Herman Cain to "Occupy Wall Street" protesters: Don't blame Wall St, blame yourself

[jefferson_dem]

Herman Cain to "Occupy Wall Street" protesters: Don't blame Wall St, blame yourself
By Stephanie Condon

As the "Occupy Wall Street" protests enter their third week and spread to cities across the country, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is expressing skepticism about the demonstrations.

"What do they want?" Cain asked when asked about the protests in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. "I don't have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration."

"Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks," he continued. "If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!"

Cain said the banks were in part to blame with the 2008 financial crisis, but he said, "We're not in 2008 -- we're in 2011!"

The demonstrations "come across more as anti-capitalism," he added.

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[Dawgs]

1. He doesn't have many facts. Does he?

I guess now we know why he's a Republican.

[Hutzpa]

10. What do you expect from a guy who spent his whole life selling pizza

but if you put in an order for four large pepperoni pizza with sausage on top, he might tell you that
it does not come with sausage.

[monmouth]

13. Oh he's been doing more than selling pizzas...link below

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Godfathers-Pizza-Incorporated-Company-History.html

He's very chummy with Wall Street..

[stockholmer]

17. Cain's not just pizza, he's a total corporate insider,ex-Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve

Pure lackey.

[Supersedeas]

22. Your demand for facts and evidentiary support is just silly

This is about his personal experience

[tridim]

2. We need a Herman Cain DERP photo, stat.

[HughBeaumont]

3. Stay Classy, Members of The Republican Royal Clown Car!

I needn't go into why his Horatio Alger bootstrapper bullshit is, well, just that. But don't you think there aren't a myriad of reasons, Herman, if you could make it big, why isn't everyone doing it?

Moreover, aren't we falsely assuming every protester and everyone against the perpetual greed of capitalism and Wall Street and corporations wants to be "rich"?? Whatever happened to "retirement"? "Not struggling to the point of cliff-diving"? "A living wage"? What if some of us just want to be paid what we're worth and treated as if we're an important piece of the puzzle instead of a useless eating inconvenience to the quest for greater profits?

"Competition" apparently IS only for the little people. We'd progress a lot further if we had "cooperation" instead.

[Booster]

4. My God, Herman. Why don't you just slit your wrists. What part

of 99% don't you understand. Think you'll get many votes from the 99% with your stupid statements? Idiot.

[democrat_patriot]

6. 1% of votes will not get you far.

Romney is in the same boat.

Obama is a 1%, but he want to raise taxes on himself - that looks good.

[Brother Buzz]

5. Herman, the US doesn't manufacture bootstraps anymore

I'm just saying.

[chill_wind]

7. +1

[Yavin4]

16. Funny. Sad. and True

Great post.

[tblue]

8. What a clown!

Silly man pretending he doesn't know what the hell is going on.

[cyberpj]

9. "If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!" Wow. Just Wow. nt

[EffieBlack]

19. That was my exact reaction

Wow, just wow.

What else can you say?

[jeremyfive]

11. Herman Cain is a startlingly stupid person.

A quick look at the unemployment number belie his bizarre philosophy.

[maxsolomon]

12. Decipimur Specie Recti

keep talking, pizza man

[JoePhilly]

14. "Let them eat Cake!"

[Yavin4]

15. WTF? -- "If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!"

Because all of us have control over whether we're rich or not. Or, whether we're employed or not. It's just a matter of self will.

Unfucking real. Simply unfucking real.

[jenmito]

18. It keeps getting better for our side. n/t

[Enrique]

20. that should get him some Wall Street money

Whore-man Cain. :puke:

[Cass]

21. "I don't have facts to back this up, I'm just talking out of my ass"

Keep chanelling your inner Marie Antoinette, Herman. Good lord, what a thing to say...does he realize that the unemployed and the non-rich can actually vote?

[harun]

23. How Republican of him.

[DebJ]

24. That comment made me hope he wins the nomination.

The Let Them Eat Cake candidate.

[Telly Savalas]

25. Give Cain some credit here.

By talking out his ass like that he makes those of us who aren't incredibly enthusiastic about OWS a lot more sympathetic to their efforts.