Posted on 01/18/2011 6:06:42 PM PST by justsaynomore
Herman Cain, the pizza magnate who would be president—the first in a series of Slate looks at the 2012 candidates. _____________________
Herman Cain's political career began when he defeated Bill Clinton on live television. If you missed it—and it was 17 years ago—it happened when the president was making one of the last blitzes for his health care reform plan, and was holding town-hall-style meetings to explain how mandating employer-based coverage would work.
Cain got a question in. He'd been a turnaround artist at Pillsbury, working with Burger King, and in 1986 he'd been put in command of the failing Godfather's Pizza franchise. He saved it with triage, closing 250 of around 800 restaurants, before leading an investor group that bought the franchise and put him in charge. By the time he met Clinton, he had been elected president of the National Restaurant Association.
This explained some of his confidence as he lit into his president. "On behalf of all of those business owners that are in a situation similar to mine," asked Cain, "my question is, quite simply, if I'm forced to do this what will I tell those people whose jobs I will have to eliminate?"
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And another ping :)
Is Sweigel still looking for his precious??
This is a question the rats ought to be asking themselves. If unemployment stays in the 8%-10% range for the next 2 years, which I believe it will or worse, a lot more democrat politicians are going to become unemployed in 2012.
Is Herman Cain the one who financed that highly orthodox Catholic college in Florida?
Worth more of a look than most!!
Interesting that Slate chose Cain as the first contender for their review of the 2012 contenders.
What are you talking about? Care to expound?
Herman Cain turned around the pizza company from Omaha.
Mistaken identity. Check Posting #9.
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