Posted on 09/12/2011 7:14:30 AM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: CNN
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. Hes 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.
Waiting for Newt...
Charles Ponzi, small potatoes compared to DC Politicians
yes!
Well said, Herman.
Well said, Herman.
What the flip are those podiums made from? Pieces of the twin towers?
Perry isn’t doing well to my ears. A simple definition of Ponzi scheme would help.
However, the audience is supportive of Perry.
Romney, his usual slick self. :(
Cain says what Perry should have said: “Current seniors will not be affected.” How hard is that to say?
Perry kicked romney’s arse in the ss thing! yes, he did.
Huntsman is being a total a$$.
Enter Huntsman with the dumbest comments of the night...Cobain? Lame.
I want a debate, not a Romney-Perry show.
AMEN!
So I guess Blitzer is just going to say Governor Perry called SS a ponzi scheme a thousand times tonight to scare the old people and bury Perry. Guess we know who the liberal media pinheads are afraid of.
Perry/Cain!
Perry won't last past Thanksgiving.
Every time I hear someone being called a tool, I think of what my husband would say while he was in the Navy "I'd call him a tool, but tools are useful!"
I swear Huntsman is a Democrat plant. All he does is talk about how Republicans..
From Herman to this Huntsman jagov. What a contrast.
Newt hits one out of the park!
too bad Newt is such damaged goods
YES NEWT. Obama scare them all.
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