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.
Way too much time to have to listen to Paul’s voice...but I wish all all of them would give King the boot! He must be the most annoying human! I have read the posts...and I don’t think I could turn it on after that! LOL!
Micheel was elected to Congress in 2006. Palin was still mayor of Wasilla or something.
Quit making stuff up just because you like Palin. She could have been a part of this you know.
Bachman making too many hand gestures. Distracting, as well as her make up. Sorry.
This whole debate moving so fast it takes my breath away.
Sometimes you need a minute to digest the information.
I’m guessing that was a joke.
PAWLENTY HAS TO GO, the man is dithering and not a man who will fight for conservatives and seems to be wanting to be popular and will say anything.
Bachmann asked about cuts and the raising debt limit. Quotes Obama on raising the debt ceiling as "failed leadership." She says if we pay the interest we will not default.
TPaw asked about "separation of church and state" and he says it was intended to protect people of faith from government, not the other way around. Mentions rights from God in founding documents.
Pawlenty just nailed the separation of church and state out of the park. Its to protect the people from the govt not vice versa.
Palin was absolutely smart NOT to be part of this
dog and pony show.
Excellent post!
Yea, let’s see if they even ask Romnsy abour religion...this is got to be good...but they have preprogrammed him to speak only of religon in general.
King should be asking, “Muslim or Christian.”
Yes, Palin supporters snipping at those on stage when she could be up there with them. I’m sorry but she just comes off as ‘I’m too good for you clowns’. Though I’m sure her supporters feel the same way...
Obama is a good speaker, most socialist leaders are. In the context of her introduction of the Repeal of Obamacare and other statements. I don’t think she can be accused of Obama-Pandering.
They threw the faith question in to sidetrack all the anti-Obama talk.
“It’s a shame Palin didn’t participate because I would like very much to see them on stage together so I can objectively evaluate both.”
Palin is brilliant to avoid this pre-game warm up show.
I think they are all doing good jobs.
Plus............don’t see any teleprompters.
Cain is a rock star...with BRAINS!!
Noting Bachmann's beauty is in no way 'worship' whether coming from a male or a female. You messed up with your ad hominem.
Santorum and Pawlenty doing a great job on morality. Paul doing OK too. He's surprising me tonight by sounding occasionally sane.
Cain!
He just did!
Cain is right, NO MUSLIMS OR SHARIA IN GOV!
and finally, applause for him!
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