Herman Cain is Pro-Life, Pro-Gun and Anti-Tax Conservative Black Pizza Magnate Seeks Senate

HUMAN EVENTS ^ | June 23, 2003 | John Grizzi

[Amish]

There are at least a couple of things that separate Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza now running for the U.S. Senate from Georgia, from other multi-millionaires such as Jon Corzine of New Jersey and John Edwards of North Carolina who have recently been elected to that office. For one, Cain is black. For another, he’s a conservative Republican.

Should he be elected to replace retiring Sen. Zell Miller (D.-Ga.), Cain would become only the second black Republican senator since Reconstruction.

The historic significance of his candidacy notwithstanding, Cain drew little publicity during a swing through Washington last week precisely because he is an unapologetic conservative who happens to be black.

"As the head of a business," Cain told me in an interview, "I solve problems one day, solve problems the next day and the next day. A lot of these problems come from taxes and regulations. They have to be cut and rolled back to permit businesses to create more new jobs and eventually, the whole tax system has to be restructured."

"Life begins with conception," said Cain. "That’s all there is to it."

"I grew up before we were told guns would get up and do all these bad things and I believe strongly in the 2nd Amendment," he said. "My father was a chauffeur who had to protect his employer as well as drive him. So he carried a gun. And if you were black in South Georgia in the 1950’s and drove a big car, you’d better have had a gun!"

Cain said life made him a conservative before he registered as a Republican. In 1994, as a member of the audience in a town meeting with Bill Clinton, Cain asked the President what he would tell the employees his company would have to lay off if the "Hillary-Care" health program became law. When Clinton insisted his calculations showed no one would need to be laid off, Cain countered: "Mr. President, with all due respect, your calculations are incorrect."

Cain was an independent then. Two years later, while still an independent, he campaigned for Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. While stumping with Kemp in Harlem, Cain recalled, "One of the Democratic hecklers, a big tall dude, shouted at me that ‘If you’re with them [the Republicans], you must be an Uncle Tom!’ Well, I thought about that on the flight home. You can be judged by the company you keep. After I got home, I re-registered as a Republican."

[backhoe]

This is the first time I have read Mr. Cain's own words on these issues, and I'd support him in a heartbeat.

[lainde]

Wow...Didn't have him on my radar screen. Thanks for the info!

[RicocheT]

If Herman Cain is for real and as good as he sounds, the Republican Party should showcase him and build him into a candidate.

[rwfromkansas]

bump bump bump

This guy is a big pusher of the FairTax

[rwfromkansas]

bump

[BADROTOFINGER]

Wow...Didn't have him on my radar screen. Thanks for the info!

That is because the liberal media establishment has done their very best to keep all knowledge of the life of Herman Cain a secret from you. From what I know about him, he is a man who started at the bottom, worked his way through the corporation that owned Godfather's, then when the corp. wanted to divest itself of the pizza company, he stepped forward and bought it, and turned it into what it is today. A real American success story. Exactly the kind of black role model Jesse and Al dont want young black (or any color) people to have. These people would be very fortunate to have him for a senator, IMHO...JFK

[decimon]

"As the head of a business," Cain told me in an interview, "I solve problems one day, solve problems the next day and the next day. A lot of these problems come from taxes and regulations. They have to be cut and rolled back to permit businesses to create more new jobs and eventually, the whole tax system has to be restructured."

I'd like to hear that from more CEOs.

[MonroeDNA]

bump!!!

[Mean Daddy]

Herman Cain used to live in Omaha and if you ever get an opportunity to hear him speak, jump at it. He also has a professional quality singing voice. Used to sing the national anthem at all the sporting events. He contemplated running for POTUS against Bush. He's a rising star.

[Dan from Michigan]

The more I read on this guy, the better he sounds.

[Little Bill]

Move to Mass, Mr. Cain, we need a conservitive, Ed Brooke, was a RINO, Mitt is a RINO, we need someone who speaks his mind.

[boris]

" In 1994, as a member of the audience in a town meeting with Bill Clinton, Cain asked the President what he would tell the employees his company would have to lay off if the "Hillary-Care" health program became law."

IIRC, the President--or was it the little lady--responded with some witticism such as, 'Oh, well--you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs," in other words, you small businessmen can go bankrupt for all we care. Let 'em eat cake.

--Boris

[nyconse]

I like Cain. I don't like Johnny Isaacson.

[Kuksool]

The GOP minority out-reach program will be put to the test if Herman Cain wins the GOP Senate nomination.

[Holden Magroin]

Too bad the country club Republican establishment is behind Johnny Isakson.

[SteveH]

And the reason this aspiring and charismatic minority businessman and leader is not on the front cover of Time or Newsweek is because... (?)

[Amish]

Even New Englanders can send him cash. Visit:

http://www.cainforussenate.org/home.asp

And make a donation.

[Taxman]

National Retail Sales Tax bump!

Senator Herman Cain has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?