Posted on 10/18/2011 4:37:49 PM PDT by kristinn
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, 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.
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.
Cain claiming he didn’t say something he did, after he contradicted himself (deal with Al Qaeda). Again. Sounds like it was a pretty specific question and answer.
ditto.
Excellent policy points. You are a very deep thinker. As a woman, I am very proud of your deep understanding of the complicated issues facing this country. /s
Haha, Newt slapped down the polls.
Anderson Cooper’s mother is the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. I read an interview with Cooper many years ago, and the reporter mentioned the huge painting of Gloria hanging on the wall above Cooper’s bed - kid you not, lol.
That’s a bit of a leap, isn’t it? Michele is beating up on Cain, ergo she’s a Romney supporter.
The front runner always gets beat up. Perry found that out. Cain needs to learn to handle it.
Paul wants to denigrate Reagan at a Republican debate? He just shot himself perhaps fatally.
Who can beat Obama?
The city dog catcher!
You’ve got me wrong.
I love Texas. I love Texans. I wish I could live in Texas.
HOWEVER.
It is Axelrod and Plouffe’s dream to run against Bush. The visuals are very difficult for a Perry candidacy. I do not believe a Texan can be elected so soon after the Bush disaster.
Of course, I’ve come to think of NRO as the enemy within...
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That happened years ago. Ann Coulter was right when she called them girly-men.
And, I got your back, Eaker.
A carpet bagger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The old fool ain’t a Texan.
The weather has always played a key part of Divine Providence in American History. Viz the fogs that protected Washington’s withdrawals from New York, the thawing of frozen ground into mud just as the rebel army got past it as they retreated from Trenton, chased by the British and Hessians, the mighty gale that hit the British Fleet in Hampton Roads during the War on 1812. There are MANY others.
EXACTLY
Probably Perry's best debate so far. Mostly because he at least seems to wants to be there and contribute. He still looks uncomfortable to me when he gets questions outside his comfort zone, but I think he is doing much better.
I actually think all the candidates have done pretty well in what has been a fairly combative debate. I even think Paul has been decent and I mostly consider him a nutcase who I'd never vote for in the primaries.
CNN just give a big RINO bump of support for Establishment Mitt Romney. It is so obvious. It is disgusting.
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