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I confess I have not watched the Republican presidential
candidate debates but I have always watched and read summaries of the debates
and how each candidate did.
I have never liked Rick Perry but the debates really exposed
his inability to think and talk at the same time which I think are mandatory
skills for a president of the United
States
His latest tumble at not remembering his own pronouncements
(what three agencies would he close) was a doozy. Listen, I have forgotten
things (many times) and experienced brain freeze also but when you are
practicing for a presidential debate you make sure your main points and ideas
are spelled out in your notes OR written on your hands. The fact that he did
not have notes just in case of a brain freeze episode means he was poorly
prepared or not prepared at all…who are his advisors?
Rick Perry has done himself in and has no one to blame
except himself…his early supporters have left him so bye, bye Ricky.
Herman Cain has to be another big embarrassment for the
Republican Party. As Perry slipped in standings, Cain shot up to the top. When
you are on top people look at you closer and listen to what you have to say
with a lot more attention so sound bites are not enough, you actually have to
explain your positions and this is where Cain stumbles.
In a very embarrassing interview with newspaper editors,
Cain was asked normal questions about current affairs which every candidate for
president HAS to be intimately familiar with and when asked about Libya, he
totally clammed up obviously not knowing anything about what just happened
there and was is happening over there.
The next day, Cain defended himself by saying he was just
taking a pause to gather his thoughts…bullshit…not only is he too dumb to be
president but he obviously is incapable of learning anything. I consider myself
up on most current events as well as historic events but if I was running for
president I would be totally versed in everything happening in the world…who
are his advisors?
Cain’s sexual harassment accusers may have a few problems of
their own but the fact that they were paid off to drop all charges means that
there was some validity to their claims and the fact that there are 4 or 5
women that filed charges means that it was not one disgruntled and crazy woman
wanting the limelight.
The fact that Cain called Nancy Pelosi, Princess Pelosi
gives us a peek at his views on women. He needs to go now and stop embarrassing
himself; his family and the Republicans…go back to making pizzas.
With Perry and Cain basically taking themselves out of the
race, Newt Gingrich is stepping up to the plate. I have written about him in
previous blogs especially his womanizing but that does not disqualify you from
running for the presidency…as we all know.
Gingrich is smart and he can talk up a storm about any
subject and especially healthcare.
He made himself into a Catholic to marry his current wife
but I don’t think he is a religious nut like Perry is so he may be attractive
to American moderates / independents who will be deciding the general election
and not the yahoos voting in the primaries.
I am still holding out for Jon Huntsman to come roaring from
the back into the front of the race but my optimism is fading fast. I still
believe that Romney will be the candidate of choice for the Republicans but I
could be wrong…
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