Herman Cain on CNBC . . . remaining as shamelessly dickish as ever . . .

[HughBeaumont]

By the way, he, like pretty much every laissez-fail lunatic they have on there, NEVER gets interrupted; he's allowed a full, unfettered forum for his principles . .. whatever they may be. Anyway, here's more on those who should "BLAME THEMSELVES!!" . . .

"The biggest problem I have with these protests is that they're focusing on the wrong people. What these people are feeling is what many Americans are feeling, and I don't know if we're ever going to get them back. These protests are nothing but a distraction to the real problem, and that is (wait for it) . . . this administration's failed economic policies . . ."

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

Again I ask . . . WHAT CHANGED?

It's like seeing the same broadcast over and over again, but with interchangeable players.

It's like they're all in a room with the same four cue cards, which they memorize prior to each PR appearance:

1) Failed administration's policies
2) Fraud, waste and abuse
3) Protesters are unamerican and lazy
4) On jobs plan: Sell the mystery, not the mastery (corporatese for "our plan is give the rich everything, make the idiots believe they'll be nice, and shut up").

CNBC is treating OWS like a comedy act, with comedy segments sprinkled in with the usual lies.

Makes me mad we even have a TV in here.

[WCGreen]

1. That's why I don't watch that crap anymore...

I use to watch to keep on top of the business chatter so I could pass on stuff to clients or answer their questions...

I learn more at Yahoo or Google business news...

CNBC is full of rumor and insider(yea right) tips...

[Skidmore]

2. He was on ABC-GMA just now. Add to that laundry list

5) peace through strength (in response to how to handle the Iran plot)
6) cancer-free and a "medical miracle" (in response to his medical history)
7) 999 is fair

[The Wielding Truth]

6. Eww.. 999? 666. Think about that crazy RW'rs! Cain is just out

for himself like the rest of the greedy republicans.

[Raschel]

7. "Peace through strength". Another worthless soundbite for the ignorant. Plus Herb has zero zilch

foreign policy knowledge.

[get the red out]

3. I get the feeling he's a "decoy"

I just get a feeling his purpose is to get the Republicans focused on him and thinking, "wow, we can't let this guy in" and WHAM, Romney has the nomination and plays moderate to some parts of the country and drooling Neanderthal to others; as need may be to get votes.

[Skidmore]

4. Don't think he's a willing decoy. He has too big an ego to be a

willing participant in something like that.

[Taureanblack]

8. He really is an ass

He's tickled that he can make money attacking his own race.
Guys like this are rife with scandal in their lives. Can't wait for his to emerge.

[SpiralHawk]

15. "Guys like this? Whatever do you mean?" - Clarence Thomas (R)

[get the red out]

9. He doesn't have to be willing

to be used.

[surrealAmerican]

10. Exactly.

A big ego makes a person very easy to manipulate. They will fall for flattery without questioning.

[Syrinx]

5. what are the Obama economic policies that have been enacted?

[HughBeaumont]

11. It's like some fantasy land they're in where we now have Eisenhower-era tax rates on the rich.

Or there's a new WPA or that the "gubmint" is giving away free Cadillacs or that this is a "Socialist's Paradise" for whatever reason other than the fact that Barack Obama is a Democrat (PFFFFFFFFFFT) and Democrat = "Communist" in their eyes.

It's silly and tiresome and Americans keep falling for it.

[Firebrand Gary]

12. Chuck Todd is destroying him on the Daily Rundown right now.

I love Chuck!

[KharmaTrain]

13. He's At 14 Minutes And 15 Seconds Of His Fame...

Yep...Chuckles is cracking him open like a "black walnut". This guy's a joke from the get-go who is now in over his head and thinking that his usual macho bullshit will save his ass. It won't.

[Ikonoklast]

14. Stop picking on Herb, he has books to sell!

Are you against him getting free publicity through politics, a la Palin, for his book tour?


He is busy making money, he doesn't really care if he sounds like a nutjob, the sheep will give him their shekels.