Posted on 09/22/2011 2:55:26 PM PDT by newzjunkey
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The NINE(!) 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.
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.
Gary Johnson
Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.
He's channeling Fred Dalton Thompson!
You may not like either Perry or Romney, but you are facilitating a Romney win.
Go figure.
Newt seems like the only guy who realizes Obama is the true enemy.
That must be the dumbest argument a politician has ever made.
Governor Perry has an irritating monotone. That would kill him in debates against Obama. I had not realized that before. First time I noticed it. He ought to work on that.
Perry is embarassing himself....we need someone who can debate Obama....
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Yep that’s what worries me and why I toy with the idea of Newt, though Cain could if he could get more traction. Cain wouldn’t sound quite as articulate, though. People might miss Cain’s message, contrasting to Obama’s smooth talking.
BTW - is it just me - or do Megyn Kelly's lips look different the past few days?
Perry absolutely stinks as a debater. Obama would make mincemeat out of him.
Mitt is making me puke.
Yeah, but all I care about is can Perry beat Obama. Will Governor Boomhower become President Boomhower?
LOL. Ok.
“prohibits states from providing a postsecondary education benefit to an alien not lawfully present in the United States on the basis of residence unless any U.S. citizen or national is eligible for the same benefit.”
All US citizens are eligible for in-state tuition in TX if they have lived in the state for 3 years. In fact, US citizens only have to have lived there for 1 year.
Unfortunately it seems like the only consistent conservatives are getting precious few questions. I’m less and less impressed with Perry or Romney.
LOL!
So far Romney’s got it. (And I am not a Romney supporter)
Understood. But what do you do with those kids? Do you expect them to drive their happy butts back to where their parents came from?
It's easy to criticize, isn't it? Hard to solve.
Herman, you are the man!!
Because Perry is George Bush on education and sees these kids lying around as people you educate rather than deport.
“I’m sorry, folks; I just could not take another 4-years of George Bush....I mean Rick Perry. “
So if Gov Perry gets the nomination, you will stay home? So you could take another 4 years of the obamessiah?
We will never get a 100% candidate
Smarts, common sense...and character!
If you can't trust a president to make life and death, peace and war, decisions...I don't care how damn intelligent and educated they are.
Character...and trust...should be the first consideration.
The importance of education as a presidential qualifier is non-existent. We've seen what the Ivy Leaguers can do the country, right?
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