Posted on 10/18/2011 4:37:49 PM PDT by kristinn
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, 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.
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.
Your gross ignorance is showing by comparing a border that is a fraction of the length of Texas.
No they have not, have you been to San Diego recently? The CA border was easier to install a fence than the State of Texas (geography) If it does not work on the border of CA it will not work in Texas.border......... Tunnels.
Romney is about to cry! It’s a good thing he has the audience stacked with all his wives!
You are correct sir.
Sometimes I just have to shake my head...
agree
I am not thrilled with any of them yet... of course each would be a significant improvement of the status quo. Congress will be the key. Take the Senate and strengthen the house. Maybe any of these folks will then pull it out. Just need someone pro-life who will really reduce the size of government...
Absolutely. And he’s putting out his solutions and ideas WITHOUT calling out the other candidates so rudely and obnoxiously.
Perry and Mitt have acted like tottal assholles. Santorum is just irritating w/ all his callouts and interruptions.
Cain so far just stays CLASSY.
Perry’s the one that looks like he’s ready to come to blows.
Loved it.
Fair is fair - Cooper doing a great job...
“I think she thinks she is the re-incarnation of the actors on The Love Boat......”
You mean one of the guest stars:
Loni Anderson? Ted McGinley? Terri Garr? Jerry Van Dyke?
Or the crew:
Captain Stubing? Doc? Issak the Hip Bartender?
Pre-debate commentators were saying Romney needs to up his game tonight.
I don’t think he is making it. He is getting hurt tonight.
As did Israel.
I hope they brought lots of Band-Aids to this debate. Everybody’s gonna need at least one.
Ron Paul supporters and Libertarians were at the Occupy Little Rock March trying to steer them towards protesting the Fed office at the Stephens Building. They did go there, but then they read that stupid New York Occupy Declaration.
Perry hates Mormons!!!! LoL!!
Here comes the religion vote. Big boos from the audience.
“Maybe Bachmann’s best moment. Talking directly to moms”
Yes. Too many women voted for Obama for security. It needed to be pointed out that he made things worse.
There will be 10000 of those critters outside the Tampa convention next year and it will not be pretty. There was not anywhere near that in St Paul last cycle and they raised cain. Raising Cain sounds like a good idea in Tampa btw.
Perry/Romney both hurt themselves, in my opinion. But to be honest, there's nothing either of them could have done tonight, or could do ever, to improve my opinion of either of them.
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