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Title: Top Ten Reasons to Support Herman Cain for President
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American Thinker
URL Source: http://www.americanthinker.com/2011 ... en_reasons_to_support_her.html
Published: Jan 26, 2011
Author: C. Edmund Wright
Post Date: 2011-01-26 16:14:24 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: The Hemanator For POTUS!
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Even those conservatives who will not vote for Herman Cain to win the Republican nomination should hope that he does run -- and that his candidacy lasts a long time during the nomination process, perhaps even succeeding. Not the least of reasons is that a Cain candidacy would be a hoot. And I do not mean that in a derisive or condescending way at all. I mean that it would be the kind of doggone honest and refreshing campaign the country needs. It would be the opposite of the stale McCain run. Cain does not speak Washington drivel, and he's not afraid to take a strong position. Dare I say it? He'll call a spade a spade, and he'll reach across the aisle only to smack someone down. He will admit what McCain would not: that we do have a lot to fear from an Obama presidency. Herman Cain is peerless among the long list of potential candidates -- and his impact on the field and the direction of the party will be in the direction of free enterprise, less government, and speaking with boldness -- you know, pretty much the opposite of what the GOP has done since Newt's Congress lost steam in the mid- to late '90s. To codify, here are the top reasons to support Cain based on my observation of the man over a period of years: 10. The "race card": A Cain candidacy not only takes the race card off the table -- it might in fact put it in the Republicans' camp. Frankly, Cain is "blacker" than Obama in every way imaginable. He does not have a white parent. He has a slight black dialect and does not "turn it off" to impress Harry Reid or Joe Biden, nor does he "amp it up" to impress Jeremiah Wright. As Obama's presidency has shown, America did not need a black president. What America needs is to just get over the race thing, period. Cain is over it, and I bet he would flat-out tell Obama to get over it, too. 9. Been there, done that: Cain brings a lot of "been there, done that" to the office, and that is in stark contrast not only to Obama, but to almost anyone else running. Cain is not shy about making fun of politicians' lack of understanding of the reality of the free-enterprise system, and certainly no group embodies that ignorance more than Obama and his administration. Making a payroll; dealing with employees, the IRS, the INS, insurance companies; dealing with rents, lawsuits, unemployment commissions, etc. -- Cain has been there, done that. Obama has not. 8. Not forgettable: One Herman Cain soundbite is worth ten from Tim...um, what's his name? Oh, yeah, Pawlenty. Cain's boldness and confidence and accent and voice will cut through the noise out there, and this makes his candidacy dangerous even if he faces some financial handicaps versus other folks running. He is a talk radio host now by trade and knows how to hold folks' attention. 7. Will break every rule set for him by "strategists": This one might be my favorite. Cain has never counted on political strategists to get him where he is now, and this alone separates him from all other candidates. Lord help the first "strategist" from the RNC who advises Cain to "tone it down" or "soften his position." 6. Will really get under the skin of the Washingtonian class: A Cain candidacy would drive David Brooks to apoplexy. Charles Krauthammer -- doing his best to run off legions of his longtime fans -- would no doubt find some Palinesque reasons to object to Cain. And those are the conservative ruling-class folks. Imagine what the liberals will say about this non-Ivy league, non-elected Southern black guy running for president. I can't wait to hear it. 5. Will not get in way of the 2010 Congress' momentum: This might be the most important reason to support a Cain candidacy. He has gained momentum as part of the Tea Party movement that was the defining factor in the 2010 congressional elections. A Cain candidacy would be in lockstep with what the country told Congress it wanted in November 2010. It will be an extension of the 2010 campaign, and that's preferable to a presidential election that will distract from the 2010 results. 4. Never held office before: While Cain's opponents -- on both sides of the aisle -- are licking their chops over this one, they should rethink this. Mr. Cain already has a lethal (can we still say that?) response to this one: "Everyone in Washington has held public office before. How's that working out for you?" Case closed. 3. Ann Coulter's second-favorite pick: So Ann's first choice is Chris Christie, and Cain comes in second. With some 25 names floating around out there, being number 2 on anyone's list is pretty good at this point in the game. Besides, I predict that Cain will overtake Christie on Ann's list. Cain is more conservative and even less afraid to speak his mind. While I love Christie's boldness on the issues where he is conservative, he will wobble off to the Jersey left a bit on some issues. Cain will not. 2. Will not be cowed by the new speech police: The attempt by the left to silence conservatives in light of the Tucson shootings will not be the last. And you can bet that when they do, some on the right will recoil and fall prey, regardless of how mindless the attempts are. If you have followed Herman Cain, you know that this will not be an issue for him. And the number one reason to support a Cain candidacy? It opens the door to a ticket of Cain and Haley Barbour in some order. OK, maybe this is not earthshaking, but imagine the "racist Republican Party" putting forth a national ticket including a drawlin' Mississippi good ol' boy and a black businessman who still speaks a smidgen of Ebonics. This would be the hope and change America thought they were getting in 2008. This would be ticket not so much of "racial healing" as it would be the ticket of "just get over the race thing." Because liberalism is joined at the hip with the race pimp industry, a liberal African-American cannot by definition do for the country what a black conservative can. A black liberal winning reinforces counterproductive stereotypes. A conservative black winning crushes them. Period. Yes, I know that reasons number one and ten seem a lot alike. They are. We have just about destroyed our country trying to put this issue to bed, and the result is that tensions are higher than they were before Obama was elected. Which we predicted. A Cain presidency would actually go a long way towards solving this. And besides, Mr. Cain has some great ideas for getting government out of our way and letting America be America again. And we all need that.
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#1. To: All (#0)
Forget that Barbour BS, Cain/Bachmann or Bachmann/Cain, either of those are the tickets that would fix America.
You guys are bat shit crazy. These rationales would only make sense to Archie Bunker and he was fictional. So what about Obama being half black and speaking proper English bothers you?
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Hmmm... He failed to list the two most important reasons: A.) Cain has executive experience in business including turning around Godfather's pizza as CEO B.) He wants to replace the entire convoluted tax code with a national sales tax The guy has a math degree, a graduate degree in computer science, and a technology background. I like him.
"Clean, bright and articulate" is Politburo preferred speak, comrade.
Support him because he's black? Seriously?
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
that alone might be enough to win my vote. Can this guy survive the social conservative litmus test?
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
Biden is praising Obama's eloquence - your side wants your black candidate to sound like he grew up on the plantation. That's the difference. Frankly, Cain is "blacker" than Obama in every way imaginable. He does not have a white parent. He has a slight black dialect and does not "turn it off" to impress Harry Reid or Joe Biden, nor does he "amp it up" to impress Jeremiah Wright. See? Probably not.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
I will support that European style tax system all day long. LOL! I can't wait for Michelle Bachmann's head to explode over that one.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Biden would have to praise Howard Stern as eloquent in comparison to himself.
Herman Cain did grow up on his grandfather's farm in the Jim Crow segregated rural Georgia south, but doesn't he whine about it. He's proud of his legitimate accomplishments and doesn't play the race/victim card, unlike your boy Barry who grew up in privileged Hawaiian private prep schools. Herman Cain majored in mathematics and became a real life rocket scientist, and then a businessman who turned the crashing Godfather's Pizza into a profit turning, tax paying corporation. All your boy Barry ever was was a chickenshit liberal arts major and race baiting community organizer.
Who knows, but anything is possible at this point. It looks like Donald Trump is running too I have no idea what Trump stands for, but given that he's been going out of the way to bash China lately, I suspect Trump will be the Buchanite economic populist in the race.
Which Trump, the one who donated $50,000 to Rahm Emanuel's campaign?
There is no such thing as a Black Conservative, they are just like Unicorns, always here about them but you never see one.... Enough of Affirmative Action already....
People are going to be looking for the anti-Obama in 2012. Obama had no business experience and no executive experience prior to getting elected president. Who in the GOP field either has executive experience in business or as a governor??? Business experience: Mick Romney, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels Governor: Mick Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckleberry, Haley, Barbour, Sarah Palin, Gary Johnson One of these people will be the GOP nominee.
He's probably looking to build a hotel in Chicago and wants to make sure there won't be any last minute zoning problems. My dad owned an auto repair shop in the Detroit area. He couldn't plant a tree in the front yard without kissing someone's ass on the city council. Unfortunately, this is the way the country works. If you were in businesses, you'd understand that. It has nothing to do with ideology.
I am in business, I don't grease palms and I don't kiss anyone's ass.
Sounds great, but he'll never make it. Wanna' know WHY? Because the GOP/RINO clique will never support him, and the corporatists and money-changers will recognize him for the threat he represents. If- by some bizarro miracle- he did get elected, they'd "JFK" him, tout de suite. (((((sigh))))) BTW, I think the perfect ticket would be Paul/Cain. ;^)
"There will be no more money when the U.S. dollar has no value, until that time we can keep printing more." -- go65, LF's answer to Ben Bernanke --
Ron or Rand?
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
They can't identify his race over the phone. That could result in scheduling an appointment for a job interview or showing an apartment.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Ron, IMO. Our main problems all stem from the corruption emanating from the Fed. I think Ron has a better grasp on this, than anyone else in D.C.
"There will be no more money when the U.S. dollar has no value, until that time we can keep printing more." -- go65, LF's answer to Ben Bernanke --
He opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest, so he should be OK. The biggest problem that he'll have is that he was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in 2006, he claims to be cancer free now, but someone with Stage IV is never cured, and someone will bring up the example of Paul Tsongas. Of course, he also lacks the experience of being a small town mayor and a half-term governor, so he will have difficulty explaining why he's more qualified to be President than a certain person from Wasilla. :-)
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
George W. Bush had experience as a business executive and governor, didn't he? Wasn't Dick Cheney CEO of a major company? Is that what we want again?
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
As opposed to a community organizer, "author", friend of terrorist Bill Ayers, racist Rev. Jeremiah Wright and less than one term US Senator from a corrupt state??
And the number one reason to support a Cain candidacy? It opens the door to a ticket of Cain and Haley Barbour in some order.
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa, go65, lucysmom (#1)
10. The "race card": A Cain candidacy not only takes the race card off the table -- it might in fact put it in the Republicans' camp. Frankly, Cain is "blacker" than Obama in every way imaginable. He does not have a white parent. He has a slight black dialect and does not "turn it off" to impress Harry Reid or Joe Biden, nor does he "amp it up" to impress Jeremiah Wright.
#3. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#4. To: Godwinson (#2)
half black and speaking proper English
#5. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
10. The "race card": A Cain candidacy not only takes the race card off the table -- it might in fact put it in the Republicans' camp. Frankly, Cain is "blacker" than Obama in every way imaginable. He does not have a white parent. He has a slight black dialect and does not "turn it off" to impress Harry Reid or Joe Biden, nor does he "amp it up" to impress Jeremiah Wright.
#6. To: jwpegler (#3)
B.) He wants to replace the entire convoluted tax code with a national sales tax
#7. To: Happy Quanzaa, go65 (#4)
(Edited)
#8. To: go65, jwpegler (#6)
B.) He wants to replace the entire convoluted tax code with a national sales tax
#9. To: Godwinson, Happy Quanzaa, go65 (#7)
Biden is praising Obama's eloquence
#10. To: Godwinson (#7)
your side wants your black candidate to sound like he grew up on the plantation
#11. To: go65 (#6)
(Edited)
Can this guy survive the social conservative litmus test?
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#12. To: jwpegler, go65 (#11)
I have no idea what Trump stands for, but given that he's been going out of the way to bash China lately, I suspect Trump will be the Buchanite economic populist in the race.
#13. To: go65 (#6)
Can this guy survive the social conservative litmus test?
#14. To: Happy Quanzaa (#10)
a businessman who turned the crashing Godfather's Pizza into a profit turning, tax paying corporation. All your boy Barry ever was was a chickenshit liberal arts major and race baiting community organizer.
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#15. To: Ibluafartsky (#12)
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#16. To: jwpegler (#15)
If you were in businesses, you'd understand that.
#17. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
#18. To: Capitalist Eric (#17)
Paul/Cain
#19. To: Godwinson (#2)
So what about Obama being half black and speaking proper English bothers you?
#20. To: Brian S (#18)
#21. To: jwpegler (#11)
Who knows, but anything is possible at this point.
#22. To: jwpegler (#14)
Who in the GOP field either has executive experience in business or as a governor???
#23. To: go65, jwpegler (#22)
Is that what we want again?
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