Herman Cain’s Resume’: Can a non-politician be qualified to become President?

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Herman Cain’s Bio:

■ Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.

■ Master’s degree in Computer Science.

â–  Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).

â–  Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.

â–  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). All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers!

■ Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers.

■ Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.

■ In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.

â–  He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side. Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!

â–  Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.

â–  Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system. After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time!
■ Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think You’re Stupid.

■ Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country). He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.

And just a few more things, Mr. Cain has been married to the same person for 43 years.

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  1. Gee…no comparison at all with our current President, whose previous credentials were a half term in the Senate, an undistinguished teaching career, and a stint as a “community organizer.”

    LOL.

    Yeah, Cain’s qualified.

    • So how’s Godfathers Pizza doing? And this 9-9-9 mantra … looks like it clocks out raising my taxes by 25% give or take. How would it effect yours?

        • You’re an idiot. The government is not a business. I shudder to think of where we might be right now if mcccain and palin were at the helm. Good god if a Herman Cain or Mitt Romney win the next election, we are really screwed.

      • Incidentally, I don’t think I would EVER vote for Cain given his association with the Federal Reserve Bank.

        Surprised so many people are giving him a pass on that.

          • Why would I be kidding you?

            The Federal Reserve Bank is responsible for the subprime credit crisis, the housing bubble, and the economic collapse of 2008. It is entirely extra-constitutional and non-transparent. It is the rotting sore at the heart of our political and economic problems.

            And Cain worked for them.

  2. I’m just popping some popcorn and watching the circus.

    Cain vs. Obama = Clash of the Titans

  3. I’d vote for this guy in a New York second. I Was a big supporter of Perry. Compared to Cain Perry is a joke! And as for the 9-9-9 Plan, the devil And the angels are in the details. Does anyone really think that the bottom 50 percent of income earners are going to be gouged with taxes? Even tax hell-holes like the UK exempt food purchases from the VAT. Cain wants the taxpayers of this country to prosper, not suffer.

  4. If the 9-9-9 tax was enacted as it should be, all prices should drop 15% or more before the taxes we will see are charged! I would rather see the taxes I pay than the stealth way it is now. There are so many imbedded taxes in the price of everything we purchase we really have no idea of true costs.

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