Posted on 09/24/2011 8:16:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Herman Cain is hitting back at Morgan Freeman for calling the Tea Party racist.
The Republican presidential candidate called the Oscar-winning actor’s eyebrow-raising remarks “short-sighted” on Friday. "Most of the people that are criticizing the Tea Partiers about having a racist element, they have never been to a Tea Party," Cain told Fox News.
Freeman, who endorsed Obama in 2007, created a firestorm when he told CNN’s Piers Morgan earlier this week that conservative opposition to the President has enflamed racism in America. He added the Tea Partiers have the mentality of "Screw the country, we're going to do whatever we can to get this black man out of here…It is a racist thing."
Despite the criticism, Cain said he wasn’t offended by Freeman’s comments. "Name calling is something that is going to continue in this because they don’t know how to stop this movement and this movement is making a big difference in politics," said Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza.
At a GOP presidential debate on Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said - if he could - he would pair Cain with ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich to form his ideal running mate.
Cain was flattered.
"I’ve even seen some of the phrases that I used in the first debate being used in some of the later debates," said Cain. "I’m ok with that; imitation is the best form of flattery."
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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
Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama ISN'T!
Liberals are racist for wanting to hog the black community all to themselves. That cruel irony is was what dawned upon Mr. Cain shortly before he decided to join the GOP.
duh
is was -> was
What is it with these left wing racists? They have essentially played out all their race cards to the point of not only being meaningless, but being mocked themselves as fools.
If you analyze modern language usage and define racism as an unsupported accusation, then the above statement is accurate.
Many voted for Obama thinking his election would silence the race industry. Fools!
Wouldn’t upset this old, white Southern grandma one bit to have Herman Cain as my President. This would be a chance to show we can pick a great black POTUS.......unlike the one we have now.
God bless him—he is so cool, calm, and collected!
Not your typical politician.
Tomorrow the Today show will host Morgan Freeman while Fox and Friends host Herman Cain :-)
Cain has a very Reaganesque way of responding to criticism in good humor.
Perhaps his bout with cancer has given him a higher perspective on things.
Herman Cain, GOP presidential candidate, hits back at Morgan Freeman for calling Tea Party ‘racist’
How much would you bet that if Cain were a RINO (read: “centrist” or “moderate”) this headline would read “Herman Cain, Winner of predictive Florida straw poll, hits back at Morgan Freeman’s “racist” comment”
Just pointing out another way the MSM influences things. After that debate, Cain won a poll that has predicted the nominee for 30 years and yet he’s “GOP presidential candidate”. While it’s true, they do not “pump up” Cain as much as they would if the candidate were not an unabashed Conservative (i.e. Romney, Perry etc...)
Not your typical politician.
Because he’s not a politician. As the saying goes, he works for a living.
in before the idiot who hits all the Cain threads to remind us that “he worked for the federal reserve”.
Herman Cain is a Great American!
Message to my fellow patriotic conservatives... our first big battle will be the MSM including fox. While we fight that battle we will be fighting the good Ole boys like Kristol, C Wallace, Rove, maybe even Krauthammer. Then we fight the left wing liberal Marxist. Cain can win. He, Palin, or Christie are the only ones who stand a chance against all these forces. Little bit of money and prayers will go along way too. LETS ROLL!!
Anyone have any guesses which of the Republican candidates Soros is quietly funneling money to? He said he was going to ‘look elsewhere.’
Romney and Huntsman, of course. Maybe Johnson.
Who else?
I hear ya Donna (love that name so we named our daughter Donna)......anyoo, the only thing I can’t totally agree with is Christie. He ain’t no Conservative......he’s establisment to my way of thinking. He’s doing just fine in NJ.....:)
If we end up with Cristie we can be sure that the muslims won’t get offended by anything. He’ll make sure of that.
I hear Freeman’s racist rant—He gave no examples of racism and the tea party—his logic is—if you don’t support Obama and what to remove him from office—you are a racist—that is so 2008. People want to replace Obama because he is a failure and he doesn’t listen to the will of the people. Imagine if Obama was white—what would Mr. Freeman say then?
Yes he does! Would that I, and most of us, could have that strength, LOL!
I was going to bed and saw the start of SNL. If I can get the vid tomorrow I will post it.
They ridiculed Cain as some sort of brainless pizza flipper. And actually said his only qualifcation was pizza maker.
Where is Sharpton, the congress guy that called Tea Partiers racist? It is really pathetic how low the lefties will sink.
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