12 November 2011
Cain showing intolerance
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: Presidential Election 2012 .
We have been defending Herman Cain against the personal attack that appears to have stemmed from the Rick Perry campaign according to emails discovered to have originated from his staff. From what we have heard, Cain seems like a moral, upright man with strong convictions. However, it is disappointing to see him take such a negative attitude toward Romney on the pretense that he doesn’t agree with his economic plan. Really? Does he think that he is supposed to be on board with all the issues of his fellow Republican candidates in order to be supportive?
I did not want to get negative about candidates unless I felt it was important to expose weaknesses that could be a threat to freedom or the stability of our nation. This move by Cain makes me think that the impressions I had last winter when I heard him interviewed twice, were sadly correct. In both interviews, I was liking what I was hearing and agreeing with most of his views. Then both times he went off on a tangent that smacked of intolerance toward anyone who disagreed with him on any point, and even worse…he began to sound stringent and high-pitched and frankly, fanatical.
A president must be able to be calm and reasonable and discuss issues with an open mind and not be rigid and fanatical in any way. I now feel that Cain is simply prejudice against Romney and this kind of attitude reminds me of Huckabee. A person like that would make a dangerous president who would not be able to work with others and develop a coalition for change. Ron Paul has very different ideas than Romney, some of which we like, but unlike Cain, Ron Paul stays reasonable even when he is intense or upset. He is not fanatical although some people believe he is. Sticking strictly to the Constitution should not be seen as extreme. Believing we should not be involved in foreign wars smacks a great deal of George Washington and the early patriots. Romney disagrees. Fine, they both make some valid points but the key is, they are able to discuss these things without becoming irate.
So the point I want to make today is that I feel Herman Cain has shown himself to be too narrow-minded to make a good president. Since when did vice presidents agree with every issue of their running-mate? No, this is about petty jealousies and prejudices against Romney…period.
Cain draws a line on taking VP slot
GOP candidate says, ‘I’d have to work with someone that I could complement’
By Chelsea SchillingIn a much-touted radio appearance today, Republican contender Herman Cain suggested he would consider running as a vice presidential candidate alongside a presidential nominee who shares his ideas.
In the interview with talk-radio host Michael Savage in which Cain was expected to make a major announcement, Savage asked, “If someone else were chosen to run for the presidency, Mr. Cain, would you accept the VP slot?”
“It depends upon who’s asking and the conditions in which they would like for me to do it,” Cain responded. “First, I would want to know clearly what my role would be. Secondly, if we are ideologically and idea-wise so far apart, I couldn’t do that, because I believe the vice president should be a spokesperson for the president.”
He added that Mitt Romney has a 59-point economic growth plan “that’s got all kinds of stuff in it.”
“I don’t agree with that,” Cain said. “So, right now, today, I could not be out there, helping him promote his 59-point economic jobs plan. I couldn’t do that. I like him as a businessman. If he gets [the nomination], I am going to support him. But I’d have to work with someone that I could complement, not someone that wants to put me in a role that I would not want to do.”
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