2012 GOP Presidential Campaign -- "This individual's going to accuse me of an affair for an extended period of time."

999! we're doing fine
999! all of the time
999! don't sweat the deets
999! leave it on repeat

maybe cain isn't quitting after all:

Having re-assessed whether his campaign should march on, Herman Cain emails this letter to his donor list. Above the text: A giant donation button.

____________________________________

Dear Patriots and Supporters,

As you probably heard yesterday, a troubled Atlanta business woman used national media outlets to promulgate a fabricated, unsubstantiated story about a 13 year affair with me. I am writing you today to assure you that this woman’s story is completely false.

I do know Ms. White. I have helped her financially at times over the past few years, just as I have helped many friends and acquaintances throughout the years. I thought Ms. White was a friend in need of a supportive hand to better her life.

Ms. White has made it apparent that she was abusing the friendship.

But now I am asking for your friendship. I am also asking for your prayers and support. This is a trying time for my family, my campaign, and for me. It is also a trying time for our country as we are all distracted from the truly important issues facing our nation.

This evening I have an important speaking engagement at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, where I will be outlining my foreign policy and national security plan. While recent events have taken a toll on me, the people in the audience this evening will not know it. I will deliver my message with vigor and enthusiasm.

Let me assure you, I am not deterred. America’s future is too important. We will continue on this journey to make America great once again.

Thank you and God bless.

Sincerely,
Herman Cain

____________________________________

Worth noting that Fox 5 has Cain making 61 calls to Ginger White, the last of them in September in 2011. That's some friendship! Cain's decided on the "crazy lying woman trying to bring me down" defense, the one he employed, with mixed success, during the sexual harassment story.

it's plain that those who say "cain can't remain" are insane.

Projecting far into the future, I'm trying to figure out if "61" will one day summon up images of Herman Cain and Ginger White for me, or if the number will continue to mean Roger Maris.

if there was true serendipity, ginger white would have been the 999th woman to accuse cain of infidelity or harassment, and there would have been 999 calls logged on her cell phone from cain, and 999 text messages from cain. and he would still deny any wrongdoing -- 999 times.

999! 999! 999! 999! 999! 999! 999! 999!

999 are we out of our minds? 999 we're doing fine.

Wasn't Ginger White the one stranded on Gilligan's Island? She used to be so glamorous.

obligatory joke about Cain's 6-9-9 plan

Why the base likes Newt.

Like Barney Frank basically said the other day, it all seems too good to be true. So I try to remind myself that it probably is.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/284330/down-goes-willard-robert-costa

https://mittromney.com/sites/default/files/Romney-2012-GrabBite-Donate.jpg?1321986247

Donate $5 to enter for a chance to grab a bite with Mitt. We don’t know when, where, or what the food will be – if it’s up to Mitt, it will probably be pizza. But this much is certain: one of you will get to meet Mitt and ask your questions. Donate today!

Pizza -- why, he's just an average Joe!

Pizza -- why, he loves sexual harrassment!

Just to clarify, are you guys salivating over Newt because he's the most connected to teh evil Bush administration or will he provide the most giggles too?

Newt is every bit the comedic motherlode that Bachmann, Perry and Cain have been.

With his controversial stance on illegal immigration, Newt has been making it clear that he hates to see families break up in times of crisis.

lol

i really hope there's another blast of bachmann this campaign. the whole thing, perry's ranch, everything cain, the agnosticism re: mitt, has really not disappointed, but her contributions - the HPV controversy, calling everyone socialists - have been kinda predictable, i feel like she needs to put her name to something insane before it wraps. i feel like marcus is a valuable but underexploited asset in this respect.

When do they finally have to go with Mitt someone?

*Just to clarify, are you guys salivating over Newt because he's the most connected to teh evil Bush administration or will he provide the most giggles too?*

W.? I didn't know there was much connection there with Gingrich. Anyway, I want to him to win for many reasons, beginning with a couple of obvious ones:

1) Promises an endlessly entertaining campaign, one that will be almost entirely about Gingrich. I realize that the idea that politics might be entertaining is offensive to some people. I find that entertaining, too.

2) Obama has a significantly better chance to beat Gingrich than Romney--although (I'm probably alone here), I don't think Obama would be a lock against even Gingrich if a bad economy were to get worse.

3) Obama-Gingrich debates would be fascinating, possibly the best ever.

4) People who've been posting here the last couple of months that Romney's a lock, and doing so almost with a bored yawn--I'd like to see them proven wrong.

5) Nominating a wishy-washy, sort-of reasonable bureaucrat like Romney will seem like a cheat. In view of the way Republicans have conducted themselves since Obama took office, I think it's only fitting that it be someone spewed up from the Republican id. And to that end, Gingrich would be even better than Perry, and almost as good as Palin.

Again, though--I try to remain realistic, aware that Gingrich could implode at any minute.

ok well colour me excited for lols. hope usa mines every lol from perry and pizzaguy first though.

I think Herman's pretty much exhausted his laugh-quotient; Perry may have a surprise or two left (like yesterday's confusion over voting age).

obama would win easily against gingrich, and i think the GOP establishment knows it. also, many -- many, many -- lolz if ginrich wins the republican nomination.

http://www.lpzoo.org/sites/default/files/images/facts/emperor_newt.jpg

Gingrich has so, so, so much dirt on his CV

shhhh.

LET NEWT SURGE

I agree that Obama would be a huge favourite against Gingrich; it's difficult to imagine the country choosing Gingrich as president.

But it was also close to impossible at one point imagining that Gingrich might win the nomination. If it ever did come down to Gingrich-Obama--and let's say Europe gets even messier, and that spills over into 10 or 11% unemployment over here--than I think you need to leave open the possibility that there would be so much anger at that point, people would be ready to vote in Pauly Shore.

man i want to see the VP choices for gingrich, for the value of the ideological and aesthetic pairing. how about gingrich -- boehner? who-hoo! or gingrich -- trump! dare to dream.

why has the Cain Train derailed?

lol

WHY IT'S STRONGER THAN EVER

more than ever, we need Herman Cain

if cain could only make a voting block out of the women he's allegedly harassed or with whom he's allegedly had affairs, he might have enough support to win the GOP nomination.

Sizable voting blocks:

Newt -- ex-wives.
Huntsman -- people who thought, "Kurt Cobain?"

Obama-Gingrich debates would be fascinating

this is a new level of derangement

if Newt is nominated I will kiss all of yr asses is Macys window

If Gingrich is leading NH polls ten days before the primary, look for amazingly timely, scandalous "revelations."

Oh, come on--Obama and Gingrich would be amazing. Gingrich could say anything at any time, and Obama would be walking a tightrope--how much to hang back and let Gingrich destroy himself, but at the same time running the risk that Gingrich pounces (obviously Obama is vulnerable all over the place). Or if Obama debated aggressively, that would just increase the chance that Gingrich goes off.

I think I'm w/ you morbs but otoh the fact that romney still hasn't sealed this up might suggest that this might be an unusual primary

dr. m is probably right, and that just tells you how little people are paying attention (because none of those possible "revelations" are actually new).

the thing is that the extent to which they'd damage gingrich at that point is largely dependent on the mood of the anyone-but-romney voting bloc at the time. if there's no alternative to gingrich (or at least none that could be settled upon in time), the "revelations" may not matter.

intrade has romney at 53.8%, newt at 30%

that's absurd I should go make some money off this

THAT'S CRAZY THERE IS NO MONEY TO BE MADE FROM POLITICS.

everyone knows this.

willing to suggest that there's *some* chance of this going all weird and romney not getting it, but 50%?

btw, rick perry is now a populist

CarrieNBCNews Carrie Dann -- "You don't have to sit back & take it any more," "reach beyond the confines of the Beltway." Big push against "insiders" (read: Mitt/Newt)
____________________________

CarrieNBCNews Carrie Dann -- More Perry: "Americans were snookered" by "Wall Street highrollers" who were "betting against America." Harsher than usual.

____________________________

CarrieNBCNews Carrie Dann -- Populist Perry this AM in Nashua: "What's wrong with America can be diagrammed on a napkin... Straight line between DC and Wall St"

CarrieNBCNews Carrie Dann -- Populist Perry this AM in Nashua: "What's wrong with America can be diagrammed on a napkin... OOH I DREW A DOGGIE!"

LOL

If Gingrich is leading NH polls ten days before the primary, look for amazingly timely, scandalous "revelations."

I sorta doubt Newt will pull ahead in NH but if so, yeah this is going to happen. Newt will never get the nomination, will probably limp through Iowa and NH and bank all his hopes on South Carolina.

btw, rick perry is now a populist

If someone doesn't kick him in the nuts for this, we should just give ourselves back to Britain. His corporate whoredom is blatantly obvious.

<i>Newt will never get the nomination, will probably limp through Iowa</i>

He may well get crushed in NH, but, barring sudden developments, it doesn't look like he'll be limping through Iowa. "Never"'s a strong word; the older I get, the less and less I'm inclined to speak in absolutes.