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Cain on Electability: ‘Get Ready for an Aberration of Historic Proportions’
National Review ^ | 10/9/2011 | Katrina Trinko

Posted on 10/10/2011 12:21:03 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross

Herman Cain refused to wade into the controversy over whether it is accurate to call Mitt Romney a Christian or not.

“I’m not running for theologian in chief,” he said on CNN’s State of the Union this morning. “I’m a lifelong Christian and what that means is one of my guiding principles for the decisions I make is I start with do the right thing. I’m not getting into that controversy. He’s a Mormon. That much I know. I’m not going to do an analysis of Mormonism vs. Christianity for the sake of answering that.”

When CNN host Candy Crowley pressed him, saying it appeared he was dodging the question, Cain remained adamant. “If that what it looks like, I’m dodging it because it’s not going to help us boost this economy and you know that’s my number one priority,” he said.

Asked about comments that no one lacking political experience could win the White House, including those made at Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball site (“A Cain nomination would be an aberration of historic proportions: American political parties typically don’t nominate people without previous officeholding experience for president.”), Cain pushed back.

“Get ready for an aberration of historic proportions, and here’s why. I give dozens of speeches a week,” Cain said, noting that he had been to Iowa 24 times and that the idea he was ignoring Iowa was simply a “misperception.”

“When I give speeches to rallies, town hall meetings, whatever the audience, no matter how big or small, and I get to my lack of having held public office, I get a spontaneous applause. I’m saying this, the people who are criticizing me because I have not held public office, they are out of touch with the voters out there,” Cain argued.

“People are saying they like the fact that I have not held public office and they love my concrete, specific ideas about how we need to fix this economy and the other problems,” he said.

He also struck back at the stories that he was ditching his campaign temporarily to promote his book This is Herman Cain!

“I can promote a book and campaign at the same time,” he chuckled.


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81 posted on 10/10/2011 2:30:44 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: jgge
And to that I say this....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2788065/posts?page=134#134

82 posted on 10/10/2011 2:31:10 PM PDT by taildragger (( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: tirednvirginia

How so?
If you are talking bout that stupid rock, Cain did not attack perry. He said that the words on the rock were insensitive. That’s an attack?


83 posted on 10/10/2011 2:31:18 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: BooRadley

While I look for the video, here is something for your viewing pleasure. Only 2 or 3 lies in this one. But you’ll be happy to know that Cain is a GLOBALIST.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYZdyVR7f2g


84 posted on 10/10/2011 2:37:53 PM PDT by marty60
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To: marty60

WTF are you even talking about?


85 posted on 10/10/2011 2:41:08 PM PDT by RockinRight (If everyone wants to ride in the wagon, then who is pulling it?)
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To: marty60

Mad that he’s beating Perry, aren’t ya?


86 posted on 10/10/2011 2:43:01 PM PDT by RockinRight (If everyone wants to ride in the wagon, then who is pulling it?)
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To: TheOldLady

Awwwwww.....


87 posted on 10/10/2011 2:43:39 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Cowman

Please forgive me, I ment no harm to cows... its just that, well, I have never seen anyone look so like a cow as she... MOooooohh!


88 posted on 10/10/2011 2:50:43 PM PDT by dps.inspect (the system is rigged...)
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To: marty60
This poor liberal is a little over the top but he/she is making some good points about the arrogance of Cains claims.What's the link to your "quote" here? I'd like to see what rag it came out of.
89 posted on 10/10/2011 2:57:26 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici ("Si, se gimme!")
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To: marty60

Here’s another good one.
He doesn’t have a problem with buying goods that aren’t made in AMERICA. “Not a political issue” Wow what a guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYCfV9qGm5U


90 posted on 10/10/2011 2:57:26 PM PDT by marty60
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To: Servant of the Cross
“I can promote a book and campaign at the same time,” he chuckled.

Cain could also point out that Obama can be President of the United States and campaign at the same time.

91 posted on 10/10/2011 3:01:35 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Herman Cain actually IS a rocket scientist.)
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To: marty60

Do you have a substantive critique of his interview?


92 posted on 10/10/2011 3:03:29 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Herman Cain actually IS a rocket scientist.)
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To: marty60

And perry introduced islam in TEXAS public schools, ignored security warnings from the NSA to do business with red China, wants a “partnership” in healthcare with Mehico, travels to the tropics with grover norquist on campaign funds, goes to France to visit his good friend aga khan, traveled to Dubai to visit his buddy’s BIG mosque that they are reproducing SIX of in TEXAS, and all that good stuff...but whew, at least perry isn’t a globalist.


93 posted on 10/10/2011 3:04:32 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: MestaMachine

Thank you, Mesta. There are more to come, too.


94 posted on 10/10/2011 3:05:32 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: tirednvirginia

Right!

I want Cain to expound on the jabs he’s already taken at Romney’s 59-point plan. When Cain said Romney had to drop that piece of garbage (my paraphrase) if he wanted any serious consideration as a VP possibility.


95 posted on 10/10/2011 3:07:05 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Herman Cain actually IS a rocket scientist.)
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To: MestaMachine

Another Cain Lie. Perry did no such thing. the Texas University system start the program for TEACHERS to help them deal with Muslim kids.

Keep it up. we are not going to sit by and let lies be told about Perry. You may have manage to get Bachmann out. But I for one don’t want a charlatan in the WH. One is enough already.


96 posted on 10/10/2011 3:07:51 PM PDT by marty60
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To: VeniVidiVici

http://biblicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/a-response-to-the-perfect-conservative-by-herman-cain/

Here you go.


97 posted on 10/10/2011 3:10:20 PM PDT by marty60
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To: marty60

BS!!! I have all the documents and all the news stories AND links to perry speeches and whatever to prove it.,,from before I even knew who Herman Cain was. I have proof, marty. You just have....squat.


98 posted on 10/10/2011 3:14:11 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: MestaMachine

Let’s have the links.

Thank You.


99 posted on 10/10/2011 3:18:35 PM PDT by marty60
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To: marty60

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2759883/posts

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773335/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773546/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2776492/posts?page=1

http://cis.org/immigrants-filled-most-new-jobs-in-Texas


100 posted on 10/10/2011 3:35:39 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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