Herman Cain Wrote Me a Letter

Well, not me specifically, but his column Dear Skeptics addresses the validity of his presidential campaign, ah issue I expressed skepticism over in a post last week. In short, I think Cain is realistic about his non-existent chances of winning the nomination, and is running for president to boost his profile as a political commentator. He if makes a decent showing in the polls, the least he can get away with is a book deal. I think he is aiming for national television, however. Yes, I know he is already very wealthy. We are talking ego here.

I think his column actually reinforces what I was saying about his campaign serving only to fire up a potential fan base. He is running against the establishment by claiming his lack of campaign finances, name recognition, and political experience is actually a mark in his favor. As proof, a touts dismissals of him by Karl Rove and Charles Krauthammer he is a champion of the grass roots, not the beltway power brokers/intelligentsia. Granted, those points can fire up the ideologues who would just as soon put all progressives on a leaky boat bound for China, but not cannot encourage a general electorate.

Note Cain also mentions he is going to make mistakes, but does not specifically recall his ‘right of return” gaffe. Instead, Cain preemptively excuses any mistakes he is going to make in the future by saying he has a problem with political correctness. Yes, and to steal a joke from Pat Buchanan, Cain also has the problem of eating breakfast at the International house of Pancakes being the closest thing to foreign policy experience he has ever had.

My original belief still stands. I like Cain, but he has no serious intention, not less chance, of being elected president. He wants the loyalty of ideological conservatives, but not because they are going to give him an elected office. Frankly, if I am wrong and he thinks his numerous weaknesses as a candidate make him a strong presidential contender, then he has already disqualified himself from ever competently holding the office.

Formspring Question #117--Michele Bachmann Turner Overdrive Edition

What do you think about Michele Bachmann forming a presidential exploratory committee?

It will not get her anywhere, but she is making all the right people mad playing the game, so I am amused.

I would rather have her as president than Barack Obama.

Formspring Question #117--Michele Bachmann Turner Overdrive Edition

What do you think about Michele Bachmann forming a presidential exploratory committee?

It will not get her anywhere, but she is making all the right people mad playing the game, so I am amused.

I would rather have her as president than Barack Obama.

Barack Obama's Rationale for Reelection: His Middle Name is Hussein

I pulleth not thy leg:

“The first time around it’s like lightning in a bottle. There’s something special about it, because you’re defying the odds. And as time passes, you start taking it for granted that a guy named Barack Hussein Obama is president of the United States,” Obama said. “But we should never take it for granted.”

“I hope that all of you still feel that sense of excitement and that sense of possibility, because we still have so much more to do.”

I do take heart in the realization he is asking for campaign donations under the rationale uber-Democrat fundraisers should not take it for granted voters will buy his fluff a second time around.

Note also he is urging supporters to think back on his early potential--such that it was--rather than what he has done in his time as president. Not a very auspicious start to a reelection campaign, no?

Barack Obama's Rationale for Reelection: His Middle Name is Hussein

I pulleth not thy leg:

“The first time around it’s like lightning in a bottle. There’s something special about it, because you’re defying the odds. And as time passes, you start taking it for granted that a guy named Barack Hussein Obama is president of the United States,” Obama said. “But we should never take it for granted.”

“I hope that all of you still feel that sense of excitement and that sense of possibility, because we still have so much more to do.”

I do take heart in the realization he is asking for campaign donations under the rationale uber-Democrat fundraisers should not take it for granted voters will buy his fluff a second time around.

Note also he is urging supporters to think back on his early potential--such that it was--rather than what he has done in his time as president. Not a very auspicious start to a reelection campaign, no?

Mike Huckabee Attacks Famous Unwed Mother; Shows True Colors

I have made no secret I do not like Mike Huckabee. He is a big government Republican with more than a little snake handling Christianity in him. The guy literally thinks he is a rock star by playing guitar and hanging out the increasingly conspiracy minded Chuck Norris. I am quite certain his star in the south will quickly fade. It is my contention is current popularity below the Mason-Dixon is because “he is on teevee just like our favorite wrassfers! Yee haw!” if you catch my drift. Norris’ Walker: Texas Ranger has not exactly faded from memory, either.

But let us get back to more concrete reasons Huckabee is not presidential material. He exercises very poor discernment in who he casts his judgmental eye upon. Namely this time, Natalie Portman, whom he has criticized for glamorizing out of wedlock children. Nearly twenty years ago, Dan Quayle ruined his political career by critiquing the out of wedlock pregnancy of fictional Murphy brown. Not only has Huckabee not learned from Quayle’s actions, he escalated it by attacking an actual person.

To set a few things straight, I do not advocate pre-marital sex. I think it does cheapen the institution of marriage by making sex solely a recreational activity. I also think getting pregnant without being married breaks down the integrity of the family unit. Both effects are a detriment to our culture. Nevertheless, it happens. It is what comes after that is important once it does.

I will be frank. Portman has made a mistake getting pregnant out of wedlock. We all make mistakes. We often make very big ones. But she is making the right choices now. She is not going to abort her baby. She is going to put her baby above her acting career, which is a big risk considering the short shelf life a pretty young actresses in Hollywood. Her child is going to be loved, too. What Huckabee called glamorizing out of wedlock children was a genuine display of happiness. Portman is a woman who thanked the lowest ranking technicians on Black Sawn by name in her Oscar acceptance speech. How rare do you think that is among arrogant Hollywood stars?

There is a more important underlying issue with Huckabee’s attitude beyond anything he said about portman. That is an underlying contempt for women who have made the mistake of getting pregnant outside of marriage. If Christians do not embrace such women, then we are pushing them towards the abortion clinic. Even a woman who keeps her baby can become a pariah. Those things happen not because a star like portman glamorizes her mistake, but judgmental Christians like Huckabee are not willing to forgive and offer help after the deed is done.

UPDATE: Huckabee is backtracking, but has not changed his mind.

UPDATE II: Was Huckabee taking a jab at Sarah Palin over her daughter Bristol, another young lady who has made all the right decisions after a mistake, for her out of wedlock baby?

Mike Huckabee Attacks Famous Unwed Mother; Shows True Colors

I have made no secret I do not like Mike Huckabee. He is a big government Republican with more than a little snake handling Christianity in him. The guy literally thinks he is a rock star by playing guitar and hanging out the increasingly conspiracy minded Chuck Norris. I am quite certain his star in the south will quickly fade. It is my contention is current popularity below the Mason-Dixon is because “he is on teevee just like our favorite wrassfers! Yee haw!” if you catch my drift. Norris’ Walker: Texas Ranger has not exactly faded from memory, either.

But let us get back to more concrete reasons Huckabee is not presidential material. He exercises very poor discernment in who he casts his judgmental eye upon. Namely this time, Natalie Portman, whom he has criticized for glamorizing out of wedlock children. Nearly twenty years ago, Dan Quayle ruined his political career by critiquing the out of wedlock pregnancy of fictional Murphy brown. Not only has Huckabee not learned from Quayle’s actions, he escalated it by attacking an actual person.

To set a few things straight, I do not advocate pre-marital sex. I think it does cheapen the institution of marriage by making sex solely a recreational activity. I also think getting pregnant without being married breaks down the integrity of the family unit. Both effects are a detriment to our culture. Nevertheless, it happens. It is what comes after that is important once it does.

I will be frank. Portman has made a mistake getting pregnant out of wedlock. We all make mistakes. We often make very big ones. But she is making the right choices now. She is not going to abort her baby. She is going to put her baby above her acting career, which is a big risk considering the short shelf life a pretty young actresses in Hollywood. Her child is going to be loved, too. What Huckabee called glamorizing out of wedlock children was a genuine display of happiness. Portman is a woman who thanked the lowest ranking technicians on Black Sawn by name in her Oscar acceptance speech. How rare do you think that is among arrogant Hollywood stars?

There is a more important underlying issue with Huckabee’s attitude beyond anything he said about portman. That is an underlying contempt for women who have made the mistake of getting pregnant outside of marriage. If Christians do not embrace such women, then we are pushing them towards the abortion clinic. Even a woman who keeps her baby can become a pariah. Those things happen not because a star like portman glamorizes her mistake, but judgmental Christians like Huckabee are not willing to forgive and offer help after the deed is done.

UPDATE: Huckabee is backtracking, but has not changed his mind.

UPDATE II: Was Huckabee taking a jab at Sarah Palin over her daughter Bristol, another young lady who has made all the right decisions after a mistake, for her out of wedlock baby?