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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Yep, sometimes I forget what a nutjob Paul is on national security, luckily he always reminds me.
I’m with you. He’s scary AND a bit creepy.
Will Ron Paul supply the vasoline or do we have to get our own?
Daddy’s boy. Isn ‘t his dad good buds with Beck? I think he thought dad’s money and Beck’s coattails would take him places. Beck , early on, said he won’t discuss or endorse.
Cain used a good subject to redirect the debate to our OWN way to push Iran off the energy map. Smart move.
I find it good to stand up for yourself instead of letting the other guy smear you. if you want it like John McCain in 08 and do nothing while the opposition smears you then go ahead, but you have no backbone.
To bad Newt is Bi-Polar when it comes to politics.
He’s whacked out crazy when it comes to foreign policy!
Thankfully, he will never be CIC!
Her strengths are not on display here when she takes these commentator’s bait to get into a nasty dog fight with Pawlenty. I wouldn’t be surprised if her staff might have talked to her. First thing she said after she came back had a completely different and pleasant tone. Same right now as she’s focused on the answer - not Pawlenty.
Ditto!!!!!!!!!!
Someone who relishes the tit for tat wouldn’t have gotten into it with Pawlenty? LOL.
ditto.
Pawlenty is acting like a whiny bitch. Bachmann not as good as in NH and also sparring with Pawlenty. Gingrich surprisingly good. Santorum sitting at the end going “memememememe”, Romney was Romney, Cain good but not stellar, and Ron Paul a crotchety old fart as usual.
(Actually, he lost it a long time ago).
Sarah is not in the debate...her loss.
I’ve met Huntsman Sr. He is indeed a great man. Can’t stand Jr though.
Not at all.
OMG...they let Paul finish...when out of time. But they cut Santorum off just moments before. Something unfair going there?
Cain made a good point about energy supply and prices which would diffuse a lot of Mideast tension.
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