(Live Thread) Republican Presidential Debate #8 Oct. 18, 2011 Nevada 8 P.M. EDT CNN

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Kristinn/ newzjunkey

[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.

[not2worry]

Thanks for starting the Thread.

I am really excited to see Herman Cain’s performance. He certainly has a bulleye on all sides. Wonder if he will get center stage................

HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!

Prayers up for Herman Cain......God be with him.

[Jim Robinson]

An sales tax is an excise tax.

[CASchack]

I want to see Romney take a few body blows tonight.

[txmissy]

Ditto!

[txmissy]

Quite the dramatic opening...gahh.

[DallasSun]

Thanks Kristinn

[mnehring]

What is that intro? It is like the intro to The Real World on MTV?

[McGruff]

This works for me.

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[Severa]

Checking in, watching on the big screen tv in the living room while Freeping from the netbook. Really liking Cain, especially after this past weekend on ‘Meet the Press’

[Netizen]

7 who isn’t there?

[LostInBayport]

Anderson Poofter!

Still laughing at that one!

[PapaNew]

OK, so I didn't realize that the 16th Amendment was needed not to authorize Congress to tax but for a "non-uniform" tax. OK that makes sense.

OK, but the next Constitutional question is, unless the 16th Amendment is repealed, what's to keep income tax from resurrecting after the sales tax is supposedly the only tax?

[Meet the New Boss]

CNN’s intro reminds me of the silly hypefest that the networks do before a big sporting event.

I half expected Ray Lewis and Payton Manning to appear.

[silentreignofheroes]

You’re Fired! ,,, Trump

You’re Fried! ‘’’ Cain

[tobyhill]

The pre-debate show was strategically positioned just where the protesters could be heard loudly but not seen.

[af_vet_rr]

I want to see Romney take a few body blows tonight.

If there are any, it won't be from CNN.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

YEAH!!!!

[Recovering_Democrat]

I want to see a candidate lambast Anderson TeaBagger for his homo-erotic slam of the Tea Party!

[Irish Eyes]

here, thanks for the thread

[LostInBayport]

7 who isn’t there?

Jon Huntsman! Hooray!