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Cain: God convinced me to run for president
CBS News ^ | November 12, 2011 | Lindsey Boerma

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.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cain; hermancain
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To: eyedigress

More kookiness I guess you missed the suggestion where you might need a break. Or maybe a nice medicinal shot of whiskey in your case make it two.


121 posted on 11/12/2011 2:48:17 PM PST by linn37
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To: linn37

kookiness huh? Your Candidate needs help. Good to know that you are out here defending him.


122 posted on 11/12/2011 2:52:03 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: linn37
I said it in response to someones elses post.

Which is why I pointed out to you that YOU WERE mocking Cain.

Which is why I pointed out to you that Perry and his wife did the same thing.

Which is why I asked you why you were mocking Cain?

Unbelievable.

123 posted on 11/12/2011 2:53:34 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: eyedigress

I believe you are nit picking and worrying about semantics.

Two women were paid sums of money after complaining about Mr. Cain. Since we are not privy to the agreements, we don’t know what these were sums for for... severence pay?

Maybe just leave quietly and we’ll give you X amount of dollars.


124 posted on 11/12/2011 3:08:46 PM PST by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: FreeReign

Well, did Perry say that?

I doubt it, not in the same terms that Herman is using.

I do believe God calls people and has through the ages.

It’s possible he’s called Cain.

But maybe Cain should keep it between himself and God for a while because it sounds a little pretentious and will turn people off.

Just my opinion.


125 posted on 11/12/2011 3:11:45 PM PST by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: mdittmar

Cain should then win right? If God told him to???


126 posted on 11/12/2011 4:03:10 PM PST by ColdSteelTalon (Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
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To: NewinTexsas; All
Herman Cain has listened to and obeyed Him all his life, and Herman Cain has not done too badly, has he?! Praise God!
Did God tell him how to evade the draft?
signed, Vietnam Vet


Bug off, asswipe. Prove that Cain 'evaded' the draft or STFU.

He served our Nation in the Department of the Navy as a civilian, an actual rocket scientist calculating ballistic missile trajectories. He was on the same team, so stuff that crap where the sun don't shine, you got that n00b ?!?
127 posted on 11/12/2011 4:19:40 PM PST by mkjessup (I stand with Herman Cain, a God-fearing, Jesus-loving, Constitution-honoring PATRIOT.)
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To: altura

Do you think Herman Cain is a molester of women.


128 posted on 11/12/2011 4:24:18 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: bert; All
Are you questioning God /s
We'll have Bible verses any minute now


Sounds like you need some Bert:

"For Ronald Reagan, spiritual faith was not something to hang in the closet upon taking political office. As governor he had often relied on prayer for guidance, and after entering the White House he felt he needed prayer as much as ever. And politics, he held, needed faith. He frequently invoked George Washington's aphorism that religion and morality were "indispensable supports" to political prosperity.

He also felt that America and Americans needed the Bible. The Bible, argued Reagan, held all the answers. "I'm accused of being simplistic at times," he said more than once. "But within that single Book are all the answers to all the problems that face us." As Ben Elliott remembers, it was a line that many found over-the-top, some White House staff among them. Nonetheless, Reagan believed it devoutly. When the president shared the thought before the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Elliott recalled, it "brought the house down." The audience responded with a standing ovation, and Reagan was delighted.

He saw God as the preeminent source of wisdom and moral guidance, the fount "from whom all knowledge springs." "When we open ourselves to Him," the president told a group of students in December 1983, "we gain not only moral courage but also intellectual strength."



129 posted on 11/12/2011 4:24:38 PM PST by mkjessup (I stand with Herman Cain, a God-fearing, Jesus-loving, Constitution-honoring PATRIOT.)
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To: NewinTexsas
Yes. But I want to know if God told him to get that cushy draft-deferment job so he wouldn't have to go to Vietnam.

KMA grunt. You ARE an obnoxious troll and I predict a short life span for you on this forum.

130 posted on 11/12/2011 4:28:22 PM PST by mkjessup (I stand with Herman Cain, a God-fearing, Jesus-loving, Constitution-honoring PATRIOT.)
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To: ColdSteelTalon

You have much to learn grasshopper


131 posted on 11/12/2011 4:33:17 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: eyedigress

Hehehe... Hey I just did not know that and it does change things for me.


132 posted on 11/12/2011 7:39:47 PM PST by ColdSteelTalon (Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
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To: altura

If 3 women have come out then name them.

The second settlement is based on anon sources. Because the sources are anon they cannot be verified or vetted. Someone in NRA can be making stuff up. We don’t know unless we have names.


133 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:34 PM PST by steviekm3
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To: Balding_Eagle

Do we have any name inside NRA that can confirm 2nd settlement ? NY Times said 2nd settlement is based on anon sources. Anon sources are not reliable.


134 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:36 PM PST by steviekm3
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To: altura

How do we know there are 3 women if only 2 have been named. The other has not been named and is based on anon sources, that we can’t verify.


135 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:44 PM PST by steviekm3
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To: eyedigress

Not really. I just think he may have an eye for the ladies or he may act too familiarly with women who work for him.


136 posted on 11/12/2011 9:54:36 PM PST by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: mdittmar

The libs are saying that God literally told Cain to run for president. That’s not what Cain said at all. Filthy liars.


137 posted on 11/13/2011 12:13:34 AM PST by Crucial
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To: TheOldLady

IATZ!!

ZOT PING!!


138 posted on 11/13/2011 12:29:52 AM PST by Politicalmom (Cain.)
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To: varina davis

Being led by God has nothing to do with “ego”.


139 posted on 11/13/2011 12:32:03 AM PST by Politicalmom (Cain.)
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To: altura

Please provide a link showing PROOF of two settlements.

The NRA has confirmed ONE.


140 posted on 11/13/2011 12:36:47 AM PST by Politicalmom (Cain.)
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