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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Big sis was impregnated with a turkey baster and 9 months later Rachel was born!!!
I've never seen any uglier man in my life.
Was so pleased that finally someone mentioned that Perry was for Hillary Care...Thank you Ron Paul for that! But in the exchange that followed when Perry said to Paul, speaking of letters , how bout your letter about Ronald Reagan???
Whatever, but why didn`t someone say...Perry never voted for Reagan?
Why didn`t anybody say Perry was a dirty Democrat, supported Gore in 88?
And the fact that after his “conversion” he still managed to support Rudy G in 2000?
So I thought Perry came across badly, just a career politician. The issue with the shots for young girls, the Hillary Health care...This guy has some serious flaws.
Bachmann comes across as un Presidential and even unstable, sorry just my take.
Of the people on the stage, I guess Newt was the winner..JMHO
Thank God help is on the way...Palin 2012 or bust
[I have a terminal illness. If I’m still alive in Nov 2012, I will vote for anyone with an R behind their name.]
Good luck to you. We’ll say a prayer.
He seemed like a deer in the headlights at times. Some of that might have been the fact that he was surprised when the moderators actually addressed him with a question. The format and moderation was awful from a fairness perspective. Seemed distributed by polling results if you ask me.
I’d say look for a better day for all
I'd agree. I did not like the format at all and the moderators less. I got the feeling they were looking to score democrat campaing talking points. If not, many of their questions were pointless.
We are still going to win and it won't be with a halfway conservative - it will be a real conservative.
I don't support one along the entire border either -- it is a colossal waste of resources and won't stop illegal immigration. We should have one in strategic locations, but not everywhere.
Regardless, that is a far cry from a "vision of open borders".
Because despite the high level of toxicity of some Palin supporters here and elsewhere, I think most Bachmann supporters don’t hold Palin herself responsible for the actions of a few of her supporters.
I’d like to believe that anyway. I sure don’t hold Palin responsible for them, although admittedly the toxic few have made it difficult to discuss Palin’s potential candidacy, admittedly. I think it’s the adult thing to believe, and I think most Bachmann supporters are adults.
lol!
Herman Cain is punching Sharpton in the nose!
I’m glad there those like you, who have integrity. Glad to be on your team.
fair enough.
I thank your husband for his and your sacrifice for out country.
We are also an active duty family.
My two year old yorkie has a larger English vocabulary than Al Sharpton.
Ed Schultz has to be the most retarded person I've ever seen in my life.
Lawrence O'Donnell probably could save the economy if the stimulus was spent towards Old Country Buffet.
Rachel Maddow can turn the most stud man gay. I still cannot believe that thing is considered a woman. I think my autographed hockey puck from the Stanley Cup is more manly that Rachel Madcow.
He is blinking a lot.
So I’m sure you agree that President Reagan was wrong to wait ‘til November before he declared...
That he did but this isn’t the Reagan era. In today’s timeframe he’d not have been on the primary ballots in Florida and South Carolina. Nothing is static as we are every evolving.
Yep, agreed, TEA party and Conservatives will pick the candidate, no matter how many Democrats cross over, no matter who the lib media wants to run against, allowing that no one else gets discouraged as Pawlenty, minus Paul and Huntsman as Libertarian and Global warming respectively.
Thanks!
Santorum — came off principled and experienced
Bachman — thought she did very well, came off experienced and classy.
Newt — knocked it out of the park w/ his media comment. Turned around the entire debate and unified the whole group!!! This country should not waste this man’s talents.
Mitt — did ok. I liked his illegal immigration answers. He comes off too careful and too wimpish. Too much media in the tank for the frontrunner BS ...
Perry — did not feel he was as articulate as Mitt, but definitely a straight shooter — and TOUGH. We need TOUGH.
Paul — not a good night, although I really loved his closing statement on welfare.
Cain — great job — I love his 999 ideas — they’re right on ...but this country is just too slow and stupid to enact them.
Huntsman — came off as a dick. Sorry.
I really can’t rate these candidates in any order. All brought up great points. All would make find leaders. Will vote for ANYONE who is GOP nom against “Omessa.”
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