If Cain's answer will prevent conservatives from voting for him, then there really is no hope, is there?
The media will, without exception look to trap ANY GOP candidate into something, even if not deliberately. They don't know how to ask republicans questions any other way.
If you don't like how Cain responded this weekend, give him a mulligan. He's new at the national spotlight. In fact, I'd give the guy a break knowing what'll be coming at him if he wins one more straw poll, or showing up in the top two of another national poll. Let me say this clearly as a black conservative:
[shouting mode on]
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN RACISM IN FULL VIEW ON TV UNTIL YOU SEE CAIN GET ANYWHERE NEAR THAT NOMINATION - AND IT WONT BE COMING FROM THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE.
[shouting mode off]
You watch, by the time they are done with him, you will be shaking your heads on why any black person would vote democrat. You will head BLATANTLY racists comments coming from left-wing taking heads that won't even be questioned (e.g. Janeane Garofalo for example) But the power that be won't care. I know. I've seen this is action before. And if they can't destroy Cain in short order, and he start getting black folks to start listening (their greatest fear), they will either have to spend his entire campaign war chest on security, or yank Zero from the Dem ticket so fast it'll make your head spin.
Meanwhile, I will stand by my prediction of more than a year ago: A non-incumbent democrat will win the nomination for president in 2012.
PS: a message to all you Freepers with your GOP Flavors of the Week: These candidates are just GIVING this nomination to Sarah. Why do you think the big boys are trying to hard to get Christie in the race and move the primary dates up?
... think about it.
If he's strong enough and good enough to stand up to what inevitably will come at him, and remain standing, then who's better to start healing the damage, racial and otherwise, obama and the demonrats have done?
The best antidote to an incompetent poser in chief who appears to be black could very well be Herman Cain.