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Lineups set for Saturday debates in N.H.
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Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
January 4, 2008 12:30 PM
With the Iowa results in, ABC News and WMUR-TV today set the final lineups for Saturday night's back-to-back presidential debates at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
Republican Duncan Hunter is out, not having met the threshold of minimum support. So are Democrats Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich. Democrats Joe Biden and Chris Dodd will also be absent, after abandoning their campaigns following poor showing in Thursday night's caucuses.
Republicans Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Fred Thompson face off first at 7 p.m. for a 90-minute forum.
After a 15-minute break, Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson will debate for 90 minutes.



Please ask each candidate "what specific changes would you make to our foreign policy?"
Please ask each candidate: "How do you plan to be effective on domestic issues, while simultaneously being effective on national issues?"
Please ask each Democratic candidate to provide four examples of 'change' that they would attempt to bring to government.
How can you justify your past support for the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act which elevated credit card debt to the same status as child support? This menas that people declaring personal bankruptcy end up now have to repay credit card companies before they can even feed their children. Will you change that law?
Please ask each candidate: "How will each of you deal with social security problems, now that "baby boomers" are hitting retirement age?"
What is the range of family income you consider middle class?
How can you justify your past support for the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act which elevated credit card debt to the same status as child support? This means that people declaring personal bankruptcy now have to repay credit card companies before they can even feed their children. Do you promise you will change that law?
Please ask the candidates how they plan to reduce the nations defecit and how they plan to provide the promised benefits to veterans? Where is this money goign to be pulled from?
Please ask the candidates how they plan on reversing the current economic depression. The weak dollar, money diverted overseas, iraq war finance burden, China holding a lot of our debt, etc.....
Vote For Ron Paul! Join the Ron Paul revolution! He will put an end to the IRS and get the government off our backs.
If it was necessary to cut the federal budget by 5%, in which programs would you make the cuts?
please ask the cadidates how they plan to repair America's soiled image as a world leader, now that Bush has alienated our allies and ruined our reputation. Ask them how they intend to restore America's image as a moral and fair country?
If it was necessary, how would you cut 5% from the federal budget?
For the Democrat candidates: name the 3 most important positive accomplishments of the Bush administration.
For the Republican candidates: name the 3 most important negative accomplishments of the Bush administration.
Ask the candidates what they are going to do about rising gas prices
For the Democrats: name the 3 most important positive accomplishments of the Bush administration, and how you would build on these.
For the Republicans: name the 3 most important failures of the Bush administration, and how you would correct these.
Please ask the candidates why we need 62,500 troops in Europe and if they support the argument that they are there to support the war in Afganistan. We cannot afford to keep troops in 130+ coutries around the world.
Are you going to support and push a policy to fund high-speed rail passenger service.
ask the canidates if they will revisit and repeal the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
Please ask Ron Paul if he believes America is a "super power" with responsibility to help alleviate and/or prevent atrocities elsewhere in the world. Specifically, would he, as President, have gotten involved in the Balkans? Also, what does he think America's responsibility is in regards to Somalia?
Thanks.
Please ask what each candidate will implement changes for reducing the major influence of special interest groups that are not in the interest of "we the people".
I would like to pose a question to all candidates. After reading the book Brothers which is about Jack and Bobby Kennedy I wonder how they will answer the following question. How wil each candidate handle the strong influence of the Military who guided us into the Iraq war. Also with the rogue cowboys in CIA how will they control this department. The same goes for the FBI that collects data on all presidents and keep them in check. I am anxious to see if there is any way that we the government can control these sometimes runaway departments.
Which one of you really believes that 200k is rich?
Ask this question: Do you believe the Israeli - Paleistinian conflict is fueling Islamic terror against our country, and are you willing to make resolution of this conflict a priority?
Now this just won't be right without Dennis Kucinich on board for the fun factor! Besides, who is supposed to represent the constituency from Mars?
I just love that funny little man!
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After reading the book, "Brothers" about Jack and Robert Kennedy my questions concern the Military, FBI, and CIA. What will these candidates for president do to stand up to these sometimes runaway, rogue cowboys to keep them in check? I would be anxious to see if they would use their power against them. If it had not been for Jack Kennedy, Curt LeMay would have dropped bombs on Russia during the missle crisis. Look where we are now in Iraq by listening to the military a few years ago.
As President what will you do to address the challenges of global climate change?
Is it possible to get in to this event or is it booked full long ago??
Please ask each candidate where they stand when science conflicts with religion. In particular, evolution vs. creationism, the big bang vs. genesis, and scientific reasoning vs. unsubstantiated faith.
Also ask each candidate what initiatives they plan to implement their first year in office to reduce carbon emissions and global warming.
Since we are on a permanently increasing economic spiral, why can't Congress annually index the Minimum wage to the performance of our Nominal GDP growth?
If Congress can give themselves periodic raises, why are WE the PEOPLE held hostage?
Ask these clowns what they are going to do to reverse the escalating national debt, which is currently at $9.13 TRILLION and increasing at $1.4 billion a day or $1 million a minute.
Type your comment here...Eisenhauer warned against the country becoming enthralled and led by the military industial complex. This has happened. How do you intend to resolve this problem in your administration? How do you plan to minimize the upheavals this will cause?.
Type your comment here...Eisenhauer warned against the country becoming enthralled and led by the military industial complex. This has happened. How do you intend to resolve this problem in your administration? How do you plan to minimize the upheavals this will cause?.
Type your comment here...Eisenhauer warned against the country becoming enthralled and led by the military industial complex. This has happened. How do you intend to resolve this problem in your administration? How do you plan to minimize the upheavals this will cause?.
Most of our problems in this country stem from one simple fact, Our Eduacation system is broken! What are you going to do about it?
In Massachusetts public employees contribute 11% of their income into the state's retirement system and can retire after 30 years service at age 55 with a pension of 80% of the average of their highest three years income. The state retirement system is able to do this because the funds are invested in private companies. Why not invest social security funds in private companies and pay out much more as Massachusetts Does?
Ask each candidate how they will specifically get our troops out of Iraq and what their anti-terrorism policy will be.
Ask each candidate how they will specifically get our troops out of Iraq and what their anti-terrorism policy will be.
Ask each candidate how they will specifically get our troops out of Iraq and what their anti-terrorism policy will be.
Ask Ron Paul this please. The Federal Reserve System charges our government %10 percent to create money out of nothing. Is the Federal Reserve owned by private individuals. I understand that it is. Also why did congress give this authority to the Federal Reserve in 1913? If Congress took back this authority wouldn't taxpayers save the %10 on all money created? I wonder how much in interest the taxpayers have doled out to the Federal Reserve since 1913?
Ask Ron Paul this please. The Federal Reserve System charges our government 10% percent to create money out of nothing. Is the Federal Reserve owned by private individuals. I understand that it is. Also why did congress give this authority to the Federal Reserve in 1913? If Congress took back this authority wouldn't taxpayers save the 10% on all money created? I wonder how much in interest the taxpayers have doled out to the Federal Reserve since 1913?
Ask Ron Paul this please. The Federal Reserve System charges our government 10% percent to create money out of nothing. Is the Federal Reserve owned by private individuals. I understand that it is. Also why did congress give this authority to the Federal Reserve in 1913? If Congress took back this authority wouldn't taxpayers save the 10% on all money created? I wonder how much in interest the taxpayers have doled out to the Federal Reserve since 1913?
Why is Fred Thompson with 2% allowed in the N.H. debate and Kucinich with 3% is kept out.
Sorry but to me this is right wing favoritism and left wing censorship. In other words business as usual in the USA!
When corporations are allowed to determine who the American people are allowed to hear in presidential debates this is no longer democracy but is instead a dictatorship of the corporations!
The corporate dictatorship knows if Kucinich were allowed to get his message out to the American people he might win!
Ask each candidate how they will specifically get our troops out of Iraq and what their anti-terrorism policy will be.
When will our military return home from Iraq? After suffering over 32,000 casualties and spending in excess of 480 billion dollars, how many more casualties must we endure and how much further into debt will we be before our military can return home?
When will our military return home from Iraq? After suffering over 32,000 casualties and spending in excess of 480 billion dollars, how many more casualties must we endure and how much further into debt will we be before our military can return home?
Please ask each person how they plan to reverse the financial spiral our country has taken with decreased job growth, increased national debt, reliance on foreign aid (specifically China) loss of homes, and destabilization of American Life. With the division now between the Rich and Poor, how will they stabilize the Middle Class?
Please ask each candidate this, " How many of you have connections and obligations to the Bilderberg Group"
Please ask each candidate this, " How many of you have connections and obligations to the Bilderberg Group"
Will you sign as promptly as possible the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? (Slant the question by asking how the heck a president could nominate someone like Alito whose ruling tried to justify his convoluted thinking by depending on a provision of the Equal Opportunity ruling that Congress had already overridden, as reported by Nina Totenberg.)
Will you sign as promptly as possible the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? (Slant the question by asking how the heck a president could nominate someone like Alito whose ruling tried to justify his convoluted thinking by depending on a provision of the Equal Opportunity ruling that Congress had already overridden, as reported by Nina Totenberg.)
Please ask each candidate how they intend to protect our borders and eliminate ILLEGAL immigrants, getting us back to LEGAL entry into our country
Please ask Hillary Clinton why, we, the American people should elect her to be President when in a country of 300 million people we have had George Bush I & II and Bill Clinton as President for the past 20 years in this country. The presidency is not a monarchy. Why should we have more of the same!
question for Barack Obama: You are truly a gifted speaker. I can tell you speak from the heart. Still, I wish you would explain after serving only two years in the Senate and having very little, if any, administrative experience, how you consider yourself qualified to run the government of such a massive and complex superpower as the United States of America?
question for Hillary Clinton: Your opponents maintain that you give lip service to "change", but you actually represent the "establishment". They also claim you are not really open and honest with the voters, that you hold back and don't show your true self, and, therefore, don't connect with us on a personal level. How would you respond to these claims?
Question for Bill Richardson:
It is believed by many that you are a stalking horse for Hillary Clinton.
In prior debates you have decried the "personal attacks" that other candidates have leveled at her, when they questioned her policies and proposals.
It seems to many that you are primarily hoping to be chosen as her VP running mate, or to be appointed to another job in the next Clinton Administration.
Why should Americans take your candidacy seriously?
Please ask the candidates their respective plans for the DOD over their potential presidential term, not necessarily in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in regards to the evolution of the armed forces in order to be better equipped and more responsive (or less) to the potential problems we currently face.
Please ask the candidates their respective plans for the DOD over their potential presidential term, not necessarily in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in regards to the evolution of the armed forces in order to be better equipped and more responsive (or less) to the potential problems we currently face.
Please ask the candidates their respective plans for the DOD over their potential presidential term, not necessarily in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in regards to the evolution of the armed forces in order to be better equipped and more responsive (or less) to the potential problems we currently face.
please ask the pro life candidates if they support capital punishment and why?
please ask all the candidates if they believe the for-profit health care system is working to the benefit of all americans and how they will specifically address it if they become president?
please ask the pro life candidates if they support capital punishment and why?
please ask all the candidates if they believe the for-profit health care system is working to the benefit of all americans and how they will specifically address it if they become president?
Please ask Hillary Clinton to explain what she started doing in 1972 ("36 years of experience in public life") that qualified her to claim she has been an agent of change. What has she changed, and how did she accomplish it?
Please ask Hillary Clinton to explain what she started doing in 1972 ("36 years of experience in public life") that qualified her to claim she has been an agent of change. What has she changed, and how did she accomplish it?
To all canidates...
What do you think about having all illeagal immigrants trun themselve in and be plead guilty to a crime, as one of the conditions to be able to stay in the US and work toward citizenship?
To all candidates:
One of you is going to take the oath of Office for President which obligates you to uphold the constitution. Explain your understanding of Article 1, Section 8, part 11 in regard to war.
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