Posted on 08/11/2011 4:15:45 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: FOXNews
Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm PDT
The Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, she earned a Master of Laws degree, 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 the 58th 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 obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty served two terms as governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010. He served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002. He is the son of a truck driver.
Mitt Romney
Romney was the 70th 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.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
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They had better. He is very talented in that respect. It’s the rest of his career that is off the wall.
Holding tough on insane questions from the panel was his strong suit tonight. He made THEM look like the idiots they were.
Romney’s father gave him a company to run? That is the first I have ever heard that one. Do you have a source for that assertion?
That will be the single best benefit of RP finally being out of presidential politics, the restoration of quasi-valid online polls.
BTW, this post-debate discussion is great - these guys have it right - there's no passion for any of these people (except some for Bachmann and a small minority for Paul).
Newt seem the most comfortable and confident
“Newt was on Fire”
Dang I missed seeing the pro in action!... he’s a work of art in debates....he should give lessons!
Bachman did well,
Santorum was doomed by FOX,
Romney fell asleep,
Cain did very well,
Newt hit a homerun, or two.
Pawlenty looked petty attacking a woman,
Paul looked kooky.
Huntsman even scored a hit on the EPA, when they threw him a fastball.
FOX was the biggest loser. Pathetic show for them....just pathetic.
I am not sure what he said about the straw poll. I noticed in the Fox News poll, the Ron Paul people are overwhelming the poll as they used to. Bachmann is showing to be ahead in the debate in central Fla. when I looked at the map but Newt looks good too.
Bachmann on Fox News with Hannity right now.
The biggest problem with Ron Paul is that the guy looks like he could drop dead at any moment.
I wish Herman Cain would have gotten more face time. He is an interesting man. I like him.
Hmm. I haven’t bothered much to research.....his daddy and family had money......or are you suggesting that Romney made all his own money?
Ditto that.
I would vote for any one of them over Obama, but I don’t feel a strong pull toward any one of them either. I feel like we’re picking our Bob Dole so Clinton (Obama this time around) can win again. And no one one I can think of will change this feeling.:(
She’s using the NPR voice. That’s similar to the voice of a person commenting on a golf tournament.
Hi TN....I enjoy watching Newt nail it to the floor....missed the debate tonight but will hopefully catch the next one...had to work. So sorry I missed him in action.
Yes, that's the scary part. There needs to be a passion.
LOL! Or maybe bowling. :)
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