Cain Suggests Taliban a Part of Libyan Government
- Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:06pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Addressing his recent misstep when asked a question about whether he agreed with U.S. involvement in Libya, GOP presidential contender Herman Cain said that the Taliban are involved in the new Libyan government. During a press conference held in Orlando on Friday, Cain defended himself, insisting he asked the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter to be more specific in his question about Libya. That‘s when Cain’s comments about Taliban involvement came into play. He stated:
The Libya question was, the question was too broad. Now I do admit that I was a bit fatigued, but the question was too broad and so I paused, and what they didn’t show was I asked the reporter to be more specific. Well, he didn’t get more specific. His question was — and I hope you all show this, or write about it — “Do you agree or disagree with President Obama on Libya?”
What part?
Do I agree with siding with the opposition? Do I agree with saying that Gadhafi should go? Do I agree that they now have a country where you‘ve got Taliban and al Qaeda that’s going to be part of the government? Do I agree with not knowing the government was going to — which part was he asking me about? I was trying to get him to be specific and he wouldn’t be specific.”
Mediaite provides the video and points to an L.A. Times article in which a Libyan rebel’s account links Libya to the Taliban and al Qaeda.
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Comments (137)
Lion420
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:13pmWTF HERMAN?! Where was this answer last time someone asked you?Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. The “rebels” leadership in Libya stated more than once that they were with Al-Qaeda. Obama has gone out of his way to destabilize the middle east, and assist every muslim(extremist) organization he can.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:22pmIt’s because they are all playing politics still and is precisely why this country is so screwed.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:24pmAny candidate who actually wants to be President isn’t going to save America, period. Any Congressman who actually wants to be a Congressman isn’t going to save America, period.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:27pmAnyone who wants to be a Representative are either representing a group of elitists who want to save themselves, or it‘s because they are delusional from leading such a cushy existence that they can’t see down from the top of their pedestal, to the legs crumbling.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:01pmHerman Cain’t even get his story strait
Report Post »Founding Father2
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:05pmAnd Ron Paul looks like an idiot: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2011/nov/paul_bad_lip.html
Report Post »Gary Wade
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 1:09amYou are actually SURPRISED to see an article in politico dissing Cain? And are you keeping up with the news? The Taliban has been supporting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The MSM reported just a few weeks ago that Al Qaeda flag is flying over some cities in Libya and is receiving aid from radical Islamic tribal leaders (we call them the Taliban) in Afghanistan. Now who is it that doesn’t have his story straight?
Report Post »norway1516
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 5:37amlol I think the video made him look sane for a moment O_o
Report Post »Liberal Basher
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:58pmIts clear from the current lot of GOP dopes that the Repubs are doing everything they can to ensure Obama gets re-elected. I’ve never seen a worst crop of contenders. Is this really the best the GOP has to offer? I’m gonna stick with Ron Paul since there is absolutely no one else who is even remotely qualified in the GOP to take office. This is truly as bad as it gets.
Report Post »anna8
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:18pmAll you nuts wanting Ron Paul may as well vote for Obama,cause this is what will happen if Paul gets GOP!!!!
Report Post »I want to know where is your intelligence here,get real, WHO will beat Obama,this is what we need to get America back,at least as a start.
bernbart
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:19pmIt’s the clown contingent, including Ron Paul.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:58pmIt’s a conundrum. People that are crazy enough for the current crop of right wing voters to vote for are wayyyy too crazy to have any chance at the general election. And the only way to solve this problem would be for the Republicans to move left, back into sane territory. Too bad they’re wearing the yoke of the tea party which drives them even further into loony land.
I mean, look at them. 0% Taxes Bachmann? 9-9-9-Cain? Wailin’ Palin before she quit? Look at it. Look at what you have done to American political discourse. These people would have been laughed out of the circuit in Reagan’s time and Reagan would be too far left for you to vote for, would he run today.
Look at what you have done. Look at it!
Report Post »KTsayz
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 1:16am@anna All you nuts wanting Ron Paul may as well vote for Obama,cause this is what will happen if Paul gets GOP!!!!
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I thought Cain supporters say that even if Cain doesn’t win the primary, they will vote for whoever wins the Republican nomination? If that is true, then you, along with all Caintrainers, will vote for Ron Paul when he wins the nomination, n’est-ce pa? And since all Republicans will back the Republican nominee, Ron Paul, and since Ron Paul attracts many democrats and many democrats are turning against BO, that means that along with all the Republicans who will vote for the Republican nominee, Ron Paul, there will be a whole lotta dems also voting for Ron Paul and BO will go the way of Carter.
Happy now?
Report Post »suzy000
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:57pmNow what would everyone in the MSM say if they actually saw, caught or filmed “Taliban” in Libya? Nothing….absolutely nothing. (Hey…could be …where do you think all those missing weapons went? lol)
Report Post »Annie Fields
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:59pmIt took me LITERALLY 2 seconds to Google – Taliban in Libya – and the SECOND result was a LOS ANGELES TIMES story with the following HEADLINE:
“Libyan rebel’s story shows links to Taliban, Al Qaeda, NATO”
April 17, 2011 By Ned Parker for The Los Angeles Times
Can we STOP pig-piling on Herman PLEASE?
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:07pmAnnie, do you ever read more than the headline of an article? Because you should if you’re trying to make a point with it. Hint: It does not say what you think it does.
Or did you just expect that other people don’t read more than the headline?
Report Post »Stopit
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:54pmI beg to differ. Yes, it does say what the headline says it says. You just can’t read.
Report Post »Omega_Six
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:57pmBefore everyone starts going looney toons: http://tinyurl.com/BelhajLibya “Ex-Jihadists in the New Libya”
Report Post »garyM
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:57pmWrong, democrats are Muslim!
Report Post »GramSam
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:55pmIt is just a disgrace what this man and his family have been thru. I don’t know how anyone would still want to be associated with Democratic Party unless you were in agreement with them. The left can’t win fair they have to buy votes, fake votes, intimidate and destroy their opponent.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:03pmI believe I would have answered the reporter with: I don‘t believe I running for President Obama’s Vice President pick, and therefore whether I approve or not of Obama’s Libya action is irrelevant. Of course then I would have went on to say: I don’t approve of action in Libya period.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:05pmThen again, I wouldn‘t ever be running for President either because this country is toast and only an idiot doesn’t know it.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:11pmI am noticing more people waking up, but they are awakening into a selfish state of mind, “I’ve worked so hard, me, me, me.” When idolaters wake up, they still only think about themselves. When things get really tough they will behave like out of control apes.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:53pmWhat is your obsession with male homosexual sex acts ?
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:40pmGet thee behind me ‘satan wannabe’…LOL!!!
Report Post »kurtnut
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:39pmWhatdatlyke
If you like teabaggin so much, I have a pair of nuts you can slobber on!
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:39pmAt least Herman Cain didn’t say Hawai was in Asia. This is only funny to those who don’t follow the MSM.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:43pmExcellent point, NOBALONEY!
Report Post »ramburner
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:50pmCain in 2012.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:01pmI am for Cain too. Out of the current contenders he still looks like the best choice. He is not a foreign policy expert, but he knows how to surround himself with experts on different issues. He is right that Islamist terrorists are part of the new Libya. The Islamist spring is really going to be the Islamist nightmare. Thanks Obama
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 10:00amIf Mr. Cain doesn’t know his history of foreign affairs, nor keep up with current events of foreign affairs, how in the heck is he going to “pick the right experts” to surround himself (tell him what to do)?
Report Post »garyM
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:38pmYour mailman, if he does loves Jesus, would be much better than the president we have now!
Report Post »bernbart
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:09pmWhat does Jesus have to do with our Democracy?
Report Post »RIGHTNOTLEFT
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:17pmIts a Republic Bernie. And Jesus has everything to do with it.
Report Post »buzdburd
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:12pm2x!!
Report Post »garyM
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:35pmI think what Cain is trying to say is that the group is Muslims, the Taliban, Alquita, Hamas, and host of terrorist groups can all be lumped into one big group called Muslims. When the left don’t call them Muslims but by some other name, they can play their little game trying to hide the truth! Now if I’m wrong which terrorist group is not Muslim?
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:10pmNow what he said was something the LA TIMES reported.
Catch up with the facts.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:11pmHitler and Stalin can be lumped into a big group called “People with mustaches”. Correlation does not prove causation.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:35pmLet’s see… the Taliban… are Muslims; use primitive laws alike Sharia; are Tribal; and suppress Women… so, I guess the Taliban are alike the Muslim Brotherhood and the Lybian Tribes… but, I do not think that the Taliban have traveled from Afganistan to Lybia. And, I do not think that the President was authorized by Congress to act for the UN, using NATO, to attack Lybia.
Report Post »Actually, I think that I know more about this… than Herman… and, I wonder where he getting his information: Obama?
Gary Wade
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 1:23amRead what several sources in the MSM said last week.. Al Qaeda is in fact flying their flag over several cities in Libya and receiving support from the Taliban in Afghanistan
Report Post »buzdburd
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 2:56pmLukerW
Report Post »Where is Lybia?
mrawfull
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:29pmArabs, Libyans, Taliban.. it’s all the same thing.
Report Post »bernbart
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:36pmNot Really
Report Post »Not all Arabs are Muslim.
Not all Muslims are Arab.
Not all Lybians are Muslim
The Taliban are not Arabs, but they are of Muslim religion.
The Taliban are very much liek the right wing Christians in the U.s. who like to surpress woman’s reproductive rights.
martinez012577
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:47pm@ Bern
Well its more of the reproductive rights of the child inside we worry about. The mother has a choice on her reproductive rights, its using protection and or abstaining from sex to avoid unwanted pregnacies.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:17pmYou don‘t give a damn about the child as soon as it’s born, don’t pretend you do. I see people here tripping over themselves trying to defend the gutting of social programs that help children in the form of prenatal care, free school lunches, an adequate education and a million other things. “If you’re preborn, you’re precious. If you’re preschool, you’re screwed”.
Not one opponent of abortion has been able to convince me that they’re not all about punishing women for having sex.
Report Post »First on Foot and Right of the Line
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 10:33pm@Erabin
Ha. So kill it before it even has a chance, right? Kill it before any of the crazy right wing people have a chance to bring it down. With their ideals of morality and responsibility.
As human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.
If you cannot afford a car, do not go buy one.
Report Post »If you cannot afford a house, do not go buy one.
If you cannot afford a child, do not have one.
But I guess that just means kill it; not, dont have sex, right?
christos
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:28pm…Herman Cain is Salt & Light he knows who the enemies of +GOD JESUS+ are he understands the +HOLY King James Bible.
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:32pmSo does Ted Haggard.
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:27pmLOL CHOO CHOO, GET ON BOARD THE CAIN TRAIN!!!! Come on people wake up.
Ask yourself what is the biggest problem in our country. I think most would agree its spending.
Which of the canidates is really cutting spending? Romney has vowed to cut 30 billion off first year. Rick Perry has said 100 billion off first year. Newt just says he will control spending. Cain has says he will cut but gives no number or what he would cut. There is one though that has a detailed list of what he would cut and it is a cut of 1 trillion dollars first year and a balanced budget in 3. Its time to wake up people. The only way this country dies is from within. Look at the record, do some research on these people. Quit listening to Bill Oreilly and Glenn Beck to tell you who to vote for.
Wake up sheep.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:38pmI like a lot of the things Rep.Paul has to say about reducing the debt,sound money and ending the fed and our unending military excursions.But he doesn’t have a snowballs chance in getting the nomination,let’s face it most people are so shallow they vote based on someones looks,it’s sad but true. They read the headline and don’t bother to dig deep into the candidates positions.
At this point it doesn‘t really matter who wins in the general election because both parties are addicted to spending and they’ll continue to spend us into oblivion.
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:56pmExactly Slayer. We are running our election like its MFing American Idol.
We are going up like 1.7 trillion a year in debt with the past and current yahoos in place. So if we are at 15 trillion now,
2012 16.7
2013 17.4
2014 19.1
2015 20.8
2016 22.5
Keep in mind that these numbers are based on interest rates saying as low as they are now. Remeber Glenn talking about one point of interest a year or so ago would add 700billion to our debt.
Do your research. There is only one guy that can save us before its to late.
Quit listening to the retards on tv. Do your own research.
Ron Paul 2012.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:20pmWhen has the American political system devolved into a dog and pony show? I’d argue it was at some time after Nixon but your mileage may vary.
Report Post »Whatdatlyke
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:27pmI would like to thank all you schizophrenic and xenophobic people on here that your unenlightened commentary of the world and events sure brings great humor to me. Glenn Beck caters to you guys the lowest common denominator! Have fun when the revolution comes! Cheers my ignorant brothers and sisters!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:33pmYour post of statements lack substance, WHATDALYKE…whatever your handle is….Do you make signs for the diseased idiots in the streets of NYC? It would seem likely.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:54pmWhatadyke We’ll have tons of fun watching you idiots fade into history,forgotten and gone with your Fu%(ed up ideology.
Report Post »buzdburd
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:01pmYou say you want a Revolution, well you know…
Report Post »the Conservatives got the guns…
Whatdatlyke
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:23pm^^^^ Nazi White Trash
Report Post »PATRIOT
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:26pmWell I must agree that the question was too broad. It did leave open the opportunity to manipulate the reporter in a manner that would benefit Cain. If properly prepped then there were many options for a zing type reply that would be sure to make the headlines. But for the reporter to ask in general if he agreed with BHO almost any non zing answer would leave Cain open for exactly what has happened. In my work I am on the radio 10 hours a day and being able to think fast and give a zing answer is a must. Otherwise you loose the attention span of the target and open yourself up to interpretation that is unwanted.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:25pmI see nothing wrong with Cain’s statement. Very logical. Go ahead moronic libs; take your best shot.
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:31pmWHAT?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
The Taliban are from Afhganistan. Geez, no wonder this country is in such bad shape with you sheep following who the media wants you to vote for. Wake up sheep.
Report Post »pug01
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 8:13pmi agree, i guess if you are from libya and go fight with the Taliban, then come back to be part of the libya gov’t you not part of the Taliban anymore. i guess…
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 10:27pmmartinez012577
People come from all sorts of Islamic countries & fight in others. They makeup multiple names to confuse the press, intelligence agencies & the average citizen.
I do not doubt that some people originally recruited by the Taliban join Al Qaeda & vice versa.
There were people from Libya who fought under the Al Qaeda standard in Iraq. They are back in Libya. There are Libyans who fought in Afghanistan & are now back in Libya.
I don;t know that the Taliban has the time to send anyone to Libya. Kind of doubt it. But Al Qaeda has sent people to see what material they can scrounge, contacts they can make & people they can recruit. They will also try to influence the course of events in Libya. I don’t expect them to be much of a player. I do expect the Muslim Brotherhood the be the big player in Libya. We’ll see.
Report Post »buzdburd
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:08pmWalkabout-
Report Post »Nice points.
I guess martin doesn’t believe I can be a Tea Partier, a Republican, a Christian, & a juggler.
I guess martin can’t walk and chew gum at the same time!!
progressiveslayer
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:24pmClarification duly noted Mr.Cain. When Barry ran in 08 all he got was softballs from the adoring media sycophants,putrid libs that they are.
Report Post »Contrescarpe
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:24pmI like Herman… he may not know everything the office will require (immediately) but as we know there are no perfect candidates in the media’s eyes… unless you’re a democrat. The sad fact is we have to get by the media influence which is distorting everything, find out for ourselves and stick with the best choice. I admit I’ve not made a firm choice but keep gathering information.
Report Post »FWB
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:20pmHerman Cain is most likely correct on his assessment. The Taliban has infiltrated many parts of the world and governments. Kudos to Herman Cain for speaking the truth.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:18pmThis is painful. This guy is as bad as Sarah Palin.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:25pmDo you have permission to post that photo of John Kerry?
Report Post »Br@dley
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:32pmyou are 100% correct.
it’s funny how most cain supporters were once perry supporters that previously supported bachmann.
AND are starting to lean towards newt now. too bad they don’t realize that they are going to have to chose between paul and romney.
will they grow up and vote for the most conservative GOP candidate since goldwater or the most liberal ever?
i’m putting my money on the neocon unfortunately…
Report Post »buzdburd
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:10pmYou are almost correct.
Report Post »Herman Cain is almost as GOOD as Sarah Palin!
EPROM
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:16pm…Not to bad, Mr. Cain!
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