Posted on 09/07/2011 1:53:42 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: MSNBC
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 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.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Rick Perry
Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.
Mitt Romney
Romney was 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Stop reading the Daily KOS...this is great and they know it!
Huntsman just kissed his butt goodbye: pro global warming, pro evolution.
amazing!
huntsman is for global warming.
whatta gore dork!
Absolutely. She kicked Perry’s azz on those issues.
Gov. Rick Perry’s chief of staff met with key aides about the human papillomavirus vaccine the same day its manufacturer donated money to his campaign,
So what you are pitching is that Perry sold his soul for six grand in campaign contributions.
You also have to sell the idea that the vaccine is totally useless, if not downright harmful. Then you also have to tell us that Perry has sacrificed his political career for every campaign contribution of $6000 or more or that his campaign is running on sofa cushion money.
Did it ever occur to you that Perry honestly thought that the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer might be a good idea for the millions of sexually active kids who, in the event of getting the cancer would demand the State of Texas pay for their expensive treatment?
I suppose if Perry said "no" to the vaccinations, you would turn around and say that Rick hates women and hopes they get cervical cancer.
Huntsman, if you don’t buy into AGW you’re a luddite. Get rid of this moron.
Huntsman just finished himself.
Huntsman is washed up .... I hope.
I agree. I expect him to be the first next to fall away.
thanks for the count tonight
Perry Won it tonight
Doesn’t benefit her at all. Sarah enjoys the stage, she enjoys the attention. She hasn’t shown she has a hunger to do what it takes to attain the power that would allow her to execute her beliefs.
“I’d rather fix the laws so you didn’t have to provide services to people who broke into our country.
If someone breaks into my house, I want them caught and arrested (I don’t have a gun, because I couldn’t take a life, but if someone has one, that’s another solution). Point is, I don’t want to have to build a wall around my house to keep people out. I want to enforce the law.”
Mexico is the neighbor that is breaking into our house. Our laws are not able to restrain the lawless cartels that are overthrowing that country and driving people into ours. Our current and future problem with immigration is not about keeping hardworking workers out, it is about stopping the effects of the narco-terrorists that are destroying Mexico.
Huntsman just killed any REMOTE chance he had.
Yes, Rick Perry understands that....he is also sick of the BS too.
Current speaking turns: Perry: 16 Romney: 9 Santorum: 6 Cain: 5 Huntsman: 8 Bachmann: 9 Paul: 7 Gingrich: 5
HUNTSMAN IS DONE !!!!!!!!!!
“RuPaul has lost it! A fence would keep us in?! What a friggin’ loon!”
A dangerous idiot on foreign policy. He also thinks that if we’re just nice to the Islamists who’re trying to kill us, they’ll leave us alone. (Forget about Israel as well.)
Yeah, he’s a real jewel (NOT).
Agree.
Great minds think alike.
There are conservative Demcrats in Mass? Mitt is aware that he couldn’t get RE-ELECTED right? That’s why he bailed.
I hate Romney. I will not support this guy’s positions.
It’s sort of like the Hunger Games of politics.
That is a good way of looking at these debates. These men and this woman on stage here tonight, standing in front of those very difficult, very biased, extremely liberally prejudiced, and obnoxious commentators trying to destroy every one of them are honorable for being there, and yea... they ARE hungry enough to take it.
I say let these debates go on and those moderators throw all their garbage out. We'll see who is strong enough to compete and thrive. We'll see who cares enough to REALLY fight for America's most important role as POTUS!
After all, it's just going to get even tougher from here on out.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.