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.
5 years ago I said we had 50 million illegals............I live 230 miles from the boarder in New Mexico,
Bachmann had attacked the media earlier.
LMAO
Gingrich is an awesome debater. I loved how he shot down King. Too bad he’s proved himself immature and incapable as a leader.
Romney not asked about Ethanol. Figures.
I do think everyone is doing a pretty good job. Even the Newtster. King has calmed down the grunts. I had to turn it off for a few minutes to regain my composure!
so technically isnt Rick S disqualified if his dad wasnt a natural born citizen?? He later talked about his grandfather coming here so maybe he misspoke.
Nice comparison chart.
He cleared his throat and hmmmdd and hawddd over too many answers...poor format for such a large panel.
I see you are still anti Palin!
Hmmm.Good catch. Did not know his past on issue.
Asked Cain about birthright citizenship. Cain opposes.
(Stream went out, I missed a few answers.)
King asked Newt about immigration. Newt attacks the press's idea you can't break the problem down (suggested Nat. Guard or TSA on the border) and the idea you are somehow heartless if you want to do anything other than give away citizenship.
Cain said: secure border, enforce laws we have, empower states to do what the fed's aren't doing, streamline the citizenship process we have.
Paul and Romney asked about eminent domain. Rejects use of it to benefit private companies. Romney talks about energy security and development here.
Santorum wants to phase out the ethanol "blender's credit" and the tariff on ethanol imports. Thinks that industry can stand on its own two feet.
TPaw asked Coke or Pepsi. He says, "Coke."
Romney = hand it to the Taliban military?!?!?!?
Should we bring our troops home from Afghanistan?
You're right, who needs these pesky formalities? Let's just proceed to the coronation.
Mitt gaff: Hand over Afghanistan to the Taliban military.
Yup.
MY ELECTRICTY WENT OUT CAUSE OF THUNDERSTORM FOR A FEW MINUTES...HA.
Don’t you know you’re supposed to proclaim her brilliance at least once a day and then pray to her to run.
Oh, great. Paul on foreign policy. Idgit.
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