Cain Says the Flip-Flopping Proves He’s Presidential
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CHICAGO – Herman Cain says his changing positions in recent days, such as equivocating on abortion rights and flip-flopping on negotiating with terrorism, are proof he has what it takes to be president.
“The thing that’s going to convince people that my campaign is credible is if I make a misstatement, I’m going to retract it,” he told reporters in Chicago today. “If I make a mistake, I’m going to admit I made a mistake. The last perfect person was hung on a cross 2,000 years ago.”
Cain, who hosted a $2,500 a plate fundraiser this afternoon, said he was running a campaign and not just on a “gigantic book tour” to sell his most recent memoir.
“It’s not a gigantic book tour,” he said. “If you call mixing five days of book tour with a campaign ‘a gigantic book tour,’ that’s a misconception.”
Cain also sought to clarify perhaps his biggest change in tune in recent days, mentioning that his 9-9-9 tax plan might actually be a 9-0-9 plan.
Cain surprised campaign watchers this weekend when he indicated that his most iconic proposal might have a hole in the middle of it.
To clarify, Cain said the 9-9-9 plan was still on the table. The 9-0-9 plan is a component of the larger plan, always had been, and applied only to the poor, he said.
“I want you all to be the first to get this right,” Cain told reporters. “9-9-9 has always been the plan. If they read the analysis, we always had a provision in terms of dollars for those at or below the poverty level. It is not a new addition to 9-9-9. People simply did not read the analysis. The way we give relief for those at or near poverty is the 9-0-9 component. It’s not new. It’s always been in the plan.”
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Wake Up! Obama, Romney, Perry and Cain are funded by the banking cartels. Ron Paul is by far our best choice. Below I state my case.
Brief Overview of Congressman Ron Paul’s Record:
Dr. Ron Paul served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1965 and then in the United States Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968.
As a member of Congress, Paul continues to refuse to sign up for the government pension that he would be entitled to in order to avoid receiving government money, saying it would be “hypocritical and immoral.”
Ron Paul serves on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services, and on the Joint Economic Committee. He is the chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy.
Dr. Paul is clearly the most qualified candidate to tackle our Nations critical economic and foreign affair issues. The rest of the top tier candidates like Romney, Perry, Cain and Obama are a bunch of clowns who receive their funds from major donors from Wall Street.
Ron Paul receives more financial contributions from active duty vets than all the other candidates combined. Why is this? They know that Ron Paul is the best solution for our National Defense, though the establishment media is trying to make him look like a kook who would hurt national security. We need to defend our borders and give all these National Guard troops who are on their 3rd and 4th tours of duty a break. What if there was a real war in the near future? Our military is already at the breaking point from wars started to help banks and oil companies. We need an agenda to help America. Vote for Ron Paul 2012!!!!
More details on Ron Paul:
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
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When Rick Perry was getting Ds in Economics 101, Ron Paul was writing books on
Austrian Economics.
When Michele Bachmann was campaigning for Jimmy Carter, Ron Paul was one of four
congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan on his second run.
When Herman Cain was working for the Federal Reserve, Ron Paul was trying to end it.
Cain was once on the Federal Reserve KC Board of Governors, he supports Fed policy, opposes an Audit, supported the bailouts, the Patriot act, etc….. Cain is another Bush and Obama.
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I hear unwitting people rip Ron Paul everyday by claiming he is a nut job.
Ron Paul identified the beginning of the housing bubble as early as 2001! A real nut this guy right?
Paul also told us the Iraq Liberation At of 1999 was a precursor to war…totally unnecessary. And he opposed the Iraq war resolution of 2003, now a known total disaster.
Paul also told us in the 1990′s that our sanctions on Iraq – that killed 500,000 Iraqi children – would likely start a war. What a nut.
Meanwhile, these other clowns were clueless. Cain – one month before the collapse of 2008 – said the economy was in great shape…and the FED’s polices were great.
Perry is now stealing rhetoric from Paul, even though he’s never once in his career addressed the Federal Reserve…and probably doesn’t even understand how it works.
Romney’s platforms mimic those of Obama…more war, more govt intervention in the economy.
A vote for any aside from Ron Paul, is a vote to help the banking cartels. Ron Paul 2012! Peace!
Posted by: Dialogos68 | October 24, 2011, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
“…The way we give relief for those at or near poverty is the 9-0-9 component. It’s not new. It’s always been in the plan.”
I call BS on this. Its beginning to come across to me that Cain lies. His changing position regarding certain issues is disturbing but what is even more disturbiing (for me) is the feeling that I get that “someone” is pulling the strings.
Posted by: MyTakeOnThis61 | October 24, 2011, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
This is such horrible reporting from liberal ABC. It was 500.00 a plate and he never said “flip-flopping”. He said being able to correct a mistake is presidential. By the way, Ron Paul has a snow balls chance in hell in getting elected as the President of the United States. Practically everything out of that man’s mouth is totally kooky and off the wall. Cain is not another Bush nor is he even close to Obama. Ron Paul is one of the weakest Republican candidates. VOTE FOR CAIN 2012!
Posted by: JKR | October 24, 2011, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Vacillation and ignorance isn’t presidential. Cain has been changing his positions more quickly than even Romney (whom he supported in 2008).
Herman, do us all a favor – educate yourself about the issues and the constitutional role of the president, grow a spine and THEN run for president. I think it’s pretty obvious you’re telling everyone what they want to hear, saying one thing to one audience and another to a different audience.
Cain lied outright when he said he never called people stupid who asked him about his position on auditing the massive fraud of the bailouts. It was taken from his book. You can hear audio on YouTube of him defending the bailouts from his cronies in the Fed Reserve and scoffing at people who questioned the fraud. The man’s a pathological liar just like Clinton.
Posted by: DKnight | October 24, 2011, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Hey MyTakeOnThis61 actually doesnt have snow balls chance in hell in getting elected as the President of the United States. Herman Cain Ran Twice and lost Herman Cain supported the bailouts and will do so again Herman Cain is a fed shill.
Supports More Wars and Higher Taxes Flip-Flopping doesnt make you Presidential. Vote Ron Paul 2012 for Far Taxes.
Posted by: truthspeaks | October 24, 2011, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
U.S. Presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the Republican Straw Poll in Ohio on Saturday by a landslide. The conservative-libertarian’s victory was one more in his attempt to reach the White House. Over 53% of the vote went to Paul, with Herman Cain a distant second with just over 25%. Mitt Romney was well back in third with just less than 9% of the vote.
PAUL is rockin!!!
Posted by: mart | October 24, 2011, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
that jerk is a disease waiting to happen to this country.
Posted by: gina | October 24, 2011, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
I’m already starting to miss Romney, him and Cain are both liars and flip-flop all over the place but at least Romney has more class and is likable. Cain is a grumpy old man who seems very unrefined and uneducated. If the establishment is going to throw up a manufactured media creation, at least put up a well-groomed candidate like Romney.
Posted by: brody | October 24, 2011, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
no more GOP!!!
Posted by: gina | October 24, 2011, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
Man…now it’s just blatant. This guy is just as corrupt as the rest.
Of course except for Ron Paul. He’s not one of “the rest”.
Posted by: Andy | October 24, 2011, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
you have to love herman cain even if you don’t wanna. i love this guy. he’s the real deal. flaws and all just like a non-politician.
Posted by: james | October 24, 2011, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
Cain didn’t read his history book yet? Sen. John Kerry lost
because the GOP characterized him as being a flip flop.
Now it’s OK? It seem that the GOP own Kerry an apology.
Posted by: michael | October 24, 2011, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
Cain’s origins and still current substantial support come from the Koch brothers.
That’s enough for most Americans to understand. No soup for you Herman!
Posted by: Atialtheun101 | October 24, 2011, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
Not one mention of the only qulified candidate in the bunch, Ginrgich.
He doesn’t flip-flop everyday (or make jokes about),and he doesn’t takes any crap off the “State Owned Media”. Check the debates.
Obama would make the rest of these guys look like little league when it’s time for head to head.
They’ve never face Chicago politics. There is no rules, no integrity, no morality, it’s no holds bared.
We sure as the world don’t need these “idealist” everybody is talking about up to now.
And we sure don’t need more training wheels on this job called the President of the United States.
Baggage??? Get off it! We better be careful! This country can’t take two mistakes in a row!
Posted by: paul | October 24, 2011, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Seriously ABC?!?!?!?!?!? You only make mention that Ron Paul won the Ohio straw poll in a piece titled “Cain Says Flip-Flopping Proves Hes Presidential”?!?!?!? ……… Paul won 56% of the votes and you “headliner” – all but a flash in the pizza pan ‘ Cain won uhhh 26 or 23%? Wow, this is what I call media censorship and making the Neocon right look to be more Nazi like than the Libertards.
Posted by: Marcus | October 24, 2011, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm
Why do americans seem to love flip floopers each election? If you ask them, they claim they are tired of flip floopers, then during the vote they vote for the flip flooping idiot’s. Are American’s getting dumber each election?
There is only one person running for president who has never flip flooped and he’ll get my vote because I will not vote for a Flip flopper like Perry, Robama, or even Cain.
American’s quite voting stupid!
Posted by: Luckie | October 24, 2011, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
It is time for the Cain Train to go back to La La land and sell Pizza’s since the 9-9-9 for two large cheese Pizza’s sound good to me. We would be better off having the Mo, Larry and Curry running this country.
Posted by: Thomas | October 24, 2011, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
Is this a dream? Or a freaking nightmare. Can someone please tell him to go away. I can’t take anymore of his foolishness. worse are his supporters. I hope they snap out of it.
Posted by: Carmen | October 24, 2011, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
This man thinks way too much of himself. LOL… He’s delusional.
Posted by: Lorrie | October 24, 2011, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
It is time for the Cain Train to get a ride on the Soul Train and go far away, he couldn’t even be elected to run a Popeyes or Pizza Hut. He must have drop to much LSD when he was in College.
Posted by: TJ | October 24, 2011, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
Man this guy is full of crap but at least he admits it. Where did this guy come from, go back please!! The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer, man these right wing hillbillies and all these negative comments about the President. The Right show him no Respect at all, Hello hes the President. Well people news flash there is no-one who is gonna beat Obama, not any of these so called candidates, so get ready America Obama is gonna win again and you all know it. I cant wait for the next election when all the Republicans get voted out and we finally take control again. There will be no-one in Obama’s way and we will finally get work done. Look 70% of Americans think that the rich need to pay more and that’s what the right don t wanna do tax the rich. Well again really there going to hand Obama this election, with out even knowing it… Obama 2012!! Vote for Cain HA HA LOL if you wanna put up an electrified fence to kill illegals. Yea that’s a winner, that just cost him the Hispanic vote, that’s OK cause were all gonna vote for Obama!!
Posted by: richard hernandez | October 24, 2011, 11:21 pm 11:21 pm
RON PAUL 2012
Posted by: Mike | October 25, 2011, 2:18 am 2:18 am
You didn’t even bring up his most obvious flip-flop. First he was strongly opposed to to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, then he strongly supported it.
Posted by: Paul | October 25, 2011, 3:13 am 3:13 am
Anyone who really thinks the good ol’ boys on the Right will select Cain as their presidential nominee has obvious issues with reality………………
Posted by: Searambler | October 25, 2011, 9:04 am 9:04 am
Ron Paul 2012. He is the only canidate that doesn’t flipflop. He is the only candidate (including Obama) that isn’t owned by wall street, special intrests or big banks. Make a smart choice America. Don’t believe the media. You have the internet, research him yourself. God bless America.
Posted by: Michael | October 25, 2011, 10:40 am 10:40 am
more like the 666 plan
Posted by: ikihi | October 25, 2011, 11:24 am 11:24 am
So, his plan is that if you make just a bit over the poverty line, you get smacked below the poverty line? And you get the sales tax? Sounds like those that are just getting by as it is are about to really get one up the poop chute under his plan. Motivation like that makes people into welfare recipients
Posted by: Jesse | October 25, 2011, 11:43 am 11:43 am
The fact is, Herman Cain is right! Unfortunately. We haven’t had an honest, consistent, transparent, intelligent president since, well, ever! So maybe Cain is presidential material. He lies, flip-flops, manipulates, deceives, and dumbs down with the best, er worst, of them. Or, perhaps, we could vote for someone who doesn’t look like most every president we’ve ever had. Cause last time I checked, our trajectory has been decidedly downward in direction. Ron Paul, maybe? Naw, he’s just not electable. Even if everyone votes for him, there’s just no way he could get elected… What a bunch of morons we are. I can’t believe we fall for this self-fulfilling power-brokerage tripe. Stand up, people. We don’t want someone presidential… We want someone good!
Posted by: Michael Minkoff | October 25, 2011, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Cain? – FED lover, bailout lover, IRS lover, illegal war lover, etc.
And now a flip flopping lover?
Oh please Cain, save us with your Nein Nein Nein.
Ron Paul is the only candidate and congressperson who predicted the mess we are in. Cain was claiming that there was no housing bubble and that no one was going to lose their equity.
Cain is NOT qualified!
Posted by: Liberty74 | October 25, 2011, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
Um, no. Just No. Nein, nein, nein!
Posted by: Bubba | October 25, 2011, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
If Herman Cain thinks that his “flip-flopping proves he is presidential”, then Herman Cain is either an idiot, or he has zero respect for the American voting public. If he really thinks that speaking out of both sides of your mouth like Mitt Romney (the master flip-flopper) is acceptable, then Herman Cain is not fit for any public office; the presidency least of all.
In the end (or by December), Herman Cain will be fully exposed and no longer the “flavor of the month candidate”. His 9-9-9 plan will wither on the vine, while his past as a Kansas City Federal Reserve Chairman will completely sink his candidacy, along with his boneheaded and unprofessional comments. Ron Paul will leave Mitt Romney in the dust and take the lead, as Romney will not be able to expand his base of support (23% – 25%) beyond Mormon voters, bailed-out bankers and people who believe the hype about Romney being the frontrunner and have the horse race mentality. As for Cain, he’s done!
Ron Paul in 2012!!
Posted by: Bob Vondruska | October 26, 2011, 3:27 am 3:27 am
Herman Cain is not some joe schmo. He was chairman of the board of directors at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Branch. He is the ultimate bankster, a true insider. He doesn’t like Ron Paul because Ron Paul has been trying to audit the federal reserve for years! During the 2008 crash, the federal reserve secretly loaned out $16 trillion to US banks and corporations and foreign banks. That is more than our national debt!
Posted by: Sqwidman | October 26, 2011, 4:48 am 4:48 am
Ron Who?
Posted by: twiggyz | October 26, 2011, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm