Speech at 2011 CPAC conference: on Principles & Values


Herman Cain: Liberals SIN: Shift the subject; Ignore facts; Name-call

Liberals employ the SIN-tactics. They don't have a strategy; they have an objective. The objective of the liberals is to destroy this country. The objective of the liberals is to make America mediocre like everybody else who aspire to be like America. But let me tell you something about mediocrity: it's not in America's DNA.

They are trying to destroy this country at all costs. They have only three tactics: S-I-N. They shift the subject; they ignore facts; and they name-call.

Source: Speech at 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Feb 11, 2011

Mitt Romney: Obama Misery Index: record unemployment & bankruptcies

When Ronald Reagan ran for President, he hung the Misery Index around Jimmy Carter's neck. Today's misery is real unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index--and it's at a record high. It's going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work--it's going to take a new president.

If I decide to run for President, it won't take me two years to wake up to the job crisis threatening America. Fifteen million Americans are out of work.

Source: Speech at 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Feb 11, 2011

Rick Perry: Unelected judges shouldn't tell us when & where we can pray

The American people are fed up with bureaucrats telling them how to live their lives calling the shots on the healthcare insurance they must buy and unspooling more red tape than anyone can handle.

They are also fed up with unelected judges telling the when and where they can pray or observe the Ten Commandments.

This simmering frustration erupted in an overwhelming landslide of conservative voices on election night including members of that new, legitimate force the TEA Party movement.

Source: Speech at 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Feb 11, 2011

Tim Pawlenty: Obama might be born in US, but he's from another planet

Now, I'm not one who questions the existence of the President's birth certificate. But when you listen to his policies, don't you at least wonder what planet he's from? On what planet do they create jobs by taxing the daylight out of people trying to grow jobs? On what planet do they try to reduce the deficit by spending even more? On what planet do they make health care better by putting bureaucrats in charge?
Source: Speech at 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Feb 11, 2011

Donald Trump: If I run & win, our country will be great again

I can tell you this, if I run and if I win, this country will be respected again.

If I decided to run, I will not be raising taxes, we'll be taking back hundreds of billions of dollars from other countries that are screwing us, we'll be creating vast numbers of productive jobs, and we'll rebuild our country so that we can be proud. Our country will be great again.

Source: Speech at 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Feb 10, 2011

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