You don't often hear what Herman Cain used to do for a living. Yes, he's been a motivational speaker, and everyone knows he's the ex-CEO of Godfather's Pizza. But that was a long time ago. What about that he left Godfather's for? You know, as the CEO of The National Restaurant Association. That sounds like a nice little group, right? It's an unassuming name. If you weren't paying attention, you could even have been forgiven for thinking it was the other NRA. But Herman's NRA is a lobbying group. And Herman was lord-god-king lobbyist.

This is rarely mentioned, as far as I know, maybe because "lobbyist" ranks somewhere around lawyer or Congressman in the lower levels of respected occupations.  Anyway, here's a little more about the NRA of (mostly fast) food.

SIDEBAR: It should also be often said that Herman Cain also has an unfortunate tendency to lie, as an impulse, sometimes when it is not necessary. Track his sexual harassment interview answers for proof.

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Who is the National Restaurant Association?

The anti-minimum wage lobbying operation that calls itself the National Restaurant Association now finds itself in a pickle. They are holding Herman Cain's secrets and tomorrow they will decide whether to release them.

The National Restaurant Association lives on the funding of its giant corporate sponsors. In accordance with the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act, the National Restaurant Association puts out a quarterly list of its national corporate members. Here is a sample of who used to pay Herman Cain's salary. . .

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