Posted on 12/19/2011 5:09:47 AM PST by no dems
Like so many Conservative Americans, I put my hopes into Herman Cain. I thought: "Here's a Conservative Black man who really could defeat Obama." Then, the gales became a "perfect storm". I was devastated but still "believed" in him. "Hang in there Herman; fight this thing and come out stronger than ever." Well.... Herman gave up the fight and threw in the towel, which tells me one of two things:
#1. The guy was not the gutsy fighter I thought he was and let Gloria Allred and some old broads send him running like a scared rabbit. Or.......
#2. The guy was guilty and ran and hid behind God and his wife.
If you're innocent, you stand and fight until hell freezes over. But, Herman drops out of the GOP race for President. His accusers are eerily silent now. Herman is eerily quiet now. I wonder how much "left-over" campaign cash was used to silence his accusers.
I might sound like I'm pissed off, but it's more disappointment than anything. Is there no one that we can vote for who is a person of principle? Where are Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint and Paul Ryan when we really need them?
It’s because you’re putting your faith in man. Cursed is man who trusts in man.
Cain has dropped out. You know how all the hub bub over this kind of took over the whole race.
I imagine he doesn’t want to stir up things right now and take the focus from those who are running. Those sleazeball gals have picked up their pay from the DNC and nobody is interested now.
I am not fond of the candidates either, but there isn’t a whole lot we can do about it.
Seeing what happened to Cain, you really can’t blame nice people for not wanting to have their lives in constant turmoil, destructive turmoil.
You have that right. These candidates are vessels.
Not so, my faith is in God and The Lord Jesus Christ. But, don’t we have the right to expect decency and morality out of our governmental leaders, whose salaries we pay?
Perry stumbled but he has fought like he was on a mission. He wasn't selling books like Cain.
He's not running to improve his brand like Newt.
He's not running because it's his turn like Mitt.
He is running because he sees what is happening to this country and wants to stop it. While he's not perfect his motive is.
Perry is very pro-gun
pro-life
ex-military.
He came from humble roots.
Perry is the candidate we need to rally around.
Strange. I’m a Conservative American, and I put absolutely NO hope in Herman Cain. Had Cain been white he wouldn’t have even surfaced. He had no world-based intellect. He had no vision of leadership. I found him to be poorly spoken, poorly organized. Why anyone would have sent this guy money or support was, and is, beyond me. I’m glad he’s gone. That having been said I don’t think anyone in the field is Presidential material. This ? is the best we can do as Conservatives in this country? Sad commentary.
I doubt if any. None of these accusers had a viable legal claim against Cain. Once he dropped out their job was finished and the media was through with them.
Maybe God is trying to wake us up to that truth, we do trust in these guys even though we don't think we do. I have.
If anything it is a reflection of the lack of our faith that they are so bad. Not individually you are I specifically but the culture. We allow a set of rules to be defined that box us in. Nothing is more stupid than the idea that ‘anyone is better than Obama’. It is a fiction and I’m certain all of us could think of worse. I think maybe we have gotten off track. Looking for the glittering show horse when we really need a solid strong principles workhorse.
That is why I’m now supporting Bachmann. She is conservative, she’s stood on principle on issue after issue and she doesn’t back down in the face of the left which has tried to destroy her and failed. I’m tried of being herded, I’m sticking with what I know and I know Michelle Bachmann and I trust her. She may not be the glittering show horse though she is easy on the eyes, but she has substance and principled clarity not just in words but in deed. Its time to stop being herded by the msm and the political class because we know exactly where they are herding us. What they really want is for us to get so frustrated we don’t even vote in the primary.
If Cain stayed, the harassment would have continued, even long after he was elected president, if that were the case. The liberals will never allow an actual black American person, particularly a conservative, go against the pale one, who isn’t qualified, in more ways than one. The Cains don’t deserve, and shouldn’t tolerate years and years of harassment. I also imagine death threats against him or his family. We lost a good man, but I think he will still be around in other areas. As for the women, they got their payoffs, and if Cain re-erupts, they will come out again. That’s how it’s done in Alinskey’s world.
There is at least one other option.
Ross Perot hinted that “they” threatened his family if he didn’t get out.
Eerie silence would apply.
Each candidate - except perry - has selfish motives for running eh?
Perry is fine, but so are the others. Lay off the negatives on others and talk positives about your guy. Please.
Sorry. Sick of it tho
Nope, there is no santa...
Semper Truth!
(But only for those who can recognize/handle it)
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You don’t know if any had a viable legal claim. You are able to do many things behind closed doors. They are called confidentiality agreements. He got away with that at the NRA. How many more are there?? Who knows.
Excelent, Perry is the real deal.
I like all our candidates, they have more class than these Dems but when you have 3 candidates who have all run for President before Obama and lost, one who was doing a book tour while campaigning and another who clearly it's "his turn" it seems pretty obvious.
When you run for President you come with a plan and an organization. Mitt, Perry have that. Bachmann and Santorum to a lesser degree and notice I didn't mention them?
By the way Cain's book was titled "My road to the White House" wasn't it?
Perry is the candidate we need to rally around.
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Well, with all due respect to you normy:
I’m a native Texan and I’ve followed the career politician, Rick Perry, for 25 years and while he is a good man, he is not Presidential timber. Those of us who have seen him “in action” for 25 years have known for a long time that Rick Perry is an empty suit. He’s not the brightest light in the harbor. The Gardasil debacle was second only to his gigantic land grab for his contractor buddies called the “Trans-Texas Corridor”. He backed off from that because Texans were ready to storm the capitol and kick his ignorant ass. The only reason he stays in power is because his political machine, which he has built by greasing palms for 25 years, keeps him getting the GOP nomination and Texans will not vote for a Dem. But, he has embarrassed the State of Texas so badly with this Presidential run; I guarantee you, this is his last term as Governor.
I share your frustration. I put some hope into Cain just to see him deny, deny, deny... give up. Look at what we are left with.
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