EPTHerman Cain - Page 26
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Playguuu
United States926 Posts
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Cirn9
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mrafaeldie12
Brazil537 Posts
But like a great poet once said "Do the impossible see the invisible,ro ro fight the powah". | ||
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overt
United States9006 Posts
On December 04 2011 04:57 Playguuu wrote: Lol I predict he will be the next fox new contributor, like Palin was after her failed campaign. I like the guy, but if you're suspending your campaign over the allegations, there's probably some truth to it. Or he wanted to sell his books, so he runs for president. | ||
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MichaelDonovan
United States1453 Posts
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mmp
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koreasilver
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saocyn
United States937 Posts
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G_Wen
Canada525 Posts
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0neder
United States3733 Posts
@Saocyn, you have a great point, but remember lots of people voted for President Obama because they wanted to elect a black person. | ||
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mlspmatt
Canada404 Posts
It doesn't take much to run for President these days - say the most outrageous things possible, disparage the current President (Whomever he/she may be) using the most incendiary language possible, run as far to your right/left possible to get the wing-nuts excited, avoid actual real questions as much as possible, and rake in as much money as possible from every lobbyist, corporation, PAC, super-PAC ... That's about it. If anyone had any doubt why the country is in so much trouble, this current crop of candidates is a perfect example. The vast majority of them would fit in better on Jerry Springer than a Presidential debate. As bad as the Democratic party is, it at least tries to give the impression of respectability. The Republican party has slid so far into the depths of its own debauchery, and outside the mainstream of the country, most voters must wonder why they bother to pay attention to the clown show. As for the economy - the countries entire financial system should have collapsed three years ago. The entire financial infrastructure was over-leveraged to the point of resembling a casino more than a stable country. Its miraculous unemployment only dropped to nine percent. Any notion that the current President, or any candidate among the current GOP candidates could fix a 15 trillion dollar, free market, private sector economy, is beyond ignorant and shows the complete lack of understanding of how the economy works. The government doesn't run the economy. Its job is to manage debt and regulate properly thus setting the stage for the private sector to create the circumstances for economic growth. Unfortunately, it's failed at both in spectacular fashion. The average financial crisis takes 5 years to recover from. The Japan crisis in the 90's took 10. This current crisis will likely take more than 5 years to recover from, and then some drastic measures to fix the debt situation, both including drastic cuts, and tax hikes, but of course only when the bond markets finally stop lending to us at the current rates and it reaches crisis status. Our politicians are too gutless, and the political system too broken to fix the problem without a crisis. And there's really nothing Obama, Romney, Cain, or anyone else can do under current circumstances. . PS - The conservatives may not like Romney, but he has a shot to beat Obama. The rest of the clown show have no shot. Gingrich is one of the most unlikable people on the planet and will get crushed. CRUSHED. The 2012 map is favorable to Obama, he's got unlimited money, the best organization in the history of politics, one of the best campaigners in Presidential history, and he knows how to win. The more likable person has won every Presidential election since I've been alive, and there's nobody in the current republican field more likable than Obama. Sure people aren't happy with him now, but come election time it'll be Obama vs somebody, and its highly possible the "Somebody" won't be what voters had in mind to replace him. Just ask John Kerry. | ||
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MasterBlasterCaster
United States568 Posts
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Arlenius
United Kingdom49 Posts
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TheDraken
United States640 Posts
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ApplePsyder
United States8 Posts
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OsoVega
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below66
United States1761 Posts
On December 04 2011 07:24 MasterBlasterCaster wrote: He got hammered. Feel so bad for the guy. Hopefully he can rise above it but if not, Gingrich is the next President. It's funny I called those two to be the last two, but it looks like Gingrich might run away with it. Considering your post lately in other threads and the fact that you thought Cain stood a chance, I'm gonna go ahead and take that as an indication and and hopeful view that your call on Gingrich is gonna be just as bad. He's out already btw. | ||
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below66
United States1761 Posts
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This is Aru
United States91 Posts
Edit: Do you think some of these guys, who really have no chance, know it ahead of time? Does their PR department just say, "Look, you'll end up looking like an idiot, but at least then everyone will have heard of you! And think about it, after everyone makes fun of you, there will probably be quite a few people who will at least feel bad for you or empathize, and you can make a lot of money off of that!" Or maybe they just sell them on the idea that some fame, even for being an idiot, is better than no fame at all. | ||
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s4life
Peru1519 Posts
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