Posted on 10/19/2011 1:08:10 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
On CNN’s Newsroom this afternoon, anchor Brooke Baldwin observed that at last night’s GOP debate, Rick Perry kept referring to fellow candidate Herman Cain as “brother.” “Did you notice that while you were watching?” Baldwin asked her audience, replaying Perry’s comments.
PERRY: “Herman, I love you, brother, but let me tell you something, you don’t need to have a big analysis to figure this thing out…At the end of the week, I’m going to be laying out a plan that clearly — I’ll bump plans with you, brother, and we’ll see who has the best idea about how you get this country working again.”
I counted two there. Seriously! Let me know,” Baldwin exclaimed. “And here is what a Perry spokesperson said, ‘He is a friendly fellow. He uses that kind of language. And he views all those folks on stage as colleagues, as fellow Republicans and he speaks accordingly.’”
Baldwin questioned CNN political correspondent Mark Preston over Perry’s use of the term.
“As I was watching last night, I definitely made note of that,” Baldwin said. “And I’m sure you did as well.”
“Sure, it’s certainly something the Perry campaign does not want to be talking about right now,” responded Preston. “They want to talk about what they think was a very strong performance for the Texas Governor. We have to be very careful not to characterize what he was saying. They are saying that he meant nothing by that and in fact he’s not racist and what have you. It would be interesting to see what happens if Herman Cain is asked that question and if Herman Cain decides that he doesn’t have a problem with it, then I do think the issue is dead, Brooke.”
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Good grief folks, it was just a joke.
I don't know are they? Cain and Perry are both outspoken about their faith. What are the others?
Especially when he didn't use that term with the four white men in the same group.
Maybe he has Hulk-a-Mania...
Never thought I would see it. FReepers playing the race card.
And after what Cain pulled on the rock story....
and he doesn’t address Bachman as sister
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Bachmann is Lutheran. if Perry didn’t feel it was appropriate to call her “sister”, that is HIS choice.
again, i find no fault with Perry over this.
"It would be interesting to see what happens if Herman Cain is asked that question and if Herman Cain decides that he doesn't have a problem with it, then I do think the issue is dead, Brooke."From what I saw on the news, Perry did to Romney last night what Mondale did to Hart in 1984, when he delivered a TKO with the "where's the beef" thing. Last night was a breakthrough for Perry.
Or “comrade”.
Combine that experience with decades of observing American politics, and perhaps no one is more qualified than I to make this pronouncement: Rick Perry is not a racist. That is, no more than any other American shaped by his/her national, regional, cultural, ethnic and religious influences.
Let's put this notion to rest immediately because, as we say in Texas, that dog won't hunt.”
Paul = Baptist
Gingrich = Catholic
Bachmann = Evangelical Luthern
Santorum = Catholic
ding Ding Ding! Brother Herman, Brother Rick.
Brother Cain is an Associate Baptist Minister ~ Perry is probably the only guy up there who knows enough about Baptists to know that ~ fur shur Romney wouldn’t know. I think some folks think they are not allowed to study about other religions.
“What about the other Christians on the stage? Aren’t they “brothers” and “sister” too?”
I don’t know are they? Cain and Perry are both outspoken about their faith. What are the others?
It is sloppy behavior, in this day and age, for a white man of national prominence to call a black man that.
Especially when he didn’t use that term with the four white men in the same group.
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my understanding is:
Newt and Santorum are both Catholic. (Newt converted)
Bachmann is Lutheran. Romney is LDS.
i don’t believe Perry is a racist. Now, if someone wishes to criticise him for not being open to Catholic “brothers-in-Christ”, go for it.
but, as far as i can tell, Cain is the one closest in faith to Perry. and if he called him brother sincerely over religion, there is NOTHING wrong with that.
...in fact, if he did so standing up to the “PC” mindspeak garbage, then i APPLAUD Perry for it !!!
(just as i have never criticised Perry for being TOO religious, but for not being religious enough, especially regarding his favoritism to Islam.
(...Islam is much more dangerous to America than Catholics.)
I agree. His use of "brother" struck me as especially strange since Cain had used the race card vs. Perry previously, going after the "rock on the ranch." Perry could have been grovelling, but it seemed unnatural and condescending instead. I must say that Perry comes across as unmistakeably crude and boorish. He is a rough, unmannered fellow --- possibly okay for governing a state --- but way over his head in running for the presidency.
I agree, I think it was just a way to separate Perry's criticism of Cain's plan from Cain himself. Cain is personally highly likable and popular with Republicans whether they support him as their candidate or not.
Perry's handlers were probably trying to figure out a way to make sure that Perry's criticism was seen to be only on policy and not the person, else it could backfire, hence addressing Cain in a personally friendly way while slamming his plan.
But it was dumb and completely tone-deaf. Someone made the comment that Perry seems to think he is running for president of Texas. Any support he has outside of Texas is in spite of, and not because of, these little mannerisms like this addressing Cain as "brother".
.......”By most accounts, Perry’s religious faith is sincere and almost lifelong. He was raised a Methodist, where he has recalled to the Austin newspaper there was “comfort in tradition and stability” and where “we sang the doxology, the preacher would preach, we would have a hymn.” Perry currently attends a West Austin mega-church that has an unadvertised Southern Baptist affiliation. His speech at Liberty cited his spiritual search at age 27. In the New York Times story, Perry recalled: “At 27 years old, I knew that I’d been called to the ministry,” while adding how “really stunned” he is “by how big a pulpit I was going to have,” referring to his life in public service. But he has credited a Methodist evangelist for first winning him to faith at age 12.”.............
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/09/21/rick-perry-evangelical/print
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