Posted on 06/13/2011 4:49:56 AM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: CNN
Broadcast time: 8pm EDT/5pm PDT
The Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, she earned a Master of Laws degree, worked as a tax attorney, and was a foster mother for 23 teenagers. She is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Herman Cain
Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich served as the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He has a PhD in modern European history.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty served two terms as governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010. He served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002. He is the son of a truck driver.
Mitt Romney
Romney was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008. He has an MBA (Harvard) and JD (Harvard Law).
Rick Santorum
Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.
I really think Ron Paul looked like a Bobble Head that was hard to understand. He tries to pack 100 things in 4 sentences. I know they don’t get much time, but seriously.. someone go to the zoo and hit this man with a Tranq dart.
I like him, but he really seems out of place on the stage.
I think they all did the right thing by hitting Obama and not each other. Just keep pounding him..
Who is right? You, he, who he, who you? Hu Yu? Yu Hu? Yu He? Who he?
So gbc, you are not a Palin fanatic. Do I have that right?
Again, not EVERYONE...but FG's example was a good one. ICK
No I am not, but brutally exposing Michele Bachmann’s legislative and leadership short comings apparently makes me one in the eyes of some.
Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy is right in line with “Mr. Republican” Robert Taft’s foreign policy.
regardless of whoever wins the gop nominee, obama
is a 1-termer;
-bho is a closet muslim and americans know what muslims agenda are
-bho’s policies are no good, everybody knows it
-bho is not really proud of the american people
-bho is not a strong president
Is that what that I-hate-the-way-she-talks-laughs-and-does-her-makeup stuff was all about?
Legislative shortcomings?
I'd say it was more like acting like a brutal 13 year old girl.......
I have liked Michele for a while, but I like her even more when jerks attack meaningless, sexist stuff. Just like I admire Sarah more for standing up to the same kind of crap you've been slinging at Michele on this thread.
Issues, bean, issues. That's what conservatism is all about.
If she took in all those foster children, it means she was compassionate. If she was permitted to take in all those children, she must have been good with planning, money matters, etc. These are certainly important characteristics for a POTUS to have.
You missed a brilliant Bachmann.
That is a real stretch. GW was compassionate too. That really worked out well..
Well, all day, everywhere, in print and cable and radio, Romney was the unquestionable winner.
Does anyone in the left have the brains and nuts to analyze November? At all? Are they becoming the *Stupid Party* now?
It appears they are.
I have a gut feeling Perry is running and will get the nomination like it or not. I am not cheer leading for him but I disagree because he is from Tx he has no chance when all of the media crap on Bush has been exposed and he will go down in history as a good POTUS. His book interviews show he has character and class. I don’t think Perry has the same but he will be the nominee and beat Obama.
Why all the hate?
We’ll get enought hate and character assassinations for our Conservatives from the Libs without your help.
Jean Kirkpatrick, if only she were alive
Conservatism has been redefined and watered down, unfortunately. Jean Kirtpatrick could run circles around all of them in a debate. Alan Keyes is the closest to a real conservative we have nowadays and even the SO-CALLED “right wing” of the Republican party call him “nuts”. That’s how far left today’s “conservatives” have moved.
The only sh*t the left got to stick on W was the war.
Now we got 4 wars instead of two, with many more likely with Operation Arab Spring.
Texas is a model that Perry didn’t build or really execute, but can help implement in the dying states.
Not a fan of Perry, but I think he’s the only one to fold zero in the whole bunch.
Just listen to the SRM: the rats will telegraph who they want and don’t want to run against, and all of a sudden Sarah will be the MSM’s darling.
LOL. Scary ain’t it? I am watching it today and oh my...
Please Lord, send someone to save us.
VERY small smile.
Tatt
it’s only the first warm up, introduction, debate. None are going to unload their guns this early. Remember there are many people who do not watch politics, who will be turning into these debates from time to time and thru these get acquainted with who is runnning...and so the candidates are not going to come on real strong initially.Of course you're right. Thanks for posting your thoughts on this.This debate was pretty much an introduction to the candidates...if and when Palin announces the dynamics will change quickly once she’s standing at a podium. You can bank on it as you know......Be patient....though hard for all as we wait.
Could be. I don't know how much Taft had to deal with 9/11-type act of war attacks by jihadist crazies. Not sure he was dealing with he same kind of world-wide threats to American security that we have now.
Either way, Paul's foreign policy ideas are Libertarian and isolationist - not realistic or in America's best interests IMO.
Love his economics, hate his foreign policy.
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