Discussion: Report: Herman Cain To Withdraw His Name From Federal Reserve Board

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Does this mean Steven Moore is a lock? Hardly an improvement.

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One down. Now let’s ask about the white dude, who was even less qualified…

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If the Senate GOP can’t deliver the votes in 30 minutes or less does that mean the Dems get one nomination free?

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Number nine, number nine, number nine…

Who will Trump nominate instead? Kushner? Fredrick Douglass? A favorite horse?

Although this is rich, from a guy who otherwise warmly supports Trump:

“The allegations that drove him from the presidential race are just so obviously serious.”

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Herman is still groping for a reason why he wasn’t selected.

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Cain was groping his German secretary at the office, she kept saying “Nein, nein, nein!”

He thought that would make a great soundbite for taxes…

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Do we get another Pokemon speech?

He thought she was complimenting his tax plan, but as it turned out, she was German.

You could have stopped typing after the first 4 words.

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Nominate him as ambassador to Ubeki-beki-beki-stan.

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Who’s the yahoo now, Herman?

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Thanks Mr. Cain. We will never forget you and your performance art: 999 4evr. I don’t have facts to back that up. I Don’t Know The President Of Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan.

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This! The cult is blind to the glaring crimes of their god.

it’s not that they approve of sexual harassment, adultery, money-laundering, bribery, self-dealing, nepotism, or treason. It’s just that they turn away when trump does it.

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I don’t think they’re that blind to it. I think that they either approve of it, or value other things even more, like white/male/Xtian dominance, and the allure of power, money and status. They are morally defective human beings who can’t or won’t restrain their baser urges and viler natures. Forcing us to do it instead. And we must, for their good as much as ours. They’ll thank us in the end. And even if they don’t, fuck 'em, they’re shitbags.

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Much ink will be spilled about Cain’s lack of qualifications for the job, and his disqualifying character issues.
How much will be written asking the more important question, why did Trump think he was right for the job in the first place? This episode illustrates Trump’s serious lack of judgment, and on that count he’ll mostly get a pass. Headlines won’t read:

“Trump’s poor choice for Fed Board seat Herman Cain withdraws”, to wit the headline here at TPM.

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For once I’m going to resist a wise ass remark. All recent FR chairpeople and most of the board are reasonably well known as economists; remember that 99% of economics is settled knowledge. (I’m ignoring all of the Rand Paul/Ayn Rand libertarian crap.) Even if you want to nominate someone from the right, there are plenty of credible options. Herman Cain is just a bad joke. If you go on staffing up with the likes of Steven Moore and Herman Cain, you are announcing to the global markets “we are now a banana republic with the economic policy of Papa Doc Duvalier and the economic performance of Venezuela.”

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Is it too early to say ’ dodged a bullet " ? ? …

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/11/trump-wants-to-use-herman-cains-9-9-9-plan-to-secure-the-southern-border.html

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9 foot X 9 foot cell that holds 9 people?

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Oh shucky ducky.

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