Following Saturday's GOP debate on ABC, NBC will be airing a GOP debate Sunday morning beginning at 9am ET as a special presentation of their Meet the Press broadcast for 90 minutes. This debate is sponsored by NBC News and facebook. This will be airing live in the morning but you'll be able to watch replays shortly following the broadcast if you miss it.
Full Video: (80 minutes)
Original Air Time: Sunday, January 8 at 9am ET/PT on NBC and 9am ET / 6am PT on MSNBC
Participants: Santorum, Romney, Paul, Perry, Gingrich, Huntsman
Report from WCSH:
Politicians wouldn't get very far without being social. So it makes a lot of sense that the most social medium of 2012 is also where the candidates will be debating this weekend. Facebook, in a partnership with NBC News and Meet The Press, will host the first social media presidential debate this Sunday. We spoke with host of "Meet The Press", David Gregory, about why it was important to team up with Facebook, the biggest name in social media.
"Look, it's a great opportunity for us to do something that we try to do on the program a lot which is recognize that while we're having a conversation, on Meet The Press, there is often a conversation going on digitally, where people are watching the program and connecting in real time and making judgments about the answers and the guests. So this is an opportunity, in the course of a debate to say — hey, we're out here connecting to each other via Facebook. We have questions for the candidates. And by the way we can react real time to how the debate is going and get our voices heard in the middle of the debate by connecting directly with us. So the partnership from that point of view makes great sense."
Leading into this debate, Facebook has been carefully gauging the mood of voters in both Iowa and New Hampshire, but also across the country. By using Facebook, users have been commenting on the Meet The Press page and asking exactly what they want to see in the debate. Also they've been talking with each other too as they post comments.
Following Saturday night's debate, it will be interesting to see what themes spill into Sunday morning and the argument shapes up. If you miss this broadcast in the morning, NBC usually makes the replays available almost immediately following the broadcast so you should be able to watch it Sunday afternoon.
Don't quite get the Huntsman applause at the end of the debate. I can't stand Romney, but there was nothing wrong with what he said about Huntsman's working under Obama. You seriously have to question the judgement of someone who gives Obama high praise they way Huntsman did. Huntsman is nothing but a phony, just like Romney. I think maybe people applaud those things because they hear the media say over and over that the parties should all get along like one big happy family. That's what the Dems. brainwash everyone to. believe when they want things to go their way. – They use our virtue against us. They're like a bunch of spoiled children who cry and whine and call others mean to get what they want. We fall right into their trap.
This site has a list of the candidates' speaking times for this debate. Why Ron Paul has less than HALF the speaking time of Romney and Santorum is beyond me, especially after doing so well in Iowa and polling so well in N.H.
http://www.dawnoftheweak.com/2012/01/debate-stats-nbc-meet-press-1-8-2012_08.html
In answer to Huntsmans entitlement programs. Social Security is NOT and entitlement, We paid into it whether we wanted too or not as an investment for our retirement. Entitlements are getting something for nothing. We need RON PAUL in the Whitehouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm tired of debates that miss the point about our environment. Republicans are completely clueless; bamboozled by Rush L. and others.
Many people on here are primarily concerned with specific topics. Like the environment, medicare etc… The truth is we can't break down every single issue. Based on leadership abilities, morality and presidential swagger. I think the choice is clear, and as long as it is someone that wants to cut spending and shrink the inefficient garbage government programs we have in place I will be happy. Anyone on the right is better than the communist/political terrorist that we have in office today.
Did anyone catch the question for Perry "What will you do to make Republicans uncomfortable?" That is the best example of a true "gotcha question" if I have ever heard one, ask a question to shoot yourself in the foot with your own party? I think if I was asked something like that I would defer it, just outright refuse to answer it.
Strangely I noticed that when Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during these debates, even the other candidates listen with attention and respect to what he has to say. Then why has he not found more traction with the public.
Huntsman ideas, vision, and solution are sound. I don't know what the bias against him is. I am certain he will be a worthy match for Pres Obama 2012. That will be a thrilling contest. I won't be disappointed if that turns out to be the case.
I hope Obama wins, we need him to pull our country out of the mess that bush put us in.
First of all, Bush did not cause the mess that America is in. It was Greenspan not monitoring the new "derivatives" in the stock market. Second, If Obama really cared about the US economy, he would have allowed the Keystone XL Pipeline.
A point that Ron Paul supporters miss is that he is 78 years old. He just wants to go back to his childhood standards (pre WWII) at that time the US was not actively involved in world events. The World was falling appart with the Nazi's taking over Europe. The US kept out of it as long as it could. Ron Paul still has not realized that The US finally had to enter the war. It cost us MORE than if we had entered years earlier.
If Ron Paul becomes President, the person he chooses to be Vice President will be President.
B anderson so what he's 78 he is way more sincere and honest than any of the other candidates. He is a man of courage and principle. You better get your facts right, when was the US not invovled in world events. To be a nation this powerful you definately have had to be involved in World events. What was World war 1. Just to name an event.
@MadPatriot, Thank you so much for the explanation about legal tender. It was so clear. I know Ron Paul is the right choice. I hope he's given a chance to straighten this mess out. If he won in Iowa along with the other two (he had a couple of percentage points lower) why doesn't he get time to speak? The media is so corrupt. I can't believe they get away with it. Is this Amerika?
Wow, 120 min without one real question. They try to make them look like real questions, but in essence there all screened, and than screened again.
The Only guy answering truthfully, and telling it like it is is Ron Paul. Lets wake up America and vote a real man into office this year, Ron Paul is the only real person standing on that stage. Why didnt they ask the candidates about Obama's recent bill, the NDAA? Why did Obama just wage war on Americans? Historically the most important bill in this nations history gets signed on New Years Eve and no one is asking why?
Why not ask the candidates if they would support a real 911 investigation into what transpired on 9/11/01. Any structural Engineer in the world will tell you a steel structured building could never come down inside its own foot print at almost the speed of gravity. Lets ask these candidates some real questions…
Are there any real people out there, like that old pink floyd songs says "Is there anybody out there"?????
WOW. this Dinosaur Media is reall y Scared of Ron Paul When he brings up real topics they try to shut him off. Prime example is when he talked about The Military Security Complex he got interrupeted like if he was talking about a conspricacy or something. these False Media are Pathetic. RonPaul 2012
While there are many great posts regarding this topic so far…the unfortunate reality is our governmental structure and process will never change. Neither will the politicians. Why? Because there is too much POWER and too much MONEY up for grabs. We can debate among ourselves (Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Tea Partiers, or independents) about party line beliefs until we are blue in the face yet at the end of the day it will be business as usual. Our current government is structured in such a way that allows for loop holes to be exploited to the benefit of large corporations. The large corporations have the millions of dollars necessary to hire the most influential and charismatic lawyers as lobbyist representing their interests. Regardless if we truly know a corporation's true agenda it does not matter. Because the sum of their agenda is POWER and MONEY. The more power they can wield the more money they can make. The more money they make the more they can continue to buy representation on the inside circles. Be open and honest with yourself for a moment. If you had expertise in a certain field and there was another company who wanted to pay you a huge and substantial fee for your representation are you honestly going to turn that offer down? Most people (not all) but the vast majority would not. So I then ask why is a lobbyist expected to act any differently when he/she is governed by the same human emotion of desire as we all are? I'm not advocating what I am talking about here. I am simply pointing out that based on our current structure of government and the innate aspect of desire in humans the issues we can all debate for hours on end will never go away nor will they ever be fixed. I do not have a solution either. All I can offer is candid commentary on why things will continue to be the way they are.
the answer is simple be teach integrity to your children and be integritous your self that is the solution.
Oh snap, B-Anderson again. What this time? Ron Paul's age?
Instead of voting record or anything relevant, opponents of Ron Paul must attack his age. They said the same thing in 2008. Meanwhile, in the past 3 years… Ron Paul went on to kick-butt for his district, while the rest of the nation suffered.
Apparently they give up on the "age" card like they give up their flawed Keynesian Economic Policy – not at all.
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