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The former governors deliver their opening statements in Thursday's U.S. Senate debate:
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Republican Senate candidate George Allen and his opponent Tim Kaine discuss Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's 47 percent comment.
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Tim Kaine and George Allen debate the sequestration issue.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine debate the tax code.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine debate health care reform.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine debate same-sex marriage.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine debate whether to give the Republican another chance in office.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine debate foreign policy.
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George Allen and Tim Kaine offer closing debate statements.
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This is bad, David Gregory is known for being biased and leaning Republican, that is a terrible and unfair choice.
David Gregory is one of the least biased on the air persons and if that means leaning GOP then that is news to me.
Okay, all you GOP supporters. Not one of you has been willing to answer this so far.
Why are the House Republicans spending their time giving away American jobs instead of fixing the economy?
This is one of only 61 bills they've passed this year:
117,460 American jobs were given to foreigners on these H1B visas in 2010.
Can you tell me why, with our unemployment rate so high, Americans weren't hired instead? Or why the GOP wants to give MORE jobs away?
You have got to be kidding. If David Gregory were to lean Republican, his spine would crack.
A preliminary listing of David Gregory questions for the debate:
Governor Allen, for your question, what did you learn from your "Macaca" comment?
Senator Kaine, how are you able to keep up with your busy schedule, and still find time to care for sick puppies?
This campaign season is all about preventing more right-wing extremists with flexible morals and ever changing positions from getting elected anywhere in this country for any seat!!! VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET, and remove as many of these republican speed bumps from the road to economic prosperity. We saw what a democratic Clinton administration did in 8 years and we saw what a republican Bush administration did in 8 years. WE DO NOT NEED MORE REPUBLICANS DESTROYING THE ECONOMY, RESTRICTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS, STARING WARS, OR SELLING OUT TO THE HIGHEST CORPORATE BIDDER! Get out and vote this year no matter what state you live in. Obama needs all the support he can get in Congress and the Senate as well.
I disagree...I think Gregory is pretty up the middle.
Chung1720 "This is bad, David Gregory is known for being biased and leaning Republican"
David Gregory is a self-confessed Liberal. For you to suggest that he is 'leaning Republican' indicates that you must come from the extreme left wing of the Democratic Party.
RealAmericansFirst "Okay, all you GOP supporters. Not one of you has been willing to answer this so far. Why are the House Republicans spending their time giving away American jobs instead of fixing the economy?"
America has always been open to immigrants with badly needed job skills that cannot be filled domestically.
The jobless rate for the types of jobs included in the bill is practically 0%, and if you can't find any Americans with the education and experience needed, you have to look elsewhere.
Now perhaps you can answer a question - "Why do the Democrats favor the illegal immigration of millions of foreigners with limited education or job skills that compete with Americans for the limited number of low skilled jobs when the jobless rate in this category is about 25%?"
America has always been open to immigrants with badly needed job skills that cannot be filled domestically.
I am cool with the "immigrants" part but I do have a problem with the "cant be filled domestically" part. THEY CAN BE FILLED DOMESTICALLY!! MIT and other technical universities are graduating hundreds if not THOUSANDS of highly skilled science and tech educated AMERICAN students who cant get jobs but we are bringing in tech and science workers from other countries? I think it comes down to who will work CHEAPER not that American grads dont have the skills or wont take the jobs! In fact, the Departments of Defense and Energy would PREFER US grads over foreigners! Go to the campuses and offer jobs to the new or soon to be grads and you will fill those jobs!
David Gregory is just really bad at his job.
Agreed! Tim Russert is truly missed!
David Gregory is host every Sunday to MSNBC's "SOFTBALL".
David must be doing something right if everybody is pissed at him or loves him. Back to the regularly scheduled pogram. Tim knocked George's brittle teeth down his answer avoiding, self aggrandizing throat with class and eloquence. No wonder he is leading. VA voters are pretty smart.
Yeah....like we need George Allen back again. This guy is a certified nut job. He's dumb as dirt and I hope this is the kind of people the tea holes and republican'ts continue to have running. It's a win, win for our side.
Right buddy. UVa law school graduates idiots all the time. Well, on the other hand, they did let Ted Kennedy and Chuck Robb sneak through.
Truman....
I agree, but it's easy for all of us to bash idiots like Allen in these comments sections, but we really need to get everyone who believes this to the polls to vote. These idiots get elected because the people that believe them tend to turnout to vote more often than the people that despise them. Make sure you vote this year and VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET. I definitely hope that you're right about the GOP continuing to back these clowns, since they will only speed up the decline of an already worthless party.
I don't blame the school. A lot of rich or connected dummies graduate from Harvard every year, too. George Allen was the successor in interest to Chuck Robb, who held the undisputed title of Dumbest Man in Congress for many years.
Gregory is only concerned with sucking up so they will come back for another round of lies which he gladly accepts without any challenge. He accepts lie after lie. No wonder this country is in trouble. He makes me puke along with the rest of the pundits.
Gregory doesn't necessarily "lean" republican, he just refuses to shut down their massive lies. They will come on MTP and spout egregious lie after egregious lie, and he'll answer...we have to leave it there. Poor Tim Russert must be rolling in his grave at what Gregory has done to his franchise.
It would be nice to have moderators with spines once again, and not just some spineless attention seeking entertainers looking to further their TV careers by not pissing anyone off. We deserve some tough journalists that will do their homework before interviews, ask the toughest questions, and not back down to ANY politician when they refuse to answer or tell a bold faced lie. Politicians should never be let off the hook or allowed to move on without verbally confirming that they refuse to give a straight answer, NEVER!
Gregory is just a talking head. He doesn't seem to have any emotions at all. He never challenges anyone for whatever they say. He accepts everything, and nothing.
Gregory should have acted as a moderator, he definitely is not very forceful and lets the candidate take advantage of his weakness.
I wonder why they don't replace him on Meet the Press. All he does is ask questions and I don't think he even listens to the answers.
wow. small wonder we are now a third world country. most of these comments are about the moderator, and no one pays attention to either of these candidates in making a critical and difficult determination of which is the most deficient, and which is likely to do us less harm if elected. all we care about is the show.
I can't vote in Va, but if I could I would vote for Kaine. Allen is a racist, and did not do a good job as govenor.
Lady, Where was his failure as a govenor? As I recall he was a very popular governor. I am not fond of Kaine or Allen, but at this point I am leaning toward Allen. Kaine is too supportive of Obama's failed policies.
With the left wingers, who are the question askers in the debates we have figured out their questions! Here are a few:
Mr Romney - when do you realize that you are a pedophile and do you plan on quitting any time soon?
Mr Obama - when you walk on water does it tickle your toes?
Mr Romney - you've screwed every person out of every cent they've ever had - when will you stop that?
Mr Obama - did it make you feel good to feed the hordres of poor with seven fishes?
Mr Romney - you will lead the world into mass destruction - doesn't that bother you?
Mr Obama - you have saved every middle east country from war by letting those dirty Jews die! Aren't you proud of yourself that you have completed Hitler's task?
And on and on!
And today it's Pakistan, after giving the working class off, holding oh so peaceful demonstrations!!!!!!! And Obama set to give all these Muslim states THEIR very own welfare checks! What a guy!!!!!!!!
And he is still clinging to it being that stupid movie and some old rediculess comics causing MURDER and mass anti-American protest! Is this a precursor on the end of free speach if he is re-elected!
We know already that he will govern by dictate and not by congressional debate!
Watch out the end of America by free anything is comming and these left wing anouncers will do ANYTHING to help their next furer!
Wow, Bush screwed everybody, the military the countries finacial systems (looted 10 trillion to corps like Haliburton who set up shop in some arab country so they dont have to pay taxes) and alienated us from the rest of the world for 8 years and now Obamas the crazy one? Lord Romney wants us to kiss his boots while he screws the country like his dumba$$ buddy Bush and is sooooooo stupid that he tells everybody that hes going to screw the country but tells us hes for 100 percent of the people now. During WWII that was called Hypocracy. Geez I still think its called that. Furer is a good medifore for Hypocrite Mitt. Oh by the way how long was Mitts parents on welfare? So by that standard even Mitt the Twits parents wouldnt even vote for him. Pathetic even by the loser repugant party.
How can a partisan hack like David Gregory moderate a debate? The Democrat wouldn't even have to show up or talk.
The Hispanic Vote and the Republican Party
Arizona Banned Mexican-American Studies Books
(Robert Cintli Rogrizues, Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18, January 2012) “First, the Tucson school district came for the Mexican American studies program. Now, it's come for its books
In the aftermath of the suspension of the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican American studies department, TUSD has confiscated and continues to confiscate MAS teaching materials. Besides artwork and posters etc, that includes books. This move came in response to an unconstitutional measure, HB 2281, which was specifically created to dismantle the highly successful MAS-TUSD department.
Amid a massive backlash, TUSD officials have backpedaled, claiming that the confiscation of the books that took place after the 10 January MAS suspension does not constitute a banned books list. While TUSD claims that only seven book titles were ordered boxed and carried off, the fact is that the confiscation – in some cases, in front of the students – involved more than the seven titles. But the seven books that are "not banned" (but merely "confiscated") are:
Critical Race Theory, by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic
500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures, edited by Elizabeth Martinez
Message to Aztlán, by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales
Chicano! The History of the Mexican Civil Rights Movement, by F Arturo Rosales
Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, by Rodolfo Acuña
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire
Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years, by Bill Bigelow”
Republicans say they welcome “ALL” to the GOP. They want everyone that believes in conservative values to come and listen to the message of the Republican Party. “Hispanic-Americans” take heed as Mitt Romney comes to your town to espouse the benefits of voting for him, the Tuscson Unified School District has given you a glimpse into a Republican controlled House, Senate and Whitehouse. In freedom loving, First Amendment protecting “AMERICA”; books are being confiscated from our children and it is REPUBLICANS that are spearheading this movement.
These actions are not being taken against “UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS” but “YOU” my Hispanic-“AMERICAN” friends. They don’t want you to become “UPPITY” they don’t want you to know the contributions you have made to this Country. The GOP does not want you to know your unique history and how prominent you are in this County’s History.
They simply don’t want you to know that Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California all were part of Nueva Espana (New Spain) until 1821, when Mexico won its independence from Spain. The rest is United States History, California to Texas become part of the United States in the early to mid-1800’s.
The Republicans in Arizona hysterically use the “La reconquista”, a radical movement calling for Mexico to “reconquer” America’s Southwest. Honestly, this is VERY INSULTING to Mexican-Americans and Hispanic Americans who love this Country every bit as much as Americans of Anglo heritage, French heritage, Irish, Italian, Afro-American heritage, Asian heritage and every other ethnic and racial group that make up this GREAT COUNTRY and melting pot. I don’t know a single Mexican American or Hispanic American that wants to be ANYTHING but “AMERICAN. We are Americans!
But on the topic of Immigration Reform, let me tell you the comments on the blogs from Republicans about “Immigration Reform” make it quite clear that Hispanics are not welcomed, here are a couple of example from an article titled: “Obama to Latinos: Romney ‘uncertain’ about immigration reform plans” here are Republican comments:
Cricket says: What Is “Immigration Reform”???...Code word for Amnesty??...because we have Immigration Laws that aren’t enforced…What do people want or expect from “Immigration Reforms”??
Donman says: look up Operation Wet Baack, then get back to us. If the laws were strictly enforced, then they would leave. Just look what happened in AZ and Alabama when they implemented their laws. There was a mass exodus from the states. So, YES!! It sure as hell can be done, and should be done.
This is the rhetoric Hispanics hear from Republicans whether they are Americans or un-documented, would you feel welcomed to the GOP?
The Republicans tell you that you are welcomed in the GOP, but only on election cycles, their Party is 97% White-Anglo, and trust me they want to keep it that way. Just listen closely to their rhetoric. Party leaders know that demographics are against them, but one leader was very honest, on his IMFAMOUS secret video tape, when he didn’t’ know America was listening and I quote MITT ROMNEY, “latino’s could become a problem for the Republicans and the Nation”
No Mr. Romney Latino’s “MAY” become a “PROBLEM” for the GOP, but they will continues to be hard working, contributing citizens of America and they too will do what they can so that their children can participate in the AMERICAN DREAM…Latino’s will NEVER be a problem to this Nation! Quite to the contrary they will be an amazing addition to the colorful and creative engine to the USA. Do you hear me Mitt and do you get it GOP! Words every four years ain’t gonna cut it……the Democratic Party and President Obama have TRULY been WELCOMING! They get it! We have been here since Columbus!
You would think the people planning these debates would like/want a moderator who doesn't play softball. After watching DG's interview with Romney,I thought I had just seen Romney's new Campaign Manager. Gregory can be tough on some interviewees but he certainly was not on Romney. He let slide some pretty outrageous comments and having him as the Moderator of anything in an Election Cycle is a mistake. Yes we miss Tim Russert!
Hmmm Illinois is broke, the U.S. is broke,
and Barack Obama and his Democrats run both
of them.
I think I'm beginning to detect a pattern.
Let me get this right. Democrats Will Not
vote for Mitt Romney because he knows how
to use an IRS form 1040, but Democrats Will
vote for Barack Obama because he does Not
know how to use an IRS form 1040.
Democrats have to be the only people in
the world who take pride in the ignorance
of their presidents.
Barack Obama and his Democrat Congress and
his Democrat Senate gave a trillion tax
dollars to Wallstreet CEOs who kept billions
in bonuses for themselves, and gave away
billions in bonuses to their executives,
who ran their companies into bankruptcy.
After four terrible years, ain't it damn
well time we had a president who knows how
to handle money?