As Gov. Scott Walker (R., Wis.) battles the public-sector unions, Cain says Madison has become “ground zero for the rest of the nation.”
“For the last couple of days, America has heard from ten percent of the workforce. It’s now time for them to hear from the [other] 90 percent of the workforce,” Cain told the crowd. “Maybe the ten percent has forgotten that we pay the bills.”
Mr. Cain is amazing....he knows more about the economy, business, finance, and the real world than Barack Obama will ever know. Keep up the great work, sir.
Herman Cain speaks the truth. Thank you Mr. Cain for standing up for the rest of us. If we're no losing our jobs, private sector employees are taking pay cuts, and receiving significant cuts to 401(k) contributions by our employers, all while these spoiled government workers demand more and more and more. Get a life folks. As Mr. Cain said earlier, "What part of we're broke don't you understand?"
I think my favorite phrase the Union folk say is "working people". I guess those of us who work at non-union jobs aren't really working - oh that's right, we pay the "working peoples" salary.
“For the last couple of days, America has heard from ten percent of the workforce. It’s now time for them to hear from the [other] 90 percent of the workforce...Maybe the ten percent has forgotten that we pay the bills.”
Thanks Mr. Cain, they've either forgotten or could care less!!!
This man is somebody to watch. I see definite presidential material in him. He's smart, has no political experience, has run businesses all his life, speaks well, and is conservative. He is very high on my list of possible candidates for 2012. Pay attention to him, folks. Worth a second look.
I think unions forfeit the right to call themselves "working people" when they use fake doctor notes to call out sick from work in order to protest for more job security.
Two things puzzle me whenever I see Herman Cain speak.
1) How is it that the man's charisma and talents fail, time after time, to gain him any traction in Republican primaries?
2) Why do people swoon over Obama's oratory, when counterexamples like this still walk among us: people who know how to work a crowd, how to adopt the classic American form of plain direct straight talk, how to advance a few trenchant and intelligible propositions with brevity and verve--without a teleprompter, without a prepared text...sometimes without even notecards!
@Blog Goliard -- (1) The senate campaign in Georgia 2004 is different from the state of the Union in 2011. Cain has had the ensuing years to broaden his appeal, his name recognition and the message. Watch his traction become AWD.
(2) Obama's oratory was a media fabrication enabled by the teleprompter. That curtain has been drawn back as he is exposed whenever he's not using his talking points. Remember he had to use it addressing school kids last year? Calling him an 'empty suit' is an affront to tailors.
How dare he dishonor those who died on 9/11 by using the term "Ground Zero"!!!!!
Yes, I am kidding.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMr. Cain is amazing....he knows more about the economy, business, finance, and the real world than Barack Obama will ever know. Keep up the great work, sir.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHerman Cain speaks the truth. Thank you Mr. Cain for standing up for the rest of us. If we're no losing our jobs, private sector employees are taking pay cuts, and receiving significant cuts to 401(k) contributions by our employers, all while these spoiled government workers demand more and more and more. Get a life folks. As Mr. Cain said earlier, "What part of we're broke don't you understand?"
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI think my favorite phrase the Union folk say is "working people". I guess those of us who work at non-union jobs aren't really working - oh that's right, we pay the "working peoples" salary.
And they never say thank you.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseCain/West 2012?
The Left would be APOPLECTIC!
And then we'd really see their racism exposed.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI want this man to be President.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse“For the last couple of days, America has heard from ten percent of the workforce. It’s now time for them to hear from the [other] 90 percent of the workforce...Maybe the ten percent has forgotten that we pay the bills.”
Thanks Mr. Cain, they've either forgotten or could care less!!!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis man is somebody to watch. I see definite presidential material in him. He's smart, has no political experience, has run businesses all his life, speaks well, and is conservative. He is very high on my list of possible candidates for 2012. Pay attention to him, folks. Worth a second look.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI think unions forfeit the right to call themselves "working people" when they use fake doctor notes to call out sick from work in order to protest for more job security.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseTwo things puzzle me whenever I see Herman Cain speak.
1) How is it that the man's charisma and talents fail, time after time, to gain him any traction in Republican primaries?
2) Why do people swoon over Obama's oratory, when counterexamples like this still walk among us: people who know how to work a crowd, how to adopt the classic American form of plain direct straight talk, how to advance a few trenchant and intelligible propositions with brevity and verve--without a teleprompter, without a prepared text...sometimes without even notecards!
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse@Blog Goliard -- (1) The senate campaign in Georgia 2004 is different from the state of the Union in 2011. Cain has had the ensuing years to broaden his appeal, his name recognition and the message. Watch his traction become AWD.
(2) Obama's oratory was a media fabrication enabled by the teleprompter. That curtain has been drawn back as he is exposed whenever he's not using his talking points. Remember he had to use it addressing school kids last year? Calling him an 'empty suit' is an affront to tailors.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt seems that the more I hear from Herman Cain the more impressed I am by his articulation and savvy way of thinking.
Here is Herman speaking at the Lincoln day dinner on cspan. External Link
His speech starts at 34 minutes.
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