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'On the Record', 12/17/10: 'The Hermanator' introduces himself, tells Greta why he's considering a White House run
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Connect terminator be moving into the White House and read that right terminator that radio host Herman Cain says -- mile -- over run for the presidency what are his ideas Herman -- -- life exists there.
-- Greta thank you for having me.
Terminator thank you you know I got that name when I was run in the National Restaurant Association backed bill and Hillary care when Bill Clinton was trying to pass health care.
And I was the spokesperson for the restaurant -- they systematic came up with the name terminated it is just done.
I and it adds a graduate degrees set on that I love permanently they bond act.
-- -- -- considering running for president.
Yes I'm seriously considering running for president for the -- reasons number one.
I couldn't stand doing a radio show every night and watching the deterioration of this country want to the deterioration in this economy.
Watching all of this spending not generate.
You know sizable job didn't get the economy stimulated and secondly all the frustration and anger that I hear from my listens every night.
And I was curious as to whether or not it was going to convert into votes on of them in the second to change the political landscape and ED.
That was like a breath of fresh air.
But the other thing that that the reason that I'm thing about it is because.
All of the things that are going on.
And all of the things that happen in this country we have got to get this nation back on the right track and so I started to serious incident when people started to encourage me.
I've taken -- New Hampshire take your troops to our.
The travel and all over the country I've been very involved with -- citizens move meant.
And I've gotten a lot of encouragement from people but also got a lot of encouragement from people who that helped me raise financial resource.
-- couple questions that I wanna say take Troy save that to -- Democrat because you want change -- come in Italy right.
So that leaves three choices independent Tea Party.
Or Republican I would be run and as a Republican because as you recall -- ran as a Republican back in 2004.
When I ran for the United States senate and I finished an impressive second and -- just -- -- second.
It was impressive about almost forced to run -- but no I would run of Republican.
But I'm a conservative first and a Republican -- what does that mean.
That any Digisette -- the Republicans have done now that was some of the things that they've done that means that number one I believe in less government.
Lower taxes and more individual responsibility.
We need to restructure.
All -- -- different social programs that are supposed to help people.
But it stay if they make people depended we need to design programs which it.
People who have the sale of they would help bail such that they don't get hooked on it its seats in some of these programs as entitlement program.
If someone has made the mistake not to hear your radio show or maybe not no man no -- your background in terms of business back when you quit -- -- his background Tony business back -- it.
Yes I graduate -- Morehouse College in 967 and -- plan the corporate ladder I worked for the department of the navy of the mathematician.
I worked for the Coca-Cola company of the business analyst I work for the Pillsbury company of the business analysts later promoted to vice president and -- -- technology.
-- Started from the bottom up all over again work my way back up to become -- vice president -- a Burger King corporation in the NL appointed president about Bob's pizza.
In Omaha Nebraska took that company.
When we were looking bank reps at right between the eyes turn that company around with the help of -- good management team is so most of my career has been.
Solving problems and I happen to believe rather.
That a lot of the -- that there might be ready.
-- and unconventional.
Candidate for president in 2000 -- that's the other reason that I -- could seriously considering.
-- -- -- -- -- Because I have.
I haven't held political office before.
Lot of people saying that's good.
Don't know how Washington works a lot of people say if that's even better.
Because if you go to -- NBC no -- -- words.
-- you might track to work the way Washington works.
Rather than change the way.
Watched him -- and that would be -- -- just like it was not to go would have various businesses that I had the opportunity to be involved with in my business career.
I'd been a good candidates and unfortunately isn't the daily treachery had a raise money yes that would have let's strand raising money -- what it what do you that would your feelers out their town.
My -- -- -- telling me that it's possible because one of the things that have been doing over the past several months is reach -- out to people.
And asking them are you willing to back and unconventional candidate.
Are you willing to back someone who has we'll be at a strategy that is bottoms up outside the box and what I mean Bob bottoms up.
We've.
Have of the natural constituency through various -- in the -- -- -- network.
-- -- two quick questions what He did decide.
Gonna decide after the first of the year.
I and then this next question is so we come back and tell us first -- and different new conclude the idea Bhutto and on the us Canada Alford to disown me even saying we go to break Monday.
I don't announce -- effort right.
Didn't -- -- -- what's the percentage likelihood you're gonna run.
What's the percentage -- -- that I'm gonna run yet.
70%.
It will be that's fair enough that's a nice to see is second Greta thank you by -- neck.
