"I'm a leader, not a reader.' - Herman Cain, Nashua NH, 2011-11-17, quoted in Union Leader. This is probably a swipe at Barack Obama who reads a lot. Cain went on to say that he would surround himself with "good people" who we can rely on for good advice. Excuse me, Mr. Cain, but how are you going to know they are giving good advice if you are not somewhat conversant with the subject matter?
Some of our best leaders have been voracious readers. Teddy Roosevelt, the second good Republican president, sometimes read several books a day. Thomas Jefferson had a very large library. Even leaders that are disparaged by some as anti-intellectual read lots of books - Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush. Richard Nixon said, "I am not educated, but I do read books." See "For Obama and past presidents, the book they read shape policies and perceptions", Tevi Troy, Washington Post, 2010-04-18.
Showing posts with label Herman Cain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Herman Cain. Show all posts
Friday, November 18, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
What happened to "The Buck Stops Here"?
Karen Kraushaar is one of the women who has publicly accused Herman Cain of sexual impropriety.
Josh Kraushaar worked for Politico. Therefore, according to Mark Block, Cain's chief of staff, Karen Kraushaar's son works for Politico. See "The era of not my responsibility", Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 2011-11-11.
The problem is that Josh Kraushaar is not related to Karen Kraushaar and he hasn't worked for Politico for 17 months.
It seems to me that modern-day Republicans are quick to blame "left-leaning" media for the problems Republicans created for themselves, a sort of "shoot the messenger" mentality. Interestingly, President George W. Bush gave Politico an endorsement and the liberal group Media Matters for America accused Politico of having a "Republican Tilt". I think "left-leaning" has come to mean any media that does not report news according to the Republican party line.
Milbank goes on to catalog other incidents of Republicans blaming others for their shortcomings.
Harry Truman was a Democrat. Since today's Republicans almost never do anything any Democrat would do (or some of yesteryear's Republicans), the signs on their desks read "Pass the buck!"
Josh Kraushaar worked for Politico. Therefore, according to Mark Block, Cain's chief of staff, Karen Kraushaar's son works for Politico. See "The era of not my responsibility", Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 2011-11-11.
The problem is that Josh Kraushaar is not related to Karen Kraushaar and he hasn't worked for Politico for 17 months.
It seems to me that modern-day Republicans are quick to blame "left-leaning" media for the problems Republicans created for themselves, a sort of "shoot the messenger" mentality. Interestingly, President George W. Bush gave Politico an endorsement and the liberal group Media Matters for America accused Politico of having a "Republican Tilt". I think "left-leaning" has come to mean any media that does not report news according to the Republican party line.
Milbank goes on to catalog other incidents of Republicans blaming others for their shortcomings.
Harry Truman was a Democrat. Since today's Republicans almost never do anything any Democrat would do (or some of yesteryear's Republicans), the signs on their desks read "Pass the buck!"
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Let's kick the Koch-Cain habit!
Who decides the government of the United States? We the People or they the money?
Who decides the government of the United States? A well-informed populace of high-turnout voters or a secretive group of manipulators who only want their "people" to vote?
I thought I had a new revelation of how manipulated we are when I read "Pizza Magnate Herman Cain Has Extensive Ties to Powerful Koch Group", Huffington Post, Ryan J. Foley, 2011-10-16. I started playing around with Koch being the start of Kochaine and then thought, oh, Koch-Cain.
Well, I was late to the party again. I found about 16,800 results for "Koch-Cain" as a single phrase. The first two were "Billionaire puppeteers at it again? Exploring the connection between Koch brothers and Herman Cain", and "Does GOP Cocaine = Koch-Cain? Are Koch bros Buying GOP Pres Nomination by Supporting Herman Cain?"
I haven't seen anyone writing this yet, but I have a feeling that besides Cain being a puppet of the Koch brothers, he is cynically being used as their "black candidate" against Barack Obama.
If you don't like this cynicism and manipulation, if you would rather have democracy than plutocracy, be sure to vote in every election, especially in November 2012. Please put in VOTE in capital letters on your calendar for November 6, 2012. Please ask all your friends and relatives to do so. To avoid any manipulation, be sure you have registered well before and have a valid ID.
Who decides the government of the United States? A well-informed populace of high-turnout voters or a secretive group of manipulators who only want their "people" to vote?
I thought I had a new revelation of how manipulated we are when I read "Pizza Magnate Herman Cain Has Extensive Ties to Powerful Koch Group", Huffington Post, Ryan J. Foley, 2011-10-16. I started playing around with Koch being the start of Kochaine and then thought, oh, Koch-Cain.
Well, I was late to the party again. I found about 16,800 results for "Koch-Cain" as a single phrase. The first two were "Billionaire puppeteers at it again? Exploring the connection between Koch brothers and Herman Cain", and "Does GOP Cocaine = Koch-Cain? Are Koch bros Buying GOP Pres Nomination by Supporting Herman Cain?"
I haven't seen anyone writing this yet, but I have a feeling that besides Cain being a puppet of the Koch brothers, he is cynically being used as their "black candidate" against Barack Obama.
If you don't like this cynicism and manipulation, if you would rather have democracy than plutocracy, be sure to vote in every election, especially in November 2012. Please put in VOTE in capital letters on your calendar for November 6, 2012. Please ask all your friends and relatives to do so. To avoid any manipulation, be sure you have registered well before and have a valid ID.
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