Look in the Mirror (Cain Trounces OWS'ers)

NY Post ^ | October 14, 2011 | HERMAN CAIN

[BarnacleCenturion]

When I grew up in the South during the era of segregation, my family had little money. But my father Luther and mother Lenora were rich in ideas, faith and love. They were hard workers and family oriented, and instilled those same values in their children.

My father worked three jobs to fulfill his dreams -- a house for our family and a Cadillac. My mother was a maid. They both believed in the American dream, and made their dreams come true. Though their circumstances were tough, they never played the victim card. They never made excuses.

From what I’ve seen of these protesters -- including one news clip of a young man shouting at an elderly passerby that he wouldn’t work a $7-an-hour job -- it seems they would rather have a handout than work.

What they should learn is that you don’t help the poor by hurting the rich. That’s not America -- and not how American dreams are made. Empowerment is the key to success, not entitlement.

[Kartographer]

Herman Cain grew up in Atlanta, Georgia with loving parents and little else. His father worked three jobs—as a janitor, a barber and a chauffeur—and his mother was a domestic worker. Even though these jobs required hard work and little glamour, his parents knew this life was better than the dirt farms upon which they grew up. They also knew that this hard work was the key to achieving their American Dreams.

Herman’s parents had two dreams. First, they wanted to own their own house. Secondly, they wanted both of their children to graduate from college. During the segregation era in the Deep South, these aspirations might have seemed lofty, but they knew that if they kept their faith in God, faith in themselves and faith in the greatest country on the Earth, they could achieve.

The first dream was realized in a modest brick house on Albert Street in Atlanta, Georgia. After years of saving from his many jobs, Herman’s father surprised the whole family, even his wife, by purchasing a home for their family. The second dream was realized when Herman graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in mathematics in 1967. His brother, Thurman, would go on to graduate from Morris Brown College.

Inspired by the work ethic and character of his parents, Herman continued his education by earning his Master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University while working full-time developing fire control systems for ships and fighter planes for the Department of the Navy. Though Herman enjoyed using his talents as a civilian employee for the Navy, he gravitated towards the culture of business.

Herman returned to his home of Atlanta to begin working as a computer systems analyst for the Coca-Cola Company. After considerable success at Coca-Cola, he moved to the Pillsbury Company. Within a short period of time, Herman rose to position of Vice President. Although the comforts of a corner office on the 31st floor of a majestic corporate building seemed satisfying, Herman knew that he needed a challenge.

He became the regional vice president of Pillsbury’s Burger King division. This meant starting from the “ground up,” dodging grease fires and broiling hamburgers. Herman was assigned to lead a low performing region of 450 of their restaurants. Within three years, it became the best performing region in the company.

Energized by overcoming the many obstacles of his job at Burger King, Herman took on the biggest challenge of his career. He accepted the call to become the President and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, a company that was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. In just 14 months, Herman returned Godfather’s to profitability and he led his management team to a buyout of the company.

His professional successes garnered the respect and admiration of industry peers who named him the President of the National Restaurant Association. Under Herman’s administration, the group grew significantly and began to lobby for the interests of America’s restaurateurs and small business owners.

In 1994, as head of the National Restaurant Association, he had the opportunity to speak with President Clinton during a nationally televised town hall meeting. Here, Herman challenged the President regarding the impact on businesses if his health care overhaul proposal were passed. President Clinton attempted to assure him and the millions of viewers watching at home that his legislation would not harm American business owners and their employees.

Herman was skeptical. “Quite honestly Mr. President, your calculations are incorrect,” he said. “In the competitive marketplace, it simply doesn’t work that way.” His words echoed across America, and Newsweek named Herman Cain the primary saboteur of Hillarycare.

Through these and other appearances on behalf of the National Restaurant Association, Herman began working with business leaders across all sectors of the American economy. This led to his acceptance of a position on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and he was subsequently elected their chairman. In this role, he analyzed economic conditions in the region and notified the Federal Reserve of how their policies should respond.

Most recently, he hosted a radio talk show, “The Herman Cain Show,” on Atlanta’s WSB 750 AM/ 95.5 FM. He serves as a regular contributor on several broadcast networks and as a keynote speaker at conferences and events around the nation.

Despite the many professional commitments of his life, Herman continues to enjoy most the time spent with family and friends. As his children got married and had their own children, he knew that he had an extraordinary obligation to do what he could to make this a safe and prosperous nation for them. The paramount joys in his life are his wife, Gloria, his children and his grandchildren.

Now I highlighted and underline Herman's working at the Fed to meet a promise that I made to many of the Paulist on FR. Herman was not a member of the Board of Governors which sets monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is more or less a bank for banks and what they do is provide financial services to depository institutions including banks, credit unions, and savings and loans, much like those that banks provide for their customers. These services include collecting checks, electronically transferring funds, and distributing and receiving cash and coin.

I know that sounds so very ominous.

[frposty]

I’m not real fond of the word ‘empowerment’. Doesn’t it mean that you will be given power? Given???

[AmericanInTokyo]

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Drive the point home NOW on the Campaign Trail and Force Obama into a corner to join the side of these anarchist scumbags in the streets which 85% of America are disgusted about. Now is the time to draw the distinction, Herman Cain can really emerge from the pack in the GOP primaries with the BASE by going whole hog on this issue during this OWS/Bolshevik/Contrived Crisis-Rahm Emmanuel-type fiasco. Clearest Choice of the Century. Capitalism vs. Marxism.

[Westbrook]

> I’m not real fond of the word ‘empowerment’. Doesn’t it
> mean that you will be given power? Given???

No.

It means not to interfere with the God-given rights and powers you already have.

It means for government to GET OUT OF THE WAY!

We use the term “empowerment” in the corporate culture to allow the staff and their management to make decisions, take risks and enjoy the benefits, or suffer the consequences.

This empowerment philosophy has done a lot more to promote innovation and accountability than any micromanagement or matrix management method ever has.

[PGR88]

and Newsweek named Herman Cain the primary saboteur of Hillarycare.

That's worth a vote right there...

[factoryrat]

Anybody who has worked their way up from the bottom, to achieve the goals that they set for themselves, through blood, sweat, and perseverence, has earned my respect, and is capable of leading the country. He may not have experience working in government, but the politics in a corporation can as brutal, if not worse, than in public office, due to the fact that the checkbook can run out in the private sector, and the shareholders can’t print more money to cover themselves.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Amen to that! He, Herman Cain, would bring to the table 100x more life experience than Obama ever brought to the White House upon assuming duties.

[Uri’el-2012]

Newsweek named Herman Cain the primary saboteur of Hillarycare.

Romney signed HillaryCare into Law !

[fightinJAG]

This excerpt starts in the middle of the article. This should be indicated by [snip] or an ellipse at the beginning of the post. Thanks.

[mjp]

it seems they would rather have a handout than work.

These losers are unable to grasp the principle of cause and effect and do not have the ability or are unable to use reason. These two deficiencies cause them to be unable to have the conceptual ability to give a sense of present realty to his life in the future.Also, they are unable to identify themselves as self-responsible causal agents with the power to improve their life by their own actions. They never develop the realization that hard work pays, and that they must accept responsibility for their future by means of saving.

[SueRae]

Thank you. I was going to chime in until I read your post..couldn’t have said it better.

[Sybeck1]

2 Thessalonians Chapter 3 Verse 10

[oldbrowser]

He may not have experience working in government,

That will be the real challenge for Cain if he makes it to POTUS.
Dealing with the entrenched government bureaucracy and their cohorts in the legislature and the media make it almost impossible to make changes. He will need an army of loyal appointees to execute his plans.

[BarnacleCenturion]

In other words, they should be locked up in a cage because they are fundamentally immoral.

[frposty]

“[empowerment] means not to interfere ...”

You dispute my claim that it means to give.

Here’s the definition from dictionary.com:

“to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means: I empowered my agent to make the deal for me. The local ordinance empowers the board of health to close unsanitary restaurants”