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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I like Santorum. He is a good, honest man. He would be a good President.
Cain’s a nice guy, but he has absolutely no chance of getting the nomination.
LOL
Romney just said
Barry dies understand the economy because he has never lived in this economy
Romney himself has never lived in the economy
He had a rich daddy...
hes got more than 250 MIILLION
I really, really like the man.
Stay tuned for the after debate comments.
Huntsman has a strong fiscal conservative record in Utah but he needs to spell it out in more detail. Voters aren’t going to take the time to read. Good thing is not another one until September 7 and then every two weeks thereafter. lol
Tonight was a schizophrenic circus.
8 candidates is (at least) 3 too many. Impossible to discern 1 minute fastballs.
Fox & Washington Examiner people were pathetically awful.
P.S. Ron Paul wins the Straw Poll Saturday.
You’re right! Huntsman ought to be challenging obama!
Unfortunately the FED came in and stole that wealth of opportunity through the powers of Congress granted by the States. Here we are.
If Palin doesn’t win, say hello to Romney.
Amen to that!
I only hope they see those skills he has.
He has many videos on his YouTube channel. They should be studying his debating skills.
Newt’s answer - probably the best final statement.
1 Cain 2 Santorum 3 Bachman 4 Gingrich 5 Paul 6 Huntsman 7 Romney 8 Pawlenty
I must admit Newt speaks as if he is comfortable and confident—he didn’t rattle or seem like he was on the hot seat
Rick and Cain summed it all up........Paul going religious? bad wars.......blah, blah.....Gold...peace......Romney - economic crisis...goes for Obambi’s throat......had to have had a job to create a job? woah! Economy, economy... Bachman send a message to DC on what we think of Obama.....send a message to Washington that they can’t miss. Pawlenty....freedom is a blessing....leadership...I am the leader for America...God Bless America. Huntsman.....LOVE this country, we are hurting, scared and bankrupt...debt...barrack won on hope, I will win on solutions. Newt...crisis NOW, call now and repeal, repeal, repeal.......save American families.
Bret........there is no salvaging this mess. You messed up worse than any candidate........pathetic showing for FOX.
Good grief,
Huntsman’s mannerisms remind me of one of Dan Akroyd’s characters from SNL. Is this guy for real? LOL!
Next Fox-promoted debate: SEPTEMBER 22nd in Orlando
He's sharp, he knows how to lead, he's honest, he elevates the debate, and I hope he makes a good running in the Republican primary.
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