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‘Run, Herman, Run!’
Tea Party favorite Herman Cain readies 2012 campaign.
Herman Cain laughs at being described as “Steve Forbes with charisma,” but finds the comparison flattering. “That’s quite a compliment.… I have the greatest amount of respect for him.”
The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and Atlanta talk-radio host notes that he supported Forbes during the publishing executive’s unsuccessful 2000 Republican presidential primary campaign, and Forbes endorsed Cain’s 2004 Senate bid in the Georgia GOP primary.
Now, Cain is on the verge of embarking on his own presidential campaign, hiring staffing and preparing to form an exploratory committee. The combination of Forbes-like economic savvy and his own charismatic personality has triggered a remarkable level of excitement around Cain’s candidacy. He emerged the victor two weeks ago in an online poll at the popular Red State conservative blog. Organized in an elimination bracket format, that survey pitted Cain against Sarah Palin in the final round and — although, of course, such Internet polls are not scientific — the result demonstrated the Georgia businessman’s appeal to the conservative grassroots. Red State editor Erick Erickson said he “wouldn’t put too much stock” in the poll result, but added: “I would say it is a good sign for Herman Cain that, being relatively unknown, he can generate that much enthusiasm for himself.”
If Cain is “relatively unknown” to many people, he is a favorite of Tea Party activists. When he spoke at this year’s Tax Day Tea Party in Atlanta, several voices in the crowd shouted “Run, Herman, run!” Three days earlier, after getting a standing ovation for his speech at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, Cain returned to the lectern to caution attendees against lining up too early behind any GOP presidential candidate for 2012 because, he said, “there might also be a dark horse candidate you don’t know about.”
Getting from “dark horse” to serious contender is a task Cain has assigned to a campaign team headed by two Republican operatives from Wisconsin, Mark Block and Scott Toomey. A major challenge is to overcome skepticism among political journalists. Even while acknowledging the growing buzz around the incipient Cain campaign, several commentators registered their doubts about his prospects for winning. David Weigel of Slate described Cain as a Tea Party “megastar,” but added: “The political class doesn’t take Cain seriously.” Jonah Goldberg of National Review recognized Cain as “a charismatic superstar on the Tea Party circuit” but said “it’s hard to imagine him amounting to more than an exciting also-ran.” Ben Smith of Politico called Cain “a compelling speaker” but said “he’s little known outside conservative circles.”
Despite the doubts of the press corps, Cain continues winning over converts among Republicans in early primary states. In New Hampshire, John DiStaso of the Manchester Union Leader recently reported that “veteran GOP operative and former congressional staffer David Tille has become active” for Cain, whom he met during one of the candidate’s recent visits there. The Politico’s Smith took notice of Iowa GOP operative Tim Albrecht’s prediction that Cain “is going to have some serious legs” in that state. Cain’s supporters have already begun organizing in early primary states. “We have people on the ground in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and will soon have people on the ground in Nevada,” Cain told The American Spectator in an interview last week. “We are going to run a bottoms-up, outside-the-box campaign.… My strength at this point is the grassroots support that I have across this country.”
As for doubters in the media, Cain says, “The way we overcome that is to continue to build the ground game, and the aerial game — the mainstream media — it will come.” That kind of optimism reflects Cain’s own proven history of success. After graduating from Atlanta’s Morehouse College in 1967, he worked for the Department of the Navy and Coca-Cola before joining the Pillsbury Company in 1977. His success in managing the company’s Burger King operations in the Philadelphia region earned him the presidency of Pillsbury’s Godfather’s Pizza chain in 1986. Two years later, Cain organized a buyout of Godfather’s from Pillsbury and became the CEO. By 1994, Cain had become president of the National Restaurant Association and it was in that role that he played a key role in defeating President Clinton’s health-care proposal.
“An articulate black entrepreneur, Cain transformed the debate when he challenged Clinton at a town meeting in Kansas City, Mo., [in April 1994],” Newsweek reported in September 1994. “Cain asked the president what he was supposed to say to the workers he would have to lay off because of the cost of the ‘employer mandate.’ Clinton responded that there would be plenty of subsidies for small businessmen, but Cain persisted. ‘Quite honestly, your calculation is inaccurate,’ he told the president. ‘In the competitive marketplace it simply doesn’t work that way.’”
Cain’s confrontation with Clinton made him a hero to opponents of “HillaryCare” and, as might be expected, he has been an outspoken critic of the “ObamaCare” plan Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid rammed through Congress. And, as evidenced by the Tea Party movement and the Republican landslide in the mid-term election, Cain says voters are ready to support an outsider to take on the establishment in Washington.
“People are waking up and realizing we don’t need more politicians, we need more problem-solvers,” he says. “They’re looking for someone who is willing and capable of telling the American public the truth.… This nation is bankrupt, but the people in Washington, D.C. right now don’t know how to get us out of this mess.”
Cain would be the first non-politician to win a major party’s presidential nomination since the GOP chose Dwight Eisenhower as its candidate in 1952. The formidable odds against him, however, do not discourage Cain who, in 2006, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer that had spread from his colon to his liver. He survived that and now, cancer-free for more than four years, finds inspiration in his survival.
“I happen to believe God said, ‘Not yet.’…That inspired me to run for president, because I believe that I’ve got to try to make as big a difference on this planet as I can.”
About the Author
Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.
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PCC| 12.27.10 @ 6:47AM
I'd like to know more about his views on tax, economics, war and peace, fiscal policy, foreign affairs, judicial appointments, TSA, government regulations, trade policy, etc.
Publius | 12.27.10 @ 9:31AM
It's already been said, but I wanted to reiterate that his views are out there. He's a FairTax supporter. I think you could label him a Reagan "peace through strength" conservative when it comes to foreign policy. I've seen him speak on several occasions--including an hour-and-a-half he spent speaking to my AP Government students and fielding questions about his policy stances--and he has shown himself to be very conservative. I've been impressed. The last candidate I worked for was Lindsey Graham, much to my shame, and I became disillusioned with politicians because of it. I would be happy to be part of Herman Cain's grassroots campaign. I believe he's authentic, and he's what the country needs, regardless of how the political class views him.
Chalkdust| 12.27.10 @ 11:44AM
I much prefer grass roots endorsements rather than political class endorsements.
Halifax| 12.27.10 @ 1:25PM
If any of Herman Cain's people are reading this, I think they should seek Sarah Palin's endorsement.
I don't think she's running for president and Cain needs to get big media attention and support from high-profile people.
A Palin endorsement would have the world looking at Herman Cain to see who he is - and I believe many Republican primary voters will like what they see.
Wayne | 12.27.10 @ 2:09PM
I was thinking this myself. I believe the GOP should run either a woman, hispanic or black candidate to counter Obama. Unfortunately Palin has a large negative. But with us conservatives she is a huge positive. She has said that she may run unless their is another candidate running who "gets it". That candidate needs to have a certain independence and no huge political baggage. I hope Cain passes muster. I am not keen on the FairTax stuff, and see it mainly as a distraction. Instead go with Ryan's flat tax proposals, or Steve Forbes flat tax ideas. In fact get Steve Forbes as an advisor. He has been absolutely correct through the whole recession.
Also Cain would be the first black president. Obama is not black, since he has a white mother.
Interloper| 12.28.10 @ 1:17AM
Suffice it to say that a black person supported by Robert Stacy McCain, a neo-Confederate who has cheered the murder of Emmett Till, is a disaster waiting to happen.
"Till's mother said her son was a "sacrificial lamb." But this construction wrongly imputes innocence and religious purpose to the victim. Till was not innocent. He was not merely walking down the street one day, selected at random, and killed simply because he was black. Till in fact was killed in response to his own action, by two men whose interest in him was specific and personal. Emmett Till was not killed while sitting in at a Woolworth's lunch counter or marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge or engaged in any other act of civil disobedience. Emmett Till was not killed as the result of his quest for civil rights, unless you consider insulting women to be a civil right."
http://www.eschatonblog.com/20.....8238515614
As for the comment preceding mine, more than 80% of African-Americans have European ancestry. Does that make them "not black"?
D McDougal| 12.29.10 @ 6:46PM
Run Herman, you may be our last hope!
C.K. Amos| 12.27.10 @ 1:11PM
Monday through Friday, from 7-10 p.m. Eastern, he's on WSB Radio AM 750 out of Atlanta. Here's the hotlink: http://wsbradio.com/inside/herman_cain.html.
Listen to him. You will be impressed. You will hear a kindred conservative spirit who has real-world experience and who has common sense plus intellect.
This is the man who should've been the first black president.
And who would make a terrific president.
How satisfying it would be to have the conservative black man defeat the Marxist man-child in 2012.
leonard bilz| 12.27.10 @ 5:30PM
Herman would be the first black President. Do you think Obama or any liberal would describe Obama as Black? NO WAY. Herman would rather call himself black than African American.
C.K. Amos| 12.27.10 @ 10:37PM
Not sure re: Obama and libs calling Obama black. I believe he did declare on the census form that he was "Black, as African Am., or Negro."
And I believe that I've heard Herman Cain say that he's just an American.
How refreshing that would be: To have a black man actually act as an American--something that racially divisive, bi-racial, Marxist Obama once claimed, about there being only one America.
It'll be interesting to see how the black community reacts to Cain. And how the Dems, libs and leftists behave.
Interloper| 12.28.10 @ 2:02AM
I KNOW Barack Obama calls himself 'black,' and not just because I know him. So do informed people who get their news from sources other than Fox. The President chooses to identify himself as black/African-American, not multiracial, on Census forms.
And, logically he should. Being black in the U.S. means acknowledging having some ancestors from the African continent. It does not mean all ones ancestry is African.
Alan Keyes tried to make the same kind of attack on President Obama you are attempting, and it got him absolutely nowhere. People of color identify with Barack Obama, not with an Alan Keyes, Michael Steele or Herman Cain, because he is right on the issues.
Robert| 12.29.10 @ 12:52AM
So, let me see. Being "black" is a leftist political mindset. Ok, next time I'm around some black folk I'll ask if they are liberals. If they respond in the negative, I'll inform them they aren't really black. Thanks, interloper, for your kindergarten reasoning.
NOTstupid!| 12.29.10 @ 7:18AM
"People of color identify with Obama...because he is right on the issues." REALLY? 66% of Americans today do not have faith in this president and don't like the direction the liberals are taking. It is a mess. The media cannot paint a picture that is inaccurate. Some of us read for ourselves. Some of have common sense. The media's role in bullying Americans is so over. The lack of reporting the "issues" is what got America in trouble.
Herman Cain is poised to make a real impact on politics and it will be exciting to see. However, I have my passport handy in case Obama inches back in through his illegal immigrant votes.
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 6:13PM
Did a bit of reading...he sounds, as PG Wodehouse would write, like a veritable "dream rabbit." Hope he runs, so I can work for him.
George True| 12.27.10 @ 7:13AM
PCC, Herman Cain's views on taxes, economics, fiscal policy, gov't regulations, etc are well known. Just Google him or go to YouTube and you will get hundreds of hits. As a very, very successful businessman and CEO who rose from the bottom to the top of the corporate ladder in multiple companies, he understands what it takes to create jobs and make a payroll. He is an unabashed and unapologetic advocate of a truly free market and low taxes, combined with greater individual liberty and responsibility.
As head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain had a hand in torpedoing Hillarycare back in the nineties. He was and is dead set against Obamacare.
He would be my first choice for the GOP nominee in 2012.
Deborah D | 12.27.10 @ 9:12AM
I actually heard Herman Cain speak (he did his radio show from the Cobb County Tea Party on July 3, 2009.)
Cain said his (great?) grandfather lived in slavery, and he wasn’t going back to that. Whether it’s slavery to an “owner” or slavery to a government, makes no difference to him. It’s still slavery, and it’s his right to be free. What a great argument.
He also said something to the effect that you can’t have the “pursuit of happiness” without “liberty” and you can’t have “liberty” without being in control of your own “life.” He said that’s why the Founders wrote them in the order of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, because you can’t have the others without the first.
So, as government continues encroaching on our lives, remember, we have a right to our lives. Our lives do not belong to the government. They belong to us. We can’t have liberty without control over our own lives. The rest of his thoughts about government stem from these thoughts of his. Plus, he's a happy warrior!! Bless him! I'd vote for him in a heartbeat!
Dave | 12.28.10 @ 6:02PM
I, too, heard Cain doing a fill-in talk radio show about three years ago. I think he was sitting in for Bill "All Mumbles - No Energy" Bennett.
After about one hour of listening to Cain hosting callers on an off the cuff radio program - I felt like I wanted to hear more ... and see if there was really something else under the hood.
I hope he'll make a run for it. If he's as adverstised on the surface - it ought to be worthwhile to see if he can go mano-e-mano with Obamo-e-Bama in the debate trenches. My gut tells me that, being (himself) a balck man ... he won't be falling into that McCain, McConnell, Boehner "go-along-get-along" b.s. that always ends up stuffing those of us in the Red States deeper into the socialist dung heep.
For me? I say -- "Have at it, Herb." And as my Yidish Uncle Max would say -- "Couldn't hoit."
Margie| 12.28.10 @ 8:38PM
He sat in for Sean Hannity today and it's the first I ever heard him.
What do I say?
HE'S GREAT!!
He is super hopeful and encouraging about the fact that the American people waking up and getting involved and will be voting the Obamanation out of office. I couldn't agree more.
TP insider| 12.29.10 @ 4:49PM
I have heard Cain speak on several occasions, met him in person, and he presents himself well. That said, he should reconsider his appointment of Mark Block as chief of staff. Block left WI AFP under a cloud, and it is possible if not likely that he will be hauled before the WI Government Accountability Board- again.
It should also be noted that the Redstate poll mentioned included neither Jim DeMint, nor the winner of CPAC 2010 poll, Ron Paul. Marginal value, IMHO.
Stay tuned....but my suspicion if Cain does not ditch Block, the ditch is where his campaign will end up.
ElixirMixer| 12.27.10 @ 11:30AM
Right on, Mr. True!
Herman Cain is the ultimate "dark horse" and the only problem I can see with his candidacy is that the empty-suit, incompetent and inept Obama has turned off so many people that they'll have a hard time voting for another "black" candidate.
Herman Cain is the antithesis of "Dumbobama" and I would thoroughly enjoy working on his campaign.
Gladius| 12.27.10 @ 10:29PM
I don't think people are turned off by black. I think there are multiple reasons , with stupid and lack of experience high on the list but black is not one of them. When people hear HC speak they wil know he is no Obama.
MoeBlotz| 12.27.10 @ 7:24AM
Tea Party Patriots raising Cain.... lame stream media headline next year.
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 12.27.10 @ 7:29AM
Herman Cain is impressive.
Let's review some comments made in the article.
Point: Herman Cain is not that well known outside political circles.
Counter-point: Just several years before his run for the presidency, who knew Barack Obama, outside of his community organizing pals? By the way, all that community organizing is done on your tax dime. When Obama went to an airport to rent a car, he didn't have the funds on his credit card and was rejected. From a car rental! Several years later he was president.
The fact that the political class took Obama seriously shows that this point may not be a serious consideration.
The real fear behind the Herman Cain's is their threat to the Politburo ruling class inside the beltway. I understand the fear but Washington is overdue for a real shake up.
I wonder how many politicians would start to make real changes just to respond to the threat of a Herman Cain presidency?
All the Republican regulars and their track records on global warming, health insurance and big government theologies including Gingrich, Romney and Huckabee pale in comparison to this candidate.
Big Tony| 12.27.10 @ 8:34AM
Obama was extremely well known to the hard core left far in advance of his run for the presidency. A lefty friend of mine was hopeful Obama would run in 2004 against Bush.
I think Cain would potentially be a great president
however I believe his southern accent will be a problem for him as the left wing media will use that to try to portray him as an idiot. This will be an effective strategy as a huge percentage of the american populace already views a southern accent as a sign of a lack of intelegence.
Couple this with the fact that the Republican establishment will continue to try to nominate the worst possibe candidate imaginable and it makes a Cain nomination highly unlikely.
But if the republicans do put Romney, Huckabee, Palin or Gingrich in against Obama in 2012 an Obama's victory is all but assured.
As far as politicians making any real changes the only change they are likely to make is in the type of speech they make.
Kimberly| 12.27.10 @ 8:44AM
Big Tony is right. I worked for a guy in 2004, who told me in no uncertain terms that Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States. I thought he was joking, but he assured me the "plan was in the works" and to "mark his words". He was Obama's college roommate at one point in time and now he's left the company to be the Ambassador to Belize. Look him up. The hard left (led by Soros) propelled Obama straight to the top. It was part of a master plan that took years to assemble. Sorta makes you wonder if old GB is on to something with that Soros backstory, doesn't it?
twocats| 12.27.10 @ 7:34PM
Kimberly is either an unskilled liar who doesn't check facts or woefully gullible. The ambassador to Belize is Vinai Thummalapally and he and Obama never attended any school togther. http://belize.usembassy.gov/ambassador.htmlCheck your facts. As for Cain,'
He is clearly a skilled businessman. but probably unelectable as president.
Interloper| 12.28.10 @ 2:13AM
Exactly! Cain isn't going anywhere, certainly not to the White House. Even with the alleged support of white extremists, he cannot win an election in Georgia. That says it all. I suspect many of them cannot bring themselves to vote for even a conservative black man when the moment to do so comes. Recall the fade away of Right Wingers except hardcore anti-abortion folks when Alan Keyes ran against Obama. They would rather stay home than pull that lever. The repulsion expressed toward a black person being in power by these folks is not limited to President Obama.
I don't doubt that the claim of some ambassador being in on a Manchurian plot to elect Obama is complete nonsense, but that will not prevent it from being repeated on sites like this one.
I also suspect Obama has not had a roommate since college, unless one counts Michelle.
Margie| 12.28.10 @ 9:38PM
"White extremists", hmm?
Well while you're busy Race baiting we'll be proclaiming Herman Cain's fine conservative credentials.
While President of the famous Godfather's Pizzeria one of his business mottos was SIN.
That stood for: Solve It Now!
Pretty darn good, I say.
Herman Cain understands what it means to be a leader, too. He knows you don't have to be a genius but you have to know the RIGHT decisions to make.
He also knows that Obama does not do that now, and isn't able to that.
Obama is not a leader who knows how to lead.
He is a Socialist who knows how to destroy a country almost single-handedly with his Marxist policies.
Conservatives like Herman Cain is VERY hopeful, as am I to see that Americans are waking up and getting involved in the political process.
Herman Cain will get ALL of our votes and our MONEY for support when he decides to run.
Somebody stop me if I'm wrong.
Herman Cain is a real GEM and just waiting to happen.
I heard him filling in for Hannity today, first time I heard him ever.
Thanks Sean! See, Sean's doing yeoman's work, like always. Even while on vacation.
"gunner"| 12.30.10 @ 7:17PM
sorry 'bout that "interloper", but this is one "white boy" who has been tracking cain's background and listening to what he says, and if he does run i will cheerfully vote for him in place of the empty suit currently in office.
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:25PM
Bill, may I add to your point about the political class fearing Cain, that the political class, in the media and in the Republican Party (the "Cocktail Party Republicans"), fear Herman Cain because he is not one of them. Just as they fear Sarah Palin for the same reason. They do not and will not control Herman Cain. We the People are The Hermanator's conscience, and he knows it. The Cocktail Party Republicans better wake up to the fact that the grass-roots Republicans do not like what the Party leaders and their candidates stand for, and THEY are the ones who will be OUT in 2012 if they don't change their ways and start listening to us. There are far more of us than there are of them.
Have you considered| 12.27.10 @ 7:35AM
I would too, PCC. Funny, I was talking to a couple of my family members last week about Mr. Cain, saying that I needed to investigate his platform and positions after his winning the RedState round robin.
As a Tea Party spokesperson, I will make the leap that he is grounded in the US Constitution, but I want to hear that from his own lips, so that I may judge his understanding of our founding documents for myself.
I think he may well be a solid candidate for 2012.
Publius | 12.27.10 @ 9:35AM
I think you'll find that his position on the Constitution is exactly what you'd like to see out of a candidate. He has given his positions on several occasions, and I'm sure as the number of his speaking engagements increases that you'll hear even more. Do a YouTube search. Many of his speeches are there, as are candid interviews and a grassroots political commercial.
C.K. Amos| 12.27.10 @ 1:15PM
I second Publius' comment.
You will find Herman Cain impressive.
Monday through Friday, from 7-10 p.m. Eastern, he's on WSB Radio AM 750 out of Atlanta. Here's the hotlink: http://wsbradio.com/inside/herman_cain.html.
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:29PM
If you're interested in knowing more about what Herman Cain stands for, please take the time to listen to his radio show. This week on Wednesday and Thursday he will be filling in for Neal Boortz (if his show is broadcast in your area), and his regular show on WSB radio in Atlanta is broadcast from 7PM - 10PM Eastern. You can listen online at:
http://www.hermancain.com/
Please take the time to "meet" Herman. I didn't know who he was in 2004 when he ran for the Senate (I didn't live in Atlanta then) but now I do and would vote for him in a second!
bellicus_pium | 12.27.10 @ 7:42AM
A Cain vs. Obama POTUS race would take away race and narrow EVERYTHING down to America's vision.
bellicus_pium| 12.27.10 @ 7:48AM
One afterthought: Herman Cain/Alan West ticket.
How can black America NOT support THAT ticket? Mmmmm?
George True| 12.27.10 @ 8:12AM
Wow! what a stunning combination that would be. A no-nonsense, free market, lower taxes, smaller government reformer as POTUS, and a no-nonsense, retired military officer combat veteran and advocate for a strong national defense for VP. Talk about a dream team.
Of course, the MSM would condemn them as Uncle Toms, house n*****s, and race traitors. And the Dems would denounce them as "token" blacks, while completely ignoring the obvious fact that conservatives simply do not care what race someone is, we only care about the content of their character and principles.
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:20PM
Wow, Cain/West. [George, you have only yourself to blame for the atrocious wordplay that follows :)] A great ticket? Too True, George.
C.K. Amos| 12.27.10 @ 1:55PM
They would also get white, red, yellow, brown and every-other-color America's vote.
Can't even conceive how apopletic the Democrats, liberals and leftists would be if such Cain-West ticket materialized.
Can't imagine, either, how the world would view their victory.
kurious1| 12.29.10 @ 4:22AM
That is EXACTLY the very first thing I thought! I have great admiration for both of these men and have listened to Herman for the past couple of years. Just began hearing about West in this past election cycle, but have been very impressed with him so far. I think that would be an awesome ticket for 2012!
"gunner"| 12.30.10 @ 7:31PM
cain/west, west/cain, either way i like it. a successful business leader along with a veteran combat leader, running against a metrosexual with a record of failure and a shady, mostly undocumented history he has gone to great lengths to hide. yes, i know cain and west are both black, is this supposed to be a problem?
Melvin| 12.27.10 @ 8:11AM
Alan West as a Vice President, please don't tease me so.
I have never had someone like Herman personally email me before. I had sent a get-well email to him when he had prostrate cancer.
I had forgotten that I had sent him a email but sometime later I received an email with apologizes for taking so long to respond and a thanks from Herman for my get-well wishes.
People, this man is sincere, and he speaks in terms that completely unlike politicians today. Herman Caine is just plain down to earth.
Lt.Col now Congressman West would be Herman Caine's General Sherman. He would march through Washington D.C. and the political establishment like a colon cleanser. "K" street wouldn't know what hit em.
When I see Herman and Alan I don't see, stereo typical Black men. I see proud Americans who have accomplished many things in their lives on their own merits and terms. I would follow Lt. Col West to hell and back again. He sacrificed his career to keep his soldiers as safe from ambushes as he could, when he fired off his .45 next to that fake Iraqi cop'a ear when American soldiers were getting ambushed on a daily basis, that told me right there that Allen West don't play that political correct crap.
I would be proud to vote for these two men if they were on the ticket. Barrack Obama couldn't even begin to hold a candle to the leadership of Herman or Allen.
Mac-101| 12.31.10 @ 1:00AM
You are so right Melvin. I'd also follow LTC West to the end of H3ll and back. He is truely a COMBAT leader that puts EQUAL emphasis on the Welfare of the Soldiers under his command and the Accomplishment of the Misslion. Cain/West 2012!
Jeremiah| 12.27.10 @ 8:23AM
Damn right. The Messiah couldn't debate any of them for more than 3 seconds, and media trash like Olby or Matthews wouldn't last much longer.
Donna| 12.27.10 @ 8:28AM
This is a wonderful man and I visit is Web site daily. What an inspiration to a nation this is in such need. Run Herman Run!!!!
Kimberly| 12.27.10 @ 8:37AM
@PCC @Haveyouconsidered: stream Herman's show on www.wsbradio.com - he's live weeknights at 7pm-10pm (sometimes Erick Erickson fills in for him, and that's awesome too). You'll find out all you need to know about Herman's stand on taxes (he's for the Fairtax), healthcare, TSA...he doesn't hold back. As for teaming him with Alan West? Wow. I'm a non-racist WASP and I'd vote for that ticket!!
dnha14| 12.27.10 @ 8:54AM
Cain/Ryan 2012
Mike Rogers| 12.27.10 @ 9:05AM
Herman!
Every time I hear Herman speak, he's more on fire than before.
This man understands our republic and has real leadership qualities.
He would be our first real "black president", and at the same time completely color-free. Herman Cain's appeal comes from his unabashed conservatism and love of country - he does not need to appeal to race for his success, indeed, like Clarence Thomas, he is often excoriated by the PC crowd for that success.
Obama exploits race, Herman Cain truly transcends it.
Richard Baker| 12.27.10 @ 9:05AM
When he was a child his Grandfather used to say to the kids, as he was fixin' to go to town " them that's goin, get in the truck.. them that's stayin, GET OUT OF THE WAY! His Grandfather spoke true and this would be good advice for one and all. Run Herman Run!
Melvin| 12.27.10 @ 9:12AM
After reading the posts here, it has struck me that the glaring differences between Herman and Obama.
Herman is a proud American, who has the credentials and knowledge to be an effective and tenacious leader.
Obama and Michelle loathe everything American, and the only thing that either one of them are good at is denigrating this Country and it's people.
Alert1201| 12.27.10 @ 9:34AM
Another difference is that Herman earned every thing he has and has worked for his success. On the other hand the Obama's have had everything handed to them and had to work for very little.
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:36PM
In addition, I would say that Herman has accomplished much in his life by virtue of hard work and natural intelligence. Obama and Moochelle are affirmative action recipients who have never accomplished a thing, but don't even know it, they have such huge chips on their shoulders about being black.
For those who say Herman can't win because nobody has ever heard of him, I say, "How well did you know Bill Clinton before 1992?" For all that people tout the Clintons as being such political geniuses, before 1992 nobody outside the Dem party's inner circle had ever heard of him. He was the failed governor of one of the most failed states in the United States, ranked last in pretty much everything. But he was OK looking and a good public speaker and he WON!!! (God help us!)
Michael L. Hauschild| 12.27.10 @ 9:45AM
The amazing thing about this over the last several months of hearing about this man and his policies and politics is that until I saw the header photo of him today I did not know he was black.
Melvin| 12.27.10 @ 10:32AM
The great thing about Herman is? He's just Herman. The man can command a board room, and he can be the man that can inspire a Nation, by putting his arm over our shoulders and looking directly in our eyes, and say, "You know, we have allot of hard and difficult work ahead and this is how we are going to solve it."
Herman always says, "We" not "I."
"gunner"| 12.30.10 @ 7:49PM
yes, he's black, is that a problem? it should not be, he's an american, bred, born and no doubts about it. unlike the present chair warmer we know who he is, where he comes from, what he's accomplished so far, and we're learning about his ideals and vision for the future. real ideas, not "hopey changey" hot air balloon juice.
Anthony| 12.27.10 @ 9:48AM
I hate to pounce on the Cain party here, it's true he says all the right things, but he isn't exactly a great entrepreneur. He looks like a typical affirmative action corporate shill of the type certain republicans love to support. Just remember Michael Steele, blacks didn't support him against a white candidate, they will never vote republican. Never.
Wayne | 12.27.10 @ 2:22PM
What makes you think he didn't earn it?
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:39PM
Anthony, I don't know how many blacks you know well, but I know a lot of quietly conservative blacks who would not only VOTE for Herman, they would CAMPAIGN for him. And since he's actually blacker than Obama, maybe he could pull the conservative-to-moderate black vote.
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:26PM
I believe you would be wrong, Anthony. The fellow has a B.S. in Math and an MS in Computer Science. He has a history of taking struggling subdivisions of giant companies and restoring them to blazing profitability.
I don't care how the blacks vote, I care how the tea partiers and the social Conservatives vote. The election of Allen West shows that Conservative Americans are attracted by ideas, not skin color.
"gunner"| 12.30.10 @ 7:52PM
@ anthony,
just don't bet the farm on it sonny.
Draft Herman Cain! | 12.27.10 @ 9:50AM
"The way we overcome that is to continue to build the ground game, and the aerial game -- the mainstream media -- it will come."
A literal army of supporters have been developing for months and are now established in all 50 states. If you would like to get involved, simply visit draftcain.org
Brian Mc| 12.27.10 @ 10:00AM
I can't wait to see what the dirt will be on this guy. Might be a love child? Crack parties for the employees? Of course, NYT does not have him in their sights yet...it won't be long in coming, now.
MikeD| 12.27.10 @ 10:46AM
Barry the muslim spent more than A BILLION DOLLARS on the election; most of which came through the back door illegally from george "nazi-guy" soros and the lame stream media did nothing. Neither did the republicans.
Now that the republicans control the House, they need to tie barry the muslim's team up in hearings and investigations daily, starting with that sleazeball berwick who got caught by the New York Times, of all people, sneaking in the death panels and 'death counseling'. That SOB should be the very first one on the griddle so Americans can see for themselves what barry has done to them; particualrly us old guys. Nail the bastard!
Then the GOP needs to make sure their re-districting screws the demoncraps every way from Sunday. They've already been presented with 8 to 10 more electoral votes than McCain would have had with the same vote totals.
Finally, turn to somebody like Herman Cain. Living in Atlanta for 10 years introduced us to Mr. Cain long before the rest of the Country. He has a great name recognition, and he can just dare barry the muslim and the rest of the filthy demoncraps to play their usual trump: the race card.
This is no longer politics as usual. We are in a 'death struggle' for our existence as the United States of America as we know it. If we fail now, it is all over. This is no time to make nice, but it IS time to make WAR with the dems who are killing our Country...with lots of help from foreigners like george 'nazi-wannabe' soros. He needs to be financially destroyed and kicked out of our country on his fat a$$! Yes, these are nasty words. No, I am not being 'conciliatory'. Yes, I am insensitive. The demoncraps are not an opposition political party any more; they are agents of foreign enemies; make no mistake. They want us dead and will kill us with a smile on their faces.
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:54PM
I don't think there IS any dirt on this guy. Married to the same woman for over 40 years, raised two sons, ran successful businesses, turned around unsuccessful ones, has his own radio show, what's to hate?
Leonard| 12.27.10 @ 5:38PM
this is beside the point. I think he has one son and one daughter. not sure, but I think so.
Richard Baker| 12.27.10 @ 10:06AM
Anthony:
Obviously, you are speaking of another Herman Cain. If you mean an entrepreneur who, ab initio, creates a business, then no. If you mean someone who effectively managed and grew a business and used entrepreneurial methods to expand that enterprise, that would be yes. Or, what do YOU mean? I think you need to read up on who he is.
Anthony| 12.27.10 @ 1:08PM
The definition of entrepreneur according to Mr. Webster is"one who runs a business at his own financial risk", is this what Mr. Cain did? I can not understand the fixation of certain republicans to find a black candidate, blacks have proven consistantly that they will not vote for black republicans, so the strategy of peeling off black votes is a non-starter. An affirmative action corporate shill is not what the US needs, even if he says the right things to the right groups. Newly elected Rep. West, may at some future date be a viable black candidate, but it won't be because of black votes. There are dozens of possible republican candidates with real accomplishments considering running against Obama, how does Mr. Cain compare to them?
Deborah D | 12.27.10 @ 1:19PM
I don't see Cain as a "black candidate" -- I see him as an amazing man who has great ideas, loves the country, wants its citizens (all of its citizens) to do well. He "made it" -- so he believes that any American can "make it." That alone is a breath of fresh air from the stench coming from the White House right now. I guess we'll see how Mr. Cain compares to the other candidates. We don't automatically crown a king two years before an election, there is a process. We're excited about this guy. Why are you so negative?
Interloper| 12.28.10 @ 1:03AM
Oh, please! Of course you see Cain as a black candidate. That's the only reason he is being trotted out. It is the same 'reasoning' that made Michael Steele chief of the National Republican Committee. You people fail to grasp that 'any black person' is not the same as someone with the credentials, brilliance, political savvy and energy of Barack Obama. Like Steele and Alan Keyes, Cain is an embarrassment to anyone who takes political leadership seriously.
Deborah D | 12.28.10 @ 6:29AM
You don't know what I see. So keep your filthy ideas out of my sight. He is not being "trotted" out -- conservatives "trot" themselves out. Cain is dipping his toe in the water because he sees the country going down the drain and thinks he can fix what ails it. So, Obama has "brilliance" and "political savvy" -- oooh, yeah, his savvy is what is pushing the country off the cliff. You are sooo afraid of Herman Cain. That is as obvious with every sickening sentence you post.
Margie| 12.28.10 @ 8:50PM
I second that emotion, Deborah D.
The typical Leftist hack accusing racism while practicing it himself.
He will come to nought. Now Herman Cain on the other hand.... he will come to success! Why? Because we will be voting for him if he runs and sending him our dollars in support when he announces!
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 2:59PM
Anthony, how DARE you call Herman Cain an affirmative action corporate shill? You clearly don't know anything about him, and yet you are more than willing to cast aspersions. Just because the guy is NOT your typical politician does not make him unqualified for an executive position. In fact, I think the fact that he was an EXECUTIVE makes him way more qualified than the affirmative action Marxist shill we have in the White House now. And I call Obama that because that is who he is!
Herman Cain's candidacy is NOT about him being black. That's the beauty of Herman. He's so smart and articulate and states his opinions and the facts so clearly, you listen to him and it doesn't matter WHAT his racial heritage is, what matters is what he thinks and what he will do! This is what we wanted when we wanted a "post-racial" President.
So Anthony, which of the DOZENS of possible Republican candidates do YOU support? Romney?
Anthony| 12.27.10 @ 3:30PM
Apparently his racial heritage is all that matters. At thirty-four years old he is suddenly promoted at Pillsbury and holds a few corporate figurehead positions. He ran a pizza company, wow, I remember this young guy Dominico who opened a small pizzeria after immigrating to the US and turned it into a small chain in NY, at least he started the company and built it, what did Mr. Cain do? There must be a million corporate shills in the US, how many of them should be the next president? Why does Cain get any attention at all? I'm sure it has nothing to do with his "racial heritage". Isn't one affirmative action president enough?
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:29PM
Two seperate subdivisions were losing money before Cain turned them profitable. Turning money losing divisions profitable is not the mark of "an affirmative action choice." The US Gov't IS a big corporation, not a start up.
Deborah D | 12.28.10 @ 8:15AM
Question, Anthony -- are you working for Romney?
TURK| 12.27.10 @ 10:19AM
We could have this accomplished, solid conservative in the U.S. Senate as we speak but for the Rove/Bush rino operation. They refused to support him and instead backed the country club idiot who just helped Obama shove the treaty that is part and parcel of the disarmament of our country through the "lame duck" joke. We had to be in a hurry(the russians aint) with the Rove/Bush Georgia joke, and the Bush Sec Def helping. I venture to say Mr. Cain would NOT have been a party to yielding on what used to be our motto-PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!
Dg in GA| 12.27.10 @ 3:01PM
Turk, you must be from GA!!!!! Isakson better be sprucing up his resume, 'cause he'll be looking for another job soon.
kurious1| 12.29.10 @ 4:39AM
Dg in GA...Amen to that!
Mike C| 12.27.10 @ 10:20AM
How does he stand on abortion and gay marriage?
Wayne | 12.27.10 @ 2:31PM
Well gay marriage would lead to fewer abortions. - sorry couldn't resist ;-)
Frank Marschino| 12.27.10 @ 10:50AM
One thing you know for sure....the lamestream media would attack Cain and/or West daily with the Uncle Tom label. After all, how dare these black men think for themselves and reject the prevailing sentiment of the majority of their race. Look what the last 40 years of affirmative action and other alleged acts of "leveling the playing field" have done for inner city America! Oh sorry......nothing.
hrh| 12.27.10 @ 11:06AM
Yep, he sounds great and seems to be a great human being. But there's this:
"Cain's 2004 Senate bid in the Georgia GOP primary."
I don't believe he won the ONLY office he's ever run for. Even Obama had won some elections; yes, there's lots to say about HOW he won in unethical ways, but he did win and he did hold office; yes, there's lots to say about what he did - or did not do - in office, but he held office.
For Herman Cain to win the Presidency without ANY public office experience is naive.
Of course, this is America, ANYTHING can happen.
But public office is not the private sector. Yes. the public sector needs to be MORE like the private sector, but it will never be identical. Nor should it be.
That's not how the Founders set it up in the Constitution; there are checks and balances in the public sector that do not exist for a CEO.
Some experience dealing with the different operating procedures in the public sector is invaluable.
I think it's a HUGE leap for someone to serve their VERY FIRST public office in the Oval Office.
DG in GA| 12.27.10 @ 3:04PM
Actually, our Founders set things up originally so that people serving in the House and Senate only did so PART-TIME. They wanted people who had REAL jobs and REAL accomplishments in office, not people who would spend their entire adult lives in Washington, DC. So I think as far as the Founders are concerned, they'd rather see an accomplished business executive in Washington than another career politician. All that being a "successful" politician (especially one like Obama) proves is that you can run a successful political campaign.
Jack| 12.27.10 @ 11:09AM
Where do I vote! I think the Caine/West combo would be a dream team extraordinaire! I wish we could get this nightmare over today. I need bumper stickers and yard signs.
Christopher| 12.27.10 @ 11:18AM
Cain will be attacked by the usual suspects of the left, lefties-democrats-liberals-progressives, because he is black and conservative. They cannot accept that because they fear losing their grip on the black voters that vote 90% for the dems. They will attack him like they attack Palin by questioning his intelligence and whether he is really "black," as defined by Sharpton/Jackson and the other race baiters.
Wayne | 12.27.10 @ 2:29PM
I don't know anybody who listens to the left any more. They have been exposed. To a large extent I credit the bluntness of Palin. She drives the left crazy, and I love every minute of it. Let Cain drive them even crazier. The last thing I want to see is a Joy Behar, saying: "You are the one Republican I like." No, what I want to see is Behar walking off the set.
Bob Grant| 12.27.10 @ 9:30PM
The "bluntness" of Sarah.
Yep, Like a dull rock hitnya upside the head.
W| 12.27.10 @ 9:59PM
Bob, the dull rock is your head. Is this the best you lefties can do? hitnya? Take some English classes and read.
Margie| 12.28.10 @ 8:54PM
And this Bob Grant is not the talk radio giant that we all know and love. (Well, conservatives, anyway).
Why? He would not speak this way about Sarah Palin. His website is bobgrantonline.com and h speaks very highly of her.
Dandapani| 12.27.10 @ 11:28AM
Cain's "Southern" accent is no worse than Clinton's, and Cain is much more articulate than Clinton, PLUS Cain is a real businessman and not a politician. We need someone who has signed the front of checks and not just the back like the current check-casher sitting in the White House.
bill glass| 12.27.10 @ 11:51AM
Cain is impressive, and I would support him. His candidacy will have a substantial impact on the Republican field and debates. I'm guessing, if he doesn't flub up, he could beat Obama like a drum.
Ken| 12.27.10 @ 11:56AM
Herman Cain is very simply the man this country needs. He has my vote.
Richard Baker| 12.27.10 @ 12:11PM
hrh:
Do you mean in comparison to the Kenyan who Rush said had a five minute career? Then I'd rather have Cain. By the way, Eisenhower didn't have a political career, did he? I don't count the politicking that Generals/Admirals engage in to get their stars.
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:30PM
Ike was President of Columbia University. Some politics required.
Perusha| 12.27.10 @ 12:26PM
Perhaps the still mostly unacknowledged lesson learned from slick Willie is the “permanent campaign” idea.
So, regarding whether Cain should run or not, why not personalize it all, by realizing every single American is ALWAYS running for President, officially or not!
That is, we EACH are born believing “anyone can become president”, or at least taught this most American “exceptional” truth. After all, surely every normal kid spent a school year in at least one classroom with pictures of all the previous presidents on the wall.
Therefore, of course Cain is “running”, right NOW!
Also Palin, Gingrich, Pawlenty, etc etc etc.
Indeed, one could cogently note that even author’s of this AS piece about Cain is “running”, in the sense that he’s even writing about Cain “running”.
For example, go to Contentions at Commentarymagazine.com, and read Peter Wehner. This GOP operative regularly opines there, and his “running” mouth has already staked out a not-Palin take. He is certain she cannot win and that she shouldn’t even “run”.
Well, I, for one who definitely is NOT officially “running”, am all for OPEN competition, so let as many people who want to RUN, RUN!
The way the political choosing process is STILL “run” resembles the NBA, and all sports, pro or not, when there was a quota for blacks, and even like the old South, when NO blacks were on teams like Alabama.
If free and honest competition is allowed, nay ENCOURAGED, then who knows what could happen?
The Kansas City Chiefs made the playoffs with a quarterback, Cassel, who never made first string at USC!
Just to gain playing time on any team, from high school on up, there are scrimmages of teammates, who FIGHT for playing time, by competing, in order to show what they can do. (Why, just this week, we’ve had two cases of actual fisticuffs between “teammates” at a Mississippi State and a pro basketball team)
Run, Jane and Johnny, Run!
See Spot run!
PattyMor| 12.27.10 @ 12:35PM
Whether a general or a CEO, it takes a certain amount of politicking to ascend to the top, along with talent. These are very useful skills when running for office and being effective after you get there.
A person with real accomplishments could be a challenge to Obambi. A black person with real accomplishments...simply delicious. If you think they savaged Sarah Palin, then watch what they try with Mr. Cain.
Obami did not beat his rivals; he destroyed them.
He had Alice Palmer thrown of the ballot. Someone got Ryan's sealed divorce records released. Obami is very dangerous and would stoop to any tactic.
Suzanne Moore | 12.27.10 @ 12:56PM
Herman Cain is the best chance we have to turn America around... Herman Cain 2012!
Bob Grant| 12.27.10 @ 1:00PM
The only chance Herman has to win is if he signs on at FOX as a pundit, hang out with reality show peers with questionable morals, use a daughter as a stage prop, and acquire a Twitter account.
serfer62| 12.27.10 @ 2:07PM
Lets see...it was Sec Rice, then colin powell, a change of pace with an Indian gov and even a fat white gov. Now another flash in the pan. We got to elect this guy as POTUS! NOW!!!
Why?
How about we find some one who actually has EXPERIENCE? Or are we doing another Affirmative Action on the GOP side, you know, Black on Black?
Sure I like his speechs, so what? Where's his credentials.
People get real!
George True| 12.27.10 @ 2:26PM
Credentials?! He has them in spades. Oh, certainly not the usual brown-nosing, tell em what they want to hear credentials that most politicians exhibit. Here's a guy who has a lifetime of experience solving real problems (under enormous pressure) in the real world. His turning Godfather's pizza around in 24 months from bankrupt to enormously profitable is a case study of the "right stuff" in the business world.
In short, he has the kind of experience and credentials that we actually need desperately and that have been almost non-existent in DC for a very long time.
Richard Baker| 12.27.10 @ 2:14PM
serfer62:
Obviously, you don't know what Cain has done. Do your research.
serfer62| 12.27.10 @ 8:10PM
WOW oh WOW.Well Baker what has he done? Has he managed an entire state? Or how about a city? A country? A Dog kennel?
A Pizza Company! Just Wow oh Wow.
Tell me the truth now, you're just another white liberal on a guilt trip. Or haven't you noticed how well steele has done
George True| 12.27.10 @ 9:13PM
Okay, if you are not impressed with Herman Cain, then enlighten us all and tell us who YOU think is qualified with the "right" experience and why.
Put up or shut up.
serfer62| 12.27.10 @ 10:01PM
George, you're desperation is showing. We don't need a black man to balance the sides. Businessmen are A first step. Bureucratic manupitulation is essential. Speaking of course.
BUT what has he shown? Give the man time. Get him in the govs office where all POTUS candidates should start./
SOOOOOO know anyone that fits that description.
Your last sentance sucks
George True| 12.28.10 @ 12:00AM
My last sentence notwithstanding, it was a sincere question that I asked. Who in your opinion measures up? Obviously you are not impressed with the likes of Herman Cain. You don't like him. WE GOT THAT, okay?
So who??? Who has the "right" kind of experience and credentials, O wise one?
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:33PM
Not a pizzeria---a major subdivision of Pillsbury---actually,two. First he turned around BK's 400 restaurants in the Philly area from worst to first. Then he took on Godfather. These are subdivisions. He made them profitable. Jeffrey Immelt didn't do that for GE.
Bob Grant| 12.27.10 @ 9:15PM
Don't get me wrong, I love Mr. Cain but this does seem like - yet another - desperation move. From what I've heard of him, he sounds great but come on we really don't know the man other than when he fills in for Boortz.
Let's chill and avoid another Sarah Palin-type fiasco we currently find our selves in.
George True| 12.28.10 @ 12:12AM
Wow. You just really, really don't like Sarah Palin. And you are certainly entitled to your opinion. But you have gone out of your way now to bash her three separate times so far in this thread. This article and discussion are not about her. So can we stay on topic, and save the Palin bashing for a discussion that IS about her?
Bob Grant| 12.28.10 @ 9:11AM
My point being the fact that Herman Cain considering a run shows the lack of acceptable rebublican candidates among the entire party, not just small groups within it.
The bottom line is if we don't quickly find a candidate who is acceptable to ALL dissenters of Obama and the democratic party (libertarians, independents, and blue dog democrats included), we are done as a country.
Clint| 12.27.10 @ 2:21PM
A number of UsTea Party Patriots want to draft Our Kingmaker & Senate Point Man Jim DeMint for The Presidency in 2012.
He was the experienced CEO of his own Company and is an experiences Congressman & Senator, who stood up time & time again to The RINO-CINO Ruling Elite GOP.
However, certainly Herman Cain has A Freeman's Right to Run as well.
Occam's Tool| 12.27.10 @ 10:34PM
Time to start the froth machine: Clint/Tim*, you do know DeMint is pro-Israel, right? (Duck from the rabid spray!!!)
Clint| 12.27.10 @ 11:35PM
I know You Tool Job, are an Israel Firster Agendist, who is all atwitter because We,Tea Party Patriots don't have Your Israel Firster Litmus Test In Our Mission Statement.
Occam's Tool| 12.28.10 @ 11:23AM
Ring Bell, start saliva. Nincompoop. Most Tea Partiers I know think you are a twit.
Occam's Tool| 12.28.10 @ 12:15PM
The Common Sense that Jihadists are bad for people is fairly obvious to anyone without the multiple traumatic brain injuries you have suffered, Tim*. My apologies to TBI sufferers, come to think of it.
Harry the Horrible| 12.27.10 @ 2:24PM
I like Herman Cain and I'd love to see him as President. I supported him in his Senate run. I don't care about his race. His principles are sound and America would benefit greatly from his leadership.
That said, he has virtually zero name recognition outside of Georgia and the WSB and its affiliates' audiences. He really needs to win a high State or a Federal office before anyone talks President. He's more likely to just divide the Conservative vote and allow a RINO to win the Presidential Primary.
Nubby| 12.27.10 @ 2:53PM
Wait till you hear Herman debate someone. The man knows facts and how to present them. No teleprompter and empty suit campaingner. He understands the arguments an d presents common sense solutions. Holding public office may be a feather in your cap or sign of an empty bird's nest. This man doesn't need it to govern.
Bill from WV| 12.27.10 @ 3:18PM
Time to close the bar on the "Cocktail Republican" crowd, every bit as narcissistic as their rival the Democrats, it is time these "professional hacks" realize that they have been taken over!
They tried their damndest to hijack the Tea Party prior to the election, and through the media tried to portray the Tea Party and its members as insignificant and without political weight!
"News Flash!" ladies and gentlemen, the Tea Party, is just starting, just learning to walk and by 2012 we will be running strong and holding the door for many of you who have not yet seen the light!
My advice, get in line or get out of the way!
MRD
mixplix| 12.27.10 @ 3:46PM
For heavens sake look at the mans history and his resume'. Beats the pants off a community organizer.
JimP| 12.27.10 @ 6:23PM
Imagine a debate between Cain and Obama during the '12 campaign. That would be fun to watch.
kurious1| 12.29.10 @ 4:56AM
Oh, my yes! 'I get a tingle running down my leg' just thinking about that spectacle! That would be an awesome debate.
Nite| 12.27.10 @ 6:40PM
Yeah, that debate would be a rip! This guy would not need a teleprompter like Obama. I want to hear what this guy has to say about his general positions. If not President, then Treasury Secretary under a Republican President. This gentleman is a success not like Obama who has never accomplished much of anything his entire life.
Bob Grant| 12.27.10 @ 8:10PM
Mar 23, 2011
ABC/NBC/CNN News Report:
Today, right-wing Tea Party Activist/Talk Radio Host Herman Cain announced his intentions to run for president in the republican primary. The relatively obscure African American conservative is a big hit in the Tea Party circles but is usually the lone face in the overwhelmingly middle-aged, male, white crowds he energizes when on the road giving speaches (insert obligatory tight shot of nothing but white males, all with crazed looks). His endorsement of the fair/flat tax, healthcare repeal, and states rights are red meat to the appreciative crowd (insert shot of Herman Caine flailing arms and also a crazed look, Hitler style).
(Insert your favorite MSM outlet) analyst (insert name) say's while his popularity may increase slightly among some conservatives and republicans who as yet don't know who he is, others in this group will not consider him because of his race. He continues to say his attraction among Independents, Libertarians, and Democrats will be nonexistent who will see this as a ploy to have republicans pit an African American against an African American president...
...Advise to Mr. Cain. Make sure you write your narrative before they do. Don't believe me, ask Alan Keyes.
George True| 12.28.10 @ 12:24AM
Sage advice, Mr Grant. The MSM will certainly beat Mr Cain to a bloody pulp with their distorted version of his bio if he doesn't beat them to the punch.
Because the media successfully sold a substantial part of the electorate on their falsified version of who Sarah Palin is, she is now damaged goods in the eyes of many. The MSM will attempt the same kind of hatchet job on ANY Republican contender who looks capable of knocking off Obama.
cclusn| 12.27.10 @ 9:39PM
I've been following Mr. Cain with great interest for over a year. His obvious executive qualifications, coupled with common-sense solutions, mark him as an attractive potential candidate who should be given consideration.
PCC| 12.27.10 @ 10:32PM
I looked at his website and the first thing I saw was his enthusiastic support for the Fair Tax. Well, I'd like to know his fallback position, because the Fair Tax ever becoming law is a pure fantasy.
I guess I'll give him the benefit of the doubt at this stage, but the Fair Tax lunacy is not a great start.
Paul Revere II| 12.27.10 @ 11:30PM
When I heard him on a (conservative) talk show, some time ago, I was impressed by his common-sense and clear thinking and speaking. Didn't know he is "black". It is tiresome to talk black or white if you really want the United States to elect a chief executive who "gets it". We are presently burdened with people who don't "get it", and don't get that they don't get it. That's why the lame ducks are still quacking for BHO. I do not see Herman Cain as one of those. I see him, rather, as a man of integrity and intelligence. I would vote for him for President of these United States!
Utopeon| 12.28.10 @ 3:07AM
A black will never be elected again. The re-educated dummies took a chance with Obama and look what happened. All the Oprah watchers and hip-hop listeners. The law and order watchers and the politically correct "subjects" of the TV. Those who get their news from Yahoo and CNN ... yes, they voted. And look. Look around the world and see what happens when blacks rule. Read the article right now on MAnews.org on the right side of the front page. The one about South Africa. That really sums it up. No ... don't waste any votes on this bozo. He's being planted there for the very reason of wasting your votes !!!
PCC| 12.28.10 @ 8:38PM
Yeah, no more Catholics, either.
Random Blowhard| 12.28.10 @ 6:20AM
"Nothing changes if nothing changes," the only way to end business as usual apart from violent revolution is to remove every current member of congress, sentate and administration and replace them with quality candidates. Those that refuse to do so will have no-one to blame when their wealth gets confiscated and they end up living under a bridge.
Seek| 12.28.10 @ 2:00PM
We already tried running "the best black" as a GOP affirmative action candidate: religious nut Alan Keyes for U.S. senator from Illinois in 2004. He lost by a 70%-27% margin to a guy named Barack Obama. The rest is history.
Sorry, sports fans. I like Herman Cain. He's a fine businessman. But the GOP presidential nominee in 2012 should be white.
Bob Grant| 12.28.10 @ 5:56PM
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...for now.
I just don't want another anointment like a certain group is in the process of doing for Sarah.
m| 12.29.10 @ 4:29AM
I wouldn't vote for him if he is the nominee.
Dandapani| 12.30.10 @ 1:14PM
Why m, that's a very articulate and well thought-out response. I'm thoroughly persuaded likewise... Well, may be not.
Speak up. That's what these comment sections are for. WHY wouldn't you vote for him if he is the nominee? What are your reasons?
hopeful| 12.30.10 @ 10:20PM
I have been listening to Mr. Cain on the radio as he's filled in for Neal Boortz this past week. I find him refreshing and extremely well spoken and fair minded. He listens to people's opinions, agrees with what he can agree with and offers his views in a respectful, insightful manner. He is all the gentleman and yet doesn't pull any punches. I hope he runs and people give him a fair chance.
Mac-101| 12.31.10 @ 1:14AM
I've been listenin to Herman on 750 for about 3 years. I agreee with him about 85% of the time. Unusually high % for me to agree with anyone. His positions are ALL well stated and KNOW! He be da MAN!