Posted on 10/22/2011 9:34:34 PM PDT by martosko
Say what you want about former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain’s presidential bid and his missteps along the way, but it’s hard to argue with results: Cain has an edge in the average of the major polls, and even picked up a straw poll victory in Nevada on Friday.
But that doesn’t impress syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer.
“[I] saw him on ‘Stossel’ on abortion — entirely incoherent,” Krauthammer said. “On one hand, ‘people ought to have choice.’ On the other hand, ‘life is sacred from the beginning and abortion ought to be illegal.’ This isn’t a complicated issue. It’s one or the other. It can’t be both.
“Stossel was simply stunned. And if you combine it with the ‘9-9-9’ stuff, it is not that he just hasn’t thought it out. He is winging it. And that is a real problem.”
Ain’t listening to the likes of you any longer, Chuck.
Krauthammer has never ever liked Herman Cain. He wants Romney. Foxnews needs Romney and Perry to stay in the hunt so they can spend millions on media buys, on guess what, all the fox affilates and foxnews. Cain and the others do not have the bucks to do the big buys that the rinos perry and romney have.
entirely incoherent,” Krauthammer
Perry was a big supporter of hillarycare that paid for abortions and Romney is one of the biggest proabort warthogs that was ever in politics. Da ya think Charles can comprehend these facts?
Personal belief and reality often clash. For Krauthammer to ignore that is astounding.
Exactly, he's been badmouthing him for months.
In 1978, Krauthammer quit the practice of psychiatry and came to Washington to direct planning in psychiatric research under the Carter administration. He began contributing articles about politics to The New Republic and in 1980 served as a speech writer to Vice President Walter Mondale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer
Kraut hates every solid conservative out there. BUT if you mention Romney to Kraut, he’ll get down on both knees and open his mouth wide..
Ahhhh—good point. Its a follow the money point of view from Mr K. Who knows for sure but a very plausible point you make.
This should surprise nobody. Krauthamer is a party insider and he is for Romney. Even if Perry could speak properly, Charles would still be for Romney. Even if Newt Gingrich wasn’t so loopy sometimes, Charles would still be for Romney. He has never liked Michelle Bauchmann nor Ron Paul. So, does it surprise anyone that he would not like Cain either? Krauthammer == rino insider.
problem is...
Saying Krauthammer has soured on Cain is based on false premise. He was never “sweet” on Cain to begin with and has mocked and/or derided Cain at every step.
All the more reason to say “stfu Chuck”!
I am soooo sick of these talking head RINOS!
I had respect for this dude and his history during the Bush years, big mistake.
There truly is such a thing as PIF!
Potomac Insular Fever.
These are sick and demented people.
Folks, why can’t Herman Cain believe abortion is wrong, AND ALSO believe it’s not the President’s job to impose his will on the states?
Why can’t he have a strong opinion (such as being against gay marriage), YET ALSO believe the States should make their own decision on whether to allow gay marriage, state-by-state?
Are we so used to Omoslem waking up each day, deciding on what he wants, and FORCING the states to adopt his position by any means possible (EPA and so forth)?
Perhaps Cain can believe something without forcing his position upon the states. Maybe half the states will agree with Cain on abortion, and half will disagree.
What’s “incoherent” about that?
Krauthammer is overrated.
That's not the truth.
Elitist snots. Every one of them.
It’s hard to deny Cain is winging it and doesn’t have a solid enough grasp on the issues. Remember the right of return incident? Sure, he refreshingly admitted he didn’t know what the term meant...but he should have known something so basic. Still, he’s vastly better than Romney, I will admit.
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