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Subscribe to RSSDespite the scrutiny, or likely because of it, Herman Cain yesterday had his best online fundraising day of his campaign, according to his campaign.
It raised roughly $300,000 in online donations, campaign spokesman J.D. Gordon told NBC News. Campaign Manager Mark Block told The Daily Caller in a taped interview on its website Cain has raised $5 million since Oct. 1, at a rate of about $1.5 million per week.
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Absolutely incredible! But I guess no moreso than booing a gay soldier in a combat zone or cheering for executions or hoping a young man in a coma will die of brain injury for lack of insurance. Bizarre year.
Attention, baseball and paid poster fans!
For the "First Read Soros Monkeys", now pinch-hitting for crazy Fiesty in the leadoff post, it is Moonbat Marv. A new recruit, maybe he can improve the pathetic onbase percentage for the Soros leadoff spot.
Swing and a miss, strike three! Marv swung for the fences, slandering the GOP , but didnt come close to making contact. Better luck next time, Marv!
Or, Marv, as only Pizza Man could put it......If you're not rich......If you're unemployed.....Blame Yourself!
I wonder if that was his response to the women who filed the complaint....Blame Yourself!
You are so right Marv. You have to look at the mentality of the GOTP people booing a soldier, cheering when the comment was made to let the person without insurance die. These are Cain's followers and Paul's and Perry and the people who Romney is trying to please.
Chilled, you are right on the money.
You are right Marv. I guess we have to add sexual harassment to the list of conservative "values". Yeah, poor little bobby, we know, truth hurts sometimes. Time to go console yourself with Rush.
You are right Marv. The fact that some rightie wants to blame Soros for the screwy Republican party behavior is just another wacko part of this year. The left doesn't want to sabotage Cain's bid for the nomination, he would be a great person to run against! If not him, crazy-eyes Bachman, or quitter Palin, or crazy-haired birther Trump, or drunken birther Perry, or flip-flopping Romney, or just plain crazy Ron Paul, or wife-cheater Gingrich. I mean, you want to talk baseball analogy, just look at that line up! I could pitch a no-hitter against that group of clown school drop outs.
Since these people are not the most forth right coming, is JD Gordon telling the truth?
Cain can't remember important events in his life, like a sexual harassment lawsuit, maybe they have the figures wrong too.
Shucks Bob-1887910......
marv-1900694 beat you by 11 minutes. But, go ahead and enlighten us with whatever you had planned to say on lead before you were nosed out. At least, marv-1900694's comment was on topic.
One must wonder how Cain's coffers would swell if he was found to be a felon.
Makes perfect sense to me. Sexually harass women, lie about it when asked, get rewarded by your supporters. Shows the moral sickness in American politics.
For the simple left leaning minds that don't understand what happened here, it ain't no big mystery.
Cain was getting too popular to be ignored as a serious threat to the Inept One, so someone in the toady media dug up this ancient non-story about him. Being used to years of such tactics from the left, however, the guys on the right saw through the transparency of this pitiful attempt, and responded by sending Mr Cain some money for his campaign. Not only does it help Mr Cain, but also serves to blow the s**t back into the faces of the folks who slung it!
He is part of the anti-Woman party, I guess all those Men who hate Women stepped up for Cain.
This A-hole reminds me of A-hole Clarence Thomas.
John, you must have a real problem with Black Conservatives...I would hope you hold the same regards for Bill Clinton...? But first there needs to be some proof. Two allegations that will never come to light because of sealed documents. You should probably burn him at the stake for something that you are unable to prove! How does your slogan go, is it guilty until proven innocent...?
MkeMike, I can't agree with you more, Obama will soon be parted with all the money that he has been spending!
Spider, you and Bob should shack up and pretend you have a brain between you two lemmings.
As usual, the "Family Values" party tries to justify it's lack of real "Values". This influx of cash to someone who, not only lied, but tried to justify NOT answering the issue, just shows how much the TP really think of the rest of you. If you will buy off on this, you can only guess what else they will try to get you to swallow, and of course you will go along like all the other TP Lemmings. This is the KEY reason I am no longer an Republican, I just can't stomach the hypocracy! You people are still crying about Clinton and Monica!
Truth is, the issue would have come to light at some point, there is NO witch hunt here, just good research. Cain needs to answer to this, if he does it honestly, he should survive, but he is off to a REALLY BAD start.
@Military Man
I agree, Spider and Boob make a fetching couple. They spout the party line and can't seem to stay on message. It's sad yet rather amusing. I don't know why Spidey thinks that the left is running scared. We're just having a good laugh over this one. This has Rove all over it.
I can't wait until all of those poor contributors figure out that they have thrown very good money after bad. Maybe it will teach them a much needed lesson.
I'm guessing it was all the rednecks holding back because they thought he was black AND gay. (with all that singing) If he hit on two women- at least two that we know of- rednecks "felt like" (that's redneck for believed) he was straight so they chipped in.
Mark L
You dismiss the charges because the documents are sealed? Get a brain. Why do you think they're sealed?
If there was nothing to the charges there wouldn't have been a payoff or sealed records.
Dennis,
I would in no certain terms give any kind of Kuddos to Rove, he is the worst thing to happen to Politics since, well, McKinley.
You are correct, this does smell of Karl and his sewage tactics. He did the same thing to McCain in 2000 (I still voted for McCain, though now that I've seen the waffling, I don't know what kind of a president he'd have made).
Jim, you have nothing, but you are ready to hang the man...and I need to get a brain. Because the documents exist you just call him guilty. Really...you have no proof that he did anything. Clinton has a long list of behavior that goes with the allegations that were fired against him, but I'm sure you were OK with that...
Mark, NO one was OK with Clinton's behavior, but a Congressional committee on White Water is NOT the place to bring it up, especially one that didn't have anything to do with his sexual behavior to begin with.
If the charges have any merit or not ... Cain is who he is ... a Black in black face only ... standing on the backs of Blacks who have paved the way ... and instead of giving thanks and respect ... he gives scorn!!!
A typical GOP Negro!!!
Liberal racist unleash their hate, throwing Oreo cooky to a Republican candidate, this is despicable and only show your hypocrisy toward people of color. You only like African Americans when they are on your side, you can't have them for granted, there are many African Americans that don't sale their vote for more welfare.
Liberals have no moral value to be the first to throw the stone.
What are you complaining about Oskar? The story helped boost Cain's poll numbers and bring in donations which is exactly how we planned it ( we really really want Cain to do well ). Next week we plan on releasing a story that Cain was an alcoholic, an embezzler, and a wife beater -- that should guarantee him the Republican nomination!
Brian
I will add you to the list of racist , you can't accept an African American Conservative.
Oskar, I can't accept any kind of conservative. So far, the color of Cain's skin is the only thing about him that I DON'T find offensive.
The truth is that racism is typically most effective when you put a Black face on it, and Herman Cain has volunteered to become the cute little political puppet which allows Republicans to say the things that they are afraid to say.
Most of his comments are not the kinds of things he could say about other ethnic groups; if he were to say that all Jews were brainwashed (as he said about African Americans), he’d be off the stage before finishing his sentence.
Cain has become the shock jock of the Republican Party.
But when the dust settles and the smoke clears, the Republican leadership will ask Cain to walk off the track in the same way the pace setter is removed after the first two laps of a big Olympic race.
While Cain gladly accepts the rewards that come from the sacrifices of others, Cain cannot profess to have been willing to make necessary socio-political sacrifices himself. He stands on the backs of the brave, yet joins forces with the descendants of their historical oppressors.
No different from the way he ducked and hid from those who marched with Dr. King in the 1960s, Herman Cain is ducking and hiding from doing the right thing today. So, not only is Herman Cain a political gimmick, he is also a conniving coward.
Dr.Boyce Watkins - Professor at Syracuse University - Black Speaker of the Year
Cain has a history of saying I was just Joking. The best part of Herman is his "Flip Flopping, Sorry but this guy is dumb as dirt.
oskar-1391552 ... and to bring up democratic Blacks and a hook them to welfare shows your ignorance!!!!!
Here I am. Rock me like a Herman Cain. My black guy is blacker than your black guy.
Cain v. Unable
The narrative of the ultra right will go down as a shameful chapter in our political history. Herman Cain: belittles the poor, and gives to the rich, jokes/discusses electrifying people, diminishes blacks as brainwashed non thinkers. Now he is getting more support, because his poor behavior led to significant monetary damages and sealed documents. His supporters--most: fundamental Christians-- REWARD him.
This family values crowd cheers death, want rape victims to endure the torture by having the criminal's child, and blame the poor. Both Cain and his supporters have no morality, let alone an understanding of Christ's compassion for the poor, and His message that we will be judged by how we treat the most defenseless among us.
Shame on Cain. Shame on the Teapublicans.
What's comical about the whole racism accusation is that republicans obviously can't just come out and call dems bigots in the traditional sense since we've elected a black man to office. No problem, they just invent a whole new class of racism - racism against conservative blacks. Their nonsense is just endlessly entertaining!
I don't recall any mention of racism when John Edwards' scandal was in the news, so defending Cain by playing a race card shows these GOP folks aren't playing with a full deck. This was Cain's chance to be open and honest about his past - and he blew it; his pathetic prevaricating comes after he was given advance notice that this info was about to be revealed. That's about like being warned about Katrina and not making preparations. And this guy is running for President?
And sending money to Cain doesn't seem like a good investment right now. The reports about Cain's financing of his campaign are serious charges that are being investigated. Mark Block was penalized once for financial problems related to election law and was barred from participating in campaigns for a while in WI. Now Cain and Block will have to answer questions, and perhaps readers may have noticed that John Edwards' charges related to the shell game he played weren't dismissed. So maybe Cain can use those $$$ people are silly enough to send for attorneys and defending his under-the-table way of operating. It's a problem that isn't likely to go away soon.
I am sorry, but I do believe that the American people voted our current President in office. I don't think it should put in that light. That sounds more like the lady at the bridge club (just an example nothing against Bridge club) saying... "why dear me, I am not prejudice. I have a black friend". I didn't vote for the man, and I strongly disagree with most of what he has done, but he is my President because I am an American, not some "Tagged" affiliation to one party or the other. Broad generalizations only devides the country further and drags out needed help. We need to as a country, stand up as a boss, and tell our employees (Insert politicians name here) get to work! Don't talk about it, do it. Until we unite under one flag, one banner, one belief, and yes one God. We will sit around telling each other how right and how wrong each of us are. But hey don't worry... I still Love you.
Despite the antics of conservatives, Republican partisans and Herman Cain himself, sexual harassment is deadly serious business. This is not a "witchhunt." This is not the fault of the "liberal" media or anyone else. Mr. Cain has only himself to blame for his offensive behavior. That his campaign would be raising money off of these incidents is absurd. And that the supposedly "family values" Republican Party would be sending contributions to Cain because of this story is quite telling. http://www.sunstateactivist.org
I am lost--I am not a cain supporter but I havent read anything that supports any offensive behavior from Cain. The fact that someone claimed to be harassed doesnt prove anything. Do you know how many baseless lawsuits every corporations gets from situations like this and get settled as almost severance type payments? Dont you want Obama to be treated similarly? I assume Obama is innocent in his land deal with Tony "the fixer" Rezco who is now in jail for selling 10 feet of land for several hundred thousand dollars right? We shouldnt leap to conclude that the deal is shady without more right? What about the relationships with Wright etc--we shouldnt rush to judgement without any actual evidence to the contrary right? What about the rumors of Obama's women here in Chicago that never get picked up by the media--we shouldnt rush to judgement because there isnt any evidence right? Not sure you should rush to judgement on Cain either
Or the rumors of Obama and the choir director at his church of 20 years. Some say the guy was about to go public about his relationship with President Obama before he was found murdered, a case that still to this day has no suspects.
Exactly Matt. When Cain talks about the poor, the unemployed, the uninsured - he blames them. When his sexual harassment charge is made public - he blames others for reporting what HE did.
Kirk, people are questioning Cain because of the multiple stories he has told concerning the issue. Which one is the truth. I'm not going to regurgitate the stories again but not one is the same.
Common Sense - you're too pathetic to bother with
This should be ignored. Cain is a perfect fit for the far right:
1) Cain can be forgiven for making "honest" mistakes with wrong numbers about how much his 9-9-9 play would raise or lower taxes and on whom. And mistakes that caused him to revise it to 9-0-9 for some and 9-9-0 for others. It is the Conservative way to forgive. However, they may not forgive him for being a college-trained mathematician who cannot do simple math.
2) Cain may have had memory troubles and could not remember whether it was one woman or more and whether it was a settlement or agreement, or if it had something to do with the height of his wife. Reagan had memory problems. Clinton really had memory problems. It's just a politician thing. However, maybe there are other things that he has forgotten, kinda like Justice Thomas forgetting that he was married.
3) Conservatives hate racism. That is why they do not want the race of the two women mentioned. It might bring up bad stereotypes. However, Rush and others seem pretty desparate not to have the women's race be talkjed about so much that they keep mentioning it.
4) And Conservatives hate the Fed. It has destroyed the economy. Cain's position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Fed was purely ceremonial and he quit as soon as he found out it was a Zionist conspiracy.
5) Conservatives hate "insider" advisers. They tried to hang Rev. Wright and Geo. Soros around the neck of Obama, but they can't do that with Cain. He steadfastly refuses to name his advisers.
6) Conservatives hate activist civil rights-oriented churches. That is probably why Antioch North Baptist removed Cain, who had been a member since age 10 and is currently an associate pastor and deacon, from all mention on their web site. Antioch North is one of the largest (at 14,000), most liberal, and activist Black churches in the country.
Yep this Cain guy is just right for the Tea Party.
chris--were you smoking something when you wrote your post. I have no idea what you said
I've been lobbying for Common sense mike to either use a little common sense or relinquish his moniker, because common sense with him is non-existent.
John the same can be said about you...
Ouch that pathetic slap really hurt NOT
Chris,
I was with you until you got to the FED...a zionist conspiracy? More like a big business conspiracy. Jews aren't getting anything out of our economic issues, except when it comes to US financial support for Isreal. But big business is surely getting something out of the FED.
John, LOL!
Matt, the story just goes to evidence of the TP hypocracy. The GOP is still bellyaching about Clinton and Monica, but since that was consenting, it is solely between Bill and Hillary. Cain's issue, whether true or not, was not consenting and is prosecutable.
Yeah, just Monica...
In 1998, Kathleen Willey alleged Clinton sexually assaulted her four years previously. In 1998, Juanita Broaddrick alleged Clinton raped her some twenty years previously. The accusations by Willey and Broaddrick were never brought before a court. The independent counsel determined Willey gave "false information" to the FBI and inconsistent sworn testimony related to the Jones allegation.[146] Gennifer Flowers, Elizabeth Ward Gracen, Sally Perdue, and Dolly Kyle Browning each have reported having adulteroussexual relations with Clinton during or before his service as governor. Gracen later apologized to Hillary Clinton.[147]
This is your stand up guy in the democrat party.....Really? Oh yeah, don't forget Paula Jones...real consenting behavior...
Besides, some of these are allegations unproven. Do you really think that this could not be the case with Cain?
Most of those were acknowledged as consensual.
I didn't say ONLY Monica, she was the one he got impeached for lying about, in an investigation about a Savings and Loan conspiracy.
Mark, answer me this: What did having sex with Monica have to do with White Water?
My stand-up guy? I didn't vote for him, but you guys are sure making a big issue out of him since this came out.
Hey, I'm a moderate, I USED to be a Republican.
Mark, how is Clinton relevant to this story? If you're implying some sort of hypocrisy, you're right, but you're pointing a finger in the wrong direction. What's hypocritical is that Republicans pursued the Lewinsky story relentlessly claiming it was an important issue of character. I presume that since you folks apply your moral standards in a consistent manner (ahem) that you'll want to get to the bottom of this story just as badly as you did in the case of Clinton, right?
This is no surprise. The type of sub-humans supporting this clown hail his actions. He's a real good old boy now. Let them waste their money. Cain's candidacy is going nowhere.
I am sorry you ape calling people who do not share your views as sub human shame on you!!!!!!
As far as the number of contributors that responded favorably, just supports the fact that supporters support the candidate that " share's their views and values", someone that they " identify" with.
They are Zinjanthropus boisei. The level of people supporting Cain the Poiltainer.
Being CEO of NRA a lobbyist group shows he was one of the people buying politicians.
If he were to become POTUS he would sell this country out faster than you could say Herman Cain!
He, as well as the other Candidates, have sold their souls to the highest bidder.
Though everyone talks about money, few know how powerful it can be. One of the largest private corporations in the nation, Koch Industries, is run by Charles and David Koch, who inherited a small company from their father, Fred, when he died in 1967.
Fred Koch was a founder of the John Birch Society, a coven of anti-Communists and intellectual louts. The Koch brothers' success allows them to further their father's work: They know well what money is, how to make it and what it can do when focused on ruthless ideology.
The annual revenue of their business is about $100 billion, but all anyone outside of those at the top of the company know about its workings is next to nothing.
Their business talent is mixed with a vision that does not actually understand American capitalism at its best, the goal of which is fusing the profit motive with ethics. They obviously believe that free market means no more than making money as hard and as fast as one can. This has resulted in the Koch brothers losing many millions in court for breaking environmental protection laws, releasing carcinogens, fostering dangerous working conditions that lead to deaths and for breaking the laws against price-fixing and bribery, among many other transgressions. Chapter and verse are available from The New Yorker, Politico and Bloomberg. It's all there, and the details are dismal.
PS: The Koch brothers are now under investigation by the Justice Department for their dealings with Iran and other blacklisted Countries.
I find the story of how he sold out his employer, Pillsbusy in the Godfather buyout that made him CEO is very interesting.
Wishful thinking at its best.
As a liberal Democrat watching this unfold I have just one question - Did Herman Cain commit sexual harassment? He gave an emphatic denial yesterday which I believe.
Apparently the case brought against him was deemed not to have any merit. The woman received a two or three month severance pay package. If you watched the entire Greta interview last night he made it clear that only this one suit was filed and brought to his attention. The "second" woman's name - ironically she worked in their Political Action Committee office - was given to him by Politico. He strongly denied ever having any suit brought to him by this woman - and again emphatically denied any misconduct.
If you asked ten people on the street to name what would come to mind as a sexual harassment settlement deal I bet most would say the $800,000 plus given to Paula Jones. There was no such settlement deal in the Cain case.
People seem amazed that Cain is actually doing all of these press interviews. Why? Apparently he has absolutely nothing to hide. How refreshing!
Would a "seasoned pol" have handled this a bit more smoothly? Of course. But that is part of the charm of the Cain campaign.
And he raised $300,000 yesterday! So regular people know the truth when they see it - and they also smell a rat. I think his name is Karl - working for Mitt - Rove. But it could be the Perry camp. But I think it is Karl who cannot stand the thought of an outsider like Cain threatening his man. Mitt.
And a left-leaning Grio reporter named Goldie Taylor said on Ed's show last night that she has known Herman Cain in Atlanta for years and that there has NEVER been even a HINT of any sexual harassment, skirt chasing, infidelity, etc. type behavior surrounding Mr. Cain - and she said that women do compare notes on prominent men. Nothing. She doesn't support his political views - but she emphatically said that Cain has never had the reputation of someone capable of these allegations.
I think Cain will survive this - with the lesson learned that what doesn't kill you strengthens you.
As a conservative republican, I have to agree with you.
You both are F-in Nice NUTS
Can any of you answer why he gave completely different answers each time he was asked the question? He was given 10 days by Politico to respond to their findings - they were not caught off guard. Yet, Cain changed his account of the story with each interview. That is what people are questioning. Having said that, people should be questioning his knowledge of issues in more depth that what they are.
uMonetfan...this is a reasoned response and I'll defer to you. My initial response was not that I assumed guilt, just that I was amazed that contributions actually increased after it. You said it better. None of us should assume guilt at this point although I'm not ready to be as magnanimous as you and say I believe him. I will, however, reserve judgement as you suggest pending any further information. I also agree that whether true or not, Rove is the odds on favorite source for Politico. Dems would prefer Cain as opponent over Romney so I doubt it was them.
Regular people do not know a rat when they smell it....this is obvious from all the lies that politicians tell over and over and over. If you just keep saying it - they will believe it, whether it is true or not. Just ask Karl Rove. I find it disturbing that when someone is accused of sexual harassment they raise MORE money or are confirmed to a Supreme Court seat. Yeah I know where women stand in this world.
Cain isn't much of an "Outsider". Read his bio. This isn't his first time in running for office.
Okay - does Bill Clinton disturb you? He's out there raising money for the democratic party.
Were you "disturbed" by Ted Kennedy's murder of a young woman?
Were you "disturbed" by Barney Frank having a gay prostitution business run from his basement?
You see, the difference between what you state you are "disturbed" about and what I reference, is FACTS vs assumptions. Just because there was a payout does not mean there was an incident. Ask any attorney - they are called nuisance cases and 9 out of 10 times you settle because it's cheaper than going to court. If the "reporter" was truly after facts, he would have named names, not taken second or third hand recounts and stories. You'll hear that the settlements said they couldn't talk about what happened, so either they broke their agreement by talking to the "reporter", in which case they should be named and sued, or it's second hand information which always leaves out facts.
I absolutely agree with every word you wrote. Probably the Romney money, maybe the Perry money.
Monet,
I agree, he can survive this.
He should not have tried to hide it. It may only be the impression he gave by not admitting it to begin with. There was a suit filed, it wasn't as if he FORGOT about it, but he acted as if he did. His comment, as I've stated in another post should have admitted to it and acknowledged that it was baseless, if it wasn't...He is running for the highest office in the US and he is surprised this came out? If anything, I am most surprised at his naivete!
#4.7, and were the democrats "disturbed" when it was revealed that President Clinton dropped his pants at his place of work and told the woman to "kiss it"?
No, that was just private behavior by a democrat.
@Larry H
What is it about the phrase "consenting adults" don't you understand? You people are a broken record. This is about Cain and nobody else. He wants to be POTUS. He's better come into this with clean hands. Bringing up Clinton and anybody else is just useless smoke screen. You tp folks just can't stay on topic can you.
If there was an agreement/settlement involving 'due consideration' (cash!) regarding someone objecting to Mr. Cain's behavior, there will never be a determination of Mr. Cain's guilt or innocence because the offended person will have agreed not to pursue the matter any further than the nearest bank into which the (cash!) will be deposited.
Having said all of that, one must ask why the National Restaurant Association would be willing to pony up the (cash!) if there were no reason to do so.
Cain has nothing to hide,then why was he lieing when confronted about it inially.Now he is backstepping.Come on people get a grip if he lied then he just ruined his credibility about everything else.this has nothing to do with race.HE LIED!
mattpfl -- sexual harassment is deadly serious business???
Deadly serious is what are kids are going through overseas...
I am not undermining the impact of sexual harassment but there are definitely different degrees of this. In the most extremecases yes "death" has been involved. The only thing that we know is that something happened. To say that someone is not qualified because of a sexual harassment "misdemeanor" charge would be the same as saying they are not qualified because they have experimented with drugs. Oops bust on two recent presidents.
This is the distraction, lets get to the real facts. How are we going to structure a society where people can have a place to live, a place where they can work and the ability to feed their families? A place where their savings are protected and the wealth of america is not being extracted for the benefit of a very few.
Stability is what the nation needs. Obama is a chameleon that changes colors to meet the circumstances. The nation knows what it is getting in Cain, he is solid black and so is his character and charisma.
Funny you would call him solid when he has changed his story three or four times. Oh well.
He gave an emphatic denial yesterday. Today, is story is "evolving." The most recent version I heard is that admits there was a settlement and gave his version of the incident in question. Can't wait for tomorrow!
If there was nothing to hide why did his "story evolve" over the course of 24 hours.
The woman who is involved in the settlement can not speak up because they would forfeit the payout money or face further monetary repercussions. Their silence has been bought and Cain can claim anything he wants. I am sure the folks who made the settlement have been in touch with the women to "remind" them that they could face monetary harm if they broke the non-disclosure settlement.
Or was this a classic case of Perry folks planting seeds of doubt just like they did in their Texas campaign.
"The woman who is involved in the settlement can not speak up because they would forfeit the payout money"
I would really like to know - is Cain claiming the woman was handing out baseless accusations a violation of the settlement? Seems like if Cain is going to go into the details as he is doing, it would release the woman from any obligation to remain silent. Or at least the usual comment in these cases from the accused is "I cannot comment due to the terms of the settlement." You hear Bill O'Riley, Gingrich, Edwards, and a host of others say that all the time.
Monkey see monkey do
Wow, the left has really bust out the racist comments today! "Boy", "Monkey", what's next??
Yo Mama
When it comes to the left, it's "do as I say, not as I do". Liberals have always been hypocrites and that is never going to change.
Exactly, Marv. You have to look at the mentality of the people in the GOTP - then it all makes sense.
Moderate Dem-That's an oxymoron, these is no such thing as a moderate Democrat anymore, your party has been hijacked by the far left....
lukewarm, since I think for myself and don't have to follow party lines, I can therefore be moderate no matter what others are doing.
Lukewarm, what channel are you on? Do you have access to television? Have you not seen the Tea Party in all its glory? Hijacked? Palin, Bachmann, Perry? Need I go on? Come on now, this isn't tit for tat. The only America that you'll allow is the one you want. There's no room for anyone else. If you're poor, tough. If you believe gays have right, you're wrong and a pinko. If you believe women have the right to decide for themselves, you are an anti-christ. If you believe that trickle down economics favors the few and actually doesn't do anything, you're a communist, socialist. If you believe that healthcare is a social service disguised as a business, you're a lazy no good loafer. Not much room in there for anyone else is there. So, when you say hijacked, surely you mean anyone who doesn't have your vision of the future.
Well, Mr. Cain, 12 years " a lotta stuff can go through your head". I remember the rocking horse I received when I was a child at Christmas. I remember graduating from High School. I remember my first girlfriend. I remember my first car. That was more than 12 years ago. I'd certainly remember being dragged into a "sexual harrassment" suit. Would you say the same thing if you were elected to the Office of President of the United States? Do you suffer from selective memory? Maybe you should dial 999-help.
Looks like the liberals plan to elminate Cain didn't work. I wonder what else these progressive elites have up their sleeve?
@lukewarm
We could care less. This smacks of KKKKarl Rove. This is just up his alley. Cain is not electable. I have a golden retriever more electable them him. Why would we care about him?
luke, my fervent prayer is that Cain is offered and accepts his party's nomination for President of the United States, because at that moment we liberal, pinko Democrats can concentrate on electing rational men and women to the U. S. House of Representatives knowing that Obama is secure for another term.
Anyone who would vote for this man especially after the last week is as crazy as Herman Cain.
The harassment issue is one thing. He calls this a "witchhunt" but never accounts for the apparent false accounts he gave on this settlement.
His bizarre comments on abortion are quite another issue. As a libertarian apparently he says he believes in the right of a woman to make her own choices. As a candidate trying to appeal to Far Right evangelicals he says he would ban all abortions even in cases of rape and incest. That's a pretty wide variance. Go to CNN and see his unedited comments from Piers Morgan's show and The National Press Club back to back for yourself. And many of you would still vote for this man!
I can't believe comments suggesting that liberals are behind this to eliminate Cain, or they are afraid of Cain. Liberals would LOVE Cain to be the candidate. And he should run on the platform that sexual harassment claimants should be prosecuted, the unemployed should blame themselves, the rich should see dramatic tax decreases while the middle class and poor get dramatic tax increases, foreign policy doesn't matter, pollution is good for you, experience and knowledge are unimportant qualitie for a US president, and Godfather's pizza tastes good.
CAIN FUNDRAISING SUSPECTED OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES...it's not just a sexual harassment witch hunt anymore...
By Kim Geiger Washington Bureau LA Times
So, Prosperity USA paid for Herman Cain's IPad and plane tickets before he was declared a candidate and now Friends of Herman Cain, Cain’s campaign committee owes Prosperity USA $41,113.65.
I'm not a lawyer but the violation is not clear. What were the terms when the money was spent, a gift or a loan? A gift? That's only close to being illegally supporting a political candidate. A loan? Herman Cain can pay it back from his personal funds and should not involve the Friends of Herman Cain group.
I do understand, now that Cain has money, that Prosperity USA would like to be reimbursed.
Larry,
You are correct. You are not an attorney. Here's what the attorney said in the article.
Whether the manipulations of the debt are in and of themselves illegal will be determined, although they seem to be because 501c3's cannot engage in political activity in the first place. The lack of reporting by the Cain campaign is clearly illegal, however.
Herman Cain is a mess. The Koch's know that. That's why they're funding him only long enough to guarantee a brokered convention, so that they can pick the candidate.
So the party that cheered the death of uninsured Americans and booed an active duty soldier serving in a warzone has now moved on up to celebrating sexual harassment. Wow. And this is just 2011; who knows how disgusting these people will become by next november?
The Yahoos love it, dagnabbit. That cigarette was the smartest thing since Einstein invented the tuba.
The comments about how harrassment claims are routinely settled whether they have merit or not are naive. I am an attorney who has handled sexual harassment claims. The corporations fight tooth and nail to defeat theses claims and do not settle unless you have pretty strong proof. This is based on actual experience not conjecture from a commentator on the web with little or no knowledge.
Spoken by a woman who believes guilty until proven innocent. But lawyers never were big on justice, only winning at any cost.
This is what I thought would happen. In their zeal to destroy a candidate, the media engage in such despicable behavior that the public increase their favor toward the candidate. The media might get Herman Cain elected President by trying to prevent it. It would serve them right when their job is to report the news, not create it.
So what garnered the new influx of money? The pro-tobacco stance or the anti-woman stance? Both?
Talk about white guilt! No way to explain stupidity.
Money pour into Herman Cain's train Choo, choo, choo full stream ahead. watchout stay clear off the track. it's off track any minute or derail. Herman laugh it to the banks more &, $, $ & $.
Military Man-1740371,
I think you're wrong. He cannot survive this...in a Presidential campaign. Perhaps it is survivable in a Republican Presidential Primary among Republicans. But...wait until later if he wins the Primary. This is because Republicans are hypocritical among themselves. Reality check: Republicans moved to Impeach a President for sexual indiscretions, unsuccessfully. All while the Republican Speaker of the House (Newt Gingrich) was committing Adultry with one woman before divorcing his wife. Yet, Republicans still would consider voting for a fellow Republican after knowledge of their sexual indescretions, like you assert. Republicans are the biggest Hypocrites known in American society.....and it's laughable.
If his enemies keep up the attacks, Cain might catch Romney and Perry in fund raising. Attack Away!
Ha Haaa HAAA ....Cain is Finished!!!
The 2 women he sexually harassed WANT TO TALK, they want to go public!!!!!
Stay tuned!!! ......The TRUTH is about to come out
My money is on TMZ having exclusive interviews with both ladies posted no later than Thursday!
Did you hear the new version of the GOP's story of three men in the tub? A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker?