Look Spitzer, Americans want a meat pizza. They don’t care if it’s sausage. Or bacon. Or pepperoni. Or ham. We don’t need specifics at this point.

“Cain, to his credit, kept his cool”

This is why I like Cain, not to mention he has met a payroll.

To be fair to all of the candidates, it is very tough for them to be 100% specific…they just do not have all of the facts.

Case in point:
Obama’s pledge to close Guantanamo. After he got in, he found the best option was to keep it open.

Obama on Governing: He thought it was easy…just be “present” as he voted in Illinois…Now he has millions of citizens out of work, he spent a trillion + $$’s on a jobs program that did not work..now he hasn’t the slightest idea of what to do.

Fact: CNN failed at a gauche moment! Cain wins 1 to CNN is a 0.

I like Cain, he’s a real person who loves his country and doesn’t waste time with a lot of political double speak. I’m not convinced he’d make a good president but in the right position he’d do some good. Spitzer is right that generalities don’t solve problems, but it’s unrealistic to expect Cain to have a lot of specifics at this point.

That kind of detailed analysis takes time and a staff, and knowledgeable advisers. Cain is right and handled himself well.

BatBoy said:
Obama on Governing: He thought it was easy…just be “present” as he voted in Illinois

You lie ! Sanders Youth is right , if you choose to disrespect the President you have no business in this country .

LMAO!

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Spitzer should do this with all his guests. If he does, then like Wallace, he’s tough but fair which is what we want. If not, then he’s just typical. I hope he keeps it up, for every Chris Wallace there’s 20 that are lazy AND biased.

“Depending on one’s view of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, either Eliot Spitzer did a public service last night or committed another example of that often mentioned ‘mainstream liberal bias.’”

Actually, Matt, it’s both. Cain has been notorious for falling back on the “I won’t get into specifics” line way too often. I was willing to cut him a little slack on Afghanistan as his explanation that he wasn’t privy to the same detailed info as Obama or even members of Congress was somewhat understandable. But to not be prepared with regard to domestic policy, particularly economics which, let’s face it, is the basis of his entire candidacy? That’s inexcusable. Especially when he’s been a declared candidate for over a month now.

But at the same time, this IS an example of liberal bias in the media. The reason being that Spitzer and other members of the state run media never ask for specifics from Democrats when they resort to generalities, platitudes, and talking points. I don’t mind Herman Cain being asked to give detailed responses. But the same needs to be done for the other side. Otherwise CNN and other networks sound like nothing more than echo chambers.

Talking generalities is expected in the context of quick soundbites and speeches. However, when an interviewer asks you for specifics, you better have some, or you are going to come off looking like another hack politician which Cain is.

memo to cain: never go on a show in which a very intelligent lawyer will grill
you on specifics.

spitzer ran circles around that empty head.

that was comedy gold.

Why, on Gods green earth would he go on this show?

CosmosDan said:
I like Cain, he’s a real person who loves his country and doesn’t waste time with a lot of political double speak. I’m not convinced he’d make a good president but in the right position he’d do some good. Spitzer is right that generalities don’t solve problems, but it’s unrealistic to expect Cain to have a lot of specifics at this point.

That kind of detailed analysis takes time and a staff, and knowledgeable advisers. Cain is right and handled himself well.

yeah, but he couldn’t give ANY specifics. nevermind solving them. he hadn’t even done any
analysis of anything yet.

you can’t see things like “there are too many regulations” and not be able to name a single
regulation.

Paul G said:
Why, on Gods green earth would he go on this show?

Because you can’t hide on Fox News and expect to win the Republican nomination.

Paul G said:
Why, on Gods green earth would he go on this show?

free publicity

otherwise, i haven’t a clue. spitzer has always done a good job of grilling people.

and cain looked totally unprepared.

BatBoy said:
“Cain, to his credit, kept his cool” This is why I like Cain, not to mention he has met a payroll. To be fair to all of the candidates, it is very tough for them to be 100% specific…they just do not have all of the facts. Case in point:Obama’s pledge to close Guantanamo. After he got in, he found the best option was to keep it open. Obama on Governing: He thought it was easy…just be “present” as he voted in Illinois…Now he has millions of citizens out of work, he spent a trillion + $$’s on a jobs program that did not work..now he hasn’t the slightest idea of what to do.

$787 B Stimulus (including tax cuts) = $1 T +
want proof stimulus worked. ask the hypocrite GOP reps who railed against the stimulus but took stimulus funds “to generate employment” in their letter requests for their districts. you know with matching photo op of these hypocrites handing out the stimulus checks to their constituents.

Pop quiz’s and specifics ??
I hope Obama get the same treatment.

Fokker News said:
Because you can’t hide on Fox News and expect to win the Republican nomination.

That’s what Libs said last November; want to try another strategy?

dummy123 said:
Pop quiz’s and specifics ??I hope Obama get the same treatment.

Never!
Obama got his kid’s age wrong, and the CORRUPT, Third-World MEDIA didn’t even MENTION IT!

But thet’ll SMEAR anything Palin or Bachman does all across their Prpaganda NETWORKS – CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN…you know the rest!

Cain never has any answers, how can people give him a pass?

When asked about what his foreign policy positions and initiatives would be, he refuses to answer and goes back to the “I’ll rely on the advise of experts”.

He then goes on and criticizes the president’s Israeli policy, but again when pressed on details he has none and even admits he doesn’t know what the “right of return is” (he first tries to pretend he does, and hilariously says he doesn’t think Israelis would have a problem with it. *gasp*).

Now, Mr. Cain admits foreign policy is not his area of expertise, however when asked in this interview about economic matters he fails to come up with a single detail and brings up the “experts” excuse again. Sorry Mr. Cain, if you don’t like the direction from the current leadership (a perfectly valid position), you have to have alternative ideas. It’s not enough to say “We’re headed the wrong way” if you don’t know what the right way is.

This is the same guy who lectured the American public about not reading the Constitution, and when he gives an example of his careful reading of the Constitution he quotes the Bill of Rights. Mr. Cain, if a book is not available, I recommend you visit the National Archives in Washington DC were even international tourists go to see these documents in person and probably know more about them than yourself.

Please don’t make me watch Eliot Spitzer again.

Did anyone see Tawana Sharpton covering for the Sarge last night?

He was tripping over his words attempting to restore relevance, and at the same time, keep black voters firmly ensconced on the Democratic Plantation.

In fact, he virtually told black voters they were not allowed to think for themselves and vote for Cain – I presume, because only Hypocritical Elitists like Sharpton (how’s that LILLY-WHITE “hood” you live in Tawana?) can tell blacks how to think & who to vote for.

darladoon said:
free publicity

otherwise, i haven’t a clue. spitzer has always done a good job of grilling people.

and cain looked totally unprepared.

THAT IS BECAUSE HE IS UNPREPARED…..UNPREPARED TO BE PRESIDENT!

Just4thefax said:
Fact: CNN failed at a gauche moment! Cain wins 1 to CNN is a 0.

Lol…of course Cain won man…that’s a fact right?
The part where he doesn’t answer “specific” questions was especially strong.
I mean how much more can you expect from a Presidential candidate huh?
Specifics?..Hell no!!..Specifics, bad!Pizza, good…hummm…..pizza….aaarrrggghhh……
Yea….PizzaMan definitely has my vote…
Hahahaha!

And who is prepared to be president ? certainly not Obama, he has never led anything and after the next election never will. He may be well educated, so he claims but, he is not a leader and has no common sense. Any of the Republican candidates or even the man on the street would be an improvement over our present president. The rest of the world is laughing at us because of Obama’s energy policy’s. We have more coal, oil & gas than most of the world and we are not allowed to use it. He is draining our emergency supply of oil at a time when oil prices are falling. This man doesn’t have a clue about running an economy or anything else. This is what happens when the people elect a community organizer to the highest office in the land.

Spike1 said:
And who is prepared to be president ? certainly not Obama, he has never led anything and after the next election never will. He may be well educated, so he claims but, he is not a leader and has no common sense. Any of the Republican candidates or even the man on the street would be an improvement …

Let’s be clear, if you criticize the foreign policy of the POTUS on Israel, you can’t do that and then not say what you would do differently. Also, if you don’t know what the “right of return” means, you shouldn’t be commenting on such a complex issue, that’s just a fundamental item.

You can say all day that you’ll rely on experts, but if you’re completely ignorant and incurious about such affairs, how will you discern what the best opinion and options are from your experts?

I’m sorry but Herman Cain doesn’t pass the minimum requirements.

Loser!

Not surprised at the Republican comments on this board.

When Barack Obama speaks in generalities like that they attack him endlessly and spent the entire 2008 campaign talking about how he wasn’t prepared.

When Herman Cain speaks in generalities? No problem!

BatBoy said:

This is why I like Cain, not to mention he has met a payroll.

Millions of Americans have had to make payroll…anybody who runs the local gas station does…..that doesn’t make them qualified to be president.

If running a business was the best qualification to be president, we would be interviewing Gov. Meg Whitman….or President Donald Trump.

The road to elected office is littered with the campaigns of failed CEO candidates.

Running a business ain’t all it takes to be president.

dummy123 said:
Pop quiz’s and specifics ??I hope Obama get the same treatment.

Where have you been hiding?

Senator Obama on The O”Reilly Factor September 2008 Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luA0AMP51Gc&feature=related

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-zjbI2q_Q&feature=related

Spike1 said:
We have more coal, oil & gas than most of the world and we are not allowed to use it.

What are you talking about? Coal, oil and gas in America are commodities controlled by private corporations, many of them being multinational conglomerates. They aren’t in it for the good of the American people. They’re in it for the PROFITS:

“Those three companies – ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips – collectively pulled in an eye-popping $58.3 billion in profits in 2010, according to financial figures announced in January 2011. Mind you, that’s profit – the amount of money that companies pocket after covering their expenses.”

Read more: http://technorati.com/business/article/as-gas-prices-rise-oil-companies/#ixzz1QnWNwoqQ

Why on EARTH would ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips want to ‘change” a formula that has them making record profits every year? Do you understand business 101?

Spike1 said:
He is draining our emergency supply of oil at a time when oil prices are falling.

Nonsense.

“While supplies of gasoline remain at similar levels to this period last year, prices are nearly one dollar more at the pump for regular grade gasoline. Many economists have said that up to $20 of the price of a barrel of oil is currently from speculation in the marketplace that does not reflect true supply and demand. As events unfold in Libya and across the Middle East, prices could continue to spike higher, potentially stultifying the nascent U.S. economic recovery. Therefore, the members of Congress suggest using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve soon.

“[I]n the short term, considering releasing oil from the SPR as we approach the summer driving season could help prevent oil prices from escalating as they did in 2008,” write the lawmakers. “Releasing even a small fraction of that oil could have a significant impact on speculation in the marketplace and on prices. It would also remind the world that the U.S. is ready, willing and able to use the SPR aggressively and effectively if needed.”

http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/press-release/markey-house-dems-push-obama-strategic-petroleum-reserve

Specificity. You right wingers should try it sometime.

–Cobra

So how long before he whines that Spitzer offended his delicate sensibilities?

“Armchair pundits” all across the internet are allowed to speculate and have their uninformed or semi-informed opinons on how to run the government. Because they have no actual influence, in government affairs. But someone running for government office, especially President, needs to know about the issues facing government and have specific ideas about what they will do to address those issues. Especially if they are going to attack the way these issues are being handled. So if Mr. Cain comes out, during his campaign, and says the U.S. debt should be cut by five trillion dollars, over the next ten years, then he should know exactly where those cuts are coming from and know for certain that those cuts are practical. It is easy for anyone to throw out arbitrary adhominem epithets, ideologies and solutions, it is done on sites like this everyday. It is completely a different beast when you are actually faced with the duty of governing this country. So my suggestion to Mr. Cain is don’t go down the road of criticism only, be able to back up your claims with facts and specifics, otherwise you’ll be no different than those who post on these sites.

Good article. Let’s see more pieces which force candidates to offer specifics. And, hey, CNN and MSNBC, please devote more coverage to these stories, and less to Paul Revere and John Wayne.

The idea that an outsider looking in on the Presidency should have predetermined agendas for everything is idiotic. Circumstances change, new information is recognized; and an open mind and objective reasoning is needed to make good decisions. But apparently in our country it’s a no no.

MBW said:
When Herman Cain speaks in generalities? No problem!

OK, so I’m not a Republican, but I am a conservative, and I must tell you that I challenge anyone on their “specifics,” including Mr. Cain. That said, a candidate establishes his/her platform not on programs where the host is out to blindside them but in their printed or electronic formats available at their campaign headquarters or websites. I am then fairly certain that Mr. Cain (and all other candidates) are doing or have done this. It is up to us to visit those locations and determine which candidate best embodies our own political philosopy and vision. Have you visited Mr. Cain’s headquarters or website? We will also learn more as the debates take place.

MBW said:
The road to elected office is littered with the campaigns of failed CEO candidates.

Running a business ain’t all it takes to be president.

Is “community organizing” a qualification?

Mstr Adassa says:

THAT IS BECAUSE HE IS UNPREPARED…..UNPREPARED TO BE PRESIDENT!

Nobody is really prepared to be president.

I like Cain. I do not trust Spitzer. We know his moral value system. I’ve seen two debates where Mr. Cain stated his beliefs and political positions and approach to problem solving pretty clearly. Not specifically, as no one not privy to all the information could be unless you are already an elected (or discarded one like Spitzer). When questions are asked to benefit the questioner, instead of to get honest information from the candidate, I stop listening.

That my friends is political dodging 101 … well done Mr. Cain … especially when you failed to name one regulation that is stifling innovation.

If Obama is such a bad President and the worst thing since Jimmy Carter and any Gop candidate can beat him…….blah blah blah…..why is the right Desperately trying to get Christie and Perry into the running…answer…Obama can and will beat any of the Bozos in the current field of GOP candidates….including christie and perry

X-3 said:
Is “community organizing” a qualification?

apparantely so ..he kicked Mcain and dumbo Paylins ass lololol