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. Hes 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.
Pawlenty - Biden has been wrong about everything. Palin qualified for POTUS. (woo hoo!)
Mitt - Obama has failed in jobs and foreign policy.
Bachmann - still won’t answer VP question
Paul - can’t pick VP from candidates
Pawlenty - impressed with Cain
Bachmann - thanked audience
Newt - ?
Mitt - economy growing and future
Paul - candidates were civil
Santorum - ?
Cain - it’s not about us but our children and grandchildren
John King is such an ass. Not letting anyone finish a question. Especially Cain and Bachmann. I don't think that is by accident.
About as afraid as
is of
Cheers!
The Republican Party won tonight. Any person on that stage is more qualified than Obama. The moderator is an a$$,
Got rid of Romney? Did he withdraw??
And we get you all love Palin and think everyone else is a joke. zzzzzzzzzz
People who strongly believe what you believe won’t have Ron Paul as their first choice, that’s for sure. But a lot of people don’t agree with you. Not sure how many in each group.
Of what?
ALL of the candidates tonight bested the CNN hosting. We’re making progress dealing with the out-to-get-us media.
Ron Paul looks very old, and in relatively poor health. IMO, he was the ONLY loser tonight.
I think all did well.. most likely, Cain and Bachman helped themselves the most.. just by looking the equal of all others on the stage.
Sanctorum needs to learn to speak without clenching his teeth. :-)
The talking heads will try to say otherwise since they have been trying to prop him up for over a year. If Romney makes more gaffs, they will just try to prop up another RINO.
I’m still liking Cain.
Again, Mitt? Who’s this Mitt???
ONe thing we can all agree on is that John King
is a LOSER.
Third time you still didn’t answer the question, so you can’t back up your own words? Wow! FAIL! lol
Bachmann is looking sweet, and talking tough, and come to think of it, so is Santorum. :)
I agree. Even with a lame format/questions designed by the liberal extremists at CNN, everyone on that stage was serious and focused on what is good for America. A dramatic contrast to the one-term poseur-in-chief currently occupying the office.
I just ignore the PDSers,but good post.
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