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Politico‘s Ken Vogel Refuses To Confirm Or Deny Cain Story Came From Rival Camp

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As the fallout continues from last night’s scandalous Herman Cain exposé, many trying to parse Cain’s response to accusations of having had to settle a sexual harassment claim as head of the National Restaurant Association, while the Cain campaign has tried to turn the tables on Politico for breaking the story. On the Ed Show tonight, Politico‘s Ken Vogel elaborated on the work that went into story, but refused to confirm or deny who fed the site the story.

Host Ed Schultz opened up his interview with the reporter by asking for an assessment on how Cain had responded, a series of clarifications that Vogel considered “a little ham-handed,” especially given that “we had initially approached the campaign ten days before the story came out,” giving them plenty of time. The resulting response to the piece proved to Vogel that there was a high chance that within Cain HQ there was “a failure by the campaign to see the seriousness of this, as well as coming up with a coherent response.”

RELATED: Video: Herman Cain Asks Politico’s Jonathan Martin ‘Have You Ever Been Accused Of Sexual Harassment?’

To claims that the attack was somehow personal, Vogel responded that there was heavy reporting invested in the piece, that it was not hearsay. “Regardless of where we got it,” he explained, “we spent a lot of time, we did dozens of interviews.” He also claimed that the reporters “physically examined one of these settlements” and refrained from publishing until “we got to the point that we were extremely confident.”

Speaking of “where we got it,” Schultz was curious to see if he could get from Vogel who tipped the reporters off to the story. “Can you emphatically state tonight that no other campaign was involved?” he asked. He did not get a yes or no answer, but only that “we’re not going to get into our sourcing,” but that they had the facts on record to report it. “What was important to us was that we were about to verify what was initially a very vague, sort of broad contour of the story… and present it in a way that has yet to be challenged,” Vogel explained.

RELATED: Rush Limbaugh: Herman Cain ‘Hit-Piece’ Is Purely About Blacks ‘Getting Too Uppity’

From there, Schultz returned to Cain’s responses to the allegations, which Vogel mostly shrugged off as a “semantics” quibble than a legitimate gripe with his organization’s reporting.

The segment via MSNBC below:

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  • Anonymous

    NO! It must’ve come from liberals who are just terrified of Cain in a general election!!! He’s so adept and knowledgeable on policy, Omuslimzerobama wouldn’t stand a chance!

  • Anonymous

    A non-admission is an admission.

    Boom goes down Perry.

    Thankfully, he’s not my guy. :)

  • I May Be Retarded

    “he’s a black man who knows his place. I know that’s harsh but that’s how it sure seems to me,’

  • http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/630-E-Lovell-Dr-Troy-MI-48085/24509418_zpid/ Louisa Gismonde Calcaterra

    The question we all want answered – does Pizzaboy sing in the bedroom while he’s boning a chick????

  • Michelle

    Ah Ken Vogel, a George Soros journOlist.  When George spent $30 million buying journOlists, I guess this is the sort of stories he had in mind. 

    Kenny, why won’t George let you tell us who the “victim” is and what the charges are?  Why is it a secret?

  • Rufus Danegro

    Noted Conservative pundit Matt Lewis is fairly convinced the Smear came from the Perry Camp.

    So what we have here is a Conservative Journalist-Johnathan Martin of the McCain shrimp boat fame exposing Cain on the conservative leaning site Politico.

    I’d say the conservative meme of media bias in this instance makes them look beyond stupid but I am 100% positive that they will continue to beat the media bias drum with a dash of the race card thrown in since they were so totally caught off guard by the story.

    The conservatives have been freaking out  all day long much to my amusement.

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

    The budding Cain campaign finance scandal will be even more damaging. Cain is quite screwed.

  • ldpd

    lol
    this has romney’s footprints all over it

  • http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/630-E-Lovell-Dr-Troy-MI-48085/24509418_zpid/ Louisa Gismonde Calcaterra

    Oh well. 

    You think it’s too early for me to put in an order for 2 medium Godfather’s pizzas?  Oh, and hold the anchovies!!!!!!

    LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Vogel also went on CNN and Blitzer tried getting him to spit it out. Wasn’t happening. What does Politico have to hide?

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    The Democrats loved Bubba Clinton who was charged with rape and sexual harrassment not to mention violating the rights of an innocent cigar. If the Democrats don’t vote Herman Cain by a landslide it’s because they are obviously RACISTS!

    Herman Cain – 2012!

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. Cain was never a contender which is why all of the liberal outrage is funny to me.

  • Anonymous

    Nope. Cain was Romney’s shill.

  • Anonymous

    ‘A five figure settlement…’ Ken Vogel

    Herman Cain’s team handled it badly. It would’ve have been better advised to admit what was clearly and inevitably going to come out.

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

    Personally, I haven’t felt much outrage since the Republican race began… Tons of humor and general enjoyment… Very little outrage.

  • Anonymous

    …That’s mean!

  • Silly Liberal Children

    Howdy negro!

    What we have here is a negro named Roofiss who doesn’t know what the fu ck he is talking about but likes shrimp on a boat.

  • Anonymous

    Not too late to vet Obama in case he gets the Democrat nomination .

  • Rufus Danegro

     More like non stop hilarity.

  • Pablo

    Nah. Cain is Not-Romney. He’s gutting Perry. Romney likes that.

  • NDanielson

    BJ Clinton paid out a cool six-figure $850,000 and leftnuts still think the impeached serial adulterer is innocent. This won’t hurt Cain a bit. If that is all you leftnuts can dig up on the man, Barry is in for a real sleazy campaign. I doubt Herman Cain will take pity on the fact that Barry has a “different” middle name, or that Barry does “not look like the  rest of the presidents on our currency”. Barry’s no way worthy of even being on a penny.

    Michael Jackson paid out $15 Million in one lawsuit settled over his child molestation charges, but you left nuts never thought he was guilty, either. Liberals are truly pathetic for all to see, which is the best thing about your posts.

  • Rufus Danegro

     Howdy rubber tool belt! I spent so much time flagging your posts I’m satisfied to see you back under a new name!!!!

    You have roughly 24 hours before they ban you again!!!

    LOL

  • david r

    Perry. Payback for Ni*****head.

  • Anonymous

    Dead on!

  • Anonymous

    As a Conservative, I don’t care about the debates. I frankly don’t care about the Presidency at this stage. I think all of the candidates are horrible. I’m glad you find it enjoyable. I’d rather spend my time doing actual things. :) All I need to do is turn on MSNBC to see their reaction to know who won the debate.

    Plus, Obama has plenty of issues that will arise during the election. If I were a liberal, I’d be mad at Perry. As a Conservative, it’s a thank you because he’s getting rid of two campaigns, his own and Cain’s.

  • Pablo
  • Rufus Danegro

    Oh how I love this utter confusion in the GOP ranks.

    Too bad neither of your votes matter.

    OUCH

  • Anonymous

    journ0list *drink*

  • Pablo

    Make the call! And wait.

  • Anonymous

    A five figure settlement means nothing. There is a difference if it was settled for $10,000 or $90,000.

    This is more or less an efficiency issue.

    This looks worse for Perry and Politico. I’m totally enjoying this. :)

  • Anonymous

    Did Cain know there was a payoff is what matters to me. If so, then he should step down!

    I would have also told him to step down if he had a self admitted terrorist as a friend or if he spent 20 years listening to an anti-American racist Preacher!!!……..I don’t hold double standards unlike the left!!

  • lazzzlo

    Hasn’t Ed used the acts of privacy to make himself prim and clean.

  • Rufus Danegro

    And that my friends is the bitter taste of conservative denial! You want to know why Obama will win hands down in 2012-just read the above post from moron#3 and yoou will see the delightful light!

  • Rufus Danegro

    You found that bucket yet Steve?

  • david r

    All the dirt on Obama will come out from biographers.  The media has totally failed to vet him.

  • Pablo

    It would be good to know what the “information” is too. But that would require reporting, a task that Politico is clearly not up to.

  • Rufus Danegro

    SOROS-DRINK TWICE!

  • lazzzlo

    It seems like the media paints a picture while they never are asked to follow through the same paramaters.

  • Anonymous

    A potential Presidential Candidate who is economical with the truth over a ‘financially settled sexual harassment case’ is a considerably bigger issue rather than the amount of money.

    It will make for an interesting variety of forthcoming voter, Republican candidates and network debates.

    This story will now be pulled screaming from under the carpet…

  • Rufus Danegro

    THANK GOD-YES JOHNATH “MCCAIN SHRIMP BOAT” MARTIN IS A HACK!!

    EXACTLY!!!!!

    GO WITH THAT!!!

    LOL

  • Rufus Danegro

    WHO ISN’T TOTALLY ENJOYING THIS????!!

    LOL

  • Anonymous

    Pablo – Rumor is that Bachmann and Cain were shills for Romney. I don’t want to burst your bubble, but I don’t see how both Perry’s and Cain’s campaigns get axed over this. Not right now of course. But this isn’t good.

    This is why I said 2012 is a bad year for the nation. I don’t wish to be negative. Heck, I’ll be going to law school somewhere next year so personally 2012 will be an epic year for me. However, politically, the nation will suffer whoever is the candidate. That’s my gut reaction at least.

    Think about it, why would Coulter defend Cain? She is now backing Romney.

    Perry is no competition to Romney. Perry can’t talk….period. And when he does, he’s calling people “heartless”.

  • Rufus Danegro

     ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/is-cains-denial-plausible/2011/10/31/gIQAGr1ZZM_blog.html

  • Rufus Danegro

    RACE CARD-DRINK!

  • lazzzlo

    I saw a reference to a Think Progress piece where the gist of the statement by their interviewed subject was skewed.

    Oh wait,  it was a national person.

  • Anonymous

    What would we do without you? :)

  • Anonymous

    Its Karl Rove.

    Like when Rove/Bush  phoned everyone in South Carolina in 2000 to tell them John McCain fathered a black baby (the McCains had adopted a baby from Bangladesh.

    Its called “ratfucking” and Rove is the master.

  • lazzzlo

    I actually have nothing left too say.

  • Mo Fokker

    We don’t give a shit whether this incident helps or hurts him as a candidate.  We are just happy this reflects poorly on the Republican party.
     

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I think it’s Tollbooth. Typical of him, especially when he turns desperate.

    But, what about that performance in New Hampshire? Drunk? Drug reaction? A mini-breakdown?

  • Anonymous

    Common sense says that he knew there was an investigation going on. Any person that was part of any investigation would know. I think of this more of a buyout to have the individual go away versus Cain did something wrong. This action to me is common in business practice. It was just cheaper to handle the situation this way versus spend more money to litigate.

    I don’t think Cain necessarily did anything wrong. As of THIS POINT, it seems like a female that overreacted or was hypersensitive but logic says to me that Cain’s major problem is his crisis management skills.

  • Anonymous

    If that is the case?

    No doubt someone or persons will do it for them…

    Either way it does not really change or alter Herman Cain’s predicament.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Clean up your own house. Perry. Surely, even you are not so daft that you believe any “librul” would want Herb out of the race. He’s a Godsend.

  • lazzzlo

    1st and foremost LindenArden, Karl Rove or whomever need to acknowledge whatever grouping together you believe will work.  Then they may deny it.

  • Rufus Danegro

    Three hours moron #3 was saying Cain didn’t have a problem.

    WHOOPS.

  • lazzzlo

    That at least is honest.

  • Rufus Danegro

    Let’s find out. Seppuku is the only option Rubber gloves. BANZAI MOFEUX

  • Anonymous

    Interesting. And entirely possible.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Nothing like a Freak Show Freak-Out on this day of the year. And, did we ever get one. “They” were all like a rather noisey version of “Night of the Living Dead”. Great, great fun.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    There doesn’t seem to be much outrage to me. Just pure enjoyment.

  • Pablo

    I don’t see Cain playing the game. Romney has had fairly steady support. The rise of Cain has seen Perry plummet to single digits. If Perry can’t neutralize Cain, but quick, he’s done.

    Perry is competition to Romney in 2 ways. First, he’s a Not-Romney. That vote is a big chunk of the GOP electorate. Second, he’s got a buttload of money and he can afford to hang around and be a pain in Romney’s ass.

    Attacking Cain is tactical. His animus for Romney is personal.

  • Anonymous

    Cain was never a potential candidate. ‘Nuff said.

    Pablo and I disagree on Cain’s viable, but I understand why Pablo likes and stands by Cain. I did the same thing with my candidate of choice.

    There is nothing interesting about the debates. My goal is to read my copy of War and Peace. That is a better filler of my time. :)

  • Anonymous

    Pablo is right in this case.

  • Rufus Danegro

    All day long-we heard about how this was some liberal conspiracy that wouldn’t put a dent in his campaign and now here we are with most of the village idiots singing a brand new tune!

    Like I said this morning; HE’S TOAST.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    If only we’d known abot the Rev. Dr. Wright and Dr. Ayres.

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    A died-in-the-wool Obama-Gargler! SLURP MERCHANT!

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    HERMAN CAIN – 2012!

  • Pablo

    Rove would have done a more thorough job. This is amateur hour.

  • Anonymous

    I have interacted with hundreds of women in my professional life.  Somehow I have managed to conduct myself in such a way that not one has ever accused me of harassment.  I have also managed to have never place myself in situations where such accusations would be considered plausible or credible; let alone be sufficient to necessitate the issuance of a five-figure check and a non-disclosure statement prior to a woman quitting (or being forced to quit) after my interaction with her.  

    This happened not once, but twice with Herman Cain – in the same organization he led.

    Whether or not you believe these allegations, it is hard to accept that the National Restaurant Association would never have asked Cain about these matters before cutting two five-figure checks (no small slice of a quarterly operating budget).  For Cain to first suggest he knew nothing about the matters alleged is a bit hard to take.

    Further, if my employer had to ask two other employees to leave because of issues related to my conduct (alleged or otherwise), and felt that whatever happened merited paying the departing employees five figures each; I would be fired, and I would not soon find employment anywhere in my entire industry.

    Why does Cain expect as a pass, when none of us would ever get one in a similar circumstance?

    Singing a song wouldn’t get me out of it.  I am not buying the “let Herman, be Herman” bit anymore.

  • Anonymous

    I believe that the Rove camp doesn’t like Perry. Plus Rove was on O’Reilly tonight (fill-in host) and didn’t go after him in a harsh way. He was fairly objective.

    There’s ruminations that the Rove camp wants Romney to win and lose so that Jeb can take the reins in 2016. I am enjoying watching the demise of the GOP. I am also enjoying the demise of the DNC. Politics will get interesting after 2012.

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    If the rumor is true that Joe Biden’s gettin’ serious about challenging Obama he should be vetted! 

  • Anonymous

    No, WE don’t.  Only a pervert would !!

  • Anonymous

    I know. The DNC and even the Obama campaign didn’t even comment on Cain’s woman scandal. It’s just hillarious watching the GOP cannibalism.

  • Pablo

    How long have you spent as a CEO? If you’re a drone, no one gives a shit. If someone complains about you, you just get counseled/fired. There’s no money in accusing junior people. 

  • Rufus Danegro

    Start reading now and don’t come back until you’re done.

    PRAISE THE LORD! BYE BYE

  • Rufus Danegro

     Ever since Palin proved everything this idiot has been saying wrong she’s been much less fun! LOL

    But thankfully she’s leaving us to go read war and peace. Please encourage her to do so because her contributions here have been utterly stupid. Some time away in book will help raise the site IQ.

    Bye. Read it twice.

  • Anonymous

    Perry is no competition to Romney. If I had a choice between Romney and Perry, despite Romney’s flaws, I choose Romney. Perry can’t debate. Perry has called people heartless. Perry is just bad.

    Plus, the Twittersphere days ago was going active (Perry campaign member – not necessarily anyone national). I agree with the money, but folks in Perry’s camp were talking about Cain’s past on Friday. Check out The Other McCain.

    I just think that Perry has more to lose so this would be a tactical error. Perry wasn’t my guy either, but this finishes those last few percentage points.

  • Rufus Danegro

    Its the demise of the GOP. -snicker-

  • Anonymous

    ALERT: You wingnuts have been “vetting” him for 4 continuous years! Another note, Obama will never be primary’d…despite how much the rightwingers want it to happen. 

  • Anonymous

    This is a moment that test a Candidate’s character and Mr Cain may have fallen short. As you say, perhaps he was never a viable candidate. 

    Crime and Punishment is an interesting and enjoyable read as well.

  • Anonymous

    LOL….maybe you should read what you posted just last night! Guffaw. Hypocrite. You’re changing your story now because uncle Herman is looking kinda guilty now.

  • Anonymous

    What industry do you work in?

    From my understanding, you are getting the facts mixed up.

  • Anonymous

    Nice to know that Herman Cain and supporters like you consider working people and small business owners “shit” and “drones.”

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Howdy racist Redneck!!

  • Anonymous

    “I’m totally enjoying this.”

    You’re like my cat who falls off the bookshelf and acts like she totally wanted that to happen.

  • Anonymous

    You keep talking to me. Odd.

  • Pablo

    Guilty of what? This?

    http://tinyurl.com/3vvdj5p

    Are you getting the vapors yet?

  • Anonymous

    Robert just back from trick or treating in his Nancy Grace costume .

    He gets extra candy by threatening a wardrobe malfunction .

  • Anonymous

    This is true. I personally don’t think Cain is a perv. and I’m very sympathetic towards unsubstantiated sex harassment claims since a lot of women use it as leverage to get at male bosses, but, when the accusations against him make people like Limpballs and the rightwing millitia sweat, it makes me giddy.

  • Pablo

    I agree that Perry is done. That doesn’t mean he’s done with Romney.

  • Anonymous

    “Cain was never a potential candidate. ‘Nuff said.”

    Bullshit.  Stop rewriting your own history. You were a believer.  ‘Nuff said….
    ____________________________________________
    WCinWI replied to you
    I can’t wait for a Cain vs. Obama debate.
    __________________________________________

  • Anonymous

    There were ever only three people that were going to be viable candidates. Well, if you want to expand the search five. I won’t say who. :) But yes, he was never viable. I didn’t mind him being in there just like I didn’t mind Bachmann being in there (despite her also not being a viable candidate) because of lending her voice to the cause. The same can be said for others, but once again I won’t say who.

    I’ve always wanted to read that one too.

  • Anonymous

    It’s funny how you thought this non-contender was going to win the nomination…..

    WCinWI replied to you
    I can’t wait for a Cain vs. Obama debate.

  • Pablo

    It’s like this is the first primary ever!

    http://tinyurl.com/3nnvqc9

  • Anonymous

    Pablo is Herman Cain? You don’t make any sense.

    Many of the sentences you wrote were just plain wrong up there.

  • Pablo

    That’s all Politico needs! Someone to do the reporting for them!

  • Texan

    you’ve been banned how many times? LOL!

  • Texan

    All day long we’ve heard “Cain is done!” Howz that workin fer ya, socky?

  • Pablo

    Damn right-wingers.

    http://tinyurl.com/3p7b7ou

  • Texan

    stop responding to it

  • Pablo

    Nice to know that your education completely failed you.

  • Anonymous

    I never thought Cain would get the nomination.

    If you couldn’t understand that I meant the following concept, “I can’t wait for (insert name) vs. Obama debate”…..well then I’m sorry. That’s clearly what my intent was.

    Obama debating anyone will be funny.

    Period.

  • Rufus Danegro

    Pablo’s a little upset about his dream candidate blowing up. Sad. And FUNNY AS HELL

  • Anonymous

    My arse….Either Perry, Romney or Rove.  PS…stop listening to Rush Libaugh…he is a big fat idiot.

  • Texan

    you aren’t fit to even have a cat

  • Anonymous

    The point here is that everyone across the media and Networks will be investigating all the details as far and as deeply as they can. 

    No stone left unturned.

    Whether he remains viable or not, he is still ‘currently’ the leading Republican Presidential Candidate in the polls.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Don’t you people have lives ? I know the publications don’t but come on already.

    Some history you missed :
    Today, almost to the day, 20 years ago a woman Jennifer Flowers had physical bruises from being raped by Bill Clinton and nothing was said.

  • Texan

    they don’t have anything or they would say what they have

  • Anonymous

    Read above BFD. I’m sorry if concepts float over your head.

    The only person that I EVER supported was Palin. Period.

  • Anonymous

    You sure do miss out on a lot when you work a 15 hour day…

  • Anonymous

    I’m sorry that your cat appears stupid.

    My cat is cute and loveable. I’m sorry yours appears to not be so bright.

  • Anonymous

    Goofy!

  • Anonymous

    You’ve missed the point…

  • Rufus Danegro

    Don’t sweat it Jaayy-you’re witnessing the “demise of the GOP”

     

  • Anonymous

    Pablo, you are an arrogant fool.  So is Cain, but unlike his supporter Pablo, Cain is at least educated (except about economics and foreign policy).

  • Texan

    have you seen his facebook? he’s a loonboon! he looks like the guy that does the 6 flags commercials!

  • Anonymous

    So, in other words Politico refuses to pin the rose on the liberal left wing racists who started this dirt digging and politics of personal destruction?  Why is it that you folks accept the tap dancing of the journolisters, but don’t give Cain the same benefit?
    i’m so sickened by the racists on the left…imagine, TC would be slandering the woman today if this was an Obama story, but instead he and the rest of th elefties are slandering the good man, Herman.

    And to think, Slick Willy intimidated an intern into giving his blow jobs and lied about it to the courts, but that was just fine with NOW and the lefties.
    oh the sickness on the left and the double standard of the so-called media today

    Journalism is dead, killed by the lefties who would rather cow-tow and give verbal bjs to the buddies in the DNC than tell the American public the truth. Never again means nothing.

  • Texan

    20 yrs ago

  • Anonymous

    I don’t give a rats ass who you support.
    All I’m doing is pointing out how clueless you were about Cain’s chances.
    Whether you “supported” him or not you definitely predicted he would get the nomination when most people with half a brain knew he was a joke candidate from the start.

    In other words, you’re political acumen sucks.

  • Tim Tebow

    Wow…It’s like getting a look inside the brains of two squirrels as they are both about to be run over by a semi-truck!

    Don’t worry: you two won’t feel a thing since you’re both dead from the neck up!

    For the Jungians out there…that semi-truck is OBAMA 2012!

    GOD BLESS THIS GREAT LAND OF OURS!!!

    A VICTORY FOR AMERICA, the WORLD, and all thinking human beings!!!

  • Anonymous

    I’m not saying he’s fat , but his stomach comes in the hair salon 5 seconds before the rest of him .

    And that gut :

    People around Austin ask him if he put sugar on that basketball before he swallowed it .

  • Texan

    he’s a sock puppet

  • Anonymous

    lol…yeah, you thought Cain and Obama were gonna debate for funsies.

  • Pablo

    At least one too few.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Perry hunts at N*ggerhead!!

    Herb Cain is a sexual pervert!!

    Romney is a RINO flip-flopper!!

    Newt has a new wife every few years!!

    Bachmann likes to pray away the gay!!

    Rick Santorum fears homosexuals!!

    What a sad bunch of nominees the Republicon voter gets to choose from!! Lol!! I would almost feel sorry for them, if they didn’t deserve it!!  Lol!!

  • Anonymous

    It’s funny when people jump on the bandwagon.

    It’s even funnier when they jump off before it crashes.

  • Anonymous

    Since the women obviously violated their agreements and took the cash, I’d have no problem with Politico naming them and releasing the agreements and who is behind them and what THEY paid to the women to come forward. Of course this will never happen,  because if it did it would boomerang on everyone involved and make Cain even more popular. 

    The National Restaurant Association should also release their conclusions of any investigations.  

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    =)

  • Anonymous

    Good God Pablo.
    You believe this crap?

    and I made a gesture saying you are the same height as my wife.  And I
    brought my hand up to my chin saying, ‘My wife comes up to my chin.’” 
    At that point, Cain gestured with his flattened palm near his chin. 
    “And that was put in there [the complaint] as something that made her
    uncomfortable,” Cain said, “something that was in the sexual harassment
    charge.”

  • Anonymous

    Maybe this time they can say it LOUDER

  • Texan

    i swear some of these far left loons act like they’ve never lived through a primary. what are they 12 or 13 or just dense?

  • Anonymous

    This is applicable to most industries, except obviously to lobbying organizations like the National Restaurant Association.

  • Pablo

    It’s not my fault that you have no reading comprehension.

  • Anonymous

    When did this happen? Back in the 90′s? …..sounds like these so called victims could be being offered something from someone right now to tarnish Cain !!

    I know one thing, these women would have been already exposed and destroyed by the biased left media if the cards were turned!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Nice
    To a “T”

  • Anonymous

    Sad, angry homebodies. This was an intramural hit.

    No question about it, though. The librul media will take a run at the Republican nominee. There is no doubt about it. But this ain’t it. One of the other “good guys” made this run at Cain.

    Now move along. Nothing else to see here.

  • Pablo

    Obama likes cocaine fueled gay sex!

  • Texan

    He gestured how tall his wife was? Hang him!

  • Anonymous

    Please show me a link where he was charged with rape.

  • Anonymous

    John Ensign’s parents paid $96K to his mistress
    SO?

  • Texan

    Are you drunk? You’re making sense.

  • Anonymous

    Done. :)

  • Anonymous

    Sure.

    Just like I think it would be funsies to see Obama debate Newt, Mitt, Bachmann and so on.

    It’s not my fault that the comparison went right over your head. You’re allowed an off day. :)

  • Anonymous

    If you say so BFD. If you say so. :)

  • Anonymous

    It’s even funnier when concepts float right over your head.

    Epic fail BFD.

  • Anonymous

    “Just like I think it would be funsies to see Obama debate Newt, Mitt, Bachmann and so on.”

    That’s not what you said at all.
    You said you couldn’t wait for the ObamaCain debate but you keep on trying to rewrite history.
    I don’t blame you for being embarrassed, your Cain predictions are almost as moronic as your Palin predictions were.

  • Anonymous

    Actually, you said so.

  • Anonymous

    GOOD
    You even pulled in a couple of (R)egressives.
    .They must have liked the Omuslimzerobama

  • Anonymous

    No, it’s not. Now tell me, what industry do you work in?

  • Rufus Danegro

    Isn’t watching the demise of the GOP fun?

  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    The other day you or one of your sockies gave me crud for using snicker. Now you use it?

    I guess the old saying is correct, imitation is the best form of flattery. HEH!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Yes, and to think the show is just getting started!! Lol!!  =)

  • Texan

    He “works” at the EDD thanks to Obama. LOL!

  • Anonymous

    No, you just put tone into my comment.

    I was excited about Palin. The rest don’t hold a candle to her. Period.

    Keep up.

  • Anonymous

    Then stop talking to me.

    You will believe what you believe.

    I will believe the truth.

    This is why I’m sure you don’t work in a Communications field.

  • Anonymous

    He did well on Greta.

    As I said, this will bounce back to Herman’s benefit.

  • Anonymous

    You should’ve let it go. :) He will just respond and respond and respond…like an energizer bunny. Until eventually he’s flushed.

  • Pablo

    You got something else? Do tell. Nobody else seems to be able to. Break some news!

  • Anonymous

    I make widgets, douche bag. It’s not about me; it’s about Huckster come Harasser Cain.

    Try defeating my argument on its merits if you can muster the intellect.

  • Anonymous

    Please, Pablo. You are the last person who should criticize someone about comprehension. Try comprehending that Cain has been lying and flip flopping all day about his harassment episodes.

    First he denied it absolutely, now he recalls specific details and the nature of the pay-offs. Pablo, you area fool who is being fooled.

  • Anonymous

    Of course it came from a rival GOP. Cain is getting too close for comfort by leading the GOP pack.. The Dems would want nothing more than Cain to run against Ob ama.  Obama would wipe the floor with him and the top Republicans know it..  This is something that would have Karl Roves fingerprints all over it.

  • Anonymous

    more like Karl Rove doing the dirty work for Romney.   It’s so obvious.

  • Anonymous

    Ok. I don’t know you personally, but I’m assuming Herman’s net worth is far more than yours. As sad as it is, this means an easy payday to a lot of women, because as many have pointed out, it’s cheaper to settle these cases rather than defend them. Which as I said in another article on this, is exactly what happened to O’Reilly. In a nutshell, the fatter your bank account and the higher your prestige, the better the chances are that someone is going to try and pull a bogus scam on you. Which is why I’d like to see the results of the investigation by the NRA. It would be a lot more believable if their conclusions state the womens’  claims have merit. 

  • Anonymous

    Romney’s flops are tame in comparison to Obama’s. How is that GITMO closure going? How about the repeal of the PA? Obama stated publicly he was against gay marriage before being elected and now he is openly pandering to the LGBT crowd. He was against drone strikes as candidate Obama and has done more drone strikes in 3 years than Bush did in 8. He was against higher taxes on the rich not long ago. Not anymore. 

    We could go on all day about the flip-flopping Obama has done. 

  • Anonymous

    Right. Let’s give Cain a pass; different rules apply to rich people.

  • Guest

    Right. Let’s give Cain a pass; different rules apply to rich people.

  • Anonymous

    With you, 20 years ago.

  • Anonymous

    Clueless…who said it was the first primary? Do you just respond to voices in your head? There was no incumbent in 2008 by the way. The 2012 dynamics are slightly different.  

  • Anonymous

    O’Donnell did a segment with Anne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8WQM-KVFwE Coulter and Rush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34qVpPKmNvA Limbaugh having meltdowns.  The racism flag was flying high tonight!

  • Anonymous

    Outrage???  Hell we may have lost our favorite candidate …. after Bachmann that is.

  • Anonymous

    As a Conservative, I don’t care about the debates. I frankly don’t care about the Presidency at this stage.

    Smart move.  A preemptive strike.

  • Anonymous

    That’s REALLY relevant due to it’s currency dude. Maybe you can tell us who the leading GOP candidate was then and who is leading now. I mean…Obama’s maybe 4 points higher in the polls since and your candidates have just trashed themselves even more = higher disapproval numbers. Also, you seem to have this ignorant view that all Democrats support Obama. They don’t. There will always be Democrats  who sh!t talk him. They did in 2008 and they will do so again in 2012.

  • Anonymous

    A Republican if you quote my words it’s a lie response.  Newt has taught you well grasshopper.

  • Anonymous

    I’m still waiting on that one myself.

  • Anonymous

    LOOK! LOOK!  Another shiny object over there.  Don’t look here look over there.  PLEASE!! look at my shiny object.

  • Anonymous

    Sure you are grasshopper.

  • Nancillarypeloslinton
  • Anonymous

    Was it Breitbart, Beck or Limbaugh who told you that?

  • Anonymous

    Oh now you’re enjoying the demise of the GOP.  LOL  I’m starting to believe you have a comedy writer.

  • http://twitter.com/kabmn00 kevin

    I love that never anyone talks about Ed’s past.  If you want to to know the real Edward Schultz, here you go.
    http://publicsearch.ndcourts.gov/Search.aspx?ID=200&NodeID=2109&NodeDesc=– Cass County
    Civil, Family and Probate. 

    09-93-C-00131

    Ask Maureen K. Zimmerman about Eddie

  • Anonymous

    Is that shiny new object running for the Presidency of the USA?  Do tell? 

  • lady,lady

    Where the hell do you get that?
    Romney no more needs to put something like that out about Cain  then  I do….
    You guys(libs)are so afraid of Romney becoming the nominee and beating the Sh…tttt out of obama

  • Anonymous

    Common practice would dictate to make payoff, and get rid of offender. The objective is to protect the business. If payout turns out to be more than $20000 then you have your answer if he did it or not.

  • Bob

    Rove and Romney – the GOP establishment is tired of their guy embarrassingly losing to the pizza man. and they’re sprinkling it with a healthy dose of ‘lib’ruls did it’ to cover their attacks.

  • Anonymous

    Lol, you think you’re funny Lol, you like to Laugh out Loud, Lol.

  • Bob

    “charged with rape?”
    where did that happen? Bizarro earth?

  • Anonymous

    Yet another post from the internet’s serial nuisance. Astounding in it’s lack of brilliance.

  • Anonymous

    Man, you are really insightful. You have as many points as a bowling ball, don’t you?

    I’ve got one for you – All liberals will lie to get what they want, and you have been lying about this story all day and all night.

    The job of conservatives is to deny you that which you want the most. So far it doesn’t look that good for your side. In a little more than a year we will all be hearing you bitch and moan about having the election stolen from you, like you did in 2000. The only problem with that is it wasn’t true, just like it won’t be true when Obama loses again.

  • Bware

    The GOP baggers are forming a circular firing squad. Get out the popcorn this should be fun.

  • Ark

    Another drooling lecherous conservative.

  • Onne

    The GOP were never going to let Cain have the nomination and Rove et al have begun to start his takedown.

  • Anonymous

    The people who are wondering where this story came from need to read this article about the connections between Jonathan Martin and Tim Griffin.

    http://www.salon.com/2008/10/12/griffin/

    And then ask yourself why is this man is smiling.

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67223.html

  • Ark

    Typical conservative brilliance on display.

  • Ark

    Tina as in Tiny brain?

  • Bob

    um…there’s nothing in there that supports your claim. FAIL

  • Pablo

    Holy shit, you’re stupid! When I have to start explaining words you should have had a full grasp of in 4th grade, you are a waste of my time.

  • Pablo

    Quote Cain’s denial.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, Cain would never lie.

  • Pablo

    Larry Sinclair is not a conservative.

  • Pablo

    Shouldn’t you be out raging against the machine or covering up a rape or something, kitty?

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!!

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

    It’s like each candidate is a gigantic caricature of him or herself.  I love it.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    In an earlier post you stated you were a native American (Indian)… Interesting!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    If the Perry campaign tried to smear Herb, the sex predator, I commend him for dealing a low punch, possible knockout punch, to Cain!! I love it when Republicons use Chicago-style politics… after many years of criticizing it!!

  • Anonymous

    Neither one of the women talked. The information came from a third party who was familiar with the settlement which makes me believe that this was a hit job from another Republican campaign.

  • Anonymous

    So?

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    How about this, we can continue our personal attack war against each other or both tone it down and keep the verbal attacks to public people and politicians… up to you!!

  • Anonymous

    How long do you think you can keep that up? Personally, given the comments you make, I don’t expect you to be able to keep your word. I don’t need another broken treaty with the Wasi’chus.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U7T5LVIQK7AMIBM5WI765VDVDQ smald4lib

    If you don’t want to have sex with me then it’s your own fault…………………….When I’m king I can do anything becasue you can’t question the king.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think they allow teleprompters during the debate.  President Obama um’s and uh’s when he doesn’t have one and is asked a question the answer of which he has not memorized.  Sometimes, he even tells the truth, like calling the police stupid and telling Joe the plummer he wanted to share the wealth.  I have noticed that the Hermanator does not have this failing.  If you doubt this, find a recording of Herman Cain discussing health care with Bill Clinton in the 1990′s.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnuh0_XB_J8 Cain debate
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3761ejRQ1f0 Joe Plumber
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LucTPdK8VTc Police – and this one was rehearsed!

  • Anonymous

    What I doubt is that the independent voters are going to fall into the trap they did in 2010 and vote for the teabagger candidate which is the Republican party. They are on to who is for who. The GOP is for the top 1% and the Democrat are for the working class 99% .  Yes there will always be about 20% of Obamahaters like you but the majority of voters got wind of what the GOP has in store for them regarding social security, medicare and social program they want to get rid of if they get elected.

  • Anonymous

    who is for whom.  It is a shame English is not taught anymore.
    I think “hate” is too strong a word.   “Despise” would be more like it.  For President Obama is a truly despicable person.  He talks about raising taxes on the wealthy now, but when Democrats had COMPLETE control of Congress, including a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, he did nothing about it.  He talks bad about Wall Street, but he is the largest recipient of Wall Street money around.  He was the largest recipient of BP money in the 2008 campaign.  The largest contributors in 2012 so far are attached to the University of California, but after them comes the financial world.  Before you go around supporting President Obaam, you might want to do some due diligence. Follow the money.
    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63508.html
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/05/us-politico-obama-bp-idUSTRE64420A20100505
    http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638

  • Anonymous

    Why did the Teabagger cross the road?     Because Fox News told him too.    That’s not even taught.

  • Anonymous

    You are right about learning English.  President Obaam…

  • Anonymous

    However, this is something we all can agree on!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Kuo8lb6Bg

  • Anonymous

    Well here is something we all as Americans can agree on for once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Kuo8lb6Bg

  • Anonymous

    I said charged not accused

    Bush was accused http://www.opednews.com/thoreau1103bush_rape_suicide.htm

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