Mr. Cain never said that Gov. Perry was a racist... he specifically said that he did not believe that Gov. Perry was a racist but that the name painted on the rock was “insensitive”.
This was a gotcha question posed by the media. Mr. Cain could have ignored it completely and gave ammunition to those calling him an “Uncle Tom” or he could respond in the least confrontational way possible. It is a little unbelievable to me that Perry people have savored this issue for so long. Everyone would have forgotten about it if Perry people would stop bringing it up in discussion after discussion. We understand that you want your guy to look like he is a victim but it is starting to get a little pathetic.
Well, I haven’t kept bringing it up. I’d almost forgotten it until this other stuff came up and then I started thinking about all the times Cain has shown hostility to Perry.
As for it being a gotcha question, oh, sure it was. But Cain did handle it badly. He should have just said he didn’t know enough about it to comment. I saw the show. It gave me a little tiny feeling that this man is way too sensitive about race (okay, maybe with good cause) or that he really doesn’t like Perry.