Posted on 10/03/2011 2:33:27 AM PDT by Kaslin
Ping.
He has looked like a contender to me since watching his speech at the GA GOP convention in May of this year.
Herman Cain a Contender? My God, has the writer been sleeping under a rock? What about the current myth, good ole Buckwheat? Obummer never even managed a lemonade stand and all he ever did was vote “present”. There is no comparison between Mr. Cain and Buckwheat. IMO Cain wins hands down.
True, but Barone also knows that it is early still. Just sayin.
Cain made a serious error yesterday when taking the bait of the rock issue. To me it was a “The police acted stupidly” moment for him in that he was not aware of all the details surrounding the rock issue other than what the questioner asked. He could have instead just deferred any comment until he had the opportunity to review the facts himself.
One has to understand the background he carries, but one also needs to know the media is not his friend and habitually uses half truths to forment division and controversy. If Herman revises and extends his remarks today, I’ll give him a mulligan. If not, he has lost my support as being a serious contender.
Yes, but he could fire everyone from top to bottom who was not performing. Not necessarily so with federal employees.
They keep talking about Cain never having held public office as a detriment. I think in this election that may be the one plus Cain possesses and none of the other candidates have. Polls show the public is as disgusted with Congress as they are with this administration. Bush and Obama are both blamed for the economy. We’re in an anti-politician cycle, IMO, so a guy who’s never been a politician might have an edge.
And I don’t remember where I read it, but a article was written a few days ago by a person who was at the straw poll in Florida. He went in as an undecided, but voted for Cain. His line: Cain talks for us, not to us.
P.S. My friend who is a democrat, yet has listened to every Republican debate, told me the only person on stage she would even consider voting for was Cain. After talking with her, she has soured on politicians, in general. Anecdotal, but interesting.
No. His moment will be over soon.
Yep, Cain may become unstoppable as Romney and Perry won’t get conservative support, and as the media try to keep Bachmann in check.
He was a real contender until yesterday when he start saying really stupid stuff to make himself liked by the MSM.
And your support is worth $what exactly? I sent him my largest possible contribution last week.
I can honestly say at this early hour that Fox n Friends sure are on a bandwagon for Herman Cain.
I suppose they assume the more they push and shove him above everyone else nobody will remember who Sarah Palin is.
However Cain won’t fall for the MSM trap they have planned of him going head to head with Sarah Palin.
Says you
not necessarily. He could come up with ideas that a career politico would never be able to come up with
why do you say that? Not looking for a fight, just would like to know your opinion
Dunno about the “right of return’??
Mebbie because there ISN’T ANY??
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!
No, “under a rock” is where Cain found a cheap shot against Perry. I don’t object to legitimate criticism, but I do object to Cain showing himself to be a “typical” politician. I thought better of him than that.
Along with the unlikelihood of someone with zero experience in government becoming the nominee, he has shown no commitment to or mastery of policy.
His 999 plan is a bad idea bordering on the gimmicky (and is loaded with grossly pervasive affirmative action ‘enterprise zones), and to any questions of foreign affairs and many on domestic policy, his stock answer is that he’ll hire smart, knowledgeable people and follow their recommendations.
He’s not so much as won a primary race on any level previously and his political inexperience all too regularly shows.
Last week I’d have offered that he does, however, seem like a nice guy. But with the launch of his book tour (another hint that he’s not a contender), he needlessly trashed his opponents (though he steered clear, as always of Romney) by offering such nuggets as that Santorum is “stressed”. Yesterday he of course built on that by haranguing Perry for racial “insensitivity” for the questionable camp name story.
People flocked to him because he seemed decent and principled on the stage compared to our two supposed frontrunners, Perry and Romney, but given a more legitimate, viable option, they’ll move quickly to that IMO.
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