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Apples, Oranges & 9-9-9

Well, the debate unsurprisingly starts out with a critique of Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan.

What's interesting is how the other candidates seemed to be befriending Cain as they criticize 9-9-9. Rick Santorum praised Cain for being "well-meaning" and 9-9-9 for its "boldness." Rick Perry tells Cain, "I love ya brother," while Mitt Romney tells Cain he has "chutzpah." Newt Gingrich outdid them all by telling Cain you "deserve a lot of credit" for raising the issue.

Yet for all their criticisms none of them save for Gingrich offer anything resembling an alternative. All Romney and Perry did was talk about state taxes. Romney and Perry were talking about apples as Cain was talking about oranges. With or without 9-9-9, there will be a sales tax in Massachusetts. Cain came out of this exchange standing tall.

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Clint| 10.18.11 @ 8:51PM

9-9-9 Is A Non-Starter From Cain's Former FED Buddy Rich Lowrie.
No Way, Will Conservatives Allow Big Government To Have A National Sales Tax & An Income Tax.

Herman Cain Got his Ass Handed To Him By The Other Candidates, With Smiles.

Occam's Tool| 10.18.11 @ 8:56PM

Don't like Black guys, huh, Clint?

Clint| 10.18.11 @ 9:03PM

Uh Oh !

Now, The Screwball Maniac Israel Firster Tool Job Attempts To Play The Race Card On Tea Party Clint.

You're An Asshole,Tool Job.

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 10:24PM

Clint's arse will be handed to him by The One, with smiles some day.
And I'm NOT talking about Obama.

Clint| 10.18.11 @ 10:42PM

The One Knows That Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Is Dead, Dead, Dead In The Water.

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 11:05PM

Ahh, so you're speaking for God now?
No can do.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 12:17AM

Neither Do You Hypocrite Nasty Ass Anti-Catholic Bigot Margie.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 12:53AM

Christians speak in Scriptures, and that's what I do.
You cannot stomach it.
Too bad.

"Every Word of God proves true; He is a Shield to those who take refuge in Him." Prov. 30:5.

Repent and believe the Gospel. beginning with Mk. 1:1.
Then, you'll be a "mean" Christian, who DARES to stand on His Truth in the face of pure unadulterated hatred.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 1:17AM

What Would You Know About Christians ?

You're Just A Nasty Ass Anti-Catholic, Anti-Mormon Bigot, For Starters Margie.

See A Religious Counselor & A Shrink.

You're Whack Nuts.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 2:15PM

One of us believes in the God of the Bible, and His Gospel. And one of us does not, but believes in a false gospel, and is a blatant liar..

"My son, if you receive My Words and treasure up My Commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God." Prov. 2:1-5.

I hope you repent, liar.
You have not the fear of God in you.

Jack in Wi.| 10.18.11 @ 10:55PM

I was at Bible study Margie and didn't see the debate. We were studing strangely enough about Cain and Abel in Genesis. Judging by what I read Ron Paul won it again. He is the only one with any sanity and substance. He actually has a plan to get us out of the mess we are in without raising taxes. Herman Cain would set up a system of national sales taxes that we would never rid of. Obama and the Democrats would destroy Him. Herman is Mr. Federal Reserve, Mr. TARP, Mr Endless war for oil and Israel, and Mr. Taxman. No thank you to Mr. Herman Cain.

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 11:49PM

I don't trust men who say that America is to blame for terrorism.

"Sorry, wrong number!"
LOL.

C'mon, Jack, why not get serious? I am sorry that you believe what you believe. I feel sorry for Ron Paul.
People who think like you are to be pitied.. and I'm talking about the whole anti-war, anti-Israel, Isolationist nonsense.
Ron Paul may say he wants to rehaul government to make it smaller, but no one in their right mind can trust him, because of his thinking otherwise.
Know what I mean? (I know you don't though).
It's just the plain truth, Jack.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 12:12AM

We Tea Party Patriots Don't Trust Traitor Scum Israel Firsters Like You, RINO-CINO Margie.

" Michael Scheuer, who was the head analyst at the CIA’s bin Laden unit, Alec Station, and authored the books Through Our Enemies Eyes and Imperial Hubris, said “I thought Mr. Paul captured it the other night exactly correctly. This war is dangerous to America because it’s based, not on gender equality, as Mr. Giuliani suggested, or any other kind of freedom, but simply because of what we do in the Islamic World because ‘we’re over there,’ basically, as Mr. Paul said in the debate.”

Scheuer also agreed with Dr. Paul’s statement in the debate that the war in Iraq was a diversion from capturing or killing Osama bin Laden and that bin Laden was “delighted” that the U.S. is occupying Iraq as it has become a training ground and recruiting tool for new jihadists joining the movement."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 12:54AM

Traitor scum?
LOL.
That'd be you, sicko.
Repent, liar.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 1:18AM

Get The Net.

Margie Chewed Her Way Out Of Her Restraints.

Dan| 10.19.11 @ 9:59AM

Bigot Margie,
the only persons here who respond to you is Joseph, RCV,Clint ,Nick, and me. I respond to your anti Catholic bigotry. Nick tries in vain to correct you and be civil to you. Joseph and RCVresponded to your anti Catholic bigotry. You and Clint seem to have a long and complicated relationship.
Whenever you post your bigoted drivel I will reply, otherwise don't care about your comments. Nobody else here cares for your comments.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 2:19PM

Seems the lying Troll, "Dan" aka Clint? has an issue with trying to make the rules here. Strong Christians are to keep their mouths shut, if not they are bigots. Oh the typical Papist judging the Christian as not Christian.

No, you're a base, lowlife liar, my dear man.

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.
Guess what, punk~ that means YOU have absolutely NO authority to judge Christians. Nor does the Pope, another FRAUD who makes himself like God. (Tries to).

There is no Popery in the Bible.
Repent, liar!

Dan| 10.20.11 @ 2:00PM

Bigot Margie,
I am not Clint.

Jake| 10.18.11 @ 8:58PM

Cain's forte seems to be telling jokes.
He seems unable to seriously defend his policies.

Dan| 10.18.11 @ 10:09PM

Perry is finished . He can't put three sentences together, and he looked desperate accusing Mitt of hiring illegals when the facts don't support it. Santorum was never in. Bachman is annoying. Cain did well, Mitt did well, and Newt is Ok.

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 10:29PM

Newt was great, as usual. Herman Cain got attacked out of the gate, like it was planned. What?! CNN wouldn't do something like that... would they? Ha! Of course not.

Yet, he did well anyway. Perry looked like an arrogant punk some of the time, and a child at others. What's his problem? He looked like a little boy trying to blame Romney for his pwobwems.

Romney-bot is still the Establishment's The Rip Van Winkles) Fave. No matter WHAT.

Shame, Newt probably can get the nomination.. Cain they won't allow it either, nor Bachmann.

That is... unless we don't allow it.
We have to ignore the stinking polls that will say Romney is the winner.
We must get to the polls and vote for who we want.

Oh, and Ru Paul doesn't have a chance.

Clint| 10.18.11 @ 10:53PM

"Ron Paul places third in latest Reuters/Ipsos poll

With a third place finish in the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, Texas Congressman Ron Paul builds upon the case that he is indeed a top-tier candidate.

Despite a recent study by the University of Minnesota which shows Rep. Ron Paul has received less time to speak in the last three debates than all other GOP candidates, the libertarian-bent congressman from Texas continues to perform strongly in the polls.

With 13 percent of the votes, Paul finished just six points behind Herman Cain's 19 percent and ten points behind front-runner Mitt Romney's 23 percent.
Rick Perry finished fourth with ten percent of the votes. All other candidates polled in single digits. "

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 11:07PM

If Ron Paul wasn't crazy, he'd have a chance.
Terrorist sympathizers don't make for good Presidents, nor do Jew haters.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 12:14AM

Ha,Ha,Ha, Ha !

The Maniac Insane Big Yellow Margie Bus Calls A Lemon Pie Yellow.

You're Zany Crazy.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 12:57AM

To Papists, lying little boys, Bible believing Christians are insane.
Indeed this Scripture is fitting for you:

"For the Word of the Cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the Power of God." 1 Cor. 1:18.

And this:

"The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness." Ec. 10:13.

Clint| 10.19.11 @ 1:20AM

You Wouldn't Know Real Christianity If It Jumped Up & Bit You In Your Fat Ass, Bigot Margie.

See A Religious Counselor & A Shrink.

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 2:21PM

Oh, yes, I do.
Better yet, I am known by Him, as the Scripture says:

"But if one loves God, one is known by Him." 1 Cor. 8:3.

I hope you repent, liar.

Margie| 10.18.11 @ 10:33PM

Say Aaron,

All that "we love ya bro stuff? That "well meaning" stuff?

Pure condescension. It's called damning with faint praise, as if to say, poor little boy but you just don't know WHAT you're talking about.. here let ME!
LOL. I know it well.

Yet, Herman Cain will prevail.
Country Class Women for Herman Cain 2012!

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 12:59AM

Sarah Palin agrees, we want substance, not child's play. She agrees with me about Herman Cain, and says Newt would mop the floor with Obama in a debate.
But then, we already knew that!

Margie| 10.19.11 @ 1:00AM

Watch Sarah here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.c.....ebate.html

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