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There’s no “there” there.

Gestures? Herman could have handled it smoother but this is going to wilt for lack of substance. Especially if the women in question refuse to do an Anita.

In other words, this story has attracted more twits than any other thus far in the campaign. Not surprising.

More evidence? How about any evidence at all?

I still think the Romney crew shopped this.

The Obamabots would have held onto this until the last 72 hours of the campaign.

Another demonstration that this story has little substance, but lots of faux outrage.

Clinton had Jennifer Flowers right before New Hampshire primary and he went on to win the White House.

The Cain story does not even come close.

Politico’s Allen can’t produce any more Cain details. Diverts to bragging of big number of “Twitter mentions.” Ping to Today show list.

Well gosh, if 48,000 Twits have Twittered about it, it MUST be true!

Hi Mark. How many of those tweets can Allen identify as calling him and Martin douchebags? Cuz, having looked for myself, it’s a lot...

Politico is shameless pretending to be a "news" source.

They are PAID PR Reps.

Whenever Team Romney had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonathan Martin has been their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

“And The Most Irresponsible Journalist Award Goes to The Politico’s Jonathan Martin!
So tell me, how do you write a “news” story about an organization paying for a speaker when you don’t even know if the organization is paying for the speaker?
Ask “journalist” Jonathan Martin. He knows all about it.
You see, Jonny wrote a piss poor story the other day about how the Iowa Family Policy Center will be paying a large speaker fee if Sarah Palin comes to Iowa to keynote the IFPC’s fall funderaiser.
The only problem is that Jonny has no sources confirming that any exorbitant fee is being charged or paid.
Jonny also got some inside info from David Kochel, who was a top aide to former (and future) presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
Hey Dave, didn’t I just read a story about how Mitt Romney tried to buy off the Iowa Christian Alliance?
I heard you helped facilitate that little scheme. And somehow you are shocked at the thought of a well-known political figure (who very likely isn’t running for president) getting paid a speaker’s fee for (gasp) a public speaking appearance? ..
and then we’ve got Tim Albrecht quoted. He was the Iowa spokesman for Romney’s 2008 caucus campaign.”
And it always seemed like, whenever the Romney people had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonny was their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

"Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
National Review Online The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin
appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.
... the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband."

Who benefits most from Sanford meltdown? Californian (that's right) Mitt Romney

"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

Also, I accidentally watched ABC News with Diane Sawyer and they gave it a winking nod, at best. Treated it very Clinton-ish (not surprising given this was the network that gave Bubba the hall pass on his pecadillos).

Politico is worked up because it's all been process to date, and they got lucky and hit a slow news cycle. They're still driving home their KIAs to their overfed wives in NVA, and losing their hair on camera.

And what is it about Politico -- do you have to have a bad combover to get a job there?

I’d really like to meet Mike some day.

It’s obvious that Mike Allen is a racist.

Big deal. I’ve read the accusations and it’s not like Cain bankrupted a great nation or anything. He’s still way better than the ignorant child holding the office today.

The occupiers hate corporate America.

In corporate America, a woman can complain about a “perceived” innuendo and win some lovely parting gifts.

In OCCUPY America, a woman is expected to quietly endure rape for the greater good.

Some questions for Mike Allen and all the investigative journalists at Politico...
Would your daughter be safer at a corporate job or at an occupy protest? And why wouldn't that be a much more important political story? Real sexual assault is occurring at these events, and the real victims are being told to shut up about it...isn't that story worth a twitter count?