In case you missed the Presidential Forum from Saturday night's "Huckabee" program on Fox News, here is the entire replay video. Six GOP candidates participated in the forum, taking questions from 3 state Attorneys General, on the topic of Federal power versus States' rights.
Air Time: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8pm ET on Fox News
Candidates: Romney, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul, Perry
Here is the entire video courtesy of MRCTV:
Report from Politico:
The presidential race began Saturday with Herman Cain’s dramatic, theatrical exit from the contest, but it ended with a substantive and subdued discussion of constitutional issues at Mike Huckabee’s presidential forum.
Each allotted an equal, set amount of time, six 2012 hopefuls – Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul – fielded questions on issues of state sovereignty and federal power from a friendly panel of Republican moderators.
Huckabee hosted the forum on an extended version of his Fox News show, and invited three Republican state attorneys general – Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia, Pam Bondi of Florida and Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma – to question the candidates.
“We heard more about the Constitution more than every other debate combined,” Bondi concluded at the end of the two-hour event.
It was an opportunity for the candidates to pay homage to Huckabee – who has so far stayed neutral in the 2012 GOP primary. He’ll hold a similar forum in Iowa, focused on abortion, on Dec. 14.
Overall the format was a welcome change from the typical debate format and provided some insight into how each candidate thinks. The questions were well-put from the panelists and it allowed for each candidate to show some strengths and weaknesses on various topics.
The only GOP candidate that makes any sense is Jon Huntsman. The rest of the candidates have so much baggage, brought on by appealing to the Republican Party, which has careened so far to the right it make Regan look like a card carrying member of the ACLU.
Jon Huntsman only looks viable because he’s not anti-science; believes in Evolution and Climate change and is against torture.
What has happened to the Republican voter?
I don't know, but when I watch coverage of them on fox, its my favorite reality show.
Evolution, huh? I hadn't heard that one. If that's true, I guess he doesn't live his religion. That sounds like poor moral character to me.
I am primarily interested in getting the current President out of office. Thas said, we are sort of given a choice between Gingrich and Romney. Ron Paul sounds nice but not electable. Santorum seems sincere but wants all to go with his religous beliefs, and that is not my desire I am a conservative but not an evangalistic conservative. I lean toward Gingrich since he should know the ins and outs of making things get done in DC. I usually feel a split government is best since nothing gets done since it always seems that if something does get done it is always for the worst, so gridlock keeps stupidity from reigning. Thing is though right now we MUST get things changed before we go completely financially bankrupt like Greese. How about Romney President, Gingrich vp?
I find it comical when people say Ron Paul is unelectable… why? Ron Paul is entirely electable… He has a grassroots voter base and by far, has more supporters than any of the other FOX appointed front-runners. The lack of media coverage for Ron Paul has no effect on his support base and only highlights right-wing conservative fears that we will actually have an honest president who knows what needs to be done.
Nice to see an even amount of time across all of the candidates.
Be sure to get to your primaries and vote. Be active and stick to your 1st choice.
Ron Paul 2012!
Gingrich can have Iowa! their filled with a bunch of evangelicals that would rather vote for an immoral man over anybody else!! so stupid!!!
I have found very few people actually engaged in and responsible for carrying out our foreign policy who are not supporting Ron Paul. One Navy Seal who was in charge of training Afgan troops recently took a good half hour of his time explaining what a "Joke" (His words, not mine) our foreign policy is. It does not surprise me Ron Paul has more support from the military than any other candidate. This is a fact which is easily confirmed by anyone, yet many seemed surprised to learn it. When I go to the pages and forums which have the most vile attacks against Ron Paul, and usually cute attacks in the way of childish name calling for his supporters as well, I can easily understand the disgust felt by many of these men. One of them hit the nail on the head when he told me "When you read that stuff, it's almost always from the same kind of coward. it's always from a Chicken Hawk or draft dodger or both"
The truth is, these Ron Paul supporters, whether you agree with them or not, are very intelligent and they know their stuff. They know their history and they care. Every bumper sticker or sign or TV ad you see is paid for out of their own hard earned money, not corporate interest.
I am 64 years old, but I'm not too old to learn something. I've learned from them and I've learned to reevaluate everything I thought I knew. I've read more history and researched more and have gone back to my old 1968 Economics books and have asked questions. Ron Paul is not a great speaker and he's not there to entertain you. If you're not already educated you will not grasp what's in his words unless you happen to have the time to listen to one of his hour long speeches with questions which are more like a college lecture than a speech. A dumb and easily board people who must have constant stimulation will not vote for Ron Paul.
These Ron Paul supporters have made me especially proud of our young people and optimistic about America's future. Our Forefathers had it right after all, and I'm now proud to now count myself as a "Paulbot". The day of the news media determining what and how we "Think" is nearing an end and it's the truth that will set us and our children all free, not Ron Paul. He's only one of many messengers in a world where there is ever increasing Light.
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Ron Paul is categorizing war on terror not to open us up to outside terror, but to LIMIT the dictatorial measures the US government is taking. You cannot believe someone who is sold out to freedom would give it away to some foreign terrorists. That is not the case at all. He is merely defining it as many Americans see the greatest threat is from our own so called government which has been hijacked.
To the person who says that he loses his train of thought, you obviously do not understand, that he is trying to answer the questions according to what he thinks is most important and not just to the questions.
Unfortunately many people do not understand what is has been like to stand alone on liberty and be attacked constantly by the press and others on his long stand and attack on the greatest threat to the US, the Fed and those who control the office of the president. But perhaps you will get that chance soon as things worsen.
Ron Paul isnt saying the gov is going to bankrupting america, he says they have. he always talks about the facts. the cuts he wants to make are what america really need right now. we cant send any more money we dont have to other countrys, or fight any more wars. he wants to get ride of the monopoly the fed has. this is his plan for creating jobs, by stopping the gov from taxing us to death. he knows a company will hire more employes if you cute taxes were they count.
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Fellow Americans, Ron Paul sound the alarm but no body listen, most Americans think that the value of the US Dollar is constant, but the truth is that our Dollar is being devalued, it lost 40% of its value since 2002.
The reasons is the incompetence and corruption of the Washington politicians that are engage in this expending frenzy to bailout and promoted economic stimulus to benefit their cronies at the expenses of the American taxpayers and our country's economy.
Fellow Americans to save our country, we must clean up Washington corruption, we only have few law makers that we should work to keep in our government, our job is to cleanse Washington; United we stand for the future of our country and the economic and welfare of the American family.
Our founding fathers legacy, is our freedom, they give us the Constitution and our bill of rights, that guaranty our liberty to pursuit our happiness through our own endeavor to succeed and become the best we can be. We must learn from our pass, we are not perfect, in the pass we commit acts that today we repudiate, but we give thanks to the ones that give every thing including their lives for what is right and save our country from it's own demise. Our sin always have being greed for money and power and that is what today is destroying our country.
Fellow Americans greed for money and power is destroying our country Washington is engage in making you and me an economic slave, they are promoting a concentration of wealth by exploitation and corruption they commit crimes against humanity and deprive us of jobs. Washington made possible for our US Corporations to go to foreign countries to exploit the people's labor, made goods cheaper than American made goods and compete with small American manufactures and put them out of business creating a huge unemployment, millions of Americans lost their jobs from the legislations pass by Washington to help the multinational corporations to get rich at the expenses of the American people and the exploitation of the foreign workers.
Today we need jobs for Americans, we need to work so we be able to pay taxes, we need to demand from Washington to end Free trade and the out sourcing of Americans jobs; Washington expended trillions on job stimulus that don't work, because Washington don't have the slightest clue of how the economic works, they didn't have the foresight to see the impact of their ill legislations on our economic and the future of our country; from the tech bubble to the real estate bubble in 2007, they completely missed the recent MF- EU collapse in fact Washington did not see any of these financial crisis coming, they actually fostered with the reckless monetary policy and artificially low interest rates, they ignored the importance of fiscal policies and engage on a frenzy expending to cover up their ill policies.
Fellow Americans, it is time for us; to make Washington pay for their incompetence and inept regulations and legislations, Republicans and Democrats are guilty of the demise of our economic and the future of our country, we need to vote them all out, we must restore honesty and trust in our Government.
You decide vote for Ron Paul and the future of our country, or believe this corrupt establishment and contribute to the demise of our country.
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Ron Paul is the only candidate that I even consider anymore. He knows how to get our country out of debt and promote a free market economy.. Gingrich and Romney are somehow frontrunners yet they both flip flop.. and the fact that Gingrich was involved with Fannie and Freddie disgusts me. Neither of them really believe in smaller government, but that a republican can run our huge government more effectively. If anything Perry would be a possible second choice, but what really sets Paul apart is his views on foreign policy and government spending.
People who are scared he puts the nation at danger are wrong. The only reason we're in danger is because we are trying to police the world and control other countries. Paul has TWICE as much money donated from the military than ALL other candidates combined!!! And more than 1.5x as much as Obama. He knows what he is talking about. A strong defense is much more important than policing the world.
We need to take care of our nation and have a sound currency/economy before we even consider building other nations. We don't get our country out of debt by raising taxes, we do it by CUTTING government spending tremendously and cutting taxes to create economic stimulation.
Also, Ron Paul protects our Liberty. We should never be told what to do by our government so long as we aren't harming other individuals. Christians should be able to pray in any public setting, just as atheists should be able to stand up and say "I don't believe in religion." If they aren't imposing on anyone's views or harming anyone than they have the right to do it. Stoners should be able to smoke their marijuana so long as they aren't harming anyone or driving under the influence.
Ron Paul is the only candidate willing to make huge changes to set our country back on track.. At the rate we're going the dollar will be worthless and our government will be a dictatorship. His message is slowly getting across to the American people and his supporters don't flip. Protect our freedom, protect our nation, and protect our future. Ron Paul 2012!
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Ron Paul's hearing sure is going out…how about the 16th amendment, oops, that was probably an immediate after thought. Gingrich sounded great, but that's what he's good at… if he does it, I would like him to tear Obama to shreds but I'd rather Ron Paul in there. Why does Romney always sound defensive? Why does Santorum always sound like a dad not a president? Why does Bachmann always sound like she is promising a miracle?
Scary. What has become of the American Collective that encourages the candidates to shamelessly appeal to the individual's self-interest, and encourage moral high ground platforms? I won't even go into the joke that is Michelle Baachman. I only pray that the rest of the country can see the puppet strings that have no respect for the women voters of the country, as the puppeteers are assuming women are ignorant and will vote for her just because she is a woman. Granted, she can study and memorize her statements far better than Sarah, but really…are there no other intelligent female candidates they could have backed? But I digress…
I am just so sick and tired of selfish and self-centered individuals hiding behind the shield of "morality". The LAST thing I wish to see is a government fighting with a sword of righteousness. Time and time again, the saying holds true…"if we don't learn from our history, we are doomed to repeat it". There is a reason the founders stipulated very clearly the importance of separating "Church" and "State". Our enemies in the Middle East are fighting us over their belief system…for they "feel" as though they have the moral high ground.
I respect your personal religious beliefs, and you have every right, under the constitution, to practice them. You do NOT have the right to preach to me or my children how "right" you are or how "wrong" anyone else is.
I could care less if the 10 Commandments were displayed on public property. I, personally, wish it would be mandatory that ALL students in the public school system recite the Pledge of Allegiance… but those are my personal views…and the constitution gives me the right to have them, and to instruct my children of them. It does NOT give me the right to impose them on anyone else. Nor does it give the president that right. So, by catering these forums around these questions and topics is not only a waste of time (for once elected, s/he will NOT be able to live up to his/her moral promises) but it also detracts from the real issues at stake.
Dear Presidential Candidate:
Please do NOT talk to me of moral issues. Please do NOT attack the current president in office. Please do NOT attack each other. Please do NOT appeal to my ethos or pathos (or what you perceive them to be). Please do NOT jump on the bandwagon of other candidates' tag line (Gov. Perry was the initial candidate to advertize "less is more" regarding the role of fed. gov.-now ALL of you are tooting the same horn). Please do NOT assume the average "Joe" is a plumber…and speak in what you think are arbitrary terms that we will not understand…for we do understand them…they are NOT above our intelligence bracket…we see them for what they are…arbitrary and empty "buzz" words that hold zero contextual meaning.
Instead….
PLEASE speak to us as a COLLECTIVE. Make the assumption that all of your voters are AMERICAN CITIZENS who think beyond their home and family. You will be the leader in national thought and consensus. While most people fantasize about leadership and power, most, when given the choice, prefer to follow. The two greatest presidents of our history were both assassinated because they led a Nation to change..changes that were not popular, nor did they appeal to the nation's pathos or ethos…but changes that were necessary to heal a wounded country. PLEASE be brave. PLEASE be honest. PLEASE speak of things you CAN do in reality. Above all, PLEASE know and understand that the "average" Joe is desperately wanting some Nationalism…pride in his country and trust in his leaders. Something that hasn't been felt in this country since WWII.
In the words of John F. Kennedy: "Ask NOT what your country can do for you…but what YOU can do for your country".
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Ron Paul 2012
The fact the MSM (main stream media) hate Ron Paul shows me he is the man.
Once people figure our Congress is owned and our media is owned and outside of the Internet, we may as well be living in North Korea as far as having a free press is concerned, the eyes open and the answer becomes clear. Ron Paul 2012. They'll shut down the internet as well if they can. The biggest problem is older people make up a huge portion of the vote and they get all their news from Fox and CNN and don't yet understand it's a very controlled message. Spend a little bit of time checking things out folks. The lies and half truths will amaze you. Google everything you hear them tell you! Teach your parents and grandparents how to use the only free press we have left. Here in Florida, I forgot the exact numbers but somewhere around 75-80% of voters are 45+ and 65+ make up most of those. Just about everything they "Know" comes from the controlled media. That's an awful lot of people who are brainwashed with the neoconservative Left right paradigm BS.
To William Wokmann and others who blame age.
I support Ron Paul and I have actively supported him since 2007. I am certainly one of the older voters you accuse of being the problem. Age has nothing to do with the ability to disagree with and question the status-quo, or the ability to use logic and experience to think freely read, research and use the internet. In my family it is I who is struggling to pry open the minds of my 25-35 year old children. My very conservative 91 year old in-laws even recognize the lies of the of the left-right paradigm. They have had no trouble thinking for themselves and have seen very clearly through the lies for many years now.
I think the problem has more to do with fear of change and the unknown. Once American individuals, regardless of age, confront the "big lie", they are faced with the loss of a sense of security and hope. They must face the fact that everything is not and will not be OK without change. I believe that most voters would rather vote for a status-quo candidate in the hopes of extending the "big lie dream" a little longer rather than confront the truth. The truth is daunting it requires action; commitment, vigilance, work, frugality, sacrifice and pain to change course.
I agree with you Windisea. You may have misunderstood what I was saying. I am almost 65 and by no means do I put the blame on someone's age. What does bother me is that I know most people my age and older as well as many who are younger put their trust in what they believe to be a free press. Instinctively they know something's wrong. I'll hear people say "There's not a dime's worth of difference between them" all the time referring to the Republicans and Democrats. Now I believe most of them (Including younger voters) still believe there are the "Good guy" and the "Bad guy" press depending on how you label yourself. To Republicans, of course, Fox news is supposed to be the "Good guy".
You are by no means "one of the older voters" I "accuse of being the problem". Like me, you are one of the older voters who is part of the solution. Every 4 years a whole new group of people reach our age and they will depend less and less on the controlled media. Your job and mine is simply to spread the truth as much as we can just as we would if there were scams and con games going on praying on the elderly in our town. To me, that's exactly what it is. Seniors are not stupid by any means. Many just don't realize something they trusted for 60+ years has been taken over by con artist that can't be trusted. The "Fear" you mentioned is the best and most effective tool they have. Since the Internet seems to be about the only free press we have left I would imagine the powers that be are working vigorously as we speak to find things we should all "Fear" from it. Don't terrorist use the internet? Couldn't they shut down the banking system and destroy us all? Shouldn't the government control this monster? Stay tuned!
William Wokmann
Judge Napolitano is saying EXACTLY what you're saying…
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William Wokmann
You are certainly right that the fight is on–we have our hands full just defending our civil rights alone, with SOPA/PIPA, voter fraud, NDAA and the Enemy Expatriation Act. I do agree with you in that I know far too many people, young and old, who know something is wrong and yet are still willing to grip tightly to the status-quo.
Where is our honor? What has happened to the home of the brave, the land of the free? Where are the Brave? What is wrong with a leader who will lead wisely and councils the Golden Rule and diplomacy first?
"Americans think their danger is terrorists. They don't
understand the terrorists cannot take away habeas corpus, the
Bill of Rights, the Constitution…. The terrorists are not
anything like the threat we face from our own government in
the name of fighting terrorism…. The American constitutional
system is near to being overthrown"
— Paul Craig Roberts
I mourn for my great country and pray for Ron Paul.