The trouble with Herman Cain’s GOP candidacy



If you really listen to what Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is saying, you’ll hear an articulation of views deeply held by many black people. Get an education, work hard, don’t make babies out of wedlock, stay out of jail and trust in God.

Does racism exist? Yes, says Cain, but it doesn’t have to hold you back. Are lack of education and racial isolation to blame for high black unemployment? No doubt about it. Is the economic playing field level for some blacks? Of course it is, and no black person need rely on paternalistic whites to make it in this world.


When speaking at black churches, Cain is sure to get “amensâ€