Brain Trust - Matt Barber

Matt Barber is Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel and also serves as Associate Dean with Liberty University School of Law. On today's Brain Trust segment, Barber talked about the current political scope. Below are the "CliffsNotes" of his interview.

How about Herman Cain?

He's really looking strong. We know that there's a bunch of malarkey trying to paint conservatives and Tea Partiers as racists. There's a long way to go, but he's really going strong. If he starts looking like he'll go all the way, expect the media to pull out the long knives.

He would take probably a third of the African-American vote away from Obama. And if that happens, it's done. President Obama is president no more. Then we'll see who the real racists are. The only people who can't tear themselves away from the race issue are the leftists.

What will people start saying about Herman Cain?

"He's just an Uncle Tom, he's working for the man, he doesn't really represent his people." Which is all racist.

They cannot accept the black Americans who pick themselves up by their bootstraps and make themselves successful.

Is Obama going to retain the African-American vote?

We saw with Rep. Waters, she was really frustrated. He's condescending. His whole voice changes when he's addressing that kind of crowd. Why can't he just speak like he always does?

It's condescending, it's patronizing. I think they're starting to wake up to this.

Are Americans going to fall for the jobs bill ploy?

I don't think so. I think they see it for what it is. It's a straw man theory. "Those obstructionist Republicans."

It's a cynical political ploy. He knows his bill can't pass, he knows it won't work, but this way he has someone else to blame.

What about the education budget?

I don't understand it. When are people going to realize that throwing billions of dollars at this problem isn't going to work?

This is not about education, it's about power. We've seen that this centralized education plan hasn't worked. This experiment in socialized education has been a failure.

Your prediction for the election?

I think Herman Cain is gong to continue to gain some momentum.

It's definitely too early to say who's going to win. These polls are a flash shot at the moment of what's going on right now.