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.
The Big Med propaganda ministery.
Rise above it; the real facts are there for those that seek them.
I agree we need to vet our candidates. But that wasn’t really the point of my post.
Because it has been the way of politics as usual as long as I can remember.
I’ll tell you this, given the players this time, it’s a great issue to run upon if you have a record which says you haven’t played the same game.
Crimminny. You think one official Merck donation was the only movement of drug company marketing funds and support into Camp Perry?
It seems as if they’d rather not know.
I agree. Bachmann totally blew herself out of the water with that response AFTER the debate.
[So more will come in and say “well, if we can sneak in and stick around for 3 years we get the benefits”.]
Only if you graduated from a high school in TX. You have to have graduated from a TX high school, been a resident for 3 years, and be working toward citizenship to qualify.
Let me just add that “innocent little 11 & 12 year old girls” are becoming a rare species. They start dating at 9 & 10. Tweens are quite sophisticated these days.
Sarah without entering is getting complete attention to her message, dictates the debates and even gets to point out the other candidates weaknesses and strengths.
And you want her to announce for what? So you feel better about being completely wrong?
Bachmann is rigid, and hysterical...she just hasn’t been in situations —governor or business—where you DO make mistakes..lots of them.
Did you not read that the entire legislature voted FOR it? The ENTIRE legislature, don't you believe in our form of government?
You want it put on the ballot, like they do in California? I really don't think Texans want to be governed like they are in California where the people vote on almost every initiative any crank can come up with.
It's not your business unless you live in Texas. Texans decided they want to let them have access to tuition, they have to pay that tuition, it's not a freebee. I don't like it and wouldn't want it here, but TEXANS decided they wanted it because it came up twice in 10 years and passed both times.
Social Security
She said it AFTER the debates were over.
Why do I feel that the best mans there this evening (in no particular order) Cain, Gingrich, Perry, won’t win this nominations?!
You had all of your silver amalgamate fillings removed, right? Go back and look at the history books as to causes of death 100 years ago. Mumps, measles, influenza, and the pox were major killers, especially on the young. I am glad we live in the 21st century and have vaccines so that my body can outlive my mind and I can wither away in a nursing home.
Has it also escaped you that Perry himself has said it was a bad mistake?
So you tell me why would you defend executive order mandates which required parents to "request an opt out from the government"?
I feel like I went to the wrong board for cripes sake.
Oh you mean like Prop 8 that passed in a blue state? I kinda like that...
Wow, is right. So for kids in Alaska that can’t afford it, it is not an option.
“She wasn’t shrill. She was tough. All you guys go to the shrill word when you don’t like the message. And Perry fumbled around and seemed confused (and frankly, stunned) by her denunciation of his executive order.”
It was stunning to see Bachmann go over-the-top and get dishonest like that. I was saddened to see that, it diminished my view of her.
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