Herman Cain is Bad for America and not a Conservative

Herman Cain just won the Florida GOP Straw Poll because Rick Perry gave an abysmal performance and his supporters needed someone to believe in.  Herman Cain was one of the only candidates who stayed and spoke at the Straw Poll (Perry, Romney, and Paul did not speak).  He was able to use rhetoric to motivate people into voting for him.  However, these delegates who voted for Herman Cain were not given the opportunity to scrutinize his record like they did for Perry and Romney.  Because Romney and Perry were frontrunners we were able to research and dig into their past finding a plethora of really bad things they had done in the past.

In a spirit of truth, below are some really bad things that Herman Cain has done.  We are hopeful that these things will be used during discussions in other states and by the other presidential candidates when articulating their opinion about Herman Cain.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman:
In a time when the Tea Party is prominent and people are waking up more and more to the uncontrolled Federal Reserve, the banker bailouts, the sky rocketing inflation, the banker foreclosure crisis, and the tinkering economy, it is not very wise for people to choose a former Federal Reserve Chairman as President.  This is the last credential one would want to see on a candidates resume at a time like this.  However, Herman Cain was the Kansas City Fed Chairman between 1992-1996.  This is a totally critical association that people need to wake up to before voting for Herman Cain.

Herman Cain is Against Congress Auditing the Federal Reserve:

In the first part of this video Herman Cain shows his position on the Federal Reserve and whether or not we need to audit it.  He obviously doesn't understand that Congress is the body which has authority in the Constitution to issue money and appropriate funds.  Later, after receiving tons of flak from Audit the Fed supporters, Herman Cain flip flops and starts supporting Ron Paul's auditing of the Fed.  This shows that in a matter of weeks he flips flops on the most important issue our nation is facing today - the economy and sound money policies.  Because of this flip-flopping and his past time as a Federal Reserve Chairman, it is pretty obvious we cannot trust Herman Cain to do anything about the Federal Reserve if elected president.  Here is the video.

999 Plan Adds a New Tax:
It is horrible because it add a NEW TAX while only lowering the existing taxes.  Instead of abolishing other taxes and implementing the new tax, he adds a new tax promising it will only stay at 9%.  History has proven that these new taxes do not stay at the initial percentages used when selling the tax and quickly jump to 20%-30%.  The income tax was initially only supposed to be 1-2% but now it is 20-30% (estimate).  For you Christians out there, I don't know if you feel comfortable that 999 upside down is 666 - I had a couple people mention that this made them feel uncomfortable at the GOP Straw Poll in Florida. 

Supported TARP:
Cain wrote an article supporting TARP.  Here is the link to the article.  Can we trust anyone who folds like a blade of grass giving billions and trillions of dollars to whomever wants it?  I think not.  Here is an article where he admits his support for TARP could be a problem.  Here is a video where Cain was confronted about his support for TARP.

Herman Cain's Enron-Type Corruption Scandal:
Herman Cain often mentions how he is such a great businessman and that we should put a businessman in the White House.  Would you put a corrupt businessman in the White House?  Herman Cain was involved in illegal actions when on the Aquila Board of Directors defrauding millions of dollars in stock from the Aquila shareholders.  This scandal was likened to an Enron-esque Disaster that has Herman Cain's management fingerprints all over it.  Why would we trust a guy who oversaw such a corrupt and fraudulent operation?  Here is the link to the story. 

Admits His Own Plan Won't Work:
Here is a video where Herman Cain admits his plan won't work.  Why then would we trust this guy to fix the problems we are in?

Previously Endorsed Moderate Mitt Romney:
Back in 2008,  Herman Cain endorsed Mitt Romney.  He has establishment written all over him.  Since Cain's political record is so unclear, I don't think it is wise to vote for someone unknown who also endorsed Mitt Romney.  If he endorsed a conservative or someone more credible than Romney, it wouldn't be as much of a red flag, but Romney is highly controversial in conservative circles.  Cain clearly shows his true colors with this endorsement.  Here is Herman Cain's own letter why he supported Mitt Romney.

Has No Plan for Afghanistan:
Given that we are in a war and our nation needs a better strategy or simply an all-out withdrawal from our current wars, Herman Cain admits he has no plan for Afghanistan.  This was Cain's response to Chris Wallace when asked about his plan: "The right approach is: the day I'm elected president, I will start on that plan such that the day I was sworn in, I will be able to implement the plan."  This is absolutely horrendous.  A presidential candidate needs to have thought these things out before deciding to run for office.  Here is the transcript.

Supports the Patriot Act:
The fourth amendment of the US Constitution clearly prohibits warrant-less searches and guarantees that Americans have the right to be secure in their persons and papers.  Yet Herman Cain supports spying on American citizens without due process and supports the Patriot Act.  We cannot trust a man who is not 100% loyal to the Constitution.  Here is the link to the article.

Please also watch this video from scholar Tom Woods who does a great job explaining why Herman Cain is not good:

For more links mentioned on this Tom Woods video, please go to this article by Tom Woods.  If you find more pieces of information that should be added to this article, please post it in the comments section of the article so we can discover more truth.  Thank you.

10 OCT 2011 - New

Since we have gotten several thousand hits on this article,  we are adding a few more issues with Herman Cain. 

Security and Peace Partnership - North American Union
Herman Cain represented Whirlpool at the anti-US North American Union-esque Security and Peace Partnership summit in Canada in 2007.  This is a deal breaker for anyone who knows anything about the global plan for a New World Order and the integral role the North American Union plays for the elite.  Herman Cain participated in this process by his attendance at this meeting that was blacked out by most major news outlets.  Unbelievable connection here for anyone that is awake.  This is a serious association. 

Herman Cain the Lobbyist
In the 1990's, Herman Cain served as the CEO of the National Restaurant Association PAC - a lobbying firm whose job it was to lobby congress and politicians for political favors for the restaurant industry.  This is the same principle as the banker bailouts, the auto bailouts, or any other favored company or industry that gets bailed out by the Federal Government.  Herman Cain was a lobbyist.  We do not need these types of people in the oval office.  We need someone who will get rid of this corporatist favoritism culture.
 
Unprofessional Statements
Herman Cain is a gaffe machine who constantly makes statements that undermine his professionalism and credibility with the American people.  In once instance he stated that 2/3rds of African Americans are brainwashed into not being conservatives.  Another instance, he called Ron Paul a grumpy old man.  He also said Ron Paul supporters' concerns were "stupid" over his past time at the Federal Reserve - a concern that Rasmussen says 75% American share (reference auditing the Fed).  He also made religiously charged statements that Muslims must prove themselves to work for Herman Cain.  Herman Cain is a gaffe machine that continuously makes statements that are unprofessional and unbecoming of the next commander in chief.  Think about it, do you want this guy representing us in nuclear talks with Russia or China?  Or discussing trade with China when he can't even communicate effectively with the American people?

Constitutional Ignorance
 Herman Cain tells the audience that we need to reread the Constitution.  Then proceeds to quote the Declaration of Independence.  This my friends is a prime example of a fraud.