Can Cain win?

[ISASO]

This was e-mailed to me. I even 1/2 of it is true, I'm truly impressed:

Herman Cain is running for president. He’s not a career politician (in fact he has never held political office). He’s known as a pizza guy, but there’s a lot more to him. He’s also a computer guy, a banker guy, and a rocket scientist guy.

Here’s his bio:

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
Master’s degree in Computer Science.
Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).
Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation).
All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers!

Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers.
Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.
He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side.
Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!

Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.
Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system.
After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time!

Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think You’re Stupid.
Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).
He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.

[RoyalShock]

Strikes against Cain, IMO:

- Fully supported TARP, which calls into question how his business sense will translate into sound economic policy.
- Was a FED chairman, calling into question his monetary policy.
- Supported Romney last election, calling into question his conservative credentials.

If it weren't for those items as a whole, I could possibly see myself getting behind him if he were to win the nomination.

[SubGod22]

an interesting read...Herman Cain Swims with the Sharks

[shoxlax]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/cain-black-community-brainwashed-into-voting-for-dems/#comment-3870239

[SubGod22]

Fox News Poll: GOP Race Top Tier Now Romney, Perry and Cain

Three September debates have shaken-up the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain has jumped into the top tier. Rick Perry’s stumbled. Mitt Romney's holding steady.

And Michele Bachmann is hitting bottom. That’s according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.

The new poll found Cain’s support has nearly tripled among GOP primary voters to 17 percent.

That’s up from 6 percent before this month’s debates, and puts him in what is essentially a three-way tie with Perry and Romney

[Shirley Schmidt]

He is a good candidate and a right thinking American:

Controversial remarksA number of comments made by Cain regarding his attitudes towards Muslim people have caused controversy. He has stated that he was "uncomfortable" when he found that the surgeon operating on his liver and colon cancer was Muslim, later explaining "based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion, you know, they have an objective to convert all infidels or kill them".[32] Following a number of such comments, he was asked in March 2011 if he would feel comfortable appointing a Muslim to his administration or as a Judge. Cain said "No, I will not ... There's this creeping attempt, there's this attempt, to gradually ease Shariah Law, and the Muslim faith into our government. It does not belong in our government"[33][34] and he went on to cite court cases in Oklahoma[35] and New Jersey as evidence.[36] He was criticized for this remark by conservatives at Grover Norquist's weekly Wednesday Gatherings, one of whom called the remark "frightening."[37] Cain's statement was also criticized as "bigotry" and "muslim bashing" from CAIR, whose spokesperson stated "It would be laughable if it weren't having such a negative impact on the lives of Muslim Americans".[38][39] Cain opposed the building of an Islamic Center for a Muslim community at a site in Tennessee, claiming that it was "an infringement and an abuse of our freedom of religion" and "just another way to try to gradually sneak Shariah law into our laws".[40] Defending himself against the suggestion that this would be bigotry or discrimination during an interview with Chris Wallace, he defended his position, saying "I'm willing to take a harder look at people who might be terrorists, that's what I'm saying".[41]

[WstateU]

He is a good candidate and a right thinking American:

Controversial remarksA number of comments made by Cain regarding his attitudes towards Muslim people have caused controversy. He has stated that he was "uncomfortable" when he found that the surgeon operating on his liver and colon cancer was Muslim, later explaining "based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion, you know, they have an objective to convert all infidels or kill them".[32] Following a number of such comments, he was asked in March 2011 if he would feel comfortable appointing a Muslim to his administration or as a Judge. Cain said "No, I will not ... There's this creeping attempt, there's this attempt, to gradually ease Shariah Law, and the Muslim faith into our government. It does not belong in our government"[33][34] and he went on to cite court cases in Oklahoma[35] and New Jersey as evidence.[36] He was criticized for this remark by conservatives at Grover Norquist's weekly Wednesday Gatherings, one of whom called the remark "frightening."[37] Cain's statement was also criticized as "bigotry" and "muslim bashing" from CAIR, whose spokesperson stated "It would be laughable if it weren't having such a negative impact on the lives of Muslim Americans".[38][39] Cain opposed the building of an Islamic Center for a Muslim community at a site in Tennessee, claiming that it was "an infringement and an abuse of our freedom of religion" and "just another way to try to gradually sneak Shariah law into our laws".[40] Defending himself against the suggestion that this would be bigotry or discrimination during an interview with Chris Wallace, he defended his position, saying "I'm willing to take a harder look at people who might be terrorists, that's what I'm saying".[41]

[SubGod22]

Herman Cain Gains Stature Among GOP Faithful

Cain's strength comes as his latest book is poised for release on October 4th. Entitled, "This is Herman Cain," the book details his growing up in the segregated South, his rise through corporate America, his battle with cancer and his admiration for his father Luther, who Cain says, "had a PhD in common sense."

One passage reads, "One of the most important lessons Dad taught us was not to feel like victims. He never felt like a victim; he never expressed one ‘victim’ attitude the whole while I knew him. It was his inner self-determination. He just never had that attitude, so we didn't have that attitude."

Cain continues to raise eyebrows with his blunt, often politically incorrect opinions. Yesterday in an interview on CNN, when asked why so many blacks turn away from the Republican Party, Cain responded, "Many African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative."

[Maggie]

Perfection is not possible. Heck, and strange as it sounds to some ears, it is not even a good thing to attempt.


“Nero” strikes up a cord or two a few years ago (only I don’t think Nero is what this man had in mind – but reality tends to cure such assumptions) - and the masses listen, for a time. But how long? I don’t know.

There are no “answers” to be found in GOP candidates or in the Oval Office – no knight riding from the foggy mist – that is a silly notion – yes? But “hope” I read and hear about the daily flavors --- of saviors. Frankly, he or she, and with apologizes to the mythical Sir Lancelot for his names sake, doesn’t exist – not now, not in 2008, not in 2012, not ever. So what happens?

[Kung Wu]

Hey Maggie you just repeated my stance, albeit poetically. Anybody looks like Lancelot standing next to Nero. Anybody.

[Maggie]

Hey Maggie you just repeated my stance, albeit poetically. Anybody looks like Lancelot standing next to Nero. Anybody.

Yes sir.

[1979Shocker]

From last Friday's Jay Leno Show

Herman Cain, Part 1 (9/30/11)

Herman Cain, Part 2 (9/30/11)

[Maggie]

From last Friday's Jay Leno Show

Herman Cain, Part 1 (9/30/11)

Herman Cain, Part 2 (9/30/11)

One of the things that favors Cain is he is easy to like (I think this interview reflects that). The other is that he actually (well, for the most part) tries to answer the question presented – which is a departure from what is “normal” in politics.

I have reservations about Cain and it has nothing to do with his sincerity – it is his naiveté.

[wu_shizzle]

One of the things that favors Cain is he is easy to like (I think this interview reflects that). The other is that he actually (well, for the most part) tries to answer the question presented – which is a departure from what is “normal” in politics.

I have reservations about Cain and it has nothing to do with his sincerity – it is his naiveté.

I wonder if he would staff to that perceived weakness or even see it as a political weakness.

Ed Rollins or some other seasoned Republican campaigners might be good for him.

[Maggie]

One of the things that favors Cain is he is easy to like (I think this interview reflects that). The other is that he actually (well, for the most part) tries to answer the question presented – which is a departure from what is “normal” in politics.

I have reservations about Cain and it has nothing to do with his sincerity – it is his naiveté.

I wonder if he would staff to that perceived weakness or even see it as a political weakness.

Ed Rollins or some other seasoned Republican campaigners might be good for him.

I don't know what you mean. As for Rollins, in my judgment, he should retire.

And it is a huge weakness. His faults, Cain's, shouldn't be a disqualification - no one, as a Presidential candidate, is an expert in foreign affairs. After all we wouldn't have Obama or the latest Bush for that matter. But most seem to know more than Cain does.