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While it may feel like a lifetime, it has been all but about a month since the last time the four remaining (now that Buddy Roemer is running as an independent). Much has happened since then– Rick Santorum winning all three primary states on “mini-Tuesday,” shocking most with his win in Colorado; Newt Gingrich‘s almost complete disappearance from the scene, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul hanging about even.

The debate, hosted in Mesa, Arizona, where there will be a primary next week (on Super Tuesday), is sponsored by CNN and will be moderated by John King. The news cycle it is arriving to is replete with social issues, and Santorum in particular is expected to have to explain some of the comments he made regarding Christianity that have recently surfaced.

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  • Mo Fokker

    I hope there is lot on religion, contraception and abortion tonight.

  • Mo Fokker

    Isn’t the Right Scoops feed an illegal feed? Isn’t there a copyright violation going on with it?

  • Verreauxii

    No sound?

  • Anonymous

    No sound for me either.

    edit: There it goes.

  • Anonymous

    While religion, contraception, and abortion are important topics, I think there has already been quite a lot on those issues from these candidates thus far.  However, you may be right in suggesting to hit these topics for a little while tonight in Arizona. I have been a practicing Catholic for 23 years, but I can’t base my vote solely on the religious aspects of the debate. It is truly unwise to do so; especially, with many other pressing concerns are at hand such as, taxation, reduction of government, reducing government spending, protecting our liberties, Oil, the national defense authorization act which enables the government to indefinitely hold US Citizens in “detention,” etc. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Emma-Thomas/100003357377085 Emma Thomas

    Gingrich promises $2.50 gasoline. I am going to eat bananas and generally watch paint dry and the like. )

  • http://www.facebook.com/BeLoveJoy Ben Lovejoy

    Cut the obese budget that U.S. Military
    Industrial (fossil fuel/nuke) Complex Inc. enjoys? 

  • http://www.facebook.com/BeLoveJoy Ben Lovejoy

    End the Fed? End the Oil Wars? End Citizens United? End N.D.A.A.? End the ban on Hemp?

  • http://www.facebook.com/BeLoveJoy Ben Lovejoy

    Wean ourselves off of Fossil Fuels?
     

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/6DFS3Z7FKORZOTQUKYKK25MGC4 Wayne

    Last week I managed to raise my income just with a few hours online work, earned almoust $800, no special skills needed, get all about it from here …. La&#173zyC&#173as&#173h10.c&#173o&#173m&#173

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Paul called Santorum fake!!

  • Anonymous
  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Santorum loves his earmarks!!

  • Anonymous

    Santorum here illustrates why his frothy mix nickname — Santorum — suits him so well.

  • M Street

    Made me smile!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Me too!!  =)

  • M Street

    Sounds good….

    Vote Ron Paul and get someone who will!

  • Mo Fokker

    Interesting discussion on bailouts. Faith coming up.

  • Verreauxii

    I think it’s because of the santorum skidmarks!

  • M Street

    Finally, Ron Paul gets to actually speak for longer than 2 mins. in a debate.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/KAYUQXC2YGZ37BHQK62OJ7AVAQ Casey

    Can’t wait to hear how important faith is in politics………….

  • Anonymous

    You had me at Hello.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Last debate. I hope the season finale is good, because GOP Clown Car has been the best new comedy series in years.

  • Anonymous

    Me too!! 

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Newt didn’t answer the question on birth control!!

  • Anonymous

    We are going to take our next question from the audience. Yes, you in the back, with the horns and goatee.

  • Anonymous

    Blah blah blah Obama blah blah blah… 

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Mitt didn’t the answer the question on birth control!!

  • Jennifer Rand

    this debate seems biased towards Rick and Romney…

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Santorum is against birth control even though it reduces abortion rates!!

  • Anonymous

    Me too!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Though I disagree with him, Ron Paul actually answered the question on birth control!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/BeLoveJoy Ben Lovejoy

    Get the U.S. Govt. out of my bedroom and my womans womb
     

  • Anonymous

    Romney is pathetic! He tries to take these extreme positions to sell himself for a conservative. Did he forget his pairs of cojones at home?

    They all (except Paul) tailor their discourse to please  the crowds and not to reflect their real stands on various issues.

  • Jennifer Rand

    ok biased went away maybe it was just that first part

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Ron Paul slammed Santorum again on birth control and Planned Parenthood…. 2 things Santorum voted for!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Ron and Mittens are teaming up on Santorum!! I love it!!

  • Anonymous

    Santorum just barfed all over himself…

  • Mo Fokker

    Thanks Mitt for Obamacare!

  • Anonymous

     me too :)

  • Anonymous

    Does anyone spend as much time as Rick Santorum thinking about gay sex and children having sex? That’s a guy who really cares.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!! Newt is just sitting back enjoying the show!!

  • Grant Smith

    Listen to Romney and Santorum… Blaah blaah blaah we’re actually conservatives even though our track record shows otherwise… We’re shills, blaah blaah blaah…

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Santorum admitted the Supreme Court is stacked in the Republican’s favor!!

    I thought those Judges were suppose to be unbiased??

    No wonder Bush won in 2000!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    They’re all frauds… except for Ron Paul!!

  • Anonymous

     Blah blah blah Obama blah blah blaah…

  • Grant Smith

     Hear hear to that… I like your tagline beside your name… I’d say Santorum is correct, if by the Devil he means Rick Santorum.

  • Anonymous

    Describe yourself in one word?

    Paul: Delusional

    Santorum: Delusional

    Romney: Delusional

    Gingrich: Nasty

  • Centrist79

    Best post I read tonight.

  • Jennifer Rand

    why would you want to put “crippling sanctions” on anyone let alone a country?
     

  • Anonymous

    I’ll watch if they’re giving out popcorn,candy,and balloons,but if not I’ll pass on this yet another chapter of the “CELEBRATION OF IGNORANCE”.

  • Anonymous

     They really want to drag America into yet another war in Middle East.
    Again the contractors, again Halliburton, again thousands of dead poor soldiers, again atrocities on the ground, more money hemorrhage…

    Aren’t they tired of that idiotic war mongering?

     EXCELLENT line by Ron Paul about the lesson from the Cold War!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_H2CE7E5RLS3E4GJP7YE7XPXGFI k n

    why do we keep fighting these people in the middle east. we have to stop forcing our way of life onto them. Step in if someone is committing genocide but if they are not then leave them alone.

  • Jennifer Rand

    why dont you send one of your 7 kids to the army and see how much you want to go to Iran Rick?

  • Centrist79

    War machine in full force again, I wish King would ask them how are we going to pay.

  • Mo Fokker

    They will finance the wars with debt, and then demagogue the Democrats for spending too much.

  • Anonymous

    Attack Iran. Cut Federal funding for education. Make contraceptives illegal. Elect a Republican. America will be the greatest country on Earth.

  • Anonymous

    He’s asking them about the misconceptions abou them and they are throwing the slogans.

    ONLY RON PAUL is answering the questions clearly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Reginald-VangleasonThird/100000192082864 Reginald VangleasonThird

    Grow up Bob.

  • Anonymous

    Elect Ron Paul, if only for one reason- END THE FED!  Maybe finally stop the silly Red/Blue games keeping people bickering about the meaningless topics too. Fix the money system and all it’s related systems (stock market, real estate, inflation, etc) and end most suffering.

  • Anonymous

    Why are we  still entertaining this system of “elected representatives”? We can now each easily vote from home, office, library, where ever- on any/every topic we choose; every day.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Abortion is not a right. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Abortion is a right as deemed by the government, but still wrong. If it is a right to abort then pay for it themselves. Not on my dime. So called rights that I have to pay for is not a right. Rights are God given, not by the Government. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Thank O for Obamacare. He wanted this from Day 1. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Obama: Gangster. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Because Iran threatened to blow Israel off the map?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Haliburton? How about Solyndra and GM bailouts?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Kinda like the illegal Libya attack?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Make contraceptives illegal for taxpayers to have to pay for. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    Contraceptives at our expense? How about personal responsibility. Your bad decisions should not cost me one dime. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000393158131 Dave Rhodes

    We should be talking about the spending, and that no budget has passed in over 1000+ days. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Taylor-Sabo/100001189010687 Taylor Sabo

    he has my vote!

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1eOsMc2Fgg&feature=related Phaerisee

    There is a movement among Michigan Democrats called “Operation Hilarity.” Since it is an open primary, the plan is for the Democrats to vote for Santorum, who has virtually no campaign money.  Romney has 100 million. If Romney loses Michigan he will have to spend all of his money to win the nomination.  He should win in the end with all that money.  But he would be broke, which would be a huge boost for Obama. So the Democrat cross-over vote could likely decide Michigan.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Judy-McCarroll/100003479692168 Judy McCarroll

    CNN Arizona Republican debate February 22, 2012 Live Online Video here

    http://ow.ly/9eCki

  • Brittany Durrence

    Obama has a collection of his own already.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/QYBLIIVHHJJGCK5LFR5V24N3QI John

    I see we found the people who are screwing the system…

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