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Subscribe to RSSHerman Cain took no questions after speaking to the conservative group Docs4PatientCare -- despite organizers just moments before telling reporters there would be time for questions.
Cain spoke for just five minutes and right before he took the podium, an organizer told reporters there would be no questions because of time.
As reporters confronted Cain while walking from his speech to the news conference room, he said, "Let me say one thing, I'm here with these doctors and that's what I want to talk about, so don't even bother asking me all of these other questions that you all are curious about, OK? Don't even bother."
Reporters then began shouting out questions.
"What did I say?” Cain said. “Excuse me. Excuse me!"
Reporters continued to pepper him with questions as he walked and security saying, "Step back."
"What part of no don't some people understand?" Cain said.
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Maybe Cain should ask his accusers...
This arrogant a$$ is melting down faster then a 'nukleer' power plant!
Still wondering if anyone has seen or heard from Mrs. Cain?
According to the right wing manifesto, shouldn't she be standing by her man by now? lol
Feisty,
Perfect first post for this thread!!!!
I wonder if Feisty thinks Cain raped someone?
I wonder if Feisty understands that all settlements are voluntary?
I wonder what the women did with their money?
I wonder how many more stories FR can do about this?
Funny how this seems so similar to what Biden did last week, his response to a reporter, which seemed to go unnoticed around here.
Feisty
Still wondering if anyone has seen or heard from Mrs. Cain?
According to the right wing manifesto, shouldn't she be standing by her man by now? lol
Mrs Cain is supposed to be on FOX LIES' Greta's "Van Frakenstien" Show Friday night.
Right LOL I wonder if he'll permit her to stand or sit. He's such a pig.
spanky
No matter how irritating these questions might be, Cain need to answer them. He could be our next president.
Feisty, no one is better at cutting to the point in one sentence!
Thanks Northstar, Amy & Jody! ;o)
The Cain clown really does have some 'nerve'!
No means no, that can be an expensive lesson to learn, it cost $35,000 for Cain and the restaurant assoc. to learn that.
Spanky: I wonder if there's ever a case where your first reaction isn't some version of "women can't be trusted". I wonder if there's every story about Republican wrong doing where you aren't the first to shout "SQUIRREL!!" (apologies to Pixar).
Too bad for Hermann, if he was so innocent why did he forever compromise his good name for $35,000 dollars, pocket change for a millionare, because you know these settlements are always voluntary right Spanky.
I have a large peperoni becoming upright for you mam, opps I meant to say I have a large peperoni coming right up mam.
LoL .... maybe it was the part where you were standing really close to those women and THEY said "no."
This guy is getting to be a total laugh a minute. But enjoy it now because it's unlike there are many more of those minutes left to come.
I've got to hand it to you, Herman ... you may not make it to the New Hampshire primary, but you sure are making memories.
How hard would it be for Herman to say" I understand you folks are doing your job but I don't have time for questions"----instead he sets the whole thing up for another round of comments, etc. by being tone deaf.
PEN-24:
No matter how irritating these questions might be, Cain need to answer them. He could be our next president.
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I almost just fell off my chair in laughter. thanks for that humor Pen-24.
Man, the .0001% of this country really think any of these idiots could win?
Hermann we hardly knew ye, probably because of all those confidentiality agreements you are involved in.
Spanky-
"I wonder if Feisty thinks Cain raped someone?
I wonder if Feisty understands that all settlements are voluntary?
I wonder what the women did with their money?
I wonder how many more stories FR can do about this?
Funny how this seems so similar to what Biden did last week, his response to a reporter, which seemed to go unnoticed around here.
IRELLEVANT!
(as ususal)
What part of 'you are now running for President' does Herman Cain not understand? he doesn't get to tell the media what questions they can DARE ask him...jeez...he only gets to control the answers (and he's not doing that great on that score either.) Come on Herman...at least pretend you're trying to take this thing seriously.
Spanky, irrelevant? LoL
Irrelevant, just like Cain. They're joined at the hip, ideologically. They both play slip and slide with the facts. They both worship money and think they know better than anyone else. I'll bet Herman Cain even owns gold, just like Spanky.
Why, they're practically soulmates.
The sad truth? He probably is.
One thing he has demonstrated beyond a doubt: he doesn't handle conflict or criticism very well. Is that a good quality in a President?
[I'll bet Herman Cain even owns gold, just like Spanky.]
Glenn Beck is just sooo proud of them both...*snif*...
"What part of no don't some people understand?" That's what she said.
Ironic, isn't it Feisty?
LMAO! Well said!
Amy, that's funny; you're so good at the subtle joke.
I think Herman needs a hug.
feisty redwig, learn from you parent's mistakes... use birth control! What a hypocrite you are!
And no, I don't want to join your fan club at your favorite truck stop!
Maybe using birth control is what Cain suggested to the women while inviting them for "tea".
Hey Bill Thomas 2852155--
Just a little personal arent we?
Something tells me that you are one of those "chauvanist" pigs that believe women are still property.
Must have had your boxers in a bunch with Hillary almost making it as president.
Bill,
Your post shows that you can spell hypocrite, good for you. Now take a few minutes to learn the definition of the word before you misuse it again.
I hope when Cain said that he didn't raise his hand up to his chin in, you know, a sexually uncomfortable way.
Dear Herman Cain,
It's the part where the Executive Director repeatedly approaches the female employees in a sexually suggestive way, after they've said "no", and they are forced to file a complaint to protect themselves, and then are offered a year's salary (a pitiful $35,000) and have to quit their job and swear that they'll never discuss it again in order to protect their boss and his organization. That's the part....
MkeMike. Touche'!
You know, it occurs to me that I am doing this all wrong, and all I have to do is interpret somebody's attempt at humor, casual comment, compliment...heck even looking the wrong way at me...and I can get a years vacation with pay for not telling anyone else that I am an oversensitive pain. I love the way everyone is ready to tar and feather somebody and there doesn't appear to be an action, an actual indescretion....rather than assuming it must be because they didn't want to lose the case in court. Looking at it another way, perhaps they didn't feel it was worth the expense, the time, the bad publicity, to go about proving it was a tempest in a teapot....Amazing how this woman is coming forward for her 15 minutes of fame right at campaign time, but was content with the settlement until the person who supposedly wronged her became a public figure of the first water.
Perhaps she feels that if she has information that disqualifies someone from holding high public office, she owes it to the public to reveal it. That's just as possible as your scenario.
How does it disqualify....I don't believe that sexual preference, behaviors are considered to be disqualifiers for any public office other than to the individual voting their conscience, but there is nothing in law to say that it disqualifies. The precedents have been set long ago by a myriad of high ranking political officials, among with are Senator Edward Kennedy, (implicated not only in an affair, but a wrongful death), and our former President Clinton both with Monica Lewinsky, and Paula Jones....(not to mention the hoards of women in Arkansas who all seemed to have something to say about his time at the state level of politics and the sheriff officers who came forward to say that they were impressed into service to discreetly shuttle these women in and out of Mr Clinton's quarters.
Mr. Cain, those reporters have a job to do and they have a boss to whom they report. Their job, like it or not, is to try and ask you the questions about the allegations. If they don't, what do you think their boss is going to do?
Sexually harrass them?????????
Thank you...I'm going to Hell for laughing at that, aren't I?
What to expect from "President Cain"....
July 2013,
Newly elected President Herman Cain, heading to a meeting with a private medical group opposing government health insurance, when asked about the defaults of even more European economies, the looming war in Khrzgistan, and the failure of his 9/9/9 jobs plan to create any additional employment said,
Hermann, maybe you can pay them $35,000 dollars, and have them sign a confidentiality agreement.
Cain just don`t get it, when you run for any office especially POTUS you will be subjected to embarrassment as all secrets will be revealed All these candidates are looking for each others dirty laundry, some may sit on info until the right moment where it will hurt the most.
Amy B. Portland, ME
I thought the very same thing!! Ironic, indeed!
we've sat through those trainings on how to avoid sexual harrassment, haven't we?
Run Herman,Run. We need you for at least comic relief. What if Michelle gets out after Iowa?
There's still Rick Perry and Ron Paul.
Herman Cain is providing a textbook example of how not to handle a serious crisis of character in a political campaign. The heated rhetoric people like Mr. Cain and Sarah Palin have consistently used in attacking the media has colored their ability to handle themselves with dignity and professionalism when they need to. Cain's past transgressions are serious, and sexual harassment is no joke and no "liberal" smear. If Cain is serious about becoming president, he needs to come clean and apologize immediately. http://www.sunstateactivist.org
That "if he's serious" part is the crux of it...he never was, or he actually would have been, ya know, building a campaign instead of going on a book tour. You're right. This is another (as though we needed it) text book example of the worst in crisis response. Denial. Conflicting stories. Deflection. Everything but the truth. Any parent of any kindergartener recognizes how well this will work.
I think he is arrogant enough to think that he doesn't have to build a campaign because the Koch brothers will just buy him the Presidency.
In cases like this, why do so many people say things like " well, so and so did the same thing but nobody says anything about that?" Just because other people do or did something wrong and didn't get called on it, does that mean that we have to ignore allegations of impropriety or excuse someone else who is accused of wrong doing?
It's also amusing in cases like this that people say "so and so did....and nobody says anything..." yet they are able to quote the stuff that "nobody says anything" about which means apparently someone said a lot about the other so and so.
I think Mr. Cain should have said "I NEVER SLEPT WITH THAT WOMAN".
The Dems and Liberals liked that phrase when Bill Clinton said it.....
Maybe it would have worked here too...
OH WAIT , Mr.Cain is a Republican. I forgot. LOL
I remember. Denials, more denials, media in endless dogged pursuit over every sexual detail, evidence and then finally admission, attempted impreachment , national and international disgrace and humiliation, all work in Congress halted and a legacy of a wasted second term. Is that what you mean by "worked"? Oh right...I forgot--Clinton is a Democrat. Anything short of burning at the stake constitutes "getting away with it" for the endlessly unhappy pitchfork faction of the Republican party.
@ LEONA-2986819
And you apparently forgot that Anthony Weiner is a Democrat. And Republican Senator Vitter was re-elected post-prostituion revelations. So if it's a score you're looking for, it doesn't look good for the "family values" platform of the GOP.
You said it. I didnt !
The Democrats have NO "family values." LOL
Just what do you mean by "you people"?
This anus hole has no chance of being elected president.
how many times do I have to tell you people INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY if the woman had real case she would not have settled for five figures the reason she got that is it was actually cheaper and when these claims no matter what there are always some wackos who belive these wild accusations no matter the evidence agianst so it is better to settle if they agree to shut up since it will hurt you reputation no matter how much proof of innocence if they talk I think cain should get his money back the agreement was obviously broken this stupid smear campiang by the libs yes I know it came from poltico but the libs are running this story like crazy just look at how many articles mnsbc has on it anyway the smear campiang is going to backfire people are sick of this bull@!$%# gossip there is already evidence of it backfiring cain had a boost in campiang contributations
tap tap tap....hello? Is it on?
The issue isn't whether he committed acts of sexual harrassment. It's that when asked if he settled on sexual harrassment claims, he flat out lied and expects everyone to just accept that. Apparently, you did.
GOPsupporters. Did you say all that in one breath?
Cain is handling this whole thing very poorly. Why do you think that is? His guilt or innocence is irrelevant at this point. If he continues on this path he will do himself in, guilty or not.
How many times do we have to tell you we're not IN a court of law? This is merely the court of public opinion and the man says he wants to be president (even of women). All the public has is a vote. Answer the damn question (and that answer better not include parroting the wing nuts here that there is no such thing as sexual harrassment and it's just a made up excuse for those horrible witches to get innocent men in trouble.)
Mr.Cain should just keep repeating "I never slept with that woman."
If that doesn't work, he should say " I didn't know she'd drown if I left her at the bottom of the lake in my car."
Those excuses have worked very well in the past.
Poor SPANKY all full of wonder and all. SPANKY most of us do not need to wonder we pretty much know that a candidate for national office absolutely needs to handle multiple problems at the same time. I for one find that it is very disconcerting to think that the President of the US would find it acceptable to possibly say "I pushed the damn button because I was concerned about the meeting with the ladies auxilliary for the preservation of goldfish so I just pushed it. Next week I will have my staff examine the consequences and then I will decide what to do about blowing up the world."
Ooohhh. Cain is starting to sound 'beaten down.'
Maybe the outsider schtick is about to start working. The funny thing is we all say we want a non-politician, yet most of us have a limited tolerance for lacking political skills. So, in other words, we want someone who has never been a politician but who has natural skills of a Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton. Tough order to fill.
As Feisty noted, this particular bit of sniping at media will cause a few eyebrows to raise; especially among those who are already convinced he is a seriel harasser.
Let's see what part of "no" ol' Herman understands when the voters run his a$$ outta town!!
"What part of no don't some people understand?"
This is the mantra of the GOP, and Cain is their newest poster boy.
The Dems and Liberals liked that phrase when Bill Clinton said it.....
No, we did not...most liberals thought he was scum. But at least he was smart and knew how the world ran and did not unravel like Cain, who obviously would make a godawful president.
He makes a godawful pizza!
You aren't supposed to be eating pizza anyway....Our first lady is all about the veggies and the fruits...healthy eating and all that...so what would a good liberal know about good or bad pizza?
"What part of no don't some people understand?" Cain said.
That's what the 2 unidentified women still wonder about you, Mr. Cain!
Ha - Wait'll ole Hermie hears all the no's come nomination time!
"If you're unemployed and have no job - blame yourself." If you've sexually harassed and forced a settlement - blame yourself!
It appears that uncle herman's book tour is a little more strenuous than he anticipated.