Voters have had enough of lame issues and the left’s desire to keep their boy in office at all costs.

I can hear them saying “Is this all you got?” !!!

in that article from Business Insider (which I consider to be non-partisan for the most part), this was the lead-in to their story

“Herman Cain may be the only presidential candidate in history to actually benefit from a sex scandal.”

I think that is a rather unique perspective, don’t you?

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-must-watch-vidoe-herman-cain-just-broke-into-song-at-the-national-press-club-2011-10?op=1

BTW, thanks for this, tngal.

Either the allegations are false, in which case Cain is being smeared and framed.

Or the allegations are true – in which case it’s just “lying about sex” – no big deal, right? Cain hasn’t even been under oath about it. Heck – if the allegations are true, Cain would just be trying to act presidential … in a Clintonian sort of way right? There couldn’t be a double-standard here could there?

to his belt, despite the heavy attendance by Ron Paul fans.

Story is here

The video of his speech here in Birmingham last week is worth a listen. Here is part 1 in which he thanks the restaurant owner (you know the one another commenter questioned my mentioning):

Part 2 is here.

On stage with Mr. Cain are 2 local radio talk show hosts, the founder of the Rainy Day Patriots (our local tea party), the founder of the Frederick Douglass Republicans (another local group) and the ALGOP State Chairman.

The Texas Tribune is a liberal rag that has been against Perry since he ran for Governor. They were also against George Bush, and any other republican, never mind Conservative. The University of Texas is located in Austin with the biggest collection of far lefty loons in the Lone Star State, so I really would not put any stock in that particular poll.
Anyone can say they are a registered Republican when they call you on the phone, I have personally beem polled by the Tribune before and responded that I was a Democrat just for kicks. If it serves their narrative to take Perry down they will report Cain ahead, then when they want to take Cain down they will show Romney sweeping past everyone.
Cain is definitely rising in the polls, but this particular publication is not to be trusted.

http://www.agendawise.com/2011/04/rosenthal-alves-texas-tribune-ut-establishment-and-leftist-donors

Notice, both my links about the Trib are before Perry even got into the race.

You’ve been had, tngal. How does it feel to know that you were taken in by a far left organization (the Texas Tribune) that takes funding from George Soros and his Open Society group?

and why she isn’t on the campaign trail.

here

The Des Moines Register has a small blurb up on Cain doing an interview with WHO radio. He, naturally, was asked by the host about the “scandal”, and then was asked about Newt Gingrich.(possible running mate, hmmm?)

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“Newt Gingrich is looking well because since he left Congress he’s had a chance to recover,” Cain said. “… The thing I would look for the most is someone who’s not afraid to challenge the system. Yes, I need someone to help me navigate the legislative process but I don’t want someone to say, ‘Here’s how it works in Washington, D.C.’”
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Its not the first time he’s given the nod to Newt as a possible ticket buddy.

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/11/01/iowa-politics-insider-manufacturing-and-crisis-edition/

From American Spectator, here.

Lincoln borrowed his point from the Bible (Ecclesiastes 9:4: “For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.”) in his fabled House Divided speech, using it to contrast himself with Stephen A. Douglas. Said candidate Lincoln: “A living dog is better than a dead lion.”

By which Lincoln meant that a man who cares nothing for the task at hand is what he termed a “caged and toothless” lion when it comes to doing the job that needs to be done. Lincoln was referring to Douglas’s unwillingness to end slavery. In today’s world Cain is effectively using the same sentiment to illustrate his differences with rival Mitt Romney and others — President Obama included — on everything from how to approach changing the tax code (Cain’s 9/9/9 plan) to putting the brakes on the growth of government and, most tellingly, refusing to buy into the dime store New Deal mentality that has become a hallmark of Establishment moderate Republicans.

Cain is not going to lay down and become a dead lion just because folks are trying to get him out of the way.

There’s also a tease of an article coming soon from Alfred Regnery, “My One-Night Stand With a Real Pig.” That should be interesting.

Just found it announced at American Thinker this morning

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/11/at_last_a_serious_televised_gop_debate.html

The positives coming out for “Our Man Cain” are very good today. yesterday should have thrown him off his game. But from what i’m seeing he hasn’t stopped any interviews or cancelled appearances. He’s just moving on. Getting more cash and attention. People that weren’t paying attention to an election which is still a year away are beginning to look at the candidates. And Cain keeps making the news, for good or bad, but yet they still drift toward him.

This escapade has definately backfired. The fire has turned into a bonfire of more support.

Ummmmm smore’s .

http://www.gallup.com/poll/election.aspx

Ballot support measure is only updated once a month with Gallup. But for Cain supporters, it still looks good! Cain’s name recognition is now up to 80%. His intensity levels are almost 2.5X the amount of his closest competitors in this category. His strongly favorable/favorable values are 76%, with 32% strongly favorable.

“In South Carolina, businessman Herman Cain leads the GOP field with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ten points behind. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the only other candidate in double digits. The survey was conducted on Tuesday night following two days of media coverage concerning allegations of sexual harassment against Cain. ”
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Cain – 33
Romney 23
Newt – 15

I know I shouldn’t look! I just know I shouldn’t. Too early for polls. Other stuff may come out. But, I can’t help it. Too excited!!! Now, I gotta pee.

The elephants are faithful….

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/south_carolina/election_2012_south_carolina_republican_primary

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

it comes in the vein of Politico. Citing an unnamed source who was at one of the events where Cain was alledgedly harrassing somebody. He says Chris Willson’s story is basically a crock.
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“A Republican source who was at the dinner in which pollster Chris Wilson says Herman Cain sexually harassed a young staffer is contradicting the account, telling CBS News he never saw Cain sexually harass anyone that night, although he does remember Cain drinking. “I did not see a lech,” the source said.

“The source said Cain “may have been a little drunk,” but he didn’t see anything inappropriate–and added that he never heard anyone discuss anything inappropriate that may have occurred. He said about a half dozen people were there.
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This story is up on CBS. Wilson is the one who did polling for Rick Perry’s super PAC.

And a reminder dear Gentlecaniancs,
Hopefully you’re still out there and I’m not talking to myself. Ask yourself what was it about him that drew you to him? If it was because he was unconventional, unique, plain spoken, and non conformist, take heart at what you’re seeing. Because he still is all of those things. He’s not approaching this bruhaha the same as a Perry or a Romney or any other politician would. That’s because he’s not a politician. He’s a very good businessman. You don’t answer to every allegation until you have full details on the allegation. He wasn’t given details 10 days before the story and we’re still not getting them.

Now we’re getting, as in the case above, stories which prove there are opposing viewpoints to what REALLY happened, or we’re subjected to gutter stories, enter pjmedia.

PJ Media did a story this afternoon. It was wild. trouble was all the wild parts had to be redacted. Their eyewitness acounts didn’t really pan out or something. PJ had to walk back what it wrote. He keeps getting up there and saying this is baseless, that story is baseless, this is wrong. People wouldn’t listen. Maybe now, they will.

And..Herman was asked to speak to a group of doctors regarding his views on healthcare. When he left, the docs and hotel staff had to push back a bunch of angry reporters. The reporters were miffed because Herman wouldn’t talk about the story. Those reporters were told by the docs—Keep It On Healthcare! For some inane reason the hacks think a press card is a license to ignore the doctors request. When your told no, the answer is no. Herman then told them no , in no uncertain terms.

And even though nobody in their right mind with an ounce of intelligence can look at polls this early on (so I’m reminded), Cain is still up nationally in a new poll, surveyed yesterday by Rasmussen. Check it out on RCP.

Ok, did I miss any good stuff?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57317941-503544/source-disputes-account-of-cain-impropriety-at-va-dinner