9 Reasons Why Republicans Ought to Nominate Herman Cain (Cain or Romney)

The American Spectator ^ | October 5, 2011 | Aaron Goldstein

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Nine Reasons Why Republicans Ought to Nominate Herman Cain

By Aaron Goldstein on 10.4.11 @ 6:08AM

As a mathematician he would teach the incumbent a thing or two about "simple math."

Let us assume that the field bidding to be the Republican standard bearer in 2012 will not expand. Let us assume also that neither New Jersey Governor Chris Christie nor Sarah Palin will throw their hat into the ring. Let us further assume that neither Mike Huckabee nor Paul Ryan is having second thoughts. In which case, Mitt Romney is still the frontrunner. Yet conservatives appear no more prepared to embrace him now than they were in 2008. Rick Perry hasn't proved a viable alternative and Michele Bachmann's fifteen minutes is up. Over the past week or so, with straw poll triumphs in Florida and Illinois, Herman Cain has begun to strike the right chord with Republican voters and has seen his poll numbers rise. So here are nine reasons why Republicans should nominate Herman Cain for President.

1. He Has No Sense of Entitlement Cain wasn't born into a life of privilege. Yet he bore no resentment because of it. He believed in the American Dream yet understood he had to work hard for it. Cain set goals for himself and made sure he had the education necessary to attain them. He found opportunities and seized them. Cain grew up with the knowledge that the world doesn't owe one a living. He has earned his place in the world.

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The Left has good reason to pull out all the stops in attacking Herman Cain. If he should become the presidential nominee, their "racist" accusations would hold less credibility (within the choir, of course), along with the fact that Cain is a Conservative.

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CAIN/WEST 2012!

[jessduntno]

So does this mean 9-9-9-9?

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Perhaps 2-0-1-2?

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CAIN/WEST OR WEST/CAIN sounds appealing.

Watching the MSM with that ticket would be entertaining.

[unkus]

I support Herman Cain!

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I haven’t decided, but Cain looks promising.

[RetiredArmy]

It better be Mr. Cain cause this guy IS NOT going to vote for a northern liberal RINO in the McCain image. Just ain't gonna do it. No one in my family will either. The RNC better find someone beside stupid Rominey.

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Their liberal heads would explode.

[lawnguy]

I love Cain personally, but I'm afraid he his entirely beatable by professional hacks

But I am hoping I'm wrong...

[Tax Government]

Obama can be the first African-American President. Let Cain be the first mathematician president. Yes!!!!

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A Cain/West ticket would put those racist accusations to bed forever, particularly after West becomes president in 2020.

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Romney was never a consideration for me. The mantra among some Republicans is that we need to choose an electable candidate. That is the most asinine reason to elect a public representative, and most importantly, the POTUS.

In plain English, the logic is, “...better to choose a liberal Republican rather than a liberal democrat...”

It’s not the letter printed after the candidate’s name that I’m considering. It’s the candidate and his or her record.

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Herman Cain grew up in Atlanta, Georgia with loving parents and little else. His father worked three jobs—as a janitor, a barber and a chauffeur—and his mother was a domestic worker. Even though these jobs required hard work and little glamour, his parents knew this life was better than the dirt farms upon which they grew up. They also knew that this hard work was the key to achieving their American Dreams.

Herman’s parents had two dreams. First, they wanted to own their own house. Secondly, they wanted both of their children to graduate from college. During the segregation era in the Deep South, these aspirations might have seemed lofty, but they knew that if they kept their faith in God, faith in themselves and faith in the greatest country on the Earth, they could achieve.

The first dream was realized in a modest brick house on Albert Street in Atlanta, Georgia. After years of saving from his many jobs, Herman’s father surprised the whole family, even his wife, by purchasing a home for their family. The second dream was realized when Herman graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in mathematics in 1967. His brother, Thurman, would go on to graduate from Morris Brown College.

Inspired by the work ethic and character of his parents, Herman continued his education by earning his Master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University while working full-time developing fire control systems for ships and fighter planes for the Department of the Navy. Though Herman enjoyed using his talents as a civilian employee for the Navy, he gravitated towards the culture of business.
Herman returned to his home of Atlanta to begin working as a computer systems analyst for the Coca-Cola Company. After considerable success at Coca-Cola, he moved to the Pillsbury Company. Within a short period of time, Herman rose to position of Vice President. Although the comforts of a corner office on the 31st floor of a majestic corporate building seemed satisfying, Herman knew that he needed a challenge.

He became the regional vice president of Pillsbury’s Burger King division. This meant starting from the “ground up,” dodging grease fires and broiling hamburgers. Herman was assigned to lead a low performing region of 450 of their restaurants. Within three years, it became the best performing region in the company.

Energized by overcoming the many obstacles of his job at Burger King, Herman took on the biggest challenge of his career. He accepted the call to become the President and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, a company that was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. In just 14 months, Herman returned Godfather’s to profitability and he led his management team to a buyout of the company.

His professional successes garnered the respect and admiration of industry peers who named him the President of the National Restaurant Association. Under Herman’s administration, the group grew significantly and began to lobby for the interests of America’s restaurateurs and small business owners.

In 1994, as head of the National Restaurant Association, he had the opportunity to speak with President Clinton during a nationally televised town hall meeting. Here, Herman challenged the President regarding the impact on businesses if his health care overhaul proposal were passed. President Clinton attempted to assure him and the millions of viewers watching at home that his legislation would not harm American business owners and their employees.

Herman was skeptical. “Quite honestly Mr. President, your calculations are incorrect,” he said. “In the competitive marketplace, it simply doesn’t work that way.” His words echoed across America, and Newsweek named Herman Cain the primary saboteur of Hillarycare.

Through these and other appearances on behalf of the National Restaurant Association, Herman began working with business leaders across all sectors of the American economy.

This led to his acceptance of a position on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and he was subsequently elected their chairman. In this role, he analyzed economic conditions in the region and notified the Federal Reserve of how their policies should respond.

Most recently, he hosted a radio talk show, “The Herman Cain Show,” on Atlanta’s WSB 750 AM/ 95.5 FM. He serves as a regular contributor on several broadcast networks and as a keynote speaker at conferences and events around the nation.

Despite the many professional commitments of his life, Herman continues to enjoy most the time spent with family and friends. As his children got married and had their own children, he knew that he had an extraordinary obligation to do what he could to make this a safe and prosperous nation for them. The paramount joys in his life are his wife, Gloria, his children and his grandchildren.

Now I highlighted and underline Herman's working at the Fed to meet a promise that I made to many of the Paulist on FR. Herman was not a member of the Board of Governors which sets monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is more or less a bank for banks and what they do is provide financial services to depository institutions including banks, credit unions, and savings and loans, much like those that banks provide for their customers. These services include collecting checks, electronically transferring funds, and distributing and receiving cash and coin.

I know that sounds so very ominous.

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“A Cain/West ticket would put those racist accusations to bed forever...”

Never underestimate the level of vile attacks the Left will resort to. They’ll surely use such ad hominems as “Uncle Tom” and “racist” against their own people. We’ve seen it before with Alan Keyes and others.

[RetiredArmy]

Well I am with you on the letter at the end of the name. But, I have never found a (D) candidate that I will check off on. It has always been the (R). But, this time, I simply am not going to vote for another (R-RINO) beside their name. McCain was it. That did it for me. I voted for that dirt bag to keep Obama out of office. I will not do that again. Voting for evil is voting for evil. Voting for stupid is voting for stupid. I am simply had it. If they cannot find a decent conservative republican candidate, which Mr. Cain appears to be, then I will just not vote for president. I will NOT vote for another RINO. I’m done doing that.

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If Cain prevailed in a one-on-one debate with the master politician Bill Clinton, I am not worried about other democrap hacks.

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While we’re on the subject, did you read about that “comedian”, George Lopez, accusing Herman Cain of being an Oreo?

Read here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2788623/posts

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Master politician? Are you trolling? Shouldn’t there be a “sarcasm” following that sentence?

I know you’re new around here, and this causes one to ponder.

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You and I share the same view. I don’t vote (D).