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Herman Cain: The Buffoon Strikes Again

POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Thursday, November 17, 2011 14:45
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NIKI2

Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:13 PM

Personally, I don't think the guy WANTS to win. Given his long-time track record as a speaker for the Koch-backed AFP, I think, like Palin (and maybe Bachman), his "run" is actually just a way to enhance his profile and guarantee more yummy speaking engagements.

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Herman Cain is the man who wants to be our President (well that is what he wants you to believe). He has soared past Presidential hopeful Texas Governor Rick Perry and is currently in 2nd place behind former Governor Mitt Romney in the polls. Since his surge, he has been given more of an opportunity to appear on television to express his self-hate, (I mean his thoughts on various social issues, which includes the African-American community). I promised myself, that I would never give Cain the light of day on this blog, but I could not help myself after his most recent buffoonery quote. Candy Crowley of CNN asked Cain if incarceration levels in the African-American community were in part of institutionalize racism. She also asked him if Blacks were on the same economic playing field as everyone else in the United States. Huffingtonpost reported Cain’s response, to Crowley’s question:
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“I don’t believe there is racism in this country today that holds anybody back in a big way. Is there some… are there some elements of racism? Yes. It gets back to, if we don’t grow this economy, that is a ripple effect for every economic level, and because blacks are more disproportionately unemployed, they get hit the worst when economic policies don’t work. That’s where it starts. Grow this economy and it’s going to help everybody get jobs and to get back in the workforce.”
It is astonishing how someone can be so misguided and out of touch with the African-American community. Every time he opens his mouth his brain is on display, and it is a ghastly sight I might add. The fact that Cain has an increase platform to promote his rubbish is dangerous. Who appointed him the spokesperson that represents and speaks for over 40 million African-Americans?

Before his recent rant he went after the Wall Street protesters again; from the LA Times:
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Republican presidential contender Herman Cain amplified his criticism Sunday of the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, calling the protesters “jealous’ Americans who “play the victim card” and want to “take somebody else’s” Cadillac.
Remember, he told the Wall Street protesters, that it is their own fault they do not have a job. I can quote this buffoon all day, and all it will do is solidify the notion that he is an egotistical moron. The Tea Party is his darling because he represents their racist rants. Uncle Tom Cain has to realize he will never be President. In a way, he knows he will not. I truly think he is using his current popularity to promote his own agenda, which is his book. He is probably hoping he can secure millions of dollars when his campaign ends (which can not end soon enough) so he can be the next Sarah Palin. His role as a token will have an expiration date soon enough, just ask former GOP leader Michael Steele how that turned out. What I notice about Cain is that he lacks a lot of traits, and one of them is empathy. It is so sad to watch a man with irrational ideology, continue to spread his rhetoric for the entire country to hear and read. I also notice he is ashamed of the fact he is even black; he has that Judge Clarence Thomas persona. So here is hoping his campaign ends soon and he is finally silence. It is quite obvious that black is not his favorite color, so it will make it all worth my while to watch him fade to it. http://for-the-masses.com/wordpress/herman-cain-the-buffoon-strikes-ag
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KIRKULES

Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:43 PM

Keep up the good work Niki, labeling any Black that doesn’t enable the dysfunctional government dependent Black culture as mentally deficient is just what the Republicans need to bring blacks back home were they are respected in the party of MLK. It’s just to perfect, all the Republicans need to do to win back Minority votes is to stand by and watch as Dems disrespect and marginalize Blacks that dare sway for the Dem plantation.

KWICKO

Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:42 AM

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Originally posted by Kirkules:
Keep up the good work Niki, labeling any Black that doesn’t enable the dysfunctional government dependent Black culture as mentally deficient is just what the Republicans need to bring blacks back home were they are respected in the party of MLK. It’s just to perfect, all the Republicans need to do to win back Minority votes is to stand by and watch as Dems disrespect and marginalize Blacks that dare sway for the Dem plantation.

Yeah, keep telling black Democrats that they're "on the plantation" - that really shows respect, and I'm sure they'll appreciate it, just as I'm sure they appreciate being told that they're brainwashed.

What exactly is this "government dependent Black culture" you keep speaking of, anyway? Again, way to show your "respect" for black people. Nothing shows your respect for a culture like calling it "dysfunctional" and "government dependent".

From your words and tone, it's pretty clear what you really think of black people. You really view an entire race of people as "dysfunctional", "government dependent" and living on a "plantation".

I don't think Herman Cain is dumb because he's black. I think he's dumb because he repeatedly shows himself to be dumb. He says things that are incredibly idiotic, and he says things that are demonstrably untrue, and he says patently offensive things that, when called upon to explain himself, he tries to claim are "jokes" - and then a few minutes later, he claims he's NOT joking, that he's serious about such things.

I think he's a buffoon, and I think he's mentally deficient, but not because of the color of his skin.

You, on the other hand, have labeled an entire race, an entire culture, as being unable to care for themselves or think for themselves. And in so doing, you claim that you are the one who really "respects" that culture. You really should see to the log in your own eye.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:44 AM

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Originally posted by Kirkules:
Keep up the good work Niki, labeling any Black that doesn’t enable the dysfunctional government dependent Black culture as mentally deficient is just what the Republicans need to bring blacks back home were they are respected in the party of MLK. It’s just to perfect, all the Republicans need to do to win back Minority votes is to stand by and watch as Dems disrespect and marginalize Blacks that dare sway for the Dem plantation.

Dude, punctuation is your friend. YANOO, those funny little mark-things, the dots and squiggles. Look real close, I used some... They help make your ideas make some sense.

Just, kinda: mix some in; every few' words " or so. wherever (it) feels good!

EDIT-- OH, this too: only 5 punctuations in almost 400 characters, and 75 words. Dude, they're FREE! NO sense bein' CHEAP with 'em, they don't cost nothin'.
Spelling helps two.

KPO

Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:00 AM

Herman Cain seems to really get to some people on the Left, for some reason I can't quite fathom since he's no threat whatsoever to the Left...

I find most of these attack articles against him ugly and narrow-minded.

It's not personal. It's just war.

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:34 AM

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Originally posted by Niki2:
The Tea Party is his darling because he represents their racist rants. Uncle Tom Cain has to realize he will never be President.

( Lotta stuff snipped, but it's in Niki's post.)

His role as a token will have an expiration date soon enough, just ask former GOP leader Michael Steele how that turned out.

To keep attribution ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, and not put words in Niki's mouth, those words are a quote within a quote from someone else's blog post.
I got into trouble over in the other thread by suggesting the same thing, and by using the same words.
I wrote at the time that I was waiting for someone else to make the same charge. Well, there it is.

KWICKO

Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:32 AM

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
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Originally posted by Niki2:
The Tea Party is his darling because he represents their racist rants. Uncle Tom Cain has to realize he will never be President.

( Lotta stuff snipped, but it's in Niki's post.)

His role as a token will have an expiration date soon enough, just ask former GOP leader Michael Steele how that turned out.

To keep attribution ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, and not put words in Niki's mouth, those words are a quote within a quote from someone else's blog post.
I got into trouble over in the other thread by suggesting the same thing, and by using the same words.
I wrote at the time that I was waiting for someone else to make the same charge. Well, there it is.

There it is, indeed. And it's no less offensive, and I don't care if the blogger is black or white, this is just asinine, and the even greater crime, for a writer or anyone calling themselves or fancying themselves one, is that the blogger's idiocy is so clumsily worded.

All she can see is that Herman Cain is black, not that he's a conservative. She seems to have major issues with him simply because he's black. It's as if this blogger thinks Herman Cain should not be allowed to believe what he believes, and the entire reason he shouldn't is because of the color of his skin.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

PIRATENEWS

Sunday, October 30, 2011 7:26 AM

"Yes we can, thank you Satan."
-President Hussein Obama, acceptance speech in Chicago, November 4, 2008

Uncle Herman wants YOu on the Kosher Plantation of the JWO

"Malt liquor is made by white beer companies but only sold in black neighborhoods, and you don't get suspicious? They put a thing in it called manganese, and once you get so much manganese in you, you will kill your momma, but they've got you believing that's normal for you to act that way."
-Dick Gregory, African-American presidential candidate

"We're all black people now."
-Dick Gregory, African-American presidential candidate, 12 September 2001

KIRKULES

Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:59 PM

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Yeah, keep telling black Democrats that they're "on the plantation" - that really shows respect, and I'm sure they'll appreciate it, just as I'm sure they appreciate being told that they're brainwashed.

What exactly is this "government dependent Black culture" you keep speaking of, anyway? Again, way to show your "respect" for black people. Nothing shows your respect for a culture like calling it "dysfunctional" and "government dependent".

From your words and tone, it's pretty clear what you really think of black people. You really view an entire race of people as "dysfunctional", "government dependent" and living on a "plantation".

If it is disrespectful to tell the harsh truth then I guess I'm guilty. I unlike Niki choose to praise successful blacks and condemn those that enable the current destructive black culture. What exactly do you consider functional about 72% of black children born out of wedlock, with 90% living in families with only one of their birth parents. I suppose one out of ten black men being in prison seems normal to you. Maybe it's the 21% black unemployment rate or 46.5% rate for black youths you find functional. This is the result of their blind allegiance to the dems and the only reason for it is because many are dependent on government services or have family that are. As long as blacks vote in mass for the Dems nothing is going to change for the positive. I hope some day blacks will decide to use their voting power to actually help themselves instead of being a base group for those who benefit politically by keeping them down.

NIKI2

Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:06 PM

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To keep attribution ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, and not put words in Niki's mouth, those words are a quote within a quote from someone else's blog post.

Yup. I just fiddled around looking for the first article on why each candidate "couldn't" win, then put them all up, ending with Romney, because I think he'll be the one in the end, much as the fundies hate the idea. I gave how I felt at the beginning of each thread.

S'okay, tho', none of what you wrote has anything to do with me or how I feel, so I don't care, wail away.