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.
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I don’t care how much people diss him or how unfashionable it is to like him, Newt Gingrich will be the smartest guy in almost any room he’s in.
Hank
I just tuned in...yeesh!
Everyone is doing well except Ron Paul.
Winning?
By my count, the best answer was Newt’s.
Has he forgotten that the Reagan deficits won the Cold War and ended the arms race, thus allowing the “balanced budgets” we had later?
Are you kidding or dishonest?
Right! If I wanted someone from the obama administration I'd just vote for the kenyan!
Reagan made Carter look Conservative- Ron Paul
Reagan was a failure- Ron Paul
Reagan's spending in the so called cold war bordered on treason- Ron Paul.
Reagan propped up Communist dictators through the IMF- Ron Paul
I can post the full quotes and links later, have posted them here many, many, many times.
Huntsman’s holding his own
Good thing he’s retiring.
Have to admit - the debate is not a bore tonight.
I agre and like Cain too just for what you said.
Anyone here notice the Huntsman and Steve Buscemi resemblance?
little late on Newt Bravo india tango charlie hotel slap but in my best Howard Cosell nasal noo yawk voice:
Down goes Williams..... Down goes Williams ....Down goes Williams
Ref(ali vs Frazier fight)
Lightning should have struck PMSNBC for desecrating the Ronald Reagan Library.
Watching pmsnbc here.
RonPaul ... crazy uncle Ron ... please get out of the race.
Please. You can’t hide it. You are insane.
Yes, and he wants to abolish the minimum wage, something some like to say but that would be political poison. Williams tried to hand that off to Perry, but he didn’t take it. No one should agree with abolishing, but only to keep it reasonable.
Huntsman being propped up by MSNBC who allow him to interface with the front runners while keeping Newt, Santorum, and Cain out on the sides.
Huntsman reminds me of AlGore. His creepiness. The way he talks down to everyone like they are seven.
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