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Well, That Was Interesting (Block on Fox)
National Review Online ^ | November 3, 2011 | Rick Lowry

Posted on 11/03/2011 3:07:17 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Over the last 12 hours, the Cain controversy took a lurch toward complete farce with the Cain campaign accusing, with no evidence, the Perry campaign and specifically Curt Anderson, with leaking the story. As a theory, this at least make sense: Perry needs Cain to deflate, and one interpretation of Perry’s strange New Hampshire speech is that it was an over-the-top attempt to demonstrate the liveliness and personality that has helped Cain steal most of Perry’s support. But the Cain campaign seems only to be making a wild guess about Anderson. Incredibly enough, Cain himself made the accusation and then Mark Block went on “Special Report” to reinforce the charge with a–let’s just say–memorable performance.

Among other problems with this tack, it’s extraordinarily foolish for the Cain campaign to make this about anything other than an unfair attack on it by the media. Now, it’s a little less a story about a biased media and a little more a story about intra-conservative backbiting. Cain has been the sympathetic victim so far, but now he’s the one who’s lodged an unfair charge. While there aren’t great reservoirs of support out there for Rick Perry at the moment, Republicans have shown they don’t react well to evidence-free, outlandish attacks by one candidate on another (see how Bachmann hurt herself by going too far on the vaccine issue). The Cain campaign would be well-served to get their candidate out...

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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I'm a Cain guy but I'd stick a sock in the "perry campaign did it", even if Cain and his people know with certainty, that they did it.

It won't help Cain, will hurt perry, but it won't move Cain's campaign closer to the prize.

Block was the worst person to use as a TV spokesman, insecure, fumbling and mumbling {and those were his good points} and while he did fine in the smoking commercial, he looked too damn shifty to be accusing anyone of anything.

Who leaked the story is not important in the long view of the race.

21 posted on 11/03/2011 4:00:08 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the Terrorists Savages)
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To: USS Alaska

Hope you’re right.


22 posted on 11/03/2011 4:17:26 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: RobertClark
In light of the fact that Herman Cain had to expose himself (again) to the fact that he knew about these charges earlier (now 2004) in order to “tie” Curt Anderson, a recent hire (who has released a statement that he did not know about these women) to Rick Perry, makes these accusations about Perry totally suspect (a blast of fabrication out of desperation). The real story here is Herman Cain’s pattern of disingenuousness.

A separate political consultant, Chris Wilson said he saw Cain acting inappropriately – as did many other people (that there was no way this wasn't going to come out). He also said he didn’t discuss this with any of this clients, period.

23 posted on 11/03/2011 4:25:10 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

***BO wins, out of all of these attacks, and that’s all that matters to the left.***

Exactly.

Notice how the story is now on every channel 24/7 - it is a distraction from BO’s daily scandals, incompetence and failure on every level.


24 posted on 11/03/2011 4:26:45 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Cain - touching the better angels of our nature. Newt - knowledge is power.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

You may not know Perry... you may not get paid by Perry... but you work for him every day... right here on FR.

LLS


25 posted on 11/03/2011 4:29:39 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

In light of the fact that Herman Cain had to expose himself (again)

Ain’t we just a little to slick there cw?


26 posted on 11/03/2011 4:36:41 AM PDT by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Notice the trend here?

No evidence, none facts, no paper trail. No evidence at all. Merely a string of anonymous sources making accusations.

The accusations are then "validated" by more hear say accusations by third party sources linked to other GOP campaigns. Most notably third party sources specifically tied to Perry's campaign.

The GOP machine better buy a clue. This stupidity on their part may just buy them a Tea Party presidential candidate in 2012.

27 posted on 11/03/2011 4:39:05 AM 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: johnthebaptistmoore
"BO wins, out of all of these attacks, and that’s all that matters to the left."

Exactly - and they're playing right into Zero's hands - no wonder Palin didn't want anything to do with this circus.
300 million Americans, and this crew is the best Republicans can come up with?

28 posted on 11/03/2011 4:39:21 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: LibLieSlayer

And who do you “work” for (against) everyday on FR?


29 posted on 11/03/2011 4:39:58 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The 1st source to "validate" these these hearsay claims for the Junk Media is a pollster who works for a Perry pac. Perry's Arizona State Coordinator was tweeting about this smear before the story broke.

If you do not like the attention this is buying your candidate, tell his stooges to get out of the smear games and stick to the issues.

30 posted on 11/03/2011 4:41:30 AM 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: Psalm 73

Don’t blame the victim for the stupid smear game political tactics of the GOPbot machine.


31 posted on 11/03/2011 4:42:15 AM 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: MNJohnnie
....No evidence, none facts, no paper trail. No evidence at all. Merely a string of anonymous sources making accusations....

That could easily characterize what Herman Cain has done.

32 posted on 11/03/2011 4:42:39 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: org.whodat
No proof, both people running their mouths about this work for perry. Just like you.

Coming from you!--ROFLOL!

33 posted on 11/03/2011 4:42:50 AM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: Doc Savage
Don't be a stoodge for the junk media, this is exactly how they want you to react. Hold the smear bots accountable, don't blame the victim for the stupid political tactics of the GOP Establishementbots.

Notice the trend here?

No evidence, none facts, no paper trail. No evidence at all. Merely a string of anonymous sources making accusations.

The accusations are then “validated” by more hear say accusations by third party sources linked to other GOP campaigns. Most notably third party sources specifically tied to Perry's campaign.

The GOP machine better buy a clue. This stupidity on their part may just buy them a Tea Party presidential candidate in 2012

34 posted on 11/03/2011 4:44:12 AM 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: Cincinatus' Wife

Sorry but that attempt at diversion will not work.

Cain has a massive paper trail. That you choose to ignore Cain’s record because of your emotional ties to the Perry Campaign does not make Cain’s record vanish

So why don’t you quit diverting and address the conduct of Perry’s Arizona State Coordinator and his pollster in perpetuating this smear I pointed out to you?


35 posted on 11/03/2011 4:48:29 AM 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: Cincinatus' Wife
I do not work for any political group or candidate...

Why are you compelled to lie? Aren't you proud of your boss, Rick Perry or are you finally looking for the exit like a trapped rat.

36 posted on 11/03/2011 4:48:46 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Rick Perry engages in corporate welfare via Texas TEF/ETF)
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To: RobertClark

“As someone who, at one time, supported Perry, I can tell you that most of us do see the tactic for what it is...”

Think, what could be more sublime that for someone else to put this out there, the blame putting it out there on someone else?


37 posted on 11/03/2011 4:49:30 AM PDT by ngat
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To: MNJohnnie
"Don’t blame the victim for the stupid smear game political tactics of the GOPbot machine."

This isn't just about Cain and/or Perry - the whole lot of them engage in this stuff - oddly, Gingrich (I'm not a fan) is the only one that doesn't really pull this crap.
And not to single out Cain, here, but he seems to know shockingly little about foreign affairs (Pali "right-of-return"? Red China not a nuclear power?).

38 posted on 11/03/2011 4:54:39 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Doc Savage

Indeed.


39 posted on 11/03/2011 4:55:53 AM PDT by muddler (Diligentia, Vis and Celeritas)
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To: Psalm 73
Congratulations you are reacting just as the GOPbot Machine wants you too.

Way to let them manipulate you with these slanderous "anonymous source" character assassination tactics.

40 posted on 11/03/2011 4:56:30 AM 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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