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Cain sounds like one of you people

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Disclosure: I have financially contributed to the Herman Cain campaign.

There’s a minor kerfuffle going on about something that Herman Cain said. It’s widely reported that he said he couldn’t support Rick Perry as the Republican nominee:

[Edited: The previous video no longer allows embedding. So, here is the original excerpt from CNN. The quote begins immediately after the commercial.]


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Yep. That’s what he said. And that bothers me.

You see, I’ve been going on and on about how, no matter who the GOP nominee is, we need to support him. And some of you get your panties all in a wad about that.

“I’m not ever going to support Mitt Romney!”

“I won’t vote for Rick Perry!”

“If Sarah Palin isn’t the nominee, I’m not voting!”

“If Sarah Palin is the nominee, I’m not voting!”

“Ron Paul is nuts!”

Okay, that last one is okay. But still, nuts as he is, he’d a darn sight better than Barack Obama. But some of you are saying you won’t support this guy or that girl. Well, now Herman Cain sounds a lot like some of you people. Maybe he’s pandering to the panties-in-a-wad crowd.

I don’t care for that. I suspect Cain will backtrack, and soon. He’ll come up with some statement that sounds like some crafted statement talking about how we can disagree about important issues, but still have the same overriding goal: defeat Barack Obama and return competence to the White House.

But what should he say? Or, better, what should he have said to Wolf Blitzer’s question, “Could you support Rick Perry if he were the nominee?”

  • Against Obama? Of course. Hell, Wolf, I’d support you over Barack Obama.
  • I fully support Rick Perry for vice-president.
  • I would support Rick Perry if Zombie Reagan turned down the nomination.
  • Nine, nine, nine.
  • Not if he was the Democrat nominee. Has he switched back to being a Democrat?
  • That’s a stupid question, Wolf. What do you think I’m going to say? That I wouldn’t support Rick Perry? Do you think I’m stupid?

What do you think Herman Cain should have said?

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Nuke the News: Meddlesome Democracy!

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* Chris Christie gave a speech yesterday and it was important because maybe he was going to enter the presidential race but then he didn’t and so I’m not sure why everyone is still talking about him. He is a very large man.

Also, isn’t Palin supposed to say firmly whether she is or is not running by the end of this month? Times almost up!

And maybe there will still be a special guest star who will jump in the race. I’m crossing my fingers for Mr. T!

* North Carolina governor Bev Perdue suggested we suspend democracy to help get things done. If you ever need a good example of fascism, you just need to let a liberal talk long enough uninterrupted. The left hates democracy; they’re just usually smart enough never express that. Think about it: They see themselves as this smart elite, so the masses are just these people in the way of getting things done. So why would they want to give regular people a say in important things like government?

Of course, I don’t really like democracy either — just from a different perspective. I don’t think 51% of people should be able to vote to rob the other 49%. I think people should be able to make their own choices and democracy used in as little areas as possible. The left, on the other hand, would rather get rid of democracy entirely and rob the 99% with no one getting a say. For “fairness.”

* I just like the headline to this article: “Obama aide Axelrod acknowledges hurdles to president’s reelection”. Like him being horrible at the job?

Good acknowledging there, Axelrod!

* So 20,000 surface to air missiles are missing in Libya. Let’s not panic, though; it doesn’t mean they ended up in the hands of terrorists. They could just be misplaced.

Oh, found one in the couch cushions. So only 19,999 missiles are missing.

And there’s another. Apparently the dog took it and was chewing on it. So now only 19,998 missing. I’m sure we’ll find the rest. Might want to stay out of the air until then, though.

* Andy Rooney is finally leaving 60 Minutes. He was an old guy who complained about unimportant things. There are lots of old people who complain about unimportant things, though, so I don’t know why we needed a designated one on TV. Of course, I’m a young guy who complains about unimportant things, but I do it on my blog. Have I mentioned lately how much I hate clamshell packaging?

* In Amanda Knox’s murder trial, her lawyer likened her to Jessica Rabbit saying she’s not bad, “she’s just drawn that way.” Is that really an appropriate reference? I mean, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a pretty popular movie, but it came out twenty-three years ago. So is that a reference everyone is going to get when you use it in your murder trial? In Italy?

Just saying maybe he should have come up with an Inception reference. Nah, people probably wouldn’t have understood it.

* Wisdom of the Day: “Breaking News: Chrisitie will not run for president until they take ‘run’ out of the equation.” –Albert Brooks [“Because he’s fat.” -Ed.]

* Here’s the cover to my ebook coming out in November:

You may wonder why an ebook needs a cover. It’s so people can judge it.

Anyway, are you excited? I’m excited. Actually, I don’t care if you’re excited; just have money ready.

Random Thoughts

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Do you think it depresses Romney how much the Republican base hates him and obviously wants someone else to vote for? I mean, we’ll all vote for him, but we’ve made it so obvious we really don’t want to.

Are we going to really want to elect someone like Chris Christie who keep lying about how he’s not going to run?

I don’t know her odds, but Palin replacing Obama would be HIGH-larious.

Most people don’t think Obama is going to resign, but have we tried offering him a generous severance package?

We need a Andy Rooney for the new generation who, instead of complaining about stupid stuff, likes stupid stuff ironically.

First thing new Andy Rooney could like ironically: Old Andy Rooney.

Just talked to Christie’s barber. Says last time Christie got a haircut, he asked that it be “presidential-looking.”

Andy Rooney’s replacement should be Norm MacDonald.

My book will be an ebook. That means it comes with a tab of e to help with reading enjoyment.

I’m just kidding. Kids, don’t do drugs. You’re not cool enough.

Chris Christie: “I started to fill out the form to join the presidential race, BUT THEN I ATED IT!”

So how does conservative enthusiasm for Chris Christie fit with the epistemic closure meme?