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.
If you think Perry is having a good night, you are seriously blinded by your Perry-love. I seriously want to like the guy, but he looks pathetic tonight. The audience was booing him at times for some of his answers.
I do not necessarily disagree with you on this point...of the field, he is in my top three.....and for the record...Romney doesnt make the first cut!
He is using the language of Obama, SEIU, Communist Party...
WILLINGLY. He never says freedom, liberty, Declaration of Independence, that’s
the kryponite to Obama. He LOVES big government,.” <<<
You, sir are correct! Romney is quite noticably lacking conservative speak. As you say, it is “WILLINGLY”.
Did you hear Cooper say 41% of Republicans think Romney’s best to beat Obama? If so, we are so screwed. I don’t think it’s true, however.
There’s always an answer. Modern technology should and will play a huge part in getting the immigration problem under control but states cannot be expected to shoulder the entire cost. The US Government is constitutionally obligated to CONTROL our borders.
It’s ludicrous that everyone skewers Gov Perry; as if he were ‘ruling’ instead of ‘governing’. We have a POS president ‘ruling (by fiat)’. Perry has carried out what the legislature has passed.
You are right I am sick of Santorum telling us how he is this great winning horse.
Yep. Folks, try this experiment: Listen to Mr. Cain’s replies like a speech teacher would, without judging the content. I think you’ll find his answers are always concise, clearly understandable, and actually responsive to the question that was asked. This may be subliminal, but it registers with people.
He is certainly distracted!
And, we believe what Cooper says why?
the Posters hee are all about how the person debates, how smooth they are...THAT is not a criteria for me.
I want principles first, and plitical savy second ..That is why I like Perry.
And did you hear the applause afterwards?
UGH.
Hey, I’m with you. I live in CA so I have no room to be critical of any other state. My only defense of this state is it is the home of Free Republic. :-)
Santorum good answer of Anderson Cooper’s (Romney-lovin’) question about which Republican has best chance to beat Obama.
The Israelis are security conscious, are they not? And much more skilled at achieving it than we. And they rely on armed outposts to control the West Bank of the Jordan. There is no fence on either side of the Allenby Bridge.
Fences and rivers are incompatible. Especially in semi-arid territory.
I'm all in favor of securing the border. But a fence isn't a workable solution along the Texas-Mexican border. It would be a burden to Americans...and a boon to the Mexicans.
What's the good of that?
I feel Santorum, who is NOT a front runner, is dominating the whole debate. It’s just annoying. Same w/ Bachman.
And what is this about Romney being the one to beat Obama ...too many polls give that to Cain, not Romney.
yeah, it would suck, but it makes sense as to why damn near every one of her attacks have been at Herman, the one guy on the stage that ideologically is nearest to her.
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