Herman Cain: My Ambition Is Not To Get My Own Show On Fox, ‘I Want To Be President’

by Matt Schneider | 4:35 pm, May 31st, 2011

» 28 comments

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is trying to make as big a splash as possible as he tries to launch himself into the first tier of Republican candidates. With an exciting “Herman Cain Train” campaign video already under his belt, now a profile in The Washington Post may also help to lend his campaign more credibility with primary voters.

Cain doesn’t hesitate to offer some straight talk about his Republican opponents. The article suggests he thinks the field is full of lifetime politicians who are thin on credibility. Regarding Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, Cain describes both as being “much more risk-averse” and suggests that for Newt Gingrich, his “time has come and gone.” Instead, Cain argues he is authentic and his excitement will translate to success with the voters.

And in an attempt to silence critics who still consider him to be just entertainment, Cain even gets in a dig at non-candidates like Mike Huckabee and potentially Sarah Palin, suggesting “I don’t have this long-term ambition of I want my own show on Fox. I want to be President.” Tea Party leaders proudly embrace Cain in the article, a hint that Cain’s popularity can continue to increase in the future. Yet Cain reveals that many of his black neighbors “are shocked that I have become a tea party guy, because they have drunk the Kool-Aid on this racist thing.”

Check out the full article in The Washington Post.

2012, fox news, Herman Cain, president, Washington Post

hyenas

I can see a scenario where it’s Herman Cain vs. Ron Paul vs. Mitt Romney going into April 2012 and the funds run short for 2 of the 3. It’ll be unfortunate because Paul and Cain’s messages are both free of doublespeak and the people like hearing honesty from their political candidates for once.
Joepalooka

Cain is talented, bright, articulate. IF he is lacking with respect to political experience his real world experience, maturity and past success would easily help him adapt. I’d love to see him out in front after 3-4-5 primaries so that more would assign credibility to him. He’s no politician but he’s a leader and thinks right!
lucky5

Wow, thats a real slap in the face to the other 15 candidates that came from FOX. You better watch yourself Cain. Next to Rush FOX is the leader of the GOP.
dave smith

I think Mr. Cain is a great choice for president. To be honest I am tired of the carreer politicians leading us nowhere but down. Good luck to you Herman. You have my vote.
azgrandma

Here is a politician that we can actually believe, has many successes in his present and past, one we can trust who is intelligent, very well spoken and knows the problems we are facing and how to deal with them. Answers the questions instead of dancing around them with nonsensical statements or comments. As more and more people hear him they too understand he is the real deal.
Thelonious Funk

Running the federal government is a lot like managing a pizza company. Except for all of those things that don’t have to do with pizza.
http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

Just so people remember, the president represents us all.. he’s gotta be one of the best, sort of like how we chose people for elite military operations. Does this guy really act like the best? I feel like I could walk down the street and find a more level-headed person…

We should have the best in America, if we want to be the best…
tgk

The media will say that Americans are tired of politicians and want something different, real, etc. Then, as per usual, they will next attack Cain for being something different, real, i.e., inexperienced, not tested, blah, blah
They will highlight EVERY misstatement, etc. etc. RE-RUN

I like this guy and think he could get something done if surrounded by a good number of other like minded individuals.
TerryDo

Well Mr Cain option two (host FoxNewsChannel)is not so bad considering you are never going to win the republican nomination, never mind the presidency!!!!!!!
Gasket

Thelonious Funk said:
Running the federal government is a lot like managing a pizza company. Except for all of those things that don’t have to do with pizza.

Excellent…..hahaha!
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Face-Ripper Monkey

Thelonious Funk said:
Running the federal government is a lot like managing a pizza company.

Running the federal government is a lot like managing a CORPORATION. Silly T-Funk.
Paul G

Where was he in 2008?
Paul G

Paul G said:
Where was he in 2008?

I’d vote for him.
Barack Must Go

Herman Cain: My Stated Goal Is To Be President Of the United States Of America.

Herman Cain is just what the doctor ordered for these trying times in our county’s history.
Sam M.

Sure, but I’m afraid he’s going to have to settle for Fox.
justanotherconservative

this guy does not strike me as being too bright.
justanotherconservative

Snowspot said:
Just so people remember, the president represents us all.. he’s gotta be one of the best, sort of like how we chose people for elite military operations. Does this guy really act like the best? I feel like I could walk down the street and find a more level-headed person… We should have the best in America, if we want to be the best…

I agree wholeheartedly.
http://constitutionallibertarian.co.cc DavidKramer

Well, according to the leftists, a spot on Fox would be more powerful than a spot in the WH.

LOL

Sorry, that WAS FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam M.

DavidKramer said:
Well, according to the leftists, a spot on Fox would be more powerful than a spot in the WH.

LOL

Sorry, that WAS FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely hilarious. Without a doubt you are very funny.
RowdyHoward

Take that Palin! Oh and Cain, purple drink is waaaay better than Kool-aid!
david r

justanotherconservative said:
this guy does not strike me as being too bright.

Reagan wasn’t brilliant, but he was basically smart and knew how to wield power. I don’t think the President has to be a genius, or that he’ll be a better president if he is one. Jimmy Carter was brilliant. (Intentional use of past tense.) While Carter wanted to know every engineering detail of the B-1 bomber, Reagan would just smile and say “You’ll have to talk to Casper Weinberger about that.” And people did not hold that against him, or regard it as weakness. Rather, it was a show of confidence and of judgment. I think Cain has good judgment. He also very likable. Maybe we’ll get our second black president.
http://none pyrope

I think Mr. Cain would make a decent president, certainly better than the current excuse for one that we have now.
http://none pyrope

Thelonious Funk said:
Running the federal government is a lot like managing a pizza company. Except for all of those things that don’t have to do with pizza.

It’s a hell of a lot more like managing a pizza empire than like organizing communities and teaching Saul Alinsky’s political philosophy.
billwhit1357

A person can be a so-called “Intellect”, like they love to call Obambi, and not have a lick of “Common Sense”, again, just like Obama. As an disabled Vet, I have seen that Common Sense is much more desirable than high intellect. Common Sense tells a person that you cannot get out of debt by borrowing more. The 1819 Ten Cannots fits this perfectly!

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
~ W.J.H. Boetcker

Anyone but Obama in 2012!
X-3

billwhit1357 said:
A person can be a so-called “Intellect”, like they love to call Obambi, and not have a lick of “Common Sense”, again, just like Obama. As an disabled Vet, I have seen that Common Sense is much more desirable than high intellect. Common Sense tells a person that you cannot get out of debt by borrowing more. The 1819 Ten Cannots fits this perfectly!

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
~ W.J.H. Boetcker

Anyone but Obama in 2012!

Thanks for this. These fundamentals should be required for memorization by all children beginning in the first grade.
X-3

pyrope said:
I think Mr. Cain would make a decent president, certainly better than the current excuse for one that we have now.

I have a cat that would make a better president that -0bama.
http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

Tim Graham | June 03, 2011

Twice in the last two weeks has Time magazine devoted a page to Mark Halperin’s oddsmaking on who will be the Republican nominee — the May 23 issue (page 35) and the June 6 issue (page 16). Twice, there’s been no mention of Herman Cain. The GOP cast of contenders is lily-white. They can’t say they’re unaware that Cain is running, since Cain participated in the first presidential debate on May 5 to high praise and formally announced on May 21. Are Time and Halperin racists?