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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[ Ahhhggghhh they cut to Rachel Maddow after the debate and I couldn’t shut it down fast enough! My eyes! My eyes! ]
Well she is at least more manly than Chrissy Mathews
I concur.
Too bad about the way he treated his first wife.
That kills it.
Be careful that you don’t let Obama’s “wolf-like” qualities lead you to settling for a wolf in sheep’s clothing who may be capable of even further damage under a cunning disguise.
OMG. I would pay money to see Newt as the press secretary!
HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce
Santorum says he’d expect the Gardasil act from Obama but not from someone who says they’re a conservative
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HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce
Here goes Santorum on Gardasil, good for him. It was an absolutely outrageous act & tells you everything you need to know about Perry.
I assume you’re referring to the bimbo blond in the audience behind the debaters who is yawning big time, like a big middle finger!
Whadda ya mean “bimbo”—?? How do you know she isn’t a Rhodes Scholar?
Are you kidding? As far as PMSNBC is concerned, Huntsman is the main attraction. They lowered the bar to 4% poll support for the debate invitees just so they could have Huntsman and Santorum on stage. Huntsman because he is the only one of the bunch who won't hesitate to bash a fellow Republican, and Santorum so that they can show Republicans as radical family values freaks.
Boy you got that... them’s the marching orders from the Perry faction.
LoL Palin won tonight’s debate and she wasn’t even there!
Same goes for all the other past debates. :)
Don’t know that debate MSNBC Ed watched. Attributed statements to Perry that he didn’t make.
Perry even mentioned it during the debate.
The anti-Perry folks leave little facts like this out.
HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce
Ooh, Perry’s in trouble, lots of words, not saying anything at all. I feel a ‘flurp’ and a ‘glurp’ coming up....
I expect she’ll be in within two weeks and you’re right, she’s going to bashed by the media all through the race. But Cain, Bachmann and now Perry have all had their boomlets, though Perry’s is more of a full-scale boom and still going.
Palin’s been wise not to seek too much of the limelight too early, we’ve still got five months before the first vote is cast!
I forgot Paul! He is out too! LoL
[ I agree with you. Herman Cain is everything that Barrack Obama is not. On a personal note; I don’t know which of the GOP contenders would make the best candidate, but I am convinced Cain would make the best President of the bunch. ]
DITTOES! I really like Cain, I wish they would have asked Cain more questions. I think Cain will stay in this for the long run and if the candidates between him and Perry stumble Cain will make up lost ground there and if that happens he has a chance to win over Perry who seems to be the new “favorite” of course 4 years ago Romney was considered as a “favorite”.
Thanks again for the speaking counts.
I just heard on Greta: Rush Limbaugh up to give his pick?
OK, I’m going to say it:
Romney as nominee would be a dream come true for the racist meme in the Obama re-election effort.
How can the GOP even consider nominating a practicing Mormon with that church’s history of racism?
Look it up. Really really bad stuff there, and not that long ago.
Romney would be a gift to the Dems.
LOL, but will he interrupt a golf weekend at Camp David to do a flyover of the Hill Country?
LOL Riieegghhtt
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