Herman Cain’s ‘lavish’ spending at National Restaurant Association drew scrutiny

Yahoo! News' The Ticket ^ | November 3, 2011 | Holly Bailey

[2ndDivisionVet]

Herman Cain is pointing fingers at Rick Perry's campaign for leaking details about harassment allegations leveled against him when he was head of the National Restaurant Association.

But as revelations keep surfacing, it seems clear that plenty of other people may have had an interest in divulging less-than-flattering details about the Republican candidate's tenure at the NRA.

As Bloomberg's Lisa Lerer reports, Cain irked some of his NRA colleagues by operating in a "free-wheeling, free-spending culture:"

Former employees of the association told Bloomberg News that work-related outings frequently featured heavy drinking....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Eating, drinking and luxury travel jaunts at a industry lobbying outfit? I'm shocked! Sounds like a typical weekend for Barry and Michelle.

[Barney59]

Sad to see so much distraction working on the Cain Campaign.

GOP establishment and other devious individuals are acknowledging Mr. Cain’s power with this show of subterfuge...

[MNJohnnie]

Source for these accusations?

Notice the trend? Once one smear blows up the smear merchants merely move to their next "anonymously sourced" smear.

[hometoroost]

Eating, drinking, and resort destinations for a group that lobbies on behalf of the hospitality industry. I am shocked, shocked I tell you.

[Sans-Culotte]

This writer has obviously never attended a trade show.

[2ndDivisionVet]

According to the polls, the only people buying it, so far, are people who wouldn’t vote for Mr. Cain with a gun to their head. Maybe he should make up some better lies about himself and leak them to Politico. Seems to be helpimg him, from what I can see.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Lavish?"

"Lavish?"

The Ubama's can't teach these clowns a thing or two about "lavish," if only they would not avert their eyes.

[Mr. K]

He likes to have fun?

OH NO~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nuconvert]

It was the 1990’s.
I’m sure this kind of spending doesn’t go on now during these tough economic times, right Holly?

[DJ MacWoW]

Celebrate Jim's Birthday!

Click On The Balloons And Party!

[justsaynomore]

Oh for crying out loud. Come out BY NAME, show your freaking face and say these things. If they even exist. Cowards.

[org.whodat]

I am really shocked, LOL ; http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110912/NEWS0605/110919967&template=mobileart

[VanDeKoik]

And the PUBLIC money blown on M. Obama’s fancy clothes, Yahoo News?

No wonder you are looking for someone to buy you out.

[bigbob]

Seems like the last time we heard the word “lavish” was in regard to a certain former Governor’s wardrobe...

Of course, everything Barry and Moochelle do is reasonable and prudent...not to mention totally DESERVED for putting up with the horrors of being Potus and Flotus.

[TexasRepublic]

Ha! Ask Michelle Obama about lavish. Damned hypocrites.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Meanwhile the family of a part time Texas governor is living large in a sweet piece of rental property...

[kingu]

Wow, sounds like the typical midweek humpday White House party - gosh, shockingly, these parties aren't considered news anymore... Oh, right, it'd be raci... Man, how hard does it have to be to be a liberal, I can't keep track of the various race cards anymore.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’ll give Mike Huckabee props for living in a donated double-wide while his governor’s mansion was being repaired. Ricardo dismissed the idea out of hand, as I understand it.

[ken5050]

Just wait..the next shoe to drop will be that when they went to KFC, Cain splurged on his expense account and ordered the BIG BUCKET

[LibLieSlayer]

When someone in the srm gets upset by obama’s 7 trillion dollar party... I might just give a damn.

LLS