Post by billmcdee on Aug 7, 2015 3:38:12 GMT -5
Yesterday, Fox News showcased all 17 of the 2016 Republican Presidential campaign hopefuls in a series of two televised debates, the first of which included:
1. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry
2. Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
3. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
4. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina
5. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham
6. Former New York Governor George Pataki and
7. Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore
I have not really done any "homework" with respect to any of these candidates as yet, nor have I yet taken time to fact check their statements made during yesterday's debate. That being said, I offer the following review...
Along with my wife, I watched the debate and was extremely extremely impressed with and by Carly Fiorina. She was strong, steadfast, and not only did she hold her own with the other six gentlemen, she clearly outshined them! I very much like the fact that she seems to know many world leaders, and would feel far more confident if she were in a governmental position of power with respect to the outside threats of hacking by both China and Russia, as well as limiting what has proven to be the inside threat of invasion of privacy by the government with respect to would-be internal threats to our freedom and liberty.
Rick Perry gave me the impression that he was a bit too full of himself, perhaps rightfully so given his claims of job growth and border control efforts in Texas. The way he talked about becoming "The most powerful man in the world..." left me feeling somewhat uneasy too.
As a citizen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I am proud that Senator Santorum has his hat in the ring. That being said, I was neither underwhelmed nor overwhelmed by what he had to say. The one thing that stood out for me was his belief that America has better days ahead, and that if he did not believe so, he would not have had 7 children.
Bobby Jindal's points I liked, especially on foreign policy. I also liked that he drove home the fact that the current "administration" (and I use that term loosely) continuously fails to give our enemy a name, namely, Radical Islam.
Senator Graham to me was the weakest and least impressive of the seven debaters. He did however drive home two points that I agreed with. One, we need a President and a government that will do everything possible to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Two, we need to stop ISIS, which he called ISIL, and the only way to do so is by putting boots back on the ground in Iraq and Syria. Mr. Graham also made the point that trying to form a viable coalition in the Middle East seems unlikely given the lack of military that some of these would-be allied nations have.
Governor Pataki to me was the second most impressive. I remember how he, along with Mayor Rudy Giuliani, led New York during the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Governor Gilmore wasn't overly impressive to me. He made the point repeatedly about how he was governor of Virginia on the day of the attacks.
Overall, Carly Fiorina was by far the most impressive of the bunch in my humble opinion and estimation. My wife concurs. And she told me a poll based on that debate had 83% of the people favoring Carly too, so clearly we are far from alone.
Due to my work schedule, I was unable to stay awake to watch last night's "Main Event" with the "Top 10" candidates' debate. I am hopeful that it will be available on youtube for me to watch, along with the first debate with the other 7.
I did catch a few moments of the rebroadcast of the main event when I woke up. Marco Rubio's statement made me want to give him a high five when he said something to the effect of "While comments about our party having 17 Presidential candidates keep being said, the Democratic party is having trouble even coming up with one."
I'm most curious to hear other people's take on these debates and candidates. My attitude is the only way I can learn more is by entertaining and listening to others' opinions.
1. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry
2. Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
3. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
4. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina
5. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham
6. Former New York Governor George Pataki and
7. Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore
I have not really done any "homework" with respect to any of these candidates as yet, nor have I yet taken time to fact check their statements made during yesterday's debate. That being said, I offer the following review...
Along with my wife, I watched the debate and was extremely extremely impressed with and by Carly Fiorina. She was strong, steadfast, and not only did she hold her own with the other six gentlemen, she clearly outshined them! I very much like the fact that she seems to know many world leaders, and would feel far more confident if she were in a governmental position of power with respect to the outside threats of hacking by both China and Russia, as well as limiting what has proven to be the inside threat of invasion of privacy by the government with respect to would-be internal threats to our freedom and liberty.
Rick Perry gave me the impression that he was a bit too full of himself, perhaps rightfully so given his claims of job growth and border control efforts in Texas. The way he talked about becoming "The most powerful man in the world..." left me feeling somewhat uneasy too.
As a citizen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I am proud that Senator Santorum has his hat in the ring. That being said, I was neither underwhelmed nor overwhelmed by what he had to say. The one thing that stood out for me was his belief that America has better days ahead, and that if he did not believe so, he would not have had 7 children.
Bobby Jindal's points I liked, especially on foreign policy. I also liked that he drove home the fact that the current "administration" (and I use that term loosely) continuously fails to give our enemy a name, namely, Radical Islam.
Senator Graham to me was the weakest and least impressive of the seven debaters. He did however drive home two points that I agreed with. One, we need a President and a government that will do everything possible to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Two, we need to stop ISIS, which he called ISIL, and the only way to do so is by putting boots back on the ground in Iraq and Syria. Mr. Graham also made the point that trying to form a viable coalition in the Middle East seems unlikely given the lack of military that some of these would-be allied nations have.
Governor Pataki to me was the second most impressive. I remember how he, along with Mayor Rudy Giuliani, led New York during the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Governor Gilmore wasn't overly impressive to me. He made the point repeatedly about how he was governor of Virginia on the day of the attacks.
Overall, Carly Fiorina was by far the most impressive of the bunch in my humble opinion and estimation. My wife concurs. And she told me a poll based on that debate had 83% of the people favoring Carly too, so clearly we are far from alone.
Due to my work schedule, I was unable to stay awake to watch last night's "Main Event" with the "Top 10" candidates' debate. I am hopeful that it will be available on youtube for me to watch, along with the first debate with the other 7.
I did catch a few moments of the rebroadcast of the main event when I woke up. Marco Rubio's statement made me want to give him a high five when he said something to the effect of "While comments about our party having 17 Presidential candidates keep being said, the Democratic party is having trouble even coming up with one."
I'm most curious to hear other people's take on these debates and candidates. My attitude is the only way I can learn more is by entertaining and listening to others' opinions.
