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Martin Bashir: Herman Cain ‘Seems Less Funny By The Day And More Like A Dirty Old Man’

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There’s been a lot of hyperbole and biased reporting throughout the Herman Cain sexual harassment scandal. Fortunately though, there’s been one voice of reason and objectivity out there in Martin Bashir, a man who’s covered the story with sophistication and poise.

Ok, that might not be true. I think I’m just distracted by Bashir’s British pronunciation of “harassment.” HARE-essment. Harassment. God, that’s classy sounding.

Today, during Bashir’s “Clear the Air” the danger of America being “seduced” by Cain’s devilish sense of humor. The host described how the nation has been won over by Cain’s jokey attitude and smooth singing. However, unlike his fellow MSNBC host, Rachel Maddow, Bashir saw the true evil under this wacky performance.

“Because Mr. Cain is such a showman, because he preaches the need for a sense of humor, it’s easy for us to be seduced by his rapid-fire one liners, his singing of “imagine there’s no pizza,” and his smoking chief of staff. It’s all good fun. But, while Mr. Cain’s campaign might be a joke, his conduct, his alleged conduct, is not. In fact, as the accusations pile up, Mr. Cain seems less funny by the day and more like a dirty old man.”

You hear that, America? Basically Bashir’s point is that Herman Cain has us trapped in a car, his one hand up our skirt and the other on the back of our head while he asks, “Hey, you wanted a laugh, right?”

…hare-essment.

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  • Anonymous

    Jon, why so xenophobic? His pronunciation of “harassment” is only due to his accent, why mention it? 

    With love from London. 

    oh, btw……Cain’s campaign isnt getting funnier with all these allegations. 

  • proud2tbagu

    Bashir is a sanctamonious asshole. His days on the air are numbered.

  • Anonymous

    says the chief Dbag of MSNBC.

  • joe

    i just want to know this—
    if this is a liberal smear job—why are they not doing this to all candidates>
    is it because he is black and black men are ‘steriotypically’ unfailthful?
    where is mitts girl trouble? we know how mormons love the ladies..

    come on stoney—-5 women and mroe to come..
    why no girls coming out for the other  guys????

  • david r

    “Cain seems less funny by the day and more like a dirty old man.”

    How odd. Bashir seems to get funnier by the minute.

  • Anonymous

    From one ‘dirty old man’ to another, huh Jon?

  • Moderate

    “Bashir saw the true evil under this wacky performance.”

    MSNBC talking point.

  • Fudge441

    Cain is much more than a dirty old man-this idiot is a first class pervert.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GKZX3JCIGZNPSJXR4FCBGELOZQ Brand X

    Looks to me like just another weird asshole (yes that’s you Martin Bashir) filling dead airtime no decent advertiser cares to pay for on a channel with absolutely no credibility or real talent.  

  • Anonymous

    A “dirty old man” would have accusations from sooner than the late 90′s,he’d have a pattern to this day of activity,he’d have people coming forward saying he had done things like this last week or last month.

    A “dirty old man” would be outed before he became a viable presidential nominee with growing strength.

    A “dirty old man” would have accuser who offered specifics and their names,who weren’t vague or anonymous

    A “dirty old man” wouldn’t have one accuser using a ambulance chasing vulture for a lawyer,telling a story that sounds scripted and overdone,and with a past full of money troubles and issues.

    Now I’m not saying nothing took place and it’s all lies.I suspect something did happen,but this all smells to high heaven and has no credibility.

    We’ll never know the truth here,at least not a truth you can really trust.I think we’re getting BS from all sides.And I believe this is a campaign to kill Mr Cain’s chances.

    Someone said why isn’t this happening to other candidates.I believe it’s because these stories were dredged up and are low hanging fruit.Dems have already gone after Romney and Perry,it just wasn;t as salacious and gossipy tabloid.

  • Pablo

    His days in America ought to be numbered.

  • joe

    but a dirty old man WOULD have 5 women accuse him of sexual malfeasance —
    and i have a feeling there are plenty more~

    and for the record–this dirty old man DID have complaints before–remember—2 actual legal cases…
    and that would be nearly impossible for an innocent man..
    don’t be a dumbass ok?
    he is guilty..
    you people had obama as a muslim, fake american and god knows what else WHEN THERE WAS ACTUAL PROOF TO THE CONTRARY–LEGAL UNDENIABLE PROOF…

    and yet you still think cain is a victim..
    oh a consverative could have this level of blind faith~

  • Anonymous

    Who said it was a lib smear job?

    Joe’s world:  “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see? “

  • Anonymous

    Reminds ya of your father, eh?

    Now prove that cain is guilty.

    Go ahead, skippy- prove it.

  • Brad

    Dirty Old man is better then the racist Uncle Tom they been calling him on MSNBC.

  • Anonymous

    Oh, geez…Poor Marty is still mad that a guest bludgeoned him last week by calling his low-rated cable channel ‘MSDNC.’

    What a thin-skinned limp-wrist.

  • Anonymous

    First off stop going the either for us or against us sheep route,I’m not a conservative.

    I did not say he is innocent what I did say if you were to interpret the post correctly is that this all stinks to high heaven.It blows the credibility of the accusations.These people are shooting themselves in the feet.

    I think everybody is a victim here,all of us,Cain,the women who are obviously being used to suit an agenda,and the process,that’s the biggest victim of them all.

    I never doubted Obamas citizenship.Stop lumping me in with people I’m not a part of,you do not know me though you think you do,you are one of those people who judge others by one of a few small aspects of their lives,

    Who’s the dumbass here?

  • ganymede

    What’s even more disturbing is the character and qualifications of all the Republican contenders, perhaps with the exception of Huntsman and Romney. Also, what’s with all  you rightwingers who think that Cain, Bachmann, Santorum, Gingrich, Trump and Perry represent the will of the American people and can successfully lead America. These are people out of the pre-enlightenment period who don’t respect science and education and are products of the lobbying sysytem. . Are you all really as backward as they are? The answer is probably yes which is truly sad and tragic, which is also pretty much as the world judges this country. And most of  you really don’t give a shit. Fortunately, the demographics are changing rapidly, and even more and more white gun and Bible loving people are discovering how they’ve been suckered by a totally corrupt system. 

  • Anonymous

    Herman Cain pronounces it:

    HER-ASS-mint

  • Anonymous

    Martin Bashir seems less like a man with a visible IQ, and more like a perverted old liberal dickwad who just couldn’t get a job on an actual news network.

  • Anonymous

    One can hope that when we have a Republican President and MSNBC is ignored, maybe they will fire Martin, or Chrissy, or Ralph Maddow, or Lawrence O’Dumbbell, or “Special Ed” Schultz. It is astonishing that Bill O’Reilly gets more people to watch his show than all of these people on MSNBC combined.

  • Anonymous

    “5 women and mroe to come.”

    Now I know why you are a liberal – you can’t count, and you can’t spell.

    Typical imbecilic liberal.

  • Jason

    Your racism is showing. Put away your Klan outfit and get your hands off your sister, hillbilly.

  • RACE BAITING@6 RESIST WE MUCH!

    Basher hating a black man straight up

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    I bet that’s the exact quote you mother tells you!! Lol!!

  • david r

    Gunter, he’s a dynamic, good-looking man.  Like Kennedy. Clinton. Reagan. These men weren’t perfect. 

  • david r

    My feeling is that he’s probably banged his share.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Bashir’s comment, the substance of his comment, is correct, but even someone who is correct can be an insufferable boorish twit.

    Having said that, I pronounce “harrassment” the same way he does.

  • Anonymous

    Where does MSNBC find these assclowns?

  • Teslagunner

    Martin needs to head back to England and shut his pie hole!!! What a rotten asshole this guy is!!!!! What a jerk off!!!

  • Anonymous

    “Herman Cain said, starting today, if you buy into his 9-9-9 plan, he’ll throw in a free 32-ounce soda.”
     –David Letterman

  • Anonymous

    Of course, Cain still doesn’t get it. Like he said he will address all these charges at a press conference tomorrow at Hooters.”
    –Jay Leno

  • Anonymous

    “Cain understands domestic issues because he had experience selling pizza; and he understands international issues because pizza is Italian.”
    – Stephen Colbert

  • Anonymous

    “Herman Cain is the first candidate this year to use the word ‘consensual.’
    ” –David Letterman

  • Jbass

    Martin is the dirty old man – throw him off the air!  might have known MSNBC the trash tv.

  • david r

    He’s a character.  Like Rachel’s comment about performance art.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BP4EOBS54QVBWS4N2XBWJNSOAY bkisses08

    my my how the republicans hate when one of theres is caught in the line of fire.. and they blame perry then the democrats for cain being a perverted ahole.. this is all cains fault it he was honest to begin with this probably would of never got to this point.

  • Anonymous

    I think the issue is that there is a distinct difference in the way the media react to Democrats and Republicans in these regards. If Cain is in fact PROVEN guilty of these accusations, then let him suffer the consequences. But you cannot deny that we have been firebombed by the mainstream media in their reporting of this. And then compare that to John Edwards who fathered a child with a woman who was being paid by his campaign. All of this went on for a year(during a presidential campaign) before it got any coverage.

  • Ricci Dats Me

    I’m posting this as often as I can.. I probably wont see the juvinille responses so I hope those out there with clear heads and an agenda to help this country can chime in.
    FOR THE RECORD GOP.. 1 allegation of sexual misconduct -suspect, but no reason for alarm; 2 allegations?? Perhaps there is a conspiracy, you know, GREEDY CHICKS..; 3 allegations?? Umm, can we start to investigate what the hell this guy is up too; and FIVE ALLEGATIONS. .. GOOD LORD and there are still a ton of people supporting him for WHAT REASONS?? Because they do not like Obama’s 3-4% increase in unemployment since he got in office compared with nearly a 10% increase during the last dude’s tenure in office.. Hmmmm.. I smell southern ignorance.. WHY that place (the south) wasnt treated like the loser of a war (which it was) will always boggle my mind.

  • AliveStillKickin

    Somehow a fucking Muslim calling anyone “devilish” just doesn’t pass muster.
    Pot/Kettle

  • AliveStillKickin

    My “juvenile response” covers all of your stupid claims:
    ‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^›
    :
     

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