Speaking truth to utter nonsense, it's what makes Herman Cain so popular these days:
Unemployed Wall Street protesters only have themselves to blame for lacking a job, so says Herman Cain.
The Republican presidential candidate insisted that the demonstrations were being "orchestrated" to help President Obama.
"I don't have the 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," Cain told the Wall Street Journal.
The Tea Party favorite then argued that the plight of the unemployed was their own fault.
"Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself. It is not someone's fault if they succeeded, it is someone's fault if they failed," the ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO declared.
The fiery remarks come as protest organizers plan for their biggest demonstrations yet -- at least 2,000 people are expected to gather in lower Manhattan Wednesday.
Last week, 700 protesters who spilled onto the streets near the Brooklyn Bridge were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct.
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Cain is clueless to blame the majority of the unemployed for their lack of work. Where exactly are the unemployed supposed to go for work? Where are the jobs?
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Why do people like Herman Cain ignore Christ's message and put in its place an intolerant, all-too humanly selfish complaint?
Would the man who fed the hungry by taking a small loaf that fed tens of people turn his back in those in need? Would he mock them?
No!
Instead of Christian charity and compassion, Cain preaches disdain. He diminishes himself through his joyful celebration of ignorance and cruelty.
Far too often, I see supposed Christians rejoicing in their self-perceived superiority. Sneering down their noses at those whom they decry as lesser people. It's tragic. If these people truly believe in God, how can they readily ignore his words and embrace such selfish thoughts and practices?