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.
Wolf after Perry?
Oh yeah....no need to be greedy.
I hate executive orders.
That alone will make it a huge uphill battle for any black person of any party, to every sit in the oval office for some time to come.
Ditto! He's calling it like it is, GE, Awesome!
Hi ya jess. Good to see you ...was just wondering about you and if you were on here.
Yep, hopefully san fran nan will be gone in 2012 (ok I wish big) but she can still watch from afar. Bachmann needs to go after that position!
Mother of Texas? (screen name)
Romney STOP using Marxist terminology — NO MIDDLE CLASS. ALL ARE AMERICANS.
Wherever God leads us, because afterall it’s God’s county!!
What the heck? Cain doesn’t get the Fair Tax question? He is the Fair Tax candidate.
LOL! Thank you for that... it was so wrong but so right.
Oh, God! John Huntsman, it’s a philosophical question! Answer the question or STFU!!! ANYONE BUT HUNTSMAN FOR GOP CANDIDATE!!!
Mitthasastupidplan.com
The crowd is NOT into Romney. He just forges ahead for the RINO viewers.
The first thing Ron Paul would do when he got into office would be to write an executive order prohibiting executive orders.
(Kidding.)
Michelle Bachman as Speaker of the House=brilliant selection.
You can tell that Mitt isn't really resonating with the crowd.
I can’t help but think if there’s one election cycle where people won’t give a rip about personal baggage, 2012 is it.
Ba-Da-Bing!
Romney on taxes-—zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Question from VA—on executive orders. Paul gets to answer.
Says EOs have been abused by Pres. for years—should never be used to legislate. Crowd agrees.
Perry gets question on Gardisil EO.
Admits mistake, but wanted to make difference in young people’s lives.
Newt said GE didnt pay ANY taxes...and sat right there during the speech while bo talked about closing loopholes.
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