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. 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.
Huntsman is the rino backup for Mitt.He keeps forgetting that Utah is not Texas.
Wolf after Perry?
The way Romney has acted tonight, his dreams of becoming President are over
You come on down anytime you’re ready.
Mitt’s jedi stare or whatever the heck that’s supposed to be (mal ojo) reminds me of Peter Lorre for some reason...
Romney looking at Bachman with a condesending look
shes the poor ignorant female to him...
Contender for most insightful post. So true. Palin’s not running by running, she’s running by not running. Everybody’s a Palin. Except Huntsperson.
“She’d make a terrific Speaker of the House though...”
Hi OW. Right as rain...she’d be a pistol in there. SAN Fran Nan would see it done right.
Yes indeed!
Yes, she does need a bit more seasoning. OTOH, she has a whole lot of gumption to be the only woman debating all these guys. Give her credit for that!
Bachmann’s gone full redhead—will she be a blonde by the time of the Iowa caucuses?
Do you need a cookie recipe?
Ours (property taxes) did :(
LOL!! HUntsman=Bevis in a suit.
I'm not going to vote for Huntsman but I have to say he has impressed me with connecting his experience and program together.
I agree.
Imagine Paul talking about obeying the constitution, and stop waging war around the globe.
Imagine, too, that he adheres to the wise advice of Washington and Jefferson on foreign relations. Yeah, the guy's crazy.
Perry won’t back down from the “T” word.
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