Posted on 09/12/2011 7:14:30 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 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.
We know....Bachmann, Paul, and Huntsman don’t stand a chance, so they’re being ignored by the remaining candidates.
Ron Paul sounds like a wacked-out broken record.
Cain makes a lot of sense on a lot of things but the fatal weakness with his plan is that it permits the federal government to collect BOTH federal income tax AND a federal sales or VAT tax.
Once you allow the politicians to have that second way of collecting taxes the RINOs and Democrats will jack up the rates on both to take far more in tax than they could have otherwise.
That’s how it works in Europe, where they have both national income tax and national VAT tax.
” Well, Perry said he’d be offended by a 5k bribe...
Classic... “ ...............
You and Santorum. Buzz and bite. Santorum is not a winner.
She is a gutsy little thing. She sticks to her prolife, profamily principles. She has many good qualities.
But she needs more experience to be President.
“And he gave a great answer about reducing/clearing out the EPA !”
... and have those on the committee most damaged by the EPA.
LOL!!Good one,don’t hold back.
I think he is doing OK and that people are twisting his words and actions.
WOOOT!!!! Can I pick the prize?
BINGO!!!!!!!!!
No silence. I’m glad the illegals in our state can pay for their own college instead of us paying for them on welfare. Republicans in Texas, including Rick Perry, were right to do what they did. It’s not free tuition.
Me neither.... and even though I’m getting pings where I am in disagreement with some people ... everyone is making great points.
NEWT NEEDS TO BE SEC of STATE....
Ron Paul just needs to let Jeff Dunham stick his hand up his butt and use him as the grumpy puppet.
Newt stares at Ron Paul with disbelief.
Santorum blitzes Ron Paul.
hey, I agree...wasn’t the idea that we have to get the Latino vote over Obama?/
Instead we have all these purists...Send them Back!
Perry is dealing with what he has in his state, WHILE THE FEDS AREN’T DEALING WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION!
Right. When Bachman said it wasn't ok for MA to have their healthcare I thought what's different from Obama. If you favor controlling the people on any issue, you're off my list. That's one thing I love about Perry, he has always been 10th Amendment.
I just don’t get her over attacking Perry and not Romney who is way to her left. Maybe because she started dropping in the polls after Perry entered, so she’s pandering to Romney.
He’s deeply creepy, isn’t he? He reminds me of a nasty version of Barney Fife.
Paul should be gone over 9-11. Well done Sanstrom.
Santorum bringing up Paul’s “blame America” stance on 9/11.
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