YouTube + CNN GOP Debate = Live-Blogging GOLD.

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10:12 - IT IS FINISHED.

10:10 - Rudy is asked about the retarded baseball support question. He notes that he lost a bet to McCain about the Diamondbacks and that the Yankees have never won since he left NYC. And Mitt says he still loves the Red Sox and hates the Yankees. Beauty.

10:09 - Iowan asks if Ron Paul will run an independent campaign once he loses the GOP nomination. He says no; he's a Republican. He notes the pro-terrorist fund raiser on the 5th and demands a revolution.

10:08 - Rudy says that the line-item veto is unconstitutional. And attacks Clinton. Heh.

10:07 - McCain again says no more pork-barrel spending and attacks Rudy's line-item veto support.

10:07 - Rudy says that a sustained programme should be a State-Federal partnership. Ron Paul - predictably - says we must stop blowing up foreign bridges and build American ones. And get the guv'ment out of our wallets.

10:05 - Floridian asks that infrastructure payments could cost two trillion dollars. Who would ask the American people to sacrifice for such a major fix? (Translation: Who would be willing to raise taxes?)

10:04 - RON PAUL VIDEO!!! Freedom is AWESOME and stuff.

10:03 - Fred! says that the Stars and Bars are not necessarily racist but are a private, not a public, display.

10:03 - Texan asks about the Confederate flag and what it means to them. Mitt says we need to leave BS issues like that alone and bashes Edwards' Two Americas rhetoric.

10:01 - 48% of blacks voted for Huckabee, which is amazing. He says the GOP must support blacks all the time, not just in October.

10:00 - Black Los Angeles guy asks why most blacks don't vote for the GOP despite so much agreement. Rudy says the GOP doesn't communicate itself better. Rudy says school choice and welfare reform are needed. More NYC policy boasting.

9:58 - Tancredo says we can't afford to go to Mars.

9:57 - Coloradan asks if anyone would send an American to Mars by 2020. Huckabee says the space programme has had great results. He would send Hillary to Mars. YESSSSS.

9:56 - Mitt says follow Reagan, not Hillary. And generally be awesome, or something.

9:55 - Video of guy in head-hole of dollar bill asking about repaying money to the Social Security trust fund. Fred! says he will protect that generation from his generation. Heh. Says fixing the policy is both a fiscal and a moral issue.

9:54 - Guy asks if a candidate would accept the Log Cabin Republicans' support. Huckabee says he'll accept anyone's support, so long as he doesn't have to compromise his values.

9:53 - McCain says the heads of the military say that the policy is working.

9:52 - Hunter bungles answer royally. Most volunteers are conservative and don't like teh gheys, so teh gheys shouldn't serve. Huck says follow Military Code of Conduct. Mitt won't say if he wants open homosexuals to serve and flip-flops. The General is in the audience and says Don't Ask, Don't Tell is destructive because of discharges.

9:49 - Retired Brigadier General who is openly homosexual asks why open-homosexuals can't serve. Duuude.

9:47 - Huckabee video!!! Faith is cool and stuff.

9:43 - Hunter video! It's... crappy. Break!!!

9:43 - McCain sounds bitter about 2000. McCain says Bush has less experience than he on the issue of security. The VP needs to carry out his authoritay, basically.

9:41 - Liberal editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson uses CG video of Dick Cheney to ask how much power a VP should have. "I'm watching you." Fred! says he thought that was him for a second and that a VP should be chosen based on how well he can serve the country. Fred! says a VP should have the authority a President gives him.

9:40 - Guy uses cut-away to ask about allegation that Rudy is using 9/11 to get to the White House. Rudy touts position in Reagan Justice Department. Notes George Will line. States his Mayoral street cred', which is all pre-9/11 stuff.

9:37 - McCain says the terrorists want to come here after they take over the Middle East. Paul says if we left, they would leave us alone. Tancredo rebuts Paul.

9:35 - Ron Paul says let the Iraqis have their country back. Doesn't know what the name of the Northern Iraqis are (Kurds). Says that Viet Nam is a friend of ours and a peaceful nation.

9:34 - Georgian Guy with chart says we need a permanent presence in the Middle East. Thompson says we can't be there any longer than necessary and that Islamic terrorists have declared war on the United States and that Iran wants to fill the Iraqi power vacuum. Says oil prices would sky-rocket and that too many people are vested in defeat. He is vested in victory.

9:32 - McCain says that waterboarding is illegal and torture and "life is not 24 with Jack Bauer." Uh-oh... Just lost the blogger vote.

9:31 - Mitt says he's not in favour of torture and talks to Generals and stuff.

9:30 - McCain says waterboarding is torture and violates Geneva Conventions. Says America is better than Pol Pot and the Myanmar junta. Cites Colin Powell's opposition.

9:29 - Question from Seattle: How can anyone support waterboarding since McCain opposes it and knows about torture first-hand? Mitt says be tough and don't let foreign terrorists use our legal system.

9:28 - Hunter is all like, "Dude, America saved your foreign asses. No apologies, bitches."

9:27 - Rudy says we must stay on offence and that the term Islamic terrorism is not an offensive term. McCain says we must continue the surge and that a withdrawal date is a surrender date. Notes criticism of Rumsfeld strategy and Democrat defeatism.

9:24 - Alabaman Moslem asks how American image in Moslem world would be repaired in wake of Iraq War.

9:23 - Rudy video! Touts Mayoral credentials. Jokes about King Kong, reduced snowfall and Hillary question-planting.

9:20 - Romney video! China, illegals and homosexuals are scary!!! Commercial break.

9:19 - Romney says he believes in the Bible and that it is the Word of God. No mention of Book of Mormon. Huckabee notes that Bible can be allegorical, but that stuff like loving your neighbour is clear. Pretty bad-ass answer overall.

9:18 - Video of threatening Christian: "Do you believe this Book?" (The Holy Bible) Huckabee asks if Rudy needs help on the question. Rudy says that he does not believe the Bible entirely literally.

9:16 - Tancredo says he prays for guidance on difficult decisions.

9:16 - Video: The death penalty: What would Jesus do? Huckabee notes how heart-wrenching and irrevocable the death penalty is. Notes the difference between abortion and death penalty. One was innocent and the other guilty. Says Jesus was too smart to ever run for public office. Good dodge.

9:13 - If Roe were overturned and the Senate gave him a complete abortion ban bill, would Rudy sign it? No. States issue. Mitt said he would love to sign such a bill, but America is not there yet. Wait for the country to change.

9:12 - Fred! says we must overturn Roe v. Wade and leave the issue to the States. He notes that viability is an important part of abortion laws.

9:11 - Texan asks what a woman's punishment should be if she gets an abortion and it is illegal. Paul says the last thing we need is "a Federal abortion police." Says that he has never seen the need for an abortion as an OB-GYN. He says abortionists should be punished but at the State level.

9:09 - Rudy attacks Mitt's record on crime and says how NYC's broken-windows theory made New York City a better place.

9:08 - A black father and son, Nameless Tate and Son, ask about black-on-black crime. Mitt says more families need moms and dads (one of each, that is). Notes 68% of blacks are born out of wedlock. Attacks inner-city schools and the po' leece.

9:06 - Scary man asks about candidates' personal gun collections. Fred! has guns but won't talk about 'em. McCain says he used guns in 'Nam but doesn't now. Hunter says guns are "a family tradition."

9:04 - Fred! attacks Rudy. Says, "The Second Amendment is not a choice thing." Fred! attacks Rudy's policies as Mayor. Rudy says that's not true and that D.C.'s gun laws are unconstitutional.

9:03 - Video of guy asking Rudy why citizens should pass written exam to own guns. Rudy touts NYC record on crime. Says Government has right to enact sensible restrictions on gun ownership and that the States can decide their own laws.

9:00 - Hunter says he "will strongly support Second Amendment as President of the United States."

8:59 - Guy with guns asks about gun control. "And don't worry." (Cocks rifle) "You can answer however you like."

8:58 - Back! McCain uses clip of Woodstock Museum crack and Hillary clip. Meh.

8:55 - Mitt says he was wrong to be pro-abortion. Brags about pro-life policies. Huckabee talks tax cuts, but, fun fact! he had a net tax increase over the course of his tenure as Governor. Commercial break, at last.

8:53 - Fred! video attacks Mitt and Huck's past history on abortion and taxes, respectively. Commercial break postponed due to inflammatory nature.

8:52 - Pennsylvanian woman adopted Chinese girl. Chinese lead threatens her still. How will toxic toys from China not get to Americans? Tancredo and Hunter both slam China. Hunter notes China is arming. Says buy American this Christmas season.

8:50 - It's time for candidate videos! Tancredo's attacks Hillary and illegal immigration.

8:49 - Rudy says something smart about subsidies versus European policy. A-Coop asks about a breaking Politico story regarding mishandling money, or something.

8:47 - Mitt attacks farm subsidies and says we must all "change our support structure."

8:46 - Video of a guy eating corn. Seriously. The question is about farm subsidies. Seriously.

8:45 - Grover Norquist asks if candidates will promise to oppose and veto any effort to raise taxes as President. Everyone agrees and/or brags, save Hunter, who notes the case of a national emergency.

8:44 - Paul notes that most active-duty troops give money to him. Says there is a difference between non-interventionism and isolationism.

8:43 - Uncle Sam cartoon video asks if Federal income tax would be replaced by national sales tax or "FairTax." McCain opposes it. RIIIIIPS Paul a new one regarding isolationism.

8:41 - Paul brags "Washington did not change me." Department of Energy and Department of Homeland Security should go. Invokes Reagan. Says bring troops home. Huckabee says get rid of the IRS and enact FairTax. Completely ignores fact that 30 seconds are up. Heh heh.

8:39 - Thompson says we must reform Social Security and Medicare.

8:38 - Question from L.A. for Thompson and Ron Paul. What are the top three Federal programmes to be reduced to lower spending?

8:37 - Mitt supports cap on non-military spending. Rudy also invokes Reagan. Supports using technology to take away people's jobs. Wait, what? Talks too long, again.

8:35 - McCain touts anti-pork credentials. Pledges to veto all pork-barrel bills and invokes Reagan. 35 minutes until a Reagan reference. It's a new record!

8:34 - Pennsylvanian video: What will you do to tackle national debt?

8:33 - Paul attacks Mexico-to-Canada super-highway. Attacks international Government. Attacks WTO and what-not.

8:32 - Texan video for Ron Paul. Asks if Paul believes in the North American Union conspiracy. He does. At least he's honest.

8:31 - Mitt rightly attacks Huckabee's use of tax-payers' money. Huckabee says we are a better country than punishing children for their parents' crimes. Yet another spat that should be stopped.

8:29 - Huckabee said that if you were an illegal's kid and a good egg who wanted citizenship, you got help. Calls treatment of soldiers' children disgraceful.

8:27 - Question for Huckabee about his policy for illegal aliens' children and schools and notes that our soldiers have children who need education, too.

8:26 - Tanc freaks out. Will stop all immigration and rejects notion that there are jobs Americans won't do. Duncan Hunter boasts of how his double-border fence reduced crime in San Diego 53%. Notes bill for multi-State, double-border fence.

8:25 - Question for the Tanc. Will you help with getting guest workers for struggling businesses?

8:23 - The Tanc brags that people are trying to "out-Tancredo" him on illegal immigration.

8:23 - McCain says he would never have amnesty and that he never supported amnesty. Gets booed. Echoes JFK with line about getting elected to Senate to do hard things, not easy things. Says we must fix borders first and calls illegals God's children. Awww. Says "we won't demagogue" illegal immigration. (Sigh!)

8:20 - Rudy responds. Notes that thousands of illegals were reported and some deported.

8:19 - Fred! supports legal immigrants and pledges to veto amnesty. Pronounces "in line" as "in lahn." Ah, Southerners... Gets applause. Attacks Mitt for supporting the Bush shamnesty plan. Gets in a Kerik slam on Rudy for criticising Mitt regarding his hiring said illegal-hiring company. Says Rudy did run a sanctuary city.

8:18 - VIDEO!!! WHOO!!! Basically, will you veto any amnesty legislation?

8:17 - Rudy gets booed for not shutting up. Good.

8:17 - All Hell has broken loose. Cross-talk, attacking and A-Coop failing to end this stupid spat two minutes earlier.

8:16 - Mitt plays the race card. If someone working for a company you hired has a "funny accent," should you ask for his papers?

8:15 - Rudy pimp-slaps Mitt. There were six Massachusetts sanctuary cities, and Mitt had illegals work at his mansion.

8:14 - Mitt hits Rudy hard and gets the first applause of the night. He basically says that Rudy sent the wrong message.

8:13 - Rudy explains his policy. Illegals' kids needed to go to school, or they'd kill people. Illegals needed medical care and to report crimes. Rudy attacks the Feds for their policies.

8:11 - Okay, actual question. A Brooklyner attacks Rudy for his sanctuary city policy. "Will you aid and abet allowing illegal aliens into this country?"

8:10 - FIRST VIDEO! It's a music video using guitar praising all the candidates. Somehow, Ron Paul smiled.

8:09 - Assorted videos that will and won't be used. And the latter for good reason.

8:07 - So, can we see some effing videos?

8:05 - Candidate introductions. They weren't already on-stage and are walking out to individual applause. Mitt Romney definitely got the loudest cheers. Interesting. Oh, and Crist totally butchered Tom Tancredo's name.

8:03 - Charlie Crist has been mentioned as a possible VP candidate. It might be smart, but Hillary is losing in some polls there already.

8:01 - Anderson Cooper is talking. John Edwards must be weeping somewhere.

7:59 - The snowman arrives in one minute!

Happy Thanksgiving - Don't eat the left wing!

We plow the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand;
He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain.

All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord
For all His love.

He only is the Maker of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey Him, by Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children, He gives our daily bread.

All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord
For all His love.

We thank Thee, then, O Father, for all things bright and good,
The seed time and the harvest, our life, our health, and food;
No gifts have we to offer, for all Thy love imparts,
But that which Thou desirest, our humble, thankful hearts.

All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord
For all His love.

(Source: The Cyber Hymnal)

To all who have served, Thank You.

Great video, huh? It's only slightly cheapened by the in-show advertisement reading, "Watch the Gene Simmons bikini car wash" and the satanic hand gestures throughout.

(Hat tip to Hot Air. As you can see, I am very much rock 'n' roll.)

Sounds American to me!

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far) Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

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What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North   You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The Midland
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
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Remember, a Long Islander took this quiz, so clearly my fellow Noo Yawkers' powers have no effect on me.

(Hat tip to RT for the first quiz.)

I VOTED!!!

I voted for the first time evah. It was awesome.

It was mostly just local elections for my county's district. Most of the people I supported won. Sadly, a sales tax won continued support.

Taxes suck.

I may or may not be a better steward of this blog, but rest assured, I am not hanging up my keyboard.