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.
I think Perry countered well and has the crowd with him.
Newt: Obama scares Americans every single day.
Kapow!
Newt: Obama is scaring them every day!
And what about Medicaid, the biggest future liability of all? No one will discuss that.
Newt got a good Obamaslam in there.
Lame Curt Cobain joke by Huntsman.
Cain nailing it. (yeah I started a few minutes late; I’ll catch up at the first commercial.)
It’s only the AFC.
They love NOOT! They are chanting NOOT—NOOT—NOOT!
Newt correctly changing the focus to Obama’s scare tactics.
I love Newt!
Newt dunks a good one :)
Cain was the only one out of Romney, Bachmann, and Paul who chose not to attack Perry. He said, “I don’t care what you call it is broke.”
Now Huntsman attacking everyone.
Newt: “I’m not particularly worried about Romney and Perry frightening the American people when President Obama scares them everyday.” Thunderous applause
I swear Huntsman is a Democrat plant. All he does is talk about how Republicans are going to lose.
>> “If you’re more concerned about sports than the future of your country then nothing in this debate was going to sway you anyway” <<
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There is nothing about this false ‘debate’ that has anything to do with the future of this country.
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I agree. “Ponze Scheme” denotes a criminal intent to deceive. So, you are either support a criminal program, or you’re not.
Newt seems good for a zinger or two per debate at Obama’s expense and that’s about it.
Omg! Newt! Woo Hoo!
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