(ThyBlackMan.com) It would have been real nice if I could have in good conscience stayed out of the entire Herman Cain for president dialog. Being asked a direct question regarding his candidacy and whether I could support him blew that whole idea out of the water.
Since I am not one to “blindly support” anyone regardless of color(GOP talking point shot to ______), I decided to do what any intelligent person considering the candidacy of an individual running for president would do in the 21st century. I hastened over to his campaign website. 
Greeted with a cadre of supporter images right on the front page, all white(sorry dude but i scrolled through all of them-not even a school buddy ? A Cousin?) If this is a direct reflection of his supporters then we are in for a long election cycle.
Heading over to the “Issues” section of the site, and trying with great difficulty to keep an open mind, I took my time and read through each issue and the response and or position put forward on each.
For the sake of time and space, I will not go through each point individually. I will list the issues but for those of you so inclined you can head over to his site to read the positions on each one.
The issues – National Security, Spending, Immigration, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Entitlements, Regulation, Education, Faith & Family.
Reading through these, was enlightening to say the least. The majority of the positions brought forth are pretty much GOP talking points. Less government regulation(especially for businesses), cutting spending by eliminating entitlement programs(social security, medicare) etc. Replacing “Obama-care” with free market reforms was quite amusing – the belief that the market left to its own devices would somehow improve the current health care coverage situation in this country is quite mind boggling to say the least.
What really made me shake my head was the Faith & Family section which starts off invoking the Founding Fathers and speaking about all men being created equal when in fact this was written blacks and women were not considered to be covered under that statement.
He speaks about a higher power in conjunction with the founding fathers but they themselves wanted a clear separation of church and state. As a person of color I am still trying to figure out why one would invoke the founding fathers of this country with any understanding of who they were and what pursuits they were engaged in. Their initial incarnation of the constitution and the declaration of independence excluded most and their policies ran roughshod over many. This is what you invoke as a position running for presidential office and so happen to be a black male in this country. Just – Wow…
To that end I leave you with these:
Religion is a subject on which I have ever been most scrupulously reserved. I have considered it as a matter between every man and his Maker in which no other, and far less the public, had a right to intermeddle – Thomas Jefferson – letter to Robert Rush 1813
The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian Religion – 1797 Treaty of Tripoli signed by George Washington and approved by the US Senate
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