Is The Herman Cain Train About To Stall? (The Note)
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Amid snow-balling sexual harassment allegations, public disclosures by his accusers and a series of conflicting responses, Herman Cain has — so far — managed to withstand major political fallout from the scandal plaguing his campaign.
It looks like all of that may be about to change.
Though the pace of the new stories about it has dropped off, Gloria Allred, the lawyer for one of the accusers, plans to hold a press conference in Louisiana this afternoon with the former boyfriend of Sharon Bialek, who recently came forward with her story about Cain’s misconduct.
And voter discontent is beginning to sink in.
The New York Times’ Nate Silver noted ahead of this weekend’s debate in South Carolina that Cain’s numbers were “moving down slightly,” and a new Politico-George Washington University Battleground poll released today shows a similar slide. No, it’s not devastating for Cain, but these numbers are early indicators of erosion in support for the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO who has been running an unorthodox campaign.
And now Cain has enlisted an important surrogate in his campaign’s ongoing damage control effort: his elusive wife Gloria Cain, who until this week has remained out of the public’s gaze.
“You hear the graphic allegations and we know that would have been something that’s totally disrespectful of her as a woman,” Gloria Cain told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren in an interview that will air in its entirety tonight. “And I know the type of person he is. He totally respects women.”
After listening to the barrage of accusations about her husband, Mrs. Cain told Van Susteren, “I’m thinking he would have to have a split personality to do the things that were said.”
Meanwhile, Cain’s travel schedule is beginning to more closely resemble that of a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. On Tuesday he returns to Iowa for the first time since Oct. 22, and he will be there again on Saturday for a multi-candidate forum. In between he’s holding events and fundraisers in Florida.
But his campaign’s presence in some of these early states, including South Carolina, the site of Saturday night’s foreign policy-focused debate, has hardly been felt. One top Republican official in South Carolina told ABC News that Cain’s ground game effort there is virtually non-existent.
ABC’s John Berman weighed in on “Good Morning America” today about the Cain campaign decision to roll out Mrs. Cain to defend her husband. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/sBa8Ho
CAMPAIGN WARFARE. Mitt Romney’s campaign is out with a fresh Monday morning attack, but it’s not aimed at any of Romney’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, but rather on President Obama. “With each passing day, it is becoming increasingly clear that President Obama and his Democrat allies are fixated more on Mitt Romney than on turning around our struggling economy,” Romney campaign spokesman said in a statement. “If the past is any guide, we expect this obsession will grow. A Romney Administration will be focused on reviving the economy and adding jobs, not consumed by campaign politics.” The campaign circulated a press releasing with news clips showing what they say is the Obama teams “obsession with attacking governor Romney.”
In response, Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt tells the Note: “Mitt Romney is attempting to declare his record off limits — he wants no discussion of his time as a finance executive focused on investors’ profits with no regard to the impact for middle class families, his tenure as Governor when MA ranked 47th out of 50th in job creation, and he certainly doesn’t want a light to be shined on the litany of positions on key issues he has now changed on everything from climate change to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.”
And at least one Republican campaign is still aiming right for Romney’s jugular. Team Huntsman is out with a new web video today, titled “Trade War,” contrasting Romney and Jon Huntsman’s views on China. “Mitt Romney has indicated that he would be willing to drive the U.S. further into recession by pandering on China for political advantage. Moreover, his proposed ‘solution’ is not possible and was widely panned by observers and international economic experts,” campaign spokesman Tim Miller said in a statement. WATCH: http://bit.ly/vB1Sgc
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS SITS DOWN WITH DIANE SAWYER. Months after the shooting in Tucson, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords still struggles for the right words to form sentences, a condition called aphasia that is common in brain injury patients. She has undergone months of intensive speech and physical therapy to try and rebuild the connections in her brain. It is that determination, along with Giffords’ own personal strength that shine through in exclusive home videos taken by Kelly and their family that will be seen for the first time as part of tonight’s Diane Sawyer special. In one video, taken a mere two and half weeks after the shooting, a once-talkative and enthusiastic Giffords is seen working with her speech therapist and Kelly to relearn how to speak and move. Hear Giffords’ own words on “Gabby and Mark: Courage and Hope,” a Diane Sawyer Exclusive on Monday, Nov. 14 at 10 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. CT on ABC. http://abcn.ws/sTnWWO
Diane previewed her interview on “Good Morning America” today. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/sZtYB4
Giffords’ new memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope” is out on book shelves tomorrow. http://amzn.to/uk9WyZ
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ON TODAY’S “TOP LINE”: SAM DONALDSON & FRANK LUNTZ. ABC’s Rick Klein and Jonathan Karl interview the long-time ABC News contributor Sam Donaldson and Republican pollster and political consultant Frank Luntz. Watch “Top Line” LIVE at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. http://abcn.ws/toplineliveabc
THE BUZZ
FEW HOPES FOR DEFICIT PANEL. “If the supercommittee is going to act, this is the week,” report Politico’s Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan. “That’s the narrative gripping Washington as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction sits less than 10 days before its statutory Nov. 23 deadline to report a plan to cut the nation’s burgeoning deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade. There are few signs of hope. Several aides involved in the process said ongoing bipartisan talks — which continued over the weekend in Washington and by telephone — have so far yielded few results. Intraparty fissures on both sides are breaking into the open. And there’s now open talk of putting off tough decisions on entitlements and tax reform and dismantling the sequester mandate to avoid the punishment Congress created for failure — a move that President Barack Obama said he opposes. ‘I don’t hold out a lot of hope,’ said a senior Democratic leadership aide, on the outlook for the House-Senate panel. ‘People are talking, but it’s not going anywhere.’” http://politi.co/tXhhdr
NOTED: OBAMA TO SUPERCOMMITTEE: ‘BITE THE BULLET’ President Obama urged lawmakers today to abandon their “rigid positions” and reach a consensus, warning there are no “magic beans” to solve the deficit problem, according to ABC News’ Mary Bruce. “My hope is that over the next several days, the congressional leadership on the supercommittee go ahead and bite the bullet and do what needs to be done because the math won’t change,” Obama told reporters at a press conference in Hawaii yesterday. ”There’s no magic formula. There are no magic beans that you can toss in the ground and suddenly a bunch of money grows on trees. We’ve got to just go ahead and do the responsible thing.” http://abcn.ws/vfdaph
PERRY’S REHAB CONTINUES: THE WEEK AHEAD. From ABC’s Arlette Saenz: Rick Perry travels from Austin, Tex. to Iowa today, marking his eighth trip to the Hawkeye State of the campaign. He will speak at the Scott County GOP Ronald Reagan Dinner in Bettendorf. As he tries to regain his footing after last Wednesday’s debate gaffe and capitalize on what his campaign characterized as a strong performance on Saturday night, Perry will spend a good portion of this week in the two of the most important early nominating states – Iowa and New Hampshire. In addition to tonight’s speech, he will deliver a policy speech on government reform in Iowa on Tuesday morning and host two town halls in New Hampshire Wednesday. At the end of the week, he hosts fundraisers and speaks in New York City before heading back to Iowa for the Family Leader Thanksgiving Forum.
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I can only hope that awakening-from-slumber logic on the part of the Republicans will stall Herman Cain’s campaign.
He has surged in the polls on his charismatic personality alone, a dangerous single trait for any leader. His 9-9-9 plan has been proven to a disaster for the poor and middle-class while a boon for the wealthy: his insistence that no bill passed by Congress should be long than 3 pages shows a lack of knowledge of the complexity of the issues. And perhaps scariest of all is that his funding and strong association with the Koch brothers. When he said he was their brother from another mother, that told exactly where his loyalties lie, with billionaires that for years have appeared to be buying representation to enable them to increase their profits by gutting those pesky regulations that protect the public, workers and the environment from great harm.
Posted by: Librarian53 | November 14, 2011, 9:40 am 9:40 am
Romney is they only one the handlers (owners?) of the Republican Party were going to allow to win the nomination from day one. Their strategy was twofold:
1. give some red meat to the tea drinking crowd to get them excited and give them the illusion that they had some influence in the process.
2. make Mitt Romney seem normal by having him up against a cadre of sideshows
In the end the question is: will the tea drinkers and social conservatives cover their nose and vote for Romney or will they stay home?
Posted by: DefendOurConstitution | November 14, 2011, 9:57 am 9:57 am
Ala Sarah Palin, Herman Cain has made a name for himself that will continue to rake in the $$$’s for years to come. He is a pathetic proposition for a candidate for the leader of our country–also ala Palin–and an embarrassment to the GOP. His wife is certainly loyal to speak out, but I’m afraid blind loyalty is just that. I do believe he is guilty of improprieties, but the “he said, she said” is at a standoff at this point. I think the weight falls on the fact that settlements were paid. As for why the accusers didn’t “immediately” step forward, I am certain that they were aware that the denials and character assassinations would ensue, and it takes time and analysis of your personal situation before you decide to step forward into that firestorm.
Posted by: sister juana | November 14, 2011, 10:11 am 10:11 am
Librarian53— So, Cain is in the pocket of the Koch brothers eh??? Just like the Koch brothers were behind the Tea party movement right?? How exactly has his 9-9-9 plan “been proven to be a diasaster”.. Since it has not been implemented, I doubt anyone has “proven” it a diasaster.. And gee, apparently “the Koch brothers” are buying representation according to you.. Obama would never let that happen by someone like oh, say .. the UNIONS.. now would he? This administration is bought and paid for by the likes of SEIU and ACORN.. but shhh.. don’t mention that.. people will think you are a RACIST.. I think its hilarious that Cain worked in at least 6 different states and even in DC, and the only place did did not spend a great deal of time was in Chicago.. so why do the 4 women who have accused him all COME FROM CHICAGO? Why in 30 + years and in a half a dozen other states has there been NO ISSUES?? Now add to that the fact that his latest accuser lives in the same apartment as David Axelrod. the same person who “uncovered” sealed divorce papers on both the democratic opponent of Obams in Illinois, and on his republican opponent in the general election… Oh and by the way the woman who works at the NRA and assisted in leaking the settlements on Cain — used to work for Mayor Daily’s office.. So one accuser lives in the same apartment as Axelrod, another works within the Obama administration and NO ONE in any of the other places that Cain has ever worked has ever complained about his conduct… HUMMM… I’m sure this has NOTHING to do with dirty corrupt politics at all…
Posted by: arkie vet | November 14, 2011, 10:14 am 10:14 am
I actually consider this a civic duty, as education is near and dear to my heart. An uneducated population is very easy to fool, as anyone who has read human history knows.
You questioned my statement that economists have proven that 9-9-9 plan of Cains to be a disaster. Taxes aren’t science or even rocket science. Number crunchers can add up the totals folks would pay based on their income with today’s taxes and Cains plan. Any credible accountant would not find this to be a problem. With the poor and middle-class wages stagnant for the last 30 years, the substantial tax increase of the 9-9-9 plan would be a disaster for them personally and thus for our economy as the middle-class is the engine that drives it.
Unless you are in the top 1% who has seen their income grow by 275% and/or don’t care about the economic health and future strength of our country as a whole, I don’t understand your point of view. Are you arguing that Republican policies that have created this imbalance of income increases, national debt and instability in our economy are a good thing if only the 1% prospers and the middle-class shrinks?
Posted by: Librarian53 | November 14, 2011, 10:35 am 10:35 am
The “analysis” of Mr. Cain’s standing in the polls sounds like it was developed using the time-honored methods of reading tea leaves and studying chicken entrails. Of course he’s had a dip in the polls. Anyone would after a week-long onslaught of ever more salacious allegations decades old sexual misconduct.
But where are these accusers now? What happened to the news conferences at which they were to stand together and offer proof that he was the abuser they claimed he is? It’s probably not a coincidence that once Mr. Cain hired a lawyer experienced in dealing with this they scurried away and their names will remain nothing more than answers to future trivia questions.
The point is that it’s too soon to judge whether this has had any lasting impact to his campaign. Could he have handled it better? Of course, but his campaign inexperience was known going in. Do people have questions and suspicions? Certainly, if only because 99% of the public has never been accused of anything like this but is instinctively sympathetic to anyone claiming abuse.
After a couple of weeks, if nothing new surfaces and no more is heard from the accusers, we can get a better assessment of his candidacy. It may turn out that he could slip in the polls simply because of his debate performance or lack of staff or some other reason or he could surge back into a stronger lead but this “analysis” seems infused with the desire to be first rather than accurate.
Posted by: rarinmn | November 14, 2011, 10:40 am 10:40 am
One should note that the accusers themselves never released any paperwork? Why is that?
Posted by: Getreal2011 | November 14, 2011, 10:52 am 10:52 am
I don’t really have a reply, but I need to express a statement after researching so much information and that statement is “GO OBAMA GO” we need you more than ever right now….people are so blind to the needs of this country it’s scary, plus there are so many republican reactionaries that really know nothing but what others tell them. I know this problem is on both sides, but the masses where severe damage can be done in within the republican party.
Posted by: Olan Ray Nelson | November 14, 2011, 10:58 am 10:58 am
Stall? The media certainly hopes so.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 11:03 am 11:03 am
All of the left wing liberals who seek the demise of free enterprise, free America, and our Constitution would only HOPE that Herman Cain would go away. But he will not. You liberals are in for a butt-kicking.
Posted by: DesertDweller | November 14, 2011, 11:04 am 11:04 am
POSTED BY: LIBRARIAN53 | NOVEMBER 14, 2011, 9:40 AM 9:40 AM. Why don’t you check out David Axelrod who used the same tactics in Illinois political races. Pres.Obama and the democrats must have been terrified to go up against a BLACK man, can’t call him a racist.
Posted by: Lizzie | November 14, 2011, 11:05 am 11:05 am
What happened to the Lie Detector test that Herman said he would take. Give it to him and the half-dozen women and let the chips fall where they may…
Posted by: pt | November 14, 2011, 11:07 am 11:07 am
Now the big question is if CBS will announce that Ron Paul won their debate poll. With twice the number of votes! Or will they keep this quiet. Right now he has nearly 35,000 votes. Twice as much as the others.
Posted by: keredte | November 14, 2011, 11:11 am 11:11 am
@newcountryman don’t blame the media because GOP has a bunch of goofs to choose from. You can put Obama down all day long but that shows that u lack judgement in character. The ‘anybody but Obama’ GOP call is going to ruin this country. Being so desperate you are not seeing what is true. But from your other posts I can see you are more about talking GOP talking points (very weak) instead of seeking truth. Newcountryman, why say anything further? Wouldn’t u be more at home at Faux Newz? Sure u would ,m but you’re hear spreading propaganda all in efforts for GOP to win, yeah lets go back to what created the problem….Get a clue & do us all a favor.
Posted by: gippy | November 14, 2011, 11:22 am 11:22 am
@LIZZIE said ‘ Pres.Obama and the democrats must have been terrified to go up against a BLACK man, can’t call him a racist.’……….Yeah Lizzie it really sounds like you got Obama figured out, now go back to bed….where you would help out our community the most. Obama would mop the floor with Cains head. Is that fear? It’s truth.
Posted by: gippyg | November 14, 2011, 11:27 am 11:27 am
Naw, let Cain enjoy the ride a little longer! He adds so much more comic relief to the circus sideshow that is the GOP field. No one ever truly believed that he’d end up as the Republican candidate, but he’s a nice distraction from the American Taliban that is Santorum, the looneytoon that is Bachmann, the loose-cannon that is Perry, and the hawkish grump that is Gingrich. Romney always was the intended candidate, so just hold your noses and go with it.
Posted by: Dr. bubba | November 14, 2011, 11:31 am 11:31 am
Romney still looks like the guy to beat. But Newt is gaining. And a lot of folks are drawn to Ron Paul’s message. Everyone else is there for comic relief. They represent the GOP version of “The Rent is Too Damn High.”
Posted by: hopesprings52 | November 14, 2011, 11:34 am 11:34 am
It really amazes me how little it takes to get a Republican’s vote. The standards seem to be: how often you put down President Obama, how NASTY you come off on certain issues – 1) illegal immigrants, 2) torture (waterboarding), 3) KEEP taxes DOWN for the Wealthy, 4) doing away with UNIONS, 5) under the guise of “FIXING” medicare, medicade, and social security – trying to COMPLETELY do away with ALL these programs over the next few years with little or NO regard to all those people that have worked and PAID a lifetime for those very benefits they SHOULD be getting and finally, even though our President has PROVEN himself extremely FIT AND SUFFICIENT in dealing with foreign affairs, they are now taking the TYPICAL Republican hard-A$$ attitude towards Iran just in order to TRY to make our President look incompetent in that area when in Reality, he has done EXTREMELY WELL throughout his Presidency. Most intelligent people KNOW that the very important question regarding our Nation’s “Safety” that Repubublians took ownership of (Just by SAYING SO) during the 2004 campaign was NEVER a statement that they WERE actually better but the reality became the FACT that Dems have PROVEN themselves to be MUCH MORE Competent in that area as well as those others I’ve mentioned. As for Mr. Cain, the REALITY is that he will NOT be the Republican’s Nominee!!!!
Posted by: demNme5 | November 14, 2011, 11:39 am 11:39 am
Gippy; Wow! How do I respond to the same typical liberal left talking points? Let me just say that I believe Obama “vision” is one of a narcissistic talking head. And I’ll continue to post my thoughts concerning the man. You can continue to suck up the B.S. if you want. Some people can’t be helped. Ron Paul in 2012.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 11:52 am 11:52 am
I would really like to see a Obama/Gingrich debate. I’d watch that one.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
POSTED BY: GIPPYG | NOVEMBER 14, 2011, 11:27 AM 11:27 AM, I don’t have to figure out Pres.Obama youre doing a great job telling the rest of us what he is all about, HOPE and CHANGE right. You however forgot that the change is gas costing now $3.60 up from $1.80 or that the unemployement rose to 9% from 7%, or that the Pres. talks about jobs, yet he says no to thousands of jobs building the pipeline. If you would research your statements just a little you might get a differant picture.
Posted by: Lizzie | November 14, 2011, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
DEMNME5: “…even though our President has PROVEN himself extremely FIT AND SUFFICIENT in dealing with foreign affairs, they are now taking the TYPICAL Republican hard-A$$ attitude towards Iran just in order to TRY to make our President look incompetent in that area when in Reality, he has done EXTREMELY WELL throughout his Presidency.” – - – The only reason President Obama has been able to do well in foreign policy and leading the military is because those are the ONLY areas in which the President (i.e. ANY president of the US) has the authority to act without an obstructionist, uncooperative, unleadable Congress doing everything it can to undermine the President. In other words, in every arena where the President actually has the authority to carry out his responsibilities, in every arena where the Repulicans cannot sabotage his efforts, the President has done well. In every arena where the President has NO AUTHORITY to carry out his responsibilities, and which are areas the Republicans can sabotage his efforts, the President has not done as well. Responsibility and authority MUST go hand in hand. Anyone who has responsibility for something but no authority is setup to fail.
Posted by: B-K KnightRider | November 14, 2011, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
Hey Gippy; I know you’re in denial about it, but Barack Obama faces a tough road for re-election. He is upside-down in job-approval numbers with only a 43 percent approval, according to a Gallup poll. And his right-track, wrong-track numbers are even worse: 74 percent believe the county is on the wrong track versus 22 percent on the right track, according to PollingReport.com. Apparently, you and some others here belong to that 22% minority.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
they are now taking the TYPICAL Republican hard-A$$ attitude towards Iran—yeah. Let’s start another war, Republican style. Obama was so wrong about Lybia right??? of course he was. We didn’t have one casualty, it was over and done with, start to finish, in one year, and cost a tiny fraction of a fraction of what the Iraq war did AND it requires NO boots on the ground AND they dont hate us or blame us for anything…they actually…….are grateful. Yeah. that was terrible. Let’s go back to the George Bush days of Trillions of dollars in debt over wars that kill 5000+ Americans where the antagonist country hates us, has insurgencies against us, and we reap the ‘most hated country on the planet” award from EVERY country, not just arab countries but Europe as well. Yeah. Let’s do Iran the republican way again! LOL!!
Posted by: Not UR Average Joe | November 14, 2011, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
I dont trust a Republican president within 10000 miles from a problematic Arab country. No way. From dealing with the Somolia pirates (we dont hear from them anymore, do we?) , to getting OBL and killing him (who was in the SAME PLACE for FIVE YEARS of bush’s rein but bush couldnt get him), from doing EVERYTHING RIGHT in Lybia, I put my money, squarely, TOTALLY on Obama to deal with Iran over any republican. ON that issue ALONE I would hardily give my vote to Obama over anyone. Obama KICKS BUTT with arab country foreign policy.
Posted by: Nate | November 14, 2011, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
Hey Gippy; I know you’re in denial about it, but Barack Obama faces a tough road for re-election. He is upside-down in job-approval numbers with only a 43 percent approva———and congress has an 8% approval rating. yeah. What do you got? Nothing. A perverted man who makes your skin crawl, a competent intelligent republican you wont vote for because he’s mormon, you’re one shot at the white house and you wont pull the trigger, a fat old wind bag who consistently has been sent home by the voters that last 100 times he tried to run for president, and ……gee, maybe you drag Palin out of the mud..or Perry, if he remembers to show up, or Ron Paul after he’s done swallowing his crazy pills..or bachman..well, if her husband gives her permission…….shall i go on???
Posted by: Johnny boy | November 14, 2011, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
wow. Nate 12:18 – excellent points! Not only have republicans dont nothing right with an arab country in………the entire history of the planet. but they’re NEVER on the right side of any arab country issue. LIberals were saying “NO!” to Iraq, conservatives were GUN HO LET’S GO! Liberals were applauding how Obama was handling Lybia, conservatives hated everything he was doing in Lybia and were actually actively trying to stop him. They hated what he did with the Somolia pirates….oh my Lord, you are so right! Not only do they constantly do the wrong thing, they’re always AGAINST what proves to be the right thing! Obama should make a point of spotlighting this in his campaign. Replay the tapes of key Republicans on his Lybia policy and then show clips of the Lybians after they finally got Khadafi. And they’re going to set up their democratic government in 1/10 the time Iraq and Lybians are talking about a SECULAR democracy while Iraq is a THEOCRACY who’s ‘constitution’ is basically Islamic law!
Posted by: Not UR Average Joe | November 14, 2011, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
Johnny Johnny Johnny (12:21 PM); Forget about the GOP. You conveniently left out that 75% that think the country is on the wrong track. Doesn’t sound too good does it? Ron Paul 2012.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
It’s Libya not Lybia. Ouch! Like fingernails on a blackboard.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm
You conveniently left out that 75% that think the country is on the wrong track. —of course they do. The Tea Party is in control now. Did you not witness the across the board rejection of their extreme social agenda a few days ago. Teapartry was the Christian Coalition in drag. Seems folks realized that only after they put them in power. You want Paul???? LOL! Go ahead! Dare ya. He’s a nut job. Complete bonkers. Run him! dare ya. You’ll be handing the presidency to Obama on a silver platter while never realizing you’re doing it. Gotta love the right wing. NOthing diffused the energy from your agenda than simply putting you in power during the midterms. Had that not happened, people may have forgotten how crazy you all were. ;-) But…now we remember, just in time for the next presidential election….
Posted by: Johnny Boy | November 14, 2011, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
Commentator asked Ron Paul “DO you allow the man in a comma without insurance to die?” Paul – “he should make the decision on what to do”. What part of “COMMA did you not understand? Commentator tries again to make him simply understand the question — “He has no way to pay for his care. What happens? Should we let him die” ….Paul …”charities should take care of him. Churches should pay for his healthcare.”………??????????? This is where someone should play th twilight series music. The little nut job has NO ABILITY to deal with REALITY. Churches DO NOT pay people’s healthcare bills. We have MILLIONS of people, right now, today, constantly stealing healthcare and there are no imaginary churches that hand out billions of dollars to doctors and hospitals to pay those bills. What planet is this man on???? the question REMAINS – do you allow people to steal healthcare ,which is unsustainable, or do you allow him to die, or do you mandate that SOMETHING must be done to stop the stealing AND address the problem that folks need SOMEPLACE To go for healthcare that IS NOT simply stealing it. HE cannot even understand a simple question, nevermind formulate an answer that has any relation to reality. and this is your man to run the country??????????? Fruity pebbles, you cons. Real fruit loops.
Posted by: Johnny boy | November 14, 2011, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
It’s Libya not Lybia. Ouch! Like fingernails on a blackboard.–was that me? My apologies.
Posted by: Johnny boy | November 14, 2011, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
The Cain Train was derailed even before it left the station. If anyone here honestly believes for one SECOND that the good ol’ boys in the Republican Party would EVER choose Cain as their presidential nominee, then I have a wonderful bridge in Alaska to sell them. Real cheap!
Posted by: Searambler | November 14, 2011, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Mitt Romney will be the ‘Great Right Hope’ for the 2012 election. Not Ron Paul, not Herman Cain, not Rick Perry, not Crazy Eyes Bachmann, not the Newt, not Huntsman, not Santorum. All those others tried to become the anti-Romney, and are failing miserably. To me, it’s as plain as day. Does NO ONE ELSE see this?!?!?
Posted by: Searambler | November 14, 2011, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
It’s coma…not comma…I’m out of here!
Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
”charities should take care of him. Churches should pay for his healthcare.”………??????????? This is where someone should play th twilight series music. The little nut job has NO ABILITY to deal with REALITY. ———This is true of the right wing in general. They have these imaginary solutions that have no bearing with reality. They hate welfare. Well, that’s a good point, however, most folks admit one thing, there is a certain percentage of the population that are pure leaches, and welfare gives those people some basic bare minimum means to live to keep the crime rate down. Do you ever see republicans while in office, as president, actively work toward doing away with welfare?????? never. Never ever ever. Why is that? It’s the pet peeve of their base. Bachman, crazy lady, says if you dont work you dont eat, but dont be silly. If someone doesn’t have a job they’re not gong to starve to death!!! They’re going to turn to crime, crazy lady!! We already know this from history. So conservative presidents, like bush, quietly do nothing about welfare because it’s the tiny scraps you throw the bottom feeders to keep the crime rate down. IN the big picture, it’s a tiny tiny tiny fraction of the spending and it’s worth it for the peace it brings society, and the very very very poor tend to bunch up in bad sections of big cities and dont bother the better off and middle class, so republicans are actually fine with it as a small cost of running a society. This ENTIRE big picture view OF THEIR OWN LEADERS is lost on them. They’re not even aware of it. They rail about welfare even though it’s a pittance in our spending and their own leaders with any clue will NEVER do away with it and they never seem to notice that. For 60 years they elect republican presidents who NEVER do a thing about it,and they never seem to notice. Not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Posted by: Nate | November 14, 2011, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
Why is anyone still talking about Cain?
Posted by: GrannyNosBest | November 14, 2011, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
Where’s Palin? This circus is only one clown shy of the greatest big top of all.
Posted by: marsha marsha | November 14, 2011, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
newcountryman would rather point out misspellings than argue the content of the comment. It is rather sad.
Posted by: Lydia | November 14, 2011, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
It is heartening that a lot of folks here made fact-based comments about Obama’ s good foreign policy.
I especially like B-K Knightriders comment that President Obama has performed top-notch in areas that he didn’t need the authorization of Congress. As the Republican majority in the House has blocked almost all good legislation in an effort to keep President Obama from winning in 2012, it is clear that we need to elect more Dems in next election.
Posted by: Lydia | November 14, 2011, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
,In the debate the other night most of the republican candidates (except Paul and Huntsman) showed why they are not qualified to be President. President Obama never served in the military but his actions show he’s reluctant to put American service men in harms way. That’s how it should be. He exhausts every option before he commits our soldiers and sailors to combat.
.As an ex-military man I don’t want some cowboy or corporate shyster putting my a– on the line just so he can look tough and gain a few votes. War is no video game; real people’s lives are destroyed. If by some miracle one of these idiots is elected, we’ll see how tough he is when he has to write that letter to a serviceman’s family.
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Posted by: tmferretti | November 14, 2011, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
LYDIA–”I especially like B-K Knightriders comment that President Obama has performed top-notch in areas that he didn’t need the authorization of Congress. As the Republican majority in the House has blocked almost all good legislation in an effort to keep President Obama from winning in 2012,”— Can you name even ONE bill that republicans have successfully blocked? Other than the recent “jobs” bill that could even get approval from Senate DEMOCRATS much less Republicans, there hasn’t been any, BUT republicans in the House have submitted 16 legitimate jobs bills and REID has refused to let any of them go to a vote… Sounds to me like DEMS are the obstructionists…
Posted by: arkie vet | November 14, 2011, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
BUT republicans in the House have submitted 16 legitimate jobs bills and REID has refused to let any of them go to a vote…Posted by: arkie vet | November 14, 2011, 3:22 pm.
LOL! No they haven’t, Arkie. All those bills do is deregulate specific industries in specific ways, to allow big business to get richer by removing safeguards on things like environmental rules and consumer protections. None of the bills proposed by the House will actually create one single job. Republican politicians WANT unemployment to stay high. They think that the higher it is, the better their chances are of winning all of Congress and the White House next year. I mean, come on, their tactics are SO obvious! Weaken and delay everything they can, filibuster or threaten to filibuster everything they can, and propose “jobs” bills that don’t actually create any jobs. Last year they deliberately killed off 240,000 jobs by refusing to reauthorize the TANF program. A program that even uber-conservative Haley Barbour LOVED and lauded. The Democrats tried THREE TIMES last year to extend it, and the Republicans blocked every single attempt. That program ended Sept. 30, 2010, and put 240,000 more people on unemployment. THAT is what the GOP is doing to America today…………..
Posted by: Searambler | November 14, 2011, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm