tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post294022563819328566..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: What Did I Miss?Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-4758273506196146652015-09-18T14:57:05.587-04:002015-09-18T14:57:05.587-04:00I agree with Adrienne above. It was extremely frus...I agree with Adrienne above. It was extremely frustrating; most of the first segment was of the "Let's you and him fight, over Donald Trump's words which we'll take out of context and put into his mouth. Then you can attack him viciously while we egg you on!" It didn't work too well.<br /><br />There were no questions such as, "Europe is being overrun by Muslims; what would you as Pres. do about that?" or "What would you do about the Fed. Reserve?" Very little meat in the "debate" at all, but lots of fluff.<br /><br />There actually was one question about 'climate change' but only certain candidates were allowed to answer, and none of them said that it was a hoax or junk science; one man did try to interject but they quickly cut away, and I couldn't tell who it was. <br /><br />CNN did slightly better than Fox, in that their "gotcha" questions were more subtly aimed against Trump, so the overall impression was that they were being "fair." Still, the RNC was the biggest loser; why does a political party let TV companies choose candidates, format, questions, etc.? (Because they're all owned by the same people, that's why.) <br /><br />Bottom line: The Donald was still standing at the end, so they failed to take him out, that's a win for him; Fiorina did well, but came across as stiff, unsmiling- strongly reminded me of Nurse Ratched, so I don't think she will get much of a bounce. Jeb! still sounds like the policy wonk he is; loser. Carson forgot to take his Adderall, couldn't decide whether to decide... or maybe he won't decide at all, and will let the people decide. Huh?<br /><br />You missed nothing, in other words. (Sorry this is so long; I lack the time to make it shorter.) PS- Very good site, The Conservative Treehouse; their logic is so far impeccable!Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-42458397396932846622015-09-18T13:37:15.657-04:002015-09-18T13:37:15.657-04:00I liked Rand Paul because in him I saw Constitutio...I liked Rand Paul because in him I saw Constitutional fidelity combined with a greater regard for the national interest in international affairs than his dad. However, he doesn't appear to have sufficient staying power to remain on principle when the Establishment puts the screws to him. At this point Cruz would be my choice.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-17451286203628160152015-09-18T10:08:54.626-04:002015-09-18T10:08:54.626-04:00You didn't miss anything. I only watched beca...You didn't miss anything. I only watched because in our time zone it started at 3:00pm. If I had to stay up until 11:00pm to watch, I would have been mad as hell. <br /><br />Jake Tapper was a disaster. The whole thing was a worthless waste of time. <br /><br />I heard a rumor that Ted Cruz was there. I know you like Rand, but he came across as a bit cray-cray. Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.com