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.
It’s been a great debate!
Mitt’s getting into snarls with everyone tonight!
This is an old charge. Perry and Mitt both come off looking bad in this exchange. The winner as these two tear each other apart: Cain.
Boos.
This is so exciting. Go Perry!!!@
Perry looks awesome. Romney is lying and getting caught all over the place. FUMR.
Mittens and Jedadiah Perry are talking each other out of the presidency. Herman and Newt enjoy...
Perry is getting angry! He was giving Mitt the Death Stare......Ohhh! that left a mark! Perry’s illegal policy...
Two sets of books, two places to remit tax payments.
Oh that’s rich, Perry is pandering on illegals. Embarrassing. Condescending Romney and Perry go at it like two high school cheerleaders hair-pulling over the quarterback. Those two deserve each other.
Perry is really getting to Romney...straight attack. OMG.
This is a Romney audience.
Somebody’s lying...
Cain is there? Where?
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.
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I am liking Newt more and more with each debate. He does know his facts, that’s for sure.
Mitt is really getting rattled tonight.
First from Santorum. Now from Perry.
Mitt is really on the defensive.
Omg! Romney is DONE!
He keeps looking like he’s about to bust out in tears.
Perry again gets his bell rang.
Just don’t give me a zot button. I’d push the button that drops the trap door under Romney’s podium in a NY second.
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