11-02-2011, 01:33 AM | #1 |
Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,367
|
Cain and what it says about America
Herman Cain is a smiling demagogue buffoon. And he is leading the polls among Republicans.
As the evidence of his incompetence and ignorance increases, his poll numbers increase. There is a strong element in America that revels in stupidity, for the sake of feel-good blather. One gets the feeling if you just repeat "apple pie and America" fifty times in a week, it's bound to double your support. Part of me finds this very amusing. It's a racially-motivated plot that had Cain be accused of sexual harassment, then lie to the American people, then backtrack, and pull the race card. Yes, folks, this might actually work. Cain may actually be strengthened by this. Part of me feels very, very ill about this. Part of me feels like America is destined for doom, with its love of idiots and prancing mistrels and buffoons and clowns. Ship of fools. We laugh because what choice do we have? Sanity has no place in this place. I don't know that I've ever been more depressed about the fate of this nation. Shining city? Neon city on credit cards. Lights will flicker, then go out. |
11-02-2011, 02:31 AM | #2 | |
I must not tell lies
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,103
|
Quote:
|
|
11-02-2011, 02:43 AM | #3 |
Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,367
|
LOL, how true. How very true.
It's a very tough time to be a smart, educated conservative. Esp. a moderate one like myself. |
11-03-2011, 04:29 AM | #4 |
Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,367
|
Is this racist? Should I feel guilty for laughing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5xZ...&feature=share |
11-03-2011, 03:11 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,596
|
The BLR clip of Cain is funny, and he himself said so when he watched it.
Not that I'm really concerned with your fears for the Republican field, Waters, but you don't need to get too lathered up about Cain. I wouldn't put too much stock in those polls. When it comes time to pull the lever so-to-speak, people won't be pulling it for Cain. Just call it a gut feeling. Barring some self-inflicted implosion, Romney is well-positioned to run away with it at this point, even though no one really seems excited about that. Heh.
__________________
"Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young |
11-03-2011, 08:32 PM | #6 |
I must not tell lies
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,103
|
I haven't voted for a democrat in fifteen years, but if it comes down to Romney, Perry or Cain, that streak might be over.
|
11-04-2011, 03:50 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,596
|
I find it impossible to believe you voted for McCain over Obama.
__________________
"Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young |
11-04-2011, 03:52 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,596
|
I hope Cain is innocent of what he's accused of, for his sake. With this new ad, calling it "doubling down" seems to be an understatement.
Either way, his crisis response team should go down as a political case study of "how not to" when dealing with stuff like this.
__________________
"Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young |
11-04-2011, 08:09 PM | #9 |
I must not tell lies
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,103
|
Why is that? Because when my candidate lost, I didn't immediately join the post-election smear campaigns against the winner, uniting with those who remain loyally dedicated to presenting his every move in the worst possible light? All in the name of right wing "conservatism," i.e. the "good guys" who are one with Christianity?
Sorry just because I didn't join the crusade to vilify the POTUS as a diarrhea-brained Antichrist doesn't mean that I voted for him. However there are many other "conservative" "good guys" who consider themselves upstanding activists of the pro-family cause. |
11-04-2011, 08:21 PM | #10 |
Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,367
|
Cain is doubling down on the bet that GOP Americans are stupid.
It's an excellent bet. Cain is trying to frame this as "me against the liberal media." What an ass-wipe. Most of us on this board now more about foreign policy than Herman Cain. He is making me long for Huckabee, another snake oil salesman with a forked tongue. |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|