Herman Cain (troll extraordinaire) says God personally persuaded him to run for president

[Missing User]

[QUOTE=Xain777;33267214]I think he is talking about [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther"]this one.[/URL][/QUOTE]

My mistake.

[znk666]

[QUOTE=Miskav;33263116]I doubt Americans are that dumb.[/QUOTE]
One can only hope,right?

[editline]14th November 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Occlusion;33261875]I don't get why american voters like this? If a UK politician did this he'd just be immediately labeled as a moron.[/QUOTE]
Because over 90% are Christian

[Midas22]

[QUOTE=SSBMX;33261011]Good work losing more votes[/QUOTE]

I beg to differ, he may have gotten some of the south's votes although the whole being black thing doesn't help him there.

[Gorou]

Oh boy, reminds me of the last time I thought I was the chosen one, destined to nuke all major states, then the painkillers wore off and realised that I was in the hospital after a car accident.

Shit happens, I guess.

[JamesRaynor]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;33266718]Well, because they are morons, and morons vote for morons.[/QUOTE]

"In a Democracy, The People Get The Government They Deserve"

Or more to the point, people tend to vote for people who are most like themselves rather than those who would be the better leaders.

[Contag]

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;33267845]Couldn't you just, not mention it?[/QUOTE]

huh?
If I'd had the time machine and have had done it I wouldn't be mentioning it
I'd be too busy flying around New York on a pterodactyl like a bad made for TV science fiction movie

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=Contag;33269549]huh?
If I'd had the time machine and have had done it I wouldn't be mentioning it
I'd be too busy flying around New York on a pterodactyl like a bad made for TV science fiction movie[/QUOTE]
No I mean, couldn't a politician just not mention their religion?

[salmonmarine]

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;33269657]No I mean, couldn't a politician just not mention their religion?[/QUOTE]

They'd have to spill the beans at some point or another during the campaign.

[Political Gamer]

Wait didn't Republicans bash Obama for his base making him out to be a "messiah."

[Hiccuper]

I don't know jack shit about american politics, but everything I hear about this man makes me think more and more, that he's an absolute hero.

[GarrettFox]

Hearing voices:

God? Socially acceptable.

Anyone else? Whoa there whackjob!

[itzspacy]

[QUOTE=Valdor;33261185]let me grab my binoculars[/QUOTE]

If you were smart and had google chrome you could just zoom in.

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=Hiccuper;33271902]that he's an absolute hero.[/QUOTE]
Quite the opposite.

[OvB]

[QUOTE=The Baconator;33266173]No actually, my Political Science class said that you pretty much have to confess to being a Christian or you won't get voted.[/QUOTE]

This effect is demonstrated really well in the book/movie Contact actually, although in a different situation, same idea though.

[BryBreadmin]

[QUOTE=Miskav;33263116]I doubt Americans are that dumb.[/QUOTE]

Well...

[editline]Yeah, we're that stupid.[/editline]

Somewhat on-topic, where I live, being an atheist immediately gets you labeled as an insensitive asshole who needs to learn faith.