EU Perspective: Pizza mogul Herman Cain, the unlikely Republican presidential frontrunner

France 24 ^ | 10/20/2011 | Jon FROSCH (

[Mygirlsmom]

The position of Governor is the closest thing to a business executive in the political world. Even so, it is political first, and executive second.

Appointment and advisory positions are awarded with payback to those who provided some political loyalty in mind. One hopes that the "executive" in the Governor ensures that he or she will choose the best person for the job, but that is not the primary driving force.

Cain is a business executive. He will seek out and find the right people for the right job and let them do it to the best of their ability, all while "having that person's back". That is what an exectutive does, and Cain has already proven he knows how to do so.

[Paperdoll]

Anyone with questions about the ability and the honest intent of Herman Cain owes it to themselves to read his book, “This is Herman Cain”. This man has a dream, then through prayer and common sense, has the ability to make it become a reality!

No matter who the candidate is, we owe it to our
descendants to thoroughly vet him/her.

They are bashing him royally right now on FOX. So FOX is joining the rest of Pravda media to come down on the front runner; the “Democrats” worst nightmare. We can expect this from here on out. The Leftist Establishment will not want to have all their decades o9f dirty work undone by an honest and dedicated man.

[Paperdoll]

Right now our country is in a financial tailspin! What we need is someone who is expert in economy and in jobs. Herman Cain is the only candidate with a peerless record of saving failing companies. We don’t have time to settle for less than what Herman Cain can do for our beloved country which is also in stage 4 Communistic cancer! Mr. Cain has done it before and he can do it again! Don’t buy the slams of the Establishment, or even his own desperate co-candidates! This is your country. This may be your last opportunity to vote! Do it right or die!

[PhilDragoo]

a credible alternative to Obama

A snooty, condescending diminuation of Herman Cain the uppity black man who doesn't know his place--ignoring of course his substantial curiam vitae.

All this pompous pooh-poohing from the Vichy "young people burning cars" surrender monkeys.

Whose economy is in le sewer.

"Foreign policy experience"?

Pierre is now obediently defending Obama for helping le France get better access to Libyan oil.

"Foreign policy experience" means CFR says jump, you stay up there until they say come down.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenKenobi.

[Fred Nerks]

Mr. Herman Cain is the Founder of T.H.E. New Voice Inc., and has been its Chairman of the Board since 2004 and Chief Executive Officer and President since 1996. Mr. Cain served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Digital Restaurant Solutions since July 1999. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Godfather’s Pizza, Inc. from 1988 to December 1996 and its President since 1986. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of National Restaurant ... Association from December 1996 to June 1999. From 1977 to 1988, he joined Pillsbury Company and served as its Vice President of Corporate Systems and Services and served there in Senior position until 1982. He began work at Pillsbury’s Burger King Division in 1982. Nine months later, he managed 400 Burger King Units in the Philadelphia region, AGCO Corp.’s poorest performer. in 1988, he led his Executive team in a buyout of AGCO Corp. from Pillsbury. Mr. Cain started his career at the Department of the U.S. Navy, as a Mathematician. Upon completion of his work with the U.S. Navy, he served as a Business Analyst of The Coca-Cola Company. He served as the Chairman of The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1995 to 1996. He served as Chairman of New Voice, where he developed the organization into a pro-business voice through national debates and speeches concerning healthcare reform, employment policies and taxation. From 1994 to 1995, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Restaurant Association. In 1999, Mr. Cain sought to leverage his restaurant experience with the technology market and he became CEO and President of Retail DNA. He has been a Director of Aquila Inc. since 1992 and also serves as its Lead Independent Director. He serves as a Director of Hallmark Cards Inc., Godfather’s Pizza, Inc. and Retail DNA. He serves as a Director of UtiliCorp. United Inc., a subsidiary of Utilicorp Canada Finance Corp. He serves as Director of Bell Research Companies, Inc. He served as Director of Whirlpool Corp. since April 2005. Mr. Cain served as a Director of AGCO Corp. from December 20, 2004 to March 17, 2011. He served as a Director of Nabisco Holdings Corp. since 1995, National Restaurant Association (NRA) since 1988, Reader’s Digest Association Inc. since June 2001 and Whirlpool Corp. from 1992 to December 2003. He served as a Director of Nabisco Inc. of Nabisco Holdings Corp. He served as a Member of The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City since 1992. He then became a senior advisor to the 1996 Dole/Kemp campaign for the Presidency. He is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College. He was appointed to serve on the U.S. Economic Growth and Tax Reform Commission. Mr. Cain is a National Keynote Speaker. He has authored four books to date on topics ranging from leadership to self­empowerment including Leadership is Common Sense and Chief Executive Officer of Self. He is a radio talk show host on “The Herman Cain Show” out of Atlanta´s WSB 750 AM and is a FOX News Business Commentator. As a Motivational Speaker, he frequently speaks before the national and local media on topics of fiscal public policy, and he has authored three books on topics ranging from leadership to self-empowerment. He was the 1991 recipient of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s Operator of the Year/Gold Plate Award. In 2004, he sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate from Georgia. He had received eight honorary doctorate degrees from Morehouse College, New York City Technical College, Suffolk University, Johnson & Wales University, Creighton University, Purdue University, Tougaloo College and the University of Nebraska. Mr. Cain holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Morehouse College in 1967 and holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University.

---

AND ZERO WROTE A BOOK! (well, Ayres did.)

[AzNASCARfan]

Don’t forget about your Reps in the House and Senate. If Cain is elected he will need as many like minded people. If not, the “Professional” in both parties will fight him tooth and nail.

No doubt! Fixing America goes beyond that too, getting like minded people in state House/Senate also... Especially for Phase 2, the Fairtax, as it will be a constitutional amendment. I thought 999 was, and would have to be an amendment, but it is not written that way on Herman Cain's material I have read.