OK, here’s what the Groksters tweeted out!
- #GROK, #NHGOP, #TEAPARTY Let’s get ready to RUMMMMMMBBBBBLLLLEEEE!
- #GROK #googledebate #TEAPARTY Let’s see how many questions come from the moderators vs online
- #GROK #googledebate #TEAPARTY Q1 – what will these folks do to give me confidence to hire?
- #GROK #googledebate #TEAPARTY Perry – have govt reduce complexity and risk ‘floor" is a good way to summarize it.
- #GROK #googledebate #TEAPARTY Perry – boasting that TX is biz friendly – best in country
- #GROK #googledebate #TEAPARTY Romney – avoid Brett’s question (I wonder why), goes to Q1. Wants to lower corp taxes. Regulators be friends
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Romney – rich starts at….won’t answer specifics. Let’s play a drinking game – slurp at a non-answer
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Great question – back to how much do I get to keep of my earned dollar?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele – it is yours! We do need to give for a govt, unlike Obama who believes it is his. bit.ly/oKnhNz
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q2 – Federal RTW law? Rick – talks about public unions. – kill them off. Take a slurp!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Extend unemployment benefits? Newt-tie it to retraining to get a job. No $$ for 99 weeks to do nothing.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-let the states try new things and not a Fed lock down of the program. Should not get something for nothing
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Subsidize Nat Gas , like Solyndra ?- to Huntsman who should take a slurp.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Second take – yes, Huntsman would, but has to have a quick phase out….ok, 1/s slurp
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Danger, Herman Cain, Danger! 9/9/9 – really want to give politicans another revenue source?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman says no, not dangerous. Herman goes thirsty
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Restore 10th Amendment? Love the question, as it hits on their power as Prez
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Ron – veto any bill that goes against it (thirsty Ron!) Do things at the State level! Constitution!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY We hear from Gary Johnson! Q-How better for Libertarians than Ron Paul – take a slurp as he won’t answer.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Gary – wants the FairTax. I’m cool with that!
- Nice time for Twitter to fall over…..not!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-How would 50 State SS’s work – to Perry. He slids to it being an option for people to choose Fed or State
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Romney-wants to keep SS. Has a plan! hits Perry. Perry hits back on Obamneycare in his book. Guys-Constitutin
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry – nice badmitten….!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-candidates saying Obama is a socialist. Newt-Of course he is! LOUD applause!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Romney – Obama is a big spending liberal…notice he avoids the answer….take a slurp!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-tax hike on the rich? Huntsman – can you see a way to tax them more? Answer – Huntsman goes thirsty, answers!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Herman: which dept to elim & why? Ans: EPA LOOUUDD applause! EPA has gone wild
- Glad that multiple candidates are talking about getting rid of loopholes and corporate subsidies in the tax code…. fb.me/xXwZxql3
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman: regulating dust shows EPA has gone wild. Proposes Chilean SS model, 30 other countries have gone private
- LOL. Newt: "We should all buy Greek bonds and go down together."
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Newt: how get 40% cuts just by modernizing? Can’t. Let’s just buy Greek bonds & go down together! Hahaha
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-Reagan created 1M+ jobs…Obama’s socialist admin did bupkis
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-teacher asks-Admins focusing on Fed mandates, lawsuits. How fix overreach of big govt into classroom?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Gary-abolish Dept of Ed. Gives 11 cents aid but mandates 16 cents of stuff.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick-spending more, doing worse. Ed isn’t serving the real customers-parents. Feds have taken over from parents
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-redo State level and shrink Feds. Do Pell grants for k-12. FL has a great virtual system
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Ron-get feds out! Nobody like NCLB. Give right to opt out of govt model.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry-promote school choice / vouchers / charters. Slaps Romney for Obama’s Race To The Top
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt "Nice try". that’s it, Mitt?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-Needs great teachers, pay them well, school choice, put parents in charge
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt got caught on RTTT won’t answer followup. take a slurp
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michelle-local control, turn out the lites on Dept of Ed.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY herman-cut all of the strings of programs that have them. Get Feds out of biz of educating our kids.
- Those in favor of eliminating Dept of Ed: Johnson, Paul, and Bachmann. Surprised that Newt said we should just… fb.me/Um3o33TW
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Hunts- say NO to unfunded mandates. Localize, localize, localize
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Hahahah immigration time! let’s see if their deoderants have wetness control
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele – bad form when feds FAIL on immigration, forcing States to enforce, then Feds sue States. Build Fence!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele-no tax money for illegal aliens and their children ; no more magnets
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Chris to Newt – require all employers to use EVerify and use fines to use only legal employees?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-oursource eVerify to Credit Card corps….they know how to fight fraud. English as official lang. of gov!!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Romney Q-vetod a MA DREAM act. Perry was for it. Comment? Mitt can’t follow logic-illegal gets $100K discount
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt is right on this – why should an illegal get a $100K discount OVER A CITIZEN! Heck, this is common sense.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry-Q- will you exert effort to stop abuse of citizens by illegals? (nicely phrased)
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry- talking about border security. makes no apology for educating illegal children. A state issue BOOS!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY chris wallace – "building a border across the entire fence". There’s an oops!
- Perry’s answer regarding his Dream Act smacks of Bush’s "compassionate conservatism." Santorum points out that… fb.me/1kNWYp6UP
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick-not saying they can’t go, but why SUBSIDIZE illegals? 2001-Perry said national health for Mexico & us
- Santorum on the attack. Says that Perry is very weak on America’s sovereignty.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Paul – a fence to keep US Citizens IN. tell me about a few. Paul talks about off-shore dollars.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY blame illegals for national ID Card? really? But is right to kill off taxpayer benefits to illegals
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Looks like Dept of Ed & EPA are two Fed depts people most want to get rid of. Hey, Kucinich backers, where are u?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Speaking of Kucinich – Ron Paul did say he’d consider Kucinich but have to create dept of peace….oy!
- @aimeeruth11 Mtn Dew, so niether coke or pepsi
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Mitt; How treat ally Israel and those that would destroy them?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-no space between us and our allies. Good answer. In public, stand shoulder to shoulder. We stand w/israel
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-what if UN says yes to a Palestinian state. First, make it clear where we stand – where Obama won’t.
- Peace through strength and clarity – Herman Cain. "I will make it clear to the other people in the world, if you… fb.me/AdeQ3LVT
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-we stand with Israel.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry-what do if Taliban gets Pakistan nukes? Lifting glass up, not sure of his answer, take a sip
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick-Q go back into iraq if needed? Listen to Generals, make sure stability is there, engage to have victory.
- Note to Sen. Santorum: We can’t afford foreign wars just like we can’t afford our bloated entitlement programs.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick – er, a double beep cut off needed? Or go back to the dog bell?
- Newt has an interesting idea: Get rid of govern
ment to government aid in favor of business subsidies that make… fb.me/HSkLU6MN - Thank GOD that Johnson said it. "The greatest threat to our security is that we are bankrupt." No foreign aid… fb.me/1lnFvGgbI
- Talking about spending on foreign wars: "Only Pakistan can save Pakistan. Only Afghanistan can save Afghanistan…. fb.me/UUFOAbAS
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY When stop sending Billions to countries that hate us?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Michelle: schools teaching separation of church & state? references Jefferson. No church state
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele – that does not mean no religion in the public square. No restrictions in school or public bldg
- Santorum gave an excellent answer on "Don’t ask, don’t tell." What we’re doing is injecting social policy into… fb.me/150oc00EU
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-would you circumvent DADT. Rick-should not be a sex policy. Should not give special privs. Social Eng.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick would institute DADT for new members of the military. Sex should not be an issue, keep it to yourself.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Ron-if pro-life, how support morning after or rape? Is a states issue.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Perry: how diff from Bush? And the bad blood? Has a great rapore with him.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Herman: I would have died under Obamacare. Everyone claps for beating cancer!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-dead cause I would not have been able to get all the care I got in private care due to Fed regulation
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-got the care on HIS time table and not a bureaucrat’s time frame
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q to Huntsman: stay on parents insurance as student- would you repeal this?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Huntsman-take a slurp, punts answer to States issue. 1/2 answer-make insurance affordable.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q-Michelle: HPV vaccine linked to mental retardation? Stand by statement? Slippery surface answer-skating.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele not answer question – take a slurp as she won’t answer the question.
- RT @stix1972: Good Lord Bachmann going Jenny McCarthy again #GROK
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Should not nominate Obama-lite! hahaha
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-claiming Obamneycare is "market driven"? Only when the Govt makes the market – which is not free market!
- Perry’s point on Romney’s flip-flopping just fell flat.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry – needs a new spatula as he tries to flip Mitt
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-going after Perry’s book
- RT @E_L_Tornado: "There are a lot of reasons not to elect me" ~ Mitt Romney. This will be used in every ad placed against him. #gopdebate
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY how turn this country around? 30 secs
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Huntsman-tax reform, reform regulations, move to nat gas (reform energy) like Boone Pickens
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-9/9/9 plan, have to put true leadership into DC to restore confidence. We’ve slid down the shiny city hil
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele-kill Obamacare (costs to employers)
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-take a slurp, as he didn’t really answer
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY perry-kill Obamacare, kill regs (Dodd, EPA), lower tax rates, energy independent
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Ron-deal with the Fed, free markets, taxes, regs
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-Best is when Obama loses on election night decisively
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick-built from bottom up, believe in you.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY "My neighbor’s 2 dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than this current administration"
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Gary Johnson – best line of the nite!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Gary-balance Fed budget, do FairTax,
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY I repeat: Grok best line of the night goes to Gary Johnson. That’s something, beating Newt in this category!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Q:
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Running mate Q – Gary chooses Ron Paul due to Liberty
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Rick-picks Newt
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Newt-truthfully, not sure. has to be ready to be Prez & won’t hurt feelings tonite
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Ron-because I am #3 in the polls, I won’t choose. Both Newt, Ron: take a double slurp!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Perry: Combine Newt & Herman. Wow!
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Mitt-take a slurp, not answering.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Michele-yet another slurp, no answer
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Herman-If Mitt throws out his job plan, maybe; else, Newt (in this game)
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Huntsman-Herman beacuse of his tie color??? Oh please.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Well, we all know now who got the most time &going forward Still I would have liked to watch Newt vs McCotter
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Worst moment-Perry going after flip flop-FAIL
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY liked Herman’s we’ve slipped down the hill of the shining city. Am gonna have to review who got the most slurps.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Huntsman did better than in past, Herman did well, Ron true to form, Rick didn’t get much time (sounded angry)
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Juan Williams – kvetching why Dept Ed got started cause States messed up. really, feds are doing much better?
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Juan williams demonstrates lib thought-any diminution of govt means NO govt by Conservatives. Wrong.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Worst -Romney sticks with Obamneycare, Perry sticks with illegal immigration DREAM act. Both are loser policies
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY overall, i think Herman did best, given his very limited time. Perry not a great debater against Mitt
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY overall, i think Herman did best, given his very limited time. Perry not a great debater against Mitt.
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY Watching Luntz focus group-agree with group hating being called heartless by Perry for not subsidizing illegals
- #GROK #gopdebate #TEAPARTY heck, why would I put up with Perry calling me heartless-I can have a Dem call me that all day long for same thin
- @Graniteprof face it, he’s not a good debater. Period.