Cain's excruciating answer on Libya

Posted By Joshua Keating Monday, November 14, 2011 - 6:02 PM Share

Herman Cain's evident confusion in response to a complete softball on Libya from the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel may be even more painful to watch than Rick Perry's recent debate gaffe:

Here's Adam Serwer's summary:

"President Obama supported the uprising correct? President Obama called for the removal of Gaddafi? Just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before I say yes, I did agree or no, I didn't agree." Cain then added, "I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons...Nope that's a different one...Got all this stuff twirling around in my head..." Finally Cain asks for a more detailed question. "Specifically what are you asking me did I disagree or not agree with Obama?"

As I've said, I could care less whether a candidate can rattle off the names of world leaders. But if a question that basically boils down to, "Libya, what do you think about that?" throws you for a loop, that's a problem. 

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RATIONALREVO

6:37 PM ET

November 14, 2011

Cream of the Crop...

Remember, these folks are supposedly the cream of our crop....

I also remember several pieces of coverage with Cain supporters claiming to support him because he was the intellectually superior one of the GOP bunch...

I still haven't figured out what they are talking about. From the very beginning the guy seemed like a crazy old grandpa lost in a grocery store, but eh.....

 

MONGO46538

4:28 PM ET

November 15, 2011

Cream

"corn"

 

JILL BRYANT

2:48 AM ET

November 15, 2011

Libya

War is nat very desirable.lost a lot of life and happiness.

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RICCIMER

4:44 AM ET

November 15, 2011

intellect

it is nice to see that mrs palin found another president hopeful to discuss foreign policy on an even level.

 

MONGO46538

4:29 PM ET

November 15, 2011

Who knows..

He probably had his hands up her skirt too....

 

MONGO46538

4:27 PM ET

November 15, 2011

OMG

Are there people really considering this clown for president?

His answer should have been, President Obama handled the Libyan crisis with the wisdom of an elder statesman. He utilized a long held alliance that had grown rusty from lack of use and revitalized its reason for existence since the end of the cold war (NATO). He avoided putting any ground troops in harms way and deposed an unruly dictator with minimal cost to the American Taxpayer, and did it all with the Arab communities blessing.

It was a stroke of genius.

Instead he acted like he had just heard of Libya yesterday.

 

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