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.
Newt is positioning. He should be tagged for VP for whomever wins the Pubbie nod.
I’m on board with Cain/Gingrich...as long as Gingrich is in small print.
What DID Paul say? I couldn’t follow it.
Brilliant! He did NOT back down. All these other guys are flip flopping. He put the Economic Breakdown right on Obongo's doorstep, and the crowd loved it.
Ron Paul sides with the proto-hippie !@#(*heads.
Oh, geez. Someone give him some cocoa and put him to bed.
Ron Paul is against the Fed? lol
Waiting for Paul to scream, “And get off my lawn!”
Ron Paul was Occupy before Occupy was cool
WOOOHOOO Cain nailed that one. Blame the administration!
Golly, I suppose that's why he's the Establishment GOP choice for 2012. And hey, if they won't take him, the Establishment DemoCommie's will!
I’ll put you down in the Just Give Up category.
Well why stop there? Let's add a continuously burning moat of fire patrolled by angry gorillas in Kevlar.
Thanks, I will.
Cooper looked like he was going to choke! And he then changed the subject LOL
So since a fence would be impractical in Big Bend and Lake Falcon you’re saying what, that a fence should not be built where one can be built?
How about along the border in Hudspeth County? Should we build a fence there?
Cain is looking great — staying out of the skirmishes and looking gentlemanly/presidential.
Anderson is actually conducting it quite well.
Cain is all 999. Paul is all anti-Fed. Bachmann is mom.
There.
LOL!
This moderator talks over these people.
in contrast Cain is looking very good. Now Ron Paul yapping about the fed. Cain responded saying Paul was partly right but there were more problems than just fed. perfect answer.
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