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(Live Thread) Republican Presidential Debate #8 Oct. 18, 2011 Nevada 8 P.M. EDT CNN
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Kristinn/ newzjunkey

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: bachmann; cain; debate; debates; gopdebate; gopprimary; hermanator; livecnngopdebate; livevegasgopdebate; newt; nextpotus; perry; pickone; romney; santorum; vegasdebate
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To: LibsRJerks
Perry and Mitt have acted like tottal assholles. Santorum is just irritating w/ all his callouts and interruptions. Cain so far just stays CLASSY.

On substance Santorum's call-outs was right on target, Mitt was shifty and Perry sounded like a six grade debater. Cain needs to lose the national sales tax portion of his 9-9-9.

1,541 posted on 10/18/2011 7:10:51 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Eaker

Sarah is on Greta.


1,542 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:08 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: altura

RuPaul attacked RR.


1,543 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:11 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: novemberslady

Agreed. Newt won again. He is the only statesman there.
Cain held strong.
Perry did better, but I was embarrassed for him for a different reason this time... he came off as a jerk at times.
Michelle needs to go back to Congress. Why is she still there embarrassing herself as she does? I love her, but...
Romney did not do as well as he has in the past. He was rattled several times.
Santorum made some good points, but he is churlish.
Ron Paul was Paul.


1,544 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:20 PM PDT by publana (Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
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To: bushwon
Out of room, missed this. Why did he think dear leader was celebrating?

He picked up on what Newt said, about all the bickering not being the "road to the White House." Gergen agreed, saying there was a lot of bickering amongst the candidates, so that's a good thing for Obama.

Gergan totally ignores the fact the all the questions and the entire format of the debate was structured to elicit bickering. Gergan is a dick.

1,545 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:32 PM PDT by kevao
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To: lquist1; Lazlo in PA

All he does is attack various people and talk about values. No substance. No plan. He’s like a nasty Chihuahua nipping at everyone’s ankles. Ick.


1,546 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:32 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: South40

You just never get tired of posting that video, do you?


1,547 posted on 10/18/2011 7:11:47 PM PDT by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: plain talk

Keep your friends close..... your enemies closer.


1,548 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:10 PM PDT by saturn1964
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To: Eaker

Palin on live on FOX and there is still sun on the Mountrins in Alaska. You can’t even do that in Texas at this hour my friend.


1,549 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:12 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Obama has NEVER given a speech where he did not lie!!!)
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To: reaganaut

“I got $10 that says you will get crickets on the names.

I asked for a name and a specific statement that “hated mormons”.
I’ve been around for a long time and I’ve yet to see either.

Many of us dislike any cult that perverts the Bible’s truth.

That doesn’t mean we oppose the right of religious freedom of
others to worship whoever or whatever they wish. It also means
we also have the right to speak out about our own faith.

They don’t like that part...


1,550 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:15 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (You know, 99.99999965% of the lawyers give all of them a bad name)
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To: AlwaysFrosty

Newt’s problem is that he seems to lose focus sometimes and works against conservatives.

1. Newt and Pelosi on the sofa
2. Man made global warming support
3. De De Scozzafava and the NY RINOs
4. Bashing Paul Ryan’s plan
5. Newt’s Pal Al Sharpton

Not to mention his many personal indiscretions. Newt is not really a people person, but he has an intellect.


1,551 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:21 PM PDT by Waryone (RINOs, Elites, and Socialists - on the endangered list, soon to become extinct.)
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To: flaglady47

I don’t hate Mormons, well except Romney but I hate him for other reasons.

I feel genuine sorrow for Mormons, they are hamsters spinning on a wheel going nowhere while they think they are earning their salvation and Godhood.


1,552 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:21 PM PDT by reaganaut (Romney IS Obama - just 'white and delightsome' 2 Nephi 30:6)
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To: onyx

We need a three person Presidency, just as an experiment: Cain, Gingrich, Palin.


1,553 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:27 PM PDT by bvw
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To: txmissy

Cain is a BSer When will he explain those 333 plans for inner city “empowerment zones” or his dependance on the “Super Committee”?


1,554 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:34 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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1,555 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:41 PM PDT by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: bvw

7 3-hour debates with Newt and obama would be a beautiful thing to behold. obama would never consent to it. I suppose he could claim ‘time constraints’....he had to run a country...but what are we to believe....his tee-time is a restrictive?


1,556 posted on 10/18/2011 7:12:43 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (I ou)
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To: Arcy

Cain Hussein with a Cane!


1,557 posted on 10/18/2011 7:13:04 PM PDT by Stymee (Beat Obama with a Cain!)
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To: bossmechanic

I would like to see Cain/Gingrich.


1,558 posted on 10/18/2011 7:13:20 PM PDT by reaganaut (Romney IS Obama - just 'white and delightsome' 2 Nephi 30:6)
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To: magritte; reaganaut; aMorePerfectUnion
Just curious...you haven’t posted anything since Sunday, but someone types “Mormon-haters” on a debate thread and you suddenly appear out of nowhere? Do you have some kind of alarm system that triggers that?

WOW! Are you sitting there in Mommy's basement keeping count of when other FReepers post?

That's pretty damn close to STALKING!

Reaganaut is traveling cross-country right now, so you can give up on your being able to peep into her bedroom window!

1,559 posted on 10/18/2011 7:13:28 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mittbots on FR swarm just like the nasty crazy, hairy ants.)
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To: Diogenesis

The up side is the more Romney talks, the worse it gets for him.


1,560 posted on 10/18/2011 7:13:34 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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