As long as he's a frontrunner, the pressure on this pimple builds.
Won't be pretty when it pops.

FlashHarry: i almost feel bad for romney. on paper, he's the perfect candidate and should be a shoo-in. but they just hate him.

Considering they hate the guy so much that the lunacy of Bachmann, the stupidity of Perry and the charlatanry of Cain are equally viable alternatives I'm seriously thinking it's just bigotry against a Mormon.

Not that I care, it's all pretty damned entertaining.

Marcus Aurelius: "When people get on the Cain train, they don't get off."

So he's saying that once you go Cain, you never leave the train?

He's saying he's a lousy lay.

It's kind of sad that this is worse for his campaign than the fact that he is utterly clueless on foreign policy.

Well, he never had my vote in the first place, so pretty much any opinion I have of him is moot.

Because People in power are Stupid: Please don't make him sing Amazing Grace anymore.

He doesn't sing Amazing Grace. He sings songs about singing Amazing Grace.

Candidate wanting to discuss issues?

Blasphemy!

Srsly, this equates to birthers.

simplicimus: If you've worked in a large corporation, a settlement with a NDA is usual. It's cheaper than going to trial, and doesn't indicate guilt or innocence.

Cain has been using the NDA as handcuffs to prevent these women from defending themselves against the terrible allegations that his proxies have been using to defame them.

Cain should be careful, or he's going to find himself in a deep mess of legal trouble.

// also, Cain is just trolling at this point. He's skinnyhead, if skinnyhead was running for President.

OK - but will he show us the gestures?

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: FlashHarry: i almost feel bad for romney. on paper, he's the perfect candidate and should be a shoo-in. but they just hate him.

Considering they hate the guy so much that the lunacy of Bachmann, the stupidity of Perry and the charlatanry of Cain are equally viable alternatives I'm seriously thinking it's just bigotry against a Mormon.

Not that I care, it's all pretty damned entertaining.

Looks at Huntsman. Moderate Republican great domestic and foreign policy credentials, Mormon. No chance at getting the nomination.

You can stop answering, but they're not going to stop asking.

Gosling: You can stop answering, but they're not going to stop asking.

Yup, and if you don't answer questions you let your opponents frame the debate.

"I'm not saying he raped any of these women but it is really interesting his campaign won't deny it." type bullshiat.

Seven in 10 Republicans say reports of the allegations don't matter when it comes to picking a candidate.

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I'm sorry...didn't "Seven in 10 Republicans" (at least) try and impeach President Clinton over allegations?

/some people have no common sense when it comes to morals
//you reap what you sow

Carth: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: FlashHarry: i almost feel bad for romney. on paper, he's the perfect candidate and should be a shoo-in. but they just hate him.

Considering they hate the guy so much that the lunacy of Bachmann, the stupidity of Perry and the charlatanry of Cain are equally viable alternatives I'm seriously thinking it's just bigotry against a Mormon.

Not that I care, it's all pretty damned entertaining.

Looks at Huntsman. Moderate Republican great domestic and foreign policy credentials, Mormon. No chance at getting the nomination.

Huntsman is McCain 2000. Great in theory, but not really running - and if people ever get a close enough look, what they'll see a kaleidescope of the crazies' positions on taxes, immigration and employment to lose the "moderate" label.

But hey, maybe he'll nominate Christine O'Donnell as a running mate.

Lane83:
Well, except for the part that birthers' complaints come from dangerous, xenophobic delusions and there is actual evidence that Cain sexually harassed women, e.g., the settlements.

Settlements = guilty? Let's agree to disagree.


Should it be an issue? No

I stopped listening after this because, as an active watcher of politics in this country, i only listen to what I agree with.

The number of articles that the Politico is up to (94 at last count) is indicative of how badly certain parties want Cain out of of this race. The media at large ignored far more evidence against Bill Clinton because he was their darling.

And this could be from either side. It removes Obama's playing the race card (for the D's) and he's not an establishment "do what your'e told" R either.

Besides, both parties are two sides of the same coin anyway and they don't want someone who upsets the applecart in the mix. Can was never supposed to get more than 10% in the polls.

HERE I AM

ROCK YOU LIKE A HERMAN CAIN

FlashHarry: the man is a certified loon. and he's the leading contender for the GOP nomination. what does that tell you?

0/10

I heard a rumor that Cain also slayed Abel.

/got nothin'

fta Asked if he planned to never answer questions about the incidents, he was certain.

"You got it," he snapped, even as the allegations leave plenty of doubts about Cain's candidacy.

That's so cute.

Why the fark is it that some accusations of sexual harassment (emphasis on accusations) have got the media so worked up that they're bombarding him with questions about it, and analysing the accusations in great detail...

but when he released a patently stupid economic policy (the 9-9-9 policy) that, if he was elected, would make the tax system more regressive and increase the tax burden on most Americans while reducing to an amazing degree the tax burden on the wealthy, there was little analysis of this on prime time TV?

The media really has its priorities screwed, and it's no wonder the politicians have been able to get away with stupid policies for so long. It's only when a politician shags someone he should, or claims an expense she shouldn't, that they get called on it.

But fark the economy and put millions of people out of work by refusing to manage the financial sector effectively (because that might inhibit our wealth generators)... they get a free pass.

Yeah, no chance that those allegations are false.

Guy's been in the public eye for quite a while now. I find it incredibly odd that we've not heard about it before now.

Death_Poot: The number of articles that the Politico is up to (94 at last count) is indicative of how badly certain parties want Cain out of of this race.

Either that, or it's a subject of significant interest, which journalists have been known to cover.

It's sooooo easy to file a sexual harassment claim. The man was never charged with a thing. Why is it that everyone here is sooo farking liberal with everything, including the fact that we shouldn't judge people until they are proven guilty..which in this case, he never was legally charged with a thing...so liberal with criminal rights and the like, except when it is a republican..as if that automatically makes him guilty. If you're gonna be liberal, then be consistent.

Same thing goes for the fact that you can criticize Cain, and not be branded a racist, simply because he is a republican.
Give this man a chance. He is a very smart guy, who overcame real racism growing up, such as drinking from a "whites only" water fountain in school, to become very successful in many areas. He holds degrees in different fields, and was actually a rocket scientist at one point . He's no dummy.

Hes allowed to think for himself, and not necessarily follow the democratic liberalism that he's supposed to just because he is black

"From the part which doesn't want black people in their zipcode, they sure as hell don't want them under their tent."

Neither party wants him in for different reasons. He isn't an "establishment" Republican and he doesn't buy into the Dem's mantra that certain segments of the population can't make it without Big Mama Government holding their hand. Racial makeup doesnt play a part, except for the fact that it to a large part, removes the race card from the table.

Carth: Gosling: You can stop answering, but they're not going to stop asking.

Yup, and if you don't answer questions you let your opponents frame the debate.

"I'm not saying he raped any of these women but it is really interesting his campaign won't deny it." type bullshiat.

^^^THESE^^^

Yo, Brother Herman, this ain't corporate life where when you're the boss you can just order folks to STFU and GBTW. This is politics, where when the sharks smell blood in the water the long knives come out no matter how untouchable you consider yourself.

So, the only way you're going to put this issue behind you is to address it in a forthright and transparent manner. Unless of course you're guilty of the accusations, in which case you farked anyway.

"Either that, or it's a subject of significant interest, which journalists have been known to cover."

Probably more "perceived interest"......I ought to look up how many articles were written on Kim's sham marriage last week

After the pass that has been given to certain pols over the years (Weiner notwithstanding) regarding the harassment issue, most people don't care about it anymore or don't trust the media to honestly report about it in the first place.

I know I dont....and I don't particularly like some of the things that Cain stands for.

lohphat: EditorialSpace: I'm sorry...didn't "Seven in 10 Republicans" (at least) try and impeach President Clinton over allegations?

No they led the impeachment proceedings because he lied in front of a grand jury. THe BJ was just them pandering to their puritanical and hypocritical base.

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Which did start because of allegations. I imagine I could spend a third of the money and destroy every single person you know.

/always has been a "pot calling the kettle black" issue
//politcians never lie
//yes, let the butthurt flow

SugarCain anyone

"Why Democrats don't want him? He is a Republican. Moron."

Dems don't want him because it largely removes the race issue from the table in the general election..........moron.

"Because everybody needs toucan stubs"

Alleyoop: FlashHarry: the man is a certified loon. and he's the leading contender for the GOP nomination. what does that tell you?

0/10

Because implying the GOP is run and/or populated by loons is an absurd statement that could only be made on FARK with the intention of drawing outraged attention?

Seriously, I'm asking. Your grading scale is unclear.