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.
You have to watch Newt. He will turn on you in a heartbeat. Remember Nancy on the sofa? I see Newt as a conservative Clinton.
Cain was able to get in some good points on health care. Any time Cain can talk about anything but 9-9-9 is a great opportunity. Now Romney getting booed for playing little rules games with Perry. Romney looks like such a schmuck.
I might make a contribution to the first person who punches Romney.
Perry calls Romney a hypocrite on immigration.
Romney says he never hired illegals.
[IIRC, there are 2 times illegals were found doing work at Romney’s home.]
Romney charges Perry with giving tuition breaks to illegals.
I thought they were going to come to blows there!
The audience coddling Romney is ANNOYING. Any attack on him is getting booed. How are these loons?
Perry is really getting to Romney...straight attack. OMG.
This is a Romney audience.
For the “in” group I get it, and I agree...but most of the people in this country are not in that “group” and they don’t see it the way that you or I do...why say it and give yourself something else you have to explain after you say it?
Priceless. Mitt is getting damaged tonight.
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yep.
I like the CNN debates. Am listening and freeping on the go, while I get ready for company this weekend. I need to plan ahead, but at 57, it ain’t gonna happen.
My impressions so far:
Santorum a whiner
Romney an ass
Bachman a whiny ass.
For a minute I thought I was going to see a catfight between Romney and Santorum.
And you are right about Newt. He can be a pompus ass as well.
Perry seems to be doing better tonight.
UH-OH Romney is telling on Perry.
I think Perry and Romney ought to go get a room if they’re going to fight like a couple of lovers ;-)
Mitt is asking for a standing eight count.
Yes, but they are still wanting that profit for themselves and they know what juices an audience (ratings) for a GOP debate in 2012.
I actually find it flattering that they realize that Tea Party-minded folks would appreciate the National Anthem at an event such as this.
There are a ton of Romneybots in the audience.
Romney breaks the rules on the moderation and them tries to hammer Perry for it.
Then he makes up crap then Anderson Poofer engages the 30 second rule.
Oh WOW. Was that some wild stuff or what?! There is NO love loss between Perry and Romney.
Anderson Pooper’s loving this.
Is it me or is Romney just plain getting his ass kicked? Also he looks a bit like a muppet tonight, the one eye brow up and the other one down — I am thinking oscar the grouch?
I sure hope Mitt doesn’t win the nod-—I’m going to have a very hard time voting for him.
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