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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PMSNBC lowered the bar to 4% for this debate just so they could get Huntsman.
LOL!!!
Nah, it will be discussed because it will be part of Thursday’s news cycle.
Tomorrow’s coverage will overwhelmingly be about how bad Obama’s speech was earlier in the evening.
Interesting thoughts about Cain...I haven’t made up my mind about him yet, but I sure know I’d choose him over Perry or Mitt! :)
[ I’m a cervical cancer survivor. I don’t want ANY government agent telling me what I must or must not do when it comes to my health. PERIOD. I don’t care how “wonderful” they think a vaccination is - medical care decisions belong between a doctor and a patient and should NOT involve the government in any way, shape, or form. ]
Herman Cain is a cancer survivor too, I would have liked to hear his response, stupid MSNBC.
I think you have a pretty good take on the various performances. Santorum was among the weaker group.
My thoughts on Cain as well. But as long as he's still in, I'm going to support him and not concede that he can't get the nomination. I don't want to be a self-fulfilling prophesy.
As well they should. Let us see if Perry can survive being unfairly attacked for months on end so we can learn if he is "damaged goods" or not. It'll do him good to have the media heaping scorn and ridicule on him. SNL should get into the act as well. Oh and Jon Stewart, too. We need to find out just how tough his supporters really are.
And he consistently says that he will make government as inconsequential to Americans lives as he is able to make it. I like that! I want to hear someone say that, because that is precisely what we want and need in a president. Keep the government off our backs, and get out of our way.
I love being free and responsible.
As for Ricardo being good on the death penalty -- with his 'vision of open borders' he had better be.
Yep, me too. The other thing that creeps me out is how quickly the media has embraced him as the one who will win the nomination... It very eerily reminds me of McCain - whom I thought had NO CHANCE of getting the nomination after his support of LaRaza. I have a feeling that our candidate has already been picked — unless of course Sarah steps in... Then, IMHO, all bets are off and even their best-laid plans may be for naught! I’m seriously wondering whether Sarah is going to bypass all the problems with the GOP and declare as an independent...
I guess that you didn’t hear Perry’s reply that anyone could opt out.
Agreed.
You have been trash talking Perry from the start.
No one falls the for the concerned act !
[ I do, too. Newt knows how to refocus the debate, and he’s not shy about it. He schooled the Telemundo guy on exactly what Reagan’s position was re amnesty. He really rises to the occasion for these debates. (I know he’s a RINO.) ]
I would make Newt the WH spokesdroid.
He would be far better than Carnival Barker Carnie.
Lol. Oh, yeah, Governor. How did you amass a heap of accomplishments and top level government positions ? Luck and floating through life. There is obviously something un-anchored about advocating for many of the same policies that took Utah to number one in the nation in job creation. Actually I can’t imagine actually anymore MORE focused on the need for serious, pragmatic, long-term solutions than Jon Huntsman.
We're on a short vacation on the Maine coast and our hotel - which has a very impressive list of TV channels - does not have MSNBC (LOL). Fortunately we we have a good WiFi connection so we were able to watch the entire debate online.
I didn't think Perry came across as strong and prepared as I expected, but my husband thought he did fine. I liked Newt's responses the best in tonight's debate, although I still think he has too much baggage to be elected President.
Fact is he just doesn’t love us. We talk funny, etc.! I’m off here for the night. Talk soon!
What is wrong, by the way, with being a "fanatical family values freak"?
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