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 can’t stand huntsman. He reminds me so much of obama.
He’s married
I wish Perry would mention the fact that TX has more illegals than the other states, burdening TX’s healthcare more than most
MSNBC is playing a side game with Huntsman , always letting him speak right after Perry and Romney and tie himself to the front runners.
“Did someone take John Huntsman to John Kerry’s spray-on tan booth?”
Looks like Bonnie Bell Bronzer #2.
Bachmann punts on Romneycare. Mittens smiles.
Bachmann holding court on Obamacare.
Commits to overturning Obamacare. Says if we fail to do this, we will ahve socialized medicine.
Bachmann didn’t take the bait and attack Romney.
I think Huntsman stole his tan from Charlie Crist.
Romney really needs to start selling used cars, and Perry makes algore look like Geoffrey Hines in Tap.
“That brief spar between him and Mitt was hilarious!”
yeah, and them being placed right next to each other was no accident.
My biggest problem with the idea of Mittens in debate is that he gets flustered - he gets that look like when a dog knows he’s in trouble and his ears are laid back. I HATE that about him, and imagine how bad it would be against the Smooth Operator, BHO. I hated that same mealy-mouthed manner of McCain in ‘08. Sickening.
Perry at least has chutzpah and some swagger, which is what it would take up against BHO. Herman Cain would also mop the floor w/BHO if he were ever given the chance. So would Newt.
It’s gonna take an ALPHA MALE!
I was waiting for Perry to bring this up also.
Good for Newt—calling out the moderators on their attempt to get the candidates to fight with each other.
I like Cain too. Back to the Bush/Kerry "who would you rather have a beer with", Cain is the guy I want to invite over for lunch after church. However, I don't think he's ready for the White House yet but would love to see him as VP with a mandate to create jobs. Congress thought they hated Chenney, Cain would make them long for the days of Darth Vader.
Sarah is a big girl and can make her own decisions and accept the consequences. Handled herself with class over last 3 years of relentless attacks. She it not currently accountable to me.
That didn't matter with his (Newt's) first affair.
I do like how Newt reacted to the last question, focusing back on Obama.
Newt to moderators: I’m not interested in your efforts to get Republicans fighting each other.
Gotta give him that one!
Newt has the gloves off.
At least Newter is smacking down ObieCare.
Newt!
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