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.
Agree...Newt’s focus was on exposing Obama....and he does this at every debate. Just unlikely he could get the vote...but he would lay Obama on the floor in a debate
What a joke! we dont even have a nominee and they want them to pick running mates!
FOX sucks
In-state tuition is cross subsidized with the far higher out of state tuition paid to the Texas schools.
There are other subsidies of course of varying impact.
The cold, hard facts are in-state simply doesn’t pay the whole bill for the program received by the students.
In effect, out of state tuition paying American students from other states end up subsidizing the tuition for illegal aliens in Texas schools.
Your system prefers foreigners in this country illegally over Americans.
We do not think highly of you people for showing us your butts like that!
On the winning side by the same margin of a Dukakis defeat.
What a joke! we dont even have a nominee and they want them to pick running mates!
FOX sucks
You might be right. So, who are you backing?
Huntsman reminds me of Micheal Dukakis!
aw c’mon, gotta have a few laughs!
He doesn’t articulate OR organize his thoughts. He always seems vaguely shocked that he’s actually being asked a question. And when he’s being “attacked,” he looks bemusedly into the camera with his eyebrows raised. Wierd.
I just can’t see voting for this guy. And it’s not because I support Sarah. She may not run and I am going to have to pick somebody. It’ll take a lot to sway me to his side.
I disagree with the ridiculous argument Perry is doing worse than Romney.
I’ll check it out. This is all just nibbling at the edges, though. Without a strong Congress, we are just re-arranging the deck chairs. States are stuck with illegals, and they have to find something to do with them.
Ron Paul: “I’m in third! I’m in the top tier! I am the walrus!”
I give Newt plenty of credit. I think he done excellent in all debates. However, I don’t think Romney did well, Cain beat him by a mile. I think Bachman did fine, a bit stiff, but good answers. The rest I agree.
I had to stop watching, it was making me crazy. Paul always makes me crazy after the first few minutes when he appears sane. I have never seen Johnson before, hope I don’t ever again.
Funny answer by Perry! LOL
Newt and Cain have done the best in all these debates.
Perry sucked tonight.
The media will never give Cain the chance, but I’m not sure at this point that the media really matters. Cain/Palin.
I think Newt could wipe the floor with Obama in a debate, but I wouldn’t put much money on anyone else except for (maybe) Romney — but that isn’t really a compliment for Romney. He brings a lot of polish, but not Newt’s depth.
Nobody picking Sarah for VP?
Palin/Cain would work.
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