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.
Strategic fencing? Ummm....
Didn’t that sniveling little homo Cooper coin the teabagger phrase? I wish someone would jump his sh!t for that.
Mitt keeps talking whenever he is attacked.
He is a typical liberal.
Filibusters so that it diffuses a blow.
Perry is borrrrrring.
I think CAIN pivoted very well on the Electrified Fence thing. We knew that would come up. CNN--Epic Fail.
OMG. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Perfect.
Perry talking about boots on the ground to secure the border and scoffing about border fence. Wrong answer Perry.
Why should conservatives hand over their microphone and message to the leftists in the MSM who ask a bunch of stupid questions “”
Why is the RNC getting suckered into having these debates only on pay TV?
There are millions of us out here who do not have cable or Satellite TV ...we pay taxes & we vote!!!
Stacked crowd for sure...for Romney or Obama plants! I can not vote for Romney!
And herman moves in for the take down...of aLL of them. let the states do what the feds on’r. YES!
Isn’t it time for Michelle to go back to her day job?
I can hardly stand to listen to her.
Perry trying to act tough on immigration is funny. Bachmann is tough to take seriously, and I’ll say it again, is just trying too d@mn hard to find zingers.
this is totally all about CNN trying to take down Cain. Its so obvious.
yep.
Stacked crowd for sure...for Romney or Obama plants! I can not vote for Romney!
Because there are jobs to be had in Texas, not Kalifornia or Florida.
So far, the only one on that stage that I like hearing from...... is Newt.
He is clearly in charge and he makes the rest look completely out of their element..
Cain is my second interest.
Get over yourself. Everything Cain said, he has said all along. The DIFFERENCE between him and Perry is Cain promotes a PHYSICAL fence not a virtual fence
Ouch! Bachmann just called out Aunt Tootsie and Uncle Oyango!
Wish I could get jim Robinson to acknowledge me you lucky dog :-)
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