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Herman Cain for president?

Would you vote for Herman Cain for president?


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And yet you choose an unknown over Palin this time around.............................. What soured you on Palin? :sun
Cain is not unknown to me. I heard him first in 2009.
I'm not soured on Palin. I think she would be great as Cain's energy czar. I don't think there is any way she can beat Obama and I hope she doesn't run. She'll take votes from Cain if she does.
 
Doesn't really change the fact that Cain didn't know what "right of return" was, now does it?

He was Hannity and had this to say..he also talked about flat tax and other things if you haven't watched did. He did ok.
He was on Glenn Beck radio yesterday, and I thought he did well.


Herman Cain: Solving America's Problems 'Not Rocket Science' - Interviews - FoxNews.com

HANNITY: A lot of people think you didn't understand the right of return.

CAIN: They are exactly right, Sean. Chris caught me off guard. I didn't understand the right of return.
 
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...Well considering it's a commonly used term in a perennial foreign affairs issue faced by the United States, I'd say it's very critical. At this point, I would not vote for him due to a plethora of reasons, but that particular gaffe doesn't help.



Barack Obama would not have needed to lie, because Barack Obama would have known what "right of return" was. And I, too, appreciate his honesty. Just not his ignorance.

Then vote for Obama next time around. There, your problem is solved. Damn boy!
 
CAIN: They are exactly right, Sean. Chris caught me off guard. I didn't understand the right of return.

So why didn't he just own that, instead of faking it (as he said he would not do).
 
He was Hannity and had this to say..he also talked about flat tax and other things if you haven't watched did. He did ok.
He was on Glenn Beck radio yesterday, and I thought he did well.


Herman Cain: Solving America's Problems 'Not Rocket Science' - Interviews - FoxNews.com

HANNITY: A lot of people think you didn't understand the right of return.

CAIN: They are exactly right, Sean. Chris caught me off guard. I didn't understand the right of return.

To me the problem is that it is May, the year before the primaries. He does not have to be out in front of the media if he is not ready. He was not ready, but went out in front of the media. We live in an age where people are bashing Obama today for writing the wrong date in a guestbook(it's true, go see thread in Breaking News). Cain did not know a rather important aspect of a situation he was criticizing the handling of. That is being unprepared, and that is bad judgement.

The fact that he did not know what Right of Return is doesn't bother me much. The fact that he was unprepared for a media event does.
 
He was Hannity and had this to say..he also talked about flat tax and other things if you haven't watched did. He did ok.
He was on Glenn Beck radio yesterday, and I thought he did well.


Herman Cain: Solving America's Problems 'Not Rocket Science' - Interviews - FoxNews.com

HANNITY: A lot of people think you didn't understand the right of return.

CAIN: They are exactly right, Sean. Chris caught me off guard. I didn't understand the right of return.

Poor Herman Cain, he also thinks "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in our Constitution.

In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. - Politifact
 
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Herman Cain will never be president I ll bet anything anybody wants too LOL
from chaining my avatar to cash (I have paypal) he is part of the problem with politics not part of the solution and its very obvious to anybody objective. ;)
 
That is trivial. He misspoke.

Edit: more brain fart than misspoke, but still trivial.

According to the article he "misspoke" TWICE!

Some quotes from the article:
"We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States," Cain said. "We need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution."

"And I know that there’s some people that are not going to do that. So, for the benefit for those that are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

"You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believe in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, don’t stop right there, keep reading.

"’Cause that’s when it says that when any form of government becomes destructive of those ideals, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it. We’ve got some altering and some abolishing to do."
 
Herman Cain will never be president I ll bet anything anybody wants too LOL
from chaining my avatar to cash (I have paypal) he is part of the problem with politics not part of the solution and its very obvious to anybody objective. ;)

Yes, being a radio talk show host doesn't qualify as having experience to become POTUS. He's so used to spouting trash, he can't help himself.
 
Yes, being a radio talk show host doesn't qualify as having experience to become POTUS. He's so used to spouting trash, he can't help himself.

Haven't you ever read the qualifications stated in the Constitution? Show me where a radio show host is unqualified based on those requirements.
 
Haven't you ever read the qualifications stated in the Constitution? Show me where a radio show host is unqualified based on those requirements.
Yes, I've read them, I wasn't speaking about qualifications. Please reread what I wrote.
 
Herman Cain will never be president I ll bet anything anybody wants too LOL
from chaining my avatar to cash (I have paypal) he is part of the problem with politics not part of the solution and its very obvious to anybody objective. ;)

Anybody? money bet? avatar bet? Ill change my avatar to a pic of him or make it say im your bitch if I lose.

Takers?

sorry he isnt a real candidate.
 
So why didn't he just own that, instead of faking it (as he said he would not do).

He was going on whatever information he had gathered from the question, (after chris helped him out a bit)
Hey, I admit that part of the interview was pretty bad.
 
Anybody? money bet? avatar bet? Ill change my avatar to a pic of him or make it say im your bitch if I lose.

Takers?

sorry he isnt a real candidate.

If he offers a free pizza to anyone who votes for him, then I'll take that bet.
 
Especially college students!
 
Oh, I'm not so sure. People will do a lot for a free pizza. He would garner a lot of the youth vote for sure.

LOL 2 free pizzas wouldnt even get it done. Maybe a free pizza a month along with free internet and cable for all. Then he'd win
 
Poor Herman Cain, he also thinks "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in our Constitution.

In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. - Politifact

We asked Cain’s campaign to respond. A spokeswoman said he sometimes mentions the Constitution and Declaration of Independence at the same time.

"Quite often, he references them together when speaking of his appreciation for the work of our Founders," she said.

This is pretty much what I thought happened when I heard the media was on this. It doesn't bother me that he lumps them together. It's just refreshing that someone thinks they are important enough to talk about. He speaks from his heart.
Of course, if he's just get a speechwriter and a telepromter..........
 
Anybody? money bet? avatar bet? Ill change my avatar to a pic of him or make it say im your bitch if I lose.

Takers?

sorry he isnt a real candidate.

I already have a yr long avatar bet with Catawa if Cain loses. I'll bet a month long singnature line maybe. I'll think on one for you and you do the same for me.
 
I already have a yr long avatar bet with Catawa if Cain loses. I'll bet a month long singnature line maybe. I'll think on one for you and you do the same for me.

Wow thats awesome, I will gladly take that bet! why only a month, lets go for a year also :D
 
Wow thats awesome, I will gladly take that bet! why only a month, lets go for a year also :D

Because I might want to save other months for other bets.:) All I have to put up is my avatar and my sig line.
Although if Obama is re-elected, my avatar and sig line will be the least of my worries. Someone will have to put me on suicide watch.:lamo
 
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