Christie Not Running

Nmysys wrote: Did you see where Obama wants to change the Constitution to Sharia Law?

This is breathtakingly stupid. If you want to promote conservative candidates then promote them. Talk about what you like about them. Hating the other guy isn't good enough. That's how we got into the position we are in now.

Conservative Voice wrote:

outdoor338 wrote: What business has Obama run? what experience does Obama have to be president? Zero!

I love the flip-flop from the last campaign when the Fox News Republicans were claiming Obama wasn't fit to be president because he was only a U.S. Senator. Now you have a guy on your side whose only qualification is he was head of the #9 pizza chain in the U.S. and you think that makes him qualified to run the country. Any of the other Republican candidates have more experience than Cain.

The office of President is more about politics and knowing how Washington works than about running a private sector company.

The experience Obama has to be president is that he IS the president.

You should look at Cain's entire career...don't get your talking points from your MSM buddies. Cain had far more experience back in 94 than Obama has now....and if your idea of experience is being a politician, you really should think about how silly that sounds.

Conservative Voice wrote: What do you call a guy who runs a pizza company that is only #9 in the United States? Successful?

In your mind, it qualifies him to be president of the United States.

So what changed since you campaigned for Perot in '92? As a third party candidate he would have has much less chance to accomplish anything had he won.

Just for you wayne:

Life's Work

Herman Cain has enjoyed a stellar career in the business world. He became the youngest vice president in the history of The Pillsbury Company in 1977 after just three years with the company. He left this position in 1982 to learn the restaurant business at Pillsbury's Burger King subsidiary. In 1986, his success with Burger King prompted Pillsbury to select Cain to assume the presidency of another of its struggling companies, Godfather's Pizza. Finally, he became the first black president of the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry's leading trade organization.

When Cain started working at a Minneapolis Burger King in 1982, he cleaned toilets and flipped hamburgers. After completing the management training program in only nine months, Cain was named vice president and general manager for the Philadelphia region of the Burger King Corporation. Attaining this position was particularly special for Cain, considering that he and several friends were refused service in a restaurant in 1952 when they attempted to buy a hamburger.

Although there have been many reasons for Cain's business success, he credits maintaining a sharp focus as a key component. The 1997 website for the Business Leadership Summit held at San Joaquin Delta College, Leadership Summit, Inc. stated, "Faith, focus, and follow-through are the ingredients of the successful recipe of Herman Cain." Eric K. Washington in American Visions wrote, "Cain credits a single overriding principle--'focus, focus, focus'--for his success." Cain told Wallace Terry in Parade Magazine, "My philosophy has always been to exceed the expectations of the job." Responding to a question by Policy Review about establishing a successful business in the competitive market Cain remarked, "Because I am a black American, I've had to perform better than my white counterparts. This is a personal standard that I've set for myself: I've got to perform a little better in order to get the same opportunity. I can't just be as good; I've got to be better. It should not be this way, but it is." After receiving the International Food Manufacturers Association's Operator of the Year/Gold-Plate Award in 1991, Cain was quoted as saying in Restaurant Business, "Success is a journey, not a destination."

Cain's relentless focus and continued striving for excellence turned Godfather's Pizza around when its survival was questionable. And he did it in less than eighteen months. In 1988, Cain purchased Godfather's Pizza from The Pillsbury Company and became president and chief executive officer. In 1995, Godfather's Pizza, Inc. was the fifth-largest pizza chain in the nation.

Despite his successes, Cain does not forget his humble beginnings. His parents, Luther Cain, Jr. and Lenora Davis Cain provided examples of hard work that he would remember the rest of his life. His father at one time worked three jobs: cutting hair in his off hours, working part-time at Coca-Cola as a chauffeur, and working an evening shift as a janitor in a bakery. His mother worked as a domestic. This work ethic would inspire Cain, not only to work hard, but to "rise up singing," as DuBose Hayward's lyrics stated in "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess. Singing would come later in his life. Cain told Wallace Terry in Parade Magazine, "My father never looked for a government program, a government handout. I never heard my father complain about somebody owing him anything. All I ever saw was how hard my father worked to get what he wanted out of life. My mother was my spiritual light--Mom talked to me about God. She taught me that success is not a function of what you start with materially but what you start with spiritually. Those were my beginnings. They have been with me ever since." Cain carried these values through Morehouse College in Atlanta, into his work as a mathematician for the Navy, and later to Purdue University, where he earned a master's degree in computer science.

In 1994, after Cain was elected president of the National Restaurant Association, he proposed several reforms affecting the restaurant business, such as allowing sixteen-year-olds to work past seven o'clock on Friday nights. He also envisioned restaurants of the future that would use architecture, lighting, service, and decor to expose patrons to different geographical regions or eras.

In 1994, Cain became active in politics. He campaigned around the country against President Clinton's health plan, contending that small businesses would be hurt by it. Cain served as a member of the Economic Growth and Tax Reform Commission established by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. According to an Associated Press report in The New York Times, Cain "promised that his industry would give welfare recipients jobs, training and a chance to gain economic success." Because of his far- reaching views, Cain has served on numerous boards, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Creighton University of Omaha, Nabisco, Inc., SuperValu, Inc., UtiliCorp United, Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation. He continues to serve on the Joe Edmonson Youth Outreach Program for troubled teens in Omaha. In 1996, Cain recorded his first compact disc, Sunday Morning, a collection of gospel hymns which will in part benefit the outreach program.

Cain has not only received five honorary doctorate degrees, but he has been recognized by the Horatio Alger Society, an organization in Pennsylvania that honors those who rise from rags to riches by hard work, honesty, and religious principles. Cain has received awards for his humanitarian efforts; businessman of the year awards; special recognition awards; and excellence in leadership awards.

Cain has achieved such remarkable success because he genuinely enjoys life and its many challenges. As he told Wallace Terry in Parade, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. And give God the glory."

Awards

Honorary Doctorate, Morehouse College, 1988; Top 25 Black Executives, Black Enterprise, 1988; Honorary Doctorate, Tougaloo College, 1989; Honorary Doctorate, University of Nebraska, 1990; Entrepreneur of the Year, 1990; Operator of the Year/Gold Plate Award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, 1991; Honorary Doctorates, Johnson and Wales University and New York City Technical College; recipient of humanitarian awards, businessman of the year awards, special recognition awards, and excellence in leadership awards.



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Conservative Voice wrote:

outdoor338 wrote: What business has Obama run? what experience does Obama have to be president? Zero!

I love the flip-flop from the last campaign when the Fox News Republicans were claiming Obama wasn't fit to be president because he was only a U.S. Senator. Now you have a guy on your side whose only qualification is he was head of the #9 pizza chain in the U.S. and you think that makes him qualified to run the country. Any of the other Republican candidates have more experience than Cain.

The office of President is more about politics and knowing how Washington works than about running a private sector company.

The experience Obama has to be president is that he IS the president.

I disagree with your statement. Running the ninth largest pizza chain is a lot more experience than Obama had when he was running. Corporations aren't dictatorships, you still have to make decisions weighing budgets, employees, stockholders, goverment regulations, etc.
Much more experience than a US Senator who spent most of his term running for a higher office rather than crafting legislation or negotiating compromises.

SS109 wrote:

Conservative Voice wrote:

outdoor338 wrote: What business has Obama run? what experience does Obama have to be president? Zero!

I love the flip-flop from the last campaign when the Fox News Republicans were claiming Obama wasn't fit to be president because he was only a U.S. Senator. Now you have a guy on your side whose only qualification is he was head of the #9 pizza chain in the U.S. and you think that makes him qualified to run the country. Any of the other Republican candidates have more experience than Cain.

The office of President is more about politics and knowing how Washington works than about running a private sector company.

The experience Obama has to be president is that he IS the president.

Not to mention all the votes

I disagree with your statement. Running the ninth largest pizza chain is a lot more experience than Obama had when he was running. Corporations aren't dictatorships, you still have to make decisions weighing budgets, employees, stockholders, goverment regulations, etc.
Much more experience than a US Senator who spent most of his term running for a higher office rather than crafting legislation or negotiating compromises.

Not to mention Obama's stellar record of voting "present". What a great leader.

Conservative Voice wrote: What do you call a guy who runs a pizza company that is only #9 in the United States? Successful?

In your mind, it qualifies him to be president of the United States.

So what qualifies in your mind to be president of the US? I would like our president to have business experience, if only to understand what it takes to run a business. I truly believe that Obama has no clue about what is required to be successful, what it takes to make a payroll, and the impact that regulation has on the ability to be successful, to grow a business, and provide employment to many people.

The biggest thing in my mind is leadership. That can't be taught. You are either a leader, or you are not. You can learn about everything else. You can surround yourself with people who specialize in those areas, but if you aren't a leader, you will fail. I believe this is Obama's biggest shortcoming. He doesn't know how to lead. Hopefully our next president has a strong grasp of that, since we have some very hard decisions which must be made, and it will take a strong leader to tell the country what it needs to hear, not what it wants to hear.

Well, if we are ever involved in a pizza war, we'll at least have someone with experience.

Conservative Voice wrote: Well, if we are ever involved in a pizza war, we'll at least have someone with experience.

lol That is your way of admitting defeat?
Or do you honestly believe that business experience isn't a worthy addition to a presidential resume?

Obama can't even hoe the garden.