Attendees at events featuring Atlanta businessman Herman Cain know the 2012 candidate is proud to be an “ABC,” or American Black Conservative . Cain told Iowans Wednesday that his being an ABC was exactly the reason he was singled out for mockery by a television comedian. Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart took note of earlier Cain remarks regarding the length of legislation being passed by Congress
“„… I said in one presentation about a month ago: “No bill is going to longer than 3 pages.” Remember that. Some of these idiotic reporters thought I was serious. The joke’s on them. The message was short bills. Understandable bills. No it’s not literally going to be three pages. The executive summary will be three pages. …
“„I labeled my self. I’m an American Black Conservative, an A-B-C. They keep trying to put labels on me. I have been called “Uncle Tom,” “sell out,” “Oreo,” “shameless.” So the fact that he wants to mock me because I happen to be a black conservative, in the words of my Grandfather, “I does not care. I does not care.”