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Herman Cain: Gun Control A “States Issue.” Huh? [June 2011]
Outside The Beltway ^ | 6-8-2011 | Doug Mataconis

Posted on 11/11/2011 9:49:00 PM PST by TitansAFC

When I saw Herman Cain’s interview with Wolf Blitzer yesterday afternoon, this immediately jumped out at me:

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(Excerpt) Read more at outsidethebeltway.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: cain; newt; perry; secondamendment
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To: doc1019

He says he supports the 2nd amendment; now he just has to figure out what the 2nd amendment says, and what it means to “support” it.


21 posted on 11/11/2011 10:05:23 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: MNJohnnie
Less than 24 hours ago.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2805860/posts?page=195#195

22 posted on 11/11/2011 10:06:02 PM PST by South40 (To Tear Down Herman Cain is to aid Mitt Romney & the Marxist Kenyan)
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To: MNJohnnie

Having a little trouble keeping on-topic there, hey? I know it’s really hard to talk about what Cain actually says, but you should try it rather than always trying to hijack threads to attack other candidates.


23 posted on 11/11/2011 10:09:05 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Spktyr

Only one way to keep a firearm out of the hands of say, a child molester or wife beater.


24 posted on 11/11/2011 10:10:35 PM PST by wastedyears (11/11/11 is National Metal Day.)
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To: TitansAFC

Gingrich blocked repeal of the Launtenburg Amendment and didn’t fight the AWB vigorously.


25 posted on 11/11/2011 10:11:14 PM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: wastedyears

Not seeing a problem with executing them. Next? :P


26 posted on 11/11/2011 10:11:31 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Doesn't surprise me you would think taking a quote out of context and spinning it to say wanted you wanted it to say was honest

It is one of the reasons why it is impossible to take you seriously.

27 posted on 11/11/2011 10:12:04 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: TitansAFC

“When I saw Herman Cain’s interview with Wolf Blitzer yesterday afternoon”

Wow, I didn’t know Cain had said that THIS AFTERNOON.

Zot, anyone.


28 posted on 11/11/2011 10:12:16 PM PST by BobL (Send Rove a Message, VOTE CAIN, no matter what)
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To: exist

“Oh no, another horrible Cain statement that has to be ‘clarified’ and ‘expanded’. OK, don’t panic, I’ve got the Cain Supporter handbook here somewhere, I KNOW it will tell me what to do for this, since it happens all the time. Hmm, “say it was a joke” — no, that won’t work, people don’t think taking away their gun rights is funny. “The reporter screwed things up” — no,no, that won’t do. “Anybody who says I ever did Anything is a Liar” — oops., that’s not right. Oh, wait. Here it is. Ok. I’ve got this now.:”

“Perry is Toast”

“That will show ‘em. They’ve GOT to vote for Cain now.”


29 posted on 11/11/2011 10:13:06 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: TitansAFC

This is an old interview. He answered the question before the question was fully asked ... a mistake he has since learned to avoid. And he has since clarified his position on the 2nd Amendment. I trust Cain's willingness and ability to adhere to Constitution. Bringing this back around does little if anything to swing folks away from the most popular and genuine Tea Party candidate in the bunch. Romney can pretend to be Tea Party. Perry can have a few Tea Party supporters. But the only true-blue Tea Party candidates in the group are Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, and perhaps Rick Santorum. I'll stick with that group until the primary is over. They've been true to me; I'll be true to them. It's a "We the People" thing I have.


30 posted on 11/11/2011 10:13:58 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: CharlesWayneCT

So, you are saying that he doesn’t support the 2nd amendment as it is written. I’m not trying to argue, just want to know your justification. As a voter, I sincerely need to know.


31 posted on 11/11/2011 10:14:49 PM PST by doc1019 (There is no hell deep enough to bury islam.)
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To: Spktyr
That’s a big fail. Guess Cain hasn’t read the part about ‘shall not be infringed.

Cain reads it the same way SCOTUS Justices Thomas, Scalia and Alito read it, the States have authority to enact reasonable resrtrictions on firearms like permits to carry or discharging in public. This is the Conservative position. If you believe the states do not have such authority, you are far outside of mainstream conservative thinking, more in the realm of libertarians or anarchists.

32 posted on 11/11/2011 10:16:21 PM PST by Prokopton
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To: BobL
Wow, I didn’t know Cain had said that THIS AFTERNOON.
Zot, anyone.

lol! June was yesterday?

33 posted on 11/11/2011 10:16:24 PM PST by South40 (To Tear Down Herman Cain is to aid Mitt Romney & the Marxist Kenyan)
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To: TitansAFC

Have you ALWAYS been this dishonest? This is the second time tonight you have taken an OLD article and made it sound like what YOU wanted it to sound like. How long are you going to continue this?


34 posted on 11/11/2011 10:16:33 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: MNJohnnie

Newsmax is another National Enquirer, they post many stories proven untrue. Show me a video Newt said this or down the toilet this garbage goes.

Watch this instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmh3s32Gfw


35 posted on 11/11/2011 10:16:33 PM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: MestaMachine

Enough with this. Some articles have to excerpted.

On comments lines, I am free to post highlights of the interview.

I didn’t change a word of his answers or the questions.


36 posted on 11/11/2011 10:19:12 PM PST by TitansAFC (Stop the caINSANITY, The Pizza guy is less qualified than Obama!!! No New taxes!!)
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To: MNJohnnie

Is this a game to you? Maybe YOU can show us where in the 2nd amendment it says anything about defending yourself.

If not, I suggest you pay attention to the TOPIC OF THE THREAD, and try to deal with the words your candidate ACTUALLY said.

It seems you really don’t want to talk about what Cain says, and would rather hijack threads with off-topic comments. Or make idle threats about trying to get the freeper who posted the article banned.

I know, it’s really hard to talk about what Cain says. First, you have to make excuses for how he’s really inexperienced and just learning the ropes, but that if you find quotes from later on, when his staff explained it all to him, he’s much better.

Then you have to wait for Cain to clarify his remarks 2 or three times, so you know what he’s ACTUALLY going to settle with (a few supporters got really screwed when they jumped the gun and talked about how great it would be to have a killer border fence, only to have Cain “clarify” the next day that it was a joke.

And sometimes, even with the clarifications you can’t figure out what he was actually saying. So obviously it’s just easier to attack other candidates in the vain hope that once they are all dead, people will HAVE to support your candidate even though he’s an inexperienced amateur with no applicable executive or legislative experience.


37 posted on 11/11/2011 10:19:15 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: TitansAFC; Admin Moderator

“When I saw Herman Cain’s interview with Wolf Blitzer yesterday afternoon, this immediately jumped out at me:”

When WHO saw this interview when?
This is blatantly dishonest. AGAIN!
How many more times are you gonna try to pull this?


38 posted on 11/11/2011 10:20:18 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

“I’m pretty sure Cain “clarified” this remark after he realized it wasn’t popular.”

If you guys have to go back 5 months to dig up dirt on Cain, then Cain must be doing quite well.

We just have to go back a week or so to point to Perry’s plan to LEGALIZE the Illegals in this country, by giving them work permits.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2802276/posts

Or we just have to go back a few hours to point to Newt ATTACKING Cain by siding with Anita Hill

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2806281/posts


39 posted on 11/11/2011 10:20:44 PM PST by BobL (Send Rove a Message, VOTE CAIN, no matter what)
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To: MestaMachine

Dishonesty, is sometimes known as a “lie”.

Just saying.


40 posted on 11/11/2011 10:21:50 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (America First)
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