Posted on 06/13/2011 4:49:56 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 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 nomination for president in 2008. 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.
Bachmann addresses TEA Party explains it's a broad coalition. The election will be about economics. She says we need all three legs: peace-through-strength Republicans, social conservatives and fiscal conservatives. Says Obama will be one term governor.
Cain will a "common sense" business type.
King pimps a so-called "TEA Party debate" on CNN at some future date.
Rick is all 'establishment'. He's on the right side of the fence, but feels like he's part of the 'club' in Republican circles.
New Hampshire already has a huge influence in choosing our President, can’t they get questions from people who aren’t in the first few primary states?
That’s not Anderson Cooper, just looks like him.
Bachmann is doing well. Cain’s responses have been good. So has Santorum.
Conservatives are winning tonight.
Paul good answer
telling it like it is
Romney is polished, says the right things, now if you believe him, well that’s another story.....
We can only hope there's fair elections. Heck, we can only hope there are elections next time. Ha, did you see Mitt and Newt giving Paul that goofy "ah, poor thing" look!
OH LORD PAWLENTY IS TALKING ABOUT MEAT PACKING AGAIN!!! Am I flashing back to the last debate?
Yep, Backman seems to have the show so far....aside from Cooper who is taking far more than his share...he wants control.
My Bad
He didn’t have enough time to fully answer the question about experience.
I wish he could have mentioned Obama’s NO EXPERIENCE ....
thjey need to ask him on trade
he wants China to be a favore3d country in trade
John King: STOP reminding people of the very “short time” for their responses, and just let them RESPOND with the used-up “time” you just expended scolding them! HOW ANNOYING IS HE?
Backman - need mother of all repeal bill.
King: ah, er, um, er, aug, un, um.
Bachmann taking on EPA. Go!!
Yea...am not least interested in PAul...nor Snatorum..nor...nor nor nor......hummm....maybe Backman if Palin doesn’t run. Time will tell.
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