Nov 11 2011
Cain Ascending, Occupy Stupidity Descending – America’s Crossroads
We head towards Thanksgiving with two disparate views of America beginning to form for the 2012 election cycyle. On the left we have the Occupy stupidity movement, which is rapidly devolving into juvenile chaos and violence. Powerline summarized the rot of Occupy well this morning:
If you have ever wondered what would happen in a society consisting entirely of liberals, the Occupier movement is providing the answer: devolution.
* In Portland, an Occupier was arrestedfor throwing a Molotov cocktail down the stairwell of a building.
* In London, employees of St. Paul’s Cathedral have had to clean up human waste left by Occupiers inside the cathedral. (What is it with the Occupiers and toilet issues?)
* In Portland, another drug overdose.
* In Vermont, a man was shot to death at the Occupy Burlington encampment.
Not to mention the deadly shooting in Oakland, CA. This is the vision for America on display from left wing nuts who really just can’t handle personal responsibility. Like the petulant children they are, they want their fair share of other people’s hard work – and now!
Yeah, just where I wan to go to get out of my upper middle class home of 20 years. Just the future we worked our all our lives to leave for our 4 children. There is no better sign of America’s possibilities than the rot of weeks’ old tent cities. Can’t wait.
Mountains of debt, high taxes, class (actually: ‘success)’ envy, an oppressive government, government handouts instead of jobs – this wondrous nightmare of liberal imagination. It’s like the entire Democrat Party is run by clones of Tim Burton.
Now on the right rises a man who came from the simplest of backgrounds. Son of a domestic helper and a chauffeur (among many other talents), Herman Cain rose from the lowest rungs of the middle class to the upper echelons of this nation based on hard work and dedication. Along the way he retained his honor, devotion and character. He epitomizes the American character of self reliance, hard work and a class act. Devoted husband and father, the man apparently was able to ascend without all the baggage the left seems to attract on its path to success.
From a family perspective – Herman Cain is no Bill Clinton!
Cain harkens us all back to some basic tenants of our youths (at least those of us hitting – or past – the half century mark). In the 1970’s we then young Americans were battered by two opposing views, just as America is now. We had the lingering aura of the Greatest Generation – the World War II generation. This is my parents’ generation, and my father is one of the few remaining veterans who fought true evil in The North Atlantic, in support of the Invasion of North Africa and in The South Pacific). That generation is best depicted in the pictures of Norman Rockwell, showing both the near-comical side of human imperfections while emanating the warmth of community. Rockwell’s images show strength and humble imperfection at all once.
Collding with such iconic American imagery we see in movies like It’s A Wonderful Life was the other side of America at that time. The rebellious and nowhere near as great Hippie culture, which encompassed the Vietnam War protest movement. A movement that sadly consumed the civil rights movement at the time and turned the left from good to hapless.
The civil rights movement was born from the World War II generation’s experiences, where race did not dictate honor, bravery nor courage in battle. LIfe and death battles tend to burn away the nonsense, and it happened in WWII. It was by fighting side-by-side that the mythology of racism began to shatter. Martin Luther King and Jack Kennedy (a WW II Hero) both had wondrous views of where America would be if we could end segregation and become one people.
And today we can honestly say – outside the marginal nuts on the left and right (e.g., Panthers and Klansman) – those dreams have come true.
However, also at the time the anit-war movement coopted the civil rights movement, and became the dominant force on the left. It was the predecessor of today’s Occupy nonsense. It was a communist/socialist movement that cried out in anger against free market capitalism – instead of the racists. It rose up against the military (which was whooping socialist and communist ass), not against the Klan. This anti-war, drug-induced movement was not righteous and broadly supported like the civil rights movement it attached itself to. An attachment that tenuously lives to this day.
The civil rights movement made the huge mistake of aligning with this socialist left wing movement – something it did not need to do to garner the respect of Americans and succeed in its mission. When these two became allies, the black community became the community of victim hood, fatherless families and living on government handouts. Not all, by a long shot. There is a very successful black middle and upper class in this country now. But for too many, the battles of the 60’s and 70’s are still being waged against mythical right wing Klansmen.
MLK had a dream of one America, color blind, marching as a community of neighbors into the future. Herman Cain heading the GOP ticket is the realization of that dream. And the left knows that – more than any other event in the last 5 decades – a Cain ascendency would shatter the old and tired Political groupings. They fear this more than anything else. They fear it because it would signal the end of the protest movement – because it would signal final success.
Thus the lame smear campaingn against Cain which is clearly failing – spectacularly and ugly.
Recent Quinnipiac polls shows Cain beating Romney handily in FL and OH, and tied in PA. And last night a PPP poll in Ohio showed something that must be stunning the left wing muckrakers:
The poll shows Cain with 34 percent support, Gingrich with 20 percent support, and Mitt Romney with 19 percent support. No other candidate has more than 5 percent support.
The far left apparently thought even a hint of a black man stalking blond women would immediately call out the lynch mobs. The left’s obsession with race is becoming its own Achilles’ Heel this election cycle. America is very much color blind these days, and if we instead measure the content of character the left is a vacuum sitting in a cesspool. They are the ones taking political damage, not Herman Cain.
Cain’s support is rising – as is his campaign war chest – because he attracks the right enemies and projects the right positive image to Main Street America. If you compare Occupy Stupid (a twist on the ‘Don’t Get Stuck On Stupid” quote from Katrina) with Cain’s vision of America it is clear the Community Organizer would be whooped in the 2012 Election by the honorable businessman from Georgia. Because honestly, who wants to trade the American dream for smelly, violent tent cities run by left wing socialists?
The great thing about the #occupyfail movement is that the Democrats OWN these people – 100%. Their “vision” for America is plain for all to see, as is their anarchy, stupidity, and hypocrisy.
Here’s what I want know, and someone should marshal the resources to do this research if it hasn’t been done already:
Who is funding the #occupyfail movement? They are getting money/donations from somewhere. If they are (ironically) companies that we know, I would like to stop doing business with those companies as soon as possible.
I agree Archtop and to go a step further I would like to see the list of Corporate Cronies bankrolling Obama.
In a way we on the right have some of the same misgivings as the occupy Wall Street Stinkers as we prefer not to have Big Business in bed with Big Government.
These two have colluded and the result is a monopoly for the Government favored and a drowning out of smalller competition and the destruction of free markets.
If this is allowed to stand our country is lost to Big Government, Big Business and their Big Media Propagandists, (The Presstitutes)!
Our only salvation is the Internet, the modern day version of a free press.
The Main Stream media (Presstitutes) is nothing but the handmaiden of the global socialist wannabees, even Faux News is becoming unbearable, Fox Business is much better.
Back to the top, I would love a list so as to be able to stop sending money to Obamas water carriers and bankrollers.
Very good analysis AJ.
Send Herman some money he needs the grass roots to fight the entrenched two party game players and cross dressers.
Morning AJ
We have seen this before with the Left. I am sure you remember this little enclave from the past:
Resurrection City
http://www.google.com/search?q=resurrection+city&hl=en&biw=1272&bih=783&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ZDe9TvG2HqWc2AXm4qGMBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CC4QsAQ
If ever there was a more righteous reason to protest this was it. If ever there was a time of more tragedy. Remember how it devolved as the left co-opted the cause and effort? I watched this in fascination as a kid growing up in Bethesda. I specifically remember the first rain and the kids that where living in this camp riding surf boards in the camp. They and there families soon fled.
My Dad drove past the camp every morning on his way to the US Patent Office. He would tell us every night at dinner how the place devolved. Yes, we all sat down and had dinner together every night. How drugs became openly consumed and sold. The daily reports of rape and beatings within the camp. Sound familiar? I am sure some of it was trumped up.
Cool post above. Thanks. Tom
What about the TB outbreak in Occupy Atlanta?
Good posts. I see that the Marist poll show Newt surging ahead of Cain. But Cain is still second place.
The question is how long can Cain stay in the game and how long before the GOP elites will begin to pay serious attention to Cain?
I understand that the blogcon is not happy with Newt and Mitt as they are considered Republican hacks.
VIDEO: Cavuto interview with Cain:
Cain: Politico Had No Documentation of Accusations
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/your-world-cavuto/index.html
A better link to the Cavuto interview (includes both parts) is here:
http://www.therightscoop.com/herman-cain-interviewed-on-cavuto/
In the second part of the interview the theme is “I’m not going to run if I can’t be me although I’ll tone it back a little” and he is quite the jokster.
This article on how “political insiders” feel about Herman Cain is pretty telling. Here are a few samples:
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/11/political-insid-1.php
While two-thirds of the Republicans and three-quarters of the Democrats in this week’s Insiders Poll predicted Cain would soldier on, many on both sides expressed dismay or derision at the prospect.
“He should bow out now,” said a Republican who anticipates Cain will end his campaign before January. “He is making a mockery of the entire GOP field and diminishing everyone’s chance to beat Obama. He’s doing a Clinton/John Edwards – and not well.”
“He seems not to care much about conventional campaign tactics,” argued a Democratic Insider. “And they don’t seem to impact him. So he’ll be around. He’s too clueless to know he’s not a real candidate.”
One Republican Insider, however, figures Cain’s days are numbered, “not necessarily because of the recent allegations, but because we still have to elevate and then discard Newt before nominating Romney.”
Can anyone explain to me why OWS are protesting Michelle Bachmann events when she has always been against bailouts?
Or, why they protested a conservative blog conference?
Last night, he said that he would seek a VP or a sec of defense. The political pundits claim that Congress will never confirm him because of these allegations. Cain must be starting to see that his odds of getting the nomination do not look good so he’s looking elsewhere.
I see that the conservative pundits and bloggers are not writing about him much this week.
Cain still has a lot of supporters and I support him. I still believe him over these accusers unless and until these accusers come out with something substantial.
Yeah, I’ve been reading that the GOP elite / establishment is pushing for a Romney nomination. Probably because they felt Romney is the best candidate to knock Obama out of the White House.
There is an article out there this morning that if a white man wins the nomination, then the VP should be of a different race…like Rubio and Condi Rice.
I really hope that Condi does not accept. I was not happy with her performance at her last job.
OWS was probably misled to believe that conservatism is too radical and extreme for them and that Christianity is evil.
And of course we’ve all read Drudge which says the polls now have Newt ahead of Cain. Cain has started the long slippery slope.
Newt did fall earlier. Is this the second coming and temporary?
If Newt fell earlier but now just surging, so can Cain. Cain is still able to surge back.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-smallpox-20111113,0,4293298.story
Another Rat money launderer gets money funnel from US taxpayer to the DNC.
Crony capitaism has replaced free enterprise in DC.
The Occupy Wallstreeters have a point, their ire is just pointed at one problem and excludes the real one, the socialist dreams of governement cotrol and ultimate power.
The House has oversight over the purse strings, the Republican Established Political Panderers are complicit if they don’t exercise their oversight responsibilities and stop this either by denying the funds or Impeachement charges.
We the taxpayer are funding our own demise. I am not sure 2012 will come soon enough or the Political cowards will have the will to reverse this after 2012.
Now…after Politico published 160 some odd articles about these allegations and counting (maybe?), we learn more and more about these accusers, and then we get another one like this one: http://rightwingnews.com/election-2012/sharon-bialeks-fiance-belatedly-remembers-hes-not-her-fiance/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rightwingnews%2FhGmL+%28Right+Wing+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Sharon’s so-called fiance is not really her fiance.
Yeah, these things make you go hhhhmmmmm……..
Cain could very well be on his way back after this…as long as nothing substantial surfaces.
Turning an elephant into a Newt:
http://patterico.com/2011/11/12/turning-an-elephant-into-a-newt/
This is one of the problems that I have with Newt.
The problem we (Republicans) have is that we don’t have a great candidate, (fortunately, the Dimmicrats have a turr…i…ble one) but we do have a few that are, well… ok.. but then we have one bad one…Romney (Obama lite). So amongst Cain, Newt, Perry, and maybe someone else, we’re gonna have to shake one loose and start to promote him. So far, there just isn’t anyone that excites very many people.. Just about the time someone begins to rise, the Lame Stream Media brings out their slander machines and attempt to assassinate them.
One of the major problems that will plague us will be the voter fraud that takes place. Every crook in the business will be out there doing all they can to steal the election for the crooks. I don’t think there is any way to avoid it, so the turnout is going to have to be tremendous for the Repubs or it will be stolen and the socialist will remain in office.
Cain’s drop and Newt’s rise seems to be a shift in women voters. very interesting…
Latest numbers don’t look good for Cain. He’s back behind Romney now. At this point I fully expect the general election to be Romney vs Obama. I just don’t see Cain or Perry making the cut. Newt would make a good VP candidate but I don’t see him as President.
my comment from 5 PM yesterday is still awaiting moderation.
I consider it to still be a remote possibility for Cain to make the cut, but I think it is far more likely that Newt will be the nominee. There is absolutely no way Romney makes the cut. He has been at 20-22% for 5 years now, no way does he get above that.
I don’t see how Newt/Romney would be a team they are about as much polar opposites as JFK/Johnson were.
The most telling thing about Cain’s numbers is that he is losing women, and most of those are heading to Newt.
Romney’s springboard will be “open primary” states. States where independent and in some cases Democrats can cast a ballot in the Republican primary will see Romney swamp Newt or anyone else.
And don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that is the outcome I *want*, but it is the outcome we are likely to see, in my opinion. I believe in the general election it will be Romney vs. Obama.
I like what Newt says, he just doesn’t have a history of following completely through with his ideas. He has a lot of ideas. He tends to jump from one to the next without completely finishing the previous before heading off on the subsequent.
so you’re saying the Democrats are going to pick the Republican nominee to run against Obama? Seems logical since he is the one most similar to Obama and they think Obama would have an easier time against Romney.
“I like what Newt says, he just doesn’t have a history of following completely through with his ideas.”
Very true, but I’m not sure enough people follow politics to be aware of that. When the election rolls around people will just watch the debates and decide between the two candidates. Newt should wipe the floor with Obama.