Posted on 09/12/2011 7:14:30 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 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.
Romney fibbing about Perry on SS already.
Yeah, Romney, calling SS a “criminal enterprise” in your book is so much better than the term “ponzi scheme.” I hope Perry calls him out on that in the rebuttal.
Perry didn’t say how he would fix SS.
I’m glad they’re letting Tea Party folks ask (at least some) of the questions. Hopefully there aren’t any plants in the audience.
Bingo! One thing I've noticed about Perry is that he speaks up and then shuts up.
Mitt is in full attack mode on Perry
Glad to see so many TP patriots in the audience!!!
And right away Blitzy is letting Romney rebut that answer. I can’t stand the creepy way Mitt stares and smiles right at Perry when Perry is speaking.
To hell with Mitt.
bye bye every one but perry and romney - haha
Woo hoo! In your FACE Romney! Get him, Perry!!!
I corrected the post. Just a slip in memory. As far as Jindal, it’s true I don’t know alot about him but he stood up to the marxist during the oil spill. Can’t be all bad.
He’s not running for president; seems like a solid endorsement to me. It beats the hell out of pawlenty.
It sounded like she sounded like she had memorized her response.
Romney is a jerk.
With a statement like “a border fence will keep us in” isn’t enough?
TP audience doesn’t care for Romney’s attack on Perry’s position on SS.
Perry is not being honest here. W tried to reform SS and many others have pointed out the problems in the past. Over heated rhetoric such as “Ponzie scheme” and “atrocious lie” serve no purpose other than to give the Dims material for non-stop TV ads should Perry be the nominee.
Not smart to write the Dims ads for them.
I guess Mitt is the moderator now
Yep, just like talk radio said. Mitt is trying to nail Perry by lying about him. He is going for broke on that. Ha ha Perry got applause for his rebuttal.
Mittens being Mittens! Get him Rick and get him to shut up!!!!
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