Tea Party Favorite Herman Cain Joins 2012 GOP Race

[NeverCryWolf]

All I can say is that I am liking this man more and more ....

[261911]

Originally Posted by NeverCryWolf

All I can say is that I am liking this man more and more ....

Likewise

[historycat]

I Love his positive, message, and its exactly what this country needs. I will vote for him, but the republicans need to support him, and not abandon him like they did Palin, just because the press attacked her family, and made them look like the Munsters.

[Snake007x]

I'm kind of suspicious of the guy as a fiscal conservative since he supported TARP. I also was kind of aghast that he didn't now what the right of return was. Also he thought that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were in the constitution.

I'm not going to deny he's probably a very smart man who has done a lot of good things in the private sector. I just don't know if he's well read enough on the history of this country or the international issues we face.

[Fuzzball]

I'm happy to support the man.......I think it would be awesome to have a black president with a female vice!

[jsrg1874]

Originally Posted by 261911

I love him but he needs to be the vice presidential nominee. Romney Cain is going to be the way it is in 2012. They will win.

jsrg

[261911]

http://video.foxnews.com/v/105702506...tcmp=obnetwork
"I would stand firm if it comes to raising taxes. The American people are sick of raising taxes every time Washington creates a mess."

[261911]

Presidential candidate Herman Cain on Sunday defended his opposition to a new mosque in Tennessee, expressing concern about Shariah law and declaring Americans "have the right" to ban mosques in their communities.

Cain, who stirred controversy this year by saying he would be uncomfortable appointing a Muslim to his Cabinet if elected, first expressed concern Thursday about the controversial mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn. That mosque has been the subject of demonstrations and legal challenges in the wake of the controversy over the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" in New York City.

Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Cain said he came out against the Tennessee mosque after talking to members of that community. He said the site is "hallowed ground" to Murfreesboro residents and that they're concerned about "the intentions of trying to get Shariah law" -- the code governing conduct in Islamic societies.

"It's not just a mosque for religious purposes. This is what the people are objecting to," he said.

Asked whether any community should be able to prohibit a mosque, Cain said they should.

"They have the right to do that. That's not discriminating ... against that particular religion. That is an aspect of them building that mosque that doesn't get talked about," he said.

Cain again argued that residents were objecting to "the fact that Islam is both a religion and a set of laws, Shariah law. That's the difference between any one of our other traditional religions."

But while Cain said he expects the case to come before the Supreme Court, a local judge has allowed the project to go forward. Cain is taking heat for his comments about Muslims. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which accused him of using "bigoted" language with his Cabinet comments, said Sunday that he should "apologize" for his latest remarks.

CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper, describing Cain's stance on the Tennessee mosque as a possible "sign of desperation," said other Republican candidates and leaders should also distance themselves from that kind of rhetoric.

"It's incumbent on reasonable people within the Republican Party to come out strongly and repudiate these kinds of un-American unconstitutional views," he said. "It's just so bizarre."

Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, is struggling to build on earlier momentum and break into the top tier of candidates in the 2012 Republican primary race. He expressed confidence Sunday that he could have a strong showing in an upcoming Iowa straw poll.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/17/cain-says-communities-have-right-to-ban-mosques/#ixzz1SQUyq8Ty

[lightnin']

...good for Herman Cain.

The community has rights, as well...

[jpcjr]

Treasury Secretary?