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 shouldn’t have to opt-out of something that is none of the government’s business in the first place. (And, yes I was aware of the “opt-out”/waiver - it doesn’t make a bit of difference to me personally).
He will get better with time. I do not underestimate Perry’s skills or capabilities for a moment, but I know Palin, with the help of our LORD, can and will take him down. :)
It’s going to be one heated race NO QUESTION.
Yes, even though it was from the snarky liberals trying to make them all look bad, it was lively with more give and take than usual.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=45964
Check this link- It’s a very thoughtful analysis of her speech in Indianola saturday.
She moved the bar into the stratosphere!
That's the logical conclusion.
Hopefully, the True Believers will come to their senses if their candidate does not run.
As for me, I'm voting for someone on the ballot not named Obama.
The situation is that serious.
It’s the number one take-away from this otherwise disappointing debate.
Biggest disappointment for me: NOONE mentioned the new CERN study in response to bozo-huntsman’s AGW worship.
And now you know why MSNBC lowered the 5% threshhold in order to include Huntsman in the debate.
“Huntsman should run as a Democrat”
Yes, he oughtta challenge BHO in the Dem primary - he might actually beat him. Then the black rioters could turn on their own party (and get it done early) instead of all of us in November of ‘12.
HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce
How many times, really, can Bachmann refer to herself?
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pinkelephantpun Tabitha Hale
by HeyTammyBruce
Perry calls Bin Laden a “Very bad man. #gutsy
Agreed, probably the dominate lib media gotcha made for the predictably boring forum, that’s why I think they all can still be in if they continue their best efforts, minus Paul and Huntsman.
[ I agree with you on us being in good shape.
I felt really good listening to this field tonight.. I know we can’t talk about Romney on here, but he did ok. Perry has the MSNBC crowd spooked, which is a good thing.
The guy I liked the best was Herman Cain. Damn I wish he were a more viable candidate. ]
I like Cain too, I would like him to be VP if he can’t be president. I would like him to get the VP nod by fighting one of the other ones who is left to the finish.
I agree.
You been posting the same left wing “ concerned poster “ LIE !
Are you a Romney Bot or Obot ?
DanRiehl DanRiehl
RT @benpolitico: Weaver says Perry is “the latest celebrity” but “didn’t move the ball”
About any big celebrity can walk in a place and get a crowd. Doesn’t mean I’d vote for them, nor is it a gauge of the electorate.
Polling is about trends, not conspiracies against your particular candidate. Palin polls poorly.
Exactly!!!! Glad to see a fellow Freeper that gets this!
Believe me, I’m no fan of Romney, but Obama’s team would tear Perry to shreds in a general election. I don’t think Obama would even need a third-party candidate to walk away with that one.
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I believe you are correct. Even More so after his performance tonight.
Cain was the only person ON THAT STAGE TONIGHT that I could trust or vote for. Piss poor panel... newt gave a fantastic performance... but so do many many liberal actors.
LLS
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