Posted on 11/19/2011 9:58:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Herman Cain's campaign now has the vigilance of the sunglasses-wearing guys who talk into their sleeves.
Since Thursday evening in New York, where the Republican presidential candidate and pizza mogul was taping an interview with David Letterman, he has been getting the Secret Service protection his campaign asked for, the first GOP candidate in this election cycle to get that protection.
Why? There's an obvious answer and a not-so-obvious answer. The obvious answer is, as reported in several places, Cain has received threats. And according to the Secret Service website, major candidates and their spouses -– as defined by the secretary of Homeland Security -- can get protection within four months of the general presidential election. And Janet Napolitano did approve starting protection for Cain now, more than 11 months before the election
Cain's own explanation was that it's "because of the popularity of my campaign."
But the Washington Post had written that it's the presence of the news media in greater numbers -- there to record every word, including the gaffes -- that prompted the request.
The Post quoted Cain's spokesman, J.D. Gordon, as saying that Cain "draws anywhere from a dozen to 50 media at his events. When he gets out at a rally or a campaign stop, it has been increasingly common for media to be physically putting themselves and others in danger by trying to follow him with a lot of heavy equipment and cameras in close quarters like we saw yesterday.''
A day later, Gordon was strolling that back: "It has nothing to do with the media, it has nothing to do with reporters."
''A dozen to 50"? That's not only not even close to a Sarah Palin media scrum, it's nowhere close to a big Hollywood turnout....
(Excerpt) Read more at opinion.latimes.com ...
Why is this worth a lengthy article on LA Times? Has LAT run out of issues? Is 2 person Secret Service detail a big deal?
What about the 22 million can’t find jobs or or can only find part time jobs with no benefits? What about millions of homes getting foreclosed? What about Trillion dollar foreign trade deficits? What about the annual budget deficit of $1.5 TRILLION dollars? What about the $15 Trillion national debt hanging on our kids? What about the pathetic GDP growth?
Those are all mostly the fault of their golden boy. Did you really expect them to trumpet that?
I find it shocking that the major GOP candidates, and the lightning rod candidates, do NOT already have 24 hour Secret Service protection.
It’s been less than a year since that nut case in Arizona gunned down a Congresswoman and half a dozen other people at a political rally.
Yet Barack Obama got protection very early on.
Exactly!!!!
We will finally see Mrs. Cain with Herman Cain. The threats were so bad that he did not want to bring his wife. She was at the forum tonight.
can we share this, it is magnificent!!!
Barrack is hated by so many people; not so Herman.
Perry would need SS protection if he ever came to FReeperville...and you would be investigated.
Yes, but she's a DEMOCRAT. You have to protect people like that. /s
Yeah, I need to be investigated for criticizing a pro-amnesty RINO.
Find some truth if you want to criticize...but you'd rather stick to this nonsense!
What is Can's position on immigration? 9 9 9? That's his response to everything else!
Who said I was a Cain supporter? Remember what happens when you assume.
Yes you can. Anyone who wants to use it can feel free to help themselves but you have to copy it and save it to your computer and host it somewhere yourself. Because I have a free account on Photobucket and it doesn’t allow me very much bandwidth. Ok?
Does this mean they will also stop him from saying anything stupid from here on out?
Safe assumption when over a period of time you defend and guard Mr. Cain.
He's done...another assumption.
Obama got SS protection 1-1/2 years before the election in May of 2007. Yet another similarity besides EXCUSES, BLAMING, and BRAGGING.
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