Posted on 10/29/2011 9:12:49 PM PDT by BagCamAddict
Listen to Gingrich himself - video here:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/29/gingrich-touts-experience-over-cain%E2%80%99s/
The former House Speaker told a jam-packed Chick-fil-A here Friday that he considers the businessman, a fellow Georgia resident, a good friend. “But I think in terms of practical, deep understanding of America that we just operate in two different worlds, we’ve had two different career tracks,” said Gingrich
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Mr. Cain has no experience?
I’d prefer someone who isn’t a preofessional politician, I believe I made myself clear.
You go ahead and vote for Newt if you want to, his leadership skills are obviously stellar.
Of course the commie media will characterize Cain as an Uncle Tom
The ticket will be characterized as dumb, as Cain and Abel
Newt will hand Lugs his head in the very first debate and be crucified by media for it
Herman Cain will stand as such a contrast to the bassturd boy that black voters will vote for something other than a democrat
Turnout will be huge and numerous Pubby down ticket vioctories will coat tail
... and then the fun will begin, as sitting demonrats try their darndest to abandon the BarryBassturdship and repudiate/backtrack/deny their support for the destruction of this Republic
Yeah, a Cain/Gingrich ticket would usher in a new era of Republicanism ... and that's the reason establishment repubicans will fight the idea tooth and claw.
Santorum knows where the skeletons are buried probably as well as Newt. A Cain/Santorum ticket or a Gingrich/Santorum ticket would work to dismantle the communist advances the democrat party has accomplished. It will be interesting to see if Newt's love for this Republic is greater than his ego ... he is less likely to accept a veep spot than any except maybe Paul.
Newt is the poster boy for crony capitalism and permanent political ruling class. He had the chance to transform government and make significant tax cuts for all of us but he threw it all away to have affairs and then wink and nod at Clinton’s behavior. I do not support him for president.
Herman Cain is capable of handling the Presidency and setting the ship aright, with the right partners elected to down ticket seats and an active veep to negate the media commies who haven't the foresight to see they are destroying the Republic in their propaganda service to the rotten, criminal enterprise DNC. I happen to also believe Rick Perry could handle the job, too. But I seriously doubt the nation is willing to seat another Texan this soon after being somewhat betrayed by the last one.
People being lead by real leadership is a funny thing, the sheeple have already proven they will worship an inexperienced commie if he speaks well and the media protects the sheeple from the truth about the verminous bassturd. It will be interesting to see how the sheeple respond to real leadership once again. They figured out that Reagan was real leadership somewhere in the second year of his time in office, despite the media's constant derision of the man. The second election of Reagan was more predictable than the first, so we know the sheeple 'Cain' learn. ... Let's hope they haven't forgotten how what with all the commie/socialist change they've endured.
I agree totally!
Looks like some would learn, post Obama.
I wonder where your actions were over 30 years ago as opposed today. Have you learned anything to shape your actions/thinking?
You have sure nailed it there!
I don’t see any evidence that Cain is a proven leader. He has never led anything. He was appointed CEO and ran a company, and I guess some people consider that “leadership”, although I never remember thinking of any of my supervisors or management chain as “leaders”.
He could be a good leader, but we just don’t have clear evidence. Newt Gingrich was a leader — he led Republicans to victory, and was elected to lead by people who saw him as a leader of the revolution. Sarah Palin is clearly a leader, who brought about a tsunami in 2010, and as much as anybody spurred the tea party movement.
And as Sarah Palin said, Rick Perry is a proven leader for the conservative movement, a man who has both spoken on the crucial conservative issues of our time, but has taken action — and not just taken action, but led the legislature and people of his state to support and pass bills that advanced the conservative cause. But I wouldn’t say he has demonstrated leadership like Sarah Palin.
Herman Cain? He “led” a company to nowhere. He wasn’t even the best pizza executive — by the time he was done, his pizza chain wasn’t even in the top 10, even though it was 5th when he took over. If he had grown Godfather’s to the top 3, that might have been a sign of effective leadership. As it is, his record is of a competent business manager, one of thousands. He’s not even the best conservative pizza guy — that moniker would belong to Tom Mohaghan, a solid conservative who created a business (not had one handed to him) and made it a top business while espousing conservative principles, and earning the ire of the left.
Cain’s name doesn’t come up when we talk about the big pro-life battles. His name isn’t prominent in the fight for 2nd amendment rights, or the fight against campaign finance reform. His one singular political acheivement was to lobby effectively for his restaurant association in 1994 against some specific features of Clinton’s plan — the man can be an effective speaker. But even then, he praised Clinton for involving the federal government in overhauling the health care system.
I know Rick Perry could handle the job of President. He has both legislative and executive experience. As executive, he had to manage a legislative agenda, to convince others to back his positions. As pizza CEO, Cain spoke, and people had to obey. Perry had to work within the confines of a limited governorship. He had to fill political appointment positions, and pick effective advisors. He is not of Washington, but he has connections to the people who would be needed to fill the thousands of positions in DC.
Cain has not shown that he has the connections to fill the executive offices with people he can trust but who are experienced enough to be able to tackle the entrenched staff. Outsiders sounds cool, but outsiders are chewed alive by the beauracracy.
The big selling point for Cain was that, as a local talk show host, he had developed the ability to communicate effectively. But I haven’t seen that in action. Instead, he has been one horrid policy pronouncement after another, followed by gut-wrenching reversals.
Very well said, caww. I couldn’t agree more. We have got to be practical and think beyond the primary election.
It was practical.
It isn’t Newt’s fault that there are 12-15 million illegals that have been in this country long enough to raise families here.
“I think people are more worried about this country today than any time in my lifetime. Now, I actually think that’s the only time I make sense as a candidate because I’m a really serious person,” said Gingrich. “I mean, you’re not going to hire me to cheerlead at your birthday party but you might hire me to save the neighborhood.” ~ Newt Gingrich
“I think people are more worried about this country today than any time in my lifetime. Now, I actually think that’s the only time I make sense as a candidate because I’m a really serious person,” said Gingrich. “I mean, you’re not going to hire me to cheerlead at your birthday party but you might hire me to save the neighborhood.” ~ Newt Gingrich
Failed at what? Newt is chiefly responsible for the economic success and turn-around that Dems tout Clinton for.
Herman, I see you have never had experience with three wives like Newt. Violating marriage vows and the oath to the constitution? What is the difference?
Again I ask, where have your ‘experienced’ pols gotten us in say the last 25 years? Have they been following the Constitutional guidelines? Do we have more liberty now than say 30 years ago? Are we in a better financial condition as a country than 30 years ago? What are all the ‘experienced’ pols doing right now to rectify the current economic disaster unfolding before our eyes? Outside of a somewhat crazed Ron Paul, who else is even approaching the truth regarding us living within our means and the pain the country is going to have to go thru to obtain a sound economy? As for ‘repair shops’ and the ‘Texas Rangers’ if they don’t deliver you don’t support them(unless you like getting continually screwed). You don’t give them your business unless they improve their service. In a true capitalistic system another repair person or pitchers/players will come along that can do the job. Maybe they will have experience, maybe not. They may be right out of tech school or fresh up from AAA ball or maybe just maybe right off the street. You are making it sound like that one can’t be a good politician unless one has been to the political ‘minor leagues’. If the current crop of ‘pols’ is any indication of ‘minor league’ training, bring on Cain or even someone at random from the phone book.....as long as they have some knowledge of the Constitution and can tell the truth.
Twas no ‘economic success’. The ‘turn-around’ was based on debt. Debt that my kids and grand-kids are and will be paying for probable decades.
He may well be a serious person, but I don’t know.
Was he serious in his glowbull warming commerical he did with pelosi? If he was, that’s a deal killer for me.
Also, in order to be a leader, one must have leadership qualities. If you cannot convince people to follow your lead, then you cannot lead.
The idea that since we elect experienced politicians and bad things happen, the answer is to elect people with no experience is absurd.
Explain what is BAD about a specific candidate’s experience. What about Michelle Bachmann’s time in congress has turned her into someone who can’t be counted on to run the country? What happened during Newt’s time in office that would actually make him less effective? What in Rick Perry’s 10 years experience running Texas has made it less likely that he could be a good President than someone who never was a Governor?
You hire someone, they screw up, the reason is that they were not capable. The problem isn’t generally that they had too much experience. And the answer isn’t to hire someone with no experience.
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