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06/28/2011 5:58 am

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Presidential candidate Herman Cain told Fox News’ Juan Williams Monday liberal comedian Jon Stewart mocked him not because he is a black — but because Stewart cannot fathom how a black man can be a conservative. But Cain also said that Stewart’s using an “Amos-and-Andy” inflection was particularly offensive.

On his Comedy Central program “The Daily Show” last week, Stewart ridiculed Cain, saying, "No bill will be longer than three pages, treaties will be on the backs of cereal boxes. I’m Herman Cain, and I don’t like to read.”

On several occasions, Cain had attacked Congress’ propensity for excessively lengthy legislation with the quip bills should only be three-pages long.

“Jon Stewart is a comedian — I understand that,” Cain said. “But when he starts to mock the three-page joke, him being a comedian, he ought to have known that that was a joke. But he took it seriously and then he started to stretch it out with all of the other stuff.  

“Now, when he mocked me in the dialect of the old ‘Amos and Andy’ — I think that was a bit much,” he said. “But you know, he is a comedian — I’m running for office. I’m a problem-solver.”

Cain stressed he doesn’t think Stewart and other liberals chastise his ideas and presidential aspirations because he is black, but because they believe blacks should not be conservatives.

“Jon Stewart does not like me, in my opinion, because I’m an American black conservative — because I’m black and conservative — I think he probably has a bigger problem with that than he does the whole race thing,” Cain said. “So, see the thing is the whole race thing is whole lot less important to me than the fact that I am conservative.”

so because cain is black, is anyone who opposes his policies for any reason whatsoever, a racist, just as was the case with those opposing obama?
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06/28/2011 12:35 pm

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It doesn't hurt that Stewart's imitation wasn't that far off from how Cain talks (not to say all/most/or even very many black people sound like that, just Cain).  When I saw the title of this tread I was afraid you were ganna post a FOX News/Goldberg article.
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just curious. i mean do you think the left would have played this up if a conservative commentator did the same of obama? i mean it looks ridiculous this way around, but would it be seen as just as ridiculous if the shoe were on the other foot?
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Actually Bryant that is the stereotypical voice and tone of an old black man. I saw this segment last night on the BillO Factor with Juan Williams. I thought Stewart's imitation was a little pathetic, but I also thought Juan Williams was overreacting about it. Especially when he was suggesting Stewart might be a racist. As if we're tired of lefties calling us right wingers racists so we're gonna immediately jump at the opportunity as soon as we see a liberal do anything remotely racist. I say lets not make that same mistake.
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Originally Posted by Dødherre Mørktre:
just curious. i mean do you think the left would have played this up if a conservative commentator did the same of obama? i mean it looks ridiculous this way around, but would it be seen as just as ridiculous if the shoe were on the other foot?



It would have and has in the past.  Just like its wrong to call some one a racist simply because they disagree with Obama.
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Originally Posted by Bryant Platt:
Just like its wrong to call some one a racist simply because they disagree with Obama.



wrong? yes. but it was done anyway.
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So john stewart is jewish right? So can you say that Cain is being anti-semetic for calling him a racist?

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No one is mocking him because he's black.
Just laughing at the fact he was a CEO, banker and lobbyist...
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Originally Posted by Lelania Bailey:
No one is mocking him because he's black.
Just laughing at the fact he was a CEO, banker and lobbyist...



i didn't see that. and is that a bad thing? would it be better if he were a community organizer?
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Originally Posted by Lelania Bailey:
No one is mocking him because he's black.
Just laughing at the fact he was a CEO, banker and lobbyist...



No, they laugh at him because the only answer he can give in debates is "I'm a problem solver."
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Eh...make all the excuses ya like, but Jon Stewart did an Amos & Andy-type bit.  No getting around that.  It had nothing to do with him being a CEO, a banker or anything about his occupation.
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Originally Posted by Lelania Bailey:
No one is mocking him because he's black.
Just laughing at the fact he was a CEO, banker and lobbyist...



I found him being the former CEO of Godfathers pizza a bit funny.
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