Two GOP debates back to back in two weeks, one sponsored by the Bloomberg and Washington Post (10/11/11) and the other, entitled, the Western Republican Debate, hosted in Nevada by CNN's Anderson Cooper (10/18/11).
Santorim made a scramble to the top by connecting with the hispanic population as he mentioned family, faith, and jobs. Santorim also used the same theme when referring to groups immigrating to the United States and how rights protect groups from discrimination in America, but Paul reminded the audience that each individual has a civil right in America and that civil rights are not about being a part of a group, but of being an individual. Santorim disputed back by commenting the family unit is a strong unit within the Hispanic population, and continued to say the family unit is being eroded by the laws that do not protect families as Cain's 9-9-9 plan would not allow standard deductions for families with children. In otherwords, Santorim pointed out, a family would pay the same amount of tax as a single person under Cain's plan.
As Cain, Romney, and Perry all denied supporting the implementation of the TARP or the TARP, period, Paul interjected that if anyone was to be bailed out it should have been the people, not the banks and corporations and Wall Street. Paul went on to say that we cannot blame the victims, those Occupying Wall Street. Cain's insensitivity to those Occupying Wall Street was exposed when he said, "What are the banks supposed to do? Come downstairs and write them a check?"
In the Bloomberg/Washington Post debate, Cain said that he didn't experience any unfairness by businesses as an employee. A faulty assumption that has been the norm for too long and is hazardous to a public's health and well-being occurs when politicians/businessmen assume that just because they didn't experience unfairness, that unfairness does not exist for others. When we as a nation, stop thinking that just because everything is coming up roses in our own backyards, that everything is well and fine with others, we might get around to fairness, compassion for others, and equality. America does not need another person in political office who is not in tune with the public's reality.
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