Neal Boortz: It may be time for Herman Cain to think about leaving race
Atlanta radio talk show host Neal Boortz said this morning that it may be time for Herman Cain to think about dropping out of the GOP race for president.
Why does this matter? Because the Cain campaign on Monday touted Boortz as one of several VIPs slated to attend the Saturday morning opening of a new Georgia headquarters in DeKalb County.
Like Boortz, Cain was a featured voice on AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB, until shortly before he began his run for president.
On Tuesday, a caller brought up the topic of Ginger White, the Dunwoody woman who says she had a 13-year consensual affair with Cain that ended earlier this year. Cain has forcefully denied anything improper – but said he was attempting to help the woman financially.
Said Boortz:
”I know Herman Cain. This does not sound like Herman Cain to me. It doesn’t sound like him…..Additionally, it is very curious to me that every allegation against Herman Cain has come from his three years at the national restaurant association….”
Boortz noted that White, like another Cain accuser, had lodged a sexual harassment complaint against an employer. But he added this:
”That being said, I can’t say whether or not the allegations are true. I can say that they are damaging. I can say, in my opinion – which is worth no more than yours – it probably pretty much puts a fork in Herman Cain’s chances of winning the GOP nomination. True or not, it does that.
“It may be rapidly approaching the time for Herman Cain to concentrate on his relationship with his family, and try to get through this thing.”
Update: NRO is reporting that Cain, in a conference call to supporters, says he is “reassessing” his candidacy.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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Jeff
November 29th, 2011
1:29 pm
Suddenly I’m hungry for some horsemeat lovers deep dish pizza.
Sister Sarah
November 29th, 2011
1:35 pm
If Neal had tuned in to WAOK AM 1380 this morning, he would have gotten the inside scoop from a guy who is personally connected to Ginger and had a personal encounter with Herman “creepin” with the girl at the apartment she shared with his girlfriend. His girlnand Ginger were room mates at the time. He had a TON of inside info. that I am interested in hearing come out. He did say that Ginger was a known gold digger and who has actually been married a couple times after deling with Herman to guys with a little money. Also stated that it will come out that Ginger met Herman at some Black Achievement Awards gala or something like that (still yet to be disclosed), and that she flipped on him because she was jealous that he was cheating on her (and his wife) with various White women. For the record, Ginger is the product of a Black mother and Jewish father, hence her look.
Face it. Karma is kicking Herman’s @z$ right now and he deserves it. Self righteousness and talking down to people gets you nowhere. Don’t blame the media for your downfall Herman. “BLAAME YO’SELF!!” Fraud bas—rd.
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
1:36 pm
Filed 2 BK’s, been sued 9 times this year for not paying rent but she caught wind of a “leak” of the relationship? Paaleeze! Probably 10K for 13 years sounds about right to step up to the mic.
I am a big Cain supporter but I think the witch hunt has finally caught up to him and Romney will who we get to vote for……NOT! All the Presidency is now is a schmuck to go in front of the cameras and smile. All smoke and mirrors!
ProgressivePeach
November 29th, 2011
1:37 pm
Cain should stay in. He needs at least two more affairs before he can surpass the GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich in the standings.
NOLALady
November 29th, 2011
1:38 pm
I would like to see Mr. Cain return to grammar school to take “grammar” after he drops out of the race. Hopefully, when he
A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-E-S in the future, he will stand a chance of having the correct noun/verb syntax, plural with plural. I do not see us ever having a President (I do not care what color) who uses improper grammar time and time again.
Though I am educated, I did not go to the best schools, but I know what I don’t know and something tells me this is not true of Mr. Cain.
Matt
November 29th, 2011
1:40 pm
Character matters, and it should. Integrity matters, and it should. It matters on both sides of the aisle.
This “what does it have to do with running the country” garbage I hear all the time is terribly short-sighted. If a man is willing to lie to his own spouse and family for selfish reasons, why on earth do you think you can count on him doing the right thing for you, a perfect stranger?
BW
November 29th, 2011
1:41 pm
Those who think Obama was not scruitinized are idiots!
The fact that primary Dem voters chose him does not mean he wasn’t scruitinized.
Add to the fact that Jeremiah Wright was a huge feature during the general election phase.
The people in 2008 chose Obama…he didn’t steal it…he was duly elected.
If the majority of the people who are complaining today are confident the President is a hapless failure then the people will choose the other person. Right? Maybe? No?
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
1:43 pm
Matt???
Character matters, and it should. Integrity matters, and it should. It matters on both sides of the aisle.
You bring up character with the 2 faced pole smoker in office now!!! WOW have no words
Ray
November 29th, 2011
1:43 pm
The Democratic Party nor so called “LIberal Blacks” had nothing to do with the downfall of Herman’s run for the White House. This has Carl Rove’s fingerprints all over it. This is text book GOP dirty tricks. Go back to the smear tactics done to John McCain just prior to the GOP South Carolina primary 0f the 2000. This proves that Repulicans eat there young. The very White folk did in Herman that he has been “Buck dancin” and Uncle Tomming for for years.
Perplexed
November 29th, 2011
1:43 pm
I didn’t realize people still listened to Boortz. Funny. Cain was a flash in the pan, with no foreign policy experience, and a catch phrase. Glad the truth is coming out.
morerightthanleft
November 29th, 2011
1:43 pm
wow…and merry christmas you bunch of walmart shoppers..
cain seems to be a decent man, so does clinton and barack, but damn people!!! So if you have ideas and you want to run for president you have to be hated…who the hell wants the job!!!
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
1:44 pm
Ray,
Well said!
Big Al
November 29th, 2011
1:45 pm
The double standard in this country works as follows: Bill Clinton (a white man) cheats on his wife with Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinski (in the Oval Office) and then lies about it under oath. Yet Bill Clinton is still considered a hero to the media.
On the other hand, Herman Cain (a black man and a Republican) allegedly cheats on his wife and is somehow considered unfit to be POTUS by the media.
It’s time to take back our country from the Jews in the media.
BillS
November 29th, 2011
1:45 pm
And who seriously thought Herman would EVER get the nomination, except for Democrats with their fingers crossed?
And by the way, WSB is Fox by any other name. Repulsive programming.
Hmmmmmmmmm
November 29th, 2011
1:48 pm
Surely Mr. Cain knew these allegations would surface in a presidential race…. I mean, good grief, if these allegations are true, it doesn’t say much about his political IQ… I’m not a democrat or republican, but it still makes me laugh that there are still people who are going to vote for Obama… Priceless….
morerightthanleft
November 29th, 2011
1:49 pm
you peopel are idiots..if you dont like wsb, turn it….herman would have been far better than your organizer…but you still think hes pure and great…idiots
Slobby Bobby
November 29th, 2011
1:51 pm
Bill S!
Clark Howard is not repulsive!
Walter Reeves is not repulsive!
Hush yo dam piehole!
Bob
November 29th, 2011
1:53 pm
td is this is the RIGHT’s politics of destruction. One, Cain’s campaign doesn’t deny the allegations, two it’s campaign is yet another campaign running “family” values, “marriage” values etc etc.
More BS is all that is. I guess that’s why he doesn’t have time to have a clue about economics or foreign policy. Period.
Don’t blame “libruls” for conservative incompetence and political dirt throwing.
Notso Fast
November 29th, 2011
1:55 pm
You have to know when to hold and when to fold. I think true or not, he needs to fold. Just too much against him.
Bob
November 29th, 2011
1:56 pm
Big Al, the corporate conservative media (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX etc) ALL crucified Clinton and other liberals – it’s the CONSERVATIVES WHO RUN ON “MORALS” get exposed for the hypocrites that they are who get a pass by the media most of the time.
Oh and your “jews” comment. Classy. F’n redneck.
Tommy
November 29th, 2011
1:56 pm
Wow, there are alot of dumb mf`s posting here.Herman Cain is right where he wants to be.Blame the liberal media for his campain going under.check.get support from the lib. hatres.check,write book about his experience,book tour maybe a Fox News gig sit back and laugh at the fools how followed him.and watch the money pile up.
DawgDad
November 29th, 2011
1:59 pm
BW: Facts vs. allegations. That’s the key point you seem to be missing. This isn’t “scrutiny”, it’s character assasination via the media. Facts – I will factor those in when presented. Edwards and Clinton – there was proof, not unsubstantiated allegations.
Hermans Twin
November 29th, 2011
2:00 pm
Bill Clinton , JFK , Teddy Kennedy , why not leave this out of the debate DEMS, its like calling the kettle BLACK & our muslim prez doesnt like it …GO HERMAN GO THE DISTANCE !!!!!
Snoopy
November 29th, 2011
2:00 pm
Mr. Cain:
I don’t believe a word of these allegations. There are plenty of us that still support you and admire you greatly. Please stay in the race.
Just a Question??/
November 29th, 2011
2:00 pm
If “Suga” Cain had pure motives, why was this MARRIED man calling this SINGLE woman at 4:15am???? I have been out of the dating scene for years now, But even back then everyone knew that when the phone rings between midnight and 6:00am, Its nothing but a “booty call”…..
Realist
November 29th, 2011
2:01 pm
It’s funny how Republicans suffer the most when sex scandals come out. Democrats shrugg them off as if they are a necessary act of life. Perhaps it has more to do with the fact that Republicans always put themselves on a high moral pedestal.
Slobby Bobby
November 29th, 2011
2:02 pm
Ginger White: Hermie Baby, hows comes yous don’t call no mo?
Herman Cain: Leave me alone woman! I gots a campaign to run!
Ginger: Don’t you dare dis me with some honky! (finger wagging)
Herman Cain: I would never do that sugar britches… (wink,wink)
Slobby Bobby
November 29th, 2011
2:04 pm
These hooligans deserve each other.
HCCynic
November 29th, 2011
2:05 pm
Does anyone remember the final talley in Tiger’s daillances?
My point is, that after the dust settles and the smoke clears, no one is going to care what Herman did or did not do. who he did it with, or how many there were. The Amerikan public will go right back to Operah, the NBA, the Kardashians, and Dancing with the Stars; all as though nothing happened.
May God forgive us for not aborting more Dimowits, or, raising those that are born, more responsibly.
Slobby Bobby
November 29th, 2011
2:06 pm
You’re right. No one will give a care except their wives and family.
this is GOP driven
November 29th, 2011
2:07 pm
obama is smart enough to have saved this infidelity issue for the general election.
have no doubt about it – this has Gingrich, Romney and Perry all over it
chris
November 29th, 2011
2:09 pm
Good post JR..and exactly right the only reason Paul hasn’t been given same scrutiny is he’s a joke among most serious voters. Some of his stances make Obama look like a right winger. Having said that it probably is time for Cain to bow out gracefully ..he is a good man and when he leaves the race these women who came forth will quietly disappear into the night of unimportance now they got their 15 minutes of fame and probably never be heard from again now they did the job they were assigned to do. Its a terrible thing to see…that things from a man’s past almost 20 years ago have to be the discussion instead of a dying economy and a nation that just don’t feel good about its future. Obama won’t run on anything he’s done in four years but his agents of smear will make sure when the Republican nominee does get picked they will be put through one of the worst mudslinging experiences of their lives- .Cain is just another example of how much of a travesty politics has become in America. Sad day, but Boortz is right.
L in the A
November 29th, 2011
2:17 pm
, I’m not going to NOT vote for someone because they had an affair, or was accused of having an affair, or whatever with another adult (and I mean someone WAY over the LEGAL age), but that said, I’m voting on issues or an issue that will benefit my country. If Cain were elected to office, and fufilled the 9-9-9 thing I’d vote for him to have another 4 years. I’d vote for President Obama if he shared my ideas, or ideas that I thought would help our country fiscally, and actually, if he’d have results before election day.
I wish our country would undivide, unite, and force these elected officials to DO THEIR JOBS. I’ve been around for decades, and in all of my life of actually paying attention to politicians’ words (pre-election) and their actions (post election)–I’ve noticed that–where they in any other job like out at McDonald’s or if they where a secretary or administrative assistant or manager like, ANYWHERE but Congress or the White House or their local state house & senates, & districts–they’d be FIRED for not doing anything and having the audacity to blame their COWORKERS for the reason that they couldn’t get their jobs done. OH MY GOSH, if a kindergaten student acted–in class–the way these ADULTS act on their jobs–or in public (the bashing of their coworkers & bosses & superiors & subordinates–or in the case of a kindergarten student–their classmates–or teachers–or parents–or day care providers–we’d say the kid had a SERIOUS problem with behaviour, manners, temperment, and self-control. They’d likely receive poor conduct, and forever be attending a parent-teacher conference to address their nasty, non conducive to a healtful -work-environment attitude.
WHY do we hold KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS to a much higher standard than POLITICIANS–HOW LONG HAVE THESE PEOPLE BEEN IN SCHOOL???????????? They ought to have learned better manners by now! Maybe they don’t act like that behind closed doors–but they sure give me a headache with all of that “the democrats this!” “the republicans that!” and “stupid liberal” “dumb conservative” WICKEDNESS!!!!! I wouldn’t mind their successful dog and pony show charlatous act–but it’s spilling over NASTILY into the people. And infecting our manners, and making us divided. They divide us, now they’ve conquered us. They are the ONLY servants in the HISTORY OF SERVITUDE that have successfully garnered wages higher than their masters (we the people–aka the “public” in their titles “PUBLIC servants”), successfully done NOTHING and NOT been fired by their masters, and keep returning to work year after year after non-America/The World promoting policy year by saying, “well bossman, I couldn’t get the plow to work because those danged OTHER servants of yours keep pushing my plowback, see ya later, though, I gots to go on break (a week for Easter, a few weeks for Christmas, heck, they even break for summer—OH MY GOSH, what are they in grade school????????????)! WHAT A SHTICK they’ve got going here! My bretheren, they’re liars, and they’re going to put the nail in the coffin of not only AMERICA but the ENTIRE WORLD if we don’t get wise to these stirers of strife and work together to hold their feet to the fire and work on solutions amongst ourselves and send in our orders of what WE want to them and MAKE them do it with threat of voting them OUT if they continue MESSING UP THIS COUNTRY and the rest of the world with their self-servitude! If we don’t we’ll be SERVING THEM FULLY. I’ve never been to China but I do NOT want to know the full of extinct of a lifetime forced to “eat bitterness”–> I don’t know the proper Chinese translation but to “eat bitterness” is a common phrase amongst the Chinese factory workers who make the world’s goods under near slave conditions, and have NO say, NO CHOICE really, in how they want to live their lives. The Communist government in China has a lot of power. They, the people…do not have any. I hope that we don’t end up like this. But we are in a system of servitude whenever our life’s needs and necessities–food, shelter, clothing, transportation, a bed, electricity, etc are GIVEN to us by someone else, because when we take those things, we have to take EVERYTHING ELSE that comes along with them–no matter how sick the abuse.
RIGHTISWRONG
November 29th, 2011
2:19 pm
WHINE-WHINE-WHINE!!! lol
Cain was digging his grave when he was moaning and groaning with Ginger. He just fell in that grave and his fellow right brothers (who he thought supported him) are now throwin’ dirt on him. He’s gone guys, give it up.
Spermin’ Hermin’ must be really bored with his wife cause he also kept on chasin’ many other women. Come on Mrs. Cain you gotta work a black man, we have needs.
I have worked for years in Corporate America, for a family business, and now run my own company and have NEVER even been CLOSE to being accussed of Sexual Harrassment of ANY type! I have had to say, “No!” a couple of times but NEVER have I even flirted with someone at my job. What an idiot! Just like my Dad always told me, “Don’t sh#t where you eat!” You have to be an arrogant horn dog to have this many accussations and a freakin’ mistress! Herman you are a mess….
The GOP is getting what it deserves, you are led by a bunch of uneducated dropouts who get on the radio and tell you zombies the lies you LOVE to hear. Make up you own minds, have compassion, read, and soon you will find out that you pass on the LEFT not the RIGHT.
Move forward……………Obama 2012 !!!!!!!!
philman
November 29th, 2011
2:21 pm
Boortz is never right!!! He is just a talk show lawyer, and before he had his talk show he was a lawyer!! So beware!!! Rush, Sean, Herman and Neal in the same basket!!!
L in the A
November 29th, 2011
2:22 pm
You do NOT want to be a slave to anyone, it is better to be free. You can’t bite the hand that feeds you, so let that hand that feeds you be your own. I KNOW firsthand, and I hope to have freedom, personally as an individual SOON. I pray Christ’s love and blessings in full to you all though, no matter what your beliefs or non-beliefs may be! MUCH LOVE!
L in the A
November 29th, 2011
2:25 pm
sorry, I my post was supposed to all be one statment, not two separate ones. The second one doesn’t make sense (is not seemingly on topic) if not connected to the FIRST one! Sorry!!!
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
2:30 pm
“Spermin’ Herman” , how long did it take you to think of that one?
LeeS
November 29th, 2011
2:33 pm
It is really politically naïve for a large number of people posting to say the Dems have created this hit job on Herman. In all reality, the Dems are chomping at the bit to have Cain as the Republican nominee. What Democrat in his or her right mind would plan an attack on him? The Democratic power structure doesn’t have to waste resources to undermine the Republican nominating process. The Republicans are doing a pretty fantastic job at shooting their own foot.
Dems_Rule!
November 29th, 2011
2:41 pm
Democrats are open about who they are. You can be gay, straight and what you do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business. They only care about governing. Repubs on the other hand pretend to be moral and have “family valuse”, but are hypocrites. Their gay members hide until exposed. They are no more of less moral, they just pretend to be.
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
2:45 pm
They can also text pictures of their junk to women and deny it, ohhhhhhhh
Frederick Douglass
November 29th, 2011
3:04 pm
Wag the Dog
‘They can also text pictures of their junk to women and deny it, ohhhhhhh’
That smirky statement will hold up until pictures of John Boehner wiping his crying eyes with some trick’s thong leaks out.
Wag the Dog
November 29th, 2011
3:14 pm
FD,
You are probably right, I wouldn’t put it past any of them, really sick of both sides IMO.
markie mark
November 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
@BOB – Conservative corporate news entities and you include ABC, NBC and CBS? Are you kidding me? man….I am speechless.
Ghostrider
November 29th, 2011
3:17 pm
Good God … Please, there has to be someone out there to run for President… This country cannot survive another 4 years with this clown in the White House… I can’t tell you how I exactly feel … it would get blocked.
Sister Sarah
November 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Go ahead @Ghostrider, call him a N-//–. You know you want to…REAL BAD! (LOL…only because doesn’t change nothing. Not the reality, not history, and that burns your insides)
Slip
November 29th, 2011
4:43 pm
Many disagree on this issue, but history tells us consensual infidelity is far different from sexual harassment. The ability to govern is not fatally flawed by philandering (though it’s hard to overcome the issue of dishonesty, not all adultery is born of dishonesty.) harassment on the other hand, is a character flaw that makes one unworthy of public office. Sexual harassment is the deliberate act of control. Our history is full of adulterous presidents, not many proven harassers.
morerightthanleft
November 29th, 2011
5:31 pm
@rightiswrong..im not uneducated , you lose your credibility by your ignorant rants. what has Obama done!! serious,,,what.. and dont give me the liberal talking points..
i dare you to run for office..we can find dirt on you..they always do..who the hell wants that job anyway..i guess Organizer doesnt pay so well…he will unemployed soon
Cain will come out of this just fine…just like clinton did…but damn, he is innocent, right, then has to be found guilty, isnt that the order
Sister Sarah
November 29th, 2011
6:19 pm
@Moreright Are you serious?
Some easy ones on the Obama watch:
American merchant crew rescue
Bin Laden
Khadafi overthrown
Domestic auto industry saved and profitable again
__ months of economic continuous growth rather than shrinkage (you check the graphs)
Advocated for health care law that prevents YOUR being DENIED coverage because of pre-existing conditions, etc
I could continue, but why? Now… to challenge your “talking point” drivel, I challenge YOU to take EACH ONE of those I listed ONE BY ONE and REFUTE that they happened WITHOUT the use of a right wing “talking point”. Show us all just how delusional (and UNEDUCATED) you really are!
BILLY MAYS HERE
November 29th, 2011
6:36 pm
Boortz is a classic Libertarian: You say you’re a Libertarian until election time, at which point you swing into line with Republicans.
There’s no such thing as a Libertarian. You’re only fooling yourself if you think so.