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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (636572)	11/18/2011 12:54:49 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1583389

"have "moved on" from Palin to Perry to Cain and now onto Gingrich and Romney." Hmmm.. What other group has followed the same path?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (636572)	11/18/2011 1:04:30 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1583389

>> Inode, do you now understand the sheer hatred that is being generated and directed at any Republican frontrunner? I think there is a difference between most Rs and Ds in the way they handle politics. I don't often get personally pissed at people, even while I may believe their points of view are stupid. We both get one vote. Time and again you'll hear Newt moderate his comments with, "(Democrat X) is someone I like and I've worked with, we just fundamentally disagree about (NameYourIssue)." I don't hear that from Obama. What I hear is divisive attacks designed to push a preconceived agenda down peoples throats. I think Obamacare is the perfect example: Nobody wanted it, but "I won the election". I just don't know how anyone could conclude that's what we need at such an extremely critical point in time.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (636572)	11/18/2011 11:39:09 PM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583389

LOL...this guy is a wellspring of entertainment... Al =================================================================================== Herman Cain Suggested He Believes Elements Of Taliban Involved In New Libyan Government After stumbling on a question about the situation in Libya just days ago, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain suggested on Friday that he believes the new Libyan government involves elements of the Taliban. "Do I agree with siding with the opposition? Do I agree with saying that Gaddafi should go?" Cain said. "Do I agree that they now have a country where you've got Taliban and Al Qaeda that's going to be part of the government?" The GOP hopeful's rhetorical questions were part of Cain's defense of his earlier gaffe. He made the suggestion at an Orlando press conference, according to Politico. "Do I agree with not knowing the government was going to -- which part was he asking me about?" Cain said, referring to the reporter from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's editorial board who asked the presidential contender about Libya. "I was trying to get him to be specific and he wouldn't be specific." Cain spokesman J.D. Gordon tried to downplay the incident, saying that the video was "taken out of context" and that Cain was running "on four hours of sleep." "He didn't say anything wrong or inaccurate; it just took him a while to recall the specifics of Libya," Gordon said. In an apparent effort to avoid another gaffe, Cain's campaign canceled a similar planned interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader that was supposed to take place on Thursday.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (636572)	11/19/2011 3:13:56 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583389

Life Imitates Art: Herman Cain’s ‘Leader Not Reader’ Comment Was ASimpsons Reference? VIDEO by Colby Hall \| 10:26 am, November 18th, 2011 ( Herman Cain got 9-9-9 from SimCity4, now he gets a campaign slogan from the Simpsons! Is he being PAID by Jon Stewart? ) mediaite.com Herman Cain is, among other things, a very charming and entertaining individual. But is he presidential? This is a question that has been on the minds of the nation’s top political analysts and commentators since Cain’s surprising rise to the top of the GOP polls. Recent comments made by the former Godfather’s CEO have appeared to raise some collective eyebrows, in particular his recent claim that he’s a “ leader not a reader.” Filling in as host of Daily Rundown, WaPo columnnist Chris Cillizza noticed how, intentionally or not, it seems like Cain’s comment was a reference to The Simpsons. Cillizza’s core question to his panel was whether or not punchlines can ever be elected president (they can’t.) And while MSNBC detractors might see the following segment as just another example of a progressive cable news outlet hitting a conservative candidate, the issues raised by Cillizza and his panel, are completely and totally legit. The reference of Cain’s oversimplified rhetoric to aSimpsons parody is at once a great pull, and a horrifying comment on the state of today’s political discourse. Yesteryear’s satire is today’s reality? Sidenote: it’s time to include Chris Cillizza in the list of growing talent at MSNBC. His interim hosting of Chuck Todd show is a pitch perfect example of how a print columnist can make a seamless transition to television. Cillizza exhibits smarts, humor and a relaxed nature that makes one think that he could/should have his own show on MSNBC in the next year. Watch the clip below, courtesy of MSNBC: