I was wrong about Herman Cain.
I said originally that Cain could stay on message better than almost any other candidate. His 9-9-9 plan was all he would talk about and I attributed that to good messaging on his part.
I was wrong.
It is not messaging. Cain cannot talk about anything else.
Tonight there is a video from the Journal Sentinel online that show an interview with Herman Cain. Forget the sexual harassment allegations. Forget Mark Block’s gross incompetence. Herman Cain needs to leave the race because he is not qualified to be President.
The video is painful to watch. It is obvious Cain is in over his head and simply clueless.
And this man wants to be the Commander in Chief making decisions?
Candidates have something called briefing books. These are prepared by staffers and contain, among other things, topics candidates are expected to have at least a passing knowledge of. Cain may not be expected to know the name of the President of Montenegro or the Prime Minister of Moldavia, but Libya is a question that will obviously come up
Watching Herman Cain stumble around looking for an answer is beyond painful. He looks to the ceiling, desperately seeking an answer. He responds in vague talking points.
Unfortunately for Herman Cain, Ron Paul was not there to throw him a lifeline.
What this shows more than anything is a stunning lack of preparation by not only the campaign staff, but by Herman Cain. This was not even a semi obscure question like what should American policy be towards Sri Lanka.
In the debate last Saturday night, Herman Cain’s foreign policy philosophy seemed to be, ‘I’ll surround my self with people who have a clue because I do not.’
Earth to Herman Cain. You cannot subcontract out the duties of President.
This is not deciding whether you will sign a ceremonial proclamation for national railroad month.
Newt Gingrich would have had no problem with this. Neither would Michele Bachman, or Ron Paul or Rick Santorum or even Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman.
Herman Cain has some very dedicated supporters. A few days ago, when I came out saying he should leave the race, they expressed their displeasure towards me in no uncertain terms.
To the Cain supporters, I simply say watch this video and ask yourself, “Is this the man you want answering the red phone in the White House at 3 AM?”
Permalink Reply by john everhart on December 5, 2011 at 9:51pm Perry has such a big heart, he pays for illegal's education, but does not do the "same" for kids of LEGAL citizens. Sorry, something stinks here. Almost sounds like something "O" would do!!!!
RON
I THINK YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO TAKE A "OVERHAUL" OF SENATE(WHICH WE CAN'T SEEM TO RID OF A FEW) AND KEEP FILLING THE HOUSE WITH MORE FISCAL HAWKS-
JUST GETTING A PRESIDENT ISN'T GOING TO DO IT-- PLEASE -- WE DIDN'T PUT THESE DOPES IN HERE- I THOUGHT PERRY DID JUST FINE AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEBATE. BEST YET. HE IS GETTING BETTER-- LOOKED A BIT TIRED THOUGH-ALOT OF TRAVELING
I DIDN'T DID YOU??? I DON';T THINK SO- BUT YOU HAVE TO BE RESEASONABLE ABOUT THINGS- WE ALL WANT HONEST PEOPLE-- WE NEED TO RAISE THE MONEY- LOOK AT THE MONEY THESE PEOPLE GET! SERIOUSLY!!
Permalink Reply by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on December 7, 2011 at 5:24pm I agree with you Ron. I am tired of it all.
Permalink Reply by Barbara O Cassel on December 5, 2011 at 9:19pm Hi Lynn, I for one have not written Rick Perry off. I think he has some big positives that would be very good for our nation.
Besides, if we got rid of every politician who has brain hiccoughs; there wouldn't be many left.....& we wouldn't be saddled with "Ole Bummy". Aside from Biden, the prez is top notch in the screw-up category....57 states???
Permalink Reply by Debra Rae steinman on December 15, 2011 at 10:00pm Well said Barbara.
Permalink Reply by travis colins on December 15, 2011 at 9:46pm wrong on cain,,, wrong on newt id say,,, the tea party can not support a low life like newt it would reduce us to a level far below any liberal
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