"I have a message for the political elites in Washington, D.C. The United States of America is not going to become the United States of Europe, not on our watch."
~Herman Cain
Didn’t come out right.
Should have been “I don’t need to be the expert on foreign policy. My Secretary of State and my National Security Advisor need to be experts on foreign policy.”
We have someone in the WH winging it now. Clearly, on the job training for President doesn't work.
Geez. Isn’t that special? Bless his little ole’ heart.
When I first joined FR a few years back, there seemed to be a lot more DISCERNMENT on FR. Seriously! What happened? People used to take liberal news sources with a grain of salt. Now they act like it is gospel.
Did you all forget that the liberals do not want a conservative in office? That this is a deliberate attempt to take down Cain?
Do you REALLY believe Cain thinks he doesn’t have to know foreign policy? He is receiving briefings every day from his foreign policy team(see link below). He knows he has to know some foreign policy but he also knows that he cannot know ALL foreign policy. You surround yourself with the right experts. Cain mentioned John Bolton, for example.
Again, here are links to Cain discussing foreign policy in interviews. I know Cain haters could care less, but hopefully it will show those who are serious about learning about Cain to see for themselves.
with Dick Morris - http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/herman-cain-interview-on-new-ideas-to-tame-iran-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/
Henry Kissinger who said he had talked to all the Candidates and only Cain was asking the right questions?
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/282241/kissinger-digs-cain-s-brilliant-video-robert-costa
with Bill O’Reilly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjAJeyYhAg
Cain’s Position on Israel: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/28/the-u-s-must-stand-with-israel/
Summary of Foreign Policy Stance:
http://www.hermancain.com/the-issues
Values Voters Speech:
http://www.therightscoop.com/herman-cain-brings-the-house-down-at-values-voter-summit/
Seeing Green in Red China
December 3, 2005
By Herman Cain
http://www.economicfreedomcoalition.com/news/press-opinion-120305.asp
Back to Terrorism Reality: Islamic Fascists are the Enemy
July 9, 2007
By Herman Cain
http://www.economicfreedomcoalition.com/news/press-opinion-070907.asp
Anatomy of World War III
July 26, 2006
By Herman Cain
http://www.economicfreedomcoalition.com/news/press-opinion-072606.asp
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Statements specifically on Libya:
Presser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJylwgRHrgQ
South Carolina FOX debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWX8lckeH38&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL0CC93A67FC94A391
CBS debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2eMm1rgdo
Wha??
Keeping digging the hole, Herman.
What part of this is not true?
“... presidential candidates don’t need to be immersed in the fine print of world affairs - they simply need to be leaders who can surround themselves with the right people and sift through their advice.”
I want a wise man or woman as president. I don’t what a know-it-all. A wise man knows that they need wise counsel.
Cain comes from the phony-baloney corporate set that thinks everything is a widget, and all he has to do is hire some talent, sit back and grace the company with his decision-making prowess, and all will be well.
This man is not fit for the office.
Period.
This story originates from an interview taken on the bus, after the video interview.
[SNIP] By that time, the Cain bus had embarked from a fundraiser at the Milwaukee Athletic Club toward Lambeau Field about 120 miles away.
Aboard were Cain, a handful of staff members, four Wisconsin supporters - Cain called them “EBCs” for “Early Believers in Cain” - and a reporter.
It was almost as if the soon-to-be-famous Libya moment had never occurred. Cain was at ease and holding court.
“We have a lot of fun on the bus,” he said of the vehicle whose exterior bears a giant portrait of his grinning face.
“We need somebody who shoots from the hip and is not politically correct all the time,” said Cindy Cunningham, a Neenah businesswoman who rode the bus Monday. “You can feel his honesty.”
Cain brought up the GOP debate on foreign policy two days earlier.
“That’s a tough subject. You don’t want to get your facts mixed up,” he said.
He defended his view that presidents and presidential candidates don’t need to be immersed in the fine print of world affairs - they simply need to be leaders who can surround themselves with the right people and sift through their advice.
“I’m not supposed to know anything about foreign policy. Just thought I’d throw that out,” he said, a dig at his critics.
“I want to talk to commanders on the ground. Because you run for president (people say) you need to have the answer. No, you don’t! No, you don’t! That’s not good decision-making,” said Cain.
My view is Mr. Cain said “everything” NOT ‘anything’ in his statement to the reporter. It will be interesting to see how this washes out.
1) Set very big goals w/ tight deadlines
2) Delegate like crazy
3) Don't let any experts in the room
He is way too gaffe prone for this.
I guess Hermann can’t remember the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 2004, 2008 campaigns.
A few names come quickly to mind: Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan.
Candidates were expected to discourse knowledgably concerning foreign affairs.
"I have a message for the political elites in Washington, D.C. The United States of America is not going to become the United States of Europe, not on our watch."
~Herman Cain
Cain is right.
The president’s job is to strengthen the country, not to please the globalists. Let the CFR be damned.
