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Herman Cain says business sector is ‘engine for economic growth’
Palm Beach Daily News ^ | 16 November 2011 | Michele Dargan, Staff Writer

Posted on 11/17/2011 1:44:43 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo

If elected president, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Wednesday his top three priorities will be national security, the economy and energy independence.

Cain spoke to close to 500 people, who attended the half-hour rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

Following the rally, Cain attended a private fundraiser at the Palm Beach home of Town Council President David Rosow. Tickets to that event were $999 to hear him speak and $2,500 to have a private meeting and a photo with him.

Although the event was scheduled for 5 p.m., Cain took the stage at 6:10 p.m.

“We are America, you and me,” Cain said. “Not the people in Washington, D.C. ... We’ve got to abolish Obamacare. We’ve got to abolish the Dodd-Frank bill. ... so we’ve got some abolishing to do.”

Cain said the country, under President Barack Obama, has become a nation of crises. If elected, Cain said, he would approach the presidency like a businessman: making sure he’s working on the right problems, prioritizing the problems and surrounding himself with good people. Above all, he said, you have to make sure you’re working on the right problems.

The economy is “on life support,” he said. “The economy needs a bold solution. This administration does not understand a fundamental economic principle. The engine of the economic growth is the business sector.”

Cain said he would throw out the current tax code and ask Congress to pass his plan — as the crowd shouted “999.” Cain said analysis has shown his plan would raise at least the same amount of revenue if not more and will “boost the economy and get it going.”

If elected, Cain said, more than 50 percent of his top appointees will be from the business community “because they know how to solve problems.”


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2012; 999; cain; florida; frontrunner; hermanator; hermancain; primaries
Florida barnstorming.
1 posted on 11/17/2011 1:44:47 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo
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To: BenKenobi; Kartographer; kingattax; Brad's Gramma

Ping!


2 posted on 11/17/2011 1:45:52 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (LAURA INGRAHAM'S in-the-tank for Romney, anti-Herman Cain SMEARS are about all I can take!!)
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To: BagCamAddict; Jane Long

Bump!


3 posted on 11/17/2011 1:47:48 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (LAURA INGRAHAM'S in-the-tank for Romney, anti-Herman Cain SMEARS are about all I can take!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Try telling it to the brain-damaged crowd at OWS, or the brain-damaged media, or the brain-damaged liberals in all political parties.


4 posted on 11/17/2011 1:52:03 AM PST by samtheman
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Private enterprise is anathema to the Marxists in power, and if Obama wins a second term, the United States will soon rate its per capita economic wherewithal on a par with the nations of Eastern Europe or the less successful EU countries.

Eventually, of course, as the Marxist python slowly squeezes the life out of us, we’ll come to envy Cuba and Venezuela.


5 posted on 11/17/2011 1:52:50 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Wow a positive article about Cain! Are pigs flying?

Cindie


6 posted on 11/17/2011 2:07:58 AM PST by gardencatz (I'm lucky enough to live, walk & breathe among heroes! I am the mother of a US Marine!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Herman Cain says business sector is ‘engine for economic growth’

No! Public Sector spending is engine for economic growth. Ask any college professor, government employee or union member. /s

7 posted on 11/17/2011 2:29:24 AM PST by Oratam
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Let no one derail the Cain Train !


8 posted on 11/17/2011 2:29:45 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Rick Perry has more red flags than a May Day Parade)
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To: samtheman

Or the brain-damaged RINOs.


9 posted on 11/17/2011 2:50:56 AM PST by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

There is no other GOP that generates this level of enthusiasm on the campaign trail. This is critical factor which gives Cain a big edge.


10 posted on 11/17/2011 3:19:18 AM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

Finally, someone sees it the way I do. Yes Cain is falling, but when push comes to shove, I think he will win because of the enthusiasm. It isn’t a popular idea here, but it is one that I think is true. If Cain gets back on message, his personality will carry him through. But, a question, how do you see only 500 people as a big level of enthusiasm? I wasn’t there, so just wanting to know if you know something I don’t! Good post.


11 posted on 11/17/2011 3:44:05 AM PST by chilepup
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To: chilepup

It will all come down to local primaries.


12 posted on 11/17/2011 4:52:07 AM PST by bigdirty
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Herman Cain

born December 13, 1945 in Memphis, TN (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)

Parents were
Luther Cain Jr., born March 16, 1925 in TN, died March 29, 1982 in Atlanta, GA
Lenora Davis, born July 27, 1925 in GA, died August 20, 2005 in Atlanta, GA

Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguinis Requirement)

Herman Cain is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

”Herman

Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama ISN'T!

Click on the cane, (Go Cain.)

13 posted on 11/17/2011 5:01:45 AM PST by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
10 REASONS WHY CAIN IS ABLE

1) Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist 2) Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola 3) VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury 4) Business Manager for 400 Burger King restaurants He learned the business from the ground up to turn the poorest performers into three the best performers in three years) 5) CEO and owner of Godfather’s Pizza 6) Chairman of the National Restaurant Association 7) Adviser to the Federal Reserve System and Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank 8)Writer, public speaker, and WSB-Atlanta Radio Host 9)Associate Minister 10) faithful husband, and father.

14 posted on 11/17/2011 5:22:33 AM PST by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Bump


15 posted on 11/17/2011 5:23:19 AM PST by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: chilepup
But, a question, how do you see only 500 people as a big level of enthusiasm?

Well, maybe the fact that it cost a grand for a ticket to get in and $2,500 for a pix with Herman and they raised over $600,000 makes it an event that is small in numbers but high in cash produced.

16 posted on 11/17/2011 5:51:59 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke The Terrorist Savages)
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To: USS Alaska

Wow, really? That is a huge number. Were you there or where could I get info on this? I am with you...Cain will win...we will just let it play out.


17 posted on 11/17/2011 8:38:40 AM PST by chilepup
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