Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[Owlman]

So Mozart was a country music star? Cool...

Probably closer to a rap artist

[Owlman]

ROFL.

[Img2]I bet the MSM have already lined up a whole platoon of Anita Hill types, who will make up some wild tales about Cain, for fun and profit.[/Img2]

You are fooling yourself. There will be no need for the left to do much to go after Cain. The right won't need anybody.

By the way, remember, Anita Hill wasn't paid and she was a Republican as were most of the people who testified for and against Thomas in that hearing.

[sardis]

Prof is just upset that Mormonism wasn't started in Europe where his group could have burned a few at the stake or thrown some of their babies over a cliff...

[Owlman]

boy babies bounce

[Professor Tiger]

You are fooling yourself. There will be no need for the left to do much to go after Cain. The right won't need anybody.

Of course. Those racist Republicans - especially the intolerant bigoted RELIGIOUS ones - will never support a black candidate. Except for Cain getting standing ovations and winning second place in the evangelical Values Voters Conference:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... ond-place/

Prof is just upset that Mormonism wasn't started in Europe where his group could have burned a few at the stake or thrown some of their babies over a cliff...

When were Orthodox burning people a the stake or throwing babies off cliffs in Europe? That was a Protestant and Catholic thing.

[Owlman]

LOL. They'll love the idea of Cain running until they actually believe he can win. The first time Jindal ran in Louisiana, conservative Northern Louisiana supported Jindal in the poles until 2 weeks before the election. Then they decided that a liberal woman was better than a dark-skinned conservative male. Cain will be the same way. A small but significant number of the far right of the party will support him because they like the idea of it. But by next February, he'll be gone. They'll like the idea of him as a Vice-Presidential candidate more than a Presidential candidate.

[Toemeesleather]

So, when you've got the worst incumbent candidate in 100 years you pontificate on subjects totally irrelevant...cool.

[bluetick]

People turned off by Christie not bringing some sanity to the field ought to seriously consider this guy. Apparently he got very high marks as governor...under his tenure Utah was the "best managed state in America" according to the Pew Research Center...he cut taxes at a record $400 mil yet kept a budget surplus...stuff like that.

[Professor Tiger]

Hunstman is every liberal's favorite in the R field, which tells you everything you need to know about him.

[bluetick]

Just tryin' to help out, prof. You can't abide the magic speedos...and the shitkicker doesn't appear to be your style. Cain has less chance than poor Ron Paul (whose you handicapped at 0.00% ). Michelle, Newt, and Rick are looking for the Exit..

[Toemeesleather]

Agree w/Prof, but even he'd be better than the Alinsky puppet we got now.

[Professor Tiger]

LOL. They'll love the idea of Cain running until they actually believe he can win. The first time Jindal ran in Louisiana, conservative Northern Louisiana supported Jindal in the poles until 2 weeks before the election. Then they decided that a liberal woman was better than a dark-skinned conservative male. Cain will be the same way. A small but significant number of the far right of the party will support him because they like the idea of it. But by next February, he'll be gone. They'll like the idea of him as a Vice-Presidential candidate more than a Presidential candidate.

Cain can appeal to both wings of the R party. The evangelical wing likes him because he is convincingly conservative on social issues whereas Romney is not. They also appreciate that Cain does not wear magic underwear whereas Romney does. Liberals may find this hard to understand or believe, but Romney's religion is a much bigger problem with evangelicals than Cain's race is.

The country club wing likes Cain, first and foremost, because he is wealthy, just like they are. Their only knock on Cain is he did not get his money the preferred way, by inheriting it. But they will like Cain's impeccable credentials in the private sector. They know Cain will never, ever raise their taxes, and that is all they care about.

NOTE: This is not Professor Tiger's coveted endorsement of Cain.

[bluetick]

Strange days have found us

[sardis]

Prof is just upset that Mormonism wasn't started in Europe where his group could have burned a few at the stake or thrown some of their babies over a cliff...

When were Orthodox burning people a the stake or throwing babies off cliffs in Europe? That was a Protestant and Catholic thing.[/quote]

You don't fool us prof. We know you're only Orhtodox because it's the closest thing to catholic without having to be celibate. As soon as Rome lifts that restriction you will be jumping ship faster than you can say filioque...

[puterbac]

Do any of you guys know Cain's full resume? It's pretty fucking impressive. Whether you like his politics or not.


HERMAN CAIN BIOGRAPHY
Herman Cain grew up in Atlanta, Georgia with loving parents and little else. His father worked three jobs—as a janitor, a barber and a chauffeur—and his mother was a domestic worker. Even though these jobs required hard work and little glamour, his parents knew this life was better than the dirt farms upon which they grew up. They also knew that this hard work was the key to achieving their American Dreams.

Herman’s parents had two dreams. First, they wanted to own their own house. Secondly, they wanted both of their children to graduate from college. During the segregation era in the Deep South, these aspirations might have seemed lofty, but they knew that if they kept their faith in God, faith in themselves and faith in the greatest country on the Earth, they could achieve.

The first dream was realized in a modest brick house on Albert Street in Atlanta, Georgia. After years of saving from his many jobs, Herman’s father surprised the whole family, even his wife, by purchasing a home for their family. The second dream was realized when Herman graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in mathematics in 1967. His brother, Thurman, would go on to graduate from Morris Brown College.

Inspired by the work ethic and character of his parents, Herman continued his education by earning his Master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University while working full-time developing fire control systems for ships and fighter planes for the Department of the Navy. Though Herman enjoyed using his talents as a civilian employee for the Navy, he gravitated towards the culture of business.

Herman returned to his home of Atlanta to begin working as a computer systems analyst for the Coca-Cola Company. After considerable success at Coca-Cola, he moved to the Pillsbury Company. Within a short period of time, Herman rose to position of Vice President. Although the comforts of a corner office on the 31st floor of a majestic corporate building seemed satisfying, Herman knew that he needed a challenge.

He became the regional vice president of Pillsbury’s Burger King division. This meant starting from the “ground up,” dodging grease fires and broiling hamburgers. Herman was assigned to lead a low performing region of 450 of their restaurants. Within three years, it became the best performing region in the company.

Energized by overcoming the many obstacles of his job at Burger King, Herman took on the biggest challenge of his career. He accepted the call to become the President and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, a company that was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. In just 14 months, Herman returned Godfather’s to profitability and he led his management team to a buyout of the company.

His professional successes garnered the respect and admiration of industry peers who named him the President of the National Restaurant Association. Under Herman’s administration, the group grew significantly and began to lobby for the interests of America’s restaurateurs and small business owners.

In 1994, as head of the National Restaurant Association, he had the opportunity to speak with President Clinton during a nationally televised town hall meeting. Here, Herman challenged the President regarding the impact on businesses if his health care overhaul proposal were passed. President Clinton attempted to assure him and the millions of viewers watching at home that his legislation would not harm American business owners and their employees.

Herman was skeptical. “Quite honestly Mr. President, your calculations are incorrect,” he said. “In the competitive marketplace, it simply doesn’t work that way.” His words echoed across America, and Newsweek named Herman Cain the primary saboteur of Hillarycare.

Through these and other appearances on behalf of the National Restaurant Association, Herman began working with business leaders across all sectors of the American economy. This led to his acceptance of a position on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and he was subsequently elected their chairman. In this role, he analyzed economic conditions in the region and notified the Federal Reserve of how their policies should respond.

[sardis]

Not as impressive as Romney's, but still pretty impressive...

[bluetick]

Not as impressive as Romney's

Not as impressive as "Pappa John" Schnatter either. Pappa Johns has 3700 locations in 50 states; Godfathers has 622 in 39 states.

I'd take Pappa John over Herman Cain every day and twice on Sunday.

[Toemeesleather]

I still don't know what qualifications has to do w/anything nowadays....

[Toemeesleather]

...I mean, holy dog shit....Tinnysee payed a football coach 2 and 1/2 million dollars and he hadn't won one freakin' college game!!lll

[TheBigMook]

They should go with the Domino's guy. He has had more success selling even shittier pizzas than either Papa John's or Godfather's. Plus, he is a right wing religious nut AND he white! GOP wet dream!