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The Cain Mutiny 1

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By Tom Quiner

I like Herman Cain. But he’s not ready to be President of the United States.

I don’t base this opinion on the recent spate of sexual harassment allegations against him. I base it on his ongoing flip flops.

I base it on his handling of the crisis his campaign is in right now.

I base it on a lack of experience to be president.

I have been put off by the Cain campaign’s tendency to blame everyone for this story, Democrats and Republicans alike. They’re shooting from the hip without thinking. The most recent example is the false assertions of Mr. Cain’s top strategist, Mark Block, on Sean Hannity’s show last night:

“It’s become quite apparent that Mr. Cain’s candidacy and his rise in the poll is the — both the left and the right’s worst nightmare. You have all of these allegations coming out, you know, eight, nine days ago from Politico. You start connecting the dots and trying to figure out whether it’s coming from opponents on the left or opponents on the right. I mean, just at the press conference it was brought up that the — Karen Kraushaar come out as one of the women. So we’ve come to find out her son works at Politico, the organization that originally out the story out.”

Sean Hannity asked:

“Have you confirmed that? I’ve been hearing that all day. You’ve confirmed that now, right?”

Mr. Block responded:

“We confirmed it — that he does indeed work at Politico and that’s his mother, yes.”

It turns out the reporter to whom he referred, Josh Kraushaar, neither works for Politico nor is related to Ms. Kraushaar.

I don’t know if the allegations against Mr. Cain are true or not. Either way, he’s not prepared to be our President.

 

The rise and fall of Herman Cain 2

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By Tom Quiner

I like Herman Cain. He is an American success story. A guy like that inspires others to be all that they can be.

His 9-9-9 tax plan has sparked a vigorous debate on one of the critical issues facing America: how do we tax a nation in a way that is constructive, not destructive. His plan is worthy of continued discussion and study.

Having said all of that, Mr. Cain has made a number of inconsistent statements recently that call his candidacy into question.

At one point in the campaign, he said he wouldn’t select a Muslim to be on his cabinet. Then he changed his mind.

At one point, he supported an electrified fence along our Mexican border, then he said he was joking.

A couple of days ago, he suggested that he WOULD negotiate with terrorists if that is what it took to release American hostages. That same day, he said he misspoke and changed his mind.

Last week, he was interviewed by Fox News’ John Stossel where he emphatically stated that he was “100% pro life.” But in the next sentence, he said that in the case of rape, it is up to a woman whether she has an abortion, that it is a private decision. He followed up that remark by again reiterating that he is 100% pro life.

Mr. Stossel was as confused as the rest of us as to Mr. Cain’s contradictory statements.

Last night, he was interviewed by CNN’s Piers Morgan where he stated that he believes life begins at conception. What followed did not sound very life:

 “… it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make,” in cases of rape or incest. “It gets down to that family. And whatever they decide, they decide. I shouldn’t try to tell them what decision to make for such a sensitive decision. I can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation. The government shouldn’t be trying to tell people everything to do, especially when it comes to a social decision that they need to make.”

Barack Obama couldn’t have said it better.

What does Herman Cain believe in? His candidacy soared as he presented a positive vision for America. It will now flounder as voters scratch their head trying to figure out what he is really all about.

Abortion is a passionate and sensitive issue to legions of Americans. Mr. Cain’s flip-flopping on this issue is the beginning of the end of candidacy.

I’m disappointed. I like the guy.

 

Herman Cain’s impressive resume’ 3

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By Tom Quiner

I received this e-mail today. It is Herman Cain’s resume’. There is a lot more to this man than I ever realized I pass it on without editing for your review.

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

After 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, These were the company’s poorest performers in the country.  He 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.
  • Then 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.

Herman Cain’s business savvy is good for America Reply

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By Tom Quiner

The President’s inexperience is telling.

We elected a man with no business experience and minimal Congressional experience. The president appears to be floundering with no clear vision on how to create jobs and restore the economy.

I have been impressed recently with Herman Cain’s clear communication, upbeat message, and business savvy.

As a small business owner myself, I realize the importance of having political leadership that values the impact government policy has on the source of most of America’s jobs: small business.

Herman Cain gets it. And he’s bright.

Listen to the respectful exchange between former President Clinton and Herman Cain in this 1994 YouTube video above. Mr. Cain reveals a critical analytical ability so missing in the current administration.

This eight minute exchange is worth listening to in its entirety.

I haven’t taken Mr. Cain seriously as a candidate in the past. Now I am.

The new Emancipation Proclamation 1

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By Tom Quiner

Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and a president who was a member of the Democratic Party signed it into law.

Years later, another Democratic Party President said he simply didn’t like the law, so he refused to enforce it.

End of story.

James Clyburn

Today, a Congressman from South Carolina, James Clyburn, had a simple solution to the debt ceiling crisis: ignore Congress. He said the President should just ignore the co-equal branch of government and sign an Executive Order raising the debt ceiling:

“I’ve said time and time again, if the President gets up to August 2nd, without a piece of legislation, he should not allow this country to go into default. He should sign an Executive Order invoking the 14th Amendment and send that to all the governmental agencies for us to continue to pay our bills. He could do that with a stroke of a pen.

“We’ve seen many big things done in history that way. I’ve joked with my staff the other day, ‘tell me what was the bill number of the Emancipation Proclamation.’ It was an Executive Order. We integrated the armed services by Executive Order. We integrated public schools by Executive Order. Sometimes executives must order that things get done.”

It’s an interesting thought, isn’t it, from Mr. Clyburn who is African American.

I propose that a new Emancipation Proclamation be signed on January 20th, 2013 by the hypothetical new President of the United States, Herman Cain.

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The  minimally revised rhetoric would boldly state:

“That on the first day of February, in the year of our Lord two-thousand thirteen, all pre-born persons within any State or designated part of a State, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.”

President Cain would be doing more than making a proclamation. His would be a proud STATEMENT of justice and emancipation for society’s unborn.

History would quickly recognize this statement as the Justice & Emancipation for Society’s Unborn Statement (JESUS).

JESUS would be a godsend for the African-American community, over half of whom are aborted each year.

It’s gotten so bad that the replacement birth rate for African-Americans has plummeted below replacement level.

The African-American community is literally dying off, exacerbated by an orgy of abortion on their pre-born.

JESUS would immediately end the carnage.

JESUS would immediately restore the principles of social justice to their proper place by proclaiming that “peace begins in the womb.”

Two African-American politicians, Barack Obama and James Clyburn, both denigrate the role of Congress in making critical decisions for America.

Following their lead, another African-American politician, Herman Cain, could quickly undo a generation of human right abuse toward a voiceless constituency in America, the pre-born, much as Abraham Lincoln did for the slaves.

JESUS could be the savior of African-Americans come 2013.

JESUS would be the savior of the pre-born everywhere.

Evidently, all it takes is an Executive Order.