Posted on 08/11/2011 4:15:45 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: FOXNews
Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm 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 the 58th 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 obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty served two terms as governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010. He served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002. He is the son of a truck driver.
Mitt Romney
Romney was the 70th 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.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
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Wait till the day after the election, you can read about it in the papers.
Shying away from the debates is not a tactic that wins
Bachmann asked for voting against "Cut, Cap & Balance" and the debt ceiling debate. Defends not raising the debt ceiling. Avoids hard question of what would've happened.
Cain said raising the debt ceiling was the easy way out and S&P sent that message. Explained .
Newt said Bernanke and the Fed should be audited. Everything from 07-09 so we know who was bailed out, how much, how high, and who was not. Says Fed is "primary villain" in not having sound monetary policy.
Ron Paul says you can phase out the Fed, needs to be audited, says the Fed causes the business cycle problems.
LMAO!!
Sigh.....
You failed to snatch pebble from hand....
Paul needs a special category. He’s not bad. He’s energetic and honest.
Agreed on all points. Santorum is a man of principle. The answer on abortion was not popular, but it is one that Jesus would approve. Good for him.
That one dimension will not get him to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Yes, and let’s try very hard to forget that she said “she will never run a TRADITIONAL CAMPAIGN”!
"I much wish I speak good must like Cain"
IIRC, in one of the ‘08 campaigns, Romney was asked if he had pre-marital sex with his wife.
I think people are underestimating Paul. There are segments of the Tea Party that are sick of these wars and he’s appealing to them.
Newt is a pro and I would have expected nothing less. I would NEVER want him for president though. Too much baggage and too much bad history behind him.
He is a great debater though!
Who let Paul’s fan club in the auditorium?
BTTT
Santorum got a great shot at RuPaul!
We need to solve problems, not just stir them around in the pot.
And we need to create jobs for people in this country not jealousy.
Never “misunderestimate” Gen. Buck Turgidson : )
ROFLOL!!
Newt came back tonight. Michelle held ground, maybe improved her standing. Tpaw is cooked - came across as nasty and vile. Santorium is a nice guy, but not presidential. Cain is okay, but sounds a little niave, although I did like it when he said bigger dividends might be an okay thing to do with repatriated corporate funds.
No one damaged Romeny - too bad.
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