Posted on 09/22/2011 2:55:26 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: FOXNEWS
Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm PDT
The NINE(!) Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, 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.
Gary Johnson
Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.
BINGO. Nice job Mittwit.
Romney is a position switcher. Just a typical beltway politician IMO.
You have to hand it to all of them up there tonight. They showed up. Whether you like your answers or not. They are taking part in the process.
All I have to say is everyone (being a vet the exception of Ron Paul on foreign policy) blows Dear Leader off the stage
I remember years ago if Romneys Bain Capital came to a business, it meant many people were going to get fired, the company would be split up.
Herman Cain is an inspiration to all of us!
He surely deserved that prolonged applause!
He gets more popular with each debate.
“Our REAL enemy is in the WH.”
You would never know it from reading FR anymore. The enemy apparently is now Rick Perry.
It’s pretty clear now, unless Palin gets into this. Romney is the next POTUS. That just sucks, but it is still way better then obumber.
True. Very rarely is the liver a primary site.
Romney just cleaned Perry’s clock with that last exchange, we need to find a CONSERVATIVE candidate to stop Romney NOW! Come on Sarah, this is it - the iron is hot.
Seems like Perry is not prepared for the sort of questions this format is tossing him.
Do you guys have selective hearing? peryr said he would do the SAME thing...even as president. really???? R U NUTZ?
I agree.
LOL. Ok.
>>>Perry is not having a good speaking night.
He never had.
Cain and Newt came out good.
Nice try.
“Perry and Romney both come off as two smarmy, lying immature teenagers.
Both of them are a joke.”
You are sooo right. Yet these two used car salesmen are being foisted upon conservatives like McCain was.
To wound another candidate other than his beloved Mitt Romney,
RomneyBOT Wallace actually discusses Mr. Cain's private medical history.
Disgustingm even for the misogynist Chris Wallace.
Gross and the crowd knows it and lets Wallace know it.
To help Romney, Wallace throws a softball to
Huntsmann who goes for a STATE-controlled RomneyCARE
(obvious plant for Romney)
To wound another candidate other than his beloved Mitt Romney,
RomneyBOT Wallace takes his knife to Ms. Bachmann.
In his usual fashion, Wallace misstates what she said,
and she is forced to correct Wallace.
Perry says he should have had OPT IN, but then retreats
a bit from that. [Still, to have a candidate admit error
even for a moment is quite refreshing.]
RomneyBOT Wallace asks if RomneyCARE has failed
Romney does not answer precisely, but says there are "good parts"
Again, utter memorization performance, as the question is ignored.
Gov. Perry addresses Romney FLIP FLOPS
and barely makes a double.
Wallace turns to Romney and gives the floor to him yet again.
Romney says he is a "conservative businessman"
and again FOX gives him carte blanche for time
and subject. Romney AGAIN goes way over the time
and at the end Wallace grovels and thanks him.
I agree.
All I can say is that, man, you’d hardly believe this debate includes Newt, Bachman or Cain. It sure does seem like every question is either posed to or includes a Perry or Romney angle. Yawn. Sure would like to hear more from Cain.
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