Harry Belafonte Says Herman Cain May Have Broken Through, But Isn't An Authority on Plight of Blacks in U.S.

Civil rights activist and actor Harry Belafonte slams GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, saying "because he happened to have good fortune & broke through, doesn't mean he's an authority on the plight of people of color."

Singer/actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte gave his two cents about GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, who like Clarence Thomas, seems to have forgotten it was people like Belafonte who fought for racial equality and justice in this country. Belafonte says Herman Cain is a "bad apple" who knows very little about race in America.

Well, you know, it’s very hard to comment on somebody who is so denied intelligence and certainly someone who is as denied a view of history such as he reveals. He knows very little. Because he happened to have had good fortune, because he happened to have had a moment when he broke through – the moment someone blinked – does not make him the authority on the plight of people of color.” Source

You see, Herman Cain is a "good negro" who passes just fine with members of the white conservative establishment such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and others. I know some people won't like my use of the term "good negro," but that's exactly what Herman Cain is. Like Peola in "The Imitation of Life." The only problem for Cain is that he won't make any inroads with the black community, though he seems to think he can get two-thirds of our votes despite insulting us and saying racism doesn't hold people back in America. Um, wait, is that pizza company he built still in existence?

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Herman Cain fired back to Belafonte's comments, saying he left the "Democratic plantation a long time ago."