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. Hes 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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Romney is staying above the fray. Someone needs to take him on and do it loud & soon.
Honest. Straightforward. I like that.
His sense of humor is great too.
Very colorful debate. I loved what Herman Caine said about learning to take a joke. LOL! Newt is on fire and Wallace got...NEWTERED. lolol!!!
LIAR. HE even raised taxes on NH citizens.
Are you kidding?? Pawlenty came off far worse than she did in that little spat.
So says the left.
Cain is doing very well. The best, in my opinion, tonight.
I really like Pawlenty, He just doesn’t stir any great interest. too bad
Cain is taking names!
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It will be interesting to see what the “panels” have to say about Cain’s performance tonight. Freepers on this thread are Very Positive!
She gets in trouble when she gets off her half dozen or so talking points. Lost her cool tonight.
I agree. What nation isn't a nation of immigrants? Even the American Indian came across the Siberian land bridge. And the reality is that 85% of the people here today were born here. We are not a nation of immigrants.
Bachman used to be a democrat.
COULD HE RAISE ENOUGH FOR A CAMPAIGN AS PRESIDENT?
BUT, IF SO...HE COULD BEAT OBAMA'S CLOCK IN ANY DEBATE.
Bachmann, though knowledgeable, is a bit thin skinned, and we don't need another one of those in the W.H. She still is a force, but I don't root for her as a presidential candidate. I think she cannot get opposites to agree. Same problem as obama.
Face off outside the zone. Lets Dance!!!!
I know one thing, I’d LOVE TO SEE Gingrich in a fair debate against debate Obama!
Chris Wallace threw one of Cain’s statements back at him (about whether he’d have muslims in his cabinet). Wallace construed it literally as liberals always do and Cain said that “America’s got to learn how to take a joke” and then explained what he meant.
He then made a great statement about America not having Sharia Law in our courts!
Pawlenty was already a loser and had nothing more to lose. Bachman lost a lot as she came across bitchy.
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