thursday post for reference.)

Overall, Carly Fiorina won the so-called “Happy Hour” debate — and — she managed to overshadow some of the other candidates on the second major debate.  Fiorina spoke about Iran along with Rick Perry, and her video was seen in the second debate itself.

Here, directly following the Happy Hour debate, Carly Fiorina eats Chris Matthews’s lunch:

In the first debate on Thursday, some of her quotes included:

“I started as a secretary and became ultimately the chief executive of the largest technology company in the world.  I know personally how extraordinary and unique this nation is.”

“We need a leader who will lead the resurgence of this great nation and unlock its great potential once again.”

About Donald Trump: “Well, I don’t know. I didn’t get a phone call from Bill Clinton before I jumped into the race. Did any of you get a phone call from Bill Clinton? I didn’t. Maybe it’s because I hadn’t given money to the foundation or donated to his wife’s Senate campaign.”

“Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lies about emails. She still defends Planned Parenthood and she’s still her party’s front-runner. 2016 is going to be a fight between conservatism and a Democratic Party that is undermining the very character of this nation.”

Fiorina comes off looking presidential as opposed to Donald Trump, who came off looking the blockhead and with no specifics to support his various ideas.  Just how are you going to force Mexico to build a wall, Mr Trump?  You refuse to say.  I believe it’s because you truly don’t know.

From July 26th, a few days ago, on Fox News Sunday:

Fiorina speaks plainly, clearly, truthfully, quite frankly, with maturity and poise.  She is a bit of Trump without the bombast.  She is well equipped to handle Hillary Clinton and is useful in pointing out the obvious with regard to Clinton.  As “only Nixon could go to China,” only Fiorina can poke Clinton with the least about of feminist blowback.

This is only the second debate of roughly 10 more to come.  The schedule is here.

Hugh Hewitt fans please take note:

The next debate is scheduled for September 16th at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, where I visited last Tuesday the 4th (a post will be forthcoming for same).  This debate will be moderated by Hugh Hewitt and Jake Tapper.  Here, I suspect the questions asked will be much more pointed and likely involve actual policy, past practices, history and facts.  CNN will air the debate as well as Salem Radio.

Look, it’s only August.  GOP debates are tentatively scheduled, so far, out to March 10th of 2016.

There will be dropouts.  Clearly, 17 candidates is an unwieldy number and the crowd will thin.

The first to go should be Lindsay Graham, Jim Gilmore, George Pataki — the crowd of Old Staid GOP members who just won’t change.  They’ll glad-hand the Demorats just as John Boehner does now.  That’s not what American Conservatives want or need.  I wouldn’t piss on any of them if they were on fire, Boehner included. Bobby Jindal just isn’t a strong candidate.  Give him time.

In the “top ten,” Huckabee needs to leave, Christie needs to leave, as does Rand Paul and Rick Santorum.  Dr Ben Carson means well and has some good ideas, but his persona is too weak; he is not a “presence” and strength, true or perceived, is vital.  Carson is steady but not ready for prime time.

Then there is Donald Trump.  He continues to entertain and simultaneously prove what a buffoon he truly is.  Potentially a dangerous buffoon if he runs a third party.  His usefulness is over.

In the meantime, Fiorina’s star will only rise.

BZ

P.S.

Who do you think won the “Happy Hour” debate, and who won the Top 10 debate?

 

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“Happy Hour” debate: Fiorina #1, Perry #2

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In my opinion, Carly Fiorina “won” the JV “Happy Hour” debate on Fox News, with former Governor Rick Perry in a close second position.

There is no denying that Fiorina thinks quickly on her feet, replies with complete and cogent sentences, and is thoughtful in her remarks.  She speaks with confidence and utilizes facts when applicable.  She is sharp, classy and dare I say, presidential in demeanor.

Carly Fiorina can be the confidence and the truth of a Trump, but without the huffery-puffery and bombastic rhetoric.  This may have changed her course in the nomination process.

But: can she actually win?

BZ

 

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