▁I ▁hoped ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁kid , ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁football ▁star ▁all ▁my ▁life ▁too ." ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁later ▁received ▁criticism ▁when ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁bet ▁fellow ▁candidate ▁Rick ▁Perry ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁his ▁past ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁health care ▁mand ate , ▁which ▁Perry ▁had ▁pointed ▁out ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁book . ▁ ▁Other ▁participants , ▁including ▁Ron ▁Paul , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁seen ▁a ▁significant ▁sur ge ▁in ▁pol ls ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁critic ized ▁G ing rich ▁for ▁his ▁participation ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁mort g age ▁company ▁Fred die ▁Mac , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁paid ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁million , ▁shortly ▁before ▁its ▁collapse ▁and ▁subsequent ▁b ail ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann ▁also ▁attacked ▁G ing rich , ▁after ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁call ▁himself ▁a ▁lo bb y ist , ▁saying , ▁" You ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁within ▁the ▁technical ▁definition ▁of ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁to ▁still ▁be ▁influence ▁ped d ling ." ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁debate ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Si oux ▁City , ▁Iowa . ▁It ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Fox ▁News ▁and ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁and ▁moder ated ▁by ▁Bret ▁Ba ier . ▁Part icip ants ▁in ▁the ▁debate ▁included ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann , ▁New t