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.
Newt Gingrich, "I'm not so concerned about Mitt and Perry scaring the American people (w/ regards to SS), when Obama scares them everyday. *Applause* This is eating into my time..." (Paraphrased)
Yup.
I heard Perry say current seniors would be paid guaranteed
ZZZZZZZZZantorum.
If Perry/Cain is the final ticket, then I could live with that.
Awesome debate!
>> “If anyone deserves to be attacked it’s Perry... No more ManBearPiggers from Texas” <<
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Nor “clip-on” Christians from Texas.
Amen Brother. I love Santorum’s fight. I hope he can break through at some point.
AWESOME debate.
Absolutely.
Newt is brilliant.And can get his points across!
I missed it...was on the phone (trying to get off) and heard the loud applause :-(
Huntsman strikes me as yet anotehr closet queen that married only so he had good pictures for his campaign. You know....kinda ike Obammy and his beard
They make me want to sing “Jailhouse Rock”.
“august powers” sahweet
Uncalled for.
Sounds like they have all learned to handle the moderators.
Whoever gets the nomination needs to tap Newt for the VP slot. Hands down.
“Stop paying the crooks” is only a start ...
That's been the deal all along.
I think Newt knows he stands no chance of winning, but for some reason, I think he’s staying in the game to keep the focus on Obama. He smacks the lib moderators when they get mouthy and re-directs the topic back on the failure that is Zero.
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