Herman Cain

 Herman Cain is a conservative businessman and radio talk-show host from Georgia.

Cain has a syndicated radio talk show, "The Herman Cain Show", and is a FOX New Business Commentator and a columnist for North Star Writers. Cain is also "Chief Executive Officer and President of T.H.E. New Voice, Inc., a business and leadership consulting company, specializing in keynote speaking and inspirational publications." 

Helping Wal-Mart, Sort Of
Just one week following Andrew Young resigned from the Working Families for Wal-Mart steering committee for making inflammatory remarks, Wal-mart distanced itself from Cain. In an August 22, 2006, Townhall.com column, Herman Cain called Democratic presidential hopefuls and Wal-Mart critics "Hezbocrats, a roaming band of militant guerrillas." He added, "Hezbocrats, armed with nothing more than Katyusha-grade class warfare rhetoric" are "determined to take down Wal-Mart, a company they consider the nation's largest capitalistic oppressor of the proletariat." 

In response, Wal-Mart released the following statement:
 * Herman Cain is not a spokesperson for Wal-Mart. We understand that he has a long standing column and the views he expresses in that column are his own.  Wal-Mart is about creating jobs, providing affordable health care for our associates and saving money for working families.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Cain spoke at ALEC's 2009 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA on Thursday, July 16, 2009.

Ties to Koch Industries and Americans for Prosperity
In an appearance at Koch-funded political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, Cain decried a New York Times article tying him to the Koch brothers, embracing the brothers friendship and describing himself as "the Koch brothers brother from another mother".

Cain has a number of ties to Koch Industries and Americans for Prosperity:


 * Cain’s campaign manager and a number of his aides have worked for Americans for Prosperity (AFP). Mark Block, Cain’s campaign manager who was hired to lead the AFP Wisconsin chapter in 2005, settled a suit in 2001 that accused him of violating campaign laws by agreeing to pay $15,000 and “sit out of politics for three years.”
 * Cain has said that he devised his “9-9-9” tax plan with the help of someone who serves on the AFP advisory board.
 * Cain held an official position in Americans for Prosperity: Dating back to 2005, Cain led Americans for Prosperity’s new “Prosperity Expansion Project.”
 * Cain attended the Koch Brothers’ private biannual meeting in Palm Springs in January 2011.
 * During the fight in Wisconsin over Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) bill curtailing public worker bargaining rights in spring 2011, Cain traveled to the state to support Walker, speaking at a rally in February 2011. The Koch brothers were later found to be major players and funders in Wisconsin’s anti-union push.
 * Cain headlined an Americans for Prosperity anti-climate rally in New York in June 2011, to protest New York’s involvement in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
 * Cain was a featured speaker at the Koch-funded RightOnline conference for 2010 and 2011.

Contact Details
825 Fairways Court Suite 303 Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 Phone: 678-565-5335 Fax: 678-565-5338 E-Mail: hc AT hermancain.com Web: http://www.hermancain.com/

Other SourceWatch Resources

 * Economic Freedom Coalition

Biographical Notes

 * "Herman Cain's bio", Townhall.com, accessed August 2006.
 * "Herman Cain: CEO and President T.H.E. New Voice, Inc.", accessed August 2006.

Articles By Cain

 * "Columns by Herman Cain", accessed August 2006.
 * Herman Cain, "Hezbocrats Attack Wal-Mart", Townhall.com, August 22, 2006.