CNBC Debate

I caught the 9:00 repeat on MSNBC
Fred Thompson isn't very impressive. He didn't give much effort. More on him in another post.
Rudy wants to police the internet and would possibly create an FCC type of agency if (when) his idea doesn't work. He mentioned 9.11 once when Ron Paul talked about when is a good time to declare war. Iraq never declared war on us, and Iran hasn't attacked us. It could be argued that they are attacking us, but they wouldn't be if we weren't there, plus what they're doing is similar to what the CIA did during the 80's! Rudy doesn't know how to fight terrorism. His true colors were finally shown. When Maria asked how he would stop London replacing NYC, he said it wouldn't. He's ignoring the facts, as she pointed out. Replace NYC with America, and we get "America is great, and there's never going to be a replacement! We're number 1!!". Finally, where did he get that number about the terrorists we stopped?
Mitt is just creepy. He wants to consult lawyers before going to war with Iran. Are these impartial lawyers, or his own neocon ones with no respect for the law of the land? I'm going to assume the latter. His fight with Rudy went to show how disrespectful he is. He shouldn't have laughed or interjected any words before Rudy finished. They're all the same though, remember someone was laughing a the Fox debates when Ron Paul talked? Neocons have no class.
Huckabee was himself. Nothing spectacular, just the usual Christian Rightist (religious neocon)
McCain was himself also. I feel kind of bad since he's teetering near the second tier and he's not a complete jerk like the others.
Duncan Hunter...if everyone was tied, he'd be more frightening than Rudy. However, I don't remember what he said during this debate.
Tancredo and Brownback didn't get much time. They got a couple of questions asked to them, but mostly answered ones where everyone got to answer.
Ron Paul did well, but didn't get many questions. More than the two guys above though. Or, at least it seemed that way. Who knows.
The hosts were alright. I just don't like how much they focus on the frontrunners. Half the reason they're frontrunners is because the media is pimping them to that spot. And half the reason I'm voting for Ron Paul is to shame the media. I'll post about why else next time though. I do have some explaining to do.
All in all, a pretty alright debate. Nothing too spectacular.
The Hardball aftershow was horrible though. Chris' interview was good, but at the end, two of the guests called Ron Paul crazy and asked if he can stay in to the end. Yes, he can. He raised half the money Rudy did, and he apparently has only 1%
Sorry if this is a bit ranting. Here are the results of the polls on MSNBC
Who stood out from the pack? * 7918 responses
Ron Paul 72%
Mike Huckabee 7.6%
Mitt Romney 7.3%
Fred Thompson5%
Rudy Giuliani 4.1%
John McCain 1.7%
Tom Tancredo 0.9%
Sam Brownback 0.6%
Duncan Hunter 0.5%

Who showed the most leadership qualities? * 7852 responses
Ron Paul 71%
Mike Huckabee 8%
Mitt Romney 7.5%
Rudy Giuliani 4.8%
Fred Thompson 4.5%
John McCain 2.5%
Tom Tancredo 1%
Duncan Hunter 0.6%
Sam Brownback 0.5%

Who was the most convincing candidate? * 7834 responses
Ron Paul 72%
Mike Huckabee 8.3%
Mitt Romney 6.7%
Rudy Giuliani 4.3%
Fred Thompson 4.3%
John McCain 1.9%
Tom Tancredo 0.8%
Sam Brownback 0.7%
Duncan Hunter 0.6%

Who had the most rehearsed answers? * 7738 responses
Rudy Giuliani 31%
Mitt Romney 27%
Fred Thompson 21%
Ron Paul 7.2%
Mike Huckabee 5.3%
John McCain 4.4%
Sam Brownback 1.6%
Tom Tancredo 1.2%
Duncan Hunter 0.8%

Who avoided the questions? * 7678 responses
Rudy Giuliani 38%
Fred Thompson 22%
Mitt Romney 17%
Ron Paul 5.9%
John McCain 5.7%
Mike Huckabee 5.5%
Sam Brownback 2.5%
Tom Tancredo 1.7%
Duncan Hunter 0.9%

Who had the best one-liner? * 7636 responses
Ron Paul 53%
Mitt Romney13%
Fred Thompson 12%
Mike Huckabee 9.2%
Rudy Giuliani 4.5%
John McCain 3.2%
Tom Tancredo 2.6%
Sam Brownback 1.6%
Duncan Hunter 0.7%

I thought Brownback had the best one-liner *shrugs*