Reason Live Tweets the GOP Debate

News, views, and abuse on the ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire.

UPDATE: The debate is over. Here are a few links to our post-debate coverage so far:

GOP Debate Demonstrators Confined to "Free Speech Zone" A Mile Away: Most shared their preferred candidate's temperament, by Anthony L. Fisher

Jeb Bush, Debate Audience Destroy Donald Trump for Loving Eminent Domain: "You need eminent domain," said Trump, by Robby Soave

And here's my big takeaway:

I am preemptively declaring this the moment that sums up the night: pic.twitter.com/1o65UVKsVQ

— Katherine Mangu-Ward (@kmanguward) February 7, 2016

Comments

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

God, more "he said, he said" questions.

[Jerryskids]

Between the McCain/Graham Waldorf/Statler bit and the forgetting Kasich this is already funnier than the others.

[Rhywun]

Oh dear god I had no idea there was another one tonight.

[RAHeinlein]

I hear you, I was settling-in after Happy Hour, preparing for a movie marathon and BAM, another debate.

[Rhywun]

3 hours??

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Trump promising a bigger military. That's just what we need: bigger.

[commodious spittoon]

Don't be niggardly about military spending.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

But it's important to get into the budget in the black.

[sloopyinTEXAS]

What about the spooks? You can't tell me the CIA doesn't also need more money.

[GILMORE?]

We must keep the welfare of the nation the first priority. Without sufficient funding, our troops could be reduced to chucking spears. Atttempts to re-jigger security budgets might have dark consequences.

[Rhywun]

You guys are all the worst.

[sloopyinTEXAS]

Oh relax. We're just monkeying around.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

This is the greatest thing to ever happen to Hit and Run. Irish approves.

[SIV]

Jeb! better be hopped up on go pills.

[Rhywun]

Looks like Carson forgot his.

[SIV]

Dr Ben is ammune to all stimulants

[Jerryskids]

How the hell has Rubio gone 30 seconds without mentoning ISIS?

[Rhywun]

Not to defend Rubio, but the reason Obama sucks isn't because he "lacked experience". It's because he's a leftist.

[Jerryskids]

Ah, hahahha! fatboy nailed Rubio - Rubio memorized a 15-seciond sound bite!

[Rhywun]

Dayum, Christie is handing Rubio his ass.

[Chipper Morning Wood]

I hear Rubio likes that sort of thing. Foam party in the back room after the debate, y'all!

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Hey Rubio, Obama isn't running.

[Quincy.]

Boosh! CLINTOOON!

[straffinrun]

I'm not watching. Can I still comment?

[GILMORE?]

nobody watches the @()#*$@ things. that's what they pay the tweeter people to do.

[straffinrun]

Sounds like an awful way to make a living.

[sloopyinTEXAS]

"The jizz-mopper's live-blogger's job is to clean it up after each guy shoots a load, 'cause practically everybody does it right on the window. I don't know if you know this or not, but cum leave streaks if you don't clean it right away.

[straffinrun]

Jizz Mopper. Worse Jim Henson creation.

[GILMORE?]

Wha? they're having another one of these?....

on a saturday?

why even bother. they're vying for the "lame" vote?

[Eman]

everyone who votes republican is usually so hip and popular though. outreach?

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Chris Christie just said he was a federal prosecutor for seven years. Why am I just now hearing about this?

[straffinrun]

9/11 and drugs, man.

[Grand Moff Serious Man]

I'm more concerned about my right to travel freely and safely in this country, Fatass.

[lavayj]

Does Rubio keep saying the same thing over and over again hoping for different results

[Quincy.]

Christie: "I do not negotiate with terrorists. I am also fatter than Kim Jung Un. That should scare 'em."

[Rhywun]

Why not just chip every American, Ted?

[Rhywun]

What in the flying fuck is so horrible about illegals that we have give up so much freedom?! I just don't get it.

Libertarian-ish my ass.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

I've heard they vote non-libertarian.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

They're just like Americans, Diane.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

HEY COMMIE, DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR JOB OR NOT

[Cytotoxic]

Cruz is still by far the best choice and libertarians should support him. And Senate Majority Leader Rand should put a choke-chain on him as soon as he's sworn in.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Ok, who's batin' and why are we tweeting about it?

[Quincy.]

Cruz: "I snuck in through the Northern border."

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Republicans. The party of more government.

MOAR BORDER SECURITY!

[Rhywun]

It seems like one voice is missing from this debate.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Anthony Fisher: Why does your section look like a ZZ Top concert?

[SIV]

Robby Soave ?@robbysoave 1m1 minute ago

E-verify is the antithesis of libertarianism. Ted Cruz should not be competing for libertarian votes.
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And Nick Gillespie shouldn't be editing a libertarian website. If supporting E-verify is a disqualifier

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Yeah, but does Cruz have The Jacket?

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Mary Katherine Ham: would you?

[Quincy.]

Challenge her to a game of Scrabble? Sure.

[Toast88]

Would...drive her home, say good night and not take advantage of her.

That's what we were talking about, right?

[Quincy.]

Why is this the Christie-Rubio deathmatch? I forgot already about the guy with the hair, whathisname?

[Rhywun]

I dunno but that catfight was the best part so I hope they rumble some more.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Donald Trump...the welfare candidate.

[Grand Moff Serious Man]

I like the unsure clapping Trump got for saying no one should die in the streets in America.

[Rhywun]

Also when he said "I'm going to replace Obamacare with something so much better!"

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"If I could just clarify a bit, it's gonna fantastic. There's no question. It's gonna be fantastic and everybody knows it."

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Finally, a promise of common sense solutions.

[Rhywun]

"Hey everyone, that nut with the messy hair is gone, let's all lurch to the center!"

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Trump: ROADZZ!

[Francisco d'Anconia]

ROADZ!

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Shutup asshole

[Rhywun]

"TUFFGAI!"

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Bout time this asshole is getting bood.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

booed

[GILMORE?]

I thought you were about to give yourself an enema.

[GILMORE?]

I will remember this as the year "journalists were reduced to using Animated GIFs for political commentary"

I presume the English language will soon be replaced by a combination of emojis and meaningless neologismfeels like "Bae"

[Cytotoxic]

Welcome to Newnewspeak. It's a safe space for the braindead.

[Rhywun]

neologismfeels like "Bae"

I still don't know what that is and I don't care.

[DenverJ]

It's for people too lazy to finish a one syllable word

[GILMORE?]

that was excellent.

[lap83]

Lo

[Peachy rex]

It's subliminal advertising for BAE Systems, formed a while back from a merger of British Aerospace and Marconi. (If we can convince people that "Bae" is actually a nefarious corporate advertising plot - for a massive defence conglomerate, no less - perhaps they'll stop using that dumbfuck word.)

[Grand Moff Serious Man]

So Trump simultaneously attacks the audience and stumbles into a valid point about the Keystone pipeline being private use.

[SIV]

He's a fucking genius.

[Quincy.]

In an alternate universe.

[Rhywun]

Christie looks like Steve Carrell.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Christie looks fat

[Quincy.]

And #5 will break your mind!

[Homple]

Bush looks like"A Minor Prophet About to Rebuke His People"

[Quincy.]

Bernie looks just Communist enough.

[Rhywun]

Oh god here comes another canned bit from Rubio.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"BARACK-OBAMA-IS-TERRIBLE. LET'S-HAVE-A-STRONG-MILITARY."

[Cytotoxic]

Did they time this debate so no one would watch?

[Quincy.]

Jerbs back from everywhere!

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Christie is back to beat on Rubio some more.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

The Marco-bot has a short in it's circuitry.

[Quincy.]

"We've grown government at the rate of inflation." Libertar... aw, fuck it.

[DenverJ]

Yeah, I don't wanna watch, but I wanna play the drinkin' game. What to do, what to do. Ah, I'll just drink!

[straffinrun]

These are your betters on stage. Show proper respect.

[Quincy.]

This why I'm drinking too much.

[Quincy.]

Rubio: " I don't know of any problem in America solved by a tax increase."

*Applauds*

[Rhywun]

There's your libertarian moment. I hope everyone enjoyed it.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

I'm not a fan of the fat man, but this has been his night so far.

[Quincy.]

Mostly agreed.

[Cytotoxic]

Ugh I hope he doesn't take Rubio's place in the polls. Rubio sucks but he's way more respectable that FatFuck.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

A presidential candidate who doesn't know what carpet bombing is.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

That's probably true of most recent candidates outside of Wesley Clark.

[straffinrun]

My definition includes a lot clean up afterwards.

[Quincy.]

Come on Cruz, nuke something.

[straffinrun]

Turn that desert into Glass Steagal.

[Cytotoxic]

Then repeal that desert.

[Quincy.]

And lo, the banks are fixed. Two birds...

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Oh horseshit. They can defend themselves. WHat they can't do is defeat terrorism with conventional military force.

[Notorious UGCC]

So Cruz supports e-verify, according to the above comments?

Presumed unfit to work unless the government gives you clearance, isn't that about it?

[Rhywun]

That is exactly it. I haven't heard whether they all support it - wouldn't surprise me.

[SIV]

Several Reason editors supported the comprehensive legislation which included E-verify.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Mutherfucker pleez!

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Trump has stigmata??

[Cytotoxic]

He's bleeding out of his....wherever.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

And all you gotta do to beat US airpower is dig a hole and stay in it until they leave.

[Hyperbolical]

Have you not heard of bunker busters?

[Cytotoxic]

Or the role of US air power in defending Kobane.

[Dangerous Buffoon]

Didn't help poor Kurt.

[Cytotoxic]

But it did help the Kurds, immensely, and caused a great deal of damage to ISIS.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Figuratively dig a hole.

Bombs are worthless without targets.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Take it. HAHAHAHA! Who's gonna get it outta the ground. What a moron!

[Quincy.]

If you bomb it, you can't take it.

/not a petrochemical engineer

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Another Bush nation builder.

[Adans smith]

Bush Smash.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Niger?

[Rhywun]

Please.

[Aloysious]

goddammit where's Lucy

[Francisco d'Anconia]

NO SHIT!

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Very principled. Fucking Republicans.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Applause for torture.

Fucking Republicans!

[SIV]

As Trump pointed out the audience is full of Bush donors.

[Cytotoxic]

Nothing inherently wrong with torture. It's just a tool.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

YOU, are a tool.

[Cytotoxic]

Those two statements aren't mutually exclusive.

Incorrect use of comma.

[Quincy.]

These guys' idea of "enhanced interrogation" is this thing right now.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"I'm bringing back waterboarding, the iron maiden, the boats, the brass bull. I'm the only man who can put them in place. And they're all gonna be great, let me assure you."

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"OBAMA-IS-BAD."

[straffinrun]

Has Christie found the yellow cake?

[Robert]

Does "Ted Cruz is...good on torture" means he's good while being tortured? These debates are rougher than I thought!

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I was flipping through channels and tuned in just in time to hear Cruz claim he will repeal Obamacare and abolish the IRS.

Whaaa?!

[Rhywun]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Cytotoxic]

What good is abolishing the IRS going to do? You still need to enforce America's insane tax code somehow. The IRS is just a byproduct of that code.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Streamline the tax code into 2 pages.

[Cytotoxic]

Yeah, that's the reform worth pursuing *before* abolishing the IRS.

[Rhywun]

I would guess that's implied.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Americans need 5000 pages for health and tax.

There's gotta be 'Which way' options.

[Dangerous Buffoon]

Why enforce it?

[Quincy.]

Trump: "Good deal, Trump Steaks are the national steak of Iran."

[Aloysious]

No Lucy. No Tuccille.

Harrumph.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Why is Kasich's shirt sleeve too short for his jacket sleeve?

Whaaa?!

[Quincy.]

"Clueless. Cuffs are what makes America great!"

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Jeb Bush pushes for more decentralization?

Whaaa?!

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"In the first 100 days of my administration, we will get to April 29th."

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Kasich: We're gonna make your head spin!

Whaaa?!

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Jeb: I don't trust Washington!

Whaaa?!

[Rhywun]

Oh great, drug war.

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

Just you watch: Heroin=marijuana.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Cruz sure doesn't look Canadian.

Whaaa?!

[Quincy.]

Heroin? The party's just getting started!

[SIV]

New Hampshire likes heroin. What does this have to do with electing the POTUS?

[Adans smith]

These idiots make heroin look good.

[Hyperbolical]

Heroin abuse is, of course, on the rise because people can't get pain killers--for one reason.

[Cytotoxic]

Is heroin abuse really even on the rise?

[Hyperbolical]

That's what the question asker said. Must be true.

[Hyperbolical]

Actually it is where I live. And it's rich kids, and adults who can no longer get opioids because of its recent rescheduling. That's what I've heard.

[thrakkorzog]

Yep, the DEA has been cracking down on Oxy, so instead of people getting their opiods semi-legally, safely, and cheaply, they're having to get their fix off the streets.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Cruz: My sister is a crackhead!

Whaaa?!

[F. Insufficiently Urbane, Jr.]

"Someone in my family abused it. Therefore, it is an epidemic."

[Francisco d'Anconia]

DRUGZ!

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Is that the bell from 'Family Feud'?

Whaaa?!

[Quincy.]

"Survey says!"

[Hyperbolical]

Prosecutor in Chief Christy

[Adans smith]

I'm just getting updates from this thread,seems like the thing to do

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Rubio's ears are yyyuuuge!

Whaaa?!

[C. Anacreon]

When your ears are that huge you never have to say 'Whaaa?'

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Can you fly like Dumbo, Marco? Don't fly to close to the sun or else!

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Hillary throws vibrator at TV.

Whaaa?!

[Cytotoxic]

Footage please.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I leave that to the imagination.

[Adans smith]

Fetish?

[Cytotoxic]

....no.

[Quincy.]

TV is Hillary's pet name for Huma.

[Quincy.]

Rubio burns Hillary, and no, not to a disc.

[Aloysious]

There's Lucy.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Where's David The Compassionate Token Conservative Gimp Brooks?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Whaaa?!

[Quincy.]

Ironing his pants.

[Sevo]

Matt Welch
?
@MattWelch
"True story: Last election cycle, a Republican presidential candidate during a debate advocated legalizing heroin:"

Yeah, well, nice things are denied for a reason.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

BARF!

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Trump's hair spreads like the icing sugar I apply on my Pillsbury apple strudel.

Whaaa?!

[Quincy.]

You got problems with proper viscosity.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I am messy.

[Hyperbolical]

Shutup Kasich.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

WE LUV TEH PO PO!

[Rhywun]

Boy, they got off that topic real quick.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Jesus H Christ on the cross, how could a libertarian cast a vote for any of these assholes?

[Cytotoxic]

By looking at the situation objectively and critically, it becomes pretty clear that Cruz is the best choice.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Thank god idiots, such as yourself, aren't eligible.

[Cytotoxic]

I'm not an idiot. I think with my brain not my sentiments and I don't come to conclusions pre-determined for the sole point of maximum soap-boxing, unlike some people.

[Dangerous Buffoon]

Because he's canadian?

[tarran]

Jesus H Christ on the cross, how could a libertarian cast a vote for any of these assholes?

The same way anyone else does: by walking into the polling booth and checking/marking/punching a ballot. 🙂

[JeremyR]

All them are in favor of capitalism?

Most of them are in favor of people owning guns?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Christie: If I were around during the Bubonic Plague I would have saved Europe because I would have quarantined their sorry asses.

[Quincy.]

Zika! ZIKA! ZIKA!

[Hyperbolical]

Not 9/11 again, Christy!!!111!1!1!11111

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Credit to the fat man, where due.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Carson: FREE OFF FOR ALL CITIZENS!

Whaa?!

[Rhywun]

I love the smell of Off.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Remember R, it's not deodorant.

[Hyperbolical]

No selective service for any sex.

[AlmightyJB]

This sounds horrible. Glad I'm not watching.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

What about a draft for the trans-gender?

[Quincy.]

It's a selective service after all.

[Quincy.]

Jeb: "Draft the hotties."

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I would love to see Christie eat a baby seal on stage.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Bigger than the next 10 nations.

Perhaps, we should stop squandering our military resourses against unachievable objectives.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Are you suggesting you want it to be bigger than the next nine nations?

You clearly don't want American to be great again.

[SIV]

Who'll say "end Selective Service" ?

[GILMORE?]

Points to Matt W. for use of the term "Fuckstick" when referring to a presidential candidate.
(looks for something to drink)

[Quincy.]

Kasish: Endorses veterans working for Uber. Monster.

[Aloysious]

Matt Welch, you almost hate Kasich as much as you should.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

They can now. It's called Tricare standard.

[The Knuckle]

So, Trumpcare in the near future?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

What do libertarians think about families raising funds and paying for ransom?

[Rhywun]

None of my business.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

That's how I see it.

[Rhywun]

I don't even know what the libertarian response is supposed to be - I don't even "know" that I am one - but that seems the obvious response to me.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Fraud, waste and abuse in a government agency? I'm shocked.

[Quincy.]

MILLENIALS!

[Cytotoxic]

Dun-dun-dun!

[SIV]

Jeb! hates babies and thinks some of them should be murdered.

[Quincy.]

Rape? or Rape Rape?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Go Newton.

After that shit I hear about Manning hiring PI's and Fleishmann, it stinks too much.

[Quincy.]

Newton is nothing if not about the going and the pushback... oh wait you were talking about sports. Nevermind.

[SIV]

Christie wants to kill innocent babies too.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I'd vote for the guy who said, "who cares?"

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Jesus, Moore made another fricken movie?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I don't know why I replied to FdA with that but WHO CARES!

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I vote Rufus!

[Rhywun]

"Immigration top issue"

God damn we are fucking doomed.

[SIV]

Rape/Incest exception pro-lifers are as/more immoral than pro-choicers?

I'd say more.

[Cytotoxic]

That's because pro-choicers are completely moral.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Certainly less principled.

[SIV]

Yes principled is a better term than moral.

[lap83]

The exception makes no sense, it's a half assed attempt to appease feminists

[SIV]

If Kasich is ever elected President I WILL go into voluntary exile.

[C. Anacreon]

Say hi to Alec Baldwin while you're there.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Rand punched too early.

[SIV]

My take: Cruz and Trump did well. Rubio underperformed/ fucked up. Jeb! failed to rise. I hate Christie but he did very well. Shove Kasich out the airlock. Carson just doesn't have the enthusiasm for the race. Thank ABC RNC Google and whoever for not givfing in to affirmative action and allowing Carly on stage.

[Rhywun]

I thought Carly was better than at least Kasich, Carson, Jeb!, and Christie. Kind of surprised she didn't take.

[SIV]

Id agree on all but Carson. Carly's problem is she came across as an earlier, inferior series of android. Rubio showed tonight they still can't compete with humans.

[Rhywun]

At least Carson is the only one with an actual sense of humor. I kind of like the guy but... no, he was never gonna make it.

Yeah, Rubio totally blew it. And I've been calling the whole thing for him.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

The heroin problem is YUUUUUGE!

[Hyperbolical]

Stephanopoulos is stupid.

[SIV]

RUBIO LOST

EVERYONE AGREES

THEY'RE RIGHT

[Rhywun]

And now, the Democratic response.

[Careless]

It's hilarious how butthurt CNN is about Cruz saying something that wasn't true about CNN.

[Careless]

It's hilarious how butthurt CNN is about Cruz saying something that wasn't true about CNN.

[Careless]

In a night that I'm sure was full of lies and deceitful statements, they've spent like half an hour and counting on the subject

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