Posted on 10/01/2011 8:24:28 PM PDT by caper gal 1
Two darlings of the Tea Party got in plenty of barbs at President Barack Obama, sitting Republicans and what they described as government over-regulation as they basked in adulation at TeaCon 2011, the first Midwestern Tea Party Convention, which drew about 1,000 people to Schaumburg this weekend.
Herman Cain, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and the only GOP presidential candidate to attend in person, won a TeaCon 2011 straw poll by a landslide Saturday evening.
His blunt comments — including, “Stupid people are ruining America” — were frequently interrupted with standing ovations at the Schaumburg Convention Center. U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) also received a hero’s welcome.
Cain said he would spend money to build up a strong U.S. defense; support Israel; push domestic oil drilling with an “attitude adjustment” for the EPA, and promote his 9-9-9 tax reform plan.
Saying “I kinda like clinging to my guns and Bibles, and I’m not going to let them go,” Cain declared, “this nation is weaker as a result of this administration.”
For those of you who believe in this man, I implore you to donate a couple of bucks. You can do one time amount. I don’t have much but I signed up for 20.00 a month.
www.hermancain.com
Thank you for the info.
We are supporting Herman Cain, too. To the best of our ability. He has our votes!
Where do we get this bumper sticker?
or the “Yes, We Cain” one?
Time for others to step aside. Cain is the Mein!
born December 13, 1945 in Memphis, TN (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
Luther Cain Jr., born March 16, 1925 in TN, died March 29, 1982 in Atlanta, GA
Lenora Davis, born July 27, 1925 in GA, died August 20, 2005 in Atlanta, GA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguinis Requirement)
Herman Cain is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama ISN'T!
cafepress.com. They’ve got a lot of good ones.
I call him Mick Pomney.
Small straw poll but interesting.
It looks like Cain has displaced MB as the main alternative to Mick Pomney.
I don’t need any one person to be proud of my country. I’m proud of this country every day of my life.
Cain will take Obie to the kitchen for a good ole’ ass-whuppin.
Frankly, I am ashamed of the people of this country for voting for Barack Obama.
You might be ashamed of people... fine... but I am never ashamed of this country. The only prominent people I have heard express their shame of this country so poignantly is POTUS and FLOTUS... and they can go straight to hell.
...meant to finish... I AM PROUD OF THIS COUNTRY EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE!!!! (with extreme emphasis).
Go, Herman!
Interesting, especially since the start of Cain's campaign had more stumbles than anyone except Gingrich. His gaffe's seem to have peaked when he visited a mosque and apologized to Muslims for saying he would never put a Muslim in his administration (the comment was dumb to begin with, apologizing for it made him look even weaker and unsure)
Since then, he's recovered surprising well and this latest straw poll win is certainly a trend. I was disappointed in Cain and wrote him off a few months ago, but he's hiting all the right notes lately. Just last week, the Perry Kristnas were claiming that all conservatives who opposed Perry was either a Ron Paul disruptor or a "purist" who was "waiting for Sarah" and would trash ANYONE not named "Sarah Palin". My how they've forgotten that talking point quickly since the Cain surge! Now they're convinced anyone who dislikes Perry is a Cain backer. ;-)
I suppose it's possible that a private-sector businessman could win the nomination...Wendell Wilikie pulled it off in 1940. But it's still a long shot. I would prefer Bachmann, but if the choices are Cain, Perry, or Romney when my state votes, I know who I'll be supporting and it ain't Mick Pomney.
Alot can change in a couple weeks, Perry supporters are learning that the hard way this week (evidently, Giuliani and Thompson's tanking in 2007 didn't convince them that the "front-runners" a year before the election aren't necessarily the "front-runners" when the actual primary starts and they shouldn't have counted their chickens before they hatch). Let's hope this holds by the time Jan. rolls around and the Iowa caucus begins.
Perfect ticket: Cain/Palin or Palin/Cain; probably only in my dreams unfortunately.
Good choice. I think he would make an excellent President.
Perfect ticket: Cain/Palin or Palin/Cain; probably only in my dreams unfortunately.
are you on a robo response???
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