Lawrence O’Donnell Applauds Stephen Colbert For Sticking By Herman Cain

On MSNBC’s The Last Call Wednesday night, Lawrence O’Donnell gave props to Stephen Colbert for sticking by former Godfather Pizza CEO and scandal-beleaguered presidential candidate Herman Cain, despite everyone else turning their backs on him. “Even Fox News has rewritten its position on Herman Cain from the ‘women are all lying’ to ‘when are you gonna drop out?’ There is only one Herman Cain true believer left in the political media — Stephen Colbert — the right-wing reactionary played by Stephen Colbert, the actor, refuses to give up on his dream of a Cain presidency and he is still trying to show Cain how to rewrite his troubles to his advantage.”

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“Now, technically, I believe we are now up to he said/she said/she said/she said/she said/she was paid not to say,” Colbert joked on his program last night.

“Nation, this is devastating, because the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO is considering the unthinkable. Cain says he is going to spend a few days off, reassessing his candidacy. We could lose him. Herman, don’t you leave this election lover’s pizza half baked! Not just as a supporter but as a broadcaster, i need you in the race…And there’s no reason for you to leave. A 13-year affair just proves you can carry on a stable relationship!”

Watch O’Donnell laud Colbert’s defense via MSNBC:

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