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.
He is so annoying. Everytime someone speaks you can hear him in the background wanting to cut them off.
Ha! Did I say Cooper???? Dah! mOment...
He of course has no shot at the White House due to his personal life and the high negatives he generates, but its good that he is there to present the conservative case in a clear and concise manner.
He's no phony son of a bitch like that liar and coward from a family of liars and cowards Romney, and hes also not one step ahead of the butterfly nets like Paul or the morgue like Pawlenty.
Bachman has a lot of balls being up there, she needs more seasoning, but is a prospect, and also will do a good job in agitating for Tea Party values and against the Washingtonians.
Cain is a wild card, he talks the talk, and would make for an unbeatable ticket if he is the VP candidate with Palin.
I'd like to see him in a VP debate against that glad handing psycho SOB Biden, Cain is clumsy because hes new to the political game, Biden has no excuse.
I LOVE that. UNIONS SUCK. We can stop here. I vote for Pawlenty!
Pawlenty sounds a lot better tonight.
Ask Newt about his support of NAFTA, WTO and most favored nation status for China. Ask him about the CFR.
Oh yes, yes, yes. Cut his mike!
I think all of our guys sound more than competent tonight!
bingo!
They’ve done it against Cain too. Some want to believe is Palin is the only conservative in this race. They are afraid someone else can fit the bill just as well.
Perry will choose Bachmann for VP.
Pawlenty did nail that question.
Newt isw waving his hands tyoo
Hes saying some good stuff
AND he gets cut off
must have been too good
Cain Thats killing out free market system
Cain is a major threat to Obama’s image. An African-American who challenges the liberal ideas and can take Zero to the woodshed. I would love to see him in a debate with Obama. I swear, Cain would probably take off his belt and whoop him with it.
Cain is very strong.
ping
I just want them to answer the question asked rather than go off on their talking points. It takes quick thinking on your feet. I don’t want to hear them pounce on key words and go with rehearsed cheering points.
Pawlenty needs to take it up some knotches though...he’s too soft. But yes...a better tonight.
Oh no theyre going to check out their personalities
Romney doesnt have one
Leno or Conan
LOL
Conan or Leno?
That is the worst question since “boxers or briefs”.
WHO CARES????
That and 5 years service in the House will get you a huge pension for life that can't be taken away.
Bachmann is doing better than I expected so far. I thought she’d be really nervous being the only woman on stage but she’s holding her own so far.
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