Herman Cain is black. But not Jesse Jackson or Louis Farrakhan black. And therein lies the problem. Mr. Cain is a start-from-nothing-pull-yourself-up-self-made success Conservative black. He believes in guaranteed equal opportunity, not guaranteed equal outcomes. That's a big no-no and threat to the black establishment that allies itself with the Democratic Party. Yeah, he's been called an Uncle Tom. But that's among the nicest things the left has to say about him. I expected the foulball comments from Harry Belafonte and Jenine Garofalo. But an alleged reporter should know better. Then again, the reporter is from MSNBC - also know as the television arm of the White House and Democratic National Committee. MSNBC's Karen Finney commented: “Very seriously, and this is a little harsh, but one of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel OK, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy. I think he is giving that base a free pass and I think they like him because they think he is a black man that knows his place. And I know that’s harsh, but that’s how it sure seems to me.” Nice, huh. "A black man who knows his place". This brought to you by the people who say they believe in diversity - as long as we're not talking about political diversity among American blacks. Can you imagine the outrage had any Conservative said anything similar about a black liberal Democrat?
Google "comments by Democrats about Herman Cain" and you'll see that the above comment is one of the tamer things said about Mr. Cain. But why? Aren't Democrats the party who has looked out for African Americans ? Well, we'll come back to that in a moment.
The Democratic party does love black America. As long as its the black America they want. Since the 1960's, the federal government has spent over $4 trillion in social programs that most often benefited lower income blacks. Mostly Democratic programs that often offered a hand out but not much of a hand up. The proof is in the numbers. Today, there is a larger percentage of poor blacks than there was in 1964. 70% of black babies are born out-of-wedlock. By every measurable method, American blacks have shown little benefit in government monies meant to help them. Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped them from voting Democratic en mass. Personally, I can't imagine pledging my unwavering allegiance to an ideology or party that, in over half a century, has failed miserably to assist in my upward mobility and quality of life. But maybe that's just me. The Democratic party has convinced black Americans that they don't have much of a chance at any measurable level of success, unless they align themselves with the party. To quote Mr. Cain; "I refuse to stay on the plantation, that's why they attack me."
Herman Cain threatens that monopoly as does every other black Conservative/Republican. He and others like him must be ridiculed as lap dogs to the Republican party. Once black America dares to look over the fence to the other side, the Democratic hold on the black demographic is in danger. Blacks vote 95% for Democratic candidates. And their votes are often the difference in many an election, especially in large urban centers. Democrats cannot afford to lose their allegiance - in other words, their votes. And so they must play the race card. I suppose they have to. The power given to them by the unions is dwindling with union membership - even though they can still count on 98% of union campaign dollars going to Democrats. That's right. 98%. And just as with black Americans - hows' that blind allegiance working out for you?
You may assume I am a Cain supporter. I am not. But I love his success story and his ideology of personal responsibility and pro-growth agenda. And isn't it ironic that in this environment it is Conservative voices (you know, the ones who hate minorities) who stand arm and arm with Mr. Cain? You see, contrary to what you may be spoon fed by major media outlets, the majority of Conservatives don't care what color you are. Or what you sexual preference is. We have quite a big tent, actually. Nor do we call those who oppose us politically disgusting and vile names. Unlike our opposition - we really don't care about those things. We care about character. We care about civility. We care about ideas. And it matters not to us the color of the person presenting them. That is another distinction between us and our opposition.
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