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.
That’s what I’ve said. I would vote for Newt jut to be able to see him debate Obama.
Prepping for a role as VP? Cruise director is pretty much the job, yes?
Bachman and Santorum need to hang it up. I think Bachman stepped all over herself begging for attention. She needs to exit gracefully. I like Santorum, but he does not have “it” and gaffed with the your time is up. Newt took apart Romney the way he should have. Cain quiet and letting this go by — sometimes best to say nothing when your opponents are happily taking on each other.
It just flashed on the bottom of the screen “after the break” and it was a “gay marriage” question.
Anderson Poofter would never be able to let a stage full of Republicans go without asking about that!
I read that obama's teleprompter was stolen today LOL
Yea, it was almost like Bachmann was running interference for Romney.
Oh no! They’re beating up on Mitt, better jump in and change the subject.
CNN audience so who knows?
I always thought he was gutless.
Hmmmmm....
Herman Cain campaign consultant Gary Robbins, a former assistant to the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis, said that Cain’s much-discussed 9-9-9 plan — which which would set the corporate tax rate, the individual income tax rate and a new national sales tax all at nine percent – was intended less as a real political solution and more as a conceptual idea:
I would boot Ron Paul and Perry, with Bachmann a strong third, but hey, that’s just me.
1) So far, this seems to be a lot of A Cooper asking each candidate to attack each other and
2) Mitt is the target thus far.
The latter is fine by me! The former is the plan of CNN.
These debates have steered clear of social issues in favor of Mitt I feel.
Does anybody else think Cooper is shaking in his shoes waiting for them to come after him?
Was booing Santorum ‘your time is up’. It did sound like bullying.
Newt doing the best so far. Definitely. Classy of him to commend Cain for bringing it to the table. Also classy of him to say there’s more to it than Cain lets on, WITHOUT attacking Cain in the process.
And yes, Cain needs to explain 999 better, and let it ride, rather than pushing it. I’m tired of hearing about it. I care more about character than the details of 999.
This is actually a good format - one moderator and Anderson Cooper looks as if he stumbled into a rugby scrum.
Cain sitting back & regrouping - good plan - he is used to being a CEO and listening before making a decision. Newt is doing a great job directing the conversation.
Here’s Paul - he does well with the cutting spending tack.
Very popular with the audience.
Kudos to Santorum! Way to go after Romney
Mr. Cain... Any time now. The water’s warm. Feel free to attack Romney... Don’t just sit there with your failed 9/9/9 pizza-ad inspired slogan
No. Perry is not stuck on energy. He talks about a broad array of things. I would like Cain to do that as well but Cain made the mistake of getting mired in the details of a specific tax plan that he has to constantly explain and defend. Big tactical mistake for him.
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