Comments on: The First Republican Presidential Debate http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 13 May 2026 04:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Mugging For The Cameras http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/#comment-203993 ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Mugging For The Cameras Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:17:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23987#comment-203993 [...] The First Republican Presidential Debate [...] [...] The First Republican Presidential Debate [...]

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/#comment-203992 Chris Weigant Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:38:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23987#comment-203992 Full quote: When they were booing and Chris Christie couldn’t talk, that’s the time that we both turned around to the audience. And at that point, I did feel like the dad driving the station wagon going, ‘You guys keep yelling, I’m going to turn this car around. -CW Full quote:

When they were booing and Chris Christie couldn’t talk, that’s the time that we both turned around to the audience. And at that point, I did feel like the dad driving the station wagon going, ‘You guys keep yelling, I’m going to turn this car around.

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/#comment-203991 Chris Weigant Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:35:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23987#comment-203991 nypoet22 - Yeah, I agree, Haley did shine. But is the GOP really ready for common sense? Or a woman? Doubtful, at this point... -CW nypoet22 -

Yeah, I agree, Haley did shine. But is the GOP really ready for common sense? Or a woman? Doubtful, at this point...

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/#comment-203990 Chris Weigant Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:34:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23987#comment-203990 looks like I nailed one funny thing. Quote from Bret Baier, after the debate: "I did feel like the dad driving the station wagon, going: 'You guys keep yelling, I'm going to turn this car around!'" :-) -CW looks like I nailed one funny thing. Quote from Bret Baier, after the debate:

"I did feel like the dad driving the station wagon, going: 'You guys keep yelling, I'm going to turn this car around!'"

:-)

-CW

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/08/23/the-first-republican-presidential-debate/#comment-203985 nypoet22 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:24:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23987#comment-203985 agreed about pence, he actually fought a bit and did it well. i actually thought haley was the sharpest performer on the stage, for all the good it will do her. i found christie most disappointing. notwithstanding the degree of difficulty he faced with a clearly pro-trump audience, he needed to breathe fire, and most of what came out was just snark. ramaswamy may have been trying to steal obama's schtick, but he also seemed the most cuckoo, and it served haley well that she gave him what was in my opinion the sharpest rebuke he received. JL agreed about pence, he actually fought a bit and did it well.

i actually thought haley was the sharpest performer on the stage, for all the good it will do her.

i found christie most disappointing. notwithstanding the degree of difficulty he faced with a clearly pro-trump audience, he needed to breathe fire, and most of what came out was just snark.

ramaswamy may have been trying to steal obama's schtick, but he also seemed the most cuckoo, and it served haley well that she gave him what was in my opinion the sharpest rebuke he received.

JL

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