Posted on 09/07/2011 1:53:42 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: MSNBC
Broadcast time: 8pm EDT/5pm 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 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.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Rick Perry
Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.
Mitt Romney
Romney was 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Oy! Huntsman channels Reagan on immigration.
Current speaking turns: Perry: 11 Romney: 7 Santorum: 5 Cain: 5 Huntsman: 5 Bachmann: 6 Paul: 7 Gingrich: 5
Texas Gov. Rick Perry may have forgotten a thing or two about the Al Gore presidential campaign he helped lead in 1988.
In an interview with an Iowa radio station on Monday, the Republican presidential contender explained his role as the Gore campaign’s Texas chairman by saying that “this was Al Gore before he invented the Internet and got to be Mr. Global Warming.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61428.html#ixzz1XJs6zn3K
She may or may not be running, but she still is the 500 pound hummingbird in that room tonight.
You must be kidding? Sarah ain’t laughing. They are all doing great except Ron Paul.
Ofcourse not. Because it’s not true. they tried that one in the Gov election. Blown out of the water.
Why would Palin want to show up on a debate put on by MSNBC Pravda?
There is something about Huntsman that I don’t like.
What the heck is Ron Paul trying to say about immigration? He’s all over the place.
I agree! I think that Telemundo Reporter is mad, that California does not belong to Mexico!
Uh-oh. Ron Paul just murdered his supporters. No fence? No manpower on the border? We’ll see ya, Paulie.
Cain gave the best answer, IMO, on immigration. He is consistant with keep it under states rights and enforce the laws already on the books.
Dr. Paul, taking a ride on the crazy train, a fence would keep Americans in.
Ha....that’s an expensive call or song :)
Fences to keep us in? WTF? RP is more of a nut than I thought.
Paul is a hoot..I don’t think we have to worry about people jumping the fence to immigrate to Mexico.
Current personal attacks on a candidate by the moderator: Perry: 25
Man, Ron Paul is a kook. Can we just tell him “no thanks” on all future debates?
Herman Cain does not favor amnesty - he is for enforcing the laws on the books, and empowering the states to do what they have to do. Yes, that includes DEPORTING
RuPaul has lost it! A fence would keep us in?! What a friggin’ loon!
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