'The Cain Game' Why Blacks Will Never Be Excited About Herman Cain /
Herman Cain is the latest candidate to gain traction in the Republican primary. And though it is refreshing to see a man of color being embraced by the Republican Party—a party that has historically been impartial to the needs of minorities—it is quite obvious what Mr. Cain is really being used for. Since Politico broke the news of the first of many sexual harassment allegations (We've since heard of a 14-year affair), we have heard conservative media outlets subliminally use the color of Cain’s skin to defend their generational neglect of minorities in this country. “It’s tech-lynching!” screamed Fox News contributor, Ann Coulter—insinuating that the ‘liberal’ media somehow has a vendetta against all black Republicans—that somehow Democrats rest on the idea that black people belong to them. Do Democrats rely heavily on the black vote? Sure they do. It’s called a constituency—just as Republicans rely heavily on billionaires for their votes. See Ms. Coulter, it works both ways.
African Americans should be ecstatic about the possibility of two black men running for the highest office in the land, but they’re not. Herman Cain’s presence in the Republican primary is laughable to say the least. Don’t take our word—you be the judge.
Example 1:
The Cain “999” plan is probably one of the laziest tax plans ever put forward by a presidential candidate. Yay! Lowering everyone’s income tax rate to nine percent is a great idea! Why didn’t we think of this before? Why? Because that means that millionaires and billionaires go from paying a 33 percent income tax rate, to a nine percent income tax rate—drastically decreasing the amount of revenue that the government collects, consequently forcing it to cut the very programs that we, as Americans, have come to rely on (i.e., Social Security, Medicare). We’re going to assume that Mr. Cain forgot that establishing a tax code for an entire country involves math—things like adding and subtracting. Moving right along …
Example 2:
No! I won’t do it! I refuse to believe that Herman Cain--a man running for POTUS has no idea what President Obama's--the person he's challenging--stance was on the uprising in Libya. My little niece is more familiar with the President's position on Libya than Herman Cain is in this video. It became clear that Herman Cain was lost when he asked one of the journalists in the room whether he was "correct" about something. The good thing is, we will probably never have to worry about Cain making foreign policy decisions.
Example 3:
It wasn't that long ago when you yourself, Mr. Cain didn't "belong" in our government. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing a black person exhibit such racist attitudes, considering all that we have been through.
Example 4:
Out of all of the videos, this one is the most troubling. Let me explain ...
When President Obama ran for office, black people considered him a serious candidate because he considered himself a serious candidate. As I listened to Herman Cain make the above speech to an audience full of Republicans, I couldn’t help the amount of laughter I heard. For a moment, I almost forgot that I was listening to a man that was running for the presidency. Instead, it seemed like the 1970s and Cain was performing at a comedy club that had yet to be segregated. Though I couldn’t see the faces of those in the audience, it was as if Cain was purposefully perpetuating the stereotype that black people are only good enough to entertain (Do you honestly believe that half of the people in that audience would gleefully vote for Herman Cain?). I mean really, it seemed like the more the audience laughed, the more Herman Cain made a complete joke of his candidacy. So, this is why African Americans are not excited about Herman Cain—it has nothing to do with his political affiliation, but everything to do with his unwillingness to take his candidacy or even himself serious. I’m just sayin’.
By: Tim Harris, Political Editor
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