Herman Cain Interview: Will Take 50 Percent Salary Cut As President

[Luissa]

Cain is refreshing. He knows economic issues and isn't a career politician. The more i hear from him,the more i like him. I don't understand why so many are so resistant to him. He's probably exactly what this country needs at this point.

You find violating the First Amendment and Federal labor law ‘refreshing’?

What the country doesn’t need at this point is a partisan conservative hack and rightwing ideologue.



No, many people are smart enough to recognize a political gimmick when they see it.

"The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them."

Article II Section I

Cain’s at least consistent in his ignorance of the Constitution, or contempt for the same.

Yet you think the country is ok with the liberal/socialist leftwing hack we are saddled with now? In full campaign mode even?

Obama was a liberal during the campaign, and has been a moderate most of his term.
Like Cain, I have not been happy with his empty gestures.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Someone ought to ask him how much his 999 tax plan increases his own personal wealth, compared to the current system.

I'm guessing it would make up for a presidential salary cut many times over.

Good question

But I'm sure Cain would not have his own self interest in mind....nor that of his fellow billionaires

Of course not. A teacher who wants to protect the rights of his or her union is all about 'self-interest', but guys like Herman Cain, or Steve Forbes, who advocate for tax plans that would gain them hundreds of thousands of dollars, naw,

they couldn't possibly be thinking of themselves!

 

[CT9]

Only a complete paranoid lunatic could make Herman Cain taking a pay cut into a cheap trick to gain support for a presidency which's only purpose is to enact a tax plan to save him money.

You are so fucking out of it no one can bring you back into reality.

 

[paulitician]

Only a complete paranoid lunatic could make Herman Cain taking a pay cut into a cheap trick to gain support for a presidency which's only purpose is to enact a tax plan to save him money.

You are so fucking out of it no one can bring you back into reality.

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

 

[paulitician]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

I'm sure it will be something else next week and the week after that and so and so on. Anyone not named Barack Obama is going to be viciously smeared by the Left. It's pretty predictable. He has made a compassionate gesture during these terrible times for many Americans. Some people will call it a gimmick and that's cool with me. Those people weren't going to vote for anyone but Barack Obama anyway. I like Cain. I applaud his gesture.

 

[rightwinger]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

I'm sure it will be something else next week and the week after that and so and so on. Anyone not named Barack Obama is going to be viciously smeared by the Left. It's pretty predictable. He has made a compassionate gesture during these terrible times for many Americans. Some people will call it a gimmick and that's cool with me. Those people weren't going to vote for anyone but Barack Obama anyway. I like Cain. I applaud his gesture.

How much compassion does it take for a multi-millionaire to pass up $200,000 in salary for a chance at the presidency?

 

[NYcarbineer]

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

I'm sure it will be something else next week and the week after that and so and so on. Anyone not named Barack Obama is going to be viciously smeared by the Left. It's pretty predictable. He has made a compassionate gesture during these terrible times for many Americans. Some people will call it a gimmick and that's cool with me. Those people weren't going to vote for anyone but Barack Obama anyway. I like Cain. I applaud his gesture.

How much compassion does it take for a multi-millionaire to pass up $200,000 in salary for a chance at the presidency?

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

 

[Full-Auto]

I'm sure it will be something else next week and the week after that and so and so on. Anyone not named Barack Obama is going to be viciously smeared by the Left. It's pretty predictable. He has made a compassionate gesture during these terrible times for many Americans. Some people will call it a gimmick and that's cool with me. Those people weren't going to vote for anyone but Barack Obama anyway. I like Cain. I applaud his gesture.

How much compassion does it take for a multi-millionaire to pass up $200,000 in salary for a chance at the presidency?

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

Was that an official panty bunch?

 

[rightwinger]

How much compassion does it take for a multi-millionaire to pass up $200,000 in salary for a chance at the presidency?

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

 

[NYcarbineer]

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

Hilariously for Cain, he didn't take into account the collective lunacy of the GOP base, who have now made him appear to be a real candidate. Now he's floundering around trying to act like one.

 

[The Infidel]

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

So your saying Obama is as clean as the driven snow?

Give me a break! I cant believe how disingenuous you guys are.



On 2nd thought, yeah I can.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

So your saying Obama is as clean as the driven snow?

Give me a break! I cant believe how disingenuous you guys are.



On 2nd thought, yeah I can.

Barack Obama is president.

 

[paulitician]

People have become so cynical and negative in this country. Yet they wonder why are country is falling apart. The man makes an honest compassionate gesture yet some choose to hate on him so viciously. Is it always only about a 'D' & 'R' issue? If a Democrat had made a similar gesture,would these same people be criticizing them the same way? People in America need to open their minds and stop being so cynical and negative. They should find God and gain some spiritual happiness. All that hate & negativity just isn't healthy. Just give Cain some props and move on. The man's heart is in the right place.

 

[Full-Auto]

If Herman Cain had really wanted to show some magnanimity and self-sacrifice, he wouldn't have chosen to waste tens of thousands of dollars of other people's money indulging himself in the ego trip/publicity stunt of a fake presidential campaign.

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

Well that is an opinion anyway.

One that few from either side hold.

 

[The Infidel]

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

So your saying Obama is as clean as the driven snow?

Give me a break! I cant believe how disingenuous you guys are.



On 2nd thought, yeah I can.

Barack Obama is president.

And...?

Damn... listen to yourself

 

[Luissa]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

I'm sure it will be something else next week and the week after that and so and so on. Anyone not named Barack Obama is going to be viciously smeared by the Left. It's pretty predictable. He has made a compassionate gesture during these terrible times for many Americans. Some people will call it a gimmick and that's cool with me. Those people weren't going to vote for anyone but Barack Obama anyway. I like Cain. I applaud his gesture.

He made an empty gesture that he cannot follow through with. And you want to talk about viciously smearing someone? What did the right do to Obama during the campaign?

 

[Luissa]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

I think saying it was empty gesture is a little better than accusing of him not being born here or that he is a communist.

 

[rightwinger]

Was that an official panty bunch?

It is an accurate description of Herman Cains vanity campaign. At least Trump knew enough to bail out when he saw how much money it would cost

Well that is an opinion anyway.

One that few from either side hold.

You mean the opinion that Herman Cain is unelectable?

I think you will find that a majority on both sides hold that opinion

 

[California Girl]

Some just need to hate. Cain is this week's flavor of the week smear victim for the Left/Democrats. Who knows who it will be next week. But i suspect it will be anyone not named Barack Obama. Cain's pretty cool. And i can see how that scares the Left/Democrats. They probably should be scared i guess.

There’s no ‘hate’ toward Cain – criticism predicated upon Cain’s own statements and policy positions, yes; but if he can’t stand the heat…

Otherwise, this pay cut nonsense is either naïve idiocy or a contrived gimmick. And that’s not ‘hate,’ it’s just the truth.

Let me see if I have this straight. When the right criticize Obama's statements and policy positions, that's 'hate' and 'racism'. When the left criticize Cain's, that's 'the truth'.

No wonder I struggle to take the left seriously... so much stupid and so much hypocrisy.