2012 campaign=race, race, race, race, race...

  This is how the race card works. We play it on any Black Republican by accusing him of ignoring the problems of other Blacks by focusing on school and achievements too much.  
   Condensed (and interpreted) conversation:

Cain: ...and I did all this by the time I was 35. 

Interviewer: But you ignored the needs of others. Why weren't you marching? Why weren't you complaining? Why weren't you in solidarity with the Civil Rights IN crowd? 

Cain: I thought by choosing to achieve great things would be the best example I could give to my children and other Americans of all colors! 

Interviewer: But why weren't you marching? Why? Why? Why?

  So Herman Cain's greatest offense is that he made something great of himself by going to school and achieving success in the work world.
  So let's get the fat white female interviewer to delicately chide Herman Cain for having overlooked all the "advantages" he had by having a loving family, a father who was a chauffeur and a mother who was a maid.
Watch:

  Then we trot on over to the New York Times, where we have another hit piece, however more subtle, on Rick Perry. The article starts like this:

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who often waxes nostalgic about his small-town roots, grew up in an almost all-white rural area where many referred to slingshots as “niggershooters.” One elderly black resident recalls being introduced by her boss at a party decades back as “my maid, Nigger Mae Lou,” while just four years ago, a black high school student found a noose in his locker.

  So let's get this straight. It's okay to be a fat female interviewer but you'd better not be a fat Republican running for anything.
  It's okay to be a racist Black politician if you're a liberal but you can't be a successful Black businessman if you're conservative.
  It's okay to be a liberal politician from the South because of course you're not a racist but not if you're a conservative. 
  Any hint of racism within the surrounding 300 miles automatically disqualifies you as a presidential candidate. If you're a conservative.
  Once again, we have to ask.
  Who are the racists?
  Is it the people whose surroundings may have been racist but who rose to prominence and fairness through hard work and values instilled at an early age?
  Or are the racists those people who always, always, always judge people by the color of their skin.
  If you're Black, you should be liberal, a victim and dependent on government. Expectations should be low. You shouldn't be expected to achieve anything on your own.
  If you're white and conservative, you must hate people of color. You must be racist.
  It's pretty apparent at this point that the primary thrust of the 2012 campaign is to throw smoke bombs of prejudice and bias to obscure the fact that this administration has driven the economy into the ground.
  The media are complicit, driving the discussion where they want it to go.
  But there's a danger in doing it this way.
  We've been hearing this too often.
  The public is going to automatically tune out all the cries of racism as we get closer to the election, particularly when Herman Cain is out there agitating for fairness and a righteous discussion of the issues, not race, race, race.
  Good luck with that.
  So let's remind ourselves what Herman Cain has accomplished in life:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science.
• Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics  ( making him a rocket scientist ).
• Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
• VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury  ( this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation ).

  There's much more here. 
  To demean this man, to not take him seriously because you think his politics are wrong for the color of his skin really IS racist.