Herman Cain~Newt Gingrich in Lincoln/Douglas-type Debate C-SPAN Sat.11- 5: 8 PM EDT - LIVE THREAD

C-Span ^ | 11-5-2011

[blueyon]

Republican 2012 presidential candidates Republican 2012 presidential candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich met in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on current economic and social issues facing the U.S.

[glock rocks]

Thank you. I’m really enjoying the discussion. These men are results oriented.

[eyedigress]

He shot Romney in the back, but lets keep to the debate.

[caww]

These two are helping one another in this “debate”. Not a debate, more of an infomercial for voters to understand why we need to send OBAMA into retirement, along with his socialist cronies in Congress.

I agree......they're educating the public...Newt from the Political Side...Cain from the Business side...and both throwing some of both within their responses

[Gator113]

Absolutely.

[Marcella]

Newt - read my tagline.

[exit82]

Cain gives good answer regarding exisitng retirees—give them the choice vs. benefits.

Says young persons understand the value of a personal account versus present system and are in favor of it.

Cain says first you have to get rid of the existing tax code and use the 9-9-9 plan!

Audience applauds and laughs.

[CounterCounterCulture]

A Møøse once bit my sister...

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Sorry, but you must not know much about LeanSS. I work for an organization that has been fundamentally transformed - I’d even say saved - by its implementation. It’s hard. It involves breaking a lot of eggs. But it’s very real and very VERY impactful.

Hank

[South40]

We apologize again for the fault in the audio. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

If they're union they can't be sacked.

[Maringa]

Hate to repeat what has already been said, but these two guys would be an awesome team against Obama. Too bad that it would appear to be impossible to happen. I thing Romney would wilt in this kind of debate...Perry.....pfffsttt....

[Lady Lucky]

It depends upon what you think this meeting is for... finding solutions, or besting the other. Hence, you either see Cain as a dope for the handoff, or thoughtful for deferring.

Anyone not suffused with koolaid can see that Cain hadn't a clue how to answer the question.

As for "what you think this meeting is for... finding solutions, or besting the other" -- they're calling it a debate; not a search for solutions. The point of a debate is...?

[prisoner6]

That was pretty bad...

[eyedigress]

Why impossible?

[Windflier]

LeanSS

Without taking too much time away from the debate watch, can you describe what Lean Sigma Six is?

[CharlesWayneCT]

NIce link to nothing there. But if you find a good link that isn’t to someone who is giving the wrong information, ROmney/Perry were invited to do their own 1-on-1. Doubt they will.

You do realize that the entire SELLING POINT of this debate was that it was one-on-one. Yet now THREE freepers have jumped at the chance to argue that two other candidates “refused” to come to a one-on-one debate that already had two invited candidates.

[Orange1998]

King at podium about to speak.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Can you imagine either of them debating Joe Biden in a VP debate?

[exit82]

I haven’t seen one instance where Cain doesn’t know how to answer a question asked of him. What debate are you watching, and what axe are you grinding?

[katiedidit1]

Cheers to Newt for using the Galveston plan as a model and for booing those that refuse to give younger workers the option...did y’all know I LOVE Newt? just saying

[caww]

Newt said he would resist the temptation to speak about Caine’s 999 plan...