Posted on 11/12/2011 10:50:41 AM PST by mdittmar
ATLANTA, Ga. - Herman Cain, whose campaign could use some redemption in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, told a crowd of young Republicans on Saturday that God convinced him to run for president and that he "prayed and prayed and prayed" about it.
The Republican contender made no mention of the allegations from former subordinates at the National Restaurant Association. But his comments here were accented with more than the usual references to his faith and his calling to politics.
"I prayed and prayed and prayed. I'm a man of faith, I had to do a lot of praying for this one, more praying than I'd ever done before in my life," Cain told a crowd of more than 100 at the Young Republican National Federation, an event hosted by the Georgia Young Republicans at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. "And when I finally realized that it was God saying that this is what I needed to do, I was like Moses: 'You've got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?'"
Once he made the decision to run, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza said, "I did not look back. And one of the misperceptions that some people have (is) that I'm not in this to win it. I'm in this to win it, or I wouldn't be in it! I'm not going anywhere!"
Cain has repeatedly said in recent days he will stay in the race in spite of the swirl of accusations that have tarnished his campaign and halted his upward momentum in national polls. Four women who worked at the NRA claim that Cain sexually harassed them, and one of them, Sharon Bialek of Chicago, said he roughly grabbed her in a parked car in 1997 and propositioned her for sex.
With a Republican debate focused on foreign policy on tap for Saturday evening, Cain talked about the need to replace a "foggy foreign policy" with a reincarnation of the Reagan doctrine of "peace through strength and clarity." He also said he would "stop giving money to our enemies."
The debate among the eight major Republican candidates is at 8 p.m. and is hosted by National Journal and CBS News.
OMG! How horrible! A Person of FAITH! No wonder the situational moralists in the GOP are screaming in terror! A real man with principals might get the nomination!
Paging Lin Wood...paging Lin Wood. CBS would like to donate to the Cain campaign.
I guess if you don’t have a close relationship with God you just don’t understand.
We all say we want a man of faith but we don’t want him to wear it on his sleeve.
Thank you Herman for sharing your personal journey with God.
GO HERMAN!
Love the way the Junk Media exposes itself. So now the smears against Cain are “scandal”
Note the same junk media has been very careful to never apply that word to O despite the dozens of scandals he has going on right now
Either Cain is an extremely manipulative fake—guilty of all that the DNC dominated National Restaurant Association ex-employees say and more....or, he’s the real deal, totally falsely accused.
I’m more and more believing the latter.
Still needs to fire or demote campaign manager Block though.
Yes, he did pray. He prayed for over a year.
In April 2010, he hinted about running for president, but every time he was asked from then until February 2011 he said he was giving it prayerful consideration.
Many of us have been praying with him and for him, ever since. There are actually “Pray for Herman Cain” groups on Facebook.
Do you believe in prayer? Do you believe God answers prayer?
SeeB.S. and an attempt to make people question Herman Cains credibility!
Another fart in "church" by the communist media!
Always have,always will.
Every piece of ‘news’ should include a few sentences about Dan Rather and the ‘fake but accurate’ standard.
Weak on the narrative.
So why would you be surprised to hear Cain say that he feels God is calling him to run?
All I ask for in a candidate is someone who seeks out God’s instruction in all matters of government. The Alaska e-mails proved Sarah Palin to be that type of person. I pray that Herman Cain is one as well.
The money and support is pouring in for Herman Cain, but we cannot slow down now. Please help him by donating at http://www.hermancain.com/
Also to help join the buzz about Herman go to facebook.com and “like” him. His “likes” have jumped dramatically since the attacks started. Make no mistake Sean Hannity’s BFF Tokyo Rove is watching Herman’s “likes” and so is Romney. THIS is the way to stick it to the GOP establishment! Please tell your family and friends to “like” Herman as well. Then let’s bring out our most powerful tool for helping Herman Cain: PRAYING that God protects him from the people of darkness.
To date, we only have two women's names, and zero detailed accounts of sexual harassment. Zero.
Please pray for the Cain family’s safety, and that the Almighty Father will bless Herman Cain with constant courage and stamina to rise above the baseless barrage of lies being thrown at him. And please pray that people are not taken in by these lies, but continue to support the man with the plan who can restore this nation to it’s former greatness and freedoms.
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