Posted on 12/04/2011 8:11:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Now that Herman Cain is out of the Republican presidential race, we have officially kicked off the phase where everyone reflects on the ups and downs of his campaign. And on This Week today, George Will wasted no time in calling the ex-candidate “disrespectful” and a “charlatan” for using his candidacy to promote his book and not be a serious candidate bringing ideas to the table like everyone else.
Christiane Amanpour asked the panel if Rick Santorum had the best chance of getting more support in Iowa, particularly from Cain supporters. Will argued there was indeed room in the GOP race for a “dark horse” like Santorum who’s been heavily involved in policy over the past few years to rise in the polls, but he was more concerned with the American political primary system and how it’s been hijacked by “charlatans, entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurial charlatans.” Amanpour asked if Will was specifically referring to Cain. Will stated he was.
“Mr. Cain, who used this as a book tour, in a fundamentally disrespectful approach to the selection of presidents.”
Will brought up another high-profile conservative celebrity, Donald Trump, and he clearly did not think highly of the Donald hosting a debate, saying it’s time for the candidates to “do something presidential, stand up and say, ‘we’re not going to be hijacked and participate in this.’” Arianna Huffington agreed, joking that Herman Cain might as well get his own reality show, given how much the rest of the presidential campaign has felt like one already.
Watch the video below, courtesy of ABC:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
I’d rather hear what 2ndDivionVet has to say any day anyway...
LOL. Apparently....
Right. Will is very East Coast elite.
He’s a snob.
George Will always has been and always will be, just a s**t stain on the pavement of history.
I think the RINOS fear Cain being chosen as a running mate....
Not sure George can sit down. I have never seen a man with a bigger pole stuck up his (deleted).
LOL
Totally agree with Will. Was glad to see someone reject Trump's clown show. And who was it? The so-called lunatic:
Ron Paul camp: Donald Trump debate 'beneath the office of the Presidency'
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