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Herman Cain sounds off on race, a debate win, and the need to simplify government
Washington Examiner ^ | 5/15/11 | Byron York

Posted on 05/16/2011 6:11:00 AM PDT by BfloGuy

But wouldn't liberals and Democrats still find a racially-based way to attack Cain? They certainly found a way to attack Clarence Thomas, the black, conservative Supreme Court justice.

"They're going to come after me more viciously than they would a white candidate," Cain responded. "You're right. Clarence Thomas. And so, to use Clarence Thomas as an example, I'm ready for the same high-tech lynching that he went through -- for the good of this country." Cain smiled broadly. "I'm ready for the same high-tech lynching."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: byronyork; cain; cain2012; president
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To: BfloGuy

I like hime too! He’s ready to fight fire with fire, unlike McLame who just let Bill Ayers, Rezcko, Rev. Wright and BO’s other neighbors slide.


21 posted on 05/16/2011 6:38:09 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Pan_Yan

That was awful... I like it.


22 posted on 05/16/2011 6:38:54 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: drbuzzard
I’d be happy to vote for him, though I suspect his lack of political experience might hamper him.

Try reading this essay: Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, and Presidential Qualifications and then ask yourself the same question.

By any measure when it comes to non-political office experience, Cain is at least as qualified (and imho more qualified) than Romney--who is universally considered "qualified" to be president by the MSM.

So what makes Romney qualified and Cain unqualified? Romney held office four years as governor. But Romney's stint as governor was an absolute disaster. We're not just talking about RomneyCare, The Boston Globe pointed out as Romney was leaving office that he showed no leadership as governer and left the state in overall worse shape (much worse shape) than when he took office.

So having been a total disaster as a governor makes Romney qualified to be president, but never having held office (and otherwise being just as qualified as Romney) makes Cain unqualified?

23 posted on 05/16/2011 6:39:45 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Ron Paul supports CODE PINK; CODE PINK supports Ron Paul)
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To: BfloGuy
"This guy's moving up fast on my list."

Mine too. The more I see of this man the better I like him.

24 posted on 05/16/2011 6:39:52 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Truth is the first casualty of American journalism.)
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To: BfloGuy
"This guy's moving up fast on my list."

Mine too. The more I see of this man the better I like him.

25 posted on 05/16/2011 6:40:06 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Truth is the first casualty of American journalism.)
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To: Voter#537

Ditto!!


26 posted on 05/16/2011 6:41:02 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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To: Gipper08

Who (other than Ron Paul) would be a starter for you?


27 posted on 05/16/2011 6:41:15 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Ron Paul supports CODE PINK; CODE PINK supports Ron Paul)
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To: Brookhaven

I know you’re referring to the GOP primaries,
but in the general,

any leftist that claims our candidate is “unqualified” needs to be mocked, ridiculed, and laughed at -

“after ‘bammers? You gotta be kidding me!”


28 posted on 05/16/2011 6:41:17 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: BfloGuy
We need a hero.

We need someone who will rip the entire immoral, decadent, Leftist "movement" to shreds and leave the immoral, decadent Leftist "leaders" and the morons who enable them behind in the garbage dump of history where they belong.

Maybe Herman Cain is the hero rising to the need. Let's hope so. But we must proceed with caution--and evaluate every candidate for hero very carefully. We cannot afford to make a mistake.

29 posted on 05/16/2011 6:47:47 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Truth is the first casualty of American journalism.)
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To: kittymyrib

They see him as an escaped slave.


30 posted on 05/16/2011 6:48:22 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (Shut up and eat your Beans!)
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To: Voter#537

Unless I find out he likes young boys & billy goats. . . . .

I might even overlook that if he beats Obama! lol


31 posted on 05/16/2011 6:56:41 AM PDT by jimmyo57
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To: All

“Herman Cain is my name and I work on the ....” eh, never mind.....


32 posted on 05/16/2011 6:57:37 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Savage Beast

The left is easily defeatable.

Just don’t allow them to get away with “arguments in lieu of arguments” and make them address the issues.

I think Cain can do just that, because he takes away their biggest shield, the race card.


33 posted on 05/16/2011 6:59:08 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Brookhaven
The Boston Globe pointed out as Romney was leaving office that he showed no leadership as governer and left the state in overall worse shape (much worse shape) than when he took office.

Don't trust the Boston Globe. Skipping the obvious issues around Romney Care, the rest of his term was quite well-managed. He took over the state in dismal economic shape and made major changes to help right the situation. However, these powers were limited since he faced a veto-proof legislature, but was given strong executive powers when the budget was in deficit.

I think the biggest complaint you could make of him is that he failed to increase the number of Republican legislators, which is certainly a big negative, but was also the case for his Republican gubernatorial predecessors. The economy did take a huge nosedive during his tenure, but that was merely a reflection of its dependence on high tech, and was unavoidable.

With the Romney Care issue, I feel he is clearly a weak candidate given the GOP 2012 focus on repealing Obamacare. Obviously, there are questions regarding key Republican platform issues such as abortion. But don't call his tenure as a governor a disaster based on the reporting of an unabashedly liberal newspaper, because that just is not the case.

34 posted on 05/16/2011 7:03:11 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
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To: jimmyo57
"I might even overlook that if he beats Obama! lol"

BIG 10-4

35 posted on 05/16/2011 7:08:04 AM PDT by DeaconRed (ZERO: Name all 57 States. You can cheat.)
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To: BfloGuy

They’ll call him an Uncle Tom...treat him like Clarence Thomas and Condoleeza Rice.

Ideal would be The Hermanator as POTUS candidate and Jim DeMint as his Veep. Tap Sarah Palin as Secretary of the Interior, Paul Ryan as Secretary of the Treasury, and John Bolton as Secretary of State.


36 posted on 05/16/2011 7:08:42 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: BfloGuy; All

This guy’s moving up fast on my list.


Sunday’s Disqualifiers

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/05/16/sundays-disqualifiers


37 posted on 05/16/2011 7:11:03 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: BfloGuy
Cain is a member of the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC), a tri-national working group of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America(SPP). The council consists of 30 members from major North America companies working to oversee economic, governmental, and security integration between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[8]

There is an interesting entry from Wiki on Herman Cain. Do we know yet Cain's positions on amnesty for illegals, border security, trade policy and general national sovereignty issues?

Bush, Fox and Harper held several mostly off the record meetings involving the SPP, meetings not too well regarded here at FR.

38 posted on 05/16/2011 7:21:28 AM PDT by Will88
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To: K-oneTexas; Tucker822; Kartographer; freekitty; carmody; Dead Corpse; MsLady; Publius772000; ...

Mr. Cain “Bring It” Ping :-)

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In case anyone missed it, here is Herman’s GA GOP speech - the speech itself was outstanding but the reception was heartening:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQcgGtj7Pps
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV_pm_CfVfo
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz6ikN8DEgY


39 posted on 05/16/2011 7:24:32 AM PDT by justsaynomore ("Holding hands and singing kumbayah is not a foreign policy strategy!" - Herman Cain)
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To: Will88

>>> There is an interesting entry from Wiki on Herman Cain. Do we know yet Cain’s positions on amnesty for illegals, border security, trade policy and general national sovereignty issues? >>>

If by “we” you mean folks who have searched the internet, the answer is yes. Cain has intentionally been “youtubed” as much or more than almost any other pubic figure since 2009. FTR he is against amnesty, big believer on border security, firmly behind Arizona and other states against the Feds.

I don’t know specifically what his trade positions are except that he knows our own Federal government is our industry’ biggest problems through taxation and regulation and unionization. He is pro business.


40 posted on 05/16/2011 7:31:58 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (American Thinker Columnist / Rush ghost contributor)
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