The best prize fights are held in Vegas. I caught the Hopkins-Mosley fight at Mandalay Bay a few years back. Anyway, the GOP Debate at the Venetian tonight resembled one, but there were a lot of low blows and Anderson Cooper wasn’t the best referee. My “favorite” GOP candidate, Jon Huntsman, decided to boycott the debate and held a town hall in New Hampshire instead. I also found myself agreeing with Ron Paul a lot tonight. 😯 Because of all that, my head’s spinning again. I’m going to wrap a hot towel around it and lie down, so please enjoy the highlights:
Michele Bachmann
1. Obama’s aunt and uncle are illegals! Which is why I will build a double fence and drown anchor babies.
2. Hang on, mommies. I will save your homes by turning the economy around. It will be too late by then, though, so start feathering other nests now.
3. Ahmadinejad, your ass is mine. I got your back, King Abdullah.
Herman Cain
1. All y’all on this stage don’t understand crap about 9-9-9 because oranges aren’t apples.
2. I’m not going to apologize for wanting an electrified border fence. The one who promises to zap the most illegals wins.
3. Sure, I’d trade some al Qaeda prisoners for an American hostage. Wait. No one else likes that idea? Then I will never negotiate with terrorists.
Newt Gingrich
1. Individual mandates? It wasn’t my plan. It was The Heritage Foundation’s. Well, yeah, and mine too. Back off. I was saving this country from Hillarycare.
2. Mormons? It’s the Atheists that suck. I don’t trust a President who doesn’t pray to their Creator Who endowed us with our rights. Because we’re a Christian nation. But then we get back to that whole Mormon vs. Christian thing. Forget it. Have I mentioned Obama sucks?
3. I hate you, Anderson Cooper, and the rest of the media sponsoring these debates. We should duke it out without a moderator. Get your tickets at newt.org.
Ron Paul
1. I wouldn’t even keep the pre-existing condition clause in Obamacare. Anyone with chronic illnesses has my best wishes.
2. Don’t blame the protesters, Cain! They were the victims of the Federal Reserve. Wall Street got bailed out. The middle class got sold out. Why does that sound familiar? Bottom line. The government sucks.
3. Foreign aid. Gone. Yes. Even Israel. I think Michele’s head just exploded.
Rick Perry
1. Governor Goodhair is back in the game! I’ll interrupt Romney constantly. That irritates the crap out of him, and he gets rattled.
2. The only 9% I am concerned with is the 9% unemployment rate. That was good, huh? Oh, I forgot. Go OIL.
3. Romney is the real magnet when it comes to illegal aliens. Because of his guy with the leaf blower. Hypocrite.
Mitt Romney
1. If you shut your pie hole, Santorum, I can tell you and everyone else again that Obamacare was not based on my plan.
2. Poor Perry has had a rough couple of debates, which is why he’s pissy tonight. Calling me a failure and an illegal alien lover is better known as projection.
3. Let all homes foreclose and watch the economy grow. Or something like that.
Rick Santorum
1. You wrecked MA with Romneycare, which was the model for Obamacare. You’re all about socialized medicine.
2. Perry wrote a letter begging Congress to pass TARP. I saw it, liar! And you people call Romney a flip flopper?
3. I can beat Obama. I’m 3 and 0 when it comes to beating Democrats. I got the swinger vote too.
October 19th, 2011 at 1:16 AM
As usual, I didn’t watch it, but from the clips, I’d say you summed it up pretty well…
Romney and Perry really got into it…I was expecting some right hooks…
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Seriously. I got a little worried when Romney touched his arm.
October 19th, 2011 at 2:23 AM
i’d say that jon huntsman won the debate. he was the only one who didn’t make a fool of himself.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Amen, sister.
October 19th, 2011 at 4:04 AM
Ha, ha, ha. Great as usual Cheryl.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Thanks Larry! 😛
October 19th, 2011 at 5:16 AM
I am so girl-crushing on you right now, Spinny……….your recaps are spectacular! The assessment of Cain had me on the floor.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Haha thanks dc! This time, especially, they gave me a ton to work with. 🙂
October 19th, 2011 at 7:47 AM
Sooo awesome! If Romney ever really said “Shut your pie hole, Santorum” I’d donate a kidney or something – just to honor him.
I did think Michele Bachmann was going to explode when Ron Paul said to defund Israel. And I’m surprised if she was going to start playing the gender card she started this late and this weakly. Since she doesn’t stand up for women’s rights — all she can say is “I hear you and ummm..I’ll try to help”. Pffffttt!
“because oranges aren’t apples…” — sooo funny.
And I definitely think Newt Gingrich’s campaign slogan should be: “Newt for President – because I hate you all so much.”
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Ahaha “donate a kidney.” I love your Newt’s campaign slogan suggestion. Sometimes I think he joined just to take shots at Obama and the media.
October 19th, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Huntsman was the smart one to stay away, yet all he could raise in New Hampshire, was a measly $1,000. So in all essence, his campaign is DOA.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Dang. That sucks.
October 19th, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Hooray for me as I didn’t watch, thus keeping my streak! Although I would watch a debate without Romney, Perry, Bachmann, and Cain. Let the others talk and let them talk a lot!
Watching clips this morning was a hoot. I could quite hear Cooper’s words that earned Perry’s glare after the big spat with Romney. For a moment, I thought they were on The VIew … (everyone talking at once and nobody listening).
Thanks for the enjoyable recap.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Definitely hooray for you. 🙂
Of course! I love doing them.
October 19th, 2011 at 9:11 PM
You sacrifice so much to do this viewing for me, Spinny and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Though the first time I miss one of the candidates hauling off and slapping one of the others, i’ll regret not tuning in.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 PM
I live to serve, SDS. 😉
October 20th, 2011 at 1:55 AM
Well done! Nothing new…just theatrics to make the news….
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Exactly! But it was entertaining.
October 20th, 2011 at 6:20 AM
I didn’t watch it either. Saw clips of it on MSNBC. it’s no fun without Sarah.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:56 PM
🙂 She can be very entertaining. And not too mention hot.
October 21st, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Help!
http://passthedoucheys.com/2011/10/21/oh-joy/
Can I come crash on your couch, Spinny?
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:57 PM
😯 The guest room is all set up for you.