Re: Arizona Congressman Gabrielle Giffords Apparantly Survives Assassination Attempt
Herman was CEO of Godfather's Pizza, headquartered in Omaha when I had (you'll find this impossible to believe) a talk show. Herman had made an appearance on a natonally televised townhall deal about health care. People were invited, for the purpose of questioning Bill about Hillarycare. Anyway, when Herman's turn came he told Bill he couldn't afford to provide insurance for all his workers. And Bill's answer, suffused with that knowledge he has about the private sector, having never worked a day in his life in it said: "Well, just raise your prices." Herman firmly explained that his customers were extrremely price conscious, that 65% of 'em were coming in on coupons. You know, the young working class guy and his wife and two kids coming in on the family meal deal. Herman said these customers would either go somewhere else or reduce the frequency of their visits to his stores. He said he could insure his workers under those circumstances, there would just be many fewer workers to cover.
In other words Herman slam dunked Clinton, which warmed me up to him considerably. He subsequently made a couple of apearances on my show, we had lunch a few times, etc. So my familiarity is professional. And I've made no study of his points of view. Don't know what he thinks about the new Chinese stealth fighter, etc. However, he is a very charming guy who can talk to just about anybody. He's conservative, but really don't know if he's fiscal or social or some combination. I iknow he sings and he's pretty good.
Last year he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican senate nomination in North (?) Carolina. Don't know if he had Tea Party support or not.
All of that is irrelevant, should he actually begin to campaign. As with most candidates, it will be explained to him what he believes in most instances. Or at least his views will be tweaked. And we'll get a clearer picture of where he stands. I can say this with certainty, he's a first class guy, a very successful businessman and the kind of guy who, given the opportunity, could possibly break through on the national scene. Republicans have this bad habit of nominating the guy who's next in line, Dole--McCain and Herman has no base of support, since he's never held elective office.
But I've never had spaghetti at Travato's with any other potential president (except for Bob Kerry) and I find it intriguing. I'm guessing most of us could be charmed into supporting people we would normally excoriate, if we had the chance to meet them and gauge them personally instead ofthrough sound bites and TV spots and phony gotcha "debates." Herman doesn't fall into that category, of course.
My take? We could do way worse.
Herman was CEO of Godfather's Pizza, headquartered in Omaha when I had (you'll find this impossible to believe) a talk show. Herman had made an appearance on a natonally televised townhall deal about health care. People were invited, for the purpose of questioning Bill about Hillarycare. Anyway, when Herman's turn came he told Bill he couldn't afford to provide insurance for all his workers. And Bill's answer, suffused with that knowledge he has about the private sector, having never worked a day in his life in it said: "Well, just raise your prices." Herman firmly explained that his customers were extrremely price conscious, that 65% of 'em were coming in on coupons. You know, the young working class guy and his wife and two kids coming in on the family meal deal. Herman said these customers would either go somewhere else or reduce the frequency of their visits to his stores. He said he could insure his workers under those circumstances, there would just be many fewer workers to cover.
In other words Herman slam dunked Clinton, which warmed me up to him considerably. He subsequently made a couple of apearances on my show, we had lunch a few times, etc. So my familiarity is professional. And I've made no study of his points of view. Don't know what he thinks about the new Chinese stealth fighter, etc. However, he is a very charming guy who can talk to just about anybody. He's conservative, but really don't know if he's fiscal or social or some combination. I iknow he sings and he's pretty good.
Last year he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican senate nomination in North (?) Carolina. Don't know if he had Tea Party support or not.
All of that is irrelevant, should he actually begin to campaign. As with most candidates, it will be explained to him what he believes in most instances. Or at least his views will be tweaked. And we'll get a clearer picture of where he stands. I can say this with certainty, he's a first class guy, a very successful businessman and the kind of guy who, given the opportunity, could possibly break through on the national scene. Republicans have this bad habit of nominating the guy who's next in line, Dole--McCain and Herman has no base of support, since he's never held elective office.
But I've never had spaghetti at Travato's with any other potential president (except for Bob Kerry) and I find it intriguing. I'm guessing most of us could be charmed into supporting people we would normally excoriate, if we had the chance to meet them and gauge them personally instead ofthrough sound bites and TV spots and phony gotcha "debates." Herman doesn't fall into that category, of course.
My take? We could do way worse.
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