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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It helped Kennedy and Clinton.
No, I don’t like it either.
Newt so far.
Perry’s not in this debate.
Sarah Palin is obviously not running. At least she has yet to announced. I doubt she will at this point. It would appear too conspicuous for her to jump in now given that it’s been rumored she would run for a few years now.
Miss Sing-Songie Voice is at it again-
Romney asked about unemployment benefits. Seems to be suggesting 99 weeks more plenty. Needs to get economy going. Wants personal accounts instead of endless gov't benefits.
Does this woman sound like she’s reading stories to children, or is that just me?
So, exactly what was Romney’s answer? Would he or would he not extend payments to deadbeat benefits
?
agreed
Of course not.
huh! Huntsman created more jobs in China than the US? wow...EPA’s regulatory reign of terror....point made.
Huntsman, chicom sellout.
The debate focused entirely too little on the economy, debt, and taxes, imo. That’s what people want to hear about right now.
or right here on American soil..
I am so glad he handed Bret his hat on that trick question.
Good for Newt.
Newt explained the 2 old quotes and their context very well.
Bret was a typical media jerk for asking such a deceitful question.
“EPA Regulatory Reign of Terror”
Guess Huntsman needs to retract that love letter to Barry....
Ha, ha, shame Newt couldn’t slap Chris, but apparently he b-slapped him.
I’ve always loved Newt just as I’ve always disliked him.
gutless commentators
Don’t need to...spent 2 years in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi working with their Airforce generals on a Telecom deal.....
You still didn’t answer the question, you just deflected....
Which means you either do not know the answer or just don’t wish to concede....LOL
oh, yeah......the questions don’t resemble anything we are talking about in the heartland. boring.
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