Herman Cain Adviser: Campaign 'Resonating' with Smokers
Herman Cain's senior adviser says that a new campaign ad isn't encouraging anyone to take up smoking, but the campaign is "resonating" with nicotine fans.
The image of chief of staff Mark Block smoking in a recent campaign ad has quickly overshadowed any other message the campaign intended to send.
"There was no subliminal message," Block told Fox News' Megyn Kelly Tuesday. "I personally would encourage people not to smoke. It's just that I'm a smoker and as a lot of the people on the staff said, 'Just let Block be Block.'"
"Were you trying to appeal to, you know, folks who are out there, you know, living their lives, working the farm, working in Detroit, that kind of thing as opposed to the East and West Coast elite, people in media circles who shun smoking and, you know, sort of real American things?" Kelly asked.
"I tell you, you walk into a veterans bar in Iowa and they're sitting around smoking and we are resonating with them," Block replied. "I'm not the only one that smokes in America for God sake. It's a choice that I've made."
...if a ratwanger get elected president, he can enjoy the privilege of having his healthcare insurance yanked out from under him just as he is beginning treatment for lung cancer.
WWFSMD?
Mirrors. This was designed to raise the controversy of smoking, to distract from the fact that Cain has nothing and is nothing but smoke. He's got nothing so invent an "issue" just like the resurrection of birtherism by flippers crew.
And Megyn, why didn't you just get on your knees and yank down his zipper.
The first casualty of republicanism is the truth.
Party politics are not only undemocratic, they are antidemocratic.
And slow smilers.
"Better." It's what we should ask of ourselves and of our leaders.
And the slow of mind too...
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
I can see it now... old veterans complaining about government, talking 9-9-9... all the while on a heavy smokers jag. And people wonder why the VA healthcare costs have tripled in ten yrs. It's all Obama's fault.
Funny how President Obama being a smoker was a huge big deal to right wingers and a reason he wasn't qualified to be President of the United States of America.
Not something I'd be particularly proud of, personally, especially since these smoking wingnuts are too stupid to realize that, as the man said, their health care will be yanked out from underneath them (or made even more impossible to afford than it is now) once they reach the inevitable point of needing treatment for their lung cancer.
"Whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, the Republicans are not the least bit interested in solving it. They are interested in two things, and two things only: making you afraid of it, and telling you who's to blame for it."
just an observation. logic can be just as tyrannical as superstition, and looking at our current state of affairs? perhaps the western zeitgeist is not as advanced as we presume.
that being said, it's no wonder the term "elite" is pejorative, poor old joe six pack works all week, and he can't have a frigging beer and a smoke with some tofu-eating, volvo driving, PBS watching liberal, telling him what an ignorant fool he is for sucking on that cancer stick, geez, cut a guy a break!
nobody lives forever. christ! i need a smoke.
Needs moar farting and belching.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
ain't you never heard? a fartin' horse never tires. never-mind that these are natural functions.
surely people need to conduct themselves with decorum and not offend other people, but the characterization of rednecks in this way is one of the things that separates the citizenry. some of our greatest thinkers and humorists had country ways, i am thinking of mark twain and will rogers in particular.
what the hell, we can all just take our govt. provided ssri's, uppers, and downers, ala THX1138.
Who was talking about rednecks? I'm talking about men (my gender) in general.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
just commenting on putting everyone in a bubble. more concern shown about people's personal habits than serious issues. i smoke like a chimney, but i also get my exercise.
lung cancer, shortened life span? i'm counting on it.
Just like a doctor told me once, "Paul, after all the things you've quit, just don't have the heart to ask you to quit smoking,."
I go out of my way to be the most well-mannered smoker I know, but some people don't want anyone to smoke anywhere.... to the point of a parking deck in Burbank Cali, open-air on all four sides, yet "no smoking" signs everywhere... yet one Hummer starting up in the deck, or a diesel school bus hauling past spews more crap in the air than a multitude of smokers on each floor... and you can still smoke in your car, even with the windows down. Can't be because of litter, because the same deck has more Fuddrucker's and McD's crap constantly.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
I smoke too. ;0)
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
What percentage of husbands regularly fart in front of their wives , that's what I want to know . Need to settle an argument with my wife .
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
I do, but she's fair-minded and reciprocates.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
All of 'em, Katie.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
Farting in bed, and then fanning her with the sheets :-O
"No one ever said these people were logically consistent."
- watchdog -
Farting in bed and the pulling the covers over my wife's head
Its no fun when she does it to me tho' :)
Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.
Mine don't smell bad; just gas.
far left loon >.<
Women don't shut up long enough for the gas to build up.
I do, but he's not my wife. I claim it's for my health (not good to keep it in-- all natural)
My father went in the kitchen to fart and my mother said, "I'm blind, I'm not deaf."
far left loon >.<
don't forget scratching...
Hey, I don't mind if women needs to do a boob/bra adjustment. Imagine wearing one of those things. And ladies, imagine what we have in our jeans.
far left loon >.<
I am a nicotine fan and that is tripe.
I switched to electronic cigarettes 7 months ago and never looked back you can use them pretty much anywhere. Plus you smell sweet from the e-juice not like an ashtray.
Hints
No free stuff just google vaping you will find what you are looking for at a number of sites. I recommend an EGO RIVA e-cigarette to start with.
Look up vaping, you'll find a whole lot more than e-cigarettes...
Personally, I prefer the volcano...
ummm... wait... what?
/grin
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
of cigs, alcohol and handguns being legal....
and mary jane barred from the party....
the power of a lobby and a platform on the ignorant....
but you will be able to get your anti-depressants under the new health care "reform" bill.
pardon me, but being from the left, this stance on the noble weed? who do they think they're fooling? me? you?
seriously, i find this political correctness sickening. we'll pay for drugs that fuck with your brain chemistry such as re-uptake inhibitors that are known to cause suicidal thoughts and feelings, but we are still going to toss pot-smokers in the can? what a bunch of flaming fucking hypocrites.
YUP. It's madness.
When I first came to Korea (heavy drinking culture) I routinely saw men rolling around in the gutter-- in three-piece suits, but "teh drugs" are the most evil thing on the planet here. Zero tolerance. They can arrive at your door and make you pee in a cup any day of the week.
far left loon >.<
But when OBAMA was smoking, everyone questioned how smart he was to smoke, and the chances of him getting ill from cancer, or other lung diseases....But it's cool that Cain smokes. These folk are such flaming hypocrites it blows my mind. Same when Lindsay Lohan's baby sister, Ashely, became pregnant as a teen, the Repugs crucified her parents and Ashely, but when Bristol became a pregnant teen, they put her on a pedestal. Long story short, Ashely married the father of her children, and Bristol is still out screwing around.
Is that who you are trying to reference? Ashlee Simpson and her son Bronx Mogwli? Ashlee Simpson, daughter of Baptist preacher turned manager who got pregnant out of wedlock when she was 23?
Lindsay Lohan does have a teenage half-sister named Ashley who is trying to become a pop star.
Herman Cain,
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries
It seems that everyone wants it back. If I step outside my office I can see it so anyone wishing to make a claim just has to drop me a line and I'll let you know where it can be found. You'll have to establish title of course.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
didn't Candidate Obama get hassled about smoking by Fox Noise?
Oh..my..yes they did.
at the 1:30 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouKJixL--ms
Again, IOKIYAR raises its fetid, rotting head.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
"Herman Cain Adviser: Campaign 'Resonating' with Smokers"
Maybe you meant to say he's 'resinating' with smokers?
If you're going to be the spellcheck and/on grammar police, it would help if you weren't wrong.
Resonating is evoking a shared feeling or belief.
Resinating is to impregnate with resin.
I do believe that was his point. Resinating the smokers with tobacco resins. Get it? It was a joke.
And not necessarily tobacco...
Just sayin'
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
Hey SFnomad, check in with the humor police and see what they think, choad.
Forget about the smoker, what the hell is wrong with Cain and that creepy long smile. Am I the only one who sees him creepy?
I hardly noticed the smoking, forget about the smoking, but holy cow was that a creepy slow grin.
Howard Dean had The Scream. Herman Cain has The Grin.
No , you're not .
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
But if it comes to one's reproductive rights or personal relationships...
The next Perry add will feature his advisor eating chicken fried bacon.
I've seen some stuff, man. And some thangs...
Damn , what a freak show .
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
Funny, target people who don't give a shit about anything. Don't care about their health, just sitting around smoking. Yeah genius. I wonder if they care enough to get up off their asses to vote? Since there is no smoking allowed at voting booths what would be their motivation to go at all?
Just a bit of stereotyping there fiver , don't you think ?.
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
Block kept talking about their message. A guy smoking, an American flag, and Herman leering at the camera. That's your fucking message? I think your message needs more message.
FOX News commentators, looks like the rogue gallery of liars, grifters, and cheats..... not one moral between all of them.
has got to be smoking. And it's got to be some pretty powerful shit. Probably imported from Mexico. You can't grow the good stuff here.
Uh.... two words...
Humboldt County
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
Thanks, I didn't want to be the one. ;)
(Proud resident of Humboldt County).
I'm a liberal Democrat and do not support Cain at all, but I do think many progressives make way too much about smoking. With all the serious problems in the world, it can start to seem petty, wimpy and naggy to go on and on about it. Every time people ride in a car they might get killed. What about people who choose dangerous hobbies like race car driving? Will that have to stop, too? If the anti-smoking crowd wins this one, what bad habit do they start hounding others on next? At some point will people have to be encased in foam rubber to take a walk?
Really, what is worse:
A. Smoking
B. People starving
Sometimes it makes you wonder if a lot of liberals might choose smoking as being the worst thing in the world. It just gets to be ridiculous after a while.
my father probably wouldn't have taken me drag racing, had that been his "hobby", but he did take me around in our family station wagon, because, you know, we had to do things like get to work and the store and school and the doctor's, but he also closed me up in that station wagon with the smoke from the cigarettes that he chain-smoked ... yeah, it was his choice, and no kids starved because of it, but it ended up killing him, leaving me without a father at age 14, and now it's killing me
no biggie ... and we certainly couldn't address cigarette smoking, both 1st- and 2nd-hand, as a serious and seriously addictive health threat while also addressing world hunger ... and war ... and police brutality ... and wall street corruption ... and ...
In the first message above I meant to add that I do think smoking should be banned in most places such as family restaurants, businesses etc. It just seems like the anti-smoking people can't stop now. It's silly to ban it outside and in bars, private clubs, nightclubs, etc.
Why do causes like this where we force people to do what is good for them always seem to turn into some Carrie Nation like feeding frenzy?
I know that some people are truly allergic to smoking and their health should be safe guarded, but I don't see how not allowing people to smoke in their own cars makes a lick of difference.
PS. It is not only liberal Democrats that are caught up in the anti smoking fever. Republicans and others can be even worse.
being an ex-smoker, living on the east coast, i always enjoy hearing other reasons why i am not a 'real american'. but, it is heartening to know that if i just pick up smoking again i would be more like real folk, working and stuff
I think I saw him hanging around the Greyhound station greeting unaccomanied teenage girls as they got off busses. He escorted them to this big old limo where some old, balding coot greeted each new girl with a really creepy smile.
Lowest.
Common.
Denominator.
Real Americans also support their families, and consumer health insurance, yet Cain and his ilk would force slave wages on them if they could.
I read a comment elsewhere praising the ad and scolding the "sheeple".
and a memory surfaced from the back of my brain. "sheeple" is exactly what i thought of those who started smoking to begin with.
i can't believe this ad is being sold as "edgy" because some sad looking middle aged guy who is begging for your money is smoking. And that music... combined that with the smoking issue and slow smile... am i in the 80s??
Now if it was pot he was smoking...
I know this isn't going to win me any fans, but it's just a disgusting, filthy, dirty, unhealthy habit.
You can't deny it, voting Republican simply IS.
Voting Dem isn't turning out to be much better, either.
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Sparking up a Marlboro in honor of your comment!
Almost had me there, and reading slowly this morning... hell, doing everything slowly this morning, it seems... /smile
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
Block replied. "I'm not the only one that smokes in America for God sake. It's a choice that I've made."
So, 'by God', Block is PRO-CHOICE as to what goes into his mouth?
I LOVE IT!
PRO-CHOICE Because God allows it !!
I can see the ads already !!
An old retired fart.
Oh yes, Mr. Block, but that doesn't explain why your candidate has only a cameo appearance and the political looks like a video for a smoker's eHarmony. Enjoy spending Koch money.
bet $50 this guy's hard drive has stuff that would make lesser men drown their eyes in bleach
CTHULHU 2012 "Why vote for a lesser evil?"
Let all the stupid Reslugs chain smoke. There will be a lot less of them in the future.
Is this guy the Beast of the Apocalypse or what? When so many TV pundits could not figure out the subliminal message (actually, just message: it is right there!), I wondered, think about it: the dour-faced campaign employee tokes up and glowers, followed immediately by a wicked smile by Cain. Now isn't it obvious: this is a reference to what Repubs call "the Nanny State," which "demonizes" smokers, just another instance of government regulation on steroids, &c. The message is: I am against regulation of businesses. I mean, Citizen Cain was a CEO! He tows the Teaparty-Norquist line telling us that even in the wake of the Wall Street-bank-real estate speculator meltdown, what America really needs is less regulation, not more. We have heard it all before. They're like broken records.
"Respect for the rights of others is peace." --Benito Juarez
What is Herman Cain leading anyways? What is his position of Healthcare? Is this dude serious or another space & time waster like Donald Trump the pseudo-billionaire. What a clown show.
mr. cain resonates with a bunch of elderly veterans who smoke? how many of them do you suppose are going to be alive, come nov. 2012, to vote for a candidate cain?
he might want to think of expanding his target demographic, to include people who won't likely be on life-support, or dead, in a year.
The video makes no sense, is offensive and makes no point. Any discussion of the opposite is pure distraction.
Go Occupy something.
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