Posted on November 10, 2011

MSNBC: Herman Cain Gives Right-Wing A Way To Say They're Not Racist

MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor, TheGrio.com: "I said this before and say it again. It really is about the soft bigotry of low expectations. If Mitt Romney had made the kind of policy gaffes that Herman Cain had made, we would be excoriating him today. Look how we are talking about Rick Perry and his flub during last night's debate. If Herman Cain had done those things and anyone had attacked him because of it or called him out because of it, the right-wing would have doubled-down and surrounded him with their faith and love and sent him $50 more a piece. It is about the soft bigotry of low expectations. We are not holding him to the same standard as we hold any other candidate in the race. And truthfully, it's because he is African-American and it gives the right-wing a way to say look-e-here. 'We are not racist. We really like Herman Cain.' And that's the most unfortunate part about all of this."