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Herman Cain ‘loved’ Pete Hoekstra’s ‘China’ ad: "I don’t think it was racist at all." CAIN!
Herman Cain ‘loved’ Pete Hoekstra’s ‘China’ ad
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73264.html
Herman Cain says he “loved” Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra’s racially charged ad that featured an Asian woman speaking in broken English, so much so that the one-time presidential hopeful — calling the spot the “the commercial with the little girl in it” — thinks there should be more just like it.
“I loved it,” Cain said Thursday of the much-criticized ad during a campaign stop in Kalamazoo, Mich., according to the Kalamazoo Gazette. “I thought it cut through the clutter. You know, mamby-pamby commercials aren’t going to make it in the media or the political world. I don’t think it was insulting at all. I don’t think it was racist at all.”
In another interview with reporters, Cain, who hit the road this week for a four-stop tour with Hoekstra, even suggested that the former congressman’s ad was an example for other political campaigns to look up to.
“We need more commercials like the one that Pete Hoekstra put together,” he said, according to a video of the conversation featured on the website of WVFM 106.5. “The liberal media made it into such a big deal because any time you have something successful they only know how to do three things … They either shift the subject, ignore the facts or they name call.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73264.html
Herman Cain says he “loved” Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra’s racially charged ad that featured an Asian woman speaking in broken English, so much so that the one-time presidential hopeful — calling the spot the “the commercial with the little girl in it” — thinks there should be more just like it.
“I loved it,” Cain said Thursday of the much-criticized ad during a campaign stop in Kalamazoo, Mich., according to the Kalamazoo Gazette. “I thought it cut through the clutter. You know, mamby-pamby commercials aren’t going to make it in the media or the political world. I don’t think it was insulting at all. I don’t think it was racist at all.”
In another interview with reporters, Cain, who hit the road this week for a four-stop tour with Hoekstra, even suggested that the former congressman’s ad was an example for other political campaigns to look up to.
“We need more commercials like the one that Pete Hoekstra put together,” he said, according to a video of the conversation featured on the website of WVFM 106.5. “The liberal media made it into such a big deal because any time you have something successful they only know how to do three things … They either shift the subject, ignore the facts or they name call.”
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I believe the lesson learned here is that if it's about Herman Cain, it's racism, and if it isn't, we need more of it.
Cain plays the race card, unfortunately
Editorial
Herman Cain thinks his race is a factor in the publicizing of sex harassment complaints, though he has no evidence of a racially motivated conspiracy against him.
November 03, 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/03/opinion/la-ed-cain-20111103
There will be plenty of time to comment on sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain — a third emerged Tuesday — when all the facts are known. Meanwhile, we're disappointed that the businessman-turned-presidential candidate is playing the race card. It's an unexpected tack for a man who said just last month: "I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way."
Apparently Cain does think his race is a factor in the revelations about the sexual harassment complaints. Prompted by conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer in a television interview, Cain answered yes to the question of whether "race (and) being a strong black conservative has anything to do with the fact you've been so charged."
The sort of racism Cain hinted at is not the blatant bigotry of a bygone era. Still, according to Cain, by targeting black conservatives, liberals are treating them differently than white conservatives, on the basis of their race. Krauthammer implied that another victim of such bias was Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who, he noted, was "near to achieving a position of high authority [when] he was hit with a sexual harassment charge."
The example of Thomas has a more relevant similarity to Cain's reaction to media reports about the harassment complaints. Thomas famously exploited race by describing his televised confirmation hearings as a "high-tech lynching." Cain has said in the past that he expects similar treatment, and a PAC supporting him said in a fundraising letter that the left-wing media, "just like they did to Clarence Thomas, (are) engaging in a 'high-tech lynching' by smearing Herman Cain's reputation and character."
Editorial
Herman Cain thinks his race is a factor in the publicizing of sex harassment complaints, though he has no evidence of a racially motivated conspiracy against him.
November 03, 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/03/opinion/la-ed-cain-20111103
There will be plenty of time to comment on sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain — a third emerged Tuesday — when all the facts are known. Meanwhile, we're disappointed that the businessman-turned-presidential candidate is playing the race card. It's an unexpected tack for a man who said just last month: "I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way."
Apparently Cain does think his race is a factor in the revelations about the sexual harassment complaints. Prompted by conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer in a television interview, Cain answered yes to the question of whether "race (and) being a strong black conservative has anything to do with the fact you've been so charged."
The sort of racism Cain hinted at is not the blatant bigotry of a bygone era. Still, according to Cain, by targeting black conservatives, liberals are treating them differently than white conservatives, on the basis of their race. Krauthammer implied that another victim of such bias was Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who, he noted, was "near to achieving a position of high authority [when] he was hit with a sexual harassment charge."
The example of Thomas has a more relevant similarity to Cain's reaction to media reports about the harassment complaints. Thomas famously exploited race by describing his televised confirmation hearings as a "high-tech lynching." Cain has said in the past that he expects similar treatment, and a PAC supporting him said in a fundraising letter that the left-wing media, "just like they did to Clarence Thomas, (are) engaging in a 'high-tech lynching' by smearing Herman Cain's reputation and character."
