Just watched the Pierce Morgan interview with Cain.
Nothing new, except the story about how Cain had to wait to get his hair cut at the barber, and even though it was ALL black barbers, he was still not allowed to get a haircut there.
He was given the choice go across to the other side of the tracks for a haircut at the “black” barber. What he ended up doing was go to SEARS and buy himself a pair of hair clippers, and, since that day, he’s always cut his OWN HAIR!! STILL does!!
It had me in TEARS. The man has tremendous character — as do all of the black Americans who had to endure such crap in our country during that time. But Herman didn’t get mad, or hold a grudge — he just indepdently did what he HAD to do to get his hair cut.
THIS is what we SO desperately need — a president who sets the example. You run into adversity? Don’t whine, don’t blame, don’t give up ...just push through, do what you have to do, and OVERCOME.
Contrast that w/ the whiny punk in the WH now ...there is just NO comparison. NONE!!!
I know it’s a pipe dream, but in a sane world, Cain would get more of the black vote than Obama, simply by virtue of his “authenticity” in life.
I mean, if you’re a financially strapped black parent, which person would you rather your kids look up to?
A. A guy whose father never lived in the US more than a few years, and whose WHITE mother pawned him off on his RICH WHITE grandparents in Hawaii, who then proceeded to live overseas for a while, and live a very yuppified lifestyle...
B. a guy who grew up in inner-city Atlanta, to a poor black AMERICAN family, living during segregation, then, through good old fashioned hard work, would then go to college, graduate, turn around several business, and become a SELF-MADE millionaire...
I agree Cain is a man of great character. Alone his character does not mean he would make a great President
that story about the barber makes me feel like a wimp for complaining about things...