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Herman Cain's campaign paid his company to buy his books [zot]
CBS News ^ | Oct 18, 2011 | Lindsey Boerma

Posted on 10/21/2011 10:49:24 AM PDT by Clairity

Herman Cain's case against pundits who claim he's running a book tour rather than a presidential campaign just got a bit more complicated.

Federal Election Commission records show that the former Godfather's Pizza executive paid more than $64,000 of his presidential campaign funds to his motivational speaking company, T.H.E. New Voice Inc., for copies of his own books, and for lodging, airfare, and resources, Bloomberg News reports.

Previous rulings by the FEC have allowed candidates to use their campaign funds to buy their own books, as long as the purchase is at market value and the money goes to charity rather than to personal profit. But Bill Allison, editorial director at the Washington, D.C.-based Sunlight Foundation, told Bloomberg that Cain's case should raise some eyebrows.

"All candidates publish books and they offer them as a premiums to donors, but most candidates aren't buying them from their own companies," Allison said. "It raises the question of his campaign contributions ending up in his own pocket."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: anotherleftistsource; books; books4sale; cain; hermancain; laraza; maldef; nationalbooktour; perryastroturfing; rinoalert; texican; troll; zot
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To: buccaneer81

I just want them to stop denying that his problems exist and address/discuss them factually rather than calling us liars and telling us they do not matter when his polling shows that the rest of America believes that they -do- -very- -much- matter.

And whining about troll getting the Zot! for violating most of the rules on FR and blaming some grand conspiracy and ‘gang’ tactics by opponents doesn’t help Perry or themselves.


181 posted on 10/21/2011 6:31:10 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: Grunthor

I don’t know. But if perceived anti-semitism was the reason for the banning that distresses me less than that the banning was just because that person posts articles daily that are unfavorable to Cain.

I didn’t click on the link she made to the couple who wrote Cain’s book. Maybe it was anti-semitic and I certainly don’t believe in that.


182 posted on 10/21/2011 6:31:55 PM PDT by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: buccaneer81

LOL! I agree, the quality of my posts should be paid, but unfortunately, no success. Perhaps you could vouch for me since you seem to think I AM one already?


183 posted on 10/21/2011 6:34:29 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Norm Lenhart
They've done irreparable damage to Perry as far as FR member support, IMO. I've seen at least three FReepers post that they now stand the same way on Perry as Romney: No way, no how if Perry is the nominee.

I'm not there...yet.

184 posted on 10/21/2011 6:35:56 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: darkwing104; TheOldLady

Well, ol chick ?

: )


185 posted on 10/21/2011 6:36:16 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: magritte

I’m not a big fan of the party apparatus. They led us to ruin in 1996 and 2008 and are desperately trying for a third suicide run today.


186 posted on 10/21/2011 6:38:25 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Grunthor

Well, I went back and clicked on the link to ‘meet the Jewish couple who ghost wrote Cain’s book’ and it was nothing but favorable to Cain and the couple who ‘helped’ with his book.

There was certainly nothing anti-Jew or anti Israel in the article. In fact, Cain was praised for his standing for Israel.

So I see nothing anti-semitic there... maybe just annoyance that she was pressing the issue that Cain didn’t write his book.

But I’ve already agreed that most politicians, actors, etc. use ghost writers so ?????


187 posted on 10/21/2011 6:40:09 PM PDT by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: buccaneer81

Finally something we can agree on! Okay, how are going to do something about this party apparatus? Is it going to take starting up a new, conservative party?


188 posted on 10/21/2011 6:41:36 PM PDT by magritte
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To: buccaneer81

It’s simple. We can stand for something or for nothing. If we, through fear of Obama, choose to abandon our very principles and vote for a RINO (at best) then we lose either way. If we do not believe strongly enough in our principles to act on them, what do we believe/stand for at all?

Possibly die on feet or certainly live on knees. That’s the reality.


189 posted on 10/21/2011 6:47:22 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: magritte
No, it means burning out the RINOs and making them either form a third party or go home to the Democrat Party they seem to admire.
190 posted on 10/21/2011 6:48:29 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: magritte

magritte, I demand a share of the money that Perry is paying you. So far, I’ve got zilch.


191 posted on 10/21/2011 6:54:29 PM PDT by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: darkwing104
Here is a kitty for your collection.

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192 posted on 10/21/2011 6:55:27 PM PDT by j_tull (I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.)
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To: Sudetenland

I just received my copy of Cain’s book today. Nothing unethical about it, in it and Cain is still white bread...not toast.


193 posted on 10/21/2011 7:17:29 PM PDT by Rudder (The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
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To: j_tull
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194 posted on 10/21/2011 7:20:20 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: Norm Lenhart; darkwing104; TheOldLady; glock rocks; Windflier; Bikkuri; Clarity


EXCELLENT!

Clarity troll ZOT!

195 posted on 10/21/2011 7:30:20 PM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR so, support it! Compiling New Sarah Palin Ping List! Tell me if you want on it!)
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To: Norm Lenhart; Bikkuri

IATZ. Again.

I love your term “Holy Amperage”—almost lost the keyboard on that one.

Now we need Bikkuri to make your entry “legal”.


196 posted on 10/21/2011 7:53:42 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Brother Normie, you’re a treasure. Thank you for another most worthy reading. They’re becoming one of the best features on Free Republic.

As for tonight’s zotting, the place already smells better.


197 posted on 10/21/2011 7:55:51 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: EveningStar

What’s this?

You don’t reply to Jim (again)?


198 posted on 10/21/2011 8:04:00 PM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR so, support it! Compiling New Sarah Palin Ping List! Tell me if you want on it!)
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To: Windflier; exit82

I deserve no credit brothers, for I am but a humble scribe. Were that such readings were not needed, I would be all to happy and the realm indeed be a better place for all.

But as long as the great Plague of Stupidicus runs rampant and the Kitties forced to do the Voo Doo that Kitties doo, I too must give voice too the poo poo that liberals spew.
Perhaps I too will one day lose my way. And should that foul day come, I beg you to desecrate my then-fell corpse with much merciful violence and Holy Amperage...for the Book of ZOT! says this must be so ;)


199 posted on 10/21/2011 8:10:47 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: onyx; EveningStar

Don’t worry. He’ll have yet another excuse for the hit and run BS. He always seems to. Thought he’d end it when Palin bowed out. I guess not.


200 posted on 10/21/2011 8:12:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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