(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.

[newzjunkey]

Actually Cain may need to revise his suggestion of having the states handle the illegals instead of the feds, because if the states do it, there will be too much incentive for corruption, ala Perry.

Cain would empower states to pick up the slack, not sub out the Fed's job on immigration and the border.

[South40]

They adjusted his meds.

[workerbee]

Santorum’s prez prospects are over. I think he can do good things for conservatives behind the scenes if he chooses, but his somewhat bland personality and his support for Spector cost him in ways that can never be recovered.

[AGreatPer]

"CNN is really full of shit on this Latino issue. Straw dog argument. Editorializing in their line of questions."

Thank you for picking up on that. Yes..........BIG TIME.

CNN does the subtiles (not sure that is a word), but you know what I mean very well.
Example: The very music at the introduction program was so negative. Sort of like Shark Movie music.
They do nothing wizz bang to prop up the set. Oh a bunch of stars and striped to keep it clean like they are doing their job.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

It would the the ban to end all bans. :)

[Clovis_Skeptic]

Ron Paul is right, and he continues to make sense!

[CounterCounterCulture]

I suspect Mitt just now stuck his finger to the wind on the nuclear waste question based on Ron Paul’s answer and audience response.

[Irish Eyes]

agree with much in your post, but lay the blame where it belongs. The biggest problems lay right at the feet of the Federal Government.

[comebacknewt]

Cain and Perry's border plans are identical, and it is the correct plan.

A fence along the total border is just a feel good solution that would waste millions of dollars and not really touch the problem of illegal immigration.

Strategic fencing in conjunction with boots on the ground is the right answer.

[Revolting cat!]

Send this nookielear shiite to India as payback for the American jobs that so gracefully accepted from us.

[jennychase]

Not sure what Perry is saying, very confusing, he is slow.

[Hugin]

“This audience is clearly for Romney - they boo every time Romney is attacked.”

Lots of Mormons in NV. Right next door to Utah and all. Lots of Hispanics too.

[Meet the New Boss]

The virtual fence was tried in Arizona and was a bust as some of us knew it would be.,/i>

The Yuma section has worked very well.

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"The Department of Homeland Security on Friday canceled a project to build a technology-based “virtual fence” across the Southwest border, saying that the effort — on which $1 billion has already been spent — was ineffective and too costly"

"In a pilot program in Arizona, it cost about $1 billion to build the system across 53 miles of the state’s border"

"Boeing had built a complex system of sensors, radars and cameras mounted on towers that was supposed to lead border agents to the exact location of illegal crossers. But the system functioned inconsistently in the rough terrain along much of the border."

[Netizen]

BS

[magritte]

Perry does a very nice 10th Amendment / energy combo...

[TSgt]

Watch this after the debate.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s15e09-the-last-of-the-meheecans

[Dagnabitt]

Perry wandered a little on that last answer.

[ozarkgirl]

I still think that Gingrich would make a great press secretary.

Perfect for him.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I liked Perry’s answer on the Tenth amendment.

[Boardwalk]

As a Massachusetts resident and a conservative I say FUMR! If you are the most electable conservative we are cooked.