A little bit of commentary on tonite’s FOX / Google debate

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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.

 

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    Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom and how the Government is taking that away. As an evangelical Christian and Conservative with small "L" libertarian leanings, my fight is with Progressives forcing a collectivized, secular humanistic future upon us. As a TEA Party activist, citizen journalist, and pundit!, my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture.

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