It is back to the empty "I'm sorry's" or an "OOPS!" coupled with a mega-media interview onslaught of the morning shows billowing out of the mouths of the GOP hopefuls following gaffe after gaffe for days.
Herman Cain continues to shoot himself in the foot over whether he did or did not know the woman who publicly denounced his alleged unwanted sexual advances in a recent press conference. Then he described former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, "Princess Nancy" in another hot air, eloquently delivered, "off the cuff" remark during a speech yesterday and today admittedly "apologized" for the clever marketing and PR machinations he pulled with that remark only because he wanted the press to stop asking him about it, not really because he felt sorry for slapping at Pelosi with a subtle sexist innuendo. Yeah. He said that.
And then there is poor Rick Perry. I say "poor" because the guy is as empty as a pioneer's hollow wooden leg and blunders around the debates each time with the unsteady swagger of a guy who loves attention but is about as mature and knowledgeable as a toddler. There is something so boyish and young about him I cant ignore. It could be considered charming, but in a potential president it's dumb-foundingly scary. Little children have wandering fingers and one of his could end up punching numbers on the Red Phone just for ole' hell of it, ya' know?
What a lineup the GOP has to deal with this time around in the primary race! If Obama can't beat whoever they send out to duel with the incumbent, then he will deserve to lose. The only positive I can see in such an upset is if Romney is the sacred cow - he isn't as crazed as his other GOP counterparts, and, because he has changed his positions on keys issues (abortion, healthcare) over the years, even the GOP isn't sure if he's really a Republican or just an opportunistic politician who will float where the polling winds go.
Hey, I'd live with that over "off with their heads" Michelle Bachmann and Mr. I Contradict Myself In Every Sentence I Utter Herman Cain.
Yep, Perry had an "oops" moment. How about some of Obama's "oops" moments? "I've visited all 57 states." "When you take a child into the emergency room, and they give him a breathalyzer." His list goes on and on. And Byden? I wouldn't even know where to start!! We're all human. We all have "brain farts." That doesn't make us incompetent, or stupid. John
ReplyDeleteTrue, John, but Perry is in another class ... he's running for Prez; thus he can't afford those "Oops" moments.
ReplyDeleteObama and Byden did more than their fair share of "oops" moments. But they get a pass?? John
ReplyDeleteYep. Even a few GOPer's are slamming Perry. It comes from both sides this time. Believe me, everyone has their moments. I and others were simply less than forgiving w/ Perry after too many poor performances.
ReplyDeleteI'll give the others a pass when they aren't campaigning.
Are you serious??? You'll give the others a pass when they aren't campaigning? Most of Obama's gaffes were while he was campaigning. When he didn't have a teleprompter in front of him. And I'll NEVER forget Joe Byden telling a man in a wheel chair to stand up and take a bow. John
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