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Suich

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3. Cheering and booing SHOULDN'T be allowed in any "debate."

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 04:27 AM

Jan 2012

Newt feeds off of his audiences...you can almost see his eyes light up when he talks about "all of Obama's failed policies" and everyone starts cheering. It should be about the difference between the candidates and what they would do differently, not a constant Obama bashing.

We'll see what happens on CNN Thursday but I'm not holding my breath.

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The audience was told before the debate that cheering wildly and booing [View all] mfcorey1 Jan 2012 OP

Exactly! Time2Kill1 Jan 2012 #1

Yeah I loved how it took the starch out of Noot! Raine Jan 2012 #2

Makes a big difference in who the mods are. nanabugg Jan 2012 #9

*1000000000 mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #12

Cheering and booing SHOULDN'T be allowed in any "debate." Suich Jan 2012 #3

These are not debates Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, I totally agree! Suich Jan 2012 #5

we are on the same page then Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #6

What are they afraid of Politicalboi Jan 2012 #7

There was some clapping when Mitt and Newt talked of the death of Castro, and ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #8

Castro has out-lived a lot of his enemies... nanabugg Jan 2012 #10

It always amazes me when the GOP brings up 'God' ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #11