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Newt Gingrich Defends “Friend” Herman Cain
ABC ^ | 11/2/11 | Elicia Dover

Posted on 11/02/2011 5:28:27 PM PDT by justsaynomore

Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain seem to have an outspoken ally-friendship in the media lately. Both Gingrich and Cain have been quoted saying positive comments about each other on the

trail, which is a rarity in political campaigning. “We’re friends; let’s just lay it on the line. I like Herman. I’m proud of Herman’s career. I’m proud of the positive attitude he brings to life,” Gingrich told a local radio station WBS in Atlanta today.

But how exactly did the friendship between Gingrich and Cain develop? It goes back about 16 years. On Monday, Cain called into a local Iowa radio station WHO and talked about his past with Gingrich.

“Newt and I go back to the early 1990′s when he was Speaker of the House and he appointed me to the Kemp Commission on economic growth and tax reform,” Cain said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cainsexualharrass; hermancain; newtgingrich; reevaluategigrich
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To: Paradox

Yes, Newt.


21 posted on 11/02/2011 6:28:40 PM PDT by Marcella (Newt will smash Obama in debates. Newt needs money.)
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To: justsaynomore; All

“On Saturday, the two will attend a media-less, unmoderated two-hour Hunter-Douglass style debate”

Doesn’t Ms. Dover mean Lincoln-Douglass style debate??

Maybe she had her mind on shades, blinds and window coverings :-)))


22 posted on 11/02/2011 6:28:56 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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To: rintense

“I’ll give him credit for standing up for Cain”

I agree. The going is the toughest for Cain right now and Newt stepped up to the plate to help Herman out. That is how you know who your friends are.

Some people here on Free Republic just scatter at the first sign of trouble or can’t wait to kick someone when they are down.


23 posted on 11/02/2011 6:29:55 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: teg_76

Close...it will be GINGRICH/Cain for this Country to survive. We need a President who knows how things work. We need a President who has stature on the world state. I like Cain..and as VP he wil learn. But not this time.


24 posted on 11/02/2011 6:30:01 PM PDT by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesH)
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To: teg_76

Close...it will be GINGRICH/Cain for this Country to survive. We need a President who knows how things work. We need a President who has stature on the world state. I like Cain..and as VP he will learn. But not this time.


25 posted on 11/02/2011 6:30:17 PM PDT by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesH)
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To: justsaynomore

Running spell check more than once can sometimes screw up formatting...


26 posted on 11/02/2011 6:32:32 PM PDT by dps.inspect (the system is rigged...)
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To: justsaynomore

THANK YOU NEWT !!!

Once again, Newt proves to be one of the only two GROWN UPS in the race.

What a pleasure it is to see someone acting like an adult for a change.


27 posted on 11/02/2011 6:34:02 PM PDT by BagCamAddict (Order 15 Herman Cain Yard Signs for $130: https://store.hermancain.com/orderform.asp?pid=20)
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To: Randy Larsen

Would love to see them on the ticket together - they complement one another and they both have great minds. What a combo.


28 posted on 11/02/2011 6:36:27 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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To: ari-freedom

Right you are. Here’s a C-Span archives video from January 1995 of that commission, with both Cain & Ken Blackwell as members.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/TaxReform4


29 posted on 11/02/2011 6:38:06 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: I still care

“Newt is jockeying for position for Vice”

I doubt if Newt would agree to the VP slot.


30 posted on 11/02/2011 6:47:08 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: BCrago66

I just skimmed through the video - is Herman in it and, if so, whereabout roughly?


31 posted on 11/02/2011 7:16:28 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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32 posted on 11/02/2011 7:19:02 PM PDT by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: justsaynomore

Has anyone else noticed how the dialog among the GOP candidates pretty much went to sh*t once Perry came on board?? Seems the focus on 0bama`s abysmal record has slipped below the radar screen in favor of destructive internecine sniping.


33 posted on 11/02/2011 7:19:02 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Hurrah me boys, for FREEDOM! `Tis the risin` o` the moon!)
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To: llandres

Sorry for the late response; I got off the thread.

I don’t know where Cain comes in - because the “timeline” feature is not working - but I know he’s in there, because the speakers are listed on the right, along with their photos.


34 posted on 11/02/2011 7:28:05 PM PDT by BCrago66
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35 posted on 11/02/2011 7:36:56 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: ScottinVA

The heavy breathing Cainaics and Michelebots are responsible for that.


36 posted on 11/02/2011 7:40:41 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: justsaynomore

Grinrich protected horndog Clinton from impeachment. One horn dog to another...


37 posted on 11/02/2011 7:52:24 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: justsaynomore

“Welcome into my parlor,” said the spider to the fly.


38 posted on 11/03/2011 10:33:10 PM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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