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: cut business taxes, repeal federal business strangulation laws.
Go, Bachmann!
Yea...am not least interested in PAul...nor Snatorum..nor...nor nor nor......hummm....maybe Backman if Palin doesn’t run. Time will tell.
Paul is telling the truth ... but the man is not electable. Still, I like it that he’s there.
I assume you mean John King, the CNN moderator, instead of Anderson Cooper, the CNN “news” commentator.
The background noises are distracting. King seems to be “leading the witnesses” with his own agenda. This format is terrible. He is rushing people.
“why does he not ask Cain anything??
RACIST.”
Libs don’t want Cain to win, because they lose their race card.
Rick needs to keep his hands down
Santorum smiled. He’s going to endorse her when he drops out.
Backman = Bachmann
Trying to type too fast and watch debate.
I thought Romney was the enemy but now that Bachmann is in it looks like the attacks will shift to her. If Palin supports think so highly of her and her chances (if she runs) why the need to take pot shots against Bachmann? Usually when people go after someone it’s because they’re afraid of them. Isn’t that what Rush says all the time about the MSM and their attacks on Palin?
John King grunting through every remark makes me crazy. Thought the tv had interference! Trying to blunt every response and then throws time away with the bio’s of the audience questioners. Sheesh.
TPawl talks up his blue collar background. He's using the infamous "shrunken thumb" hand gesture. "Backsack full of rocks"
Bachmann being asked about job training. She says gov't "training" programs have had mixed results. She wants to lower corporate tax rates. She wants to hack at the EPA's regulations.
Michelle = get rid of the job killing EPA!
Bachmann is great with a crowd, her flaw is primarily her choice of political advisers who like to make it about tearing down other Conservatives instead of going after Zero. She needs a support team change asap.
King should STFU. Cut his mike off and put it back on only when he says something.
Oh I would love to see Lincoln up there, these are not
debates, I don’t know what they are but they are NOT
debates.
Yep. John King is terrible.
Right to work issues.
LOL...thanks for pointing the grunts out...now they’re driving ME crazy.
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