{"id":8714,"date":"2015-09-17T00:04:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T04:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=8714"},"modified":"2015-09-17T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T20:46:48","slug":"my-tweets-on-the-gop-presidential-candidates-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/17\/my-tweets-on-the-gop-presidential-candidates-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"My Tweets on the GOP Presidential Candidates Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lordie I never expected that &#8220;debate&#8221; to last more than 3 hours. I almost ran out of beer.\u00a0\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t start tweeting until the second hour but here&#8217;s my two cents &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Kasich last night quoted saying, &quot;If you&#39;ve saved one life, you\u2019ve changed the world.&quot; What about lives snuffed by US drones &amp; bombs?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644582084418404352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most GOP prez candidates last night sounded as if they believe warring abroad is zero cost &#8211; or is a wonderful moral multiplier<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644582551387025409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bummed that none of the GOP candidates wanted to put Joan Jett on the $10 bill<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644344448709754880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I still think the GOP debate would have been better if they continued asking questions until all but one candidate passed out.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644353636248735744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rand Paul is blundering by painting drugs as a racial justice issue &#8211; he needs the votes of potheads across the board<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644351552103297024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carly whoops up Lady Justice as a warrior &#8211;  not comforting to legions of Americans who have gotten screwed by federal agents<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644347840676921344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huckabee promises to make us safe from &quot;the enemies within&quot;   &#8211; but I haven&#39;t heard him championing put a leash on politicians<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644345706342412289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rand Paul hit a grand slam home run on marijuana &amp; 10th amendment &#8211; disastrous responses from Jeb Bush &amp; Christie<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644338997800644608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this GOP debate going to continue until every viewer has abandoned all hope?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644335711718649856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Frimp13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Frimp13<\/a> They have probably already achieved that goal with most of the viewers with less than a 0.12 blood alcohol level at this point<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644336525682077696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rand Paul&#39;s answer on ISIS &amp; Iraq &amp; Bush &amp; Clinton dynasties was one of the most thoughtful comments of the entire debate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/644334383680372736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lordie I never expected that &#8220;debate&#8221; to last more than 3 hours. 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