RX Reven'
RX Reven' HalfDork
11/8/11 5:05 p.m.

I’m sorry if he’s being thrown under a bus undeservingly but at least I won’t have to suffer through countless food sector analogies…

“Being the leader of the free world is like preparing pizza dough”…Um, Herman, no, no it’s not, it’s actually wildly more complicated than that and the ramifications of mistake are profoundly more severe.

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/8/11 5:43 p.m.
neon4891 wrote:
Snowdoggie wrote:
neon4891 wrote: I can't believe he is 1.9 points ahead of Mittens Either way, I am not a registered Republican(nor any other party) so I don't have a dog in this race till the general election.
Maybe Mittens has to go out and harass some women. It worked for Clinton.
Well, I'm sure there is dirt from his democrat days

Mitt was a Democrat before he was a Republican.

Mitt was Pro-Choice before he was Pro-Life.

Mitt was in favor of Obomnycare before he was against it.

Damn. No wonder the Republicans don't trust him.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
11/8/11 6:08 p.m.
RX Reven' wrote: “Being the leader of the free world is like preparing pizza dough”…Um, Herman, no, no it’s not, it’s actually wildly more complicated than that and the ramifications of mistake are profoundly more severe.

Is that better or worse than being a community organizer???

madmallard
madmallard HalfDork
11/8/11 6:47 p.m.

sorry RX, we already have a government rife with this sort of thing.

Thats why they don't pass small, tiny bills that are understandable when attacking a big problem.

they want us to believe we can solve a problem in one bill and try to damn anyone who doesn't sign onto a massive bill with extraneous stuff on it as someone who isnt serious about solving problems.

It doesn't matter if its Obama telling people to sit in the back of the bus, or Cain (who has not made any) pizza analogy.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
11/8/11 7:17 p.m.

Hey RX Revin:

The 110th Congress includes (among others):

Two dentists, three nurses, two veterinarians, one psychologist, an optometrist, six ministers, two state troopers, two probation officers, a volunteer fireman, an FBI agent, a former border patrol chief, six Peace Corps volunteers, two radio talk show hosts, a television talk show host, an astronaut, three professional musicians, a semi-professional musician, a screenwriter, a documentary film maker, a comedian, a major league baseball player, a major league football player, three carpenters, two wine merchants, two bank tellers, a furniture salesman, an organic farmer, a ski instructor, an ironworker, an auto worker, a clothing salesman, a factory worker, a mortician, a waitress, a teamster member/dairy worker, a paper mill worker, a cement plant worker, a meat cutter, a cannery worker, a shellfish specialist, a river boat captain, a taxicab driver, an auctioneer, and a toll booth collector.

What's wrong with pizza CEO??

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/8/11 7:21 p.m.
SVreX wrote: Hey RX Revin: The 110th Congress includes (among others): Two dentists, three nurses, two veterinarians, one psychologist, an optometrist, six ministers, two state troopers, two probation officers, a volunteer fireman, an FBI agent, a former border patrol chief, six Peace Corps volunteers, two radio talk show hosts, a television talk show host, an astronaut, three professional musicians, a semi-professional musician, a screenwriter, a documentary film maker, a comedian, a major league baseball player, a major league football player, three carpenters, two wine merchants, two bank tellers, a furniture salesman, an organic farmer, a ski instructor, an ironworker, an auto worker, a clothing salesman, a factory worker, a mortician, a waitress, a teamster member/dairy worker, a paper mill worker, a cement plant worker, a meat cutter, a cannery worker, a shellfish specialist, a river boat captain, a taxicab driver, an auctioneer, and a toll booth collector. What's wrong with pizza CEO??

Cain being a pizza CEO doesn't bother me.

Cain being a lobbyist and a Washington insider does.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
11/8/11 7:51 p.m.

Well, I didn't list the lobbyists, lawyers, judges, or career politicians.

They are BY FAR the largest percentage.

ThePhranc
ThePhranc Reader
11/8/11 8:19 p.m.
SVreX wrote: Well, I didn't list the lobbyists, lawyers, judges, or career politicians. They are BY FAR the largest percentage.

You forgot criminal records too.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
11/8/11 8:56 p.m.
fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
11/8/11 9:10 p.m.

They're all just part of the "Democrat Machine". They're in cahoots with the lame stream media! Out to ruin Herman! With all the conspiracies against Republicans, it's amazing how they keep getting elected! It's almost as if none of it is really true. Almost like Herman really did all the things those women said and the media really is full of journalists who make every effort to be unbiased... oh, that's just crazy talk!

racerfink
racerfink Dork
11/9/11 4:22 a.m.

Eddie, either contribute or don't post. Stop trying to put words in other people's mouths.

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
11/9/11 7:02 a.m.

In reply to racerfink:

In Eddie's defense, Cain did make the allusion that the media is a cog in the Democrat apparatus.

However, it is a delusion to think the media doesn't have a double standard when reporting on politics.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
11/9/11 8:46 a.m.
racerfink wrote: Eddie, either contribute or don't post. Stop trying to put words in other people's mouths.

I'll leave it to Mr. Cain to try to put things in people's mouths. I watched the man say on television that the "Democrat Machine" was behind this, even though the accuser is a registered Republican. Not putting words in his mouth, that's a quote. He said it right before he attacked the accuser and implied that she had mental problem. Right before he warned us that there would be more accusations like this and they'll be lies too.

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/9/11 9:26 a.m.

An agreement is a settlement??

I guess that depends on what your definition of is is.

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
11/9/11 9:39 a.m.
fast_eddie_72 wrote:
racerfink wrote: Eddie, either contribute or don't post. Stop trying to put words in other people's mouths.
I'll leave it to Mr. Cain to try to put things in people's mouths. I watched the man say on television that the "Democrat Machine" was behind this, even though the accuser is a registered Republican. Not putting words in his mouth, that's a quote. He said it right before he attacked the accuser and implied that she had mental problem. Right before he warned us that there would be more accusations like this and they'll be lies too.

Depending on one's perspective, it easy to view the media as part of the "Democrat Machine".

The media reported his accuser as a "registered Republican", but guess what, Illinois voter registration doesn't acknowledge (or require) party affiliation - http://www.elections.il.gov/downloads/votinginformation/pdf/r-19.pdf

That's another example of either incredibly woeful journalism or an attempt to influence those who see/hear/read the report.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
11/9/11 9:55 a.m.
Snowdoggie wrote: An agreement is a settlement?? I guess that depends on what your definition of is is.

Sounds like splitting hairs to me. Oh, it's okay to pay them tens of thousands of dollars in response to the claim. Doesn't prove a thing because it's an agreement, not a settlement. If they had just asked the right question, Mr. Cain would have given the right answer!

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/9/11 10:20 a.m.
SVreX wrote: Well, I didn't list the lobbyists, lawyers, judges, or career politicians. They are BY FAR the largest percentage.

Having a law degree is one thing.

Having a job handing out money to congressmen in exchange for influence is another.

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
11/9/11 10:55 a.m.
Snowdoggie wrote:
SVreX wrote: Well, I didn't list the lobbyists, lawyers, judges, or career politicians. They are BY FAR the largest percentage.
Having a law degree is one thing. Having a job handing out money to congressmen in exchange for influence is another.

You make it sound like handing-out money for influence is worse than taking money and providing influence.

It's Congress' responsibility to create the laws that lobbyists must adhere to. If lobbyists are slime, politicians are the fecal matter on which the slime covers.

ransom
ransom Dork
11/9/11 11:02 a.m.
oldsaw wrote: It's Congress' responsibility to create the laws that lobbyists must adhere to. If lobbyists are slime, politicians are the fecal matter on which the slime covers.

I've long since resigned myself to the lesser of two evils on so many topics... It's depressing when the two evils aren't a choice, but a package.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
11/9/11 11:07 a.m.

Almost every Republican member of Congress has signed a pledge to a special interest group resigning their decision making ability on taxes before a bill has even been introduced, and they advertise it like it's a good thing. Hard to complain too much about lobbyists.

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
11/9/11 11:41 a.m.
fast_eddie_72 wrote: Almost every Republican member of Congress has signed a pledge to a special interest group resigning their decision making ability on taxes before a bill has even been introduced, and they advertise it like it's a good thing. Hard to complain too much about lobbyists.

Until you can prove they have more loyalty to that pledge than their pledge to uphold the Constitution, ya got nuthin.

Well, except for a lot of angst and an opposing political ideology.

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/9/11 11:52 a.m.
oldsaw wrote:
Snowdoggie wrote:
SVreX wrote: Well, I didn't list the lobbyists, lawyers, judges, or career politicians. They are BY FAR the largest percentage.
Having a law degree is one thing. Having a job handing out money to congressmen in exchange for influence is another.
You make it sound like handing-out money for influence is worse than taking money and providing influence. It's Congress' responsibility to create the laws that lobbyists must adhere to. If lobbyists are slime, politicians are the fecal matter on which the slime covers.

It's all slime to me.

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/9/11 12:02 p.m.
oldsaw wrote: It's Congress' responsibility to create the laws that lobbyists must adhere to. If lobbyists are slime, politicians are the fecal matter on which the slime covers.
ransom wrote I've long since resigned myself to the lesser of two evils on so many topics... It's depressing when the two evils aren't a choice, but a package.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
11/9/11 12:27 p.m.
fast_eddie_72 wrote: Sounds like splitting hairs to me. Oh, it's okay to pay them tens of thousands of dollars in response to the claim. Doesn't prove a thing because it's an agreement, not a settlement.

Do you acknowledge that frivolous baseless allegations are sometimes still paid off, because it is cheaper than proving innocence in court?

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie Dork
11/9/11 12:53 p.m.
oldsaw wrote:
fast_eddie_72 wrote:
racerfink wrote: Eddie, either contribute or don't post. Stop trying to put words in other people's mouths.
I'll leave it to Mr. Cain to try to put things in people's mouths. I watched the man say on television that the "Democrat Machine" was behind this, even though the accuser is a registered Republican. Not putting words in his mouth, that's a quote. He said it right before he attacked the accuser and implied that she had mental problem. Right before he warned us that there would be more accusations like this and they'll be lies too.
Depending on one's perspective, it easy to view the media as part of the "Democrat Machine". The media reported his accuser as a "registered Republican", but guess what, Illinois voter registration doesn't acknowledge (or require) party affiliation - http://www.elections.il.gov/downloads/votinginformation/pdf/r-19.pdf That's another example of either incredibly woeful journalism or an attempt to influence those who see/hear/read the report.

You would think that the 'Democrat Machine' would at least wait until after Cain wins the primary before they spring this on him. Doing this now just gives the Repulicans a chance to regroup with another candidate. On the other hand, if Rick Perry's guys have something on Herman, the time to spring it on him is now, especially since one of Perry's guys actually saw Herman harassing a woman. Allegedly.

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