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.
Bachmann wasn't saying the sales tax is a VAT. She was saying the 9% corporate income tax was a VAT.
Well hell, if a 9% corporate income tax would be a VAT, what would she call the current 35% corporate income tax?
Conservative men have been calling each other “Brother” for years. We just don’t do it in public a lot.
Or maybe Cain’s plan creates a gazillion jobs. See, I can make up numbers too !
Wasn’t Romney the author of Obamacare??
Finally!!! Go Rick...Go Newt!!! Give it to Mitt! He has had way too many passes.
Romney is clearly rattled. Santorum on full attack. Engaged, lock and load (metaphorically speaking here)....
seems to me Mittens and Santorum both proved they are jerks
Mitt’s not strong enough to be a jerk. He’s a weak-kneed liberal pusswad.
Santorum back again for Romney like a shark. Blood in the water!
Now hammerhead Newt takes a bite!
Newt sends a torpedo toward S.S. Mitt.
Dating/married to the CEO's daughter.
romney care is good for Mass but not for the country???He is tap dancing.
Newt hitting him!
Cain is holding his own with a full court press.
But Newt is a magnificent diplomat. He is not petty or pitiful.
Cain/Newt!!!!!!!!
Gingrich is now taking on Obamacare and Romneycare...he cites a Boston newspaper article.
Gingrich calls it a “top down” solution.
Holy crap Santorim has Mitt rattled.
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yep.
Newt is in such control of the facts he is amazing. This man knows how to debate. He just put the whip cream on the crap sunday Romney had to eat from Santorum. Big government, bureaucratic solution from Massachusettes. It is a lovely thing to see Romney taking the beat down.
Finally ! They are destroying Romney!
Actually I support the Fair Tax. Most states have sales taxes already so it wouldn’t affect them much, And if the income tax were eliminated at the same time, retailers would save a ton of time and effort by not doing income and payroll taxes. But 999 is worst of both worlds.
you know, I’ve been someone all along who has said that whoever comes out with the GOP nod, I’d vote for, even if its someone I dont like to prevent an obama 2nd term.
But this disgusting display of the GOP hogs running to devour the CNN slop of attacking Cain is making me rethink this position. Bachmann doesnt come off as all that bright, but looks like she has canned statements, and is constantly in the search for the next bumper sticker. Santorum sounds like the guy that was too geeky to get into the frat, so he decided to spend his time attacking the idea of fraternities. Perry clearly sees this as his chance to look better by piling on, and Romney is clearly the CNN choice for GOP nominee. Paul is just the epitome of a waste of time.
Herman seems to be the only one that wants to solve problems. THe rest of these schmucks just want to slap fight each other like a bunch of school girls.
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