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Interesting analysis on CNN regarding the notion that he was never, even in his own mind, a serious candidate given that he completely failed to establish infrastructure, or hire people that knew it was necessary.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
He's exiting out. Maybe a chance for him as a VP slot for Grint?
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There are some who walk until their legs fail them and they fall to the ground. I find that respectable.
Then there are those who drag themselves further. I find that admirable.
d-usa wrote:Ron Paul also declined the Trump Debate as well.
I honestly feel anyone serious about being President should skip it as well.
It's all about Trump anyway. I wish he'd just go be quietly rich somewhere.
His hair gives me a headache.....
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Trump debate eh...be interesting. It going to focus around economy foriegn policy Beides its not like he has an axe to grind agaist the candidates.
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Well, my thrust was more that everyone claims to hate attack ads, but they clearly work. Someone must like them.
At this point I don't watch TV so I don't really see many ads of any kind, anymore.
But now we're wildly off topic, which is Herman Cain. Should he resign? I dunno. I don't care about his 13 year affair; what he does consensually with another woman is between him and his wife, I say (this blanket obviously does not cover his alleged non-consensual sexual harassment).
I'm not a Republican but I nonetheless wish there were some credible GOP candidates. No one works hard when they know they have a sure deal.
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For attack ads.....its not the GOP candidates attacking each other thats going to be "good". Just think how vicious the attack ads will be in the presidential.
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Ouze wrote:But now we're wildly off topic, which is Herman Cain. Should he resign? I dunno. I don't care about his 13 year affair; what he does consensually with another woman is between him and his wife, I say (this blanket obviously does not cover his alleged non-consensual sexual harassment).
It isn't just that he had an affair (or didn't), it is how he handled the situation, as well as all of the other claims of sexual impropriety and how he handled them, which is to say badly. His response to the situation was a train wreck that sunk his ambitions, not the situations themselves.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
He suspended his campaign..so what exactly does that mean? That he can still be a political power as a VP candidate?
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Jihadin wrote:For attack ads.....its not the GOP candidates attacking each other thats going to be "good". Just think how vicious the attack ads will be in the presidential.
Seeing how far a candidate is willing to stoop in order to win is as good an indicator of their character as any.
Palin took a lot of contributions and kept the money, no? Cain can do the same, ja?
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Ah good, maybe we can drop this atrociously nonsensical flat tax business while we're at it.
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Devin Gordon wrote: Is that purely a meat question?
On Obama's pizza...
(said by the author of the article, no Cain, just to be clear)
A pizza that looks totally new and interesting in the commercials, but once you take it out of the box you realize it tastes pretty much the same as every other pie you've had.
...on Paul's...
Gold! All the delicious gold!
Also, if it please Frazzled (and I know it will)...
Ron Paul's face must be framed in.
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Subject: Herman Cain Quotes Pokémon: Ex-Candidate Admits 'Pokémon 2000' Inspiration
Herman Cain Quotes Pokémon: Ex-Candidate Admits 'Pokémon 2000' Inspiration
Herman Cain wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was, but his quest to catch 'em all ended on Saturday.
The businessman and GOP presidential candidate stepped aside from the race on Saturday, bowing to falling polling numbers and growing sex scandal-related controversy. It was a sad moment for the conservatives who backed him, but a happy one for many video game and anime fans, as during his announcement, he finally admitted that he had been quoting Pokémon during various other speeches.
"I believe these words came from the Pokémon movie. I’m not sure who the original author is, so don’t go write an article about the poet, but it says a lot about where I am– where I am with my wife and my family, and where we are as a nation," Cain said. "Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It's never easy when there's so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There's a mission just for you and me."
The movie, to be exact, was "Pokémon 2000," and the song "The Power of One" by Donna Summer, not a "poet" as he had previously stated. But there are plenty of other Pokémon show and film lines he could have used, and as a service to both the Nintendo-based franchise and his speech writers for potential future campaigns, we've come up with a list of other great phrases he should keep in his political Pokédex.
"There's no sense in going out of your way just to get somebody to like you." - Ash Ketchum
"We have a proud tradition of failure to uphold" - James, Team Rocket
"When you have lemons, you make lemonade; and when you have rice, you make rice balls" - Brock
"I guess you'll learn that playing with the big boys can be a shocking experience." - Lt. Surge
"Listen to me kid, when you get involved with the opposite sex you're only asking for trouble" - Jesse, Team Rocket
"As a child, I played a lot of video games and was known as Flying Fingers Sammy." - Professor Oak
"The human sacrificed himself, to save the Pokémon. I pitted them against each other, but not until they set aside their differences did I see the true power they all share deep inside. I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
Until then, Herman Cain, blasting off again!
UPDATE: Cain also admitted that he had gotten the song from Pokémon in a recent interview with GQ, saying that he first heard it on the Olympics on NBC, and then was told it came from Pokémon.
"And so I fell in love with this song, fell in love with how she sang the song, and fell in love with the words," he said. "Committed it to memory. Now, why did I commit it to memory? Because one of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker—an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed. I love the song."
Thus, there is proof that, while he seemed to not be entirely convinced that it came from Summer's Pokémon song in his speech on Saturday, Cain was indeed well aware of the quote's original source.
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The questions pretty much ask themselves from here;
Did Cain honestly believe he had a crack, or was he just trying to bring pet issues (the flat tax) to national awareness, and was surprised when he ended up being not-Mitt Romney for a couple of months?
Was his lack of infrastructure reflective of his lack of campaign funds, an issue he hoped to rectify with continued high polling numbers, or did he really never intend to run for real?
Do you think the usual suspects that spend whole threads pretending this guy was a real candidate will post in here?
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Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
It's almost a shame to lose someone this ill-informed and unqualified from the race, the comedy he provided was rare even compared to the clowns he was competing against.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 Update by Zack "Geist Editor" Parsons
Here's the situation: no matter what you may have heard from the lamestream media, Republican Presidential candidate and Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is forging ahead. The unflappable Cain has demonstrated his cool under fire (pizza, sexual) again and again, proving that he has the composure demanded of a Commander in Chief. To further prove his strategic bona fides Cain has released a map and a paper describing Cain's take on America's relationship with various countries around the world. It's an illuminating look at Cain's unique worldview.
THE AMERICAS
This is the place to be. The most important continent where it all happens.
This place is just below our place. It's where all the illegal Mexicans come from who make all our groceries and pick all the sweet plum tomatoes and tangy Vidalia onions we use in Godfather's Original Recipe pizza sauce. I went there once and it was nice. There was a beach and you could eat the fish they caught right there on the beach. I ate a turtle I think. It was really really really good. A LOT of prostitutes.
Canada is our friend to the North. We have been friends for a long time and we are good friends. I flew there in a plane once and it looked just like America but it was colder. All of the people looked the same as us - mostly white people but some black people and Chinese people. I liked Canada. My favorite place to go was Mr. Sub for a sub sandwich. I wanted to go to a Tim Hornton's donut shop but all they had by my hotel was a Dunkin Donuts. It was good. Then I left. LOTS of strippers that are super dirty.
USA stands for United States of America. It is the biggest and most powerful country in the world. If you are using a computer it probably came from an American company. Do you like hamburgers? How about pizza? Thank the USA. In my country we just call it America and we call ourselves Americans. It's fun. Anyone can be an American as long as they get in line at the border. There are a lot of good states. The only bad state is Illinois because that is where Obama is from. Chicago THUGS. It's the Chicago way. Rezko.
These wimps wouldn't dare. That Hugo guy talks a lot but what do they have for an army? Ours is much bigger. There's no way they would try anything. I hope they do. I hope they really try something. Then we'll see how tough they are.
My nephew Curtis bought a shirt at Panama. Or maybe it was a hat and he got the shirt at the other store. I didn't like it very much. I remember when he brought it home I told him he should take it back and get a cowboy shirt with turquoise buttons. Yes, a black man can line dance. I like to dance and dress like a cowboy. I would hire a Panama cowboy to teach me how to use a lasso and then if congress couldn't get along I would lasso them all up until they worked it out. Wonder woman had a lasso. You could see her big ol' pussy through her suit.
EUROPE
Most of our friends are in Europe, but some enemies too. A lot of developments here. The most important part of the world.
Next to maybe Canada these are our best friends. Pretty funny when you think about it because we had to beat them in a war to be Americans. Otherwise we would all be speaking British. I know it's English but it sounds different than American. So that's what all of us would sound like. The first thing I would do would be to get back the bust of Churchill Obama gave back to the king. It's rude to give back a gift. I think Churchill was a good guy. I read a book about him once. He helped the British colonize Africa and if it weren't for them colonizing Africa I would be speaking African right now which ISN'T English.
These guys are friends of America. We have a base for our airplanes there. They seem friendly, but did you know that these are the bad guys from Kelly's Heroes? Remember the guys in the big tank that they shoot with the paint? Those were Germans! They were our enemies for a while, which is all over now but you have to learn a lesson from history or you'll have to do it over again. These guys are our friends? I guess. It's like that old saying: even if your pizza is bad it is still a pizza.
Definitely bad guys! They have a lot of nuclear bombs ready to drop on USA and our friends. I remember growing up and these guys were our enemies. When the Russian Olympic team came to Atlanta I had our store send over free pizzas but first they put floor hairs and dirt and bandaids on them. Every time America tries to do something in the UN these guys are hanging around with their butt buddies the Chinese saying no way. They also sell all the jets and tanks and stuff to the people we don't like. What are they up to? I'll find out as President and I'll break it up. THE MIDDLE EAST
A lot of stuff is going on here right now. Obama doesn't know what he's doing. This is the most important place.
Nobody knows what's going on here. Not even experts who know everything about the world. It's crazy. The President is dead with a broom up his butt. He was shot on a video. Bring our troops home.
Seems like a nice place. A lot of desert. They have a real Sphinx. I would like to visit them, but they have too much twitter. Punk kids camping in the street. Occupy Pyramids? Show some respect. This is an old country.
These guys are America's best friends. They are the only free country in the Middle East. They are welcome in America all the time. They help keep Palestinian terrorists from attacking America. I like Israel.
Ohhhhh dang it. You know what, I looked at this one just five minutes before I sat down to write this. I got Libya, right? Okay, President Obama's Yemen policy, I disagree with because, whew, is this the place with the chocolate waterfall? No, that's not right. Man. I can see it in my head, but, ah. Dang. Ahhhhhhh! 9-9-9!
THE ORIENT
A strange and fantastical place. Obama has ignored it, but this is the most important region of the world.
I was rooting for China the whole way. With their natural resources I knew that business and job creators could get a good deal there but I didn't know that it would be located right beneath their Hometree. They are much bigger than us, about the same size as my wife, which can be intimidating, but when you realize that they are as human as you or I it makes you feel sorry for them. I would like to get a pizza for them and take it to their tree. I would give pizzas to everyone and I would say "teach me your ways and to ride your dragons" and then I would find the prettiest of them and slowly force her head down towards my crotch.
These little fellas made Pokemon. Nuff said!
SUMMARY
All around the world there is trouble. President Obama has left our nation in disarray. We are in some real trouble. I haven't seen his birth certificate either. There are some valid questions about that. I will stop apologizing to our enemies. I will secure our borders. I will find all of the terrorists out to get America. To quote a favorite poem of mine, "I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was! To catch them is my real test, to train them is my real cause!" Get on the Cain Train!
- Zack "Geist Editor" Parsons
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Colbert: "He touched so many people." "He couldn't survive rare allegations of a consensual relationship." Oh, and the Pokemon thing gets a mention too. Really funny stuff.
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