Debate Monday at the National Press Club Between Candidates for the Chairmanship of the RNC
C-SPAN2 will replay today’s RNC chairmanship debate tonight at 8:29pm Eastern Time and again at 12:29am Eastern Time.
2:28
Debate closed.
2:20
Two minute closing statements.
Kent Blackwell: Advocates a shareholder revolt to effect an RNC "resurgency."
2:19
Question: Do you support the bank bailouts?
Everybody but Steele: Yes
Steele: The Bailouts are a bust, they should have never happened!
2:17
Everyone one-ups one another for Facebook and Twitter friends. Kinda lame.
2:09
Question: Will you encourage Republican politicians to sign the petition to oppose tax increases.
All: yes.
Tripe! Kent Blackwell: This nation is a great democracy because we have a great Republican Party...,
Gem! Kent Blackwell: The corporate model that has been used as the model for the RNC has outlived its usefulness.
1:47
Question: What was the biggest mistake of the Bush Administration?
Duncan: The prosecution of the war in Iraq.
Steele: Lack of communication, Katrina,... etc.
1:45
Question: Pro Life? All: Yes
1:40
Question: What will the party use as an issue to rally around to rebuild the movement.
Steele: If we get back to what the movement was supposed to be about in the first place, the agenda will take care of itself.
Duncan: would use issues like the "Fairness Doctrine" to rally the party around.
Note: There's an awful lot of talk about using technology (Web 2.0) in campaigns going forward. This is something that the left has used often, and used well.
1:30
Who is your favorite Republican president? Everybody: Reagan.
1:18 PM
Questions start. First Question: What can & should the RNC do to see that the Republican Party IS the party of smaller government.
Steele: Relationships need to be built between state and national government.
Saltsman: We need to be rewarding politicians that act like conservatives, particularly in the tough times.
1:05 PM
Two minute introductions. Steele: All this talk about the Republican party is bunk. Don't believe it. We're alive & strong we're conservative.
Chip Saltsman: Establishes his credibility based on his work on the first Bush campaign.
Mike Duncan: Thanks everyone..., says he'll effect real change in the party. Fails to identify what. instead, points to his ten point plan.
1:00 PM
The candidates have just walked in to applause from a packed house. People are going crazy for Steele.
01/05 12:26 PM EST
We've just been allowed into the ballroom. Lots of milling about. The festivities ought to be getting underway in about thirty minutes.
01/04/2008 3:45 PM EST
Starting tomorrow at or arround 12:30 PM EST, the live blog of the RNC Debate will begin in this thread.
Cross posted at Modern Conservative
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7 comments:
The Republicans are a waste of time and money. They back stab the people who vote for them.
Don't bother unless you want 20 years of Democrat rule.
Well, aren't we a ray of sunshine? Seriously, though, utterly counterproductive. I think you'll find me reticent to cancel flights, reservations, and so on one day prior to the event just because you clued me in to the waste that is the Republican party.
I've made no secret of my feelings towards the Republican party. I'm the last person that needs telling about Republican shenanigans. That's why I'm supporting people like Michael Steele. Because we can fix it from the ground up. Or we can piss and moan like a bunch of impotent jerks and never get anything done at all.
Look, if you want to know why I won't give up on the party itself, gimmie a call some time and we'll talk about it. I need your support, brother, even when I go about things differently than you would. In the end, we know our goals are largely the same.
I have been supporting the Libertarian Party for years.
I don't see Steel as anything but Democrat Lite.
The Republicans are a divided party on everything. The Libertarians are divided on foreign policy but solid on domestic policy. I will take it.
I guess Ive been around longer than you and have seen Republicans at work here in Florida. I wish you the best.
Libertarians have clarity of thought and purpose. That's what attracts me to them. Some Republicans are great but the ones at the top seem to turn out to be democrats time after time.
The way I look at it I would rather 25% of the congress be Libertarian than 40% Republican. At least I know where the 25% stand on the issues.
I know you will do a great job in D.C. and hope that is feeds that passsion growing inside you. You are the type of man that has the integrity and heart to be what this country...and world...needs. Make us proud...and leave a footprint. Next time, take me with you!! :)
But...uh, that wasn't mom leaving the comment. Sorry...
God speed in D.C. Your red-headed friend down the street.
-Junius Brutus
Good work. Thanks for going up there. I share a lot of Econ9698's feelings, but don't believe we are going to achieve our aims via a third party. I gotta be honest though, I am not crazy about Michael Steele. Good guy, good intentions, but we are going to need a "sharp elbows" counter-puncher to get this party back to life. Our logo should not be the sleepy stylized elephant...we need a war elephant...something like the Alabama logo (even if they stunk in the Sugar Bowl!)
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