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Subscribe to RSSHerman Cain's campaign told NBC News the presidential candidate will make a "major announcement" tomorrow in Atlanta. Andrea Mitchell reports.
Alfredo Ortiz, a Georgia-based press secretary with the Herman Cain campaign, tells NBC News that Herman Cain will make a "major announcement" tomorrow in Atlanta at his new campaign office in DeKalb County.
Ortiz would not allude to the nature of the announcement other than to say it is a "major announcement."
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Cain has been the subject of media scrutiny for weeks, sparked by an Oct. 31 story in Politico reporting that the National Restaurant Association had settled sexual harassment claims brought by two women.
On Nov. 28, an Atlanta woman, Ginger White, announced that she had engaged in a 13-year-long affair with Cain. The former Godfather's Pizza CEO acknowledged sending money to White, but insisted they were merely friends.
He told senior staffers on Tuesday that he was taking time to “reassess” his campaign.
The announcement follows the first planned face-to-face meeting between Cain and his wife, Gloria, since White came forward.
Cain's campaign has pushed forward with business-as-usual in the meanwhile, soliciting donations from supporters, and launching new efforts, such as "Women for Herman Cain," an initiative spearheaded by his wife.
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@joel r. Kaswell - But what I am hoping is that we have come to our senses as to who we are as a people, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken in again by unscrupulous candidates running for public office. I agree with you 100 %, I thought I was the only one who felt that way about Ronald Reagan. I kept wondering just what it was that I was missing; what did this man do that necessitated defying him? They do the same thing to another republican, Lincoln...oops, excuse me, I digress.
Either he did what those women said, or he took lessons from Clinton. Whitch ever way he "SCREWED HIMSELF". Good luck Bubba, momma's waitng for the truth..!!!
And you liberals are still excited over a President that is not qualified to run a McDonald's and has replaced Jimmy Carter as the worst President ever. Interesting!
I don't see any accusations about sexual harassment and/or affairs against the President, do you Duane? I love it how the right wing tries to deflect their problems unto someone else...
don't you know only liberals can act like this! If you were a Democrat it would be OK to sleep around. Heck they would even elect you President. You could even get reelected after having an affair in the White House. But as a Republican you are held to a higher standard. The press will never let this go. They are still trying to come to grips with the idea of a black conservative. they will latch onto anything to bring you down. Time to leave the race to take away the distraction.
What is all this talk of a candidate being pushed to resign over old sex? We are taught to seek life, liberty and by all means the pursuit of some happiness. Should he have to resign over happiness? nein, nein, nein as the Germans would say. Not in the 1990's and not now.
He must be searching for new happiness right now for he is taking his sweet time in his announcement appearance.
If Herman Cain had the word Democrat in front of his name, this wouldn't even be a story.
We can always trust Msnbc to lead the media in Republican smears and attackism.
Msnbc where the "M" stands for misleading.
What are you talking about Leona? In the 1990's Bill Clinton's sex scandals was a story, Bill Clinton ran as a Democrat. America decided in the 1990's that a President and a Candidate had the right to the pursuit of happiness and it was none of our business. If his statement was misleading or a lie, he had the right to do that and it would be overlooked as long as his focus was for the better good of the country.
If a Democrat, or a Republican President wants a harem, who cares. Women should be willing to sacrifice if it is for the better good of our leaders to be able to focus on the problems that confront the nation.
As JFK said: Think not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. Follow Marilyn monroe's example. She was one patriotic lady.
Leona, it would be a story.
When a man runs on the "I am righteous, and God has lead me to run" platform he has an obligation to be true.
It doesn't bother me if these guys have affairs, what bothers me is how they present themselves and deal with their affairs.
At least Arnold was enough of a man to admit he behaved baahdly.
I have respect for Dominique Strauss-Kahn for admitting his flesh is week.
Cain has disgraced God.
He is not enough of a man to admit his flaws.
There is no question in my mind Bill was trying to protect his marriage with his denial.
Bill never claimed God lead him to be President nor did he run on Family Values. That is the big difference.
Cain is no longer running because the liberals of the world destroyed his candidacy on hearsay added to a dose of that Democrat hack Gloria Allred ( who was called in to destroy Meg Whitman too) . At the same time, the libs/Dems worship at the altar of Bill Clinton who "messed up" all over Monica's dress in the oval office!!
That's all I'm saying.
HYPOCRISY at it's finest.
No Leona, Cain has perverted the integrity of my God.
jOregon,
you're kidding, right?
No I am not.
When someone claims God runs their life they better live that way. At the very least when caught have the decency to admit your failings and repent.
The bible has some scary verses. One being:
Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Thirteen years is a willful disobedience. Much different than a one or two time act of lust in the Oval office.
I don't care what this man did in his or anyone else's bedroom as long as everyone was in agreement. The harassment is a different story though.
My real problem is do we really want a man who is stupid enough to think this would not come out if he ran for this office in this office?
After Bill Clinton took that risk with Monica you would ask that question? Marilyn I could see, but Monica?
Why are you preoccupied with Cain? Why not show some outrage over...
Pelosi with her hand in the till,
Weiner with his pants down and a camera in his hand,
Biden telling paralyzed people to stand up,
Michelle Obama eating fried chicken while telling us to eat our veggies,
Barney Frank busted for having a gay brothel in his house,
Tim Geitner who forgot how to pay his taxes while he runs the country's finances,
and Obama getting 2/3 of all Wall Street's donations while he berates them every day.
the list is endless....
Leona. How many times have I said Cain? How many times have I said Republican?
How many times have I said Bill? How many times have I said Democrat?
This topis is about Cain is why people are commenting about Cain.
The Pelosi, weiner, biden Comments are on another topic board.
Leona... ignorance showing!
Newt talking morals and principle during the Clinton impeachment while doing the very same thing and also engaging in acts of corruption and fraud so obvious he was fined and denounced by his political friends, no, that's not hypocrisy, that's just the GOP fraud, they're regular MO.
And the proof is that now, the front GOP runner is a corrupt, fraudulent character without a single ounce of integrity. A match made in heaven for the GOP.
well its a done deal...Obama is a sure winner in 2012...Newt the turd has WAY more baggage than Cain and no republican woman I know will vote for him...they all say NO WAY...so hes out...and Romney is the only one they have left to run so the good news is
OBAMA 2012!!!!
Cain should not stop running, he should just become a Democrat; after all, look what Clinton got away with and some people still pay money to listen to him.
Why should this average, totally ordinary, "family values" do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do teabaggin repub quit? He's just like all of the other slime-ball repubs. They are all immoral, hateful, religiously-insane vile creature. Pick one, any of them, and they are all just as evil as the next.
Resorting to the Liberal playbook there Randy? Read your post and try to find 1 thing you said that wasn't complete hatred. I wonder what it would be like to get up every morning and hate the way you do. wake up, this is self destructive behavior.
and the reason EVERYONE hates Newt is not that Prez Clinton had an affair...but Newt the toad was such a little snitchy boy bringing it up EVERYDAY...about how TERRIBLE it was ...all the while HE WAS DOING THE SAME THING!!!...no way is Newt the toad going to get his man card back....someone should have slapped the be jesus out of him for being a HYPOCRITE...if ANYONE votes for Newt...I would be stunned
You you beat the bejeebus out of every repub that was a hypocrite, you'd have to beat the bejeebus out of every single repub.
god leona...prejudiced much... turn abouts fair play so with a name like leona...I picture a inbred red neck wearing spandex eating biscuits and gravy collecting welfare all the while putting down illegals and people of different religions cuz her brother/cousin/husband told her to think that way...
@sfcret - I beg your pardon, but Hillary and Jackie are not the biggest losers. Apparently each woman believed that the marriage was worth saving. Every husband and wife does not separate or divorce because of an infidelity. You believe they had selfish reasons for staying. Now let me see, what in the world could those reasons have been? In the case of Jackie, no first lady up to that time had ever left her husband. Elanor Roosevelt had to deal with it right under her nose in the White House. According to historians, she contemplated leaving, but was persuaded to remain in the marriage. She became FDR's eyes and ears during the harsh depression years. We know from the recently released tapes that Jackie cared very much for her husband and he depended upon her to bring clarification to some issues. It would have been totally devastating for our country if Jackie had left JFK, especially during the turbulent 60's. We need to thank her that she was able to remain in her marriage; we owe her our gratitude. Hillary as the history books will prove, had/has absolutely nothing to lose by staying in her marriage. This woman can do just about anything in terms of a career. I would love to see her lecturing on a college campus, or, perhaps writing. I believe she and Bill are intellectually compatible.
Here comes the bride and herman.
Hmmm...normally, we're innocent until proven guilty. But, Herman is at the dock of public opinion, not a court of law.
Unless he can show proof of a conspriacy, which would probably boost his popularity, I suspect he's finished, whatever his personal decision
LOL... watching this idiot on TV now, still not telling the truth about his nasty ass. How much of this is his wife going to take? She look really stupid standing there cheering him on. I feel sorry for her. He just suspended his campaign.. and he needs to! talking about FALSE ACCUSATIONS AND HURT CAUSED TO HIS FAMILY BY THEM. LOL...how dumb does he think people are?
ding dong the witch is dead.... Next?
Most people who are that stupid assume that everyone else is that stupid as well. lol He's probably thinking "Hell, I would buy it!"
Herman did the right thing. It does not matter if he was Innocent or guilty of the things he was accused of. He can not be an effective candidate for president. I hope he remains an effective voice for conservative change for the People
Hermain Cain will be a cautionary tale... nothing more.
Hmmm...which, for the moment, would seem to leave you with - for all practical purposes - with a lobbyist and an investment banker.
Herman did the right thing... and yes, he was not Presidential material. Conservative change is THE LAST THING we need. They will have us living in the streets and violent crimes will be at an all time high if they get into the White House... so watch what you ask for.
Plan B..... I'm not running for President anymore but I'm still taking your contributions!
Dammit... you beat me to it! lol
Great minds Coppers!
Don't forget his plan C, a porn web site featuring Herman Cain as the star! God, what a cartoon character the guy has become.
ROFL... 9...9...9... a minute...
Plan B, and that web site's not even up yet. Go Herman, another blunder. You need the Cain Train because only a train could carry your crap!
As of right now, Herman Cain is a footnote on the ego and arrogance of certain unqualified presidential hopefuls. Cain becomes irrelevant once again, maybe now he can do what he really loves, having affairs with every woman out there, or maybe he'll become a pornstar and have all the sex he wants without being labeled a cheater.
Bye Mr. Cheater, good bye 999, you won't be missed!
Someone tell him to stop saying "unproved"... if he REALLY didn't do it, he would not be making a case for how it cannot be "proved." He would say these "UNTRUE" allegations.
....and it would be "unproven" not "unproved"
Just another Libya moment for Cain.
Actually, "unproved" is not incorrect... it is just clunky and lacks a smooth cadence.
This speech will not be seen in its entirety on BET later !!!!!!! What a joke !!!
The Cain train couldn't make it up the hill,too much baggage !!!!!!!! Ba Bye !!!
blah blah blah who cares - seriously you people are writing paragraphs on this thing?
@Texan -1139653 I'm confused, are you referring to Herman Cain as a sitting congressman? I beg to differ with you but Herman Cain has never been elected to public office. Usually, where there is smoke, there is fire.
Cain has it backwards. The good news is he is suspending his campaign. The bad news is he's not going away. Please media let him go.
Wait and Watch. Herman doesn't think he's going away...but then Herman also thought he could be President.
Next!
Sorry Herman, but it sounds wayyyyyyyy too much like a plea to send you sympathy for your role as victim in this life. And since that goes against conservative principles, I can only conclude that Americans have absolutely no clue who you are. Maybe an al-queda plant? Maybe a soviet agent? We just don't know, no republican cries "VICTIM!!", so what entity do you actually represent?
I just heard that Cain isn't going to endorse Obama...
I guess that given Obama hasn't sexually harassed women - and has been faithful to his wife - he just isn't Cain's kind of guy...
The audience at cain's speech are obviously Bought and paid for by the Billionaire Koch Brothers or simply dumb as dirt. <Just shaking my head>