Right down to the subtle photo they used to lead off the article.
Ya see what happens when you flip 9-9-9…
The substance of the article? That as head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain was a lobbyist.
From 1996, when he left the pizza company, until 1999, Mr. Cain ran the National Restaurant Association, a once-sleepy trade group that he transformed into a lobbying powerhouse. He allied himself closely with cigarette makers fighting restaurant smoking bans, spoke out against lowering blood-alcohol limits as a way to prevent drunken driving, fought an increase in the minimum wage and opposed a patients’ bill of rights — all in keeping with the interests of the industry he represented.
It was a role that gave him an intimate view of the way Washington works, putting him in close proximity to Republican leaders at the time, including Newt Gingrich, now one of his presidential rivals, and John A. Boehner, now speaker of the House. And it helped Mr. Cain lay the groundwork for the next chapter in his life, his entry into electoral politics, beginning with a short-lived bid for the White House in 2000.
Those who knew him then could see his ambitions developing. Rob Meyne, an official at the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which contributed handsomely to the restaurant group, wrote in a 1999 e-mail to his colleagues that Mr. Cain’s presidential plans were “not totally unexpected.” In the message, part of an online archive of tobacco industry documents (first noticed by the liberal blog Think Progress), a wry and somewhat skeptical Mr. Meyne assessed Mr. Cain’s chances.
“Nice to have goals, huh?” Mr. Meyne wrote, speculating that perhaps Mr. Cain wanted to be vice president or had a cabinet post in mind. “In any event,” he went on, “Cain brings some positives. He is a genuine ‘antigovernment mandate’ conservative who happens to be an African-American. He is a wonderful speaker and would be an effective and charismatic candidate. He is also good on our issues.”
In other words, he did his job and he did it very well. Check out the source that the WaPo links above — “Think” Progress. That blog is an offshoot of the Center for American Progress, the Soros funded liberal/progressive policy center. It has a dog in any policy fight, and most fights involving Cain when he headed the Restaurant Association. The Post should have been clearer about the lineage of this particular criticism of Cain, since the Post itself is flagging it.
Overall, the story ends up helping Cain. The drunk driving lobbying is the worst they could find, and even in that the Post had to note that Cain wanted stiffer penalties for the crime; the rest ends up sending the message that Cain knows more about Washington than you think. But he’s still not a creature of the town. This is a bad thing? I don’t think so.
Herman Cain is banking insider and purveyor of big government cronie capitalism. Those things mentioned in the artlcle aren’t the worst though. How about supporting the bailout of Wall Street and protecting the Federal Reserve? Here’s an article I think you all should read: http://blogforliberty.com/2011/10/17/hello-world/
Without re-capitalizing the banks, the system would have collapsed. Cain knew this even if most populist conservatives didn’t.
It wasn’t handled worth a crap, but it stabilized the system and was 98% paid back within. tow years, with interest. For a similar program, recall the Resolution Trust Corp that made $$billions for the US Treasury and was a big factor in Clintoons “Surplus” (hint: the Bush 41 “deficits” reversed into a positive cash-flow and became a surplus in 1993).
The progressives have a dog in this hunt, by the name of Romney, so it isn’t surprising to see everyone supporting small government being demonized. When they own both parties, it will require effort and time to bring a true people’s party to the forefront. The Democratic Party went far left years ago, and the Republicans have not upheld the party’s mandate of limited government. We appear to have morphed into a graft-laden corporatist style of governance. If one believes Rasmussen’s polling over the years, Americans are fed up with their out-of-touch government.
Entrenched We The Elite People in Washington DC are a fact of life. We The People may wish it away, may decry it, and ultimately hate it…but it is a fact of life and has to be dealt with.
So, the question is, who, what when and where is the Republican candidate able, capable of dealing (successfully) with Washington DC’s politico-administrative machine?
Wishing for a “knight in shining armor” is just pure folly! Not going to happen. Just by the very nature Washington DC’s politico-administrative machine works, one has to first overcome their scrimmage line of defence. Once that is overcome then the line backers. A finally, maybe a good quarterback can toss a “hail mary” pass for a reasonable outcome. See how impossible We The Elite People have made Washington DC difficult to penetrate?
An example of failures to breaking down these politico-administrative defences is present White House occupant. He is out in Las Vegas on 10/24/11 proposing to enact by executive order, a plan to help “underwater” home owners to refinance their existing loans. He’s been unable to break through the line of scrimmage. So, Mr.”O’s” hoping a “hail mary” pass will help sae his lack of a game plan.
It’s no wonder why this politico-administrative game in Washington DC is called “foggy bottom.”
A Republican candidate able to have a 1)mission, 2)Vision, 3)Goal for our USA and is knowledgeable of ways Washington DC’s politico-administrative game is played, will have to have a set number of prepared “plays” to execute in the field for all of that candidate’s time in office, if his Presidencey is to be successful…pure and simple. Discard the “knight in shining armor” image…just will get massacred in Washington DC’s We The Elite People politco-administrative machine.
If it’s Cain, so be it. If it’s Newt, maybe a better choice. But it must be a Republican candidate knowing the ways of Washington DC…that’s a fact. Newt did it with triangulator chief (Mr. Clinton), and now that he’s more experienced and settled in his ways will probably have a successful Presidency.
Vote massively this primary and general elections because massive fraud will befall our Beloved USofA. God Bless America.
This hardly rises to the lievel of an attack. It’s probably the nicest thing they could bring themselves to say about a conservative.
If they feared him, it would be a thousand times worse. If he gets the nomination, the Borking/Clarencing will begin.
What – no coke cans with pubic hairs? If Cain becomes a really serious candidate, watch for something like that to appear.
A pro life candidate who wants to electrocute illegal aliens, wants drunk drivers on the road.
And a man who thinks the Constitution allows him to force a religious test on judges and cabinet officials and who thinks he can sign a Constitution amendment.
And people won’t vote for Mitt because he’s not Christian enough for them!