Posted on 10/06/2011 10:35:23 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
HOUSTON -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Thursday that he would definitely consider an invitation to run as the eventual nominee’s vice president, except if the nominee turns out to be Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Cain, who rocketed to the top tier of the GOP field in several recent polls, was asked by reporters on the campaign trail for his thoughts on a hypothetical invitation to run as the eventual nominee’s No. 2. After offering the obligatory comment that he intends to be the nominee, Cain said, “Quite frankly, based upon Gov. Perry’s position on some issues, I would not be comfortable being his vice presidential nominee.”
Those issues include Perry’s moderate stances on immigration. As governor, Perry supported legislation offering in-state college tuition for the children of illegal immigrants, which has become a flash point in his campaign. Cain said, “Issues relative to being soft on the border, issues relative to the whole, you know, tuition for children of illegal aliens. And I haven’t totally gone through all of his positions, but a lot of positions I have questions with.”
Cain, who is black, was critical of Perry after the Washington Post reported Sunday that his family owned a Texas hunting camp once known as “Niggerhead,” a word that was also painted on a rock near the camp’s entrance. Perry has maintained that his father painted over the word as soon as he bought the property in the 1980s. And Cain subsequently said he believed Perry’s explanation.
Of a vice presidential slot in general, Cain said, “I would not say no to being vice president of the United States. But it would depend upon who got the nomination. I will support who gets the nomination. I know I have said that there are some people right now who I cannot support, but I wouldn’t say no to it. I could say yes. But it has to be someone who I believe I can complement them in their job by being able to bring my skills to the table.”
Totally agree.
Outrage is when you say "I can't believe he called me heartless, it hurts me so bad I can't see straight".
And you once again accuse anyone who doesn’t agree with you of acting solely on emotion, loyalty, etc. While you assume that you act rationally and without loyalty or emotions. The “cult of personality” label you throw at others is just your way of attacking other people.
I agree...Cain played the race card and it bit him in the butt when Blacks in TX took up for Perry.
Do you know how many replies I’ve gotten to the posts with pictures of the border? About building the bridge there?
No...I’m not telling yet. You guess.
NO! I’m not telling yet.
Did you guess?
Was your guess ‘zero’ (that’s null set; zero with the ring knocked off?).
If so, you’d be correct.
Why is that, do you think?
Yup, that will really help him, more "no we can't" agenda. In Herman Cain's America we can do anything we set our minds to. If we really want to fence and seal our southern border, we can. If we really want to drastically change our putrid tax system, we can and he's proposed one way of doing just that. If we really want a balanced budget, we can get it.
We are the Country that once set incredible goals and then went on and achieved them. There are few people now in politics who have a clue on how to turn around a bad situation into a success and that's just what our Country needs now.
Lets quit electing the same type of career politicians that we've been electing over and over again expecting different results. That's crazy!
We need new thinking with bold leadership and Herman Cain is the only one showing any signs of offering us these qualities.
To use my Mama’s saying, “That little crumb-dum!”
How dare he say that he has not looked, but that Perry is not strong on border security?
When has any candidate in the past said similar about another before the primary?
"...And you once again accuse anyone who doesn’t agree with you of acting solely on emotion, loyalty, etc. While you assume that you act rationally and without loyalty or emotions. The “cult of personality” label you throw at others is just your way of attacking other people..."
See? I'm not the only one who sees it!
You keep rollin', you wonderful thing, you!
Yup, that will really help him, more “no we can’t” agenda. In Herman Cain’s America we can do anything we set our minds to. If we really want to fence and seal our southern border, we can. If we really want to drastically change our putrid tax system, we can and he’s proposed one way of doing just that. If we really want a balanced budget, we can get it.
We are the Country that once set incredible goals and then went on and achieved them. There are few people now in politics who have a clue on how to turn around a bad situation into a success and that’s just what our Country needs now.
Lets quit electing the same type of career politicians that we’ve been electing over and over again expecting different results. That’s crazy!
We need new thinking with bold leadership and Herman Cain is the only one showing any signs of offering us these qualities.
I replaced the word Cain with the word Obama in your post, and it reads just like something from a Dem site in 2008. The “no we can’t” variation of “Yes We Can!” was a nice touch.
Of course people from other states can have in state tuition if they go to a Texas high school for 3 years. In fact,they only have to live here 1 year, with or without attending or graduation from our schools .
Right, and even though they were lying, they won in 2008.
Yes let us get behind a Pizza man who has zero experience about the government functions. People, do you think this is a joke?
jgge
Since Sep 21, 2011
WOW, you got me. Every time people cannot answer logically they show my join in date. Now I have to go and hide under the bed because I was exposed as a noobie, newbie, or whatever childish name calling some here like to us.
Yes I will.
Quite a few years back when I was young, my family and I vacationed in the area where a number of these pics were taken.
Thank the good Lord for National and State Park facilities, but you talk about remote, harsh, no-man’s land as far as the eye can see.
After awhile you think you must be dreaming, what you’re seeing can’t be real.
When you dismiss Cain as a “Pizza Man”, that’s what you get.
I’m trusting Cain less and less. He has a problem with Perry but not Romney? There is just something really off about that.
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