Herman Cain climbs up the polls

[Bubblehead1980]

Herman Cain, considered a long shot for the GOP nomination has quickly risen to 3rd place.I believe he will surge ahead myself barring something crazy.Cain's CPAC speech in January 2011 really was great, if he could deliever like this again, he could easily get this.For those of you who may have missed it, take the time to listen, it is worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDkacOveF0

[AVGWarhawk]

I think Cain is electable. Personally I like the guy. I think you will find his resume is quite extensive.

[Platapus]

Cain might bring some of the moderates back to the GOP.

[Torplexed]

He beat Stage 4 cancer of the liver and colon diagnosed back in 2006. There's an impressive victory in itself. :salute:

[mookiemookie]

Cain might bring some of the moderates back to the GOP.

He's anti-abortion, anti-DADT, anti-gay rights, came out and said he would discriminate against Muslims based on their religion, wants to lower corporate and capital gains taxes, he's for school vouchers, against immigration reform, anti-union, wants to abolish the IRS....what exactly is moderate about him?

[Platapus]

Compared to the other GOP candidates that is. :D

[mookiemookie]

Compared to the other GOP candidates that is. :D

Touché :rotfl2:

[AVGWarhawk]

We simply will not find perfect candidates.

[soopaman2]

Herman Cain is speaking sense and will never be elected. I love his flat tax ideas, and he seems less a politician than the other lunatics.

The simpletons in this country will Vote in Rick Perry out of frustration for Obama, then he will shill for big corporate and Wall Street banks just like every administration since Reagan before.

I lost faith in my government after the Citizens United decision made corporation "people" able to use thier stockpiled profits (from layoffs and sending jobs to China and India) to influence government policy.

Look out Musolinni, your brand of Fascism (corporate oligarchical control) is bush league compared to what we got working. At least we fake democracy:wah:

[AVGWarhawk]

@soopamam:

I agree, Cain speaks sense. I think he is electable but will have a hard time getting there. The problem with speaking sense is some people do not want to hear it. I do not believe his flat tax of 9-9-9 will pass but he realizes the tax code needs to be changed. I agree with Cain.

[Osmium Steele]

Well, since Alan Keyes isn't running this time around, Cain is my guy.

But then, according to Janeane Garafolo, I am only supporting Herman Cain as cover for my inherent racism. :doh:

[AVGWarhawk]

But then, according to Janeane Garafolo, I am only supporting Herman Cain as cover for my inherent racism.

There will be a lot of this going around.

[AVGWarhawk]

He's anti-abortion, anti-DADT, anti-gay rights, came out and said he would discriminate against Muslims based on their religion, wants to lower corporate and capital gains taxes, he's for school vouchers, against immigration reform, anti-union, wants to abolish the IRS....what exactly is moderate about him?

:haha: Good point Mookie. You would make him a radical?

[mookiemookie]

:haha: Good point Mookie. You would make him a radical?

He's got some radical hard-right ideas, but the majority of his positions sound like your standard right-wing fare. I definitely wouldn't call him a moderate, but I wouldn't go so far as to label him radical either.

[AVGWarhawk]

He's got some radical hard-right ideas, but the majority of his positions sound like your standard right-wing fare. I definitely wouldn't call him a moderate, but I wouldn't go so far as to label him radical either.

Where would you place Obama?

I see Cain making this all very interesting. However, funding for Cain is nowhere near what the others command. This might be the only thing holding him back. Perhaps a stupid comment might be some undoing but historically all have said something stupid at some point.

[mookiemookie]

Where would you place Obama? Probably more conservative than you think. :rotfl2: He's showered Wall Street and Detroit with bailout dollars, handed drug companies more monopoly powers as to drug patents and imports, handed millions of new customers to the insurance companies by federal mandate in a bill that the industry wrote, continued (and expanded!) the wars in the Middle East...

Blah. They all suck.

I see Cain making this all very interesting. However, funding for Cain is nowhere near what the others command. This might be the only thing holding him back. Perhaps a stupid comment might be some undoing but historically all have said something stupid at some point.

He's not one of the anointed "Two" so he's going to be frozen out, just like they've done to Ron Paul in 2008 and now.

[AVGWarhawk]

Blah. They all suck.

Yes sir they do!

He's not one of the anointed "Two" so he's going to be frozen out, just like they've done to Ron Paul in 2008 and now.



Which is a damn shame. It would seem it is not what you know in politics but who you know.

[Osmium Steele]

Probably more conservative than you think. :rotfl2: He's showered Wall Street and Detroit with bailout dollars, handed drug companies more monopoly powers as to drug patents and imports, handed millions of new customers to the insurance companies by federal mandate in a bill that the industry wrote, continued (and expanded!)

Better check your definition of conservative again. No conservative I know was in favor of any of these.

Alot of Progressives on both sides of the political aisle, but no conservatives.

The conservatives were saying "let em fail", less regulation/more competition, and Obamacare? No we shouldn't!

Not saying there were no Republicans in favor, just no conservatives.

[CaptainHaplo]

As bad as it sounds to Mookie - he (Mookie, not the pres) actually has some conservative views on things.

[mookiemookie]

As bad as it sounds to Mookie - he (Mookie, not the pres) actually has some conservative views on things.

I know this. :yep: