Taking Cain Seriously

The last two comments are exactly why racism will always be an issue for this country. Too many people thinking they know what is in the hearts and minds of others. Oh no, if you're conservative, you must be a racist and would only prop up a black man to prove you are not a racist. The most ignorant among us will not let racism die.

The "right" isn't racist jmc. It will embrace a good idea regardless of the hue of the skin of the person who came up with it and eschew a bad idea regardless of the hue of skin belonging to the person who came up with it. It is only the left who seeks to inject race into any and every given situation. It is only the left who seeks to decide and define whether or not Herman Cain is "authentically black" enough, or seeks to dismiss him as an Uncle Tom or an Oreo or attack him for not refusing to sit on the bus where the law required him to sit when he was 10 years old and Rosa Parks spurred a popular uprising.

As far as Cain being the latest darling of the Republicans solely in an effort to parry the racist label, Cain won a reader poll on RedState.com for the GOP nomination back in December of 2010 - before he even officially threw his hat in the ring. No, Cain is not surging as a pawn to counter the racist lie, but that is the lie the left is telling now in an effort to hold onto the necessary 90+% majority of black voters they need to have a hope of having their candidates elected to national offices in 2012.

You may believe that PS , but if Cain were a moderate , he would not be given the time of day from the R's. He has to out crazy the crazies to get a whiff from the R's. be honest. Not all R's are racist but it is a part of the R coalition.

steele was a poor choice...I think many would agree with that..

jmc wrote: You may believe that PS , but if Cain were a moderate , he would not be given the time of day from the R's. He has to out crazy the crazies to get a whiff from the R's. be honest. Not all R's are racist but it is a part of the R coalition.

Why would the Republicans be interested in offering up another moderate jmc? The last one they got elected to the office (twice) is the current Darth Vader of former presidents and the last one they ran was pretty convincingly defeated by the guy sitting behind the Resolute Desk at the moment. Why would a new moderate Republican fare any better against Obama than the last moderate Republican did? Why would Republicans feel that a new moderate from their party in the Oval Office would be any less prone to excessive federal spending than their last one was?

Speaking only for myself, I don't want another moderate candidate from my party, I want a Jeffersonian Republican this time around.

CivilBill wrote: The last two comments are exactly why racism will always be an issue for this country. Too many people thinking they know what is in the hearts and minds of others. Oh no, if you're conservative, you must be a racist and would only prop up a black man to prove you are not a racist. The most ignorant among us will not let racism die.

So it was just a coincidence that the first black president gets elected and all of a sudden, for the first time in history, the Republican Party puts a black guy in charge?

PrintSmith wrote:

jmc wrote: You may believe that PS , but if Cain were a moderate , he would not be given the time of day from the R's. He has to out crazy the crazies to get a whiff from the R's. be honest. Not all R's are racist but it is a part of the R coalition.

Why would the Republicans be interested in offering up another moderate jmc? The last one they got elected to the office (twice) is the current Darth Vader of former presidents and the last one they ran was pretty convincingly defeated by the guy sitting behind the Resolute Desk at the moment. Why would a new moderate Republican fare any better against Obama than the last moderate Republican did? Why would Republicans feel that a new moderate from their party in the Oval Office would be any less prone to excessive federal spending than their last one was?

Speaking only for myself, I don't want another moderate candidate from my party, I want a Jeffersonian Republican this time around.

Get ready for Romney. Obama was a slightly smarter Bush and Romney would be a slightly more conservative Obama. You want a States rights conservative? Find me one, we are not a loose collection of states. Your time has passed, If you want to rule the world you cannot be a weak confederation of states. IMHO, of course.

And what positions within the party did Steele hold before his selection to the RNC chair Wayne? Maybe his heading of GOPAC for the two prior years figured into his selection as RNC chair at least as much as the hue of his skin did?

jmc wrote: You may believe that PS , but if Cain were a moderate , he would not be given the time of day from the R's. He has to out crazy the crazies to get a whiff from the R's. be honest. Not all R's are racist but it is a part of the R coalition.

Are you saying that there are only racists on the R side and the D side is exempt from the same generalizations? Do you really believe that people like Rev. Wright are so rare that it's not worth mentioning? I see racism as a universal sickness that is kept alive by those who enjoy keeping fuel on the fire.

Compare this to your last sentence " Not all blacks are lazy, but it is a part of the black culture". Just as ignorant and destructive as your statement, but saying this would get you an ass kicking depending on where you said it. Some liberals have learned how to use racism as a weapon and they keep it loaded 24/7.

Conservative Voice wrote:

CivilBill wrote: The last two comments are exactly why racism will always be an issue for this country. Too many people thinking they know what is in the hearts and minds of others. Oh no, if you're conservative, you must be a racist and would only prop up a black man to prove you are not a racist. The most ignorant among us will not let racism die.

So it was just a coincidence that the first black president gets elected and all of a sudden, for the first time in history, the Republican Party puts a black guy in charge?

Who put Cain in charge again? Ar you really that clueless? Cain made his own success through the debates where he was given a voice and it struck a cord with those of us who are sick and tired of politicians (which he is not). He started out as a nobody and his words and personal success story have elevated him to the top...this was no Republican plan. Obama also was elevated over the more experienced and politically savy Clinton because of his words and personal story...not because of any political accomplishments (or career accomplishments for that matter).