Well, it is.
Suppose he had a hunting club called WASPland or Micsville or Guineatown?
The more I see of Perry, the more I think he’s a nice guy, his politics are in the right place - most of the time, but he’s not ready for prime time.
Cain is just channeling his inner Sharpton. Nothing to see here...move along...
Cain, the radio talk show host, the accomplished executive, and long-time Romney supporter, knew better, and yet, here’s what he said:
“My reaction is that is very insensitive,” Cain, an African-American, said on ABC television, adding that few words “inspire the kind of negativity like that particular word.”
Cain added: “Since Governor Perry has been going there for years to hunt, I think that it shows a lack of sensitivity for a long time of not taking that word off of that rock and renaming the place.”
In a separate interview with the Fox News Sunday program, Cain said there is “no more vile negative word than the N-word, and for him to leave it there as long as he did, before I hear that they finally painted it over is just plain insensitive to a lot of black people in this country.”
Cain took the bait. It looks like cheap shot.
He could have taken the high road and act presidential.
And i’m a certified perry hater..
Cain has promise but..have to see how things work out.
Damn, saying something is insensitive , ROFLOL, the horror, perhaps self inflected wounds would help you get over the shock.
Cain gave his opinion at the moment he was given the information.
Much like the responses right here on FR - speaking off the cuff.
Herman Cain clearly trusts people to tell him the truth and he responded accordingly.
We are learning new or contradictory ‘facts’ each minute when an anecdote like this pops up. The cynical understand that these ‘stories’ are held in the political oppo ‘pending for future gotcha moments’ file.
Cain will be OK when the water drains.
What is interesting is that the name was painted over in the early 1980’s by Perry's father, and then the rock turned over.
So to see it, the media had to turn the rock back over. Literally looking under rocks to try to find some dirt.
Love Cain, but he’s really shown a tendency lately to fall for the media’s baiting. Really needs to get more savvy about this sort of thing.
Cain is an establishment man. He endorsed Mittens in 08. What is sad to me is Cain is being used.
I can think of a lot worst and I hear them everyday. I like Cain and wouldn't mind seeing him go all the way. I just hope this isn't his "Bachmann's vaccine" moment.
No, this attitude will not help Cain. He called for a sense of humor and a sense of perpective. He needs to show it. That would have been a good time to laugh.
The only thing that scares me ... well, one of several things, about Cain is my experience that black trumps everything with most blacks.
Cain jumps the shark.
This statement by Herman Cain is very disappointing.
We don’t need for Cain to be a “black candidate”.
We need for him to be a conservative American candidate.
Very, very disappointing this is.
Looks like Cain pulled a Rangel-Sharpton-Jackson-Waters....etc etc etc.. CBC... NAACP...
...the liberal race card!
Come on, Herman, you’re better then that.
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Cain has to get used to the lying, lynch mob press. As soon as he learns to recognize their scurrilous ways he will produce some great sound bites while smacking down the arrogant bastards.
Why is this an issue with either of them at this point? No one comes out looking good.