Althouse: Herman Cain has died.

July 30, 2020

Herman Cain has died.

My son John collects articles on the subject and gives a warning about Cain's Wikipedia page — "when I checked it today it had been vandalized with disgusting photos."

ADDED: Here's a tweet that has a screen shot of disgusting text put up at Wikipedia.

92 comments:

Freder Frederson said...: My moment of schadenfreude.; 7/30/20, 11:22 AM
Lucid-Ideas said...: Allegedly of coronavirus...Allegedly.; 7/30/20, 11:23 AM
Freder Frederson said...: "when I checked it today it had been vandalized with disgusting photos."

Not as of 11:25 CDT. I just checked it.; 7/30/20, 11:25 AM
rehajm said...: when I checked it today it had been vandalized with disgusting photos.

I'd say covid has just driven some people insane or that it's just a tactic but I'm starting to feel like traditional Democrats have created and empowered an army of destructive orcs...mostly without knowing they're responsible.; 7/30/20, 11:26 AM
Freder Frederson said...: And if you guys blast me after all the nasty things you said about John Lewis just a few days ago . . . well I expect nothing less from you.; 7/30/20, 11:27 AM
rehajm said...: I had my first blue state mask-Karen encounter today- a male one out jogging. You don't need a mask on outside where I am but his one took exception to me carrying it in my hand and decided the best course of action was try and cough on me and call me a 'fucker'.

It probably ran back to his law firm then sat down at the computer to deface Herman Cain's Wiki page...; 7/30/20, 11:30 AM
I Have Misplaced My Pants said...: Hey Althouse lefties: your fellow travelers are a classi bunch.; 7/30/20, 11:31 AM
Kevin said...: "when I checked it today it had been vandalized with disgusting photos."

The tolerance and diversity crowd living their values.; 7/30/20, 11:31 AM
CJinPA said...: Cain, the co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, was in a high-risk group due to his history with cancer. Cain's positive coronavirus test came less than two weeks after he attended President Trump's controversial June 20 campaign rally in Tulsa, where he tweeted a picture of himself without a mask.… It's unclear whether Cain contracted the virus at the Trump rally.

That...would not be good for Trump.

Rest in peace, Mr. Cain. You showed what the alternative to racial politics looks like.; 7/30/20, 11:36 AM
Jim Gust said...: Why are leftists such vandals? Have they, in the end, no decency?; 7/30/20, 11:39 AM
Owen said...: R.I.P.

The digital vandals defacing his page have ignored (or never learned) the useful advice of the Romans: de mortuis nil nisi bonum.; 7/30/20, 11:39 AM
JPS said...: From the NYT article your son excerpts:

"Mr. Cain, an unlikely hero of Tea Party conservatives,"

Why unlikely, I wonder?

Never mind. RIP, Mr. Cain.; 7/30/20, 11:40 AM
Joe Smith said...: That is sad...he seemed like a good guy and a genuinely nice person...always optimistic.

When will he be lying in state in the Capitol Building? Will his funeral tour take one or two weeks?

Sarcastic, of course...only politicians and soldiers get to lie in state. You know, our servants? The one's whose salaries we pay?; 7/30/20, 11:42 AM
GatorNavy said...: He had a very diverse career and always was a solid citizen. Our world is smaller without him in it. May he rest in the swift sure hand of God.; 7/30/20, 11:45 AM
rehajm said...: Will his funeral tour take one or two weeks?

I must admit I'm slightly surprised McCain hasn't come back for a few more digs...; 7/30/20, 11:49 AM
Inga said...: Anyone who attended that rally is/was an idiot.; 7/30/20, 11:50 AM
Joe Smith said...: "And if you guys blast me after all the nasty things you said about John Lewis just a few days ago . . . well I expect nothing less from you."

The biggest difference is, Cain wasn't a race-baiting asshole.; 7/30/20, 11:50 AM
Michael said...: He didn’t need the physical courage of John Lewis but he had a boatload of another important kind. RIP.

And Freder? You are disgusting.; 7/30/20, 11:51 AM
Rick.T. said...: Saw him speak at a Chicago TEA party rally back in the day. Those were the days. Dick(less) Durbin! One Big Awful Mistake, America!

Impressive speaker and life accomplishments. Sorry his Presidential campaign couldn't get more traction. And of course sorry he's passed.; 7/30/20, 11:51 AM
bbkingfish said...: I'm sorry to see Herman go. He was my favorite Republican.

May he rest in peace.; 7/30/20, 12:03 PM
Sebastian said...: "Mr. Cain, an unlikely hero of Tea Party conservatives,"

As opposed to John Lewis, who lied to smear them as racist.; 7/30/20, 12:08 PM
Bilwick said...: The Plantation doesn't like it when uppity Negroes flee their overlords and show disloyalty.; 7/30/20, 12:14 PM
Ken B said...: Hardin made a great point the other day. People have forgotten how to recognize good character. Cain has some silly ideas but was a man of high character.; 7/30/20, 12:15 PM
Bilwick said...: The Plantation doesn't like it when uppity Negroes flee their overlords and show disloyalty.; 7/30/20, 12:15 PM
Hey Skipper said...: @Freder:

And if you guys blast me after all the nasty things you said about John Lewis just a few days ago . . .

How about blasting you for the stupid things you said about WHO mask guidance?; 7/30/20, 12:17 PM
Bilwick said...: "Fredo" writes, "And if you guys blast me after all the nasty things you said about John Lewis just a few days ago . . . well I expect nothing less from you." What were some of those "nasty things," pray tell? The nastiest thing I can think to say is that he was (using the current, bastardized sense of the term), a "liberal"--i.e., a faithful water carrier for Massa State.; 7/30/20, 12:19 PM
Howard said...: This is sad news. Totally unnecessary. His death is on your hands, deplorables. This is what happens when you worship the Antichrist.; 7/30/20, 12:20 PM
wendybar said...: Democrats really suck.; 7/30/20, 12:22 PM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: Freder shows himself to be a nasty piece of offal.

The Althouse trolls are truly revealing what evil, ugly people they are.; 7/30/20, 12:25 PM
Jupiter said...: Your tweet, or twoot, or whatever TF it is, led me to this;

Diploma Privilege; 7/30/20, 12:27 PM
Jupiter said...: Freder Frederson said...
"My moment of schadenfreude."

Different Black lives matter in different ways, apparently.; 7/30/20, 12:28 PM
n.n said...: "Mr. Cain, an unlikely hero of Tea Party conservatives,"

Mr. Cain was an American conservative who did not indulge diversity dogma (i.e. color judgments). Mr. Cain was an American conservative who appreciated the democratic role of markets to optimally regulate, price, and apportion good and services. Did he also stand up to discrimination by age (e.g. pro-life)? The unholy trinity of American conservativism.; 7/30/20, 12:30 PM
Michael K said...: Freder is just loving it. The left hates blacks who refuse to stay on the plantation.; 7/30/20, 12:31 PM
Inga said...: “When will he be lying in state in the Capitol Building? Will his funeral tour take one or two weeks?”

What had he done to deserve such an honor? He’ll be remembered for his tweet about masks not being mandatory at the Tulsa Trump rally. That’s his legacy.; 7/30/20, 12:38 PM
West Texas Intermediate Crude said...: Anybody who writes about a person who has been seen without a mask and then tested positive for the virus is either woefully ignorant or malicious.
Nobody claims that masking (short of N95) provides any protection from the virus to the wearer.
Yet, worthless inferences as quoted by CJinPA above, are everyday occurrences.
Ignorant and malicious.; 7/30/20, 12:44 PM
Freder Frederson said...: Disgusting? Childish definitely, but disgusting is a stretch.; 7/30/20, 12:44 PM
Temujin said...: Freder- I was not among those who said anything here about John Lewis, though there was certainly plenty to say- both good and bad. He was not a saint. But I did not feel schadenfreude about his death. I felt...humbled. Older. Sad. But I get sad when I hear of most people passing. It makes me stop for a minute and understand how short this life is. It's a reminder to me to get doing what has to be done.

Your comment is that of a classless simpleton. I don't have much more to say about anything to you. It would be a waste of my time of life.

Herman Cain was a good man. Very bright man. He helped so many people in his life, just as John Lewis did. But Herman had love for people, from early on in his restaurant industry years, to the very end. John Lewis had hateful words for anyone on the other side, right up to the end. I never understood how or why he carried that hate for so long.

Just a difference in people. I'm sad we lost both of them. I feel like we were stronger with them both here.; 7/30/20, 12:46 PM
Inga said...: “The Althouse trolls are truly revealing what evil, ugly people they are.”

Compare comments here to comments on the John Lewis thread.; 7/30/20, 12:55 PM
Rory said...: "His death is on your hands, deplorables."

He had free will.; 7/30/20, 1:03 PM
Joe Smith said...: @Inga

Your reading comprehension is incredibly low.

I'm not saying that Cain should lie in state...but neither should that 'honor' be reserved solely for people who WORK FOR US.

Someone like Thomas Edison deserves our admiration and respect far more than any politician...how about we honor people who have actually achieved something?

I'm OK with the general and military figures (especially the Unknown Soldiers), it's the politicians that need to be barred.

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Lie-In-State/Lie-In-State/; 7/30/20, 1:10 PM
roesch/voltaire said...: If only he hadn't heeded Trump's advice on not wearing a mast he might still be alive--pity.; 7/30/20, 1:12 PM
YoungHegelian said...: @Inga,

He’ll be remembered for his tweet about masks not being mandatory at the Tulsa Trump rally. That’s his legacy.

So what if he did get it at the rally? It's the time of the plague, Inga. People have to make pick what's important for them & make choices. Sometimes those choices have unpleasant consequences, like they get sick. Or die. But, they lived their lives according to their lights until the end.

Think back on the days of AIDS, Inga. Do you think back on those days and understand what forces drove gay men to live their lives on the edge like that? Or, do you think "Well, that'll teach the faggots not to bang total strangers up the ass"?

Cain was a cancer survivor. He knew that he was in a high risk category, but he wanted to make a statement. And he did.; 7/30/20, 1:19 PM
Dave Begley said...: I heard Herman Cain address the Omaha Bar Association after he bought Godfather's Pizza and had already turned it around. Must have been in the 80's. Dynamic speaker. I remember him saying that for the LBO he had to put into hock even his golf clubs. Funny line.

Gifted man. It sickens me that the Left is rejoicing his death. We know that when RBG departs the Right won't do the same thing. We are better than them.; 7/30/20, 1:20 PM
Francisco D said...: Inga and Freder really really want to call Herman Cain a f------ n-----.; 7/30/20, 1:23 PM
chuck said...: "Mr. Cain, an unlikely hero of Tea Party conservatives,"

That's funny. The traditional racist party was the Democrats and, AFAICT, is still the Democrats.; 7/30/20, 1:28 PM
wendybar said...: The hate from the progressives in this group really shows how different we are. It's not like we didn't know it before, but this just cements it. The guy hasn't even been dead for 24 hours....; 7/30/20, 1:32 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: God made the world round so democrats couldn't piss in the corners. Vandalism comes easy to some.; 7/30/20, 1:35 PM
Krumhorn said...: I'd like to think that Freder doesn't actually know the meaning of schadenfreude, but that would be a charitable bridge too far. It would be one thing to observe the sad irony of someone dying of Covid after having questioned the value of wearing masks, but to express pleasure in his death as a result of having contracted the disease (without having any idea how Cain was infected) is what we have come to expect of the bug-eyed rabid American libruls.

Must it be repeated? The lefties are nasty little shits.

- Krumhorn; 7/30/20, 1:51 PM
Chick said...: Rest In Peace Herman Cain; 7/30/20, 1:52 PM
Wince said...: Are we now also keeping track of all those who die with Wuhan Covid virus and did wear masks?; 7/30/20, 2:00 PM
Vance said...: I see that Howard, Inga, and Freder are showing their usual, "we are superior because we leftists are tolerant and loving and better than you!" selves. Howard is openly saying that anyone who goes to a political rally for a Republican deserves to die. Inga is mocking Cain for a tweet, not acknowledging his multiple accomplishments. And Freder is openly cheering.

Of course, what can you expect from a bunch who applauded James Hodkinson? And if this is what they do to respected politicians, imagine what they want to do to you!; 7/30/20, 2:08 PM
bagoh20 said...: Another corona death for our lovely lefties to enjoy. The ghouls here never get enough of that. You have to expect that if any of us died of Covid they would celebrate it with the same glee they have all the others. It's so nice to have you all here with us. I'm sure you are only this despicable on the internet. Great Job!; 7/30/20, 2:10 PM
Jim at said...: My moment of schadenfreude.

Leftists celebrating the death of a black man.

Well done, Freder.; 7/30/20, 2:13 PM
Jim at said...: And if you guys blast me after all the nasty things you said about John Lewis just a few days ago . . . well I expect nothing less from you.

The difference, asshole, is Lewis called the TEA Party a bunch of racists. Publicly. Without proof. Herman Cain did no such thing.; 7/30/20, 2:15 PM
bagoh20 said...: You may wish to imagine that Cain deserved it for not following your advice , but many times more have died who sheltered in place, especially after following the advice of Democrats who first told them there was nothing to worry about and later forced them to do absolutely foolish things which got them killed. You could put it another way and say many more died because they voted to be rules by Democrats. Do you laugh at their deaths too, because I doubt any of the rest of us do. We could, but we don't.; 7/30/20, 2:17 PM
rcocean said...: Said to hear Hermain Cain died. He died of CV-19 but he was 74 y/o and was still struggling with Liver Cancer that originally appeared in 2006.; 7/30/20, 2:20 PM
rcocean said...: Cain BTW, practiced social distancing AND wore a mask. Wearing a mask doens't protect YOU from getting CV-19. It protects other people from getting YOUR CV-19.; 7/30/20, 2:21 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: Herman Cain was alright by me.

I'ma miss an Awwww, Shucky Ducky.; 7/30/20, 2:21 PM
rcocean said...: Look, you can never win with the Liberal/left they're always going to be rude creeps whenever a Conservative dies. And when you bring it up, they'll ALWAYS come back with "well the right does it too". ALWAYS.

That's because they want to do a little happy dance every time a Conservative/Right-winger dies. They hate the Conservative/Right and no amount of wishing it was not true is going to change it.; 7/30/20, 2:24 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: I shouted out
Who killed Herman Cain?
When after all
It was you and me
(mainly Trump though); 7/30/20, 2:31 PM
tcrosse said...: Hasta la vista, Hermanator!; 7/30/20, 2:36 PM
Bilwick said...: Vance wrote:"I see that Howard, Inga, and Freder are showing their usual, "we are superior because we leftists are tolerant and loving and better than you!" selves." Thomas Sowell, another uppity Negro who dissed Massa State, called ie "The Vision of the Annointed."; 7/30/20, 2:38 PM
Tina Trent said...: Herman Cain was the first presidential candidate to say out loud my private belief that anyone running for higher office should have to work in a fast food restaurant for at least a year, to learn about serving others, showing up, and economics. A truly optimistic, truly kind man, badly treated.

All of Atlanta is Awww Shucky Ducky tonight. R.I.P.; 7/30/20, 2:52 PM
Howard said...: I feelz worst for Drago; 7/30/20, 3:02 PM
Char Char Binks, Esq. said...: He had mo’ corvidities than was healthy.; 7/30/20, 3:06 PM
T J Sawyer said...: I first met Herman in 1977 when he joined Pillsbury as the 32 year-old Manager of Business Analysis. He was looking for support in building business models in FORTRAN. He rose quickly in the organization and I reported directly to him in 1980 when he was appointed Vice President.

Above all else, Herman was a class individual. What a marvelous coach. He even passed out copies of "Dress for Success" to upgrade his somewhat hapless subordinates.

I doubt that you will find it in his biographical material on-line, but he had a marvelous singing voice. We coaxed him into singing "Misty" for us late one night in the bar at Telemark, Wisconsin, during an Information Technology retreat. No one who was there will ever forget the performance.; 7/30/20, 3:12 PM
WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...: I only laugh when terrorists die.

RIP Mr. Cain.; 7/30/20, 3:39 PM
GingerBeer said...: It has since been corrected, but the always predictable NYT obituary for Herman Cain repeatedly referred to "Herbert."

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/390579/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/politics/herman-cain-dead.html; 7/30/20, 3:41 PM
Vance said...: rocean, truth it is you speak.

I'll never forget Inga's claim that asking her to say that "leftists shooting and killing republicans is wrong" was exactly the same as waterboarding her. She spent 11 months refusing to say that Hodgkinson's shooting up the baseball field and trying to kill Republican congresscritters was morally wrong.

Now she refuses to say that rioting and killing black police officers by white leftists is wrong. And she celebrates Herman Cain's death. Does anyone doubt that when the stasi are looking for volunteers to pull the "Zylon B" lever that Inga will "reluctantly" volunteer?

Of course, she'll not need to volunteer: I'm an equal opportunity guy, and one cannot help but notice that Howard and the gang would rush to sign up long before Inga could get there.; 7/30/20, 3:44 PM
eric said...: Notice the different treatment in the media of Lewis and Cain.

Absolutely disgusting.; 7/30/20, 3:54 PM
Qwinn said...: Jim at:

"Leftists celebrating the death of a black man.

Well done, Freder."

And they'd barely finished rabidly mocking a female African doctor for her beliefs which are pretty much uncontroversial in Africa.

ARM was even bringing her up in threads that had absolutely nothing to do with her.

There were, of course, a whole bunch of other doctors supporting the use of HCQ right up there with her, but they only felt compelled to mock the black woman.

Everyone, and I mean absolutely everyone, knows and understands why that is. The ones who would be hurt by that acknowledgment pretend it's not true, but everybody knows that's a lie too.; 7/30/20, 3:55 PM
Dave Begley said...: To add to my comment above, I think this quote from "The Parent Trap" is applicable, "I have class and you don't."; 7/30/20, 4:00 PM
Leland said...: For all the stuff about Texas and Florida opening up too soon and the hope that Red Staters would die because they weren't taking coronavirus seriously; I simply look at the tally of deaths. Go ahead progressives, say Herman Cain got what he deserved for speaking out against government imposed masks, because you seem to be getting what you deserve too.; 7/30/20, 4:00 PM
Rosa Marie Yoder said...: Herman Cain was a great American. Much love to his family and friends.; 7/30/20, 4:16 PM
Big Mike said...: Did I just read that Althouse’s beloved New York Times publishes an obituary for HerBERT Cain. Fellow didn’t count for much with them, did he?

But I’m sure the quality of the writing was good.; 7/30/20, 4:26 PM
traditionalguy said...: Several local Atlanta men who knew Herman shared stories Today of how nice he was to everyone. But at the same time he was competitive running Godfathers Pizza in the Pizza Wars. When I knew him he was a group speaker on leadership and motivation. He would make you feel important just to be at the table with him. No one didn’t like Herman. He made Christianity look good.; 7/30/20, 5:31 PM
chickelit said...: Blogger Freder Frederson said..."My moment of schadenfreude."

I'll have to wait for mine. That would be news of your death.; 7/30/20, 5:38 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: If you put labradoodle guy in charge and think the advice you are getting from demon sex doc is better than Fauci then of course Herman Cain dies.; 7/30/20, 5:39 PM
MayBee said...: If Herman Cain had gone to George Floyd's funeral, would he still deserve the COVID?
https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/george-floyds-funeral-kevin-hart-tiffany-haddish-and-other-celebrities-attend-the-service-303637; 7/30/20, 5:43 PM
chickelit said...: @Freder: And there is no need to remind me that news of your death will not be heard because you are a nobody.; 7/30/20, 5:48 PM
Nichevo said...: Francisco D said...
Inga and Freder really really want to call Herman Cain a f------ n-----.

7/30/20, 1:23 PM

They already have. Just not here. A few more belts and Howie could come through but so far Fetor Fetalsen has come the closest. I would expect it of him.; 7/30/20, 6:00 PM
Michael K said...: Herman Cain's real offense to the left was his BS in Mathematics from a black college, meaning no affirmative action. Plus he was a business success, again meaning no affirmative action. I did not look at the Lewis thread but Lewis was a politician, like Clyburn and most black public figures.

Freder and Inga and the other leftists are cheerleaders for black politicians. This are the only blacks they know of. Hank Johnson fan club.; 7/30/20, 6:56 PM
Unknown said...: Lewis funeral

and Cain's obit

Ironic contrast; 7/30/20, 7:16 PM
Michael K said...: I understand Cain had advanced colon cancer. What a disappointment for Freder !; 7/30/20, 7:29 PM
Dr Weevil said...: Pictures of the Lewis funeral show everyone wearing masks, but also sitting way closer than six feet apart, and there are hundreds, if not thousands, in the room, which is way more than most states are allowing in churches, if they're allowing non-political church services at all. If some famous leftie or lefties attending the Lewis funeral dies of Covid-19 in the next month or so, we will be able to see whether the Trumpsters here react the same way Freder and Inga and a few others are behaving now. Could be interesting - and instructive.; 7/30/20, 7:44 PM
MayBee said...: T J Sawyer- thanks for sharing your personal memories.; 7/30/20, 8:07 PM
madAsHell said...: Mr. T J Sawyer than you for sharing your time with Mr. Cain.

Ya, know!! There's a bunch of Forest Gumps commenting here.

.....and I like it.; 7/30/20, 10:02 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: I'll finish it for ARM... Just as every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints, as heads is tails call me Lucifer cause I'm in need of some restraint...
Quite timely. Of course, ARM misses the point of that verse.; 7/30/20, 11:07 PM
Michael McNeil said...: Brought forward (in part) from an earlier thread.

Field Marshal Freder has turned into standup comic Freder.

First as tragedy, than as farce — or is it the reverse? The Althouse commentariat's “Freder Frederson” is a disgrace to his namesake — i.e., the principal character in Fritz Lang's classic silent 1927 SF film epic Metropolis: to wit, Freder Frederson.

That “Freder” was a uniter — seeking to bring Metropolis' bitterly divided folk together (and succeeding in the end). “Our” Freder is simply a partisan seeking — every minute — a win for his side (which isn't the side of “the people,” by the way). Even Freder's nom de plume here is propaganda — which he then, tellingly, fails to live up to.; 7/31/20, 1:37 AM
Rusty said...: I just wish he had more intelligent enemies. He is gone. Never more to be among us. Nothing you can say makes a god damn difference to him, or Lewis for that matter. But it tells me all I need to know about you.; 7/31/20, 5:46 AM
SensibleCitizen said...: Black conservatives are being smeared by the mob right now, and there has been at least one murder and one attempted murder. The MSM reports neither.; 7/31/20, 9:14 AM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: yup choices have consequences.....DIE with what you think is correct over and above the evidence that suggests a bad idea.... TULSA was ridiculous..... BAD CHOICE TO ATTEND,,but CHOICES have consequences....; 7/31/20, 10:19 PM