Debate Two at the Reagan Library on September 16th
2015
At 5pmPT, candidates are walking in on the second floor
around Air Force One; Jeb Bush leads
with the escort, Carly Fiorina in a purple dress, and Trump at the end,
visiting with another candidate. In
pre-analysis, CNN John King is fair (mainly) and Jeffrey Lord has the correct
perspective. Some probably want Trump to
win so the Democrat can win later (in their view) and one can hope that
Democrat will be retired Marine Virginian Jim Webb .
Pictures were taken of the 15 candidates standing in a
line. [We are not listening to the
pre-analysis, but see Wolfe Blitzer take
it from Anderson Cooper and his panel.]
Dr Ben Carson is saying something to Donald Trump, Jeb Bush on the other
side of Trump who is center-stage.
Carly opens her water bottle; they all have a blank pad and a pen. [movie ad; car ad; CNN ad; movie ad. Did CNN pay like Trump wanted?]
Jake Taper is standing and welcoming the 11 leading
Republican candidates, “Anything can happen!”
Nancy Reagan is in attendance.
The Salem Radio Network goes around the world—Hugh Hewitt and Dana Bash
are seated and will join in.
Self-introductions,
from left to right, Trump in the middle because of polling.
Senator Rand Paul introduces himself, highlighting the
Constitution; Huckabee says none of them are under federal investigation,
rather the A-Team; Marco Rubio mentions
his wife and children and love of country;
Ted Cruz is the son of immigrants, a Dad of two little girls, only one
to stand up; Ben Carson is with his wife
Candy; very concerned about direction and future of children; retake our right,
welcomes Carly Fiorina; Donald Trump: I made billions (not
bragging), take care of our vets, make America great again. Jeb Bush to fix a broken DC, rise up
again; Scott Walker praises Ronald
Reagan, took on WI status quo, go big and bold;
Cary Fiorina (pause) Good
evening, my story, husband drove a tow truck, potential is being crushed. Ohio Gov John Kasich, I flew on this plane
with Reagan, restore the shining city on a hill. NJ Chris Christie, take the camera off of me
and put it on the audience: “How many of
you feel you have a better life and government because of Barack Obama?” [no one]
Etc.
Would Trump be dangerous
controlling the nuclear codes?
Carly: He is a
wonderful person as an entertainer. It will be revealed over time.
Trump: Rand Paul
is #11 and shouldn’t be on the stage; I
have a great temperament. I’m a
businessman.
Paul: I laugh.
Do we want careless language? I worry
about Trump; is it JrHS.
Trump: I’ve been in politics, on the other side, I’ve
done well in politics—now number one.
Bush: The next president will have to fix instability
and it requires a steadiness.
Scott Walker jumps in:
You are using the talking points [of Obama] look at bankruptcy.
Trump: Everybody
knows I never went bankrupt. You tubed in Iowa.
You lost $2.2Billion.
Walker: Just
because he says it doesn’t make it true [Details] Take note of this.
Taper wants to
move on, but Kasich insists to say: TV viewers will turn it off unless we
get issues.
Christie: I’m a Republican in NJ and wake up every
morning as an outsider.
Carson: Typically, politicians do what is expedient;
but I’m concerned with divisiveness, people have already seen who is a
politician and who is not.
Carly: A fish is bad but only swims in water. Vets die; border is open; leaders must challenge.
