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.
GO NEWT!!!
Good grief. That’s DU rhetoric.
Here it ll the time from the pro-Perry crowd.
When is the convention? Maybe during hurricane season?
Rick's usual late-debate fade?
Come aboard (the cain train) ... we are expecting you! The love vote, soon we will be making another run, the love vote, individual freedom for everyone ...
Many women look as though they received massive bruising in a recent car wreck. Wait until the inevitable effect of again on their skin occurs. They’ll just be one big black and green mess.
I’d like Newt to run for Congress and then Speaker of the House.
Perry just sounds like a drunk compared to the rest, IMO.
I agree re: Santorum and Newt. And your comments about Perry as well. Oops, it's about 9:25pm ET... it's that time of night when Perry starts getting sleepy, LOL.
Perry gave one WEIRD answer to Anderson's question about religion and fumbled and bumbled his way to a sorta kinda apology to Romney regarding the pastor...
Newt simply has too much baggage from his past, which hurts his overall image.
Newt can’t win because conservatives want a Pope, not a leader...
Yes, it sounds like a lot of Mitt support in the crowd, along with the requisite swarmy, squealing Paulbots.
Notice how every one of the candidates listen and look at Newt every time he talks.
...in a vice
The 2012 DNC is in Charlotte, I think.
IF WE AS A GROUP WERE SMART, we would already be planning to attend, and Demonstrate.
I’m up for it, and we have 10 months to plan it. Anyone else?
He nailed it while accusing no one.
Some one is going to nail Cain on the “Super Committee” BS
Never, ever, EVER speak ill of Admiral James Bond Stockdale.
“Why can’t Newt win?”
Because he’s Newt. He doesn’t have the most loveable personality to begin with, and when he was Speaker of the House the media demonized him 24/7, every single day.
Anderson interrupts the discussion about getting government costs cut for some stupid question about hostages. I wish these candidates would insist on commentators of their choice to keep the debate on point!
Cain speaking in circles now about negotiating with terrorists. Lack of depth showing here.
Back to the Future !
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