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.
Bachmann kicks Perry in the crotch on gardasil, insinuating corruption...Perry aide connected to Merck, money...Perry responds, says if you’re suggesting...I’m offended.
Perry admits (as in last debate) that he went about it wrong.
Bachmann started out on stage by kissing Romney, now has gored Perry. I’m not liking her tonight.
Yes, Wolf has been the best of the moderators so far...and by far. He is not completely without bias, but he is very much in bounds in his questions and letting the candidates respond.
WHOO HOO!!!! HIT! To be bought for 5 grand! LOL.
I think Perry wanted to save lives.
There was an opt out.
I liked his “if I could be bought for $5000” line was brilliant.
Santorum and Bachmann look like asses here.
Perry didn’t do it for money. He wanted to prevent cancer and Guardasil does.
You notice he realized what he stepped into by the time he finished the sentence.
He’s gonna pay for that one.
We all have.
Are you just recently becoming interested in politics?
But,its the other 20% that makes you choke on your coffee, hide under the bed,and pretend like you never saw either one of these guys. Its sad but that's the truth.
Where are these questioners getting their Official Tea Party affiliations? I don’t have a card.
I agree that this is a great GREAT debate this evening. It is a step above the others so far in both the moderating and the candidates. Thankful CNN and Wolfe Blitzer are providing a professional debate low (not completely empty, but low) on bias.
She didnt hear the part about “opt out”
And that Perry already admitted that he didn't do it right.
I like Bachmann, but she started spinning there.
She’d be outstanding wouldn’t she?
I think that my leave a mark. Romney must be thrilled!
He always has been the most intelligent. He has been around a long time, and is more like a statesman than a politician. He is best on international relations than anyone. And I think he would be the most forceful against our enemies. I just wish the negatives against him would be erased, or go away because he would be a super candidate against Obama. But the GOP won't give him that chance. He should be used in some top position. It is time for him to have some power in our government again.
Cain has the best insight about commerce and our economy. I would love to see him get more support and a position on our next Republican president's cabinet. He has a clear vision and no nonsense approach. And he is very concise and direct...something totally missing from most politicians.
These are the best two men, IMHO.
I'm in Texas and my kids weren't forced to get a Guardisil shot. Ever.
Perry got KO’d bad
Perry would be offended by a 5k bribe...
Rick hits back by saying he raised over $30M, so he’s offended that she’d think he could be bought for $5K?
Heck, he’s no two-bit crony capitalist, he’s a 2 million bit crony capitalist!
I think that Gov Perry covered the Gardasil question correctly and unequivocally.
LOL. That definitely was inartfully said.
Now I love what Santorum just said. That was a great point!
In the grand scheme of the economy, jobs and deficits this garnered way too much time.
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