Your morning jolt: Herman Cain on his own ‘high-tech lynching’ a la Clarence Thomas
Last May, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain gave an interview to the conservative Washington Examiner newspaper that resulted in these paragraphs:
But wouldn’t liberals and Democrats still find a racially-based way to attack Cain? They certainly found a way to attack Clarence Thomas, the black, conservative Supreme Court justice.
“They’re going to come after me more viciously than they would a white candidate,” Cain responded. “You’re right. Clarence Thomas. And so, to use Clarence Thomas as an example, I’m ready for the same high-tech lynching that he went through — for the good of this country.” Cain smiled broadly. “I’m ready for the same high-tech lynching.”
The prediction by Cain, a Baptist minister married 43 years, may be more accurate than he’s comfortable with.
On Sunday, Politico.com reported that, on two occasions during the 1990s, the National Restaurant Association settled claims by two female employees who alleged inappropriate behavior by Cain, who then headed the lobbying organization.
Fox News is already letting it be known that Cain, whom a Des Moines Register poll said holds a slim lead in Iowa, will appear on the network late this morning to answer the charges.
Cain’s spokesman, J.D. Gordon, didn’t do so well last night in a phone interview with Fox’s Geraldo Rivera, who attempted to wheedle a denial:
Said Gordon:
”I can tell you that we’ve seen this played out before. It’s just a prominent conservative leader targeted by liberals simply because they disagree with his politics. Mr. Cain deserves better than this.”
Which tells you that the specter of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is likely to figure into Cain’s defense today. Thomas’ 1991 confirmation hearing included testimony from Anita Hill, who worked with Thomas at the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She alleged inappropriate behavior on Thomas’ part.
The withering response from Thomas became famous:
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In an interview several days ago, on the topic of Iraq and Libya, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss was critical of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy – but with a notable exception:
“He’s had Secretary [Hillary] Clinton out there. She’s a hard worker, has been a very forceful secretary of state, and has done an outstanding job.
This Washington Post piece offers something of an explanation:
Seven months later, with longtime U.S. nemesis Moammar Gaddafi dead and Libya’s onetime rebels now in charge, the coalition air campaign has emerged as a foreign policy success for the Obama administration and its most famous Cabinet member, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Some Republicans derided the effort as “leading from behind,” while many others questioned why President Obama was entangling the nation in another overseas military campaign that had little strategic urgency and scant public support. But with NATO operations likely to end this week, U.S. officials and key allies are offering a detailed new defense of the approach and Clinton’s pivotal role — both within a divided Cabinet and a fragile, assembled-on-the-fly international alliance.
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On Friday, at an Augusta convention, Charlie Flemming was elected president of the Georgia AFL-CIO. He’ll replace the Richard Ray.
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Might lions and tigers and bears on their way here? In a note to constiuents, the escape of exotic wild animals from an Ohio compound was on the mind of state Sen. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, who wrote:
Although it failed to pass, during the last legislative session, SB 188 was introduced and would have allowed the creation of harvest-hunt preserves for the hunting of alternative livestock.
Also failing to pass during the 2010 session were two bills (SB 424 & HB 1270) that would have allowed the operation of exotic game ranches and exotic game licenses for those wishing to hunt on them.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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Mark
October 31st, 2011
11:16 am
@ UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:05 am
Hey atleast Cain didnt use the oval office as his personal brothel….aka Clinton.
Cain has never held an office! Try again.
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:17 am
Mark…not yet.
Clinton "Skink" Tyree
October 31st, 2011
11:24 am
Will the only person in the country who’s surprised by these allegations please go stand in the corner.
naksuthin
October 31st, 2011
11:27 am
Politico is a conservative leaning publication that is run by a former aide to Ronald Reagan.
So the charge that this is a liberal attack doesn’t hold water.
Hot Dog
October 31st, 2011
11:33 am
Introducing Karl Rove…Does that name sounds familiar? Get ready everyone. This new revelation is Karl Rove’s handy work. Cain must be BRAIN DEAD to think he has a chance at the presidential nomination. Before it’s over with, it will be Mitt and Rick as the Repubthugs nominee! Just remember you saw it here first…from HOT DOG!
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:34 am
Hot Dog….we didnt see it here first from you! Mitt has been leading in the polls the entire time.
Wallis T. Coper
October 31st, 2011
11:34 am
i tole everone, cane was juss like the other blks, an was herassing wite woman, an cane an oboma need to be, voted out of there office, this is the way blks an moslems are an we need a wite man or sara palen as president
Hot Dog
October 31st, 2011
11:35 am
By the Way, For those of you who don’t know this, Politico is NOT a LIBERAL PUBLICATION!
honested
October 31st, 2011
11:36 am
uga,
cain has probably held all the offices he will ever hold.
His abject lack of comprehension of even the necessary qualifications for leadership (much less obviously no possession of those qualities) should be enough to deter the average voter.
Add in the sophomoric web ad, the book tour nature of the campaign and frost the cake with not one but TWO former subordinates paid to keep quiet about sexual harassment and yes, I THINK WE HAVE A LOSER.
But thanks for wasting the repugs time.
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:39 am
honested….”His abject lack of comprehension of even the necessary qualifications for leadership (much less obviously no possession of those qualities)’…..are you sure you are not referring to Obama?
Hey atleast Cain’s “book tour” is not being paid for by the American people…..Obama on the other hand……
Wallis T. Coper
October 31st, 2011
11:41 am
if cane wins him an oboma, will take all are money, an give it to the blks, mark my words, we muss vote cane, an oboma out, an take are county back, before oboma gets us, in to many wars, an runs are defficit up nother billon dollers
The Ghost of Lester Maddox
October 31st, 2011
11:42 am
The 11th Commandment: “Thou shalt NOT be black and be conservative”
The 12th Commandment: “Thou shalt have no other God before thy labor union”
The 13th Commandment: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, but THOU SHALT COVET THY Republican neighbors’ money and things.”
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:45 am
The 14th Commandment: If anyone dislikes Obama they shalt be called “racists”….but thou Democrats shall slander Cain at will.
honested
October 31st, 2011
11:46 am
uga
Pay attention to where cain’s money is coming from.
Is the Secret Service free?
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:47 am
Honested….HAHAHA He is not using the secret service…..OMG! You have got to be kidding me.
Centrist
October 31st, 2011
12:01 pm
Lots of baseless harassment charges are made for various political, disgruntled employee, and for economic gain. It is just a fact of business and political life anymore. Such charges always have a ghost effect even if dismissed, and political (media) opponents unfairly use it as a club as we see here. This statement from Herman Cain and the fact it was resolved will be purposely lost in the mist of repeating the accusations:
“I have never sexually harassed anyone, let’s say that. Secondly, I’ve never sexually harassed anyone, and yes, I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association, and I say falsely, because it turned out, after the investigation, to be baseless. The people mentioned in that article were the ones who would be aware of any misdoings, and they have attested to my integrity and my character. It is totally baseless, and totally false, never have I committed any sort of sexual harassment,”
Mark
October 31st, 2011
12:02 pm
@ UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
11:17 am
Mark…not yet
Well then your statement about him never using the oval office as his personal brothel is wrong.
Oh and don’t worry, if he does ever hold an office, you can be sure it will not be POTUS
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:03 pm
Mark…..Actually no…..you are wrong. Because he has never been in the oval office, he could not use it as his personal brothel. I know it is hard but try to keep up.
“It will not be POTUS”….I am not saying that he will definately get the office, but I am certainly not ruling him out.
td
October 31st, 2011
12:04 pm
October 31st, 2011
11:47 am
Honested has been trying to tell us he has never sent any money to the Koch brothers. How believable can he really be?
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Off de Plantation
October 31st, 2011
12:10 pm
Whew! I was wondering if Jimmie and the other “Rick Cabezas” were going to lay off criticizing Herman Cain for more than one day. Glad to see they’re back on track with their bad-mouthing. Keep it up, Jimmie and you brain-dead socialists! There are more and more leaving the “plantation” and that is bad news for the Dummycrats. Imagine: Blacks that actually think for themselves without massuh jerking their strings! OMG!
Hot Dog
October 31st, 2011
12:12 pm
Hey UGA 1999 , You didn’t see MITT and RICK! That’s the first from HOT DOG! Now get over it!
Mark
October 31st, 2011
12:17 pm
@ UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:03 pm
Mark…..Actually no…..you are wrong. Because he has never been in the oval office, he could not use it as his personal brothel. I know it is hard but try to keep up.
“It will not be POTUS”….I am not saying that he will definately get the office, but I am certainly not ruling him out.
Well you need to review your original post where you tried to compare Cain with Clinton. Seems like you need to keep up or stop posting nonsense. Idiot!
Tea Party Hobbit
October 31st, 2011
12:20 pm
Hot Dog, Which Rick?
As for Cain, I will give him benefit of the doubt, regarding his statement on the matter, as reported by Centrist. I still think it comes down to footrace between him and Romney.
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:23 pm
call me BIG DADDY, u want extra cheese with my whopper?
Charles
October 31st, 2011
12:24 pm
Funny how Cain predicted this coming from the “liberal media”, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the likes of Karl Rove didn’t leak it to Politico. Rove with is checklist of why Cain would definitely not be the candidate is not above doing something like this. Let’s face it, the GOP isn’t crazy about Mitt, but it’s starting to look like he’s their best chance. They hate it, but they will work with what they have.
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:25 pm
pimping aint eazy
Charles
October 31st, 2011
12:25 pm
Saxby wasn’t the only person on the Right who made the Hilary comment. It’s obvious that this was one of the GOP talking points. They just refuse to give the President credit for anything positive. But they will give him all the credit for everything bad in our country.
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:26 pm
LET HERMAN B HERMAN
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:27 pm
@CHARLES
its called envy, lol.
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:27 pm
i’m a real black man , i keep my ho’s in check
double
October 31st, 2011
12:28 pm
never sent any money to koch,bayer,johnson&johnson.I would believe this,before I would believe the constitution was rotten,and religion thing of past.TD master of deception.
Tea Party Hobbit
October 31st, 2011
12:35 pm
Charles, I definitely could see it being Rove behind this. I detest the man and his crony fake conservatives. He is a pet for Rush Limbaugh now, his prized “architect”. But I am sick of the old guard GOP, they don’t really believe in small government. Just reallocating to their issues instead of the Dems’ issues. That is why I am so hopeful that Cain can win the nomination and put a real conservative up there for the first time in decades. Herman is a tough son of a gun, and he will fight up to the very end!
LDH
October 31st, 2011
12:37 pm
Let’s see if this is same old tactics:
Bush Sr. was asked what he knew and when about supporting the Contras
Clinton was asked about Jennifer Flowers
Bush Jr. was asked about being paid to fly in the Air Guard when he was not on drill
Kerry was asked about his Swift boat activities and awards
So EVERY candidate for president has something dredged up but THIS case is clearly shows liberal bias – NO it does not.
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:40 pm
Hot Dog…How about posting something that actually makes sense? Is it that hard?
Happy Go Lucky
October 31st, 2011
12:40 pm
It was so easy to tell when the “occupiers” were run out of Woodruff Park. They showed up on J. Galloway’s rantings with their idiotic blogs. Damn, I wish they had jobs and would go back to doing something constructive.
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:41 pm
Happy….agreed.
Mark
October 31st, 2011
12:45 pm
@ UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:40 pm
Hot Dog…How about posting something that actually makes sense? Is it that hard?
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black?
A PIMP CALLED CAIN
October 31st, 2011
12:49 pm
THE REPUBS PET NEGRO has been a bad boy
findog
October 31st, 2011
12:49 pm
I recall two things from 25 years ago
President Reagan having Reverend Jackson negotiate with Libya to get our downed pilot from his bombing run on Gaddafi; and my Battalion Admin Officer informing me there was a sexual harassment charge for [her direct quote], “laughing whenever a female soldier did something stupid.” A couple years later I walked into a meeting of six women planning to take out a boorish Captain through a synchronized placement of sexual harassment charges.
Republican’s wouldn’t dare speak against their, “best president ever,” but were quite vocal against Clinton and Obama’s bombs only campaign
Misuse of sexual harassment laws for quick financial or political gain have really cheapened our criminal justice system
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:49 pm
Oh look Mark is standing up for Hot Dog…..are we in 3rd grade now? Good Lord talk about the Dem menality? “pot calling the kettle black”?? hahahaha geez!
Frederick Douglass
October 31st, 2011
12:50 pm
UGA 1999
“Hey atleast (sic) Cain didn’t use the oval office as his personal brothel….aka Clinton”.
And thanks to an inquiring media, and an informed electorate, the pervert never will.
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
12:56 pm
Freddy….you are right Clinton will never use it again! haha.
Wallis T. Coper
October 31st, 2011
12:56 pm
cane an oboma are sosilist an, when we take are county back, we will vote them out of there office, cane is tryen to act wite, that,s why the peple are voting him out, he is obomas blk frend tryen, to give my money to sosilists, an occapy wall street is nothing but blks an homeliss collecking wellfair checks from palosi an oboma so they done have too work like i done for 62 years in the carpit mill
Frederick Douglass
October 31st, 2011
1:03 pm
UGA 1999
You sir have cheapened my daughter’s 1999 degree from UGA, henceforth no member of my family will ever attend that institution again, that is all.
clem
October 31st, 2011
1:04 pm
the hermanator is on cspan now starting 1pm
honested
October 31st, 2011
1:05 pm
Come on rethugs, get behind the sure loser and nominate cain.
The hilarity will be ceaseless and it will probably make rove’s ears fall off.
In any case, Obama 2012!
kjdr
October 31st, 2011
1:06 pm
but it is just about sex
UGA 1999
October 31st, 2011
1:06 pm
Freddy…..I am sure they wont be missed! haha.
Yankee in Atlanta
October 31st, 2011
1:07 pm
Wallis T. Coper it is 2011, not 1911. Your racism has no place in today’s society. Get an education before spouting off your hate. Do you even realize Cain is not in cahoots with Obama and supports you assuming you are a Tea Party Repulican?