Newt is damaged goods. There is no way he can win a national election. The only chance we have is with Cain. I just wish my fellow conservatives would not be so quick to abandon the Cain train based on an obvious orchestrated lie by the liberal media. If we don’t stop being so easily swayed by the lib media then we will never be able to nominate our own candidate and may as well turn it over to MSNBC to pick the GOP candidate.
Please RTFT, and then clarify this thought (if you have anything to add).
The only chance we have is with Cain. I just wish my fellow conservatives would not be so quick to abandon the Cain train based on an obvious orchestrated lie by the liberal media. If we don’t stop being so easily swayed by the lib media then we will never be able to nominate our own candidate and may as well turn it over to MSNBC to pick the GOP candidate.
I don't think there are many people here on FR who wouldn't be thrilled to vote for Cain, should he end up as the Republican nominee. Unfortunately, he appears to be losing that chance without any help from this website.
I was considering making Cain 'my guy.' When he couldn't address the issue of "Right of return" I figured he would take that as a wakeup call...there were gaps in his knowledge he needed to address ASAP. I was willing to give a pass...but let's be real, 98% of all posters here could write paragraphs on the Right of return, about how an innocent sounding proposal was actually a poison pill to negotiations.
It's the latest example of the lying agenda of the Palis and, by extension, the root of the ME issue. You don't understand the ME if you don't understand Right of return.
Then...another questioner..."defined benefit or premium support?" He didn't know what the questioner was talking about.
As a former Fed Governor, finance should be his strong suit. This is the question at the root of debate today, the cause or cure of trillions in unfunded federal/state liability. Not most, but many Freepers could speak knowledgably about this issue.
I'm willing to support a non-politician/non national politician for the office, but they need to have a level of familiarity with issues we discuss here daily. Not experts, but familiar with the big picture.
During the Linciln/Douglas debate with Newt, Newt had to explain an issue to him. This is kinda late in the process for that.
Cain has lost me, I think. He'd be a great Cabinet Secretary but I'm not willing to agree to the amount of OJT he seems to require for head man. His obvious strengths do not balance that out for me.
This reason, you see, has nothing to do with the Politico flap.
When you suggest that those who disagree with you must be shallow, without even listening to their reasoning, you call your own judgment and world view into question.