Posted on 07/21/2010 9:25:37 PM PDT by grundle
He could be President Obama's worst nightmare a business mastermind, a natural problem solver and a black man of "substance" who says he would "take the race card off the table" in a challenge against Obama as the GOP presidential candidate in 2012.
"We need a realistic candidate to run on the Republican ticket who can beat Barack Obama not just beat the Democrats," Herman Cain, an Atlanta radio talk-show host, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza and 2004 Senate seeker, told WND. "We've also got to beat Barack Obama."
He added, "Obama is a master of rhetoric. He is a master of deceptive language. And any white candidate who runs against him will be up against the race card. I take the race card off the table."
Cain, a devout Christian, emphasized he is "prayerfully considering" a 2012 bid for the GOP nomination.
In addition to serving as the former president and CEO of Godfather's Pizza for 10 years, Cain, 64, is also former president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He's been vice president of Burger King, vice president of Pillsbury Company, a mathematician for the U.S. Department of the Navy and a business analyst for Coca-Cola. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Morehouse College and a master's degree in computer science from Purdue University.
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You think the truth is going to have any effect on the media's narative? Give me a good example from the last ten years where any republican candidate has been able to cut off the media's narrative.
Oh, I agree. I’m just making the point that the demscum will not give up the race card just because he’s black.
Are you from South Carolina?
I know all about him...was eating his pizzas nearly 30 years ago.
Sure he’s great.
But if he weren’t black he’d get no more notice than anyone else.
being conservative and black attracts such hyperbole as “biggest threat to Obama”.
I’m sick of so many whites always following the race ticket...it’s what got Obama elected and it won’t garner diddly in black votes who would not have voted for a conservative already.
“Give me a good example from the last ten years where any republican candidate has been able to cut off the media’s narrative.”
Give ME a good example from the last ten years (or more) when we’ve ever had such a dream candidate with the total package and unflappable style of a Herman Cain. There just isn’t any.
And he’s eloquent - spontaneously (no teleprompter needed). Oh, to see him debate “the golden child” just once. Priceless.
I so believe he doesn’t play the game and isn’t cowered by the media’s narrative that he will overcome it - in people’s hearts. His track record and character speak for themselves.
He’s a leader.
“and it wont garner diddly in black votes who would not have voted for a conservative already.”
i disagree, and here’s why. we know by now that there are large numbers of black conservatives, though lots (like in hollywood) just don’t talk about it openly. also, i believe some (maybe many) were torn - obama campaigned as a “moderate” and let’s face it - mccain is not a conservative, so given the choice between him (an old lackluster white-guy RINO) and a young, dashing, “hopeful” black guy, plus the (seemingly) win-win chance to feel cultural pride while helping to make history, well......
i think herman cain would eliminate any ambiguity in the larger-than-you-think group of black conservatives. heck, even tons who aren’t conservative now have buyer’s remorse. and for those stupid voters (of which there were far too many) who voted for obama solely for his skin color - well, there would be no dilemma there, with HC.
Personally, I would vote for a black albino female bull dyke who looked like Helen Thomas if she were a strong conservative that was a constitionalist who believed in the original intent of the founding fathers.
I agree with you about his quailifications. I just hope if he runs that the Stupid Party (GOP) doesn’t completely lose control of the image war.
Yawn
I don’t like identity politics.
several times black conservatives in urban areas have lost to white liberal jews in races
blacks will not vote for someone just because they are black
it’s pandering and demonstrates a lack of experience with black people
Me neither. I don’t like any politics. It is a dirty sport. I’ll see you around.
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