Klein- West debate. I'm here now.

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Lots of teabaggers in the audience. Klein is sounding strong answering thoroughly

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1. klein has west on the defense re: card check

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2. immigration: west "more border control"

Klein, "did not hear if You suppoert a path to citizenship, perhaps we'll hear it in the rebuttall."

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3. west, I do not support amnesty, nor a path to citizenship.

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4. DADT

Klein, repeal dadt upon completion of study

West, leave dadt in place. He says we are losing Afghanistan

Klein, qualified people have been let go because of being gay.

West. Is really contrdicting himself on this.

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5. Klein, beach renourishment is not pork barrel funding

It's integral to our local economy

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6. lobbying

Klein supports a waiting period after leaving congress

West did not answer only accuses klein of being a former lawyer lobbyest

Klein, most of my campaign contributuons come from so fla. Wests come from outide district.

West does not live in district.

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7. healthcare

Klein, healthcare bill benefits peeps with pre ex cond, etc.
Need to take this issue back from ins co.s. I will do whatever it takes to protect medicare.

Audience is getting very rambunctios now...

Westwants state restrictions lifted.

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8. deficit

West, no cuts to medicare or ss he says. Military spending should be focussed on 21st century battle. He doesn't. Talk about how he would reduce the deficit.

KLEIN, medicare and s.s. are sacrosanct. West wants a 23 % consumption tax.

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9. nasty campaign rhetoric

Klein, we all have thick skins and at the end of the day, it's about the people and getting things done.

West, "I'm a pretty fun guy." "I don' t regret anything I've said about Klein.

Klein,"west is fiscally irresponsible"

This debate is really deteriorating now. The moderators are not enforcing the rules at all.

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10. west says if he was fiscally irresponsible he'd be a

Democrat party candidate. The crowd erupts in cheering. Crazy teabaggers...

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11. its over. i think klein should get the sun sentinel endorsement