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[Update: 9:07 PM] Sandlin: wants social security for care-givers (possibly also stay at home mothers) says motherhood is single biggest trip to poverty and that’s shameful. Room is silent. She was getting ‘no, no, no’ from a few guys about something with entitlements but i wasn’t listening
[Updated: 8:55 PM] FairTax supporters:
Taylor
Golden
Loyola (after repealing the 16th amendment)
Rigell
Mizusawa, if implimented through pilot program
Maulbeck, in principle, but how do you roll it out?
Hutchinson
[Updated: 8:53 PM] Sandlin: I am huge environmentalist, tree hugger and I eat granola… (has no idea what Climate-gate is) Golden jumps in and explains about Al Gore and his views
[Updated: 8:40 PM] Golden: get the federal gov’t out of abortion and send the power back to the states
[Updated: 8:40 PM] Sandlin: pro-gay civil unions because it’s fiscally responsible…got a boo from the front row
[Updated: 8:20 PM] Greatest threat to America? Thankfully, no one made stupid 5th district comments like Verga and co.
[Update: 8:11 PM] phone is dying and talking points are dominating, I’ll be posted quotes that are unusual, as seen below
[Update: 8:08 PM]
Maulbeck: I gotta disagree with Kenny about 2% cuts..’
Golden (caught on mic): gee…
[Update: 8:03 PM]
Sandlin: I’m still waiting for apology from Bush and administration for causing the current President.
[Update: 7:59 PM] they’ve picked up the lace, sorry harder to get it all down!
[Update: 7:52 PM] Top priority in 2010 Republican majority?
Rigell: cut/control Federal spending, reduce size of gov’t
Mizusawa: get gov’t off backs of businesses and control spending
Maulbeck: control gov’t
Hutchinson: Republicans would screw it up; been there done that. Keep gov’t out, let states run themselves
Taylor: reduce debt and spending
Sandlin: line item veto, abolish corporate income tax
Golden: great one-liners but not feasible; reduce every department by 2%, audit everything. ‘come up with a plan ladies and gents’
Loyola: lower taxes, look at FairTax
[Update: 7:46 PM] Everyone in favor of repealing ObamaCare
[Update: 7:46 PM] taking forever, changing time limit to thirty seconds and trying lightning round…
[Update 7:40 PM]
Hutchinson: health care, education, roads, federal reserve…Hutchinson is playing to the Tea Party, but not realistic. Don’t change anything don’t do anything cause it’s ready there in the Constitution.
Taylor: makes plagiarism joke about using Department of Education.
Sandlin: No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D
Golden: Health care; Department of Education by cutting in budget in half, give half back to states, use other half for R&D
[Update 7:36 PM] Would you block legislation because it’s not specifically permitted in the Constitution, per the 10th Amendment? If so, which would you block or what would you repeal?
Loyola: Health care
Rigell: Health care
Mizusawa: Health care, but also Education
Maulbeck: Health care…brings up Dupli-gate, to mention his reform platform is 3 points, not 9. I could feel the room wince.
[Update 7:32 PM] Taylor says on track to socialist country. Close third on applause. Sandlin is special because her birthday is 9-12, former independent who recently caucused with Republicans. Question time…
[Update 7:28 PM] Maulbeck makes direct appeal to Tea Party vote. Doug Hutchinson is the random candidate on the stage, running as a Tea Party candidate/independent. Former SEAL. Who knew? Most applause besides Rigell (numerous Rigell shirts/supporters here)
[Update 7:25 PM] Golden mentions military, Loyola and Rigell mention business background, Loyola mentions Cuba background and story; Rigell brings up Marine background and business accountability. Mizusawa mentions West Point, Harvard and Armed Service Committee as well as background as businessman.
[Update 7:23 PM] First question is ‘what makes you so special?’ … I can’t make this stuff up folks…
[Update 7:18 PM] Surprisingly, Jessica Sandlin not only hit her signature goal, but also has signs through the room.
Also, anti-Mizusawa piece is on the chair regarding his stance on the fed.
I’m not stalling, the moderator is sucking up to the Tea Party and still talking for four minutes and counting now.
Live from the Wyndham hotel in Virginia Beach, we’ll bring you updates throughout!
And no, no one has threatened my life…yet
All seven GOP candidates (no Chuck Smith) and two others are on the stage
[Update 7:13 PM]
Correction, one of the people on stage is the moderator.
There will be a straw poll conducted for a before and after snapshot amongst attendees. Hour of questions, short intermission then an additional hour.
