Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
He's beginning to be noticed by the general media. Here's a lamentably short but well-thought-out evaluation of him as a candidate.

Herman Cain has "it." At pre-campaign appearances—part rally, part revival—he's had nonbelievers and businessmen alike leaping to their feet shouting "Amen!" And at high noon on Saturday at Centennial Park in Atlanta, this self-made American success story connected with 15,000 of his closest friends, who roared with approval throughout a stemwinder of a sermon, notably delivered without a teleprompter.

Announcing his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the plainspoken but passionate Tea Party firebrand taps into a growing voter frustration. His address in Atlanta touched on economic policy, foreign policy, tax policy, the role of federal government and entitlement reform, but all wrapped in beguiling Southern charm and inspirational rhetoric about "a new American dream."

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Here's his announcement video. Not bad, not bad at all, and I give the man points for correctly saying "May God bless the United States of America," which is far less blasphemous than the usual "God bless [...]"

Pft. You culturally backwards Americans will never elect a Black president. We, enlightened Europeans, shall therefore continue to lecture you colonials on your social conservatism and on moral matters in general.

Speaking of 'continue', Seamus once taught us that the exact correct phrase is 'May God continue to bless the United States of America'.