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.
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They showed the tail of 27000 in the background.
Mini-me moderator question on G. Bush was a waste of time.
Perry props the Seals who “got the job done,” a lot more than ...
She was asked hypothetically if the borders were secure what to do with the people here. She more or less endorsed amnesty but you can make that judgement when the transcript comes out.
The front runner doesn't have to posture himself for anything. At this point the nomination is Perry's to lose.
Current speaking turns: Perry: 14 Romney: 9 Santorum: 5 Cain: 5 Huntsman: 7 Bachmann: 7 Paul: 7 Gingrich: 5
Perry just blew it with the “interventionist” foreign policy question. Bumbled about JOBS for goodness sake.
Move to Canada
Move to Canada
We should just take the damn thing...we've certainly paid for it several times over.
Put the fence on the other side.
That is who he reminds me of !
No. The correct answer is: Americans have not lost confidence in America, however after nearly three years of his presidency Americans have lost confidence in Barack Obama and are ready to replace him with one of us standing on this stage.
smarm factor...eeeeeew!
“Yep, that is all this has been in a an anti-Perry event”
Are you kidding? He’s gotten more air time than anyone!
Token Mexican liberal with loaded questions. You’re right, why can’t Rush, Jim Robinson, FReepers and Mark Levin be the moderators for a Democratic debate and ask loaded tough questions like...
“Socialism has failed everywhere it has ever been tried. Why is that? Karl Marx didn’t go to Harvard is not a good answer.”
The answer to the immigration question is simple. You can’t have BOTH open borders and free healthcare and education welfare entitlement society.
Pick one.
Hmmm, isn't that what we had in 2008?
Agreed!
what’s that on Bachmann’s lapel. An upside down flag?
Bachmann hammers Obozo over ME policy
“I can’t figure out why Gary Johnson is kept out if he’s allowed in.”
Same reason Thad McCotter’s left out (and I really like him a lot - he’s a brilliant, articulate conservative, but no name recognition) - each candidate had to have polled at least 5% at some point in order to be invited to this debate.
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