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Charles Krauthammer Says Cain Is in ‘Over His Head’ on Foreign Policy After Libya Flub

Addressing Herman Cain’s recent hiccup answering a question about his position on Libya, Fox News contributor and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said he thinks Cain is in over his head where foreign policy is concerned.

During a campaign speech, Cain explained the flub away, saying he only paused “to gather his thoughts.” He added, “Remember if you’ve been asked 7 or 8 different questions on 7 or 8 different topics and then all of the sudden somebody switches to Libya, and they are not clear with the question, before I shoot from the lip, I gather my thoughts.”

Krauthammer, however, did not think having to juggle multiple questions was a sufficient enough reason, saying, “To say ‘I was thrown 8 questions on different topics’ is not a great defense if you are running for the presidency.” He went on to say, “I think he’s over his head, he’s winging it, particularly on foreign affairs.”

Watch below:

To refresh, after Cain was asked a question about Libya, he paused for what seemed a substantial length of time, and then answered with the following:

“Libya. President Obama supported the uprising, correct? President Obama called for the removal of Qadhafi. Just want to make sure we’re talking about the same thing before I say, yes I agree, I know I didn’t agree. I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason — no, that’s a different one. I gotta go back to … Got all this stuff twirling around in my head. Specifically, what are you asking me, did I agree or not disagree with on what? … Here’s what I would have — I would have done a better job of determining who the opposition is and I’m sure that our intelligence people have some of that information. Based upon who made up that opposition — based upon who made up that opposition, might have caused me to make some different decisions about how we participated. Secondly, no, I did not agree with Qadhafi killing his citizens. Absolutely not. So something would have had to be — I would have supported many of the things they did in order to help stop that. It’s not a simple yes-no, because there are different pieces and I would have gone about assessing the situation differently, which might have caused us to end up in the same place. But where I think more could have been done was, what’s the nature of the opposition?”

Do you think Cain is in over his head when it comes to foreign policy or did he just suffer a hiccup, like all people do from time to time, in articulating his views?

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  • NoMarxist
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:08pm

    We had intellectual giants like Krauthammer pick our last candidate, John McCain.. How did that work out?
    Cain is what, 61 years old, running a marathon campaign with probably very little rest. Everyone has an occasional brain fart.. Ask Rick Perry.. Let’s judge the guy on his character, experience and ideas, not on his mistakes. Liberals have the main stream media excuse all of their idiot comments. Why do conservatives focus on mistakes? Did anyone notice that Gretta‘s interview with Cain’s wife got about zero coverage? How on earth will we ever get good politicians if everyone uses them for target practice?

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    • oto1
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:16pm

      Yes….let’s judge Cain based on his character…..or lack of character!!! And correct me if I’m wrong….but shouldn’t you be expected to actually know things in order to run for president?

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:21pm

      You are right we have a real problem. We need to have an original intent entrepeneurs/Billionares start new or buy out current media outlets.
      Good start Glenn. buy the way.

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    • Bri 3D
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:29pm

      Cain wants to ADD a national sales tax and KEEP the income tax.
      What’s about that is a good idea?

      Google “Herman Cain housing bubble” or “Herman Cain federal reserve”

      Nobody’s asking him to be perfect, but it would be nice if he had a clue about econimics, monetary policy or foreign policy.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:31pm

      Herman is a broken Cain….

      Cain supporters can make all kind of excuses, but the fact of the matter is Cain did not know what he was talking about and he couldn’t remember what he was TOLD to say. Watch his body language. 

      Cain is a slogan man, a smooth speaker, and a charmer but once past the slogans and smooth speak, Cain stumbles explaining the plan…

      Cain is a spokesman only. Herman is a broken Cain!!!  

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    • YoungBloodNews
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:36pm

      And that was LAST MONTH, how much you wanna guess he raised during his latest vet/troops donation drive that just ended?

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    • OlefromMN
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:41pm

      To the 3 previous replies that feel Mr. Cain (and I am not in any one candidate’s camp yet) is not worthy due to his gaffes, who is perfect in your mind? Do you want bullets to fly back at your candidate?

      I will say we are all shooting ourselves in the foot by allowing attacks from within. Primaries are a long way off and by the sounds of it we will only be left with milquetoast candidate 1 or 2. Let the debates and race go on without so much infighting. The media is loving it too much.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:49pm

      I think Krauthammer is in over his head thinking that he has a brain. The useless idiots known as atheists can have that pig.

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    • karenjerry
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:55pm

      oto1

      Not necessarily, we have one now who only knows what is written for him

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:07pm

      Krauthammer is another Jewish neocon who led America into a war for Israel against Iraq.
      http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/white-man-s-burden-1.14110

      Krauthammer will undoubtedly back the fake conservative, Romney. Neocon = Fake Conservative.

       
    • 13th Imam
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:09pm

      So-Called Journalist: So Mr Cain, do you agree with Barack Hussein Obama’s stellar Lybia Policy?

      Mr Cain: On what day do you want me to base my answer? Barry has had multiple policy’s , starting with ignoring the situation, followed by studying the situation, followed by focus grouping the situation, followed by following the lead of the French, all the time turning a blind eye to having Al-quida comrades and terrorist allies. No I don’t agree

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    • lylejk
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:28pm

      Agreed. He‘s in Romney the RiNO’s camp now an has never said anything but bad things about Cain. I know he’s intelligent, but he‘s part of the reason our country’s going down along with the rest of the “establishment” (RiNO’s, Neocons, and Progressives). When it comes to his opinion about Mr. Cain, I just choose to complete ignore him. Otherwise, I agree with his assessment about BO. :)

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    • jmiller_42
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:35pm

      The media is just now figuring out that Cain is over his head????? Where have you been???

      He supported the bailouts.

      He wrote an article claiming the economy was surging two weeks before the collapse, and criticized any who thought otherwise.

      He also sat as a chairman in the federal reserve and denied that it was doing anything wrong. He still praises Greenspan.

      And the media says he is over his head because of this???

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    • TeaPartyanimal
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Pauls money is coming from George Soros. You think us Cainbots are stupid? we know exactly whats happening.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:57pm

      Charles has a point, but his point can be attached to any of the candidates running. They are all faking it.
      I have enough faith in Cain’s intelligence that he will hire the very best foriegn policy folks we have and get professional advice. Maybe he could hire John Bolton or someone similar.

      People are going to have to accept reality in the very near future, and will have to start at these questions… Are you going to vote for the person you like the best? Or are you going to vote for the person that has the very best chance of beating Obama?
      In the end, whether you, or I like it, Cain will be the one with the best odds at beating the Marxist-in-Chief. The future is pretty much laid out there for us, only if we are smart enough to act accordingly.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:01pm

      Bri 3D
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:29pm
      =============================
      Because it will help to create millions of jobs because products are less expensive and more people can buy American, which in turn pumps up our industrial base, which creates millions of jobs.
      Plus you must keep in mind that his 9-9-9 plan is an interim step to going to a flat tax system.
      If you would really study the plan, it really is a win-win-win plan. But you really need to study the plan, it’s not for knot-heads.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:07pm

      YoungBloodNews
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:34pm
      BLAZErs, black this out and dont report it…
      Dr. Paul raked in almost $3 million in small donations over the last five days during his latest fundraising push.
      ===============================
      So what? All it means is that he will have a lot of money left over when he loses… AGAIN!

      I for one do NOT want another politician in the White House. Politicians are the problem not the solution, and Ron Paul has been a politician for 35 VERY LONG YEARS. Yet with his long-term mastery of politics, he never seems to accomplish anything. Please show me all that he has accomplished in his 35 years. Landmark legislation that he wrote, championed, and got passed into law… S-O-M-E-T-H-I-N-G ?!?!?

      Ok, he learned how to get re-elected over and over and over and over… big whoop-dee-do.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:15pm

      Remember, when Obeyme pauses, it‘s because he’s intellectual. When anybody else does it, it means that they’re stupid.

      So what do we have so far against Cain, from the Left? Well, he‘s a sexual predator monster and he’s stupid.

      But no kids, the Left isn’t racist. No way Jose.

      I‘m not even a Cain supporter and I’m disgusted in this high school type smear and hazing campaign.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:25pm

      @TEApartyAnimal

      Lol whatever!! That is hilarious….Good try… 

      Cain’s money comes from Iran. 

      @Dave

      Herman Cain will not recover. 

      Cain couldn’t even get elected to the Senate. Why would anyone vote for him for President….

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    • HippoNips
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:48pm

      Cain obviously was making a distinction between supporting the demise of Gaddafi and the horrid way Obama actively carried out that demise..

      Watch as our most “trusted” blogs and pundits make a non flub into a flub. Twist words and conflate meaings is all the RINO “conservatives” every do. They are no different than the Democrats.

      I will NOT vote for Romney EVER. If the choice is between Romney and Obama then it’s the same choice. We will be screwed either way.

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    • blue_sky
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:51pm

      If you do not like Cain, feel free to vote for Newt, Perry or Romney.
      But, please, do not vote for Ron Paul. Here are the best arguments why

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1O6b4lG630

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    • morethanright
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:51pm

      To 0to1: It’s almost as if the less you know the more likely you are to be elected. Obama had NO foreign policy experience…No experience running a business…No experience in politics except for voting ‘Present’. I believe Cain is much more qualified to run this country than Obama ever was.

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    • jmiller_42
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:12am

      Great video blue sky

      Teaparty animal
      Why in the world would you lie about Paul’s finances? You are so desperate to find something against a man that has never voted to raise taxes, never voted for an unbalanced budget, and wants to cut a trillion in real spending. Keep lying if that makes you feel good.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:47am

      @ TeaPartyanimal
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Pauls money is coming from George Soros. You think us Cainbots are stupid? we know exactly whats happening.
      ——————————————————————————————————————-
      Say WHAT? Come on man, I personally have Cain and Paul head to head at the top of my candidates list, and I’ve donated several thousand to each of their campaigns. Being an active member of the Constitution Party, I know that Paul has received a lot of money from that corner as well. If we ever heard that Paul was taking Soros money he would be dead in the water. The truth is that he is not. You are way off base with that nonsense.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:26am

      Sorry..but Mr Cain has no integrity..he has bad business ethics…ties with a liberal progressive radical church…just like Obama..He’s Obama Jr…Thank you Blue Sky for that link…..and for whoever said Paul was getting his money from Soros..what a joke…anyone with half a brain knows that Soros owns the MSM..and had he been supporting Paul..Paul would have gotten the coverage…nice try..here’s another link.
      http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57324938-503544/new-poll-shows-4-way-tie-in-iowa-as-ron-paul-moves-to-top-tier/

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:33am

      @TEAPARTYANIMAL I have a much more appropriate name for you besides Cainbots…what do you think of “Canaanites?”

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:12am

      I’m amazed how many people are scared by Paul. Liberals on CBS, MSNBC, Huff etc. are running scared with their commenting, this guy ****** a lot of people off and I LOVE IT. Paul is actually quite popular with Indep. and Dems who still understand that we live in a Constitutional Republic, there are a lot of us posting… all over the web actually in support of Paul. The media outlets from the Right side and the Left side holding hands trying to push forward their preferred Rep. candidates. Paul is winning polls and placing highly all over the place, yet in every instance it’s because us paul bots are stacking the polls, stuffing the boxes and hacking every electronic online poll. CBS and other outlets have resorted to not even showing Paul in polls – when he’s winning them. Last debate, Paul was given 90 seconds to speak, while Cain, Romm, et all received 5-10 mins. It cracks me up. Personally, I‘m just glad he’s getting his message out. If he doesn’t win this time around, his son will take up the reigns and be president. If the past is any predictor – where the last election go around, everyone thought Paul was absolutely insane for his ideas where now most every candidate is parroting most everything Paul says – in another 4 years of fake-a-republican presidency or P‘Bo’s ride at the helm, Paul’s ideas and position will be deafeningly obvious to stand behind. BTW, I succeeded in persuading my mother to vote Paul and she was going to vote Obama again X-D

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    • karen162
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:35am

      I have almost as much respect for Krauthammer as I do John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and Barack Obama. I said, “almost as much”.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:44am

      Because he can beat Obama! In fact, he is the ONLY candidate running that can cut into Obama’s minority voters by at least 30%, and that my dear friend is enough to fire Obama. And for this election, beating Obama is our Mission.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:48am

      Krauthammer! Yeah right! The candidate MUST be a perfect foreign policy wizard– otherwise how can he possibly be elected!

      I see the Paulists are out in force, trying to change every exchange into a story about Paul. I know who they are and I just roll right over their comments. Then again, maybe they are really ANTI- Paulists….

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:58am

      This election is expected to break a few historical records. The biggest one being Vote cheating and Voter intimidation. Too many far-left groups have much invested in Obama so they cannot allow him to lose. These far-left p***** have been working for the destruction of the USA for over 40 years now and have never been so close to reaching their goal. This means they will STEAL the election if they have to, in order to see Obama re-elected. Eric Holder has given these groups the Green-Light by refusing to prosecute the Black Panther voter intimidation jokers in Philly back in 2008.
      The cheating will be massive, and if you need some convincing you can always refer to this… http://americac2c.com/profiles/blogs/the-obama-cheating-machine-called-the-dept-of-justice

      This is why we need a candidate that can strip away some of Obama’s reliable voting blocks, especially the minority vote. Back in 2008 he got something like 92% of the Black vote in the USA. If Herman Cain can snatch 30% or more of those votesr away from Obama… WE WIN!!!!!

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:22am

      @GetLife

      By posting about Ron Paul supporters you are making this thread about Ron Paul as well, therefore, you are what you complain about…

      Your comment Ron Paul supporters are anti-Paul by posting FOR him is hilarious and by using the same logic you are FOR Obama because you post against him. Good try but failure! 

      @Dave

      No Dave, Cain cannot win a minority vote just because he is “black”… Democrats are not all of a sudden gonna say hey I‘m gonna vote for Cain cause he’s blacker then Obama….That is historical you would think such a thing. 

      You have fallen for the progressive distraction, put anyone in office other then the other party. Don’t you realize Dave that if Progressives are in both parties, as Glenn has pointed out, then even if we remove Obama and replace him with a Progressive Republican we will be in the same shape if not worse shape then we are now? That Progressives in both parties have used this mentality “anyone but the other party” to herd the masses in each party to ensure the progressive powers security regardless of party. 

      Find non progressive principles and values and see which one in the Republican field matches that. Look at the field and compare their views toward progressive views and do not support that candidate. 

      Don’t be a cow and get herded to vote for a Republican progressive (McCain/Bush) who is the exact same as Progressive left (Obama/Kerry). We the people lose every time with that mentality. 

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:47am

      RUSH played an OBAMA “PAUSE” TODAY that was taped during HIS primary run with Billery. It ws 38 seconds…not the mere 11 second pause that HERMAN took. GOOD GRIEF!!! Krauthammer, and little Billy KRISTOL and the rest of the effete insider-beltway boy snobs. YOU are so right, this is the pack that picked McCain who just blew it except for getting PALIN and now they act like NEWT’S the one…. yeah, right, kicked out of the HOUSE by his own party when he was the speaker ….. I mean they impeached Clinton but left him in office…and Newt was over 50 at the time, but we‘re supposed to believe that after 3 marriages he’s found GOD from being a professed AGNOSTIC prior to this ?!! Newt is a one world advocate, and Open borders advocate, a free-wheeling lobbyist advocate and a lobbyist himself…his tries to couch it in “I’m just an advisor” yeah, right…who gets $ 300,000 for talking to someone – giving them ADVICE… who had a half a million dollar credit line with Tiffany’s set up by a former associate…LOBBYIST who is now with TIFFANYS… it’s all so intermingled that it defies explanation…and…just months ago NEWTS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN STAFF QUIT for lack of discipline. NEWT is a leprechaun…he does what NEWT wants to do…maybe he has ADD but he is nowhere near the MAN CAIN is. AND. CAIN can hold HIS own in any debate…he did with NEWT. GET off CAIN’S BACK KRAUTHAMMER…we’ll not be fooled again!!

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 5:38am

      I can’t help but laugh at people like Krauthammer that think you have to be a fricking genius to be the president. Foreign policy is not rocket science. You just have to remember a few things like “it’s none of our business”. Or “don’t side with muslims against Christians“ or ”let the Europeans pay for their own defense”. Or, “don’t stab your friends in the back”. That is pretty much it in a nut shell.

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:03am

      Krauthammer is a Romney guy. Rove is a Romney guy. Almost everyone on FOX is for Romney. I wonder how much money Romney is paying them for their opinion making efforts.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:50am

      Clearly Cain is brilliant and that was just another “gotcha” question. Stay inittowinit “Herb!”

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    • Jackers
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:52am

      Ah yes… First FOX News was clamoring for Michele Bachman, then it was Rick Perry, then it was Herman Cain… Now it’s Newt Gingrich… All while totally ignoring the only candidate who offers us any real hope: Ron Paul.

      All of the MSM, the so-called “Left” and “Right,” have their agendas to push; and all support the status quo. It’s up to the American voters to do their homework and decide who would put America first.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:03am

      Teapartyanimal, the phrase most commonly used in the twitterverse: Cainiacs. just fyi ;^)

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    • louise
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:08am

      PATRIOTDAVE>> you said,

      Because he can beat Obama! In fact, he is the ONLY candidate running that can cut into Obama’s minority voters by at least 30%, and that my dear friend is enough to fire Obama. And for this election, beating Obama is our Mission.

      I think the truth is our mission.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=3lZOoRsoL78

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B93yn0O35Cw&feature=related

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:23am

      Charles Krauthammer Says Cain Is in ‘Over His Head’ on Foreign Policy After Libya Flub… AGREED !!

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    • bluewilliam23
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:42am

      You think being president will be much easier than campaigning?

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    • louise
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:45am

      PATRIOTDAVE you said,

      So what? All it means is that he will have a lot of money left over when he loses… AGAIN!

      I for one do NOT want another politician in the White House. Politicians are the problem not the solution, and Ron Paul has been a politician for 35 VERY LONG YEARS. Yet with his long-term mastery of politics, he never seems to accomplish anything. Please show me all that he has accomplished in his 35 years. Landmark legislation that he wrote, championed, and got passed into law… S-O-M-E-T-H-I-N-G ?!?!?

      Ok, he learned how to get re-elected over and over and over and over… big whoop-dee-do.

      I am posting this link from 2007 because it showcases that Ron Paul is not your ordinary politician. Yes it is old, but if people want consistency in their president this 5 year old video shows what he said back then is what he says today. Let me know what you think.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:00am

      If I was him, I’d have answered “I don’t know, and I don’t care”; next question….

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    • machgun
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:04am

      Right on target.They are cramming Mit down our throat to the point I will not vote for him in any case. The problem is simple,the establishment dems and the establishment gop are guarding different walls of the same castle. That castle is called big gov. This is why they attack anything truely conservative. They fear and hate the tea party as much as the DNC.

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    • SpinMD
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:09am

      I have heard this excuse before about his age and the grueling pace. Does Cain think it will be easier once he his president? When he flubs a major decision, will the world forgive him because he is tired? When surgeons train, the attending physicians create artificial stress similar to what the military does to test the trainees resolve and to toughen them up for the day when lives are on the line. If Cain can’t handle the media, how will he handle foreign leaders? If Putin asks a hard question, will Cain answer, I will assess the situation, Mr. Putin and ask my experts, who will give me option. Then,, I will then make a judgement call. Has he any principles? If so, why is it so difficult to apply his code to any situation? Besides, Ron Paul is much older and he still gives a straight answer to any question based on principles that he holds dear. He doesn’t hide behind his own ignorance of the details. To be a non politician, Cain sure plays the game of talking without saying anything meaningful quite well. Who are the experts feeding him answers now? Which focus group?

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:39am

      Just what segment of the ‘minority vote’ does Cain appeal to?

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:40am

      Do you remember the segment that Glenn did when he was on Fox…the one about that Mao-loving, lip-licking “communications director” for Obama? I can’t remember her name right now. I remember…I remember when she was interviewed by someone after the election and she told the reporter that “they” CONTROLLED THE MESSAGE” put out by Obama…ALL COMMUNICATIONS!….“CONTROLLED”…they cheered Axelrod for that accomplishment…For crying out loud…Herman Cain said he had a lack of sleep…GET OVER IT! Just because you did poorly on 1 exam in school didn’t make you STUPID! This stuff makes me CRAZY!

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    • atrain
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:47am

      @ot01 Obama did not know anything and got elected, but I digress. I agree that any candidate can have a brain fart. With the light that is being shined on them, who wouldn’t? I think the debate and vetting cycle has been fantastic though. We are really shaking out where the candidates really stand.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:48am

      @PATTY HENRY Hi Patty..just to let you know..I was a Sarah Palin fan also..and I used to love watching your postings…you are a very inspirational writer. But I would encourage you to investigate Mr Cain much further.. He has had some very shady business dealing..He has reportedly shisted his own employees
      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2790654/posts
      Also Patty..this is a comprehensive explanation of his tax plan and believe me…it is not boring..I think this might open your eyes..
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1R6VQMZCU
      I greatly admire your dedication to a candidate..but remember..Paul was called the Father of the Tea Party..
      I believe he is the closest thing to Palin that we will ever see.

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    • peeoui
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:06am

      If Obama can say his stupid things then this is nothing on Cain

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    • junkmaninohio
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:15am

      Gingrich can answer all the questions without pausing for 11 seconds.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:24am

      This article is about Ron Paul — Herman Cain and any other candidate Krauthammer wants to bash. Krauthammer is an intelligent man, but he is bought and paid for. He picks his favorites and pushes them (Romney). Is it a coincidence that Krauthammer’s views match those of Fox News? I think not! It’s media bias galore.

      People, please don’t be misled by Fox. Research opposing views of your candidate. Then decide if there’s truth to what Fox says!

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    • BC1010
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:29am

      your dead on.

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    • Austinsteve
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:59am

      I’m still trying to figure out why a pause is considered a mistake. Glenn Beck lambasted him on his radio show yesterday insinuating that he made a mistake also. He made no mistake. Did he take some time to collect his thoughts to address his question? Yes, he did. Cain is the real deal — a real American and real patriot, and instead of Beck and Krauthammer discrediting them, maybe they should really look at the substance of his answer. How about even reviewing the answer — which was spot on by the way — Krauthammer is part of the elite Washington establishment and clearly he is not Krauthammer’s guy — hense the criticism….Don‘t forget too how Krauthammer torpedoed both O’Donnell and Angle. These losses cost us seats in the Senate, with the most important seat being Reid’s. I can’t believe people still ask for his opinion on anything.. I’m not sure what side he is on, but based on his track record, it doesn’t appear to be on the right side.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:05am

      A lot of you Cain supporters have posted that Herman Cain is the only one who can beat Obama because he is black,.. that may well be..as some of you are posting that if Obama can gaffe so much..then that gaffing shouldn’t hurt Cain…you are right..Cain and Obama are just alike..so what should it matter which one wins.. They are both big on taxes to fund their big on war stance.. they both profit from Islam.. they both were involved in financial scandals ripping people off..and donating to their cronies making them millionaires several times over.. they both belong to radical liberal churches connected to Jesse Jackson. Reverand Wright and Louis Farrakan..leader of the Islmic nation in the US.. So really people..he probably stands a very good chance…Vote Obama…Vote Cain

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:19am

      While it was painful to watch him stumble over that question, it’s only fair to note that he DID finally answer the question satisfactorily.

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    • spankadonkey
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:22am

      Wow, the Paulbutz are out in strength this morning doing their usual “trash every other candidate” best. Oh, but mousy Dr. ronnie has raised so much money in small donations. What a waste. But wait, he‘s the world’s savior. Sad thing is, the Paulbutz can’t name anything significant Dr. ronnie has ever done. It is so disgusting that the Paulbutz have to clutter up the comments space. And it is cute how many of them have quit using Dr. Ronnie’s name in their posts. But we know who they are.
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    • Jefferson
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:36am

      You don’t have to be rocket scientist, or a mathematician to figure it out.
      “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It’s called the golden rule.
      Speak softly but carry a big stick.
      It‘s called we’re not going to interfere in your business, or your neighbor’s business by funding, training, equipping, installing and removing tin pan dictators, but we’re going to be watching.

      We’re going to be watching, and if you pose a threat to us, or are planning to harm us, then we are going to bring the full weight and might of the greatest fighting force on the planet upon you, devastate you, NOT rebuild you, and then leave.
      Who’s foreign policy does that sound like?
      Oh yeah. The man they dare not mention.
      Why don’t they mention him you ask?
      Well because Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc. are owned and SPONSORED by the ones who not only build the bombs and planes, but then shell out the banknotes to rebuild, while making interest on both sides.
      There is a reason (he who shall not be named) has more donations from active duty military, than all of the other “R’s” combined.
      There is a reason, that the “others” get their funding from the insiders who profit off of war and rebuilding, with no-bid contracts.
      The now co-opted “Tea Party” that was originally STARTED by (the one who shall not be named) is acting like a bunch of starving dogs, with the media dangling meat in front of them. Willing to cut their noses off to spite their face. God help us all.

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    • jmiller_42
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:47am

      Ozchambers

      I like your screen name BTW

      But I disagree with you on Cain answering the question satisfactorily. He said that he didn‘t think that Obama handled the situation correctly because he didn’t do enough evaluations. Then he explained what he would have done. Then when asked if he thought Obama didn’t do that, he said he didn’t know. So basically he said he didn’t agree with Obama, but didn’t know really if he did. That doesn’t make sense to me.

      But like I said earlier, I have made up my mind on Cain long before this. If this was the worst of him, I wouldn’t be that worried about it. It is his past economic positions that disqualify him IMO

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:10am

      I have to agree with Charles. My own foreign policy knowledge shines in comparision.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:39am

      The same criticism of Cain keeps coming up and with more support for it. Cain is weak on foreign policy. You can see Cain has been coached on Libya and he doesnt’ have a grasp of the realities of the situation.
      Please…we now have an idiot in the Whitehouse who has no idea what he’s doing with foreign policy. Obama can’t even get a pipeline going without losing it to another country. Obama has mishandled the upheavals in the Middle East. From not giving support to the people of Iran, to Mubarak, to Tunisia, to Libya, to Syria, to Yemen…. Obama has been either off track or a day late and a dollar short. To make it all worse he’s caught on a hot mic insulting our firmest ally in the region..Israel. This is a pivotal time in the nation’s history for both domestic and foreign issues…we can’t afford another know-nothing in the Whitehouse after what will be four years of a man utterly beneath the pay-grade of the job. Obama has stopped governing and is doing the only thing he’s knows..campaigning. Please…we can’t afford another mistake the stakes are too high.
      It’s time to re-examine Romney and Gingrich. If I had to choose it would be Gingrich.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:40am

      By the way…Krauthammer is a qualified psychiatrist…he knows “gathering one’s thoughts“ from ”clueless”.

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    • teddieandkaylee
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:02pm

      Does Mr. Krauthammer expect every candidate to be an expert on every subject???

      Herman Cain is an honest man as far as we know. Obama lies over and over and over again.

      Cain espouses a tax plan that ensures ALL companies/corporations pay taxes on their profits, taxes people who do not presently pay taxes: i.e., prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, service people who obviously do not declare all of their earning along with people who work under the table and receive compensation in cash not to mention tourists. HIs 9-9-9 plan eliminates the IRS and the 15.3 percent payroll taxes along with other taxes and the poor do not have to pay any income tax.
      People on welfare, social security etc will need about a 5 percent increase to offset the 9 percent consumption tax on their purchases.
      Also the wealthy will pay more than the average American because they will continue to buy luxury automobiles and extravagant homes along with jewelry etc etc etc. Further, those dissenters who argue that states who have a sales tax will fight the 9-9-9 plan are forgetting the elimination of the payroll tax.
      Cain can surround himself with GOOD people who will support him in his weaknesses versus Obama who appoints communists and other evil people to his support staff. Above all Cain is a problem solver versus Obama who seems to leave the country at a cost of $80,000 per hour on airforce one when a problem erupts. Wake up America.

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    • MUSE_FENDERTAMA
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:47pm

      I don’t agree that the smart conservatives picking mccain in 2008.
      Don’t bash somebody because they are smarter than you and you just claim you want “someone to connect with”.

      Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale were both smart conservatives picked by smart conservatives. Let’s strive for that standard instead of Bachman or Perry as a standard.

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    • resme
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:57pm

      @patriotdave, Watch this entire video. To all who says Ron Paul is crazy on foreign policy.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLUoWhWsOWk

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    • THEUNKNOWNPATRIOT
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:25pm

      Charles must have an issue with Cain, because after watching the video of Cain’s (supposed) gaff, I was able to see the scenario play out where he did give an coherent answer, unlike the audio clip I had heard in the morning which just happened to exclude his answer to the question and made him sound like he never gave an answer. These people DO NOT want Cain to succeed.

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    • nujohn53
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 9:31am

      to OTO1 – maybe… like Hawaii is NOT in Asia (Obama), There are 57 states (Obama) Breathalizer’s are for asthsma (not) …again Obama. American’s are lazy (Obama), The economy is in recovery (not) – Obama, So you’re logic is pretzel logic

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 10:55am

      Let me get this straight:
      “Cain Is in ‘Over His Head’ on Foreign Policy After Libya Flub”
      YET, Obama has never had ANY political experience or Manager experience before he became President, so that made him qualify?
      YET, Hillary Clinton was only MARRIED to a President before she ran for Senator of New York, so that made her qualify?
      YET, the Mayor of Chicago worked for Obama and that qualifies him to be Mayor of Chicago?

      WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
      PERFECTION………………..there is NONE……………anywhere……….with anyone.

      WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL YOU PEOPLE?
      Newt is up in the polls, yet if my memory serves me, this same man who claims to be a CHRISTIAN, had an affair and put away his wife in divorce for another woman. SOUNDS PERFECT.

      Has everyone gone crazy? Both parties are NUTS. Any of you out there that are looking for the PERFECT person to be nominated will FIND BAGGAGE WITH EACH CANDIDATE, if you look hard enough. How about yourself? Are you perfect?

      I think Cain’s sleepiness or lack of foreign policy should not be taken into consideration. Afterall, HE WILL HIRE PEOPLE TO HIS ADMINISTRATION WHO WILL ***ADVISE*** HIM, just like this creepy president we have.

      At least Cain won’t kiss foreign leaders, bow down to them, and make excuses for America’s history.

      I am sickened by the media. I am sickened by those who believe they can judge when they themselves have no character. I was sad when I heard Glenn talk neg

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:04am

      …..to finish………I was saddened when I heard and watched Glenn last night on GBTV talk negative about Cain’s response, or lack of response on Libyan foreign policy. Cain’s lack of sleep and lack of a quick response is not a character flaw, so why is Glenn making it seem so????? Curious.
      Glenn, I really like you, but this disturbed me about you.

      GLENN:
      Shame on you. Shame. If that is all it takes to get you to turn on someone, yet you claim you will NOT endorse a candidate, YET, you can dismiss them in the same sentence, then ***YOUR*** CHARACTER IS A BIT CROOKED, don’t you think?

      When are we going to find the GOOD in these candidates instead of the LACK OF EXPERIENCE? They ALL lack something. And what surprises me the most is the fact that Glenn won’t endorse, yet he UN-ENDORSES (FINDS FAULT) with the ones he disagrees with. It’s a “READ-BETWEEN-THE LINES AND YOU WILL KNOW WHO I ENDORSE AND WHO I WON’T.” per Glenn’s commentaries on these candidates.

      If this continues, Obama will be a sure win.

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    • Domaku
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:58am

      That‘s what I’m saying, his campaign even said he was running on only 4 hours of sleep at the time. He does need to study up just to make sure he can’t be destroyed by the media.

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    • JAYBECONSERVATIVE
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 12:25pm

      know things? you mean like Obama and his massive experience? or Hillary Clinton and her Experience? Oh wait, her experience was being married to a president, and his was being a community organizer. They rely on talking points and teleprompters not to mess up. Cain at least relies on himself. If he makes a mis-speak from time to time it only proves he’s human. Cain stumbled on his talking points, but that’s why PRESIDENTS HAVE ADVISERS.

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    • gramma b
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:32pm

      Bless his heart, you can’t help but love Herman Cain. But Krauthammer is right. Cain is obviously not stupid. He has a record of achievement. But there is also a naivete and a fundamental lack of knowledge about things that would be important if he were the leader of the free world.

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  • Patrick Henry II
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:08pm

    This is what the establishment Republicans tried to say about Reagan. Cain of course is a very successfull Mathmatician. His mind has figured out more technically indepth problems than any of the other candidates.

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    • RationalMan
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:20pm

      Bingo!!!! ;)

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    • Abe Lincoln Lover
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:46pm

      He can win!!!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:59am

      hahahahaha uh, yeh. RUN HERMAN!

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:10am

      Obviously, the Washington Insider Elites know the SCORE…. Cain gave an answer that was consistent with every other time he has been asked the same question. What a MORON! ESTABLISHMENT ROOLZ!

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:06am

      Yes, you are correct here and I am so glad to actually hear someone say it.

      This whole process with the media is disturbing to me. It used to be investigation. Now, it’s If we disagree with him, let’s make him look bad, with the media AND GLENN.

      Glenn: once again, SHAME ON YOU.

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  • OlefromMN
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:08pm

    Perhaps Charles can tell us who has passed his litmus test? The GOP needs to quit sacrificing their own. Quit trying to sway public opinion all of you worthless talking heads. Fox News is really disgusting me lately.

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    • NoMarxist
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:10pm

      I second that.. FOX news is sliding towards the dark side.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:11pm

      Yes they are trying to split the vote between Cain and Gingrich to help Romney, who has made some good gaffs himself..

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    • karenjerry
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:58pm

      OlefromMN

      I tend to agree with you. fox has changed drasticly

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  • Chappy123
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:07pm

    Charles,

    please ask him how many States are in the U.S.

    We are all confused and would like to know.

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    • WBOPP
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:15pm

      I saw the footage and i don’t care. I want someone with CHARACTER and Mr Cain has this and then some. I will vote for Herman Cain come hell or high water. i dont TRUST any other currently running. What good does a quick on your feet politician do for you when you cant tell what side of an issue his bread is buttered on.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:13pm

      WBOPP
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:15pm
      =============================
      God for you!
      Cain’s character is top-notch. It showed up in the Greta interview with Cain’s wife and his family. He’s the type of guy that will do what is right for America, not for the next POLITICAL “gotcha moment”. How refreshing will that be??????????

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    • PATRIOTGRUNT
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:02am

      @CHAPPY123 : To answer your question US= 57 states and here in ASIA (Hawaii) ‘The One ” told me.

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    • MUSE_FENDERTAMA
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

      @WBOPP
      What about Newt? What about Ron Paul?
      They have well rooted conservative values, have more character than Cain, and are smarter.
      At least tell me one of those might be a second pick for you.

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  • TJexcite
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:06pm

    Cain was not confused on Libya he was confused on what exactly was Obama’s plan that he had to disagree with. Was it the one that had the US fighting with ALQ. or the plan to disregard the war powers act, or the one that was okay with Gaddafi being sodomized before shot in the head like the execution that is was, or the one that allows a ALQ flag to fly over Libya and still flies in several places, Or the plan that it was to be weeks when it was months, or the plan that had it cost over billion dollars with nothing, or not doing the same plan in Syria what was done in Libya when they are doing worse than Gaddafi, Or general Obama Doctrine as in to follow from behind.

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  • republitarian
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:01pm

    Either have your answer down or try to spin your way out. I appreciate candor, but you can’t give off the feeling of being uninformed.

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    • Fly on the Wall
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:48am

      And why did Mark Block request this interview if Mr. Cain was too tired to think clearly, which is the latest excuse? The real problem was that Herman couldn‘t remember his talking points because he’s having to learn too much. Some of these questions should have been easy to answer if he’d been paying attention to the news over the last 6 months or more. He’s just plain uninformed…not presidential.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:04am

      @Fly on the Wall,, Why bother with an excuse ? Apparently the cainites are satisfied with his answer and the way he answered, so what is to excuse ? If there was nothing wrong with the way he answered in his interview then Mark shouldn’t have to make an excuse, right ?

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:59pm

    Mr Krauthammer is not always correct in his assessments of the situation at hand.
    Or at least, not in agreement with conservative viewpoints once or twice.
    I really admire Mr Krauthammer. His psychology background allows a distinctive edge to his comments. But I think sometimes he‘s in the loop and can’t understand the concerns of we the watchers. We, the keepers of the store on the corner. Or the CEO of a pizza chain.

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  • liberalsarealiens
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:59pm

    While I generaly like Charles‘ opinions I must say I do not agree with his take on Newt’s chances; Newt is exactly what we need in office. No Rinos, no Morons! Cain has done himself in as I doubt he can debate with Obama. Cains Foreign policy knowledge would be much better if he had all the input from intel! But he doesn‘t and BO would come out on top I’m afraid. Newt Gingrich is without a doubt the man we need to take out BO. ( Please don’t bother with the Paul stuff! He is an idiot at best)

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:08pm

      Amen!!!!!!!

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:10pm

      Bingo!

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    • fatjack
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:28pm

      I will vote for that. +1

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:22pm

      Gingrich? The guy who buddies up to leftists at every opportunity after the 90′s were over? That guy?

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:08am

      @liberalsarealiens.. Yeah but , Newt is white … According to thepatriotdave ONLY Cain can beat obama becase he would slash 30% of the black vote away from obama and take them for himself .. No other “ WHITE ” candidate can do that, therefore the only real choice is Cain, no ? PPppffftt !!

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    • Fella
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:50am

      http://youtu.be/5RQKNH_nwM4

      When Newt isn’t ditching his wife on her death bed, he can be seen palling around with terrorists.

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  • Dougral Supports Israel
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:58pm

    I would like to ask Obama a few questions about Libya on-camera and with no teleprompter. I don‘t believe he’d do any better than Cain and probably much worse.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:00pm

      Amen! All of the rest have stalled more than that. They are magnifying Cain’s actions trying to transmit a perceived weakness.

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    • Abe Lincoln Lover
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:44pm

      We certainly can’t let all the talking heads choose our candidate again. Haven’t we learned our lesson? I will vote on character and principle because in the end that is what will produce a great leader. Cain is my pick. Just to see how the media went after him as soon as he was in the lead made me realize that if we listen to their lies, we will get who they choose. They won’t choose for me!!!Cain exhibits true high character. His wife and family were wonderful on Greta’s show last night. I’m not sure how Cain can pull it off with the kind of media we have today,but I pray that he will. He is real. He is completely different than those career politicians and that’s what is best in him.

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  • VRW Conspirator
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:58pm

    there was a recent article about all the new staff that Cain has been adding to his campaign…lots of guys from some Conservative Think Tank..they have taken over pretty much his entire foreign policy camp and his media image and spokesman jobs….they are cramming Cain information about all the geo-political topics in the news and facts about countries and friends and allies and enemies…

    Cain might not be up to par of someone that has spent nearly 30 years as a professional politician like Ron “I would isolate America from everybody” Paul or Newt “I want to talk to you about climate change with my good friend nancy” Gingrich….but he does what he says… He tells you over and over that he would surround himself with the best and brightest on the topic and listen to their opinions…sounds like a damn good CEO mentality….just like Getty, Morgan, Carnegie, Rockefeller…
    Find the guys that know their crap and listen to them…you can’t know it all or be it all..you have to delegate…even as President…but you still have to take the reigns and be responsible when the stuff hits the fan….I think Cain would….no BS…just “we screwed up, I am responsible” type of mentality…

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:29pm

      You know not what you talk about. Really, why do you speak when you clearly have not researched the subjects? Wise up my friend.

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  • trickball
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:56pm

    Krauthammer is a part of the republican establishment so of course he would say that Cain is over his head becasue he is looking for any reason to eliminate him. I wonder if he thought the same about President Obama? No he did not. Foreign policy is not a prerequisite for being President. Ronald Regan had no foerign policy experience and he did just fine, Mr. Krauthammer. Moreover, if I am nnot mistaken Krauthammer supported Mondale for President, a bid liberal democrat!

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    • Thatsitivehadenough
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:03pm

      I agree with you. Krautammer and other guests on FNC are part of ‘the establishment’ and they live in that bubble. George Washington didn’t have foreign policy experience either. Cain is still tops for me. Gingrich also, because he’s got the heart and soul of an American too.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:03pm

      I bet Cain is the only one with a real degree in college that requires extreme and accurate thinking. .

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    • hauschild
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:04pm

      I like Chuck a lot, but you‘re right in that he’s kinda stuck a few years back along with Rove in his analysis. He’s right on most things, but I think he is underestimating how many people like us are thru with the conventional wisdom thing.

      If it comes down to voting for a RINO (Romney/Gingrich) or a Marxist, I’m leaning towards not voting. I mean, to continue the charade with little change is not only going to be a terrible decision long term, but it will yet again give republicans a bad rap.

      Radical change or bust.

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    • libh8er
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:06pm

      He is right… Cain is just winging it. The Saturday night c-span debate with Gingrich started to prove to me that Cain is just not right for the job. We need someone who can beat Obama and fix the mess that he has made for us. The 3 year experiment in the oval office isn’t working… We can’t have any more experiments.

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  • brntout
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:55pm

    Really , what the hell

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    • Ed Brown
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:53pm

      That’s what we need in the Oval Office, a guy “winging it” to the best of his ability to put this country back on track. Don’t expect from Cain anything more than he has to give. His prescription is to liberate America from the IRS tax code. Sure, the unpure vandals are waiting in the wings to dirty his 9-9-9 plan. It’ll be ugly pushing this over the top.

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  • tomf
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:55pm

    Krauthammer is a talking head. He is paid to keep coming back and spouting inanities. He is a “has been speech writer” without a job. Too bad that he does not have a productive job. As a talking head all he is doing is scamming the American people with his view of progressivism

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:54pm

    Whenever Cain speaks, on any subject, he proves that he is in over his head. If Cain wants to run for public office, he should start small, as a mayor perhaps, and work his way up.

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  • fatjack
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:53pm

    “In over is head” is an understatement.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:54pm

      “In over his head” is an understatement.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:57pm

      Krahthammer is in over his hed on buisiness, economy and constitution and Math.

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  • Lather
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:50pm

    Oh God, I hope to giggle at any of you that Donated.. LOL.. Please join the rest of the world in the 21st Century. You MeBaggers Wallow in Ignorance, Why?

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    • MrMagoo
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:10pm

      Charlie Krauthammer.I take as much stock in him as I do Steven Hawkings.Both have lots of time on their hands and are limited by physical conditions.Neither one is any different in the brain department than you or I.They just exercise those brains more.Their ‘opinions’ are no more special than Joe Blow or Lathers.
      They just think they are.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:12pm

      Lather, Did you vote for that stinky B.O.? B.O. who had zero foreign policy experience. I am betting that, if you vote at all, your choice would be a Green Party idiot. All you ever do is talk about the lack of I.Q. in the GOP and how we are a bunch of morons. Well guess what pal you are no better than the brown stain in the back of my redneck shorts. You are a D-bag.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:45pm

      Explain to me my ignorance, Lather. Use large terms and ideas if you like, as I assure you, I will use large terms and ideas with you. Please, do try to keep up.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:42pm

      @MRMAGOO
      LOL ;) Hawkings… Travel Back in Time… because you can have negative values in Formulas… matches… the Liberal Economic System, designed to send us back to the Caves!

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  • Radar101
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:50pm

    SO, you take your marching orders from the Emmanuel/ Axelrod Cartel, and demand a glib candidate.

    Nobody is perfect. Which candidate wants the best for the people of the United States? Cain.

    Who–if they get in office will continue Crony Capitalism? Everyone else

    When you end up with a rich white version of Obama (Poor little rich kid Romney) –You deserve him

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    • Bri 3D
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:11pm

      Cain is a “glib” candidate

      I‘m sorry if you can’t see the truth right in front of your face.

      Google “Herman Cain Housing Bubble”
      He’s clueless on economics as well as foreign policy.

      Then google “Ron Paul housing bubble”.

      The truth is easy to find if you look beyond the media bias and see for yourself.

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  • scout n ambush
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:50pm

    I gave Herman Cain the benifit of the doubt on his recent fiasco with the ladies but i can not on him wanting Henry Kissenger to be his Secretary of State

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  • hersey10
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:47pm

    Cain would fit well in a cabinet position , Sec. of Commerce maybe , president not so much .

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    • motonutt
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:52pm

      I think it’s just a case of overload. The guy needs a break. Your brain can only hold so much in a short amount of time, then it just starts to shut off.

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    • Fly on the Wall
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:30am

      MOTONUT…So you are saying that Cain is not qualified as the conditions you state are the ones the president is faced with on a daily basis and he has to handle them…not wait until he’s “rested”.

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:45pm

    I think Cain is not the sharpest knife in the drawer and that is why I have not been for him. He is better than obama, but hell……., anyone would be better than obama. I would vote for a dead Kennedy before I would obama. People who vote for Cain are the ones that still feel ‘guilt’ that they should not feel. This is not Africa. I will not vote for a black for president. I find they are parrots. They can talk well but are really complete idiots….que obama.

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    • republitarian
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:17pm

      I hope he wins just to pi$$ you off.

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    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:59pm

      To REPUBLITARIAN……
      He will not win and I will not be pissed off……

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:51pm

      @thelessercanac. open mouth insert foot, chew. Mr. Cain has more knives then you, even his plastic knife is sharper then yours

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:21am

      @republitarian.. Excellent reason to want someone to win just to piss off thegreatcarnac..

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  • dsind
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:42pm

    Charles,
    The prez seems to wing-it just fine, for about half the population!
    Why not another idiot to represent our half?
    lol

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  • netmail
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:41pm

    Mr Cain is obviously exhausted and has been cramming too many Presidential Cliff Notes enroute to the next event. I wasn‘t exactly charmed by Mrs Cain and the rest of the family on Greta’s show last night either. Nice family but a bit out of their element IMO. I look for Newt to keep climbing in the polls day by day.

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    • encinom
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:48pm

      His events are book signings. The man can only speak in slogans, 9-9-9 is proven ot be a joke.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:06pm

      @ encinom
      Kinda like that hope and change slogan huh ? And hows that workin out for ya ?

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    • netmail
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:28pm

      Encinom…None of the Republicans or their plans are “jokes”. Obama is the dirtiest, sickest joke ever played on America and we’re looking to vet the hell out of ALL the candidates to hopefully find a decent leader who give this country a fighting chance to save itself. Obama destroys business which ultimately destroys entitlement programs. (and everything else) People who want to participate in America want the exact opposite of that. People who want a tit to suck on will vote for Obama. I realize it’s a close call now.

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    • Big Momma Cat
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:42pm

      And just what would you say is their element—Down on the plantation howeing cotton? She appears to me to be a very classie lady! She is far above Mrs. Obumer! I doubt very much if she woud be telling us what we can and cannot eat; when to poop, when and how to wipe our rear-ends, and oln and on. Nope, I sure don’t want any more Momma Obamas!

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    • netmail
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:01pm

      Big Mama Cat…I wish everyone would stop comparing our candidates with the Obamas. That’s ridiculous and tiresome. Why would you assume that I believe the Cain’s should be “down on some plantation hoeing cotton” just because my opinion is that they appeared to me to be ‘out of their element’? The dating history is what seemed a little strange to me actually and their ‘element’ is NOT doing prime time interviews and IMO, that was pretty obvious. Just an opinion….nothing racist intended or meant.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:28am

      @netmail.. Of course you’re a racist.. Cain and family are black , you disagree with them = you a racist.. It’s fun to be able to do to people what the left is doing to us when we disagree with obama,don’t you think ?

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:41pm

    And Obamas foriegn policy experience was ? Please remind me…. Heres the deal folks, if we dont get a grip on our domestic policy , we wont even need a foriegn policy. Cuz were gonna be broke, with no jobs, energy or industry left to support any policy…. We better wake up fast, but i fear its to late already…

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  • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:38pm

    Cain is done being taken seriously. He’s on the same level as comedian Rick Perry now. Get used to it.

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    • Agnes
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:49pm

      Obama never had a full time job in his entire life, Got elected strictly on phony “hope and change”, had absolutely no experience in business, foreigh affairs or anything else. He surrounded himself with so-called experts and the result is a complete failure!

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:09pm

      Either better than the other

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:05pm

      Um yea. We’ll see come November if you are dumb enough to run either of those clowns.

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    • TeaPartyanimal
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 10:49pm

      and yet he still leads the Iowa poll. you do understand how this election thing works dont you?

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:32am

      If you think that a non-moderate pulls enough independents in a general election simple because this group hates the current president so much then do YOU understand how elections work?

      Run a fringe candidate and lose. Romney is the only hope you guys have. That’s why he WILL be the nominee after all the flavors of TEA! have come and gone.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:32am

      @Agnes.. So then I ask. Why would you then vote for Cain if he is exactly the same. Everything you said about the messiah must mean Cain is the same way otherwise you wouldn’t have compared the two , right ? But there you are like a seal clapping, ball on the nose when Cain totally fails.. Truly amazing ..

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:13am

      Ah ha! ANOTHER ONE. Someone who is easily persuaded by the media – not the person’s character, JUST WHAT SOMEONE ELSE SAYS ABOUT THEM.

      I think that either this board has been deeply infiltrated with leftist moderates, who want to make us believe that their comments are a consensus of the conservatives, or the conservatives have moved toward the middle. CAIN IS A TRUE CONSERVATIVE. I have studied his character and his history and I see absolutely nothing that would disqualify him as a good candidate for the President of the USA. In fact, I think he’s better than Newt, when it comes to character, as Newt had an affair, which tells me a LOT about Newt’s character, or lack thereof.

      I may as well stop reading these comments anymore. I may as well stop watching GBTV or listening to Glenn. WHY? It’s disturbingly beginning to sound more moderate and leftist to me all the time. THIS COUNTRY IS SUNK if these comments are any indication of how the conservatives are choosing their candidates. I am going to be ill.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:37pm

    Anyone ever have a brain freeze moment before in a conversation? Cain did, that simple. And in any area of foreign relations he needs to work on, he should do so with all haste to be up to speed.

    Remember back with Reagan and Bush Jr in the Presidency, how often the left accused them of making flubs and every gaft was earthshaking proof of their incompetency.

    Look what happens with Mr Obama every time the First Telepromptor of the United States fails, falls apart/falls over, is stolen, or otherwise and he has to wing it…

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    • brntout
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:52pm

      Wow America still asleep? If you are you will wake up at the barrell of a gun. Mine will judicious.

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    • resme
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:10pm

      Wait bush was a good president? Go back to sleep, You should vote for cain.

      Continue listening to progressive media (fox).

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    • your sensei
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:21am

      So, Perry AND Cain had their brains freeze. Hmm. And Sarah Palin lives in Alaska – can you say permafrost?

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:16am

      I guess no one is listening. I guess no one really cares. I guess you are all listening to what you want to hear and not what you need to hear.

      Cain‘s temporary brain freeze was NOT an indication that HE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT because if that’s all it takes, then WHY IS OBAMA PRESIDENT? WHY HASN’T OBAMA BEEN THROWN OUT OF OFFICE? Doesn’t look like anyone is doing anything about that, especially conservatives.

      YOU ARE ALL HYPOCRITES – YES, EVEN YOU, GLENN.

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