Yes, it is time to review the January 2012 Republican presidential debate schedule. RightPundits will cover them all with live blogs and provide live streaming video links when available. So be sure an bookmark this page as we will be using it all month as our gateway page for the debate live blogs, and updates to the schedule. With the Iowa caucus behind us, we have entered the real campaign season now. Next up is the GOP primary in New Hampshire on January 10. This will be followed by the primaries in South Carolina on January 21 and Florida on the 31st. So with real votes on the line, will the debates change in their tone? We do not have long to wait for an answer.
Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9pm EST on ABC-TV: Our first post-Iowa debate comes from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
Sunday, January 8, 2012, 9am EST on NBC-TV: It′s not a typo, folks, 9 AM in morning! The debate comes from the Chubb Theater in Concord, NH during this weekend′s episode of ″Meet The Press.″
Monday, January 16, 2012, 9pm EST on Fox News Channel: The GOP debates move to the Palmetto State with this one coming live from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 8pm on CNN: This debate from Charleston, SC will be the last before the South Carolina primary on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.
Monday, January 23, 2012, 9pm on NBC-TV: This debate is from the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 8pm on CNN: This one comes live from Jacksonville, Florida.
The schedule for 2012 GOP presidential debates in January is pretty packed. With primaries in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, the Republican field of candidates will becoming more aggressive as they vie for votes. RightPundits will be covering every debate and primary with a live blog and be providing links to any available live streaming video for each event. So bookmark this page as it will be updated regularly throughout the month of January. To join our live blog and share your comments in real-time with our staff or writers and editors, just click on the Cover-It-Live box below.
January 5th, 2012 at 9:27 am
OBAMA FORNICATES WITH TALIBANS,BEFORE FORNICATING WITH AL QAEDA,IF NOT ALREADY DONE
January 5th, 2012 at 9:32 am
MITT ROMNEY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
January 5th, 2012 at 9:36 am
I CAN SWEAR THAT OBAMA AND HIS ISLAMIC ADMINISTRATION HIDE AN INFAMOUS SECRET DEAL WITH ISLAMIC TERRORISTS
January 5th, 2012 at 9:40 am
OBAMA DISMANTLES AMERICA AND AMERICA ALLIES WITH ISLAMISM
January 5th, 2012 at 9:57 am
SEND ISLAMIC TROJAN HORSE OBAMA TO GUANTANAMO BEFORE HE HANDS UP THAT PLANET TO AL QAIDA
January 5th, 2012 at 9:59 am
OBAMA IS AL QAIDA
January 5th, 2012 at 10:28 am
Not just crazy, but crazy in ALL CAPS.
Of course, even though these statements are outrageous rants, many on here will not their head and say, Yup.
January 5th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Buzzboo knots hims head an say, Yoop.
January 5th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Have to say his enthusiasm is infectious.
January 5th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Weaker minds are generally attracted to confidence and boldly put statements, no matter how insane.
I think it’s a missing gene or something.
January 5th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
How wise, is, the liberal.
January 6th, 2012 at 6:06 am
Apparently Obama is trying to cut some sort of secret deal with the Taliban. Maybe they are not as bad as Al Qaeda, but how far of a stretch is a group that stones women who use a bridge to cross a river and punishes children for flying kites?
January 7th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Santorum is known for attending mega Pastor Hagee’s Christian Zionist conferences yearly with Lieberman so it’s no surprise that he has radical views but..
Santorum: West Bank Residents All ‘Israeli,’ No Such Thing As Palestinian Go Ron Paul 2012
January 7th, 2012 at 11:03 am
Santorum introduced a bill to force US citizens to buy health insurance in same individual mandate format as Romney and Gingrich did.
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January 7th, 2012 at 11:26 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9PkWls6j8&feature=youtu.be
CBS news omits someone!
January 7th, 2012 at 11:57 am
CASHING IN: Santorum’s Income Has Soared Since Leaving Congress
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[QUOTE]WASHINGTON — Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum’s bank account.
In 2006, the Republican presidential hopeful earned about $200,000 from his Senate salary and book royalties. From January 2010 to August 2011, he earned at least $1.3 million as he cashed in on his 16 years in Congress by working as a corporate consultant, political pundit and board member.
The financial disclosure report Santorum filed last August shows how his income has changed. Many voters are taking their first hard look at the former congressman and two-term senator from Pennsylvania following his near-win in the Iowa caucuses.
Santorum’s resume contrasts with campaign rhetoric that casts him as an outsider who would shake up Washington. It also appears at odds with the image that Santorum stresses as a candidate with hardscrabble roots in blue-collar Pennsylvania and as the grandson of an Italian immigrant coal miner.
Much of the money Santorum earned in recent years was for his work as a board member for a large health care company and consulting for a Pennsylvania energy company and a Washington lobbying firm.
Santorum earned a $165,200 Senate salary and $32,245 in book royalties, according to his 2006 disclosure report.
At one time the No. 3 GOP leader in the Senate, Santorum was of comparatively modest means during his two terms. He has followed the same revolving-door path that many former members of Congress pursue when they move to the public sector, trading on his knowledge and political connections as a congressional insider with groups that advocate for corporations and other interests. He was not a registered lobbyist but served as a corporate consultant.
“It’s a well-worn path of former members of Congress using their former position in Congress to cash in,” said Melanie Sloan, director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. “It’s ironic that he portrays himself in his campaign as a Washington outsider. He’s a quintessential insider. He’s an incredibly rich, highly paid consultant.”
A Santorum campaign spokesman did not return messages Friday seeking comment.
Santorum’s service on the board of a hospital conglomerate provided much of his income in recent years.
Santorum reported receiving $395,414 in director fees and stock options from Universal Health Services Inc., a hospital management company. He left the board last year as he launched his presidential bid. Santorum listed between $100,001 and $250,000 in Universal Health stock.
Santorum’s consulting work earned him six-figure fees in recent years, his disclosure form showed.
Consol Energy, based in Pennsylvania, paid Santorum $142,500 for his consulting services.
Santorum reported that the American Continental Group, a Washington lobbying group, paid him $65,000 in consulting fees. The firm’s lengthy client list includes Microsoft Corp., Comcast Corp. and the American Gaming Association.
“The senator did general consulting and provided his advice and opinion on which way the Senate may go, based on his record in the Senate and his history in leadership,” said David Urban, president of American Continental Group. “He’s very smart tactically.”
Santorum left the firm last June when he formally began running for president.
Santorum also reported earning $125,000 for consulting work for The Clapham Group, a Virginia-based consulting firm that works with faith-based groups, among others. Clients include the American Bible Society and The Poverty Forum, according to its website.
Santorum’s earnings included payments from a conservative think tank and media outlets.
The Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington paid Santorum $217,385 as a senior fellow.
News Corp. in New York paid Santorum $239,153 for his appearances on Fox News Channel. Salem Radio paid Santorum $83,999 for his work as a radio talk show host. Santorum was guest host for “Bill Bennett’s Morning in America” radio show. The Philadelphia Inquirer paid Santorum $23,000 for columns he wrote for the paper.
Santorum’s income after he left the Senate helped him increase his investments and savings for his family. The disclosures don’t show specific amounts invested, but instead offer a range of values of investments.
The most recent form shows a series of new investment accounts, including college savings funds for five of his seven children with investments valued between $25,000 and $375,000; individual retirement accounts with investments ranging between $173,000 and $720,000; and a brokerage account with investments valued in the range of $10,000 to $150,000.
When he left the Senate, he reported retirement accounts with investments valued between $21,000 and $140,000.
His disclosure also shows more than $52,000 in cash in checking accounts.
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How does a man with the brain of small monkey 10-15X his income in one year after leaving congress.
He uses his one skill set: Lobbying to peddle influence due to his previous positions as congressman and senator.
This guy is as corrupt as they come.
January 7th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
I don’t think it is any secret that there have been discussions with the Taliban and any exit from Afghanistan will probably have to include some understanding with them.
Why?
Because they are not leaving.
It is also why any war with them cannot be “won” in any traditional sense.
The Soviet Union learned this lesson and we are now fighting the children and grandchildren of that conflict.
If we remain long enough we will be fighting the children of the people we are currently engaged with.
Being a Taliban fighter is a job to most of these people.
We should have done one thing in both Iraq and Afghanistan upon entering.
Build factories making anything, for example, nuts and bolts. Do we need nuts and bolts? Not really, we could dump them in the ocean, but it would have provided something to do all day for a couple of bucks a day.
January 7th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Of course the other option would have been to send a boatload of liquor and hookers to both places.
You have a population comprised of men under 25 who are denied sex and liquor.
A good buzz and a blowjob would probably fix a few things and contain that overwhelming anger.
January 7th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
And to think a weaselly little ass maggot like buzzbee can vote.
January 7th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
“And to think a weaselly little ass maggot like buzzbee can vote.”
Let’s see, last week you suggested that I needed to get my a$$ kicked.
Have I done something to offend you?
I may disagree with other contributors, but I am always very respectful of them.
You obviously think this is a site where keyboard warriors pick fights with people that have the temerity to disagree with them.
Too bad, since I assume we are all adults here.
January 7th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I meant ass maggot in the nicest sense of the term.
January 7th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
SantaRita SuperPAC should started airing this pro-Paul ad in S.C. ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egQjAXTls-E&feature=youtu.be
IDK anything about this PAC
January 7th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Yeah Mike, lets reserve the hostilities for those more deserving.
I’m this blogs king of discourse, but lets give honesty and forethought its due when necessary.
Buzz has always been as good as moonbats get.
January 7th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
“Of course the other option would have been to send a boatload of liquor and hookers to both places.
You have a population comprised of men under 25 who are denied sex and liquor.
A good buzz and a blowjob would probably fix a few things and contain that overwhelming anger.”
Well,… whats to expect from the worlds largest population of sexually and spiritually frustrated men ruled by genocidal theocratic nutjobs ?
If it werent for oil this culture would really have the least contribution to humanitys progress.
Whats the last decent product coming out of the Middle East ?
A rug ?
January 7th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Thanks, Micky