(LIVE THREAD!) Republican Presidential Debate #5 - Sep. 12, 2011 8pm/5pm: Tampa, FL (CNN)

2012 Election Central ^ | Sept. 12, 2011 | CNN/Tea Party Express

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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 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.

Jon Huntsman

Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.

Ron Paul

Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008

Rick Perry

Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.

Mitt Romney

Romney was governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican 2008 nomination for president. 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.

[Personal Responsibility]

Did I miss her announcement? As of this moment, she’s not running.

[World'sGoneInsane]

Perot was third party and helped elect Clinton.

[Winstons Julia]

No ... this was passed to me top secretly by my grandma.

She doesn’t even give it to the church cook books.

It’s THAT good.

It’s ultra top secretly here on FR. Don’t tell anyone!

[Tennessee Nana]

because the State can’t deport him
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Why cant the state deport him ???

Hes an adult illegal alien

just boot his butt out...

[Will88]

Romneycare is a law on the books, what Bachman said was an unfounded allegation.

What Bachmann said is a 100% accurate description of the appearance of a conflict of interest. Since laws allow such conflicts of interest, it's up to each voter to decide whether the conflict of interest was improper.

And candidates in any primary will always make criticisms of opponents that the other party can use in the general election. Has always been that way and always will be.

[magritte]

You can actually pay Texas in-state tuition rates to select Texas colleges if you are a resident of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

thanks!!!

there are many on here who are happy to leave illegals on welfare while the Feds dawdle on immigration...or say they should all go back to Mexico and wait 13 years to get a visa. DUH.

[Allegra]

So, it would be possible.

I personally don't like the odds and feel that gambling in that manner is dangerous now because the stakes are too high.

[mimaw]

You hit that out of the park.

[exit82]

AIT, no apology needed. You and I go way back. I figured it was meant for someone else, but wanted you to know it was not me.

Cain did well tonight. I want to hear much more from him.

He and Palin both have the ability to communicate clearly and to inspire confidence in their solutions.

Stay safe in Japan—you are our early warning system on all things in the Far East.

[PhilDragoo]

Innocent young girls? Does she get out much?

Polio vaccine--the effects of polio are devastating--I stuck up for Bob Bailey in the next block when, on his aluminum crutches, punks on bikes attacked him.

How is Bachmann going to reverse the Lady Gaga culture Clinton left us with.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

she so pandered to romney...probably wants the VP at this point.

[KansasGirl]

I must have missed that. I was back and forth tending to kiddos. FWIW, I’m a Palin, Perry, and Cain supporter.

[mylife]

Texas is hardly the “land of Statist’s

[pugmama]

So Palin made an accusation that Perry took Merck money in order to pass that bill..
Have to agree with you.
Palin and Bachmann are now off my list re this attack on Perry. Both were very passive aggressive in their responses to Greta.

I really liked Perry tonight.

[bvw]

Here is what I understand: Perry chose it as a mandatory, opt out vaccination because .. if a vaccine is considered mandatory, it is covered by insurance companies. An opt out made it available without the $150.00 to $160.00 cost per child. If a parent wanted it, it was covered by insurance. If not, they could opt out.

THERE'S a conflict of interest. Making it opt-in really made the BIG DRUG COMPANY some easy gold extracted from the BIG INSURANCE COMPANY mine. If Perry was so all-gang-out set on protecting the Texas schoolgirls from cancer, why didn't he ask the legislature to subsidize a Public Health "need"? No. Instead he went the Obama-style route. EO money from my political enemies to my political friends.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

we even had a troll give us a dissertation on Gardisol..ha.

[miss marmelstein]

I missed that. Greta really said that? That’s bad.

I thought Perry’s comment about the 5,000 was pretty damned stupid but he didn’t use the word “flip,” lol!

[Bigun]

60% of the electorate is moderate to liberal. 40% is conservative.

From what nether region did you pull that garbage? Never mind! I can guess!

[NYTexan]

I agree with your assessment. MB is get’n a bit desperate...