Posted on 11/02/2011 5:28:27 PM PDT by justsaynomore
Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain seem to have an outspoken ally-friendship in the media lately. Both Gingrich and Cain have been quoted saying positive comments about each other on the
trail, which is a rarity in political campaigning. “We’re friends; let’s just lay it on the line. I like Herman. I’m proud of Herman’s career. I’m proud of the positive attitude he brings to life,” Gingrich told a local radio station WBS in Atlanta today.
But how exactly did the friendship between Gingrich and Cain develop? It goes back about 16 years. On Monday, Cain called into a local Iowa radio station WHO and talked about his past with Gingrich.
“Newt and I go back to the early 1990′s when he was Speaker of the House and he appointed me to the Kemp Commission on economic growth and tax reform,” Cain said.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Yes, Newt.
“On Saturday, the two will attend a media-less, unmoderated two-hour Hunter-Douglass style debate”
Doesn’t Ms. Dover mean Lincoln-Douglass style debate??
Maybe she had her mind on shades, blinds and window coverings :-)))
“I’ll give him credit for standing up for Cain”
I agree. The going is the toughest for Cain right now and Newt stepped up to the plate to help Herman out. That is how you know who your friends are.
Some people here on Free Republic just scatter at the first sign of trouble or can’t wait to kick someone when they are down.
Close...it will be GINGRICH/Cain for this Country to survive. We need a President who knows how things work. We need a President who has stature on the world state. I like Cain..and as VP he wil learn. But not this time.
Close...it will be GINGRICH/Cain for this Country to survive. We need a President who knows how things work. We need a President who has stature on the world state. I like Cain..and as VP he will learn. But not this time.
Running spell check more than once can sometimes screw up formatting...
THANK YOU NEWT !!!
Once again, Newt proves to be one of the only two GROWN UPS in the race.
What a pleasure it is to see someone acting like an adult for a change.
Would love to see them on the ticket together - they complement one another and they both have great minds. What a combo.
Right you are. Here’s a C-Span archives video from January 1995 of that commission, with both Cain & Ken Blackwell as members.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/TaxReform4
“Newt is jockeying for position for Vice”
I doubt if Newt would agree to the VP slot.
I just skimmed through the video - is Herman in it and, if so, whereabout roughly?
Has anyone else noticed how the dialog among the GOP candidates pretty much went to sh*t once Perry came on board?? Seems the focus on 0bama`s abysmal record has slipped below the radar screen in favor of destructive internecine sniping.
Sorry for the late response; I got off the thread.
I don’t know where Cain comes in - because the “timeline” feature is not working - but I know he’s in there, because the speakers are listed on the right, along with their photos.
The heavy breathing Cainaics and Michelebots are responsible for that.
Grinrich protected horndog Clinton from impeachment. One horn dog to another...
“Welcome into my parlor,” said the spider to the fly.
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