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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Musing about this “field”...
Let’s see, we’ve got...
Barry (Soetoro)
Perry (RINO-TX)
Scary (Ron Paul)
Fairy (Fred Karger)
Gary (Johnson-pro-abort Libertarian)
Larry (as in Moe and Curly - Newt Gingrich)
Nary (as in “nary” a thing worth running on - Jon Huntsman, Jr.)
Wary (the ever-cautious Michele Bachmann)
Tarry (Sarah Palin)
Imaginary (Mitt Romney’s conservatism)
I know I missed a couple but...
You know, that’s an apt description. Newt would make a great Chief of Staff or Nat Sec Director.
Liked Perry on capital punishment. None of these moderators would ever live next to a convicted felon.
Perry 16 speaking turns and Bachmann 9?
Why?
NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC.... just hedging their bets in case they cant carry 0bama's water.
Rick Perry creeps me out. And I’m not just saying that as a Palin supporter. If in the 0.000001 off chance Palin does not run, I will NOT support Perry.
There’s something about both him AND his wife that viscerally discomforts me...There is something so inherently deceptive about them. And I can’t stand that they claim the name of Christ and host things like public prayer rallies...I don’t want to judge their spiritual state, but I know my reaction to them is not emotional—it’s spiritual. I don’t trust them.
I couldn’t believe that Williams came back with that response. What a tool.
JournOLists on parade.
Perry smoked them with thr death penalty question! Absolutely smoked them. GOOD!
The way Sarah has toyed with her supporters has made me think less of her. She has had plenty of time to make a decision, just my opinion.
They are trying to 'McCain' him into the nomination. I smell a rat.
Again, with all due respect dearie I’m not taking a hike. You have a right to your opinion that’s true but you DO NOT have a right to blow things out of context and continue to perpetuate lies.
And for the record, I ‘challenged’ (to put it mildly) the idiots that were completely unhinged on Palin threads as well. I am not going to sit by and silent when fine people are ripped by others who would not make a pimple on their tails.
The questions are loaded to trip up Perry and he has done very well so far. What a waste of time answering these stupid questions....of course what do you expect from Williams and that jackass from the left wing politico....
I don’t think Perry is well spoken enough to make the cut. I miss Tim Pawlenty.
LOL...”globull worming” !
The gotcha round isn’t going well for Williams and Politico.
Racists!
9 - 9 - 9: love it.
LBJ? What the...?!!!!!
That depends on how well he is able to fool the masses. He has sure fooled many here.
Well, of that I had little doubt! Sometimes Jon Huntsman can
be a bit looney too! :)
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