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Today’s the Day Herman Cain Is Launching His Campaign for President

Today’s the Day Herman Cain Is Launching His Campaign for President

ATLANTA (AP) — If there is an early crowd favorite in the Republican race for president, it may be Herman Cain.

The businessman, author, talk radio show host and tea party darling knows how to wow a conservative gathering. Now the 65-year-old Cain will try to see if he can use that grass-roots enthusiasm to turn a long-shot presidential campaign into a credible bid.

He plans to announce his candidacy at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday, an announcement that’s hardly a secret.

Cain has been crisscrossing the country for months now, his intentions abundantly clear.

So are his views, espoused for years on his radio show and in speeches. He supports a strong national defense, opposes abortion, backs replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax and favors a return to the gold standard.

He’s never held elected office, having lost a three-way Republican U.S. Senate primary bid in Georgia in 2004 with a quarter of the vote. His “Hermanator” political action committee has taken in just over $16,000 so far this year.

Cain says he’s running “a bottoms-up, outside-the-box campaign.” And supporters say he taps into the tea party-fueled desire for plain-speaking citizen candidates.

“I just love him,” gushed Laura Miller, a self-described “Cainiac” from Jessup, Ga. “What he says makes so much sense.”

Born in Memphis, Tenn., and raised in Atlanta, Cain is the son of a chauffeur and a maid. He attended historically black Morehouse College, earned a master’s degree from Purdue University and worked as a mathematician for the Navy before beginning to scale the corporate ladder. He worked at Coca-Cola, Pillsbury and Burger King before taking the helm of the failing Godfather’s Pizza franchise, which he rescued by shuttering hundreds of restaurants.

He burst onto the political stage when he sparred with President Bill Clinton over the Democrat’s health care reform plan at a 1994 town hall meeting.

“On behalf of all of those business owners that are in a situation similar to mine,” asked Cain, “my question is, quite simply, if I’m forced to do this, what will I tell those people whose jobs I will have to eliminate?”

Republican Jack Kemp described Cain as having “the voice of Othello, the looks of a football player, the English of Oxfordian quality and the courage of a lion.”

In 2006, Cain was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer. He says he’s been cancer-free since 2007 and credits the nation’s health care system with keeping him alive. He says it‘s one reason he’s so passionately opposed to the federal health care law championed by President Barack Obama.

At a speech last week in Macon, Ga., Cain gave a glimpse of the rationale for his candidacy, arguing that the American dream is under attack from runaway debt, a stagnant economy and a Democratic administration forcing a legislative agenda citizens don’t want.

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Online:

Herman Cain: http://www.hermancain.com

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  • oldasdirt
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:59am

    Cain-West or visa versa,,,

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    • Xyskalla
      Posted on May 23, 2011 at 10:43am

      I love it! Even if Herman Cain doesn’t win the primary, his presence completely takes the wind out of the sails of the leftists who try to derail any real discussion of the issues by saying, “You only hate Obama because you can’t stand the idea of a black man in the White House!”

      Reply: “Then why did I vote for Herman Cain? Now, can we finally talk about the issues, please?”

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  • Stopit
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:58am

    On the Bret Bair roundtable last night, Herman was dismissed by Krauthammer and was neutrally reported by another as the most conservative candidate in the pool. That’s all the final confirmation I needed. And the support for a return to the gold standard answers the question of those raised about his position on the FED. It has been made abundantly clear that true conservatives are not liked by the Republican Washington elite.

    GO Herman, Go…we have your back!
    And WHAM BAM to Obama’s position on throwing Israel under the bus.
    HERMANATOR has my support.

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  • Jeffersonian in CA
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:58am

    Cain is a MAN, O’Boofoo is a boy.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:25am

      @JEFFERSON-IN-CA: You hit the nail on the head !
      The contrast is stark!
      One is a slimy lawyer who can’t speak without a room filled with advisors and speech writers transcribing a crafted speech onto a teleprompter.
      The other is an honest, self-made man, who speaks his mind; and is of the SAME MIND as WE THE PEOPLE!
      Cain would be a UNITER! I can hear it now, “We are all ONE race… the HUMAN RACE. We are all AMERICANS!”

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:46am

      That correct term is “man-child”

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  • ares338
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:57am

    I like Cain but I like West even more. I think the two of them would be good for the country. What race are they?……..the American Race

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:11am

      I like West …… his military background is a plus
      Unlikely to blow it by saying something really dumb.
      Could man-handle the press
      Doesn’t need a teleprompter….and would destroy Obama in a debate

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    • Dawngreene
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:39pm

      Love West. Cain’s connections scare me.

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  • Trestin Meacham
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:55am

    People need to look into his background. He is part of the Fed. That means the same people who funded and created Obama are giving us Cain. It matters not what a politician says in a campaign, look into their finances and background.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:18am

      Absolutely. People want a good conservative candidate but they MUST do the background research. Like Mr; Beck suggests we do.

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    • A Steiger
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:20am

      2/10

      Not impressed, boys.

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:50am

      @ASTEIGER

      Yeah, 2/10 on the most important issue regarding this presidency.

      Get a clue. This guy is bad news.

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 3:49pm

      Red troll I know more about herman then you ever will He is a great man with honest intentions and loves this country..

      unlike our current prez..

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    • proudpatriot77
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 4:02pm

      Its unbelievable to read how all of a sudden auditing the Fed Reserve is the biggest problem facing our nation. What will it matter if Congress does nothing after the audit is performed? Ron Paul supporting earmarks for his district but claiming to be a conservative means nothing to his supporters I guess. You will find something wrong with EVERY candidate. I’ll take my chance on Herman Cain. His is more likable than any other candidate. He has run a business. He doesnt hold a political office currently. He gets my vote

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  • normbal
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:53am

    Make it a Cain-West ticket and I will volunteer 20 hours a week until they are in the white house and The Obama, Eric Holder and Janet Napolitano and the rest of the Kenyan regime are under investigation for high crimes and misdemeanors.

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    • ramburner
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 8:52pm

      @Normbal…. I would support a trial of the “most high” officers of this administration for treason, and the punishment should fit the crimes! I can only pray that this nation will return to its roots and perform the punishments enacted by our forefathers. We NEED leadership and Cain made that point clear! He does NOT use a teleprompter to read his positions and he espoused them clearly. While he may not have all the correct plans, he intends to turn this country over to “We the People” and that is good enough for me. He has thought about changing the current and past policies on taxation and foreign policy and energy independence and healthcare as well as tax and spend by returning the country to cutting the budget so that income can determine what we spend. What more can we want? No matter where he is on the rest, he is WAY BETTER than what we have! First; he is a capitalist and NOT a socialist Marxist! What more needs to be said. Let this man choose his running mates and advisors, just support him. I am also glad he is NOT a seasoned politician, neither was Barry by the way! Go Herman Cain!

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  • scseahawk
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:51am

    Run Herman Run!!!!!!!

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:58am

      I have sent Bachmann money twice and will send more to anyone of the following Cain,West or Palin if they take the field and tell it as it is. We need true Patriots to announce their intentions, so we can start vetting them all.

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:57am

      @ JOHN 3:16

      If Sarah Palin is vetted any further they will have to remove her bone marrow. They have already cut her to the bone.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:51am

    Cavuto lost weight. Is he alright?

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:50am

    Hes got a serious yet warm and approachable personality, good business sense, speaks direct and straight forward, he needs a vp with strong foreign relations and you’ve got the best candidate for our future President and the future of the country

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  • So Ready to go
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:49am

    I am looking forward to hearing more about Mr. Cain. I would vote for him in a heartbeat if he ran. And if he is nominated, perhaps the nominee will consider him a a running mate…

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  • USMarine0311
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:49am

    I have liked most all of what Herman Cain stands for so far and I like the fact he will call out POTUS if need be. In the first debate it was my opinion that he won as which most of the people in the crowd thought. However people remember this is the time we need to pick our Republican ticket not the media. Watch every debate you can know your stance on each issue and vote for the person that mostly aligns with your train of thought. Do not listen to the pundits tell you why someone can’t win only take the time to know how the candidates will vote on the issues of the day.

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:00am

      Truer words may have never been spoken. I’m with you all the way. I felt Herman won the first debate.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:00am

      Biggest problem will be the RNC. Don’t think they are very bright.

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:34am

      APatriotFirst
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:00am
      Biggest problem will be the RNC. Don’t think they are very bright.

      That is so true.

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  • Annie Fields
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:47am

    We already sent his PAC a check a couple of months ago and will send him a BIGGER check now. LOVE LOVE LOVE the guy! Imagine how fun it would be to see Bam-Bam’s people utterly LEGLESS without the race card to play! He TRULY IS Obama’s worst nightmare! A self-made man, business man, executive, who ACTUALLY WROTE his own books! PRESIDENT CAIN 2012! A NATION OF CITIZEN CAINS! WOOT!

    http://www.anniefields.com/blog

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  • Marylou7
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:46am

    Still haven’t made up my mind but Herman Cain is one of my frontrunners.

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  • christos
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:46am

    Herman Cain is a decent guy,2012 Cain-VP-West,or Bachmann,Honesty trumps an arm load of Doctorates,any day,

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  • Aaron in Polk County
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:41am

    Herman Cain for President!
    Not Fore-Fathers we’ll forget!
    Maybe he will help me pay the rent!
    Herman Cain for President!

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  • Stevsea
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:41am

    I’ll definitely vote for him if he gets that far. I want to see the MSM try and pull the race card on him. He would be their worst nightmare!

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  • ADNIL
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:40am

    Good luck Herman. You have my support.

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  • theamericanvision
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:39am

    This is a good start on 2012… May not be the end of the world after all!

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  • mfratang
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:39am

    I’m with you Herman. We must not settle. It isn’t just about booting Obama. We need a real conservative leader.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:39am

    Herman Cain thinks and speaks logically. He can articulate Obama’s failures and brings forth solutions. He’s not a politician, he’s an intelligent businessman. If he doesn’t get the Republican nomination, he’ll make an excellent Vice President.

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    • Trestin Meacham
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:37am

      I’m a racist? He is funded by the Federal Reserve! My comment had nothing to do with race. You are the only one seeing things through the prism of race here.

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    • bjc535
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:22am

      hahaha this is too funny. I think having a black repulican would finally muffle (it will never go away completely) the orchestrated race issues in this country. Dems fear this sooooo much, because throwing the race card to get people to shut up on Obummers insane policies.

      It would be a great thing for the citizens of this country regardless of race.

      P.S. of course we can’t just pick them because of the color of their skin, but so far Allen West, and Cain seem to be great candidates.

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  • Devil Dog 7175
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:36am

    Good Luck Herman… I’ll support you if nominated, I think your a good choice, but I think Romney will get the nod. As long as Barry gets the boot…

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:43am

      Romney will get the nod out of town. The failure of Obamacare isn’t good for Romney. The Rebublican nominee won’t have any similiarities with the likes of Obama.

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    • Devil Dog 7175
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 6:41pm

      Hope your right.

      Report Post » Devil Dog 7175  
  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:34am

    Is that Osamas head in the corner?

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:34am

    You go, Mr. Cain. GOD be with you and protect you. May HIS guidance be ever over and before you.

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    • starman70
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:11pm

      Whew, right you are!!!!!! In my humble opinion, a Herman Cain – Alan West or a Alan West – Herman Cain ticket would be right. If so, I hope they make Alan Keyes Foreign Minister. That would be a winning combination,

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  • Red Meat
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:33am

    Cain’s a trap.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:39am

      like a crab trap…… clarify

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:49am

      Herman Cain makes too much sense. Difficult for many White Folks to comprehend. It must be a trap.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:53am

      Only us Racists, right?
      The word Racist mean nothing, Nothing.

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    • Trestin Meacham
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:57am

      He is a politician, pay attention to what he does not what he says. This guy is funded by the same people who funded Obama.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:06am

      Racist is the Tyrant’s code word for a “RADICAL FOR CAPITALISM” http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • dave928
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:07am

      @Trestin Meacham, You have NO idea what you’re talking about. Cain, is the “people who funded Obama’s” WORST nightmare. His presence in the field puts some of that “automatic” 18%-20% of the black vote for the Democrats in jeopardy.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:16am

      Trestin Meacham is an example of a few people who associate black people with Obama. 95% of black voters supported Obama. Will Herman Cain bring them back to vote and this time vote on the issues and not race.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:18am

      “There’s no need to audit the Fed” – Herman Cain
      Look.It.Up.Morons.

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:24am

      “He is a politician,” Liar,

      Ttell us when he has run for office.

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:29am

      Sorry, my last comment was for RedMeat, the troll.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:32am

      @Raw Meat – Audit the Federal Reserve for what? YOU don’t know enough about the Federal Reserve to yell audit. YOU should go there yourself and conduct your own audit. Why don’t YOU ask Herman Cain yourself. Because you have no clue as to what to audit doesn’t warrant a blanket audit.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:41am

      Audit the Federal Reserve for what?
      ———————————————
      If you and people like you do not know why the Fed should be audited, I can’t possibly make you understand.

      I’ve come to the conclusion that people on this blog are as bat-shat-crazy as any liberal blog. Even more so in many cases.

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    • Trestin Meacham
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:44am

      @dave928 You need to do some serious study of the Fed. Cain will talk a good game, but once he is in, he will have the same marching orders as BO.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:44am

      @Raw Meat – Federal Reserve (202)452-3000 20th & Constitution Ave NW, DC http://www.federalreserve.gov

      If you want something done right, you’ll need to do it yourself. You’re not a moron, right?

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:48am

      @Red Meat “There’s no need to audit the Fed” – Herman Cain
      _____________

      This concerns me — his past relationship with the F.R. bankers.
      He’s sure saying the right stuff, tho.
      We must verify everything. The NWO is hell-bent on winning.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:48am

      ronmorgen
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:29am

      Sorry, my last comment was for RedMeat, the troll.
      ————————————————————–
      What are talking about? I did not claim he ever ran for elected office. You may want to re-calibrate and get back to us later.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:53am

      poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:44am
      …
      If you want something done right, you’ll need to do it yourself.
      ————————————————————————
      Here’s the thing Pov, now concentrate a little and perhaps you may be able to comprehend what I’m about to tell you, mkay?

      I AM NOT RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:00am

      Food borne illnesses are usually associated with under cooked food such as Red Meat. What has you so paranoid?

      What’s the trap?

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:02am

      Stuck_in_CA
      Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:48am

      This concerns me — his past relationship with the F.R. bankers.
      ———————————————————
      It concerns me as well. We cannot allow another candidate (without a voting record I might add) to be considered without a full vetting. We should not accept another Obama 2.0

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:07am

      @Escherichia Coli associated with Red Meat
      People who habitually abreviate are either lazy, can’t spell or both.

      What is mkay?

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    • teachermitch32
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:21am

      Red Meat will be a single issue voter. His vote is already null and void. He cannot think outside of the box he has packaged himself in (including the dry ice). He is red meat for the lion that is the Herminator.

      I just want to hear more from Mr. Cain and welcome him into the debates. I do like several of the ideas he has espoused already and I think he could own several of the candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring so far. If this story/ interview were about Allen west I would not need to hear anymore. West would get my vote.

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    • Dawngreene
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:38pm

      I am thinking you are right. He is a trap.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:02pm

      Hermain Cain will attempt to trap the government into restraint from spending. What’s so bad about that?

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    • american1st
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:51pm

      they are all a trap, except possibly Ron Paul, but some traps are worse than others, Cain is charismatic and has a good conservative message, he probably wont go up against the military industrial complex or the fed, but neither will any of the others… (except possibly Ron Paul,)

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:33pm

      @Red Meat

      Everything you’ve said has been right. Talk is cheap. Votes, appointments, vetoes, pardons, proposals: these things *matter* Many conservatives were fooled into voting for Obama because of his false rhetoric (ending NAFTA, reversing the trade deficit, stopping globalilism, etc.) We can’t afford to take a chance like that again.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:59pm

      The only reference Red Meat stated is that we supporters are morons and that he’s paranoid about a trap and fails to point out what the trap is. Herman Cain points out that the Federal Reserve conduct audits and just about everything, therefore such audits are available for the asking. The other paranoia is Obama 2.0, the only similarity between Obama and Cain is that Cain is Blacker than Obama and that has the Confederates pissed off. I’m not white nor black, I’ve been through the south and observed the racism.

      What’s the trap?

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 3:44pm

      Cain is a great American and loves this country ….. troll.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 4:28pm

      RED MEAT

      “Cains a trap”?! Wow what an enlightening post.
      Nothing ELSE to say? I mean…,how do ya figure?

      I would vote for Herman Cain over Romney and many other RINO wannabes.

      Please RED MEAT enlighten me. Why is Mr. Cain a trap?

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:30am

    Shocked!……… Not!

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    • Mannax
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:42am

      I do like everything i have heard from Mr. Cain. I also like Rep. Allen West. I think the two of them would be a great team.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:45am

      West-Cain could be the Rebulican Ganstas to run Obama out of town.

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:50am

      Thank you Mr. Cain we need more like you, Palin, Bachmann, and Col. West to announce their intentions then we can pound the Rinos ,like Mitt or Neuterd G., out of the Conservative field , Then we will beat the socialists in 2012 with a candidate that really loves America and freedom from a progressive government and has the backbone to call a spade a spade…Down with this PC, Rino, sissy, crap. Go Herman!!!!!

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:51am

      What time is the world ending? Could be one of the shortest campaigns ever ( Almost as short as Newt’s) I want to hear more from West and Cain.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:54am

      THE REPUBLIC IS IN CRISIS –LEADERSHIP REQUIRED
      A champion of freedom, reminiscent of George Washington, will be necessary for the Republic to survive. This new leader must fulfill Ayn Rand’s definition of a “Radical for Capitalism” and will have to be a charismatic speaker to Garner the popular support required to save the Republic. At this time there’s no one on the national scene that fulfills these specifications. No RINOS allowed!

      Some personalities that show promise are Herman Cain, Allen West and Marco Rubio. These men are excellent communicators but they have yet to earn extensive public support or demonstrate that they are truly “Radicals for Capitalism”. Only time will tell if either of these men has the philosophy and the charisma to save the Republic. Perhaps someone, unrecognized today, will rise to the occasion.

      Who do you think has the capacity to restore the Republic? http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 9:56am

      Cain is a good man.

      I believe next week or the following week, Palin will jump on board also. I will work for both.

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    • dave928
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:04am

      He’s my pick. I hope he puts a lot of wannabes in their places on the way….

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:09am

      We cannot save the country with a republican that is not a Tea Party favorite. We must remember that Republicans helped get us into the situation we’re in today. If we don’t find someone with wisdom, discernment, and righteousness we are sunk.

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    • J4YM3
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:11am

      Hallelujah and praise the Lord for the likes of the hermanator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msrq4lGqzK8

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    • tifosa
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:19am

      Krauthammer calls his candidacy “for entertainment.” RUN, CAIN, RUN! :)

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    • obama-mecca-me-sick
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:24am

      MSNBC will be perplexed at how a black man can be a conservative.They will find a way to make even Mr. Cain seem uneducated, ignorant or a self loather of his own race. Last week they described him as a person who ran a MAFIA sounding resturant.. (a.k.a. Godfathers Pizza)
      Now they will be openly calling him an Uncle Tom.
      Go!! Mr. Cain- you have my vote.

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    • daavidruth93
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:39am

      Gee, here is a Patriot with Honor & Morels. What a novel idea for a President! Somebody with a track record of fixing businesses without spending 3 mill and nothing to show for it, like you know who from Chicago. A successful business man that doesn’t have friends on the FBI watch list or the need of corruption and bribery to accomplish his goals. Someone who actually believes in the Constitution of the United States of America and free enterprise. Someone who doesn’t insult and apologies for our Nation. Someone who can give a speech and not flat-out-lie! This is a person who we all should be looking at!

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    • outsidethebox
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:48am

      He’s got to be better than Obummer. He’s probably my favorite so far, but I’m hoping Sarah Palin decides to run.

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    • Gas137
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:55am

      Krauthammer said Cain’s bid for the WH is only for entertainment, not for real.

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:55am

      Give’m hell Herman…Keep these RINO’s and others on task.

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:12am

      I think he would school Obama in a debate with or w/o teleprompters! He’s got my vote!

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    • nothingbuthetruth
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:15am

      Mr. Cain has written books, I suggest we all get out there and read them. He talks the talk, lets see if he can walk the walk. From hwat I have heard from others he does.
      . I think Cain/Bachmann is the best team for America.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:20am

      While I know we all love and are very infatuated with Black men as it apears that White men are incapable of leading America any longer, it would do us all good to stop for a moment and consider that Herman Cain was a Federal Reserve Board Governor? He is an insider whether you like it or not. We need to audit the Federal Reserve and reform or eliminate the Beast.

      HC is in the belly of the Beast. Be very suspect.

      I hate to repel people with the opening line but my god where did this hatred of our own race come from? I mean there is a literal hatred and willingness to deny our own race among our very own people. It took some slick Propaganda to bring about this sort of self hatred.

      Whites need to be proud of their race and even unify around it. You have been deceived in a major way.. While the Internationalist preach and demand Diversity and Multiculturalism in order to destroy the White race they all realize that all other races remain Unified.. and are allowed and encouraged to celebrate the Unity..

      I realize this sort of discussion is so repulsive to Whites today but you’d better stop and think about it.. If this Experiment fails and it will there’s no going back. It’s over for the White race. Has anyone even considered the fact that the White race is a Minority on the Planet? Who more should celebrate our race than Whites? We should be proud or our race and speak glowingly about it…

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    • fatjack
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:25am

      I’ll not be voting for Mr Cain.

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    • SlimnRanger
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:28am

      I like Herman Cain but still wishing Allen West would run

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:36am

      Allen West – Voted Patriot Act.
      Herman Cain – Ex- Federal Reserve Employee who insists we should not bother auditing them.
      Ron Paul – Constitutionalist

      You decide!

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:43am

      @TEACHERMITCH32

      To suggest that someone will be a single issue voter, over the Federal Reserve, which over the years has got us into the debt/deficit problem, is not bad.

      In fact, that “single issue” is the most important decision in the upcoming years.

      Why you may ask? Well ask yourself what kind of results would occur in the United States if the dollar collapsed.

      Let me guess though, you would rather spend time considering candidates who “sound the best”.

      This, again, is why our country is going to hell.

      Ron Paul 2012

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:43am

      @Techengineer. This has nothing to do with race. It rather has to do with substance. I’m a white person and could care less about color of skin. We need true Americans of any color or sex to run. I prefer Bachmann but Cain is interesting too.Is Bachmann white enough for you? The only white men running are RINOs. So drop the race card or I’ll begin to think you are just a liberal troll in conservative clothing.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:54am

      God Bless You Mr. Cain…America NEEDS STRONG LEADERS Like Yourself

      How Socialism REALLY WORKS…The elite take all of the money from the working class and then do WHATEVER THEY WANT

      http://96.0.145.51/index.html

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:05pm

      I’ll never vote for Herman “I was chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve, It doesn’t need to be audited and abolished” Cain.

      He’s an IMPOSTER!

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:05pm

      Sir: if you are a candidate in my district and state you will get my vote.

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    • crackerone
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:06pm

      Saw all those racist white people at his campaign launch in Atlanta today! Be they are there to stir up trouble with the Blacks. Hope there is a big police presence.

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    • Deb C
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:19pm

      Sung to the tune of: How much power do you think one man really has. Another tune: Some people will say anything to get elected.

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    • insight
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:20pm

      He is always so damn happy. I love Herman Cain.

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    • chfields62
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:28pm

      Cain-West 2012 here we come……………..

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    • mrclean
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:51pm

      Yesterday on Hannity radio Herman siad that if he is nominated his #1 choice for VP is Rep. Bachman.

      A conservative black American man for potus and a conservative (and feisty) white American woman for vpotus, both with winning platforms and both favorites of we the people.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:11pm

      John 3:16: I prefer Bachman over Cain as well. She even ridiculed our involvment in Libya which I greatly appreciate; however, Ron Paul is probably the only Constitutionalist in the Republican Party running for President. I may be mistaken but I think Bachman voted for the anti-Patriot Act. The more I look at that legislation the more angry I become. It’s really obscene and any Constitution loving American should be ashamed of themsleves for willingly given consent to such perverted legislation.

      Race Card: It’s not about playing the race card. Cain is actually my 3rd favorite despite his term as Fed Governor and his support of that wicked organization. I don‘t particularly care about skin color myself either but I’m not ignorant of the games which are being played. It’s really becoming heart rending to me see our white youth grow up with no idenity even having come to the place where they oftentimes desire to act black and the issue is actually much larger than that.. I sit and watch every race under the sun being encouraged to celebrate their ethnicity at work except for the World’s true minority. If we even mention it we are practically tar and feather and maybe even fired for being racist.. While I don’t care for race issues per say Race may be the biggest issue out there. Only Whites are not allowed to discuss it and if we dare well you know…

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    • bulletsinthegun
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:37pm

      Best i have seen with the execption of West

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:39pm

      @ Tecnengineer…Thank you for your clarification. I see we agree on needing a Constitutionalist in the White House, The house of Rep. and the Senate. You may have a point on race, nevertheless, I’m stuck on saving the founding principles of America, as you are too.

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    • american1st
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:39pm

      Herman Cain and Ron Paul are the two candidates who i want America to listen to, they are speaking the message that needs to be heard..
      i hope this election we don’t get stuck voting the lesser of two evils, for some generic RINO republican
      if we have any sense left as a country Paul, Cain or West will move to the front of the pack and shape the debate, and ultimately win (in any combination)

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 1:45pm

      I’d GLADLY vote for CAIN, am I still a rasist if I barf on obozzo???

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    • waggie
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:13pm

      I like Cain, but I love West. Too bad West won’t run for prez and Cain for Vice Prez. We can only wish and hope and pray!

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Herman Cain will trap us all into confinement, the only way out is to read our Bibles.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:31pm

      If only he worked for McDonalds, he would’ve gotten the Hispanic Vote.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:35pm

      By not working for McDonalds he has avoided that association with Homosexual ‘Rights’ Movement and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:59pm

      Bachmann is an imposter too.

      She voted to reauthorize the unconstitutional Patriot Act.

      West is a torturer.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 3:27pm

      Last week, West also threatened a constituent at a townhall:
      “I will take my hands off Medicare when there is no Medicare; then I will come see you, sir.” Losing his cool, big no-no. And a soundbite that just won’t go away.

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    • proudpatriot77
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 3:42pm

      One good sign is that establishment Repubs give him no chance. He is the BEST and ONLY candidate I could vote for in Republican Primary. Hopefully if enough people listen to him, he will be the nominee. The fact that he isnt a politician is even more appealling. He worked in business, not community organizing.

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 3:43pm

      @techengineer11… As far as your fed reserve comment…

      That means he knows how to fix it….He has addresses the Fed problem but you probably don’t listen.

      As far as Dr. Paul goes…he is nut case and an isolationist as well…

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    • KOCHLEFFEL
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 4:39pm

      I know very little about Mister Cain, but I am certain he is as good as anyone running right now.
      Honestly some of the white folks who are trying to run scare the hell out of me.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 5:03pm

      swampbuck said: “That means he knows how to fix it….He has addresses the Fed problem but you probably don’t listen.”, As far as Dr. Paul goes…he is nut case and an isolationist as well…”

      I don’t want to hear what Herman Cain has to say. He worked for the Federal Reserve just like Tim Geithner and he said it doesn’t need to be audited, and that we should call them and ask them what they do with our money (as if Ben Bernanke has ANY credibility whatsoever)…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caeNXivEGEg

      He even DEFENDED the Fed.

      He then went ahead and FLIP FLOPPED on his stance, AFTER Ron Paul gained steam with the Ron Paul Revolution and the Tea Party Movement, and even THANKED Ron Paul for his push to audit the Fed and end the Fed…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Mqie_h9uU

      He totally obfuscated and tried to meander towards Ron Paul’s stance.

      Ron Paul is the LEADER who offered bills every time he is reelected to Audit and END the private Federal Reserve Bank, only to be defeated by progressives.

      Herman Cain also supported the Big Bank Tarp Bailout.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 5:07pm

      Herman Cain has been, and always will be, my favorite choice for President ever since Mike Pence decided instead to run for Indiana Governor. I LOVE my Sacred Hero Allen West, but I’d rather see that Great Man sit in the SecDef seat.
      I know the arguments against Cain, no political experience, but think about this. As a former corporate CEO, he KNOWS his job is to listen to his vice presidents and board members for advice and decide, as a leader, the best choice given his suggestions. Also, as he has epiphanies and ideas, he presents those ideas to his ‘cabinet”, listens to their advice, and makes the right decision as A LEADER. He understands that as president, whatever is his whim can, and should be declared law by executive order, is so blatently UNCONSTITUTIONAL and illegal is wrong. Yes, he was involved with the Fed, but you can look at that as a positive. if he has seen the inside of that secret organization, and does something to clean that rat’s nest out, then that experience is a bonus.
      I love him, I love the “Fair Tax”, I think he is exactly what this country needs to get back on track. He is smart, he has wisdom, he has a plan in place, one in which I agree with.
      Give him a fair chance in the coming debates, and see if you don’t agree with me.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 5:16pm

      Ron Paul is not the only American who is tired of our money being spent on wars of false pretense while we are in unpayable debt.

      We’re going to rout you neocons, progressives, liberals, communists, socialists, marxists, Nazis, police state thugs, globalist miscreants, New World Order operatives, Satanists, Reptilians, Sexual Deviants, Child Predators, marketeers in human slave trade, human sacrificers, religious fanatics, Eugenics Scientists, banksters, and haters of humankind who are trying to lead us into slavery.

      I AM NOT YOUR SLAVE!!!!

      YOU GOT THAT?!?!?

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 5:24pm

      techengineer11
      “I hate to repel people with the opening line but my god where did this hatred of our own race come from? I mean there is a literal hatred and willingness to deny our own race among our very own people. It took some slick Propaganda to bring about this sort of self hatred.

      Whites need to be proud of their race and even unify around it. You have been deceived in a major way”

      NOW I know why reading your posts leave a bad taste in my eyes. You are a white supremist. Did it ever cross your pathetic mind that we, white, God fearing tbagging nazi racists could consider the content of one’s character instead of who is the best white canidate? This isn’t white guilt considering canidates based on affirmative action, but rather our two favorites are the most competant and patriotic canidates among the field? I thought not.
      You can live in this fantasy world that whites are the supreme race, and you as an American have the right to choose whomever canidarte you see fit, but know that if you are a part of the problem, and help elect a socialist-lite like Bush Jr. or McCain, then you reap what you sow. Get smart an see each canidate for their merit. And choose wisely, because this may be the last time you ever get to vote in a primary if obama is somehow re-elected.

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    • gapch68
      Posted on May 21, 2011 at 11:39pm

      I have listened to Herman for a while on his radio show and he knows the issues and doesn’t “waffle”. I will vote hole heartedly and even campaign for him. He says what he means and means what he says … without a teleprompter! The main stream wants to paint him as “the pizza guy” but he knows his stuff and isn’t tainted by the lobbyist process! They (the lame stream media and republican establishment) will call him “uncle tom” all day long but he is worth checking into if you aren’t familiar. Don’t let the Dems pick our rep like they did w/ McCain.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 22, 2011 at 11:56am

      Herman Cain is the waffler of all wafflers.

      First he says the Fed shouldn’t be audited, then he says it should be audited and licks Ron Paul’s boots.

      FLIP-FLOPPER. FOLLOWER.

      Ron Paul = LEADER.

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    • jjack
      Posted on May 22, 2011 at 12:59pm

      i cant vote for former head of any federal reserve bank he’s corrupt all the way through. you’ll just be getting more of the same bush and obama policies no difference. you guys need to understand that you need to vote for someone that both establishments wouldn’t want in office which leaves but only one choice RON PAUL 2012 !!!!!! even if you don’t agree with what HE wants you know he is not going to overstep his boundaries that are drawn by the constitution. veto the patriot act abolish the federal reserve restore the gold standard. the federal reserve is the single most important issue and he’s the only man wanting to get rid of them. foreign policy a close second we’ve been trying the same damn thing for 40-50 years don‘t you think it’s about time for REAL CHANGE not just the same old crap we’ve been getting.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 22, 2011 at 1:37pm

      The only way I would consider Herman Cain is for him to come right out and state that the Fed should be audited then abolished, and subjugate himself as Vice President to Ron Paul.

      Otherwise, non sequitur.

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    • stopspendingourmoney
      Posted on May 22, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Is it just me or does almost everyone on here seem to ignore the fact that he is Cain is pro- fed? my vote is with Ron Paul, if you don’t see the fed as a problem then you got problems.

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