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Subscribe to RSSResponding to Herman Cain's shaky answer to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's question on Libya, his campaign said the candidate was operating on just four hours of sleep.
“The video is being taken out of context," said spokesman JD Gordon. "He was taking questions for about 30 to 40 minutes on four hours of sleep. He didn’t say anything wrong or in accurate; it just took him a while to recall the specifics of Libya.”
Gordon added, “It just took him a while to gain his bearings.”
The campaign's official position is that President Obama mishandled Libya, and that the Europeans should have taken the lead, since Libya is vital to their interests and not a vital interest to the United States. (However, that is what ultimately took place -- Europeans and NATO took the lead in military operations and assistance.)
The campaign also said there is concern that factions of Al Qaeda are part of the opposition leadership, and that the outcome of the conflict is still less than certain.
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Seriously... who comes up with this stuff!
It is one excuse after another with this clown!
Good thing they didn't spring a gotcha question on Hermie, like which continent is Libya located on! lol
I don't know about the rest of you, BUT I don't want someone who has to find his bearings anywhere near the Oval Office!
The Cain Train has officially derailed!
*waves good-bye to the caboose*
Ubek...Ubek...Ubek....screw it, who do I pay to know that again?!
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Isn't that exactly what he would have to do if he got that call at 3 a.m.?
Anna Molly.....yes indeed!!! I hope the DNC run their ad with this video, but I don't think it will matter. Mitt will be the nominee.
If you look up "low-information voter" you will now see Herman Cain's photo.
I don't care about his birth certificate, but I would be interested to see if he has voted over the years, because he strikes me as politically apathetic. I don't care about his grades, but I would like to know if he took geography, history, and public policy classes. I'd like to see Katie Couric ask Cain who his favorite founding father is and why. I doubt he could answer it, and would fall back on his same old claim that you put people on your staff to know this stuff.
You don't win elections on foreign policy, but you can lose if you're not viewed as Commander in Chief. With global issues SO important right now, this is especially the case. Hagen Daz Black Walnut is no longer available, and Cain is done too.
Perry/Cain 2012 "Yes you can try"
President Obama has been settling scores which Raygun started! Raygun did'nt have the Smarts to see Iran, Bin-Laden & Gadaffi attacking us, he just wanted to give Arabs-Muslims the Weapons to help him Defeat Communism, in turn, they used those Weapons against America!
None of these LooneyToons from the GOP have any idea about how to execute America's so-called War On Terror.
It's a daum good thing that Foreign Policy is'nt negotiated with Congress in Most cases, because this Congress would certainly Screw this up also.
You Betcha!
What a Guy.
Think Progress: Unlike Rick Perry’s infamous “opps” moment, Cain doesn’t appear to have a momentary brain lapse, but seems to be genuinely befuddled by the substance of the question. Last month, Cain said he had studied up on foreign policy and “challenge[d] anybody who says I wouldn’t know how to address foreign policy.”
While becoming the next commander in chief is looking increasingly unlikely for Cain, he has a backup plan. This weekend, he said he would like to be secretary of defense so he could “kick the you-know-what out of everyone in the world.”
How many Obama supporters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
ZERO
They all want to be kept in the dark.
how many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
NONE.
They only screw the middle class.
OMG!
White House phone rings at 3 a.m. President Cain, wearing sleeping cap, wakes up and answers.
On the other line is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Mr. President, Iran is launching nuclear weapon at us. What should we do?"
Cain: " I need to discuss this with my advisors." Yells at lumps in bed. "Get up you guys Iran is attacking
us what should I do?"
Romney wearing cap wakes up: "We need to use force against Iran prepare our troops. Where is my comb?"
Paul w/cap wakes up: "We need to assemble congress to vote on military action!"
Cheney w/cap wakes up next to Paul but struggles. Paul reaches over and inserts battery into Cheney's heart.
Cheney: "Waterboard Ahmadinejad!"
Huntsman w/cap wakes up: "Where's my toothbrush?"
Newt w/cap wakes up: "Get a copy of my book for great advice on this situation."
Michelle wakes up next to Cain: "Markus is that you with your hands up my jammies?"
Cain quickly moves hand and pushes lump on other side: "Hey Rick! wake up I need you advice!"
Perry: Snores loudly.
ONE HOUR LATER:
Hillary Clinton;" I need your answer now Mr. President!"
Cain: "Hold your horses Princess! I need more time. Hey guys what should we do?"
Paul: "Congress needs to vote first!"
Cheney: "Waterboard Ahmadinejad!"
Romney to Huntsman: "You got your toothpaste on my comb!"
Huntsman to Romney: "You got hair all over my toothpaste!"
LIGHTS OUT! BIG EXPLOSION!
Perry wakes up from under ash covered bedspread. Stretches, yawns and looks around: OOPS!"
Very funny! SNL quality stuff
Funny and I could see that, heaven help us all!!!
Love it, you should do stand up if you aren't already. hahaha
Here's the real question, why did Obama let Iran build it in the first place? Maybe he didn't want to deal with it and just kicked the can to the next President. You know dealing with Iran is a hard job.
Good stuff AnaBanana, thanks for the laugh.
Priceless! I haven't laughed like that in a long time. Unfortunately, you've correctly identified the GOP field.
How to gain your bearings after losing your marbles: Let your staff figure it out.
And now he has to answer to Michele Bachmann. When asked how to describe in ice cream flavors his fellow GOP candidates, he said Michele Bachmann was more like tutti-fruitti - and then he said he would probably get in trouble for saying that.
He was probably tired when he said that as well. Wonder what Ms. Bachmann will have to say. Can't wait. LoL.
Really because judging by the dismal performance on Saturday evening, he still hasn't found his bearings. Wait...he doesn't have any to find...thats the problem. Honestly why doesn't he just do America and the GOP favor and pack up and go home so the media will focus on the candidates that aren't one big disaster after another.
So what would Hermie have done with Libya? If Obama has done it wrong what was right in Hermie's feeble little mind?
Ana Banana, I love your little story.
Hermie has to realize that if he can't stand the heat he needs to leave the kitchen. Actually I think he will be booted out of the kitchen.
herman said i would have done it different yes he would have because of his obvious lack of knowledge he would have attacked brazil...
no body uses ball bearnings it's computer chips herman....
boom,,,,,,the sound of herman cain hitting rock bottom .....who's the next contesant oh newt....
Hey Herman, weren't you just bragging last week ago about your gain in dollars to confirm your character? How you like those poll numbers now? And this video, no matter how your people want to spin it, will not convince the voters of your qualifications for POTUS or your character. Roll the video tape and lower your poll numbers even more baby, it ain't pretty.....ha, ha!!!
Two interesting points here from the article....
I take it that the first comment was from the writers of the article above and does not fully understand the roll the US played. The US provided the material assistance and support along with the presence of the US mediterranian fleet offshore of libya. To suggest that The US had no input into the NATO operations after the first two weeks is not correct. Interesting how NATO and the US went from an enforcement of a no fly zone to one of direct ground support of the libyan freedom fighters.
The second comment is in reality a truthful one. The US does not know what the end game will be in libya, just as it doesn't know what the end game will be in egypt, uganda, syria, yemen or any other mideast sovereign nation.
One thing for sure is that obama still starts off one way and before long he changes his tune to whatever is politically expedient in either foriegn or domestic affairs. Like mohhamid ali floating like a butterfly from point to point he has yet to sting like ali except when it comes to sanctioning assasinations.
saw a good picture of the bush admin people making friends with khaffi.....that your preference....the bush make nice ...like making nice with bin laden it was 2004....and you didn't have problems with that huh....
defend bush khaffi was a terrorist....and killed americans what's bush making friends with him for....what bipolar bush diplomancy
I am sorry that making defense contractors wealthier and killing more American soldiers by getting us into and staying in long drawn out wars isn't on his agenda. Every one of those situations had better motives in going into than Iraq did.
so marc - you contend that obama didn't make nice to any mideast leaders (including kaddafi) as well? You must have forgotten all about his mideast tour and speech in egypt. Obviously you didn't read the above story or understand what it says.
I am so sorry to hear that bush is your hero, his term of office expired in jan 2009. Please do try to keep up.
Tell us sweety on when it has become the right of any soveriegn power or leader to publicly sanction assasinations? Isn't America founded on the "rule of law"? I won't miss any taliban, al quada, terrorist or dictator but I will draw the line at having a government publicly support assasination. Might just as well have the police do the same to criminals caught red handed with the proverbial smoking gun.
Just remember marc, what goes around, comes around.
Jan,
You're the second person that mentioned contractors, was there a piece on contractors on Rachel, Ed or Al?
Marc-I guess the Obama apology show to the Middle East was great for you eh? Your second post didn't make any kind of sense at all, even when you read it 3-4 times, it's still gibberish.
After watching the video of Cain on Libya, Cain Had a "Perry" moment!
Get that man a list of the questions in advance and teleprompter with the answer already loaded...
i'm comfortable with killing foreign dictator's as oppossed to invading and killing 100,000 innocents i.e. iraq you want saddam w. kill him not kill his people destroy the country then pay to rebuild....khaffi killed no problem....i live in the real world ...i'm practical....not living in the blog bubble...of course i would also like that we not makeup the intel to invade a country that was no threat...iraq was a mistake but what do you expectfrom barney bush and dip cheney....khaffi was confirmed terrorist sorry about his luck
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Cain needs to train his wife better on memory he has been bragging that they have been married 43 yrs she said on T V that in their 33 yrs of marriage he wouldn't do anything wrong. He can't remember Lybia or any of his old attempted trysts. HMMM sounds like selective memory.
Perry needs a good night sleep before debates. Cain only had 4 hours of sleep so he has to get his bearings. We do not need a Commander in Chief who needs 8 hours of sleep every night or he or she can't think straight. I see these clowns won't be answering any call at 3:00 in the morning and if they do they won't be able to think to make a decision for the good of the country. What if Iran decided to let loose with one and we call the President what will he or she say oh hold that thought until I finish my 8 hours sleep, take a shower, brush my teeth and get a cup of coffee. WE ARE SCREWED WITH THIS CREW!!!!!
sorry, but I don't care how many hours this old blowhard gets...nothing is going to light up that dim a bulb...
Hermmi to much kochcaine will *@%k you up and things will start rattle around in your head. Thats those 3 brain cells that are left from hanging with your bro's the kochs.
He may have "gained his bearings" but he lost his marbles a looong time ago.
Say GOODBYE to the Koch whore.
Cain is totally ignorant. A good candidate for the right wing.
Mr. Cain apparently ate too many cheese pizzas thus clogging his arteries and resulting in not enough blood and oxygen getting to his brain.
Not veggie pizzas, apparently. Those are "sissy pizzas."
Gosh, Herman Cain is real man. *cupie eyes*
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201111/herman-cain-interview-alan-richman-chris-heath-devin-gordon
The GOP hole gets deeper and deeper. Should reach china by next november.
Brianb-999431
How many Obama supporters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
ZERO They all want to be kept in the dark.
There is no light shed on the truth by FOX or Limbaugh, etc, so why bother?
funny how the spokesman first makes excuses. he explains Hermie really meant to say the President was wrong on Libya because he didn't let Europe take the lead. nevermind that's exactly what Obama did
I would really like to see two things
The Newt -Obama debates are going to be historical , some thing we have never seen and never will again PROBABLY GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE GREATEST DEBATES OF ALL TIME
but I would also like to Herman Cain On one side you all THAT'S ALL OF YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE , money goes with Cain , HE would make this a spectacle and you all would be the goats ,
Sorry but Newtie isn't getting anywhere near the nomination as soon as the far right is done with all of their noise..so he will have to do what he always does...debate himself.
This is a perfect example of essentially every Republican candidate this cycle (at least the front runners). Even when they don't know anything about an issue, they emphatically state that President Obama mishandled it. It makes me sick.
what are they suppose to tell the truth there contractually obligated not to there republicans
So all you Cain supporters who rallied around him on that sexually harassment kerfuffle and gave him your hard earned dollars, do you now what a refund? He blamed the media, the democrats, the Perry camp and the women themselves for that outing. Who can he blame for this question and answer session that any other candidate would have answered with some kind of knowledge? Well, his camp blamed his lack of rest and Cain blames it on him gathering his thoughts, now the latest is it was just a pause. Hell, he even broke Perry's record. Like I said before, Cain is doing the Palin; he's not serious and is milking this for the money. All you teapartiers out there again are getting conned by him too all because he throws out the hateful red meat against the POTUS. You all now deserve being taken again because of your hate...ha, ha !!!