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.
No one’s offering free tuition.
After Cain, I'm basically an anybody but Romney guy. Perry's OK and I can get behind him with a bit of enthusiasm. He's not perfect, but he'll be good for business/jobs and that's most important right now.
After Cain, I'm basically an anybody but Romney guy. Perry's OK and I can get behind him with a bit of enthusiasm. He's not perfect, but he'll be good for business/jobs and that's most important right now.
They’re subtle as a brick.
Juan Williams being a weak-kneed liberal.
I’m behind on this. I’ve only seen the first half of the debate so far.
Yea it is Eddie!
If Palin gets in...I'm hoping she chooses Cain.
Palin/Cain - Just might be the largest landslide in U.S. history.
You offer an anti-Perry position. Okay.
There are plenty of Perry supporters on this forum who understand the details of his immigration stance and it doesn’t jive with what you believe.
He's great in these debates. High likeability factor.
My nephew lives in NYC. He wanted to come to Austin to attend the University of Texas but could not afford out-of-state tuition. I would love for Rick Perry to answer why my brother’s son, a U. S. Taxpaying Citizen, is not afforded the same opportunities of the children of ILLEGAL aliens who are currently in the State of Texas. Why should I have to support that crap?
They did seem to be the champs in my view also.
Good points and thanks for the warnings.
All this about Perry came up here on FR back when he was fighting for his 3rd term as Governor.
I don’t understand how everyone seems to have forgotten that.
I just don’t get it.
I loved how Bachmann took the total amount of time possible and didnt answer it in any way, just kept talking about stuff.
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Bachmann has disappointed me the most of any of the candidates. I signed up at her website as soon as she announced. Now, I am getting to where I almost don’t like her.
The establishment GOP will do its best to keep folks like them (Perry and Romney) at the top.
The real conservative movement needs a break out moment to shake up the good ole’ boys club known as the republican party.
He did suck. My brother told me the guy is not very bright and yet I saw him the other night at a Q and A thing and he was much more polished.
Newt is the sharpest tack but nody wants him in the draw.
Perry hurt himself which means Romney gets helped. Romney is also a good debater and appeared to be to the right of Perry to the casual observer.
I thought Cain and Santorum were the best tonight.
Nowhere did I say it was “Romney’s Night.” That’s actually not how I talk. I DID say that Perry looked bemused when he was attacked by Romney but that’s just to comment how out of it I think he is.
Yes, they sounded like an old feuding married couple and it’s getting old. I want to hear what they are going to do for us, not how they can one up each other.
ditto.
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