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.
Me too. Why didn’t he argue that point?!
Is that for real? In 1918, millionaires were paying 77%??
What she's not saying is that purchases from U.S. companies will be subtracted from the tax through the supply chain. Bottom line is you have a net one-time tax.
There he goes. WOOT.
Poor Cain...he’s gonna be busy tonight.
Damn are they scared of Cain.
Perry looks good tonight (but he always looks good). Hope he can speak as well as he looks tonight.
Cain has the only plan - so it’s the only plan they are all attacking.
Like the kid who owns a car -he pays for gas, knows the route, and everyone wants to tell him how to drive.
Cain’s got to do a better job defending his 999 plan.
Let’s see Anderson ask Newt about Romneycare being the model for Obamacare.
Michelle Bachman is an idiot
Go Herman. GIVE THEM HELL!
Yeah, I thought Coast Guard.
Late, but here. What did I miss?
santorum’s just crapped all over himself.
Yeah, and Santorum and Bachmann are jumping in to help. I sure would like to seen them go after the right target, and not each other.
Where is that graphic of a circular firing squad?
Perry calls Cain “Brother”?! You gotta be kidding!
Perry brings his game.
The first question was to each candidate and it was: What would you replace the current tax system with? Then each candidate proceeded to attack Cain. None of them presented a plan, only Cain did!
Bachmann is coming off as a dope. Sales tax is different than a Vat. Especially when her plan is just shuffling the deck chair.
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