Perry ties: Curt Anderson, Chris Wilson, Shawna Bolick, Chris Wallace, Karl Rove saying Cain is
finished, Joseph Allbraugh (of the Karl Rove Iron Triangle) joining Perry’s team on October 24th
Posted on 11/02/2011 1:12:28 PM PDT by Perdogg
Was the recent attack on Herman Cain’s presidential campaign a professional hit job? Absolutely, says Herman Cain. And he says he knows just where to look for the guy who did it: At 815 Slaters Lane in Alexandria, Virginia, a low-slung former warehouse in the shadow of a coal plant.
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2) Since when does running for President mean you are no longer allowed an opinion? Cain can say he thinks it to be true without facts all day long.
If it’s true, is it still a smear?
Good point. I thought of that, too. The actual hire date doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I agree.
“Nope this is a Romney operation. I’d bet on it but Herman won’t say so because he’s really running for the number two spot on the ticket of the only candidate in the race he says he respects. Mitt Romney.”
It is in Cain’s interest to paint the revealing of the sexual harassment settlements as a political hit run by his rivals. That way, the revelation can backfire on whatever rival campaign allegedly “leaked” the story.
So give Caim some credit - he knew this was going to come out. I distinctly remember him cautioning everyone as his numbers rose as the 9-9-9 plan became the center of attention,that he had a target on his back now, and that if something did not come out, “people would make something up”. So, the Cain campaign was ready for this and is spinning this as a hit job on Cain - with Cain the victim.
There were too many people who were involved in the situation, lawyers, the accusers, the accusers friends and family, employees at the National Restaurant Association, for this not to come out.
I think it was Monday. Monday he wasn’t aware of a settlement because he just turned the allegation over to the board and never heard anything about it again. Tuesday it was a hand gesture taken out of context that was settled behind closed doors and no one was supposed to talk about it. Today’s another day with another woman. I’m really disappointed.
That is a complete load of crap. You Perrybots have been mounting hit and run raids for months...now your boy may have started the GOP civil war.
I vote that the Democrats did it.
Cain was beginning to worry them and a major Dem fantasy is that all conservative Republicans are bluenose racists who would run in horror from some sex maniac minority candidate who is fond of harassing women.
Plus, think of all the experience they got with this sort of thing during the Clinton years.
Totally agree. bttt
Oh good one there!
Why, why was Cain not prepped to handle this when it inevitably came out?
If Perry or Romney didn't pull this sick stunt now, then Obama's mobsters would be glad to do it at the most hurtful time next year.
Outside the beltway is a good thing. Amateur hour against the vicious Marxist crew is not.
Shullbit, the emotion, or should I say idolization or adoration, is all on the side of you Perrywinkles.
My support for Cain comes from my personally knowing the man and from my 5 years of listening to him on WSB Atlanta.
Mrs. C, AKA Baghdad Betty has turned me off on Perry so much that I couldn’t support him over Romney, that’s how bad you people are.
I hope all the gaffes and inconsistencies will be noticed by voters in the primaries so we pick a candidate for the general election who can not only win, but will get something done. It would be a shame to lose this opportunity to roll back liberalism. Perry is the man for the job.
I would agree with your post#201 except for one thing:
Cain does appear to have at least a mild case of diarrhea of the mouth.
If it turns out he made this accusation based on nothing but “feelings”... wow. Double wow. Triple wow.
You’re probably right about Perry, though. Even if this blows up in Cain’s face, it doesn’t necessarily bring Perry back to life. The 4th possibility that I didn’t list is: they are both toast. And that is a possibility going forward.
The entire Republican fiels is imploding.
The foo-ess is yucked!
It's a year too early for them. Perry can't last more than a couple of months...if that.
Pushing the story? I don’t care if Cain is a womanizer or a lech. I disagree with him on policy and will continue to work to promote my candidate’s superiority to him.
This story has its own legs. If Cain is mostly clean, most people won’t care. If Cain is dirty on this one, he’s gonna tank. Cain’s an amateur trying to play in the big leagues. “They’re picking on me ‘cause I’m black” might play with the base, but nowhere else. He’s got to work on his game. It stinks.
BTW. If this was a story about Romney or Perry, Cainbots would puking on themselves in giddy glee. Guaranteed.
Is that a fact? I hadn't heard about that.
Hung up on color, are they?
Must be liberals.
Oh good grief, look at the Clintonian antics in the Oval Office and at the gay play by Barack Obama, and they want to lynch “Uncle Tom” for, at worst, saying something fresh? (If it was even that bad.) It sounds like the way the infamous downriver masters would behave towards their slaves.
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