The eight Republican candidates for President squared off last night in the City of Sin: Las Vegas. But what happens in Vegas, doesn’t stay there.
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The night was all about the battle between former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick Perry. The two exchanged words back and forth over everything from unemployment rates, to controversial religious comments made by a pastor linked to Perry.
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Herman Cain, the former Godfather Pizza CEO, also got involved in the brouhaha when it came to the discussion of his often talked about 9-9-9 economic plan. Cain went on the defensive, defending his plan against his rivals.
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There were many squabbles last night and we have the best one-liners from the debate!
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Bachmann Throws Shots At Obama’s Family:
“Well, I think the person who really has a problem with illegal immigration in the country is President Obama. It’s his uncle and his aunt who are illegal aliens…who’ve been allowed to stay in this country, despite the fact that they are illegal.”
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Rick Perry Puts Cain’s 9-9-9 plan on blast:
“Herman, I love you brother, but let me tell you something, you don’t need to have a big analysis to figure this thing out. Go to New Hampshire, where they don’t have a sales tax, and you’re fixing to give them one.”
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Mitt Romney Goes After Perry:
“You have a problem with allowing someone to finish speaking. And I suggest that if you want to become president of the United States, you have got to let both people speak. So first, let me speak.”
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Mitt Romney Goes After Cain:
“I like your chutzpah on this, Herman, but I have to tell you, the analysis I did, person by person, return by return, is that middle income people see higher taxes under your plan.”
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Herman Cain Is No Obama:
“And as far as contrasting me with President Obama, if I am fortunate enough to become the Republican nominee, it’s going to be the problem-solver who fixes stuff versus the president who hasn’t fixed anything in this country.”
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Bachmann vs. Anderson Cooper:
“Anderson — Anderson, the good news is, the cake is baked. Barack Obama will be a one-term president; there’s no question about that.”
