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Subscribe to RSSHerman Cain suffered his own memory lapse in response to a question about Libya just days after Rick Perry's campaign tumbled following Perry's debate misstep.
Cain struggled for an answer when asked by the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel whether he agreed with President Obama's approach toward Libya.
Cain said:
OK, Libya. [Pause] President Obama supported the uprising, correct? President Obama called for the removal of Khaddhafy. I just wanted to make sure we're talking about the same thing before I say, 'Yes, I agreed' or 'No I didn't agree.' I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason -- nope, that's a different one. [pause] I gotta go back and see. I got all this stuff twirling around in my head. Specifically, what are you asking me that I agree or not disagree with Obama?
Cain had previously criticized Obama's handling of the uprising in Libya in a debate this spring. Cain accused the administration of lacking clear objectives in Libya -- or, for that matter, Syria -- and called for the U.S. to develop a foreign policy strategy for each nation on earth.
The moment, though, invites parallels with Perry's moment of forgetfulness during last week's presidential debate. Perry struggled to remember the identity of the third federal agency he would eliminate.
Obama had weathered criticism from some GOP presidential contenders at the time for having authorized U.S. military airstrikes to aid the uprising against Kaddhafy's regime. Kaddhafy was captured and killed last month in Libya.
Cain has previously said that he didn't feel the need to master every detail of foreign policy issues, a sentiment he reiterated in his interview with the Journal-Sentinel, which was conducted on the record for about 30 minutes this morning.
I'm a much more deliberate decision-maker. It's a point that I keep coming back to. Some people want to say, 'Well, as president, you're supposed to know everything.' No you don't. I believe in having all the information, as much of it as I possibly can, rather than making a decision or making a statement about whether I totally agree or didn't agree, when I wasn't privy to the entire situation. There might be some things there that might have caused me to feel differently. So I'm not trying to hedge on the questions, it's just that that's my nature as a businessman -- I need to know the facts, as much as possible, I need to hear all the alternatives...I would want to hear all those views, look at the information, then I make the decision as the commander in chief.
This isn't the first time Cain has risked looking dismissive on foreign policy issues, either. He said, for instance, that he didn't feel the need to known the name of the president of Uzbekistan.
"I’m ready for the ‘gotcha’ questions and they’re already starting to come. And when they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know?" he asked in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network last month.
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I believe the words "serious" and Republican" are what is known as an oxymoron !
And the Repub/'bagger/neo-nut's..."dumbing down of America" continues...
Cain the Stain is simply an ongoing example.
Obama/Biden in 2012...! No Doubt!
Hi Greg,Perry did it,follow the bread crumbs...
I guess laughing at other people makes you feel better about the sad choice you made LOL
for all you idoits who trust mnsbc watch the video he was just asking for specifications his answer was he supported going into libya as far as he knows but would of got more info of just who we helping before he made his descion if it was him
http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/video/?bcpid=13960334001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGgk8Us~,dLqgruaIT6qax7DY_kjdAMdXZHYCM8zP&bctid=1275195602001
Something much more importnt, does he remember the names of the 4 sweeties he groped? Or does he know the names of his opponents in the presidental race?
Groped, what exactly does that mean? If it means what I think it means, we called it something different in grade school.
At last I have found the home of the Leftos MSNBC. I wonder if Subaru and Prius dealers have stumbled on this goldmine?
Welcome,you are amongst friends.......Haaaaaaaaa!!!!
Thanks Cowboy!
God told him to run for Presodent, God told Bachmann to run for President too. God loves to have FUN with idiots.
Howdy
Ya know what the worst part of this whole damn thing is,they keep saying "Newt is surging",,,eewwww!!! Try gettin that little polaroid unburned from your mind......
Oh you mean the Pillsbury Doughboy.
Cain, what you have twirling around in your head is trying to keep all the babes you bagged (maybe even some Tea BAGgers) straight so you know whose who. HAHAHAHA.
So let me see if I've got this straight. It would be better to consider all the facts in a given situation, as you may not be privy to all the information the President has. But whatever decisions Obama has made with the information he had, you're absolutely certain that they were 100% wrong.
Careful there, Cain. You almost slipped up and articulated a perfectly reasonable approach. And you know that's not going to play very well with the red state intelligentsia.
he didn't say they were wrong he just wasn't sure if we knew who we helping well enough if we know enough about them
Oh my gosh! I almost forgot, I wanted to comment on cain's demensia re: Lybia !
AND THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO RUN HIM FOR PRESIDENT ? Corporations, IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE, NOT LATER, BUT NOW, RIGHT NOW! Wake up, can't you see that you can no longer fool The American People. Drop all your lobbyists, join in revelation for The American People. We didn't say REVOLUTION, WE SAID REVELATION. IT'S TIME TO GIVE BACK, YOU'VE TAKEN ENOUGH, AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !!!! THIS IS NOT A SPAM, IT IS FACT !!!
anyone surprised?
An ignorant Republican candidate? Quel surprize! As long as conservatives support talking points and dramatic generalizations, they are going to have candidates who embarass themseves continually. They need candidates who can think, and plan, and who have experience on the national and world stage (and no, I'm not talking about bionic eyes who can see Russia from Alaska through the Earth's crust).
sad thing is people are actually voting for this pizza delivery guy...he should stick to hor*ing around & lieing...sstssstf...
Poor man so many things swirling around in his head........ too much to sort out.
Is there anyone breathing in the United States that still believes this sad little man is Presidential material?
Barrack Obama ....."57 States"....any questions? I guess he had too much stuff swirling around in his head.
"Is our children learning"? I guess if a D student cowboy can be president, a Rhodes scholar can be president also.
Biggest thing in cain's head now is trying to figure out how to cover up the fact he is a lying womanizer.
Next thing ya know they are gonna try to get Cheney to run. He might run,but not far,he only has about 10 feet of cord....so...I'm just sayin".
Boy!!! The Repubs have some real intellectuals that want to be President!!! I think GWB passed on his intellectual genes to these candidates!!! It certainly looks like it.
Perhaps Bernie they should just go around the country shouting Hope and Change . . . by the way how's that workin out for you . . . did you get to keep the change???
Doing quite well thanks.... recovery from Republicans takes serious effort and discipline,not just "good work Brownie"..... Smut
This is not the first time he had a mind lapse , when he dosen't know one of the superpowers has nukes, he has problems can't even remember sexual harrasments, lol. And frank has a brain lapse to cause all this financial problem are becuase of bush and the gops trying to foil Obama leadership. So before you gops point a finger remember three is pointing back at you , idiot's.
Seem to remember your boy didn't know how many States there were in the USA back in 08 . . . look at the "Great" job he has done . . . lol
I'm just going to say that John McCain would not have handled this mess that we were in. If his health may have failed, God forbid, we would have had to contend with Sarah Palin as interim president. That is a terrible scenario!!!! I hope that real conservatives realize that they share this country with numerous other people whom they depend on for sheer strength of the 'United States' in terms of economic, political and even military might!!!
You forget that he was a Professor of Constitutional Law...the very definition of expert!!
Time and time again; it's Uncle Herman's mouth that is his undoing.
What a shame; I was waiting for the next six accusers to surface.
This after God told him to run for President,tutty fruity ice cream,plain vanilla,and your more manly if you like lots of pizza toppings.Wow,by all means let him run against Obama in the general election he would destroy him.Truly laughable- Hahahahahaha !! To top it off he is the one that asked for this interview.
I have been watching politics and presidential campaigns for my entire adult life and I can honestly say I have never seen a more inept, foolish, pathetic group of clowns running for the Republican nomination as they have amassed this year. Between Perry's joking and clowning and idiotic remarks, Bachmann's wide eyed ignorance, Cain's complete lack of the basics of modern day current events and his apparent lack of respect for women (Mrs. Cain is right...the man has a split personality), Newt's inability even to put together a campaign team, Romney's constant flip flopping around to find just the right side to come down upon and Paul's desire to dismantle the entire government and let the pieces fall where they may, I have no doubt that 2012 will be the lowest attended election in modern history. For God's sake Republicans, the only man with any common sense and intellect is Huntsman and you people have him at the bottom of the heap! Wake up people!!!