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.
You’re on! Give me a head’s up and we will arrange a welcome committee. Have you chosen a city yet?
Not balanced. Too much eye candy for the ladies and none for the guys.
[Anyone notice that if they are attacking each other they get to go on and on, but if they start talking about real solutions they get cut off?]
YES!
Newt: The Obama Depression
Line of the night!
“pro-worker”
I am tired of this ‘worker’ word being used for working people, employers, businesspeople, and so forth. ‘Worker’ this and that is, to my ear, Marxist.
My 2 cents.
I think I want Newt to be VP just to see him debate Slow Joe.
>> “Perry won’t last past Thanksgiving.” <<
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He won’t last past Rosh Hashanna.
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Newt explaining what the rest of the people on stage cant.
What was Newt’s GE line?
why don’t we know Ron Paul’s net worth? Does he give his money away?
Question about the Federal Reserve. Santorum first, would audit, do one charter about sound money. He'd cut capital gains to 0 to support manufacturing returning to the U.S.
Cain says it should be audited. Says fix the Fed, don't end it. Says return to sound money.
Bachmann says she wouldn't reappoint Bernanke mentions foreign banks using the Fed's discount window.
Wolf continues with the line Perry wants Bernanke tried for treason. Perry is clear the Fed should not be used for political purposes to cover over bad fiscal policy. Says transparency is a problem. Fed should be focused solely on strong money.
Newt dings GE for paying no taxes and Obama having GE's CEO at the job's speech. Wants to shrink gov't to fit income, not try to raise income to catch up to the size of government.
ALL HAIL THE NEWT!
I’m loving Newt and I’m not a fan of his at all.
That would be like a Master Jedi doing battle with a court jester.
Uhm...did Romney just get booed?
It is a GREAT debate, great format. Great set of Americans on that stage, including Huntsperson and Wolfperson. Comedy relief.
Good Luck and God Speed!!!!
Get here soon! we need more good folks!!
Let’s face it ... Newt is over, too...
But Newt is the smartest person on the stage.
Newt’s only in this to be elder statesman and refocus things on what’s important...he just did it, by talking about energy.
Newt’s a giant personal hypocrite...but EVERYONE should read ALL his books.
The GE comment is a keeper.
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