I just keep waiting for the reveal already. Clearly an entire political party is just trolling me. I gotta admit. It was a great joke.

Now can we bring out the real candidates already please? Please.

Newt is making his first serious mistake.

It will be one of many.

Newt’s famous lake of discipli… oh look, dog with a poofy tail!

Why would GOP candidates be afraid of Donald Trump?  

Oh wait, are they afraid he might endorse one of them?

Newt needs to realize that it’s actually being afraid to say ‘no’ to Trump that makes you weak. 
The serial adulterer is completely spineless and has his lips planted firmly on the crazy bankrupt birther’s behind.

At what point do you think that Gingrich rips off the wig and reveals himself as Rush Limbaugh?

I can’t keep up with Newt, he’s so intelligent.

Yes, it’s going to take some impressive footwork for Newt to get away from this without looking like a clown.  It should be fun.

Gingrich is a big fat idiot.

Newt and The Donald have much in common, and they are equally qualified to lead __________. Please fill in the blank with anything but our great nation.

I’ve begun to think the same thing, man.  If these guys are serious, I have no idea what the selection process for our potential nominees will become in the future.  I’m even more sick of the fools than I am of the fake candidates just in it for a book deal.  And I don’t even know how to categorize Trump …

The other candidates are afraid of that clown?  I can’t believe Gingrich actually thinks we’d believe that BS!  He can spin this all he wants, but this is all about not wanting to jump through reality TV show hoops for the ridiculous ringmaster of this little circus.  None of the candidates want to say it, but they must be sick of this new deranged selection process.  This is madness; we don’t need to add Trump into, let alone his birther madness.  What an embarrassment!

Unfortunately, he’ll probably manage to spin his way out of this; he (apparently!) believes his own BS and propaganda so strongly that he’s able to convince others whatever he says is true.  Just look at the surprisingly high number of people who think he’s some kind of genius!

Newt is afraid he will be the only loser to take the bait.

I have full faith in Newt’s tremendous ability to make people dislike him.

Amen.

I guess this is Newt’s way of begging his GOP-primary brethren to attend the debate.  Can you imagine how stupid he’ll look if he’s the only one who accepts? 

Give me a second… Holy ish! That’s really flunkin stupid! But he would demolish Obama in debate? Like a drunk might outmaneuver a practiced Knievel.

I don’t believe the fear Mr Gingrich alludes to in the other candidates exists.  Like the praise Gingrich heaps on Trump, there is little rationale for it.  Folie a deux.

“A fool and his money are soon elected”–Will Rogers

Or, “soon detected”.  Let’s hope the amusing Mr Rogers is wrong in this case. 

Newt is loving it because he probably already got the endorsement of Trump.  

When conservatives describe him as ‘undisciplined’, they begrudge his tendencies to adopt positions that are not down the line conservative, a mark of a thinking man

It will take a tough interview where he’s confronted with his dark past and him having a cathartic moment on TV denouncing his past behavior for independents to get on board

“lake” = “lack”?

This is the beginning of the end for Newt.

Maybe this Newsmax Debate Hosted by Donald Trump Starring Newt “Freddie Mac Historian” Gingrich is all a set up for another Apprentice spin-off: The Candidate.. 

I’m thinking some of those candidates we never see will want to attend. Buddy Roehmer; Gary Johnson; that gay guy; maybe Bachmann cuz it fits her style; maybe Santorum cuz he’s so desperate. If Trump can get it up to Gingrich and enough more, it could be like Snow White Newt & the Seven Slime Moulds, with La Donald as the evil witch in the mirror, and one of the hairjobs from the Good Hair Trio – Huntsman, Perry, Romney – being in the part of the handsome prince who awakens Snow White Newt with a kiss-off.

I’m not afraid of turds, per se, but I don’t want to rub them on my face, either.

I think Santorum has it right – what difference does it make?  Republicans have to sit with the liberal mainstream media anchors of Bowing Brian, lying Scott, and disengenuous Dianne…so why not with Trump?  He will probably ask better more probing questions than any of the others, including Blitzer, Erin “the monkey in the middle” Burnette or anyone from abccbsnbccnn.

It’s possible, but that show wouldn’t last one season.

Bachmann, possibly. Santorum also possible. The rest of them, I doubt it.

Why not? Because, just a few short months ago Trump went out of his way to position himself as king of the racist jackasses, in an attempt to fuel his own candidacy for the WH. It would be nice if one of the candidates, even those who have already declined, said that. Instead you have the Republican frontrunner accepting this nonsense and Tina from Tampa making false comparisons. When you lose the minority vote again, don’t come on here, or anywhere else, bitching about minorities being on a “plantation.” 

He added that being “afraid” of Donald Trump didn’t inspire confidence: “you want me to believe you can debate Barack Obama, but you won’t debate Donald Trump?”

Trump is not one of the debaters, he is to moderate. This is the problem Trump wants this to be about Trump.

One more reason not to vote for Gingrich.

You anti Trump people just amaze me, what does it matter if he’s the moderator, you’d have a point if this had been done before and it was a joke but that’s not the case. I’m disappointed in anyone who isn’t interested in seeing these candidates in any possible scenario because what better way to see what their made of and how they would handle an uncomfortable or inappropriate question or situation. I only wish we’d been able to see the Dems in anything other than the typical ” structured ” debate.
Maybe we’d have seen that the messiah had no clothes.

For Gingrich this is a no brainer. First of all he has limited funds and this gives him exposure for free. 
With the two moderates and the libertarian dropping out this leaves him with the group that’s been fighting for the supposed hard conservative vote.
A good showing here and Newt could solidify himself as the conservative candidate.
BTW anybody out there that thinks people won’t watch this are mistaken. Trump is a character that people will watch, even if it’s with the hope he fails.

So now your not going to vote for Newt because he’s willing to go in front of the American public to answer any and all questions posed to him, I’d think you’d want to see his points of view, unless of course your mind was already made up.

I guess a trailer park can be a very lonely place during the long December nights.

A very, very good point.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Are you proposing President Obama debate himself? I don’t think that would be of any value. If you want someone to debate himself, try the Newt v. the Newt, or Willard v. Willard. They often seem to be debating themselves.

It only seems to not matter that Trump is the moderator to the integrity challenged.

Maybe Obama could debate his telepromtor, oh never mind that’s where his thoughts come from.
Empty suit.

You know why calls of racism are ignored, because everything and everyone you disagree with you call racists. Do you know the story ” crying wolf “. We all know how that turned out, wake up.

How are things up in your Ivory tower?

“You know why calls of racism are ignored”

Because it makes people like you feel guilty. If you don’t see racism in the “Birther” phenomenon, you are a person that doesn’t want to accept reality.

But you preferred the Scott Pelly interruption debate, or prefer 60 second canned answers so you can complain about lack of substance after the fact? Blitzer is loaded with integrity, when he’s not on soul train? Come on. Obama is the king of the integrity challenged.

iPad’s faulp.

Now let me ask you something: Given the, well established, history of racism in this country, what kind of person do you have to be to ignore “calls of racism”? Even if you don’t agree with my comment above, how can you, given the history of this country, be predisposed to ignoring racism? Comments like that, and “race card,” never cease to amaze me. There are those who acknowledge the existence of racism and work to end it, and then there are those who, for their own reasons, want to ignore the pink elephant in the room.  

What racism with the birther question? It was a valid question based on his fathers history / nationality and where Obama grew up. Obama intensionally concealed / withheld his birth certificate to cause this controversy and rally his sheeple like you to keep you on hand for future votes, how does it feel to be used? Your the one ignoring reality, believe me when I tell you I’m guilt free and sleep well at night.

Blitzer’s not a racist. I know how you keep, conveniently, trying to leave that out of the equation. I’m going to keep reminding you of it. Sorry, but Trump doesn’t get to go on a campaign of racism, lay low for a few months, and pop back up into mainstream politics as if everything’s fine.

First, why do you ignore the fact that the Dems were the party of segregation, second yes there has been and will always be racism in many forms against many types of people, but I refer back to my earlier statement about crying wolf, although many don’t approve of Obamas policy’s, racism has nothing to do with the Birther questions or with the color of his skin, if he were a white Russian born person that too would make him ineligable to be president.

Yeah that’s why he’s on Soul train, to ” prove he’s not ” a racist, he really fits their demo. Talk about pandering. As I said earlier, you calling anyone racist for questioning Obamas place of birth is crying wolf.

You think it was a valid question? So you support that birther nonsense? That’s telling. Do you have any idea the depth of the background check required to just to obtain President Obama’s security clearance? They’re going do a lot more digging than just finding a piece of paper. That’s just to get his stinking clearance. The matter was already a settled one. He provided the proof needed to run, he ran, and was elected. The only challenge to that has come from whack jobs who believe as you do. Every time the courts have laughed at you. Now you want to spin it as if your delusional fantasies are President Obama’s fault for having the nerve to defy you in your extraneous demand to see his papers, or more accurately, for not providing papers you, in your esteem, deemed good enough. I wish he had waited longer to make you all look stupid. Enough Repub candidates already court Trump, or flirt with Birtherism (Perry). Imagine if this had still been an issue going into 2012 with the clown car candidates in all out loony mode, then President Obama drops the certificate on them. Trump was at the head of GOP polls and has come back to squeeze 15 more minutes out of this debate and you think I’m being used? Priceless. I’m not surprised antics by Trump and Birthers don’t offend you. As I said before, when Republicans lose the minority vote again, don’t bitch about it. 

Why do you assume that I don’t recognize there have been racists policies supported by past Democratic parties? Just because I recognize the pandering to racists done by Repubs today doesn’t exclude me from being able to recognize coming from somewhere else as well. Why do you even bring that up, besides to deflect, as it does nothing to bolster or counter any argument made by you or I?

“second yes there has been and will always be racism in many forms
against many types of people, but I refer back to my earlier statement
about crying wolf”

Wow. Is it really that hard for you to talk about racism against blacks in this country? I have no hope that you will understand what I’m getting at here, but for everyone else, look at the way that comment is phrased. Many forms against many types of people. Is it that hard for hoot13, that he has to reply to a very specific reference, about the well established history of racism against blacks in America, with generalities?

” although many don’t approve of Obamas policy’s, racism has nothing to
do with the Birther questions or with the color of his skin, if he were a
white Russian born person that too would make him ineligable to be
president.”

He’s not a Russian born President. He’s not a Kenyan born President. He’s an American born President. The fact that you find your analogy an appropriate one to make, regarding this black, American born, President, proves the birther’s have met with some success in their campaign to paint him as the “other.”

Racism has nothing to do with race? Then why is it the birthers, lead by Trump, were so quick to make the transition to “graders”?  

Censure, yeah all us conservatives are quaking in our boots, just like we did in 2010. Lol

There are about 7 reasons I would not vote for Gingrich. Newt endorsing a Trump debate is now the 8th. I don’t need a reality show debate to follow positions on candidates.

You’re going to compare Blitzer appearing on Soul Train to a campaign of racists, whose delusions have been rejected by the courts and the law of the land at every turn, making extraneous demands to see the first black President’s papers, and who have since gone on to question if that black man deserved to make it to the educational institutions he did? What a hoot.

2010? More deflection. Was there a Presidential election in 2010 in which Republicans took away the minority vote? Or was there a bunch of angry Tea Party people upset that they were beat by President Obama that voted in elections that caught a Dem party, complacent in their 2008 PRESIDENTIAL victory, off guard? Not even two years later and Congress is at an all time low with Americans.

“I don’t need a reality show debate to follow positions on candidates.”

You stole his lunch money with that line. Game over.

A bit chilly this morning, but it will be hot tamale.

Lol, that’s good, but be careful, some on this site may call you a racist.

Trump is a professional flim flam man who’s novelty as a reality tv star is doing a dead on parody of himself as a self absorbed businessman with bad hair.

And you hoot, you may as well line up  snookie for the next debate.

The Palin show, although numbers are down, is still on.

Show off.
: )

OK, put your sarcasm aside and answer the question, did you think Pelly did a good job moderating that debate and do you prefer 60 second answers?

Still rocking the original… So not so fancy. ;)

OK, hoot (below) I will give you credit for making the point that Trump may put on an excellent debate. He may, but he should not be doing so because he is not credible. Snookie could put on a good debate too, as far as that goes, but the candidates should not be participating because neither are journalists (even in name), and in Trump’s case, he may turn out to be a candidate himself. Newt has no integrity so he of course is participating.

Plus he gets to pander for the birther vote…win win!

Someone tell Newt he won’t be debating Trump, since he’s the moderator. Can you say hubris?

Amazing!
Even more proof that 80% of Teapuclicons hate all of their choices.

Americans:
Who SET UP this debate?   The Donald,  CNN, or George Soros?  Republican candidates, I know a set-up when I see one.  Better to let Newt Gingrich sit in front of a mirror and talk to himself.  Obama does it all the time.    Obama does not want to debate Mitt Romney,  That’s why he is on a vacation for 17 days.  He is on medication.  Mitt Romney knows a set-up when he sees one.  President Romney, you are are next President.
Delores Smith
Delores109@cox.net

Newt and The Donald have much in common, and they are equally qualified to lead Adulterers Anonymous.

That’s usually the case but with a egomaniac like Trump in charge there’s no telling what would happen during this episode of the clown show.

ACU Endorses Trump Debate, Says GOP Candidates Should Attend
The American Conservative Union, the nation’s leading conservative
organization, strongly endorses the Newsmax ION Television 2012
Presidential Debate.
The ACU, host of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), will be a sponsor of the debate.
“The American Conservative Union is proud to sponsor the upcoming
Newsmax ION Television 2012 Presidential Debate,” ACU Chairman Al
Cardenas said Tuesday. The Newsmax ION Television 2012 Presidential
Debate is scheduled for December 27 in Des Moines, Iowa.
“Debates have already played a key role in this nominating process
and present our best opportunity for comparing and contrasting
candidates on core conservative issues,” Cardenas said. “As the critical
Iowa Caucuses quickly approach, we must continue vetting the field to
ensure conservatives put forward a tested, competent leader to challenge
President Obama next fall.
“We strongly encourage all Republican presidential candidates to participate.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/trump-debate-iowa-conservative/2011/12/06/id/420152?s=al&promo_code=DA94-1

They should call it the Flip Flop Show. Everyone at this debate has flipped and floped. Which ever way the wind is blowing, that’s the way they go. 

When a candidate’s morals & character don’t matter to you:

Newt Gingrich’s Skeleton Closet
http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/11/newt-gingrichs-skeleton-closet.html

R. L. Borosage: Huffington Post’s Radical Marxist Blogger on Staff
http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/12/r-l-borosage-huffington-posts-radical.html

What? Wait!  You mean to tell me that the debate sponsor is actually encouraging candidates to attend the debate their sponsoring?  There must be some mistake. 

The candidates that are not participating are the only ones with integrity. The ones that do participate, so far it’s just Newt the “Am-FIB-ian,” will be considered circus performers….but without any real entertainment talent…..just clowns in suits!

Why are you stuck on the Southern Dems of the past?
Why do you confuse the terms Democrat and Liberal?
You probably use the term RINO. The equivalent in the Democrat Party is the Blue Dog. Those are the ones who are DINO.

There is another issue that we are missing in our discussion. This next debate, IF IT HAPPENS, will be in Iowa AGAIN! Have Iowa conservatives highjacked the Republican party?

Let’s talk about something more important instead, like the e-mails just released today by the DOJ today confirming that the obama DOJ was intentionally and illegally selling guns to the Mexican drug gangs with the intention of using the crimes committed with those “American weapons” to attack the second amendment. Subversion of the constitution anyone? Are there trials, convictions, perhaps executions for being accessories to murder and treason in order here? What would your opinion be if it had been a Republican admin that had done this and caused the death of U.S. agents and HUNDREDS of Mexican nationals?