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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I hope you 3 are enjoying your conversation. It’s really quite pitiful.
Looks like Hannity has regular programming on. Hope Greta takes up the debate; otherwise, I’m rolling over and going to sleep.
FNC isnt covering it.
We can’t interrupt Hannitys show!
Gibbs was on the pre-game show and was railing about the Republicans taking hostages, wanting to give tax breakes to millionaires and billionaires. He also said all of the GOP candidates are extreme nuts and none of them will be around in November next year. He must still be getting the talking points memos.
Was that the skinny guy I saw before I hit the preprogrammed button for FOX?
You do know what they say about the road to hell, right? IMHO there is no excuse for Perry’s support of mandatory Guardasil vaccination. If he thinks it such a good idea then he should promote it on his own time, and let the results speak for themselves. Lots of problems with the way he handled that whole situation...
[PS - I’m a cancer survivor, so I do have some insight into this issue...]
Sissy Matthews hasn’t seen the latest Nature(?)conclusion that the SUN causes climate change/man’s contribution is insignificant. Luddite my butt!
Because it’s campaign time. She’s sitting on the fence. I don’t think she has the fire in her belly. My gut reaction to her is that she is all about Sarah.
Do you know what that involves in Texas? Walking into a school to register your kid for school and signing a piece of paper that says “no”... that’s it. Been there, done that. Other vaccinations you need a doctor or judge’s signature. With HPV, a parent only needs to sign. The easiest opt out of all vaccinations.
Clearly there are a couple of issues about which he is passionate. He did well on those issues. For that I will give him credit. Get him off those issues and he struggles.
Somebody on here posted that he’s gonna be on at 11 to talk about it. O’Reilly is up next, and Greta is at 12am EST.
UGH! Greta has McLame on tonight. I think I am going to sleep for sure.
Newt was right about another thing today that wasn’t in this debate.
Congress needs to check into the treatment Gibson has gotten fron the O admin. I agree with that.
Are they down on Obama, or doing an Op Chaos and looking for the candidate most likely to produce a Tea Party challenger? Most likely Romney would be their man.
Leading to a Clintonian plurality win for Baraq.
Palin is a phony? Are you kidding me? She’s as genuine as any candidate I have ever seen and Eisenhower was the first President I remember.
Read earlier today Perry doesn’t like debates much...hasn’t done many for the years he’s served. So hh’s going to have to ramp it up even more I think. But you could see he was tired from handling the Texas fires. Gotta give him credit for that IMO.
I’m voting for Sarah, whether she’s on the ballot or not.
If we are even in a situation that requires Americans to escape INTO Mexico, just ear the bullet and drink the kool aid. We are dead anyway.
Amazing that Ed said Perry will be tough to defeat.
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