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.
I agree with you. I was so mad at Newt I could have smacked him witha 2x4 a few years ago.... but no doubt he is the guy that needs to be the next president. He has the experience, the knowledge, the policy, and the polish. He is the guy.
A pretty safe job compared to what Perry did and a pretty nasty comment about someone who risked his life for your sorry butt.
Well, first you build the fence...then you divert the river to our side of the fence.
If Cain was “damaged” by his 9-9-9 plan, it’s because the people attacking him still don’t understand it.
If you’re going to debate someone on the centerpiece of their campaign, at least take the time to learn about it.
Stating falsehoods about someone else doesn’t create much respect, and they don’t get my vote.
These people are running for President - they should at least understand their opponent and not make false attacks on their proposals.
They are either intellectually lazy, or just pushing lies to tear down their opponent.
I can’t vote for someone like that.
The Department of the Navy. He was a ballistic missile expert. They wouldn't let him serve in uniform, saying they needed him where he was.
Satisfied?
Okay you’ve convinced me, you get a Crazy merit badge as well.
Yeah.... Perry is not gonna get it done.
Good to hear. My blood pressure dropped dramatically after leaving that state. Seriously.
“Try reading FR sometime. EVERYONE knows who the Mormon haters are.”
... and yet you apparently can’t name one??? But everyone knows?”
All those who respond to this comment most vociferously are the culprits. Thou doth protest too much.
Only about 1 min 30 seconds. Worth listening to, since his words will be misquoted all over the media for the next several days/weeks.
And frankly, he did not do a very good job of answering this tonight.
And your butt was saved by people who worked for the military as CIVILIANS too, thank you.
My father in law is one, he worked on the Patriot Missile at Redstone Arsenal. You gonna tell me he didn’t matter too?
Romney will win early in the more liberal states that rarely vote for a Pub in the general election. Perry will emerge in the states that represent the core of America and the Pub party. It will be Perry if the Rat crossover vote isn't a factor.
So, like Obama, all who don’t buy what Cain is selling are too stupid to understand it.
Good argument.
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I didn’t mean to knock Cain because he didn’t serve. A lot of good people didn’t.
I just resented the heck out of the village idiot here who called him a sissy.
I’d love to see him call Perry that to his face.
The money spent on mainstream media ads wasn’t able to save democrats from mostly volunteer Tea Party members. Conservative Tea Party Activist are becoming more important than becoming moderate for more funding/media money.
It’s actually pretty funny.
The least presidential thing I thought Perry did was get involved in the cat fighting.
Santorum Myth and Bachmann were doing well at that BS.
I know he wanted to land a punch but I would have kept my powder dry.
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