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Cain says he won't answer harassment questions
Associated Press ^ | Nov.5, 2011 | PHILIP ELLIOTT

Posted on 11/05/2011 7:50:32 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) -- Republican presidential contender Herman Cain grew agitated with reporters after a debate with Newt Gingrich and is vowing to never answer questions about allegations of sexual harassment a decade ago.

Speaking after a one-on-one debate with rival Gingrich on Saturday, Cain cut off reporters who asked about allegations of sexual harassment and suggested journalists who wanted answers were behaving unethically.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; agitated; alinsky; backfired; brilliant; cain; cainscandals; elections; evaporated; fizzled; good; hermancain; newtgingrich; nonissue; pivot; roveisverysad; settled; sexualharassment; smearfinished
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To: mylife
Maybe at CSpan, but it will re-run tonight at 10pm central.,

Don't miss it. Best discussion/debate EVER. Promise you will get some good laughs as well.

21 posted on 11/05/2011 8:03:03 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: Free ThinkerNY

” - - - suggested journalists who wanted answers were behaving unethically.”

FINALLY! Cain showed some backbone against our sorry Media.

BTW, doesn’t the burden of proof rest entirely upon the accuser?


22 posted on 11/05/2011 8:03:11 PM PDT by Graewoulf ( obama"care" violates the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND is illegal by the U.S. Constitution.)
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To: mylife

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Cain-Gingrich-Debate-Lincoln-Douglas-Style/10737425199/


23 posted on 11/05/2011 8:03:11 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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To: South40

Watching now.


24 posted on 11/05/2011 8:03:36 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Cain should refer them to the slugs at Politico...
they're the ones that should have the answers.
25 posted on 11/05/2011 8:03:59 PM PDT by n230099 ("When no one knows who is armed...everyone is.")
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To: South40

How many questions did Obama answer about his ‘vacation’ trip to Pakistqn with his sugar daddy? Not many people vacation in Pakistan. Very, very curious.........

The Media, apparently, has no curiousity.


26 posted on 11/05/2011 8:04:23 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Graewoulf

Watching now.


27 posted on 11/05/2011 8:05:03 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

How many questions did Obama answer regarding his relationship with Larry Sinclair?


28 posted on 11/05/2011 8:06:47 PM PDT by South40 (Heartless since 1957)
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To: rockrr
Complete nonsense. Check the fund raising and polling data.

Cain has WON this. This does far more damage to the credibility of the media then it does to Cain. There is nothing left to talk about after Friday's events. By refusing to let the smear go the Junk Media helps Cain.

Statement from the National Restaurant Association

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2802677/posts

Cain accuser attorney: Client sees ‘no value’ in revisiting issue

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2802657/posts

This is Cain winning. Complete abject surrender to Cain by the smear bots. They were offered the chance to defend their accusations in the open and the smearbots ran.

Now the question remains, who shopped the smear around to Politico? I suspect Romney and Rove are the authors. Both of the them have a history of these sort of sleazy political tactics

29 posted on 11/05/2011 8:07:56 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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To: Graewoulf

Of course. Cain doesn’t know the specifics and any good lawyer can tell you to never answer a question you don’t know the answer to.

That’s the advice I would give him. Silence is not an admission of guilt. If anything else doesn’t come forward, this story will die.

Just give it time.


30 posted on 11/05/2011 8:08:15 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Newt is losing me with lean six sigma.

It’s a joke.

Dr Demming had better ideas.


31 posted on 11/05/2011 8:08:28 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Right from the beginning he should of said “I have no comment on that case that was closed 18 years ago. If you have questions contact my attorney.” And left it at that. Instead he went on every talk show he could thinking he could convince the media that way, that he was innocent. That only caused more damage.

This is why attorneys say always use your Miranda rights no matter how innocent you are.

32 posted on 11/05/2011 8:08:39 PM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: annieokie

Is there a thread for the debate?

I dont want to muddy up this thread with comments on it.


33 posted on 11/05/2011 8:10:09 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: NavyCanDo

Like I said, shut up. The media can beat him up but they’ll lose sympathy. There’s nothing to the story.

Enough already!


34 posted on 11/05/2011 8:11:51 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: mylife

Debate thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2803089/posts


35 posted on 11/05/2011 8:13:57 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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To: Free ThinkerNY

It’s last weeks non-story. It’s OVER WITH, finally.


36 posted on 11/05/2011 8:14:04 PM PDT by BobL ( A vote for Newt is a vote for Romney)
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To: MNJohnnie

thanks.


37 posted on 11/05/2011 8:14:44 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: NavyCanDo

Well given the fund raising and polling data from this week, fighting back rather then attempt to dodge seems to have worked just find for Mr Cain.


38 posted on 11/05/2011 8:15:28 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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To: BobL

Yup. And the state-controlled media is making itself look ridiculous. Nothing has been alleged other vague innuendos of sexual harrassment. Nothing any one can stick on a dart board. Journalists are bottom-feeding scum!


39 posted on 11/05/2011 8:16:54 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: South40

Homosexual relationships are ok, since they are an oppressed group.

/sarc>


40 posted on 11/05/2011 8:16:57 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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