Herman Cain

[Solus]

I am afraid he is a Federal Reserve insider, having been the deputy chairman and chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank.  This makes him not only more of the status quo, but also one of the professional counterfeiters that have bankrupted this country.  I cannot support him.  End the Fed!!

He may also have been a member of a Kindergarten class, but that doesn't make him an immature 5 year old.

Because he held a certain position at one time does not mean he has the stereotypical views of others who hold or have held that office.

Has he expressed beliefs that lead you to believe he is a Fed Reserve insider and working for the continued existence of the Fed?

If so, please post references.  I'm sure we would all be interested in that aspect of his political makeup.

Thanks.

P.S.  If he ends up being the Republican candidate, does your statement that you cannot support him mean that you will vote for Obama?  Or for a third party candidate? Or skip voting this time around?

P.P.S.  If you don't mind sharing, who did you vote for president in the last election?

[Mericet]

I could certainly vote for Cain if he makes it onto the ballot.

[tombogan03884]

The only current Rep. candidates I would not vote for are Romney or Huntsman.
If either of them got the nomination I would have to write in TT and I 

[Magoo541]

The only current Rep. candidates I would not vote for are Romney or Huntsman.
If either of them got the nomination I would have to write in TT and I 

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[CJS3]

The guy that runs our warehouse at work is a VERY liberal black man who is always railing against republicans. Since he and I always spend our second cup of coffee aurguing politics, he very loudly asked, so everyone would hear, what I would do if the Republican nominee was a black man. I, just as loudly, told him "I'd send him money".

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[Hazcat]

The guy that runs our warehouse at work is a VERY liberal black man who is always railing against republicans. Since he and I always spend our second cup of coffee aurguing politics, he very loudly asked, so everyone would hear, what I would do if the Republican nominee was a black man. I, just as loudly, told him "I'd send him money".

Next time tell him ya know a conservative, gun loving, bible hugging, white boy that already has sent money to the "black man".

[DaverZ]

I am an American. Black. Conservative. I don't use African-American, because I'm American, I'm black and I'm conservative. I don't like people trying to label me. African- American is socially acceptable for some people, but I am not some people.
Herman Cain

I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense.
Herman Cain

People who oppose Obama are said to be racists - so I guess I'm a racist.
Herman Cain


Stupid people are ruining America.
Herman Cain

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Hard to disagree with the man.

Sir,I like the way you think.

[billt]

First off I want to make it clear I don't dislike the man, and I do agree with 90% of his platform. With that said I think, just like Hussein, a great deal of his popularity and political appeal is because he's black. He is just from the other end of the political spectrum. The dems wallowed all over Hussein because it gave them a shield against people who would criticize him. They could, and did, immediately play the race card. It got to the point if you were conservative and were critical of anything he said, you were branded a "racist". Even McCain admitted to going soft on him during the campaign because he didn't want to be on the receiving end of attacking a black candidate. It certainly contributed to him losing the election. He came across as a mealy mouthed old man, not an assertive leader because of his mild, bland, overly polite political stance against Hussein.

Fast forward to Herman Cain. Same deal, opposite political party. He has zero experience with any type of foreign policy by his own admission. We saw where "learn as you go" got us with Hussein. Sure, people are already saying he can hire that out by surrounding himself with smart foreign affair advisers. That is only if he can get them. Hussein had zero economic experience and surrounded himself with guys like Tim Geithner and the result was an economic disaster. Cain could do much the same with foreign policy.

I find it ironic that the same conservatives who blasted Palin for her "inexperience" are so ready, willing, and able to jump on the bandwagon with this guy. Palin was a state governor, and this guy ran a pizza franchise, and she was "inexperienced", and this guy isn't? People say that's what they like about him. I'm sorry I don't. The entire Middle East is all but ready to explode. Iran is being led by a total nutcase, and is dangerously close to getting a nuclear weapon. And to frost the cake and light the candles we're currently involved in 2 wars that are all but bankrupting this country. Salt it all over with idiots demonstrating daily, showing their hate for what this entire nation is built on, (Capitalism), and the best we can do is jump up and down for a guy like Cain?

I'll freely admit this isn't the best Republican field we've ever had, but I think we have better options than Herman Cain. The office of the President has lacked any leadership skills since we put the clown we now have in. Enough with this silly racial political experimentation to win elections. When you cut through the political crap, that is all this is. All that would be left is for him to win the nomination, then select Marco Rubio as his running mate. Political correctness yet again at it's finest, at the expense of a total lack of any necessary political experience. You wouldn't want to hire a novice pilot and co pilot to fly you around, why would you want the same inexperience leading the nation? Especially with the bad weather we've got ahead of us to fly through.

[Solus]

Bill, half of your position is based on what other folks might be thinking of Cain, not how he, himself, will perform.

Because folks who support him with his level of experience previously showed disdain for Palin because of her lack of performance has no bearing on how he will perform.

Because some folks might support him solely because he is a black conservative also has no bearing on how he will perform.

And because BHO hired socialist economic advisers who would push his Marxist economic agenda does not mean Cain would hire the same quality advisers...   if anything he will pick those at the other end of the spectrum.

We still don't know if he will be a "good" president, but I haven't seen any positive correlation between the amount of "political experience" an office holder has and doing a good job as a leader.  If anything, it seems to have a reverse correlation.

And exactly what is "political experience'?  Knowing the ins and outs of getting re-elected, climbing the party hierarchy, getting placed in influential positions on powerful commodities,  becoming proficient at procuring "pork spending" for your constituents?

Other than knowing the way to your office, I'm not sure what beneficial experience career politicians bring to the table.   
   

[billt]

Bill, half of your position is based on what other folks might be thinking of Cain, not how he, himself, will perform. Because folks who support him with his level of experience previously showed disdain for Palin because of her lack of performance has no bearing on how he will perform.

That's just it, we have no way of knowing how he will perform based on his total inexperience. You can't say that about Romney, Gingrich, Perry, Santorum, or for that matter Palin. No matter if you like her or hate her, her political performance cannot be overlooked in Alaska where she enjoyed a very high approval rating from her constituents. Her performance during her governorship was not "lacking" anything. I can think of several states where she outperformed the governor's they currently have in place. Our state under Janet Napolitano was a perfect example. Yes, we now have Jan Brewer, which is a marked improvement, but I would trade her for Palin in a heartbeat.

Cain is a whole different story. He's nothing but a crap shoot, pure and simple. This guy doesn't bring much to the table unless you compare him to Hussein, who brought a grand total of NOTHING. I don't like "professional politicians" anymore than the next guy, but I like some type of record that shows how he would deal with international problems. Cain seems reluctant to even discuss such matters. That scares me with the condition of the world at this time. The fact of the matter is if Herman Cain were white, and brought to the table his current level of total inexperience, he would be chastised for it unmercifully, or else completely ignored with poll numbers in the toilet. But he is black, witty, funny, and conservative. For me that just isn't enough.