Herman Cain: "Blacks Are Too Poor" To Attend TEA Parties

Herman Cain is quoted as saying Blacks are too poor to attend TEA
parties because they are too busy working and not enough Blacks have
jobs that will allow them to take off and that not enough Blacks are
business owners so they can take off. Let me provide my take on what
Cain said.

If Blacks are too busy working an too poor to attend the TEA party
rallies, what is that saying about those who ARE attending? Does it
say they are rich? Does it say they don't work hard? Does it say they
are, by extension, rich business owners?

But isn't the common narrative about TEA party members is that they
are everyday people? And that the business owners who take part are
not "fat cats" but the mom and pop owners who work long hours every
day to maintain and attempt to grow their businesses?

Did Herman Cain, in his attempt to defend the TEA party from racist
charges, just take down the common narrative about the TEA party
people?

Comments

[brotherbrown]

What was the setting and context of his remarks? Was he being interviewed on live TV, speaking with a reporter, delivering a speech?

Since I'm just learning of this, I'll have to dig and get the answers, but my gut reaction is that he might struggle with the issue of race, because public black conservatives tend to be detached from other blacks outside of family.

[DarkStar]

Here's the link

[brotherbrown]

Oh, damn, it's worse than I thought. He's the type of man who likes to hear himself speak, so he uses vague generalities to make ridiculous points. But, if he starts to raise significant amounts of money, he could make it into 2012.