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(Live Thread) Republican Presidential Debate #8 Oct. 18, 2011 Nevada 8 P.M. EDT CNN
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Kristinn/ newzjunkey

Posted on 10/18/2011 4:37:49 PM PDT by kristinn

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, 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.

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: bachmann; cain; debate; debates; gopdebate; gopprimary; hermanator; livecnngopdebate; livevegasgopdebate; newt; nextpotus; perry; pickone; romney; santorum; vegasdebate
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To: txmissy

Like a game show, one of them should be dropped tonight.


61 posted on 10/18/2011 5:09:31 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Obama has NEVER given a speech where he did not lie!!!)
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To: kristinn

A predictable arrangement of the candidates...


62 posted on 10/18/2011 5:09:35 PM PDT by CASchack
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To: LostInBayport

Isn’t Anderson Cooper the unbiased journalist who coined the ‘teabagger’ expression a couple of years back?


63 posted on 10/18/2011 5:09:35 PM PDT by dogcaller
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To: mnehring

Girlygirl moment: Liking Bachman’s hair. Not liking the outfit. Looks like she’s catering the event, not like one of the candidates.


64 posted on 10/18/2011 5:09:52 PM PDT by Severa (I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
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To: txmissy

Liberals, being unstable, live in a world of drama.


65 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:08 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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To: LostInBayport

Anderson Pooper is what I heard on Talk Radio this afternoon. LOL


66 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:19 PM PDT by txmissy
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To: kristinn

Huntsman and the NM guy are not there tonight.

The fewer the better.

Maybe we can vote 1 or 2 off the island after this evening.


67 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:26 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: kristinn

The questions will be more telling than the answers.


68 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:35 PM PDT by LisaFab
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To: LostInBayport

Yeah, Huntsman is “boycotting” the debate. I wonder if anyone will notice?


69 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:42 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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To: mnehring

“What is that intro? It is like the intro to The Real World on MTV?”

Horribly dumbed down nonsense. They must figure Democrats are watching.


70 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:42 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: dogcaller

Bingo.


71 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:46 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Vision

Singing the national anthem? A little rare for CNN???


72 posted on 10/18/2011 5:10:50 PM PDT by gas_dr (Trial lawyers AND POLITICIANS are Endangering Every Patient in America)
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Lord have mercy. The music, the stage, the lighting, the long walk to the dais. This looks exactly like a game show.


73 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:17 PM PDT by lonevoice (The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers, impeach we much. We will much about that be committed.)
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Seems like a friendly audience.


74 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:17 PM PDT by McGruff (Keep the House, take the Senate.)
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To: LostInBayport

Huntsman is boycotting. Cool. His family gave money to HARRY REID. So shove it, Huntspunk.


75 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:27 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Netizen

Huntsman is boycotting in solidarity with NH over its first in the nation primary status.


76 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:32 PM PDT by newzjunkey
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To: justsaynomore

Applause meter:

Gingrich 9
Bachman 6
Cain 9
Romney 6
Perry 7
Santorum 5
Paul 8

Of course, I am losing my hearing;)


77 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:42 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Cain - touching the better angels of our nature.)
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To: TomGuy
Pre-debate discussion, one panel guy (I don’t know who he is) says the candidates need to give more than bumper sticker responses.

I heard that, kind of hard in 60 and 30 sec time allotments.

78 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:52 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: dogcaller

The same. But he’s “unbiased”, I’ve heard. Yeah...


79 posted on 10/18/2011 5:11:58 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: kristinn

I liked that rendition of the National Anthem.

It and America the Beautiful should be ‘bellowed’ out, not meeky, weakly sung.

EXCELLENT


80 posted on 10/18/2011 5:12:04 PM PDT by TomGuy
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