Posted on 09/07/2011 1:53:42 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: MSNBC
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.
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Have to add some levity to the proceedings...
The latest toy has hit the shops... a talking Muslim doll. Nobody knows what it says because no one has the guts to pull the cord.
They’re going to ask Perry about evolution and make him look like a bible-thumping “Neanderthal”. Happens every time the libs get to moderate these debates.
I’ll be drinking a shot every time someone says “ObamaCare”.
Who’s with me??
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If only. More likely, the debate format will include the host and panel wearing hand puppets that will ask questions like:
Do you believe the Bible is the literal Word of God? If so, can you explain how a man can live for three days in a whale's stomach?
Do you believe that a 12-year-old girl who is pregnant as the result of incest should be put in jail for terminating her pregnancy?
Do you prefer coke, or pepsi?
When did you quit beating your wife (or husband)?
Do you believe homosexuality is a mental disorder? If so, should homosexuals be involuntarily committed and administered electroshock therapy?
It very hot (95F) and I'm exhausted.
I agree on Morning Joe. I hope the surgery goes well.
Rubio’s got to be the VP choice, no matter who’s at the top of the ticket.
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I better watch it in bed then....
Unfortunately, probably pretty close. The liberal moderator will have two primary goals in mind, 1) ask questions crafted to make the candidates look extreme, and 2) steer the candidates into attacking each other. More specifically make Perry look bad, steer other candidates into attacking Perry.
Is that set in stone or the GOP bible?Susana Martinez can bring the latino vote as well.
exactly.
Which is why I really wished he hadn’t skipped that forum the other day, since he would have been in friendly territory there with a far superior format.
Paul was big R, little L; then little R, big L. Now he’s back to big R, little L.
After Bachmann was asked about the weather as method of God's communication on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, I've wondered if she'll be asked whether the Texas wildfires are God's way of telling Perry to drop out.
They need a little more red on that stage:
*drink*
Yeah, I’m sure you’re right. That means they’ll give a lot of air time to Ron Paul, even more than the Fox News “debate” did. He can reliably be counted on to take swipes at Perry, and he can reliably be counted on to make the GOP look like a bunch of nutjobs. They’re gonna love him. Probably our best hope of anything unpredictable happening is if the moderators tick off Gingrich enough with their inane questions. I loved it when he went off in the last debate.
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