Herman Cain

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Herman Cain (2011)

Herman Cain (born December 13, 1945 in Memphis , Tennessee , † July 30, 2020 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was an American businessman , columnist and radio host . He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presidential election , but announced on December 3, 2011, after several allegations of sexual harassment, that his campaign would be suspended.

Life

Cain was born in 1945 to Luther Cain, Jr. (1925–1982) and his wife Leonara (née Davis) (1924–2005). He grew up with his younger brother in modest circumstances in Atlanta , where the family had moved from Memphis in 1947. Luther Cain, Jr. worked simultaneously as a caretaker, hairdresser and chauffeur, his wife Leonora as a housekeeper .

After Cain had graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics in 1967 , he studied mathematics and computer science at Purdue University , among other places , where he obtained a Master of Science degree in 1971 . During his studies, he also worked as a ballistician for the United States Department of the Navy , where he developed fire control systems for warships and combat aircraft. After graduating, he returned to Atlanta and worked for the Coca-Cola Company as a computer systems analyst. In 1977 he moved to the management of the food company Pillsbury . In 1986 he became general director of the fast food chain Godfather’s Pizza , which was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time. After a year the company was profitable again, in 1988 Cain took over the restaurant chain through a management buy-out . He remained CEO of Godfather's Pizza until 2002 . From 2004, Cain hosted his own radio talk show called The Herman Cain Show from his hometown of Atlanta .

From 1992 to 1996 Cain was also a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and 1995/96 its chairman.

On June 20, 2020 - during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - Cain attended a US President Trump campaign event in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Like most of the participants, he did not wear an everyday mask or mouthguard and did not keep his distance from others. On June 29, Cain was diagnosed with COVID-19 ; two days later he was hospitalized for it. Where he got infected is unclear. On July 30th, Cain died of complications from COVID-19.

Political career and positions

Cain first appeared politically in 1994 when he acted as a spokesman for the trade associations against Bill Clinton's plans for reforming the health system in the United States . After advising Republican candidate Bob Dole in the 1996 presidential election , he ran for a short term in 2000 as a presidential candidate. Cain withdrew his candidacy and instead supported the publisher Steve Forbes .

As the senator from Georgia , Zell Miller , announced in 2004, not to stand for re-election, to Cain competed in the primaries for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat. However, he was clearly defeated by the then Congressman Johnny Isakson , who later also prevailed against his democratic opponent and was in office as a senator until 2019.

In the spring of 2011, Herman Cain announced his candidacy for the 2012 presidential election . He was then very popular in the circles of the Tea Party movement and was classified as very conservative within the Republican Party. He opposed immigration to the US, same-sex marriages, and abortion and was a critic of Islam . In this context he made the statement that he once felt uncomfortable when he was supposed to be operated on by a supposedly Islamic doctor, since Muslims have a duty to murder all unbelievers. When the nurse told him that the doctor was a Christian from Lebanon, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked God. He went on to say that no Muslim should be part of his cabinet and that Americans have the right to ban mosques .

Cain attracted attention in 2010 with his 9-9-9 plan that reformed the United States' tax system with a flat rate of 9% for income tax , sales tax, and corporate tax .

Cain was considered the Republican surprise candidate in the summer and fall of 2011, and in surveys he was one of the leading candidates. Persistent headlines about his private life led to a decline in popularity, so Cain was accused of sexual harassment of subordinates and an extramarital relationship. Cain then announced on December 3, 2011, that his election campaign for president would be suspended. After his retirement, he supported Newt Gingrich .

In 2011, Cain criticized the intervention of some Western countries in Libya . He said that al-Qaida and the Taliban would rule there in the future .

Private

Herman Cain met his wife while he was in college. After graduating from Morris Brown College, the couple married in 1968. The couple had two children.

Publications

  • Leadership Is Common Sense (1997)
  • Speak as a Leader (1999)
  • CEO of Self: You Are in Charge (2001)
  • They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It (2005)
  • This Is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House (2011)

Web links

Commons : Herman Cain  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sexual Harassment: New Allegations Against Presidential Candidate Cain. In: Spiegel Online. November 7, 2011, accessed July 30, 2020 .
  2. ^ Rootsweb / ancestry.com - Cain-family
  3. ↑ Archives: Herman Cain
  4. ^ Herman Cain: 'I Am the American Dream'. Interview. In: Parade , October 13, 1996 (English).
  5. ↑ The black anti-Obama Tages-Anzeiger , June 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ spiegel.de: Loyal to death
  7. ↑ Andrew Solender: Herman Cain Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Attending Trump Tulsa Rally Maskless. In: forbes.com . July 2, 2020, accessed on July 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Joe Concha: Cain given tributes after death from COVID-19. In: The Hill. Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., July 30, 2020, accessed July 30, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Kevin Breuninger: Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus. In: cnbc.com. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Bill Hoffmann: Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74. In: newsmax.com. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Rachel Weiner: Herman Cain explained . The Washington Post , September 26, 2011.
  12. ↑ Helen O'Neill: Raising Cain: How a poor Georgia boy succeeded in business, and aimed for the presidency ( Memento of November 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) . Star Tribune , November 26, 2011.
  13. ↑ Pizza maker Herman Cain wants to be president Der Standard , May 21, 2011
  14. ↑ http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/jun/08/herman-cain/cain-denies-claims-he-said-he-would-not-appoint-mu/
  15. ^ Luke Johnson: Herman Cain Says He Was Relieved When Doctor Who Treated Him Was A Christian . In: Huffington Post , Nov. 21, 2011. 
  16. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/21/herman-cain-holy-land-experience_n_1105725.html
  17. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/17/cain-says-communities-have-right-to-ban-mosques/
  18. ↑ a b Sebastian Fischer: The Pizza President . Spiegel Online , October 15, 2010.
  19. ↑ Herman Cain drops out of presidential race . Spiegel Online , December 3, 2011.
  20. ↑ http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Taliban-regieren-in-Libyen-mit-article4812176.html
  21. ^ The Daily Caller May 19, 2011: Herman Cain: My wife will not be traditional 'campaign wife'
personal data
SURNAME Cain, Herman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businessman, columnist, and radio host
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2020
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia