Where in the world in Ron Paul? What about the current state of the economy? What would each of the candidates do to stabilize the American economy and the value of the dollar?

Let’s hear about privatizing social security.

If McCain knows how to get OBL, then why hasn’t he done so?

By excluding Ron Paul from tonight’s debate is absurd!

Telling people that only the candidates with double-digit support from the primaries is a crock and finally made me realize the sham Fox News is running to avoid and mask the true support Ron Paul has. He finished in the top 5 (above Giuliani) in Iowa.

This is hard for me to say as I have come to love and respect Fox News…

People wake up! Check out the individual candidates for yourselves - not who the media tells you to support.

foxes news not allowing Ron Paul to be apart of the debate is keeping the truth from the American people and not helping them make a informed smart decison when it is time to vote. Foxes news is not free speech news by censoring one canadate they are trying to censor the American people from the truth and that is wrong.

What is this, the Mitt Romney forum? The bias against Fred Thompson is so apparent and it is sickening. Fox is losing it’s credibility as fair and balanced.

Will someone please tell Chris Matthews to give candidates other than Gov. Romney a chance to get a word in edgewise.

Romney is kicking butt. His presentation and message far outweigh the other candidates in this forum tonight. It’s a bit early, but I think it will come down to Mitt and Obama in the finals.

Governor Huckabee is head and shoulders above the rest of them. Thirteen years as Governor has given him a great deal of experience.

Ron Paul really should have been included in this forum. Whether you agree or disagree with his views, he brings a different and needed perspective to this presidential race.

It would be nice to give all the candidates a more equal amount of time. A few have had a lot more time than others. It almost seems as though Giuliani and Thompson are being left out on purpose with the small amount of time they have had compared to the others.

Mitt Romney has the best hair…..ha!

I agree that Ron Paul should have been included. If you look at Facebook poll he put everyone else to shame. Fair and balanced guys.

Romney as like a spoiled child.

Where is Doctor Paul? The War-mongers are all here, where’s the voice of decent? These people don’t represent me, these people represent Bil Oil, Big Pharma & Defense Contractors — these are the Halliburton & Bechtel fans…where is our champion? Who on that panel is fighting for our freedoms — how do these guys feel about HR-1955? These guys are bought and paid for & they will impose the agendas of the CFR & Tri-Lateral Commission.
IS THIS STILL AMERICA???

**rolling eyes**

Well, it is nice to hear some of Ron Paul’s ideas expressed WITHOUT Paul being present:ie: taxes, economy, energy. At least Paul is having a positive effect.
I guess we can figure out who your daddy is fox news! And who it isn’t. How sad!
Fair and balanced??? ahahahahahahahah gasp! ahahahahahahahahahah!!!!
Oh, well! The fat lady isn’t even warming up yet! Let the festivities begin!!!!

On the Repubican side, the Southern States (Bible Belt) will go with Huckabee and Romney…..just my opinion.

Benazir Bhutto plainly stated (on David Frost - On the World) on November 2nd that Osama Bin Laden had been murdered by Omar Sheikh. So ask yourselves this, why haven’t they reported anything on FoxNews? This world figure, an Oxford grad, can’t be questioned about it now, rest her soul! Why want they at least tell you what she said to the rest of the world?

IS THIS STILL AMERICA???

(I sent the info to foxnews weeks ago…yet they never told you)

is it starting to sink in yet??? They want the sheep to stay uninformed…

OSAMA is their boogeyman war-justifier! INVESTIGATE PEOPLE…

Brit is asking too many questions about what the canidates were saying about each other rather than asking the canidates about what their agenda would be if they become president.

If CNN will cover the Fox News GOP Presidential Forum and changet their broadcast schedule to include.

Why does Fox News find it to exclude Ron Paul.

I am not a supporter of Ron Paul, but I want to hear what he has to say, this is just one state and FOX News should not put their spin on the Forum.

I thought they were the ones that has a not spin zone, this is not fair and balanced.

Why is this debate being monopolized by Mitt Romney? And why is Mike Huckaby not given an opportunity to answer as many questions as some of the other candidates?

I was wondering when Chris Wallace was going to bring up “baggage” issue with Rudy.

In watching the debate I noticed a graphic come up to support John McCain’s attack on Romney - the issue being discussed was amnesty for illegals. How could Fox be prepared to show a quote on the screen in a fair and balanced debate, where the candidate would be answering in an unrehearsed forum? I count on Fox to not show bias against any candidate - I expect that kind of coverage from CNN. What’s up?

Yeah Huckaby!!!!

I agree with Governor Huckabee that running a government is important especially as a Governor.

I am greatly disappointed w/ Fox News for not having Ron Paul in the debate. Even ABC had him on. There is no excuse for excluding him. The American people deserve better than this. This is just another case of the media spinning American politics. I used to be an avid watcher of Fox News because I thought they were fair and balanced. Clearly I am wrong. “No Spin Zone” what a joke…

Ron Paul SHOULD have been included in this debate. Fox snooze is anything but fair and balanced! Mr. Paul is the only candidate who is concerned with saving this great nation from heading down the road to oblivion! I am a life long democrat and have never given a contribution to any candidate until now. I have sent money to Mr. Paul and am wholeheartedly backing him for president. I don’t see any other person running on either side who gives a damn about this country. They have all been bought out by somebody with money and thats all they care about. I lived in MA when Romney was in office and he was nothing but a joke. This country as backsliding fast and we have to do something NOW to reverse it. Do you all realize that we no longer have the RIGHT of Habeas Corpus? That means that you could get arrested, thrown in jail and have NO right to a lawyer or trail. WAKE UP people before its too late. Thank you for all that you have done for us so far Mr. Paul. You are loved.

More NH voters in their reaction to the forum say they are now for Mitt Romney. The reason? Because they really didn’t get an opportunity to hear as much from the other candidates. It’s difficult to know how the other candidates feel about the issues when you don’t get a chance to hear from them equally.

opps i meant chris asking too many questions……..

I am still undecided overall, but Mitt sure did well in this forum. The the others should have been more forcefull in their involvement, message and presentation if they wanted to make an impact.

Fox News’ spin behind not letting Dr. Ron Paul in tonight’s debate is sad. Here is what his spokesman said regarding the subject:

“I don’t know why they would exclude Dr. Paul when he outpolls Fred Thompson in New Hampshire, he beat Rudy Giuliani in Iowa and raised more money than all of them this past quarter,” Benton said. “By all metrics, Dr. Paul belongs.”

Makes me think the rumors of a Ron Paul cover-up may be justified…

I would like to know why the other canidates did not stand up and let Fox News know that Ron Paul should be included too!
I would have thought one of the canidates would have said it wasn’t right but I guess that would be too honest of a thing to do.
Very disappointed with all who are running for President of United States.
Hawkeye

Your forum tonight is wonderful. Good job Chris Wallace and Fox! The time allotted for answers really allowed the candidates to display the full benefit of their knowledge. I think the race is going to be between Guiliani and Romney. Although I think Romney is an exemplary candidate I think Guilianni is just the right person for this time in history. He has a fire about him; an alertness that you know had to have come from his having been personally affected by the Terrorist attack on our country. And he has truly a political understanding of the many levels of political life that will prove him a success in Washington with the liberal community.
He won me over tonight with his comment about “being careful about talking about change”–That’s a leader without ties of co-dependency. I don’t want someone who throws out the G.O.P.’s true accomplishments these last 8 years just to honor those who like “sensationalism”. He stands alone. That’s the kind of person who we need right now! Good luck, Rudi!

I am just writing to express my disappointment that Fox News has censored Ron Paul by not allowing him to participate. The New Hampshire Republican Party has pulled out as a sponsor of the forum because of the blatant omission of a viable candidate. Paul placed higher than Giuliani in Iowa and is expected to place higher than both Giuliani and Mike Huckabee in New Hampshire. Fox News is using a very few slanted polls to try and justify themselves but hopefully most of America will see this for what it is, Fox News is trying to influence who becomes the next President and they are doing it as a supposedly fair and balanced news source. I will no longer be watching or listening to any Fox News coverage of this election, and I hope many of you will do the same. Please get on the internet and do some independent research on the candidates before accepting the bias the Fox News broadcasting.

If you look at the Rassmussen Reports .com Polls, Ron Paul is tied in 3rd place with Huckabee in NH and has been there strong for the past few days! So.. Why have you excluded Ron Paul?
Why will you not even show his name and % he is getting in your poll report?
On the Dem. side you show the names, but look over at the Rep. side and whos name is missing that is running for president? ABC included Ron Paul, why haven’t YOU?!
It is a shame that you think our voices do not matter. Faux News at its best

To reiterate, Ron Paul should have been invited to participate in the forum….it’s only fair at this point in the election.

I want to know how Huckabee and Romney expect to make 12 million people return to Mexico and get in line to come back in. Both of them contradicted themselves when talking this issue.

Giuliani is not in the top 5 Republican candidates he lost to Paul in Iowa 10% to 4% so get him on the future Forum and Giuliani off.

As far as the Bin Laden theory, how does one verify that claim. Has any of the other news channels besides fox responding to that claim? Bhutto was no saint. There are plenty of corruption charges against her. Just because Bin Laden dies doesn’t mean we can say “Well, we are all done here let’s go home.” We leave Afghanistan without destroying Taliban and Al Qaida what do you think is going to happen? People think that is we simply leave the area then all will be right with the world. They have no clue.

No Ron Paul? Didn’t he just beat Rudy among real voters in Iowa? Doesn’t he poll high than Thompson in New Hampshire? Don’t more real people send him money than all there rest of those guys up there tonight? Come on! You know what you are doing. You are donating air time and credibility to your favorites. Nothing more and nothing less. Disgusting! How about us out here deciding who is worth our support rather than filtering out what you don’t like. I hope people make note of this travesty. People are laughing at your “professionalism” and “balance.”

McCain says he is now for border security “first.” Amnesty comes second…I guess his fake change of position is more principled than Romney’s honest change of position on abortion. Huckabee looked pathetic when he refused to answer a factual question about tax increases and whined when Romney asked for his opinion on students here illegally.

Cut off the rewards and privileges such as free health care and education and jobs, the illegals will find themselves better off not here and leave. We don’t have to deport 12 million. That is a red herring.

I found the NH Town Hall meeting much more informative and substantive. This re-bate provided nothing ground breaking or informative from any candidate invited, sorry.

Fox News is not fair and balanced. Otherwise, they would have included Ron Paul in the debate. Ron Paul beat Rudy in the Iowa Caucus, yet Rudy remains eligible to debate and Ron doesn’t. Hmm?

The people will truly decide in future elections. Perhaps the media (Fox News and others) will begin to realize that as the internet becomes the most influential tool in future elections (i.e. debates, conveying information, etc.) that they will become more and more irrelevant.

Fox, this demonstrates your shallowness as a news reporting organization.

You know I live in NH and I can tell you all these polls are worthless. Huckabee and Paul willt ake strong leads here, watch and see. I live in Southern NH that has unfortunately been taken over by liberal Massachusetts people, and even still I see more support for Huckabee and Ron Paul they any other candidate, bar none Dem or Rep. McCain will never make it because of his immigration policies.

Very disappointed in Chris Wallace and his obvious lack of respect towards Thompson. He could have at least been “Fair and Balanced” with allocated speaking time. Some candidates seemed to have no time restraints, while others were only allowed to begin a discussion. For Chris to actually admit that he ignored all candidates except the top three was truly astonishing. This is unbiased reporting? I, for one, would have been interested in knowing ALL of the candidates’ opinions, as I will be voting in a few weeks. I have been a die-hard Fox News fan for many years, but I may have to change my allegiance.

I also watched the NH Town hall meeting with Dr. Paul instead of the 5 candidates on Fox that all are lying about what they will do (and they all sound the same)….Fred the lobbyist against Hucka-beaver, who is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Christian right, do not follow him just because he says Jesus…put your thinking caps on!! Look at his record. This man is a phony. Romney is also a flip-flopper, flipping just right now that the microphones are on, and McCain will stay in Iraq for 100 years if necessary. Do you really think we can afford that? Last but not least, Guiliani should be running as a democrat with his sanctuary city and no guns!!

There are no real representatives here. I also watched the CNN debate instead of this pony show. Fox, get it together. You are losing fans big-time!! I turn on CNN (and the internet) now instead of you. Wish you truly were for the people, not the “progressive” one-worlders. Ron Paul is waking up America, bringing up issues no one has talked about for years. Thank God!! I hope he wins NH; what are you going to do then; still ignore him? Good luck!!

Its funny that the alliance between mcCain and the huck backfired on them. Mitt took several hits the gast few days by all canidates and still came out on top!!

way to go mitt

happy voting NH

FACT: The ethics commission fined Huckabee $1,000 for failing to report that he paid himself $14,000 from his 1992 U.S. Senate campaign and $43,000 from his 1994 lieutenant governor’s campaign. (Source: POLITICO, Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)

FACT: Huckabee accepted more than 300 gifts worth at least $130,000, ranging from $3,700 cowboy boots to a $600 chainsaw. (Source: POLITICO, Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)

FACT: Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years. (Source: The Leader, 08/30/2006)

FACT: Mike Huckabee’s substantial tax hikes far surpassed his modest tax cuts, with the average tax burden increasing by a whopping 47% over his tenure. (Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/09/07)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a congressional measure to ban internet taxes in 2003. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 11/21/03)

FACT: Mike Huckabee in 2004, he allowed a 17% sales tax increase to become law. (Source: The Gurdon Times, 03/02/04)

FACT: Mike Huckabee stole over $70,000 worth of furniture from the Arkansas governors mansion. (Source: Arkansas Times Counting the Furniture, 12/14/06 Leslie Newell Peacock)

FACT: Mike Huckabee set up a nonprofit entity so he could give paid “inspirational” speeches without having to disclose the donors. (SOURCE: Bloomberg Dec 12, 2007 Margaret Carlson)

FACT: During the 2001 regular session of the Arkansas Legislature, Mike Huckabee supported giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. (Source Arkansas Journal, Mike Huckabee Supported Bill to Give Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Aliens, Henry Rearden, 11/22/2007)

FACT: Mike Huckabee supported in-state higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrants. (Laura Kellams, “Senators research U.S. law on aliens,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/27/05)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a federal raid of 119 illegal immigrants at an Arkansas Tyson poultry plant, 107 of whom left the country either voluntarily or through deportation. (Melissa Nelson, “Huckabee Risks Political Fortunes To Denounce Immigration Raid,” Associated Press, 8/5/05)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in his own state. (Source CNS NEWS, Some GOP Concerned about Huckabee’s Immigration Views, Fred Lucas, 12/04/2007)

FACT: Mike Huckabee says he has degree in theology, further investigation discovers he does not. (Source: The Carpetbagger Report, Mike Huckabee has a theology degree — or does he?, 12/14/2007)

Look through his “Awe Schucks” act and see him for what he really is. Mike Huckabee is a wolf in sheep’s clothing that uses the religion card to push his own agenda.

Duncan Hunter is the true conservative running for president. He doesn’t just talk about what needs to be done…he actually does it. Please check out his record for yourself. For some reason Fox seems to be deciding who the public has to choose from rather than covering who is running. I used to believe that Fox was fair and balanced. I was wrong. Excluding candidates is certainly not fair and balanced. Quite the contrary.

FOX news……..fair and balanced……..eh? WHAT a joke, well it would be FUNNY….. if this wasn’t so serious.
Can’t help but think that actions speak LOUDER than words. HOW can your own NH polls show Ron Paul ahead of Rudy and tied with Thompson and Ron Paul is excluded from the FOX NH debate. Where is the FAIR and BALANCED part? FOX was a tool in the run up to the Iraq WAR…………and now they are “spinning” the debates. Sadly, I’m not surprised.
Propaganda at best. NEWs………I don’t think so.