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Herman Cain: Gun Control A “States Issue.” Huh? [June 2011]
Outside The Beltway ^ | 6-8-2011 | Doug Mataconis

Posted on 11/11/2011 9:49:00 PM PST by TitansAFC

When I saw Herman Cain’s interview with Wolf Blitzer yesterday afternoon, this immediately jumped out at me:

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: cain; newt; perry; secondamendment
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Questioner: "Should states or local government be allowed to control guns, the gun situation, or should…"

Cain: "Yes."

Questioner: "Yes?"

Cain: "Yes."

Questioner: "So the answer is yes?"

Cain: "The answer is yes, that should be a state’s decision."

1 posted on 11/11/2011 9:49:02 PM PST by TitansAFC
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To: TitansAFC

That’s a big fail. Guess Cain hasn’t read the part about ‘shall not be infringed.’


2 posted on 11/11/2011 9:49:58 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: TitansAFC
Cain sounding more like a conservative of convenience, again.
3 posted on 11/11/2011 9:51:12 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: TitansAFC

He’s winging it as Krauthammer rightly noted.


4 posted on 11/11/2011 9:52:14 PM PST by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
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To: TitansAFC

And then along comes that pesky SECOND AMENDMENT that prohibits the jackasses working in the government from interferring with an American’s GOD GIVEN right to own firearms.


5 posted on 11/11/2011 9:52:19 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Stop Government Greed Now!!!!)
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To: TitansAFC

BLITZER: How about gun control?

CAIN: I support the 2nd amendment.

B: So what’s the answer on gun control?

C: The answer is I support, strongly support, the 2nd amendment. I don’t support onerous legislation that’s going to restrict people’s rights in order to be able to protect themselves as guaranteed by the 2nd amendment.


6 posted on 11/11/2011 9:52:50 PM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: TitansAFC

I’m pretty sure Cain “clarified” this remark after he realized it wasn’t popular.


7 posted on 11/11/2011 9:53:40 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: TitansAFC

Rick Perry is toast.


8 posted on 11/11/2011 9:53:45 PM PST by exist
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To: TitansAFC

If I ever hear 9-9-9 mentioned by him again, I’ll shoot my TV. It has started to sound imature.


9 posted on 11/11/2011 9:55:27 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: TitansAFC

This interview was 5 months ago. Cain was still learning the ropes of intense media hammering. He stated his strongest point very clearly...

I support, strongly support, the 2nd amendment. I don’t support onerous legislation that’s going to restrict people’s rights in order to be able to protect themselves as guaranteed by the 2nd amendment.


10 posted on 11/11/2011 9:56:43 PM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: TitansAFC
Newt Gingrich, Obamacare individaul mandate a good idea huh?

Really want to play this game?

Newt has a whole lot more to lose here

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gingrich-health-care-insurance/2011/05/15/id/396426

Gingrich Backs Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance

11 posted on 11/11/2011 9:58:54 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: 353FMG

IX-IX-IX


12 posted on 11/11/2011 9:59:15 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: TitansAFC

After this interview he clarified, States rights in concealed carry, that’s what he was referring to.


13 posted on 11/11/2011 9:59:22 PM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Having read everything posted, I have yet to see a problem ...Cain seems to be pro 2n amendment, so what is the problem? What am I missing?


14 posted on 11/11/2011 10:00:58 PM PST by doc1019 (There is no hell deep enough to bury islam.)
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I don’t support onerous legislation that’s going to restrict people’s rights in order to be able to protect themselves as guaranteed by the 2nd amendment.

Someone should tell Cain that the 2nd amendment says nothing about the right to be able to protect yourself.

Also, that sentence doesn't actually make sense. I'm betting most people did what I did and simply read into it something that would make sense.

Literally, he said that onerous legislation restricting people's rights would enable them to protect themselves, but he wouldn't support that.

But he wouldn't have gotten into that mess of a sentence if he knew what the 2nd amendment actually said.

15 posted on 11/11/2011 10:01:06 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: TitansAFC
Notice the poster who creatively edited a hit piece about Cain managed to avoid the zot last time he pulled this trick.

Too bad his exercise in creative writing a smear about Cain did not survive. Seems he still has not learned his lesson

How about you quit selectively editing things from June and post the whole comment Cain made?

16 posted on 11/11/2011 10:01:37 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Newt Gingrich, Obamacare individual mandate a good idea huh?

Really want to play this game?

Newt has a whole lot more to lose here

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gingrich-health-care-insurance/2011/05/15/id/396426

Gingrich Backs Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance


17 posted on 11/11/2011 10:02:19 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: doc1019
Best to ignore the inane ramblings of fans of the single digit idgit...
18 posted on 11/11/2011 10:03:25 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Reagan Man
You mean a connivance Conservative like Newt Gingrich?

The Newt who this spring said he thought the Obamacare individual mandate was a good idea?

Really want to play this game?

Newt has a whole lot more to lose here

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gingrich-health-care-insurance/2011/05/15/id/396426

Gingrich Backs Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance

19 posted on 11/11/2011 10:03:48 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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