More attacks on Herman Cain

The news this week has been full of stories about an alleged sexual harassment by Herman Cain towards a female employee of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) during the time Cain was the head of the group. I say alleged because as of yet no woman has come forward and has been willing to step out in front of the cameras to substantiate the allegations. Meanwhile Cain has had a microphone shoved in his face continuously since the first whisper of this incident.

The NRA released a statement today that said, in part, that a woman had accused Herman Cain of harassment, a charge Cain denied. The NRA statement further stated that the association and the woman entered into an agreement, an agreement Cain was not a party to. There was also a confidentiality clause in the agreement and the NRA has agreed to waive its privacy in this matter but the accuser’s lawyer says the woman does not want to waive her rights to privacy.

In the meantime, Herman Cain, who never admitted to any wrong doing and who was not a party to the settlement between his accuser and his employer, must defend himself in the media. He has repeatedly denied harassing any employee but the media will not let it rest. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Apparently that doesn’t apply when the media is running with rumors.

One more bit of rant here is the obvious bias when it comes to media coverage of politicians. When Bill Clinton had NUMEROUS allegations of sexual improprieties (many of which were later proven to absolutely true), the media decided it “wasn’t news worthy.” So why are allegations against the front runner in the GOP race to replace Barack Obama news worthy?

There may be two answers to that question.

First, Herman Cain scares many Democrats because he can appeal to a section of the population that has historically always voted for Democrats: blacks and women.

Second, a reason I heard today is that the Republican Party is the party of family values. When it appears a Republican has done something along the lines of sexual harassment or cheated on a spouse, it is news. My question on this argument is “so therefore can we assume the Democratic Party is the non-family values party?”

Now it is time to quote Mahatma Gandhi again: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

GO, Herman, GO!

Oh, one more thing, those who like Herman are coming to his defense big time. This past week has been his biggest fundraising week ever.

~ Patty

Media ignores Herman Cain

The first Republican Presidential Debate was held in South Carolina earlier this month. The candidates were asked questions by the moderators and responded intelligently, as was to be expected.

For many of us watching the debate, the clear winner was Herman Cain. However, the Main-Stream-Media (MSM) failed to acknowledge this. In fact, Herman Cain is rarely even mentioned as a contender for the White House, let alone a front runner. Conservative online forums are a different story. Those forums always tout Mr. Cain as not only a candidate but an extremely viable candidate. He is gaining in popularity and will make an official announcement regarding his run for the White House on May 21, 2011.

So why does the MSM ignore this strong Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States? One can only guess but it is probably because they are afraid that Herman Cain can actually beat Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

Instead of putting Mr. Cain’s name in a headline, the MSM continues to run stories about that clown of a candidate, Donald Trump. Fortunately for all of us, “The Donald” announced today that he will not run for President.

Maybe now we can get some serious news stories regarding the VIABLE candidates and what they can offer the country. Oh wait, we are talking about the MSM and they will continue to down play anyone they think can offer up a serious challenge to Obama.

Pay attention, people. You might have to do a bit of your own research to find out what the MSM doesn’t want you to know. And don’t let the media decide for you who will be the Republican candidate in 2012.

~ Patty

The race to replace Obama begins

The field of prospective candidates who are seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Barrack Obama is growing. Just yesterday Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, announced his intention to run. Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, has also formally announced his candidacy.

There are others who are in the mix, so to speak, but have yet to make a formal announcement. They include Herman Cain (who will make an announcement concerning his candidacy on May 21), businessman and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza; Ron Paul, Congressman from Texas; Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico; Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota; Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania; Mitch Daniels, current governor of Indiana (term expires in 2012); Michele Bachmann, current Congresswoman from Minnesota; and probably about that many more who are still in the “thinking stages of a decision.”

The field is good and strong. Many of these great potential candidates would make a wonderful President. What we don’t need is for any of them to start attacking fellow Republicans.

If a candidate wants to stand out from the crowd, give us the reasons you believe you are the best and not reasons someone else shouldn’t be the nominee for the Republican Party. Attacks on fellow Republicans can backfire and be used against Republicans in the general election. By the way, this rule of thumb is also valid in state and local races. Don’t attack those with which you have the most in common.

The bottom line is it would be difficult to find ANY Republican who would do more harm to this great nation than our current President. Let’s all hope we choose wisely and elect a strong candidate who can put an end to the Socialistic agenda of the Obama Administration.

~ Patty

Let's talk racism

For years now we have been hearing talk of racism.

• Anyone who decided not to vote for Senator Barrack Obama was a racist.
• Once President Obama was elected, anyone who disagreed with him was a racist.
• After the health care bill, “ObamaCare,” was shoved down our throats, those who dared to say “repeal” were declared racist.

But where are the cries of racism when a black Conservative is attacked?

On Friday, February 11, 2011, Herman Cain gave a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. It was a moving and powerful speech but unless you happen to subscribe to non-traditional news feeds, you probably missed it as it was not even mentioned by the Main Stream Media (MSM).

A few way liberal bloggers did pick up on it though and their attacks were vicious. Every nasty, negative thing you can imagine was thrown at Mr. Cain and did so using extremely racist labels to describe this true Conservative. If you want to read the stuff, it is not that hard to find but I refuse to give them a link on this site.

So who is Herman Cain? He is a black man from Georgia, raised by hard working parents who believed that the American Dream is achieved through education. He has a mathematics degree from Morehouse College and a Masters in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Cain worked his way up the corporate ladder at Coca-Cola before moving to Pillsbury and becoming their youngest Vice President ever. He would later resign that ‘cushy’ position and switch to Pillsbury’s restaurant division, first with Burger King (where he did it all from cleaning toilets to flipping burgers to managing stores) and later with Godfather’s Pizza where he was the CEO.

It was at Godfather’s where Cain rose to prominence, taking the company from the brink of bankruptcy to a successful chain with hundreds of locations.

Because of his work at Godfather’s, Cain was elected chairman of the National Restaurant Association and later became its full-time President and CEO.

Cain hosts a radio talk show in Atlanta, is married to his college sweetheart, and has two grown children. He is currently considering a run at the White House in 2012.

It is so wrong to attack a person based on the color of their skin regardless of the politics. However, the left must feel extremely threatened by the likes of Herman Cain and Col. Allen West based on the undeserved negative attention they are getting.

And I thought the attacks on Conservative women were vicious!

~ Patty