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Joe Scarborough To David Gregory: Herman Cain Is ‘On A Glorified Book Tour’

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Meet the PressDavid Gregory paid a visit to the Morning Joe crew this morning to share a theory on what, exactly, Herman Cain is doing in our national spotlight. Is he just here to promote his book?

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Host Joe Scarborough introduced Gregory by asking him to weigh in on how Cain’s recent “pro-choice” admission to CNN CNN’s Piers Morgan will play out in Iowa. Gregory admitted he was perhaps a bit confused by whatever strategy it is that Cain is undertaking:

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The thing that strikes me about Herman Cain, and when I interviewed him last week it first came up, you know this business about making a joke about an electric fence or his performance in the debate where he says, “Well, you know, I wasn’t asked about Al Qaeda and letting a hostage go” when it’s so clearly there on the table. I mean, it just… He’s either not remembering things or he’s just playing a little bit loose on some of these things, but it’s not a good strategy. You know, you can’t play that loose on some of these issues and be shown to be ill-informed or to just be that inconsistent.

Scarborough responded by noting that, as he and the mainstream media sees it, Cain is basically “on a glorified book tour” and that he “does not appear, by any objective standard, to be running a presidential campaign.”

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  • Exgoper

    Haters, begin your hate-fest!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZCDEG24W2PC2QJJE2BHXX5BAOM Tiny Card

    THESE GUYS DONT HAVE A CLUE

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZCDEG24W2PC2QJJE2BHXX5BAOM Tiny Card

    WHY DO ALL THE BLACK GUYS ON THESE CABLE SHOW LOOK SOFT?

  • Anonymous

    The majority MSM is out to knock out Cain so Obama can win re-election and continue to destroy our country. Obama’s own book was full of racism and race hatred yet the MSM NEVER ADDRESSED THAT…NEVER;

    And I have the proof Obama is a racist FROM HIS BOOK;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r1ApR_-bHI

    The MSM NEVER asked Obama about his racist remarks that he EVEN READ from his own book.

  • NeverWrong

    Typical Joe Blowhard racism and bigotry. Ditto for ol’ Mika Airhead. I guess one could say that LSDnbc has succeeded at wanting to be The Clown Cable Network. They are also damn good at anger and hatred. Is it any wonder that they lag so far behind the giant, FOX News.

  • Anonymous

    Why does Dave Gregory glue a dead possum atop his head?

  • Anonymous

    Right now, OBAMO is on a self-glorifying Farewell tour…in a Canadian-made bus…speaking to tiny crowds…who don’t clap.

    File under, “No Come Let Us Adore Him.”

  • Anonymous

    I remember years ago actually seeing Gregory at the liquor store buying hard booze and then he appeared later on the evening doing the news at our local news station when he was an anchor before he went to big league.

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    YAWN. When you post something even vaguely coherent or true, let us know.

  • DEFENDER-90

    Herman Cain just annouced that he will be having a book signing at.
    1600 Pennsylvania Av
    Washington DC
    JAN/ 20/ 2013.

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    They lag behind Fox because most Americans are lazy fuckwads who want their news distilled into simple-to-understand stories of good-vs-evil and right-vs-left and can’t digest anything of substance or depth. 

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    Are you this big a moron in your “real” life (assuming you’re capable of such a thing)?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1332380842 Ben Moore

    The thing these and most “talking heads” dont get is that Herman Cain isnt doing things that usual “talking suits” aka politicians do. He is forgoing standard political campaigning and actually connecting with people on a personal level. He isnt afraid of saying what he actually believes and that scares both sides of the isle. Never have we seen someone strait talk like him…thats why so many people when they interview him are stunned and usually say, wow never had a strait answer from a politician…generally followed up with a response from Cain like “well im not a politicain :) “. agree with him or not its nice to see someone standing by their convictions!

  • Anonymous

    I guess you never read Obama’s book…and Obama the racist is actually READING his racist remarks. You can hear it for yourself in his OWN VOICE.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r1ApR_-bHI

  • Anonymous

    Joe and his Aunt Meeker should each write another of ther best selling books and then go on a 2 year book tour .

    Oh wait . They can’t . They have to do their 3 hour radio show

  • Anonymous

    Obama’s book was full of racist remarks and the MSM never reported on it;

  • gloss

    And the yellow crap coming out of MSNBC has substance and depth?  “RACISM”  and “Want old people to die”  are not particularly substantive and deep.  Nice try though

  • Anonymous

    Noticed that Norah O’Donnell , Erin Burnett , Savannah Guthrie and Contessa Brewer are gone from MSNBC .

    What, they don’t want to be associated with their highly regarded journalist colleagues Matthews , Schultz and Sharpton ?

  • Yukon Jack

    Actually, they don’t. They just look and sound STUPID.

    Capehart! Robinson! Sharpton! West (you know the Cornell variety, NOT Allen) 

    Talking about slaves who never had the courage to leave the plantation!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Behold your seething rage. Will you be jumping from a skyscraper or self-immolating a year from now (assuming you’re brave enough to do either)?

    Watching you ‘tolerant’ and ‘inclusive’ Leftists prove that you’re neither is terrific to watch.

  • Yukon Jack

    And, of course we can add the so-called female ones: Alex, Savannah, Perry (no relation). 

  • Anonymous

    Dems running far away from the increasingly unhinged Obama and Crazy Joe :

    “Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., announced his retirement from Congress this afternoon — and he issued a scathing parting shot at President Obama’s track record on his way out.”

    http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/10/cardoza-to-anno.php

  • Yukon Jack

    How could she? She is a drop-out of the public, union-dominatred indoctrination system.

  • Yukon Jack

    Just for curiosity: Look at all the posts here. What political affiliation is addicted to use vulgar, profane and sophomoric language to support their argument?

    BR HONEST!!!

  • Anonymous

    Maybe Joe could write a book about his life with a special chapter about Lori Klausutis!!

  • Anonymous

    He knows that Obama is a loser…that is only propped up the Liberal MSM and unions.

  • Anonymous

    Please give examples.

  • Anonymous

    ‘…You need a big resume across the board and a Foreign policy.’ Katty Kay

    Somebody retiring said something really mean about President Obama…that’s terrible. Surely you mean Michele Bachmann or Rick Santorum?

    Saying mean things about Obama. I just hope he’s skin’s thick enough to cope after dealing with Osama Bin Laden, Colonel Gaddafi and Anwar al-Awlaki.

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    I did read his book. And I watched five minutes of this video and it was painfully obvious you’ve got NOTHING. Zilch. Zero. Nada. 

    Go peddle this nonsense to an idiot Foxtard who’s too stupid to get it. 

  • DEFENDER-90

    Obama has just annouced he to will be having a signing, it will be held at the Government Office Confernce Hall, Kenya Nairobi.
    JAN /22/ 2013.

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    Sorry I don’t pretend to be “tolerant” of stupidity like yours. 

  • Foxtards_Is_Stupid

    Dont’ bother asking. He just keeps posting some dim-witted video that has nothing in it. And he’s too big a fool to realize it. 

  • Yukon Jack

    David Gregory is just a pathetic Tim Russert wannabe.

    Tim Russert spoke at the Graduation of my wife at D’Youville College in Buffalo. NY., in the late 1990′s.

    My wife looks at David Gregory and, with great effort, manages not to vomit.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XEFRKNJR6WJ5WQ6KNPH2OEY2LU Antonio

    Its because angry black guys like Ice Cube don’t have widespread white appeal.

    The magic negro is appropriate in these types of situations.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XEFRKNJR6WJ5WQ6KNPH2OEY2LU Antonio

    As a field or freed negro can you tell us how you were able to find the courage to do what the other negros were unable to do?

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Cain only cares for profit and the Lord. His campaign is useful in producing extra income. Elevation to the federal government would satisfy none of his natural longings and isolate him within the belly of a beast he deplores. My guess… He is violating campaign laws so as to protect against his election.

  • Moosenuts99

    Comparing someone speaking against someone’s looks?

    SOUNDS LIKE APPLES AND ORANGES TO ME

  • Moosenuts99

    Savannah was just on the other morning.

    Hmmm, CONS and being informed…

  • Moosenuts99

    Hahahaha; love that you spelled STRAIGHT like STRAIT, as in STRAITJACKET

    Hahahahahaha

    Freudian slip?

  • Moosenuts99

    Keep dreaming

    My right wing grandparents came UNGLUED at my mere mention of Cain possibly being their nominee.

    They’re not the only racists out there…

  • Moosenuts99

    Anger and hatred? Kettle meet pot

  • Floridaswampthing

    I love watching these liberal implode! These idiots have no idea how to take Herman Cain. I am loving  it!!

  • shonangreg

    The Republican fanbois on mediatie? Or the Republican candidates?

  • PrezOworst

    Its too bad O-Bam-A didn’t get the kind of scrutiny and real questioning.  Then again he never said anything specific.

  • Chrisg

    In a stuggling economy, there sure is one business that pays:

    The grifting of poor teatard saps.  Cain, Gingrich, Palin are making a nice living off you suckers.

    If you think Cain has any intention of becoming president you are even dumber than I thought.

    But I will give you Cain fans credit for supporting a Pro-Choice candidate. 

    Too bad Cain’s too stupid to even understand that he IS Pro-Choice.

    LOL!

  • Chrisg

    In a stuggling economy, there sure is one business that pays:

    The grifting of poor teatard saps.  Cain, Gingrich, Palin are making a nice living off you suckers.

    If you think Cain has any intention of becoming president you are even dumber than I thought.

    But I will give you Cain fans credit for supporting a Pro-Choice candidate. 

    Too bad Cain’s too stupid to even understand that he IS Pro-Choice.

    LOL!

  • One pissed off liberal

    You must be smart.  Anyone who lumps the majority of America into the term “lazy fuckwad” sounds to me like and open minded, enlightened, and well educated thinker, who clearly knows whats going on.

  • One pissed off liberal

    You must be smart.  Anyone who lumps the majority of America into the term “lazy fuckwad” sounds to me like and open minded, enlightened, and well educated thinker, who clearly knows whats going on.

  • One pissed off liberal

    You dont pretend to have the maturity level that much over a 7th grader either.

  • One pissed off liberal

    “I CEASED TO ADVERISE MY MOTHER’S RACE AT THE AGE OF12 OR 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites”
     
     
    ” I FOUND A SOLACE IN NURSING A PERVASIVE SENSE OF GRIEVANCE AND ANIMOSITY AGAINST MY MOTHER’S RACE”.
     
    “The emotion between the races could never be pure….. the THE OTHER RACE (WHITE) WOULD ALWAYS REMAIN JUST THAT: MENACING, ALIEN AND APART”
    From Dreams Of My Father, “never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn’t speak to my own. IT WAS INTO MY FATHER’S IMAGE , THE BLACK MAN, THE SON OF AFRICA, THAT I’D PACKED ALL THE ATTRIBUTES I SOUGHT IN MYSELF.
     
    From Dreams Of My Father:
    “THAT HATE HADN’T GONE AWAY,” he wrote, BLAMING WHITE PEOPLE,- SOME CRUEL, SOME IGNORANT, sometimes a single face, sometimes just a faceless image of a system claiming power over our lives.”
     
     
     
    From Dreams Of My Father;
    “There were enough of us on campus to constitute a tribe
     
    ‘I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’

    Need help on educating yourself on anything else or can you take it from here?

  • One pissed off liberal

    “I CEASED TO ADVERISE MY MOTHER’S RACE AT THE AGE OF12 OR 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites”  ” I FOUND A SOLACE IN NURSING A PERVASIVE SENSE OF GRIEVANCE AND ANIMOSITY AGAINST MY MOTHER’S RACE”. ”The emotion between the races could never be pure….. the THE OTHER RACE (WHITE) WOULD ALWAYS REMAIN JUST THAT: MENACING, ALIEN AND APART”From Dreams Of My Father, “never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn’t speak to my own. IT WAS INTO MY FATHER’S IMAGE , THE BLACK MAN, THE SON OF AFRICA, THAT I’D PACKED ALL THE ATTRIBUTES I SOUGHT IN MYSELF. From Dreams Of My Father:”THAT HATE HADN’T GONE AWAY,” he wrote, BLAMING WHITE PEOPLE,- SOME CRUEL, SOME IGNORANT, sometimes a single face, sometimes just a faceless image of a system claiming power over our lives.”   From Dreams Of My Father;”There were enough of us on campus to constitute a tribe ’I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’Need help on educating yourself on anything else or can you take it from here?

  • One pissed off liberal

    Maybe you should point them towards the democratic party then….they are much more interested in race, gender, and orientation versus qualifications and substance.

    They’ll fit right in!

  • One pissed off liberal

    I agree with your comment of foreign policy.  Generally I look for a candidate who’s foreign policy experience consists of living in another country as a child versus a candidate who brokers international business deals.  But what the hey…I’m a liberal.

  • One pissed off liberal

    Wow….can I see the rest of your qualified psycological evaluation of Herman Cain?

  • Anonymous

    There’s a large roster to choose from currently.

    …Enjoy.

  • Chrisg

    You and Lala are two truly ignorant people.

    Either you have no reading comprehension skills or you are deliberately pulling quotes out of context in a dishonest manner.

    Weak and pathetic in either case.

    Even someone who hadn’t read the book can tell that these quotes (note that they are all past tense) are part of an evolving narrative.

    At least any one with half a brain can tell.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    well, he’s right.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    And we tried to warn them … but noooooo, they wouldn’t listen, claiming we all were just socialist lefties jealous of Ms. Sarah.  Jealous of what, I’m not sure.  I, for one, don’t quit everything I start, nor do I troll for dollars.

  • Anonymous

    Herman Cain will win that Nomination with the tacit support of Tea Party/Republicans. 

    Cain will be pleasantly surprised about what to do next and firming up his Foreign Policy credentials.

  • Anonymous

    Read part of book awile ago, you seem to be taking lines out of context to how they were meant.
    If you want to see racism you can always find a way.I don’t agree with your assessment.

  • PrezOworst

    You ever been out your nest or the Country?  We dont know what hard work is.  This country is fat and lazy.  We hire illegals to cut our yard so our young brats dont have to.  Kids live at home to 25…27.  Everything we buy that is disposable is about being lazy.  Prepackaged food…lazy. Sit in cubicles on our azz all day and we are tired.  We drive 4 houses down because we dont want to waddle there. On and on.

  • Chrisg

    I’m so sick of the inane and immature crushing on Cain’s “I’m not a politician” schtick.

    Gawd, y’all sound worse than a Justin Beiber fan!

    Saying you are not a politician while running for POTUS is the equivalent of me saying I’m not a basketball player but expecting the Lakers to draft me as starting foward.

    He’s running for political office (or at least pretending to).  If he doesn’t know how to or want to be a politician, he has no business in the race.

    But I do soooo hope he wins the nomination!

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    According to Stonepark3 today, I do.  Don’t worry – I’ll troll for dollars in your place. Anyone know where I should start looking for someone to pay me to post comments?

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    But… 9-9-9!

  • Anonymous

    Joe Scarborough is so far into the tank for the Republican Establishment that he cannot see daylight.  If he has ever been a serious person, he has sold out long ago.

  • Anonymous

    I think 7th grade is being generous. There’s a good reason why the mascot for DIM LIBS is a Jackass, and he’s it.

  • Anonymous

    Better late than never?

    Let me get this completely straight, Mr. Cain is on a “glorified book tour.”  What?

    TRIVIA Question:  Remember what it said on the front of Ken Kesey’s and the “Merry Pranksters” bus? (Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test)   Answer:  the same thing as on Obama’s bus.  Ouch!

    You win a cookie if you get the question correct…

    Purveyor  

  • Anonymous

    Snidely, long time no see.  I am getting more accustomed to Gulf Coast.  We should get together and catch snakes sometime?  LOL

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