(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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Plantation negro references aside(actually that would be negress in this instance), I do not recall Joe Clark casting his aspirations to improve his community to presidential level.
As far as the stories about his dad and Grandpa, heartwarming I am sure, however my 99 year old grandmother who is still alive and voted for Obama last election and will most likely repeat that again in 2012 if she is granted grace to still be here, is a living story and walking testament to NOT placing one's support behind a candidate that espouses the Ideology of and spouts the CURRENT(cause some of you will roll back to the original republicans on this)GOP talking points as a basis for his position on the issues that affect me and those around me directly.
Not taking anyway from Joe Clark and certainly most appreciative of free black men, in particular those who are educated and possess at least a modicum of common sense - it would be hard to throw one's support behind a candidate like this at this juncture based on the information provided and presented.
While us is discussing and getting all heated over the Hermans Cains,Lil Waynes, Lebron James our Supreme Court has just passed an opinion that makes Drug Manufactures exempt from prosecution if the drug they produced causes harm. Clarence Thomas was the judge who wrote that opinion. The vote was 5-4. Please Note: The winner of the 2013 Presidential Election will likely nominate two justices to the Supreme Court. Let's get heated about that Reelect Baraka OBama! That's it and That's all.
Well here we go again, another plantation negro attacking a free black man who has left the plantation and is not going back. Like you guys are not happy to see a free thinking black man. Well, you only make me more committed to this guy. When Barack Obama was running you fell all over each other praising him.
Now we have a true Joe Clark type {Lean on Me} and you guys act like he's the Devil, I think it is truly sad, I mean i know the guys not perfect but his heart and mind are in the right place i Love how he tells the stories of his dad and Grandpa. Just don't get how you Love Obama and hate Cain, truly this is mind boggling and i will never get it. I hope and pray for a Miracle that Mr. Cain becomes our next President. I will fight for him with everything i have.
i hear this phrase separation of church and state over and over.It's NOT in our founding documents ANYWHERE. If you want to know the INTENT of the founding fathers it's in the Declaration of Independence;the philosophical framework for the legal document,the Constitution.The establishment clause is not meant to keep religion out of the public square or public office.It's meant to keep Congress' nose out of the churches.Another words the other way around.
Then you wrote,"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." why is this so mind boggling? No system will ever be perfect but to think government is the answer is the worst possible answer.
Social Security and Medicare are eventually going to be bankrupt anyway.
We just continue on until the economy collapses.The poor get hit first trust me.If you really want to get a feel for Herman Cain this was out there before he decided to run for Pres.
http://cain4pres.americantalk.net/t340-ceo-herman-cain
I get your angst about the folks on the page being all white but i think the photos were donated by supporters.Don't quote me on that-i THINK this is the case.
"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." True-it was property owners.
On the other hand the Declaration has always been an ideal to be lived up to-not one that was achieved when it was written. We're still on the journey too.
Herman Cain is just the person we need for President.I can't think of a person who would bring more the office than Mr Cain and who wouldn't bring the same old to the WH either.We can definitely leave that behind.
I put up a site for him in case anyone doubted my 110% support for him.
http://www.wix.com/idgit2/hermanation-2012