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Dennis Miller on GOP Presidential Debate, Obama in Puerto Rico

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BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Miller Time" segment tonight: three hot topics for you, beginning with the D-man's reaction to the Republican debate this week. The sage of Southern California joins us now from Los Angeles. Miller, the country needs your insights here. Did you learn anything, anything at all from the debate?

DENNIS MILLER, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: Well, I learned that -- I tried to not TiVo it, but I forgot how to not TiVo something, so I ended up having it and I watched a little.

First off, I would say I don't get CNN's approach. I didn't get John King grunting like that. He grunted more than a stuttering caveman. And then when he starts playing those stupid questions that you were showing earlier, I just wanted him to say, "How's about this one? CNN or no TV in your house? CNN or no TV in your house?" Because that would have been an easy one to ask.

O'REILLY: How about or Fox News? That would have been a good one, huh? It's like Johnny Cash and Elvis.

MILLER: They don't want to mention Fox. Roger is so far in their kitchen he causes King to stutter.

O'REILLY: All right. So you didn't learn really -- I didn't learn much there.

MILLER: Well, listen, I think that Romney, a lot of people say he looks presidential. I think he looks like a long-tenured well-paid local newscaster. But he probably could do that job.

Ron Paul, George, Ringo, I don't know. I kind of like him in a way because he's so daffy. But this whole "let's just lay back in the tub and take a Calgon bath and let the world go to hell in a hand basket," I don't think is going to work.

I wish Chris Christie was there. If you're going to have somebody driving the bus, why not get the guy who looks like Ralph Kramden?

I think Michele Bachmann is a good dame, and I think she did a good job that night. And I also want to thank Governor Palin for taking some of the hatred off Bachmann because, quite frankly, they're not going to be able to weight in on the next square Republican woman like they did on Palin without them starting to establish an MO, which I haven't forgotten about, Billy.

O'REILLY: If Michele Bachmann gets traction they will go after her, even though, you know, her private life is stellar with all the adopted children. Believe me, they will.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – President Barack Obama told Puerto Ricans Tuesday that he’s committed to the success and self-determination of the U.S. island territory, welcome words that could help him with Puerto Rican voters in all states as the 2012 election approaches.

Obama spoke to Puerto Ricans excited to host a U.S. president for the first time since John F. Kennedy stopped here in 1961, an event that’s still remembered fondly. Residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens but cannot vote in presidential general elections — only in primaries — one of many factors that give rise to a sense of second-class citizenship among some here.

In remarks to a friendly crowd at a welcoming ceremony at the airport in San Juan, Obama quickly turned to the decades-old debate about the island’s status, which has some pushing for statehood or even independence. The president reaffirmed his support for a referendum in which island voters would resolve the matter for themselves, eliciting cheers when he said: “When the people of Puerto Rico make a clear decision, my administration will stand by you.”

The words could resonate not just here but with the millions of Puerto Rican voters on the mainland, including hundreds of thousands in politically important Florida, where Obama stayed overnight Monday before flying here Tuesday morning.

About 4.6 million Puerto Ricans live on the mainland, boosting a fast-growing Hispanic population that is becoming increasingly important in American politics.

Speaking at the arrival ceremony, Obama noted that he was making good on a campaign promise to visit Puerto Rico as president. He talked about his commitment to including Puerto Rico in his administration’s initiatives, such as the health care bill, and praised Puerto Ricans’ cultural achievements and contributions to American society and the military. The president singled out Dallas Mavericks player J.J. Barea, a celebrity here as a Puerto Rican athlete on a championship team.

“Every day, Boricuas help write the American story,” the president said, using a term for Puerto Ricans. His feel-good message included references to Puerto Rican foods and sprinkled in a little Spanish.

The president spoke in front of American and Puerto Rican flags lined side by side. Then his motorcade took him through sunny streets lined with palm trees as he headed from the airport to a visit with the island’s Republican governor, Luis Fortuno.

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