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 like this format so far. No buzzers, letting them go at it.
How does Romney wiggle off the hook every time? He’s so slippery.
I don’t know, but I wish she’d clam up for a bit. She’s getting on my nerves.
Frankly, I am glad that Mitt is being challenged...AND I am glad Michele is reminding everyone that Hussein is the TRUE enemy of freedom.
YES!!!! Kind of got that feeling when Newt was speaking to Cain.
LOL!
At the very least, a significant contributor.
Agreed.
Yeah I had a Lauren Tewes flashback (Loveboat).
I am SO LATE! Whats the score? Is it too late to get into the drinking game?? lol
Well, I wish Romney would stop worrying about me. Under Cain’s plan, my top marginal income tax rate will fall from 28% to 9%, and I won’t have to fork out almost 7% of my income in payroll taxes. I will *gladly* pay a national sales tax of 9% in exchange for that. No brainer....
I can’t believe we are having an entire debate apparently designed to tear down the only gOP plan that has been proposed and gained traction in decades as far as major tax reofrm is concerned — and it is being attacked by ignoramuses who are clueless about how it operates.
Hopefully, this will just tick people off and make them go to the plan with the plan in even greater numbers.
She got the truth out about the CLASS act that Obama tried to hide on a Friday afternoon info dump.
LOL
Riiiight. If by "smart" you mean oleaginous, reptilian, and nauseating.
Relax. It’s standard for the frontrunner to get attacked.
I’m voting for Newt... if nothing else, I want to see a debate between him and the Dumb Bustard in the WH.
Prepping for a role as VP?
Exactly...think she is now trying to be the Tea Party attachment to a liberal Mitt. Give it up MB stay true to your values!!!
Reverse the order and you'll have my attention.
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