Posted on 10/12/2011 5:08:16 PM PDT by Kaslin
What to do about Herman Cain? This question goes not to the Republican Party, where establishment candidates such as Mitt Romney privately dismiss Cain as lacking the experience, gravitas and resources to beat President Obama and then to soundly govern the country.
Herman Cain is not going to be the GOP nominee. Without a serious star-power staff, a ground game, chits to be called in by the candidate or the candidate's influential network of friends of influence, the fat cats sit on their checkbooks until and unless they believe their horse can win.
A serious presidential candidate is not one who, like Cain, breaks from campaigning for a book tour timed to coincide with his unlikely quest for the White House.
No, Cain is a clear and present danger to the Democratic Party — and its invaluable, near-monolithic black vote. Cain says things such as:
"African-Americans have been brainwashed" into voting for the Democratic Party.
"If you (Wall Street protestors) don't have a job or you're not rich, blame yourself."
"People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve."
"I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way."
How do some influential, left-wing blacks react? Not well:
Cornell West, professor of black studies at Princeton: Cain needs to "get off the symbolic crack pipe."
Harry Belafonte, entertainer, civil rights activist: "He's a bad apple, and people should look at his whole card. He's not what he says he is."
Tavis Smiley, PBS host and NPR broadcaster, writes off Cain's comments as "ridiculous or crazy."
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Cain can win, and the recent polls prove it.
I believe one recent poll showed Cain garnering approx 25% of the black vote. It’s my theory that a further chunk will simply stay home - they will be conflicted....can’t vote for a Republican, but can’t vote against a black man.
Yup. Personality usually trumps $$$ in politics.
BOR just said the Republican debate is a waste of time.
He is praising Romney... blah blah blah
Cain can’t win blah blah blah
Oh how I yearn for the day to put him in his place.
he is always saying “ if Obama does xxx then he is Done.
he says it almost every week
We can prove them wrong. This negativity sounds a lot like the talk directed at the early Tea Party movement.
I really hope Cain will do it. I’m tired of people telling me who can win and who can’t. Cain all the way.
I agree tomorrow is pay day $20 every other week to Herman
I agree completly
He also said that the election is pretty well decided by February, which is a bunch of bs
Yes, typical of the commie hateful blacks on the left. Clarence Thomas was rimmed by the lefties especially in the approval process for Justice. Thomas finally stopped it when he smartly said...this feels like a lynching...it crushed the senators on the left!!!
Yeah. Remember how they convinced us that McCain would win.
how did that work out for us.
They ate him alive after the nomination.
the sign of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
Yeah. Remember how they convinced us that McCain would win.
how did that work out for us.
They ate him alive after the nomination.
the sign of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
We have got to send money to the Cain campaign, otherwise our voices won’t be heard and we’ll wind up with the RINO candidate that the media and the establishment is pushing
Me too, it’s time to pony up and help him get much needed exposure.
I was twenty something during the nomination process for Clarence Thomas. It was the most disgusting treatment of a human being I EVER SEEN.
I was twenty something during the nomination process for Clarence Thomas. It was the most disgusting treatment of a human being I EVER SEEN.
Nobody could have beaten obama the first time. It just wasn’t going to happen.This time it’s different. I want a say in who our candidate is. I want Cain but I’ll support our nominee no matter who they are. The country is ready for a non politician.
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