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March 28, 2011

Teh Tea Party Crazie - Herman Cain Edition

Stumbled across this at the Huffingtonpost. It's about Herman Cain and his tea party try at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Here's a taste:
His candidacy is not taken seriously by party regulars, but Tea Party organizers in the crowd said Cain has been working hard to gain their support here in Iowa since the summer of 2009.

And his speech had lots of red meat for a Tea Party audience.

“We’ve got some altering and abolishing to do,” Cain said, referencing the Declaration of Independence. “The Founders got it right. It is within the power of the United States of America to alter stuff that we don’t like. We don’t like this radical socialism that’s being shoved down our throats.”

Talking to reporters afterwards, Cain also said he thinks the imposition of Islamic Sharia law is a legitimate threat in America and that he would not appoint any Muslims to any positions in his Cabinet if he were elected. [emphasis added.]
I guess he's never read the constitution. Article VI, Paragraph 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. [emphasis added]
But where would someone like Herman Cain get his informaiton?

Take a look:


He said:
I read a lot of the papers that are published by The Heritage Foundation. I happen to think–and I’m not on their board, they don’t pay me–they happen to be one of the greatest of sources of accurate analysis, policy and information we have in this country.
Too bad simple Constructional Law doesn't seem to be included - or if it is, it's not enough to overcome some obvious religious bigotry.

As able a public speaker as he is, to Cain it's all about the threat of Sharia Law:
“I get upset when the Muslims in this country, some of them, try to force their sharia law onto the rest of us,” Cain said.
As opposed to those Christians who are trying to force their biblical law onto the rest of us. That's OK, I guess.

Not surprising he's a tea party favorite.

6 comments:

Eddie said...

Not to mention the complete utter nonsense the propagandists at Heritage publish, most of it spun to fit conservative talking points.

rich10e said...

next thing ya know the whacky left will be telling him "to get back in the fields" like they did about SCOTUS Justice Thomas...btw how ya liking your War President? Going into Libya to fight for France and Britain's oil...Drill Barry Drill

Ol' Froth said...

LOOK OVER THERE!

rich10e said...

where??? I almost did the "over there" at the end of my post...just for the heck of it...

EdHeath said...

Mind you, I would have trouble letting go of some of *my* closely held beliefs, but this might be one way to approach a discussion.

Meanwhile, I googled and watched a video with the "get back in the fields remark" on the Daily Caller website. One guy says this, some where, at some event. I don't know this guy, as far as I know he doesn't speak for anyone and in fact he might be a conservative/reactionary plant. After the Sherrod video edited by Breitbart, rich, you have some nerve referencing a video on conservative websites.

rich10e said...

eddie eddie eddie always in a tizzy...