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 may light off fireworks!!!
Easy- you say “Hey Buddy! Seen any chicks?”
Demand Everclear and Moonshine and a paper bag :D
Yeah, I knew what you meant by “hole”. It sure as Hades had nothing to do with Madcow...
Perry did mention that Texas education is in a “unique” position with all the immigrants. He could/should have expanded on it, but this is just one debate.
One of the great mysteries is why do lesbians try to look like men? If women turn you on why do you want to look like a man?
Watching MSNBC for just a few secs before and after the debate makes me wonder truly, how does that network stay on the air? They really don’t “get it”.
Time for me to pull the eject lever, or I’ll be FReeping half the night. Haha
Had I been drinking anything, you would owe me a new computer.
Well the psychos on MSNBC are praising Romney. Hopefully, that will give a hint to the mods to have a Romneybot purge...
Just how many drums of Everclear would you require?
It’s obvious FReepers have not watched the Star Wars Bar Scene channel before.
Ok I’m logging off the MSNBC freaks are making me want to break things in my house. I’m going to go watch Hannity on DVR and take about a dozen showers after watching these insane people on MSNBC.
Behold, the face of the Democrapic Party.
How many does it take to kill you?
Loved the balance of your analysis, but that particular question needs serious attention, in my view. There's no doubt that the group as a whole made a strategic error by agreeing to allow the debate to be hosted by MSNBC, who are arguably the most dedicated left-wing news channel in America.
Newt spoke for all (I hope) when he blasted Brian Williams et al for attempting to make the Republican candidates destroy each other, when the proper focus is on defeating Obama. I very much appreciate that he clearly defined who was debating on that stage, and that he drew a sharp distinction between them, and Obama.
That said, it's simply unconscionable that our people have (once again) allowed themselves to be corralled and manipulated by the enemy like that. It's time for candidates to be as outspoken as Palin is about the truth of the US media, and to demand something approaching a neutral forum to hold their debates.
They need to pull together for the greater good on this one key ground rule: no more debates controlled by major media outlets. Period.
Perrybot, how long did that take to make up? What are you in 2nd grade?
Ditto.
I don’t want to like Newt. But when I watch him I see someone who is very bright and in command of facts, history and the media. He does not get off track and handles them very well. I have a new theory about Newt. Maybe he was just goofing around before, but now he truly sees that the country is on the line. Given his bent for seeing things in clear historical perspective, he may actually be stepping up. I just don’t want to like him, but I see what I see and he seems like he could beat Obama, at least as judged by the performance in this debate.
God be with you dear one.
We all have a terminal illness at some point in our life some earlier than we expect some later in life. God will decide.
May God grant you and all of us many year’s as he see’s fit.
Love and prayers.
Yes, I noticed your post about that. Good on you!
Very interesting observation about Obama voters checking out the Republican candidates. Someone in Obama's camp also noticed those comments tonight and drank a half bottle of scotch to try to forget about it.
We're 14 months out from election day, and it's already pretty clear that Obama is finished. He will NOT do what's really required to turn this economy around, so he's written his own epitaph. Very fitting, I'd say.
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