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.
I really do not like Romney
Well, all I was saying is that excise taxes are authorized by the constitution and a sales tax is an excise tax. You would not need an amendment to authorize it.
I hope Cain throws out something like..
“you see, this is the difference between business and politics... all of the other people here are politicians and thus, they’ve forgotten how to count..”
Cain should take the opportunity to give a lesson on federalism...apples oranges are pretty good, but time to teach about the 10th amendment.
They both look like they had the fish.
Perry promised a plan next week! LOL
CNN just made this the Mitt Romney show.
Romney is an ass. Cain shut this idiot down. State sales taxes have nothing to do with income tax. He now is blathering about 59 point plan that is unreadable.
Back problems will make you miserable.
I know.
Rommney just scored with the state tax example.
Oops. Spoke too soon. Romney just went after Cain. Almost all of them have attacked Cain....except Newt.
“Perry calls Cain “Brother”?! You gotta be kidding!”
Indeed. That was embarassing. And he said it TWICE!
Finally, someone who can debate Romney.
ditto.
herman’s stood his ground.
See? They’re letting Romney attack others on their records but is getting away scott free on his OWN record.
Romney is a lying SOS!! ROMNEYCARE!!
Romney fillibustering with the standard stump speech. This is boring a lot of people. RINO!
As I expected, Cain can’t stand up to scrutiny. Looks very defensive.
His constant apples and oranges comparison. Weak and simple minded, just like every other argument of his.
“No, you’re wrong, I’m right”.
Wow
“Perry calls Cain “Brother”?! You gotta be kidding!”
Indeed. That was embarassing. And he said it TWICE!
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