Herman Cain, R.I.P.

Another conservative luminary has passed; Herman Cain,
one-time Godfather's CEO who turned around
the restaurants' fortunes when it was on the brink of
closure after successfully managing Burger King franchises,
computer analyst, political analyst, Republican presidential
candidate, motivational speaker and author, died this
morning after battling cancer and coronovirus (a/k/a
COVID-19), aged 74.

Cain, a graduate of Morehouse College and a longtime
resident of Atlanta, Georgia, was an unafraid, unabashed
conservative at a time when black conservatives were
still oddities. His campaign for the Republican nomination
was thwarted by allegations of sexual misconduct made by
two women when he was head of the Restaurant Association
in the 1990s. Although he denied the allegations, calling them
"false and unproven", he made financial settlements with both
women. A third claimed that she had a 13-year extramarital
affair with Cain, who also denied the claim, yet still settled
financially with the woman.

Having had a radio show before launching his 2012 White House
campaign, Cain Returned to radio in 2013 for a spell.
In 2018 he would launch a TV show on Newsmax TV.

Cain was instrumental in breaking down the color and racial
barriers, demonstrating that conservatism can translate to all
people regardless of whichever groups they are a part of.
He would often call himself  "an ABC candidate"; American,
black, and conservative, tweaking the noses of many liberals.
Cain was also forceful and unreserved in standing up to racist
attitudes in the circles he traveled in, putting the boot to
Democrat party claims that he was no more than window
dressing for the GOP.  Cain was a powerhouse for social,
political, and economic good for blacks, and a force for
limited government and free enterprise benefiting all.
The Peasant does have to wonder, however, why Cain
paid money to the claimants of sexual impropriety even
though he strongly disputed their claims. A marring of an
otherwise stellar record of public service in both the public
and private sectors.

May Herman Cain rest in peace.


MEM