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Is Herman Cain taking scandal from bad to worse?
cBS ^ | November 1, 2011 | Brian Montopoli

Posted on 11/01/2011 12:17:58 PM PDT by mdittmar

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's inconsistent statements in the wake of revelations that he was accused of sexual misconduct in the 1990s are complicating his efforts to move on from the incendiary story - and may prompt voters who would otherwise have discounted the allegations to reconsider.

During his initial media interviews on Monday, Cain said that he was unaware if the National Restaurant Association, which he headed during the 1990s, had paid a financial settlement to a female employee or employees who had accused him of sexual misconduct. Politico reported Sunday that at least two women complained about Cain's behavior and ultimately left the group. The woman reportedly received financial payouts and agreed not to discuss the reason they left.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cain; cainscandals; epicfail; fail4romney; hermancain; liars4romney; romneybotattack; rovefail; roveistoast; sexualharrassment; smearlosers4romney
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Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
1 posted on 11/01/2011 12:18:03 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

UHHH NO!


2 posted on 11/01/2011 12:19:57 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: mdittmar

No, but state-controlled media’s attempt at manufacturing a scandal is flaming-out.


3 posted on 11/01/2011 12:20:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: mdittmar

This is the Rove spin. . .now being espoused by Hannity who is in love with Rove.


4 posted on 11/01/2011 12:21:02 PM PDT by McBuff
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To: mdittmar

Someone should ask this guy Montopoli whether he would consider asking Obama why several of his gay Chicago bathhouse boyfriends were murdered.

And what was the story with Larry Sinclair? Why was he arrested and held without any charges?


5 posted on 11/01/2011 12:22:03 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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To: mdittmar
Is Herman Cain taking scandal from bad to worse?

Well, here's a headline from today's Washington Times: "Cain campaign has biggest online fundraising day" -- so I think the answer is: No, he is not "taking scandal from bad to worse".

6 posted on 11/01/2011 12:22:20 PM PDT by WayneS (Comments now include 25% more sarcasm at for no additional charge...)
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To: McBuff

I get the feeling Sean Hannity would do anything — ANYTHING — to please Karl Rove...


7 posted on 11/01/2011 12:23:44 PM PDT by WayneS (Comments now include 25% more sarcasm at for no additional charge...)
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To: mdittmar
cbs the gang of a couple dozen anti Cain outlets.

Herman Cain the next president of the US.

8 posted on 11/01/2011 12:26:53 PM PDT by boomop1
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C B S

enough said...

Stay strong Cain...they are running scared, waiting for Palin to come out for you...

just wondering

9 posted on 11/01/2011 12:27:04 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: mdittmar

Dream on, Brian.


10 posted on 11/01/2011 12:27:41 PM PDT by pingman (Durn tootin'; I like Glock shootin'!)
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To: mdittmar

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-bozell/2011/11/01/bozell-slams-media-double-standard-shielding-clinton-pouncing-cain


11 posted on 11/01/2011 12:28:11 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: WayneS

LOL!


12 posted on 11/01/2011 12:28:44 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal!)
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To: US Navy Vet

But cBS links to the Politico story,it must be true;)


13 posted on 11/01/2011 12:28:47 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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Geez, you’d think he had sex in the oval office, AND lied about it.


14 posted on 11/01/2011 12:29:06 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA (Pick Your Poison)
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To: mdittmar
Odd...I don't remember CBS going into this level of condemnation when Clinton, Dan Rather, or a host of other democrats and/or libs lied through their teeth and were guilty as charged. Where's the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune for Eric Holder, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and a dozen other libs? Here, he was cleared after investigation, but CBS feels it needs to do a hatch job because their boy is likely going to get his a$$ kicked in 2012, and they don't want Cain to even have the chance to do it.
15 posted on 11/01/2011 12:30:37 PM PDT by econjack
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To: LibFreeUSA

Or had homo sex with emmebers of his church and the choir director and had them murdered to shut them up?


16 posted on 11/01/2011 12:30:43 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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Or had homo sex with memebers of his church and the choir director and had them murdered to shut them up?


17 posted on 11/01/2011 12:31:00 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: mdittmar

Major fail by MSM and establishment Rinos. Rove needs to STFU.


18 posted on 11/01/2011 12:32:01 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: mdittmar
Nice try smearbots.

Cain had his best fund raising day ever yesterday.

He has everyone on the Right from Rush Limbaugh to Sean Hannity defending him

The stupidity of the GOP Establishment smear machine here may just of handed the GOP nomination to Cain.

19 posted on 11/01/2011 12:32:23 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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With every story this becomes more and more apparent that the claims weren’t the real plan... the plan was to pillory the Cain response.

AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THE RINO ESTABLISHMENT TALKING POINT!

This is becoming more and more apparent as a Rove/Romney Smear Campaign.


20 posted on 11/01/2011 12:32:30 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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