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(LIVE THREAD!) Republican Presidential Debate #3 - Aug. 11, 2011 9pm/6pm: Iowa (FOXNEWS)
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Posted on 08/11/2011 4:15:45 PM PDT by newzjunkey

Broadcast on: FOXNews

Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm 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 2008 nomination for president. 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.

Jon Huntsman

Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.

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To: annie laurie

Re; Map- Ron Paul won?
GAWD!
I thought America had wised up.

I wasn’t too impressed by any of them.


1,241 posted on 08/11/2011 9:50:44 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: takenoprisoner

Not at all.
The Tea Party is one of the greatest movements in this country's history
But Ron Paul must have been on drugs, tonight.
I don't know how anyone with any sense could support that marijuana idiot?
1,242 posted on 08/11/2011 9:51:05 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Yosemitest

Re; Ron Paul- anybody who says drugs and prostitution should be legalized..that eliminates them right there in my book.


1,243 posted on 08/11/2011 9:52:49 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: MestaMachine
I really like Bachman, but not for President. Perry seems to be more Rhino than not...and I'm not happy where he stands on immigration at all. I was surfing the net further about him tonight.....the immigration thing is a high priority for me. I want the borders protected and closed....course that's not going to happen
1,244 posted on 08/11/2011 9:54:03 PM PDT by caww
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To: KansasGirl

I’m with you. I would pick Santorum or Cain as the winners tonight.


1,245 posted on 08/11/2011 9:54:24 PM PDT by jonrick46 (2012 can't come soon enough.)
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To: MestaMachine
I guess you missed the Palin/Biden debate then?

Biden is no Obama when it comes to debating.

1,246 posted on 08/11/2011 9:54:24 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: daler

Santorum did well. I liked his pro-life message and his stand against unconstitutional mandates. He went up a few notches for me.


1,247 posted on 08/11/2011 9:55:26 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (PALIN 45 -The cure for "meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Resisting Tyranny Since 1-20-2009)
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To: patriot08

Ron Paul always has rabid phone bankers calling into any polls. I would look at the person who comes in second as the winner as that is the true front runner.


1,248 posted on 08/11/2011 9:55:39 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather ("Kick The Communists Out Of Your Govt. And Don't Accept Their Goodies"-Yuri Bezmenov-KGB Defector)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic

He has my support. I will show him that tomorrow. It is not a video game to me. He is most qualified to take down the magic man in a head on head debate.


1,249 posted on 08/11/2011 9:56:52 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: glock rocks
Bambi can't think on his feet, and TOTUS cannot keep up with the Grizz.

So, improving debating skills is a waste of time for any candidate going up against Obama. Okay.

I disagree.

1,250 posted on 08/11/2011 9:57:05 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: chilepup

“No, only RP. Why do so many of your drink his kool-aid is beyond me. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile...our nut just happened to be on stage!”


Ron Paul is the man who ignited the fire, creating the Tea Party. The fact he is winning the poll tonight, is because the majority in the Tea Party supports his principled discipline.

All I know is we are broke, and extremely in debt. We cannot save the world, at least now. We can no longer afford to “spread freedom” to the world, especially when it requires war.

The 911 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. None were from Iraq nor Afghanistan. None of them learned to fly jetliners in either country. Most learned to fly in the USA.

Today, muslims still receive preference in visas and immigration to the USA. Bush said they were a “religion of peace.” Obama honors Ramadan, and sings their praises.

Find me a quote where Ron Paul says Islam is a “religion of peace.” Then find me an incident where Ron Paul honors Ramadan. If you can, then you will have an argument for which I can agree with you.

Til then, you got nothin but kool aid spewed all over your keyboard.


1,251 posted on 08/11/2011 9:57:36 PM PDT by takenoprisoner (Repeal the 16th amendment . Send Islam packing to their homeland.)
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To: LUV W

Indeed he is. He showed us tonight that is is a seasoned professional politician, unfortunately he’s part of the establishment and part of the problem. Now don’t get me wrong, I will vote for anyone that can get that Marxist Kenyan out. I won’t like it but I will not sit home. Sitting home is the same as voting for the Marxist Muslim Kenyan usurper.


1,252 posted on 08/11/2011 9:58:00 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: newzjunkey

“Huntsman asked about cyberwarfare. Talks up his China bona fides.”

I’d take Trump’s China bonafides over Huntsman’s any day. DT at least loves America and says China’s our enemy (which it is). JH would be just as happy if we were all speaking Chinese.


1,253 posted on 08/11/2011 9:59:10 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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To: tsowellfan

I didn’t think Obama was all that in the debates.

It’s very easy to look good when W was at 27% approval, when 65% disapprove of Iraq, when you have 450 million more dollars than you’re opponent, when the media is 1000% behind you, etc...

Any democrat would have won in 2008 and any republican would have lost.

Things will be very different next year.


1,254 posted on 08/11/2011 9:59:43 PM PDT by jeltz25
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To: CitizenM

They ignore him because he frightens them. he takes on Obummer in a big way, far more than anyone else. He gets down and dirty and Fox no likey that.


1,255 posted on 08/11/2011 10:00:37 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: takenoprisoner
Find me a quote where Ron Paul says Islam is a “religion of peace.”

Don't need to. His supporters already told me that in these forums. You show me a supporter and I'll show you the candidate.

Ron Paul?

No thanks. He's nothing but a libertarian Ralph Nader.

1,256 posted on 08/11/2011 10:01:42 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: daler

I agree with you, but it was way back at the first commercial. Santorum was right on every answer he was ALLOWED to give, and in MY opinion, the only REAL Conservative on the stage.


1,257 posted on 08/11/2011 10:02:44 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Going down! (Gunwalker Ping List))
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To: Fudd Fan

“He’s saying safe things but there’s something that I can’t square with him.”

Well, the fact that he was a BHO appointee should be enough. He’s an obvious NWO guy as well.


1,258 posted on 08/11/2011 10:04:07 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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To: Dissident1

Scorecard

1 Cain
2 Santorum
3 Bachman
4 Gingrich
5 Paul
6 Huntsman
7 Romney
8 Pawlenty

_______________________

Mine:
1. Cain
2. Gingrich
3. Romney
4. Bachman
5. Santorum
6. Paul
7. Pawlenty
8. Huntsman


1,259 posted on 08/11/2011 10:04:27 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: tsowellfan
So, improving debating skills is a waste of time for any candidate going up against Obama.

So, standing in a landfill in a tutu with a Carmen Miranda headgear will make you win. Okay.

IOW, your paraphrase of my post is bogus. However, your headgear is marvelous.

1,260 posted on 08/11/2011 10:05:53 PM PDT by glock rocks (Primary is a VERB)
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