Republikanska debatten

Tyvärr har jag inte sett debatten ännu, hittade den inte på nätet i går. Är det någon som har en länk så posta gärna den i kommentarsfältet. Jag förstår att läsare av denna blogg helst vill höra mina suveräna kommentarer, men så länge får ni nöja er med politiska journalister i USA. (OBS Peter, detta var ironi).

Det bästa i debatten var enligt Political Wire:

Mitt Romney: "These debates are a little like Law and Order. It has a huge cast. The series seems to go on forever. And Fred Thompson shows up at the end."

Fred Thompson: "And to think, I was going to be the best actor on the stage."

Här är lite andra kommentarer, fräckt hämtade från First Reads sammanställning om Fred Thompsons prestation:

AP: “Fred Thompson remembered his lines in his first stage performance. The newcomer to the Republican presidential field neither stood out nor bombed Tuesday in his inaugural debate of the 2008 White House race. He largely held his own but hardly came off as the Ronald Reagan-like savior of the GOP that backers have long built him up to be.”

Washington Times Thompson “delivered a gaffe-free performance at his first Republican presidential primary debate… [He] lived up to moderator Chris Matthews' surprise challenge to identify Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, stuck to basic conservative principles and finished up his first performance by saying the timing of his entry into the race last month ‘seems about right to me.’”

San Francisco Chronicle: Thompson “found a much tougher role Tuesday during his debut at a televised presidential debate, where he turned out to be more of a lethargic bit player than a shining star amid a cast of GOP presidential candidates. The former senator and actor stumbled through the first question, appearing nervous and hesitant - though his performance markedly improved by the end of the two-hour debate.”

Bloomberg: "To succeed, all he needed to do was stay alert and not nod off in the middle of an answer."

New York Daily News' DeFrank: "After his early stumbles, Thompson needed to convince party elders and reporters he can play on a real stage, not the forgiving sound stages of his movie career. He passed that test - but his Gentleman's B didn't stand out."

Newsweek's Fineman: "Thompson stood a head taller than his fellow Republicans but he seemed in over his head as the CNBC debate began here. He wore the pained look of a man in need of a powerful digestive pill. But by the time the two-hour marathon ended, the new guy on the trail had gained just barely enough confidence, composure and credibility to make it to the next round of the GOP food fight." Overall, Fineman pegged Giuliani the overall debate winner.

Politico's Simon om Thompson: "He wasn’t terrible. He wasn’t great. He was just “eh.”"