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(Live Thread) Republican Presidential Debate #8 Oct. 18, 2011 Nevada 8 P.M. EDT CNN
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Kristinn/ newzjunkey

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: bachmann; cain; debate; debates; gopdebate; gopprimary; hermanator; livecnngopdebate; livevegasgopdebate; newt; nextpotus; perry; pickone; romney; santorum; vegasdebate
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To: Netizen
My problem is that Romney knew but kept the company on for a long period of time.
1,321 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:50 PM PDT by tobyhill (Obama, The Biggest Thief In American History)
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To: ozarkgirl

One does not need to be a “mormon hater(s) “ to know that Romney is a slimy RINO.

I don’t hate mormons, not at all. I don’t agree with mormonism, but that is definatly NOT why I don’t like Romney.


1,322 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:50 PM PDT by Gator113 (~ Just livin' life~)
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To: FreedBird

Softball questions for Mitt now so he can close on a nice, RINO, Establishment, Chosen Messiah for the RNC Nomination note. Somebody better shake this question up NOW, BIG TIME!


1,323 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:54 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Herman Cain will be the nominee of the GOP! The momentum is unmistakeable. The Dems/RINOs hate it.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I actually think these have been pretty good questions.


1,324 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:54 PM PDT by alicewonders
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To: make no mistake
I LOVE TEXANS!

They make lousy presidents.

1,325 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:58 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: RightFighter

They booed him for attacking Mitt...it’s a pro-Romney crowd...


1,326 posted on 10/18/2011 6:52:58 PM PDT by magritte
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To: cornfedcowboy

When Cain hears “Gitmo” he thinks someone’s saying “acquire some additional.” His lack of understanding about the world outside the very narrow area of Sim City tax policy is astonishing.


1,327 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:00 PM PDT by behzinlea (Perry is the adult in the race. Cain is the prepubescent class clown.)
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To: FreedBird

Santorum’s horse isn’t even in the field.


1,328 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:02 PM PDT by bgill (There, happy now?)
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To: fightinJAG

I hope so.

I think Anderson Vanderbilt Cooper is deliberately trying to hurt everyone with the way he phrases his questions.

I like Herman Cain’s 999 plan a lot, but at the end of the day he himself needs to be able to articulate it and defend attacks. Unfortunately I don’t think he did such a great job defending it from charges such as there is a VAT in it (there isn’t - taxing corporate profits is not a VAT it is the same thing we do now) and he hasn’t done a good job explaining how it benefits the economy and working poor.

I hope I understand it as well as I think I do.


1,329 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:02 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: BookaT

Santorum did well with the beat Obama question.

Now Mittens. Romney Fail.

Perry smacking done Myth now.


1,330 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:02 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom ( Disappointed? You betcha!)
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To: CynicalBear
Romney lost this debate big time.

Yep...the media is going to work up a sweat trying to spin this in his favor. He got caught lying many times, lost his temper more than once and stacked the audience with his supporters. FAIL
1,331 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:15 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: South40

Did Perry just say you should look at a person’s past to see how they govern in the future? That is the dumbass move of the night.


1,332 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:22 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: txmissy

Wow...Romney’s scraping the bottom of the barrel. Good grief.


1,333 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:26 PM PDT by txmissy
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To: ozarkgirl

“Try reading FR sometime. EVERYONE knows who the Mormon haters are.”

... and yet you apparently can’t name one??? But everyone knows?

“Get a clue. It’s so much more than obvious to almost anyone here”

... Oh, I know I’ve spent many hours on the Religions Forums and have yet to see
a single example of a FReeper who “hates mormons”.

... If it’s “so much more than obvious”, name names and post some quotes.
Hot air is cheap. Show you have facts behind your claims, but of course you
cannot.


1,334 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:36 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (You know, 99.99999965% of the lawyers give all of them a bad name)
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To: okie01

Wells and an understanding of the water table have been around a very long time. NOBODY takes his cows 50 miles every day for a drink of water in the Rio.


1,335 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:02 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: buccaneer81

Some do.


1,336 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:02 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

GO PERRY!

SLAP DOWN THAT PHONY ROMNEY!!!


1,337 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:02 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Rick Perry 2012)
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To: khnyny
Anderson Cooper’s mother is the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. I read an interview with Cooper many years ago, and the reporter mentioned the huge painting of Gloria hanging on the wall above Cooper’s bed - kid you not, lol.

And Gloria's mad because Anderson won't marry his boyfriend.

1,338 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:02 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: greyfoxx39

Romney is SUCH an asshat!


1,339 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:07 PM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: magritte

Ouch! That will leave a mark. Thanks for the link.


1,340 posted on 10/18/2011 6:54:07 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy (Trust in God, but empty the clip.)
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