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Herman Cain drops out of presidential race
LA times ^ | 3 Dec 2011

Posted on 12/03/2011 11:02:40 AM PST by mandaladon

Herman Cain, the insurgent populist whose candidacy has been ensnared by allegations of sexual impropriety, said Saturday that he is leaving the race for the Republican presidential nomination, saying that the allegations have cast a "cloud of doubt over me and this campaign."

"As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," he said at an event in Atlanta. "I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt . . . on me, on my family, not because we are not fighters, not because I am not a fighter."

Cain's campaign had sent mixed signals as to his future since Ginger White, an Atlanta woman who claims to have had an affair with Cain for more than a decade, went public with her story earlier this week. While Cain has said he has been "reassessing" his candidacy, he also, at times, has been fiercely defiant, suggesting that unnamed enemies have been trying to do him in and vowing to press forward.

"The pundits would like for me to shut up, drop out and go away," he said. "I am not going to be silenced, and I am not going away."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


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To: mandaladon

I can’t believe all the “doomsdayers” who are predicting the fall of the nation over this decision.

If our forefathers had given up this easily, we would still be British with red-hair and bad teeth.

If the men who fought WWII had given up this easily, my grandmother would have never been liberated from Auschwitz and I wouldn’t even be a zygote.

NUT UP people! One man dropping out of the race does not necessarily herald the doom of the entire republic or even the election. It’s starting to sound like a bunch of DU idiots in here who threaten to leave the country every time something doesn’t go their way.

I liked Cain, would have likely voted for him. But he isn’t the Messiah- whether you’re waiting for the Messiah’s second visit or his first. :-)


161 posted on 12/03/2011 11:37:32 AM PST by CWSNTEXAS (Am I'm the ONLY Conservative Jew in America? What's wrong with you other schmucks?)
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To: null and void

‘Dammit!’

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What you said, nav.

This is beyond depressing. First Sarah, now Herman.


162 posted on 12/03/2011 11:37:32 AM PST by proud American in Canada (Two politicians have broken my heart. I have no further taglines.)
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To: DoughtyOne

And the same thing Newt did and is now the front runner.


163 posted on 12/03/2011 11:37:37 AM PST by rintense (ABO is not a winning strategy.)
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To: DoughtyOne
So WHY did Alveda King and the Colonel who spoke before Cain give us the impression he would continue to press on?

Had he not even informed them?

164 posted on 12/03/2011 11:38:10 AM PST by Guenevere (....We press on.....)
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To: COBOL2Java

When will you people quit reading the MSM? Cain has not quit this is to arm himself and his family to uncover the lying Bozo and Soro’s money trying to get FUBO re-elected!


165 posted on 12/03/2011 11:38:25 AM PST by tiger63
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To: R0CK3T

How easy people forget, that the only politician that lost his position because of “Monica Gate”, was Bob Livingston.

We will never win playing the “Republicans have to be ‘holier-than-thou’ game.


166 posted on 12/03/2011 11:38:25 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Biggirl

Gingrich/Cain was my tagline after their ‘conversation’. There was clearly mutual respect and affection - good chemistry and shared humor.

Newt should do it - he hates the media - payback!!!


167 posted on 12/03/2011 11:38:25 AM PST by sodpoodle ( Newter the Democrats - top to bottom.)
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To: God luvs America

No, I grieve for America that this decent can have this happen to him, and that the only people who run for office and win are turds.

Maybe my attitude is affected by the fact that I’m rereading Atlas Shrugged, and seeing how the looters rig the game. I think we just witnessed them doing that.


168 posted on 12/03/2011 11:38:29 AM PST by Daveinyork
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To: mandaladon
Devastating day. Huge victory for the Left and Obama.

Oh well, life goes on...at least we have a great SEC Championship game to look forward to in 90 minutes.

169 posted on 12/03/2011 11:39:22 AM PST by montag813
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To: LucyT

:(


170 posted on 12/03/2011 11:39:39 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (Chairman Obama And Ron Paul Are Sure Signs The Republic Is In Serious Trouble. God Help Us All.)
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To: LucyT

:(


171 posted on 12/03/2011 11:39:57 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (Chairman Obama And Ron Paul Are Sure Signs The Republic Is In Serious Trouble. God Help Us All.)
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To: silverleaf

.................My dog could beat obama, with a billion dollar campaign fund

send money
.............................

Turnabout is fair play.

DESTROY ZER0!!

Jam his phony birth certificate down his corrupt throat!!


172 posted on 12/03/2011 11:40:07 AM PST by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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To: rintense
Bachmann and Santorum are the only ones left for me. Otherwise, I write in. No way in hell will Perry, Newt or Romney get my vote.

Yes, indeed.

173 posted on 12/03/2011 11:40:26 AM PST by writer33 (Mark Levin Is The Constitutional Engine Of Conservatism)
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To: Trueblackman

I am done and I will now happily vote for Obama, so that he can finish destroying the nation!

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Obama might as well own what’s coming. When Obamacare destroys the economy, etc.

My only concern is Supreme Court nominees, etc. He can do a lot of damage, particularly because the Republicans have no ... spine.

This is so depressing. I really like Mr. Cain. I saw him on Jimmy Kimmel and the man has a great sense of humor.


174 posted on 12/03/2011 11:40:30 AM PST by proud American in Canada (Two politicians have broken my heart. I have no further taglines.)
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
The miracle will be if all of you get off your fat rumps and start doing something about it.

My rump ain't fat pal. I am in fighting shape and ready to join the jihad to bring Obama and the left down to hell.
175 posted on 12/03/2011 11:40:31 AM PST by Rooivalk
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To: sanjuanbob
Enough of my rant? This is a rant?

Folks, what do we stand for, if we’re willing to vote for a man who does things we spend our time her condemning daily?

Seems like a rational fair question to me. I'm not sure why it elicited the, "Pick your nose if you like..." and "...enough of your rant." responses.

Are we or aren't we against signing on to the global warming nonsense?

Are we or aren't we against signing on to amnesty for illegals?

Are we or aren't we in favor of Obamacare, and all aspects of it?

Aren't these the guidelines we should keep in mind when picking our nominee?

There's no attempt on my part to single you out. In general this is what I think our people should be keeping in mind, and I don't think it's irrational to say so.

176 posted on 12/03/2011 11:41:16 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Romney, Newt, any chance whatsoever you might sometime pander to U.S. Citizens vs the illegals?)
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To: MNJohnnie

4am texts and cash on the side wo telling the wifey over 13 years speaks for itself.


177 posted on 12/03/2011 11:41:16 AM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: MNJohnnie
You obviously are an Obama supporter trolling this website.

Well, if he is, I am too; I concur with his sentiment. Professional politicians tend to be those who have been through a vetting process when it comes to scandals, and if they've survived up to a certain point you can be sure that there are few if any skeletons remaining in the closet. Upstarts like Cain, if they're human at all, have all kinds of circumstances in their past that have the potential to be mined by the opposition.

In Cain's case, the scandal was directed at the conservative base, and they've obviously decided that they don't like what they see.

178 posted on 12/03/2011 11:41:26 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: silverleaf

Your dog could beat Obama, but Obama will crush Romney like a bug.


179 posted on 12/03/2011 11:41:28 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: mandaladon
Suspending campaign means he may perhaps be back later.

Let's hope so.

In the meantime, what's next?

Bachmann is by far the most conservative candidate with a proven track record of integrity, but she is being overlooked at our own peril.

Newt? He has done far worse than Cain ever did in his personal life.

Perry? Meh

I like Bachmann a lot.

I wish others did.

180 posted on 12/03/2011 11:41:28 AM PST by Manic_Episode (Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...)
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