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arts & entertainment This is Herman Cain — ‘My Journey to the White House’ kam Williams Special To The Skanner News “I didn’t grow up wanting to be President of the United States. I grew up po’, which is even worse than being poor. My American Dream entailed working hard and… I became a corporate CEO, a regional chairman of the Federal Reserve, a presi- dent of the Restaurant Association, an author, and a talk show host before retir- ing at 65. And then I became a pres- idential aspirant… I’m a leader… When all the votes are counted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, we will be free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty! This nation will be free at last— again!” — Excerpted from the Introduction (pgs. 1-2) One criticism leveled at Herman Cain by a lot of TV pundits is that he isn’t really a serious presidential candi- date because he’s devoted so much time during the campaign to promoting his autobiography. Well, any- body who’s actually both- ered to read the book would see that it really devotes as much attention to his politi- cal platform as it does to his private life. One thing’s for certain, whether he’s reflecting on his childhood or addressing the issues, the charismatic businessman has a knack for driving home his point in readily-digestible layman’s terms. In fact, he’s able to break down any topic of conversation into a slogan with 3 simple tenets. By now everybody knows about his 9-9-9 economic plan. But this opus reveals that he identifies himself as A-B-C, meaning American, first; Black, sec- ond; and a Conservative, third. Then there’s his 3 steps on to success: R-O-I, which refer to Removing barriers, Obtaining results and Inspiring yourself. And See Cain on page 8 26 TH aNNuaL News M arTiN L uTHer K iNg , J r . B reaKfasT Monday January 16, 2012 8:30-10:30 a.m. The oregon Convention Center, 777 Ne Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, oregon R Reserve a table: MLKBreakfast@theskanner.com R Call 503-285-5555 for more information A limited amount of non-profit tickets are available, first come first served Page 6 The Portland Skanner november 23, 2011
