This Year’s Black Conservative

March 17th, 2011 - By TheEditor

By J. Smith

Yes, I saw the news items a few days ago — the ones that displayed a quote from a Mr. Herman Cain: “Don’t condemn me because the first black one was bad.” Yes I saw the ridiculous statement, rolled my eyes and kept on moving. Why? Because, who is Herman Cain?

After a sit down with The Root, we now know that Mr. Cain is a 65-year-old self-described ABC (American Black Conservative) who is the former CEO of the Godfather’s Pizza chain, a former mathematician for the Department of the Navy, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a former Atlanta radio talk show host.

His most recent job though is following in the tradition of men like Alan Keyes and Michael Steele — ridiculous black conservatives who Republicans force on us every election cycle and are all too eager to throw President Obama under the bus, usually by means of making some ridiculous statement that catches the media’s attention and makes black people collectively roll their eyes. All this, while the Republican party touts it’s transparent effort at diversity. Yes, that’s who Herman Cain is. This year, he’s that guy. That is why I just couldn’t get as riled as other media people did. I know the game.

Cain has no political experience, except for a failed 2004 run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. This, however, has not stopped him from being the first prospective GOP candidate to form a presidential exploratory committee. He is confident that his business background is instead what makes him a qualified candidate to possibly negotiate no-flight zones like President Obama is currently doing regarding Libya.

Whatever, dude. Enjoy your 15 minutes and then join Keyes and Steele on the bench.

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  • JD 2020

    So I guess you can't be Republican and black ? This gentleman should be an inspiration to all people. Would you not want the youth of today to emulate Mr.Cain? His work ethic and drive are truly impressive. "Cain has no political experience, except for a failed 2004 run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia" Maybe what we DON"T need is another politician in the White House, but a STRONG LEADER with serious business background that can lead the country in a fiscally responsible way and out of this growing deficit. UNLIKE WHAT WE HAVE NOW. "Ridiculous black conservatives who Republicans force on us every election cycle" . Are there any "black conservatives" whom you would NOT call ridiculous? My guess is no. And if Mr.Cain runs for President, he may very well get my vote, not because of the color of his skin, but because he may be the best candidate for the position with his winning business background and drive. It's sad that some people don't vote for a person because of the color of their skin, but it's equally sad voting BECAUSE of the color of their skin…

    • KNB1

      I don't think it has so much for him being Republican and black, but that party does usually tote the one black person they approve of. Based on the quote given in this article I did cringe a little. We as a race don't like being grouped into one category, but it's like he's saying "Hey, I can do a better job than the last black guy!" Mr. Cain has zero experience in the political world. He may have done some political networking behind the scene due to being a CEO of a pizza chain and former chairman of a bank, but he's never held a political office voted upon by the public. I would never consider voting someone for president that has never held a political office. Wasn't that one of the issues with Sarah Palin (and even she had some limited experience)?

    • Paul Lissona

      The above comment explains everything that makes sense about this topic. If Republicans said anything wrong about black people in politics it would be the other way around , but since it is the liberals commenting on a black conservative it is okay ? The USA is in an obviously horrible financial point , why not be conservative with the money to stop help the situation , instead of being liberal about it and making the debt irreversible even more so.