Herman Cain on the Issues...in his words

Herman Cain Website ^ | Sept 26, 2011 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

You cannot help but like this man and his positions. His touching statement...and powerful...about his own fight with cancer and how Obama Care would have doomed him to death hit home with so many people, including myself and my own fight with cancer. What he said was absolutely true and would have also applied to me.

And his winning of the Florida straw poll, though not a game winner, was certainly a surprise to many and improved his chances.

Therefore, I thought it worthwhile to post his actual positions. Read them...see what you think of them.

[Jeff Head]

FYI...read Cain’s positions on the issues.

[mnehring]

btt

[mnehring]

When Herman Cain puts his finger to the wind, the wind changes.

[DTogo]

Sounds good! Is Cain pro-Second Amendment... does he exercise it and not just pay it lip service?

[achilles2000]

So, what is his position on abortion? 2nd Amendment? Federalism?

[Grunthor]

Other than his earlier miscue on Afganistan, I have heard nothing from this man that I don’t like and he’s really boned up on foreign policy.

[bcsco]

Thanks, Jeff. Of all the candidates thus far this man stands above. He’s real, he’s right on issues, and he’s not a politician.

[tflabo]

All aboard the Cain Train.
Cain/Rubio 2012-—for Now and Then.

[mnehring]

He is extremely pro life to the point of calling it a genocide.
http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Herman_Cain_Abortion.htm

[mnehring]

Here is a good issue-by-issue list.
http://www.ontheissues.org/herman_cain.htm

[Grunthor]

Herman Cain is pro-life. He has repeatedly stated that life begins at conception, and that if he was elected President, he would sign legislation to protect the sanctity of life. He supports the defunding of Planned Parenthood, and has noted that the organization was started by someone with the stated goal of lowering the number of African-American children.

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/rep_bios.php?rep_id=98516477&category=views&id=20110509144328

[smith288]

He did say he supports the 2nd amendment

“The answer is I support, strongly support, the 2nd amendment. I don’t support onerous legislation that’s going to restrict people’s rights in order to be able to protect themselves as guaranteed by the 2nd amendment.

Blitzer: Should states or local government be allowed to control guns, the gun situation, or should…

Cain: Yes”

Not a great answer.

[smith288]

[tflabo]

Yes we CAIN.

[Recovering_Democrat]

[Jeff Head]

On abortion, from the Republican2012.org site:

Herman Cain takes a strong stand, and sometimes controversial stand on abortion issues, in his 2004 Georgia senate run he said abortion should be illegal even in cases of rape and incest.

On the 2nd Amenement, I have found this...and he should put both abortion and 2nd amendment statements on his web site which I am emailing him and encouraging him to do.

On April 28, 2011 in Rochester New Hamshire, Herman Cain spoke at a campaign event and discussed his views on the second amendment. When asked, he states that concealed carry laws should be dealt with at the state level.

On May 1, 2011 Herman Cain spoke at the NRA American Values Leadership Conference. He stated during the speech that the second amendment was one of the things that the founding fathers got right and that it should not be infringed upon in any way.

Apparently spome people are using a Wolf Blitzer interview where he indicated that 2nd amendment laws of any kind could only be passed at the state level to imply he is weak on the 2nd amendment. He clarified that to mean conceal carry, etc.

But he needs a strongly worded, delcarative statement on his site.

Here's a pretty good list of videos and statements from Cain:

Cain on the 2nd Amendment

[normy]

Illegal immigration has only exacerbated illegal activity, such as the horrendous crimes of drug smuggling and human trafficking. Illegal immigrants who are repeat offenders are harder to track, making it difficult for law enforcement to prevent crime. Further, weak borders have caused a compounding problem of terrorists assimilating with illegal immigrants, crossing the border with them and entering the U.S. We must secure our borders, enforce our laws and promote the existing path to citizenship. Protecting our nation’s sovereignty should be a paramount concern of those elected to lead us, not an afterthought or a reaction once the problem becomes even worse. Further, taking a stand on the issue does not mean one lacks compassion, but instead, that one respects the rule of law and the importance of not becoming a lawless nation.

His positions are almost exactly the same as Perry's. No wonder he is my second choice should Perry falter, either way I think a Perry/Cain or Cain/Perry is in order.

[Jeff Head]

See my post 17.

[50sDad]

LOL, the first “black president” was only half black...what marvelous pretzels the Left will weave as they try to discredit a real black man running for president!