Just wonder, given how easy it is to make “allegations” - who’s now digging to see what Newt, Perry, Willard, Santorum, et al might have in their past
If this drags on and Herman Cain falters in his bid for the GOP nomination, I think the majority of his supporters will turn to Newt. I think that Newt is the closet thing to Herman Cain in the field. I dunno.... just sayin’ . I hope Herman survives and comes out of this stronger than ever.
One of the big-money democrats was offering payments in Texas for any woman who would come forward with charges against Rick Perry. So you know they are looking.
And the media is clearly looking. People think a campaign did this to Cain? No reason. It’s fact — two women complained, a settlement was reached. People knew about the charges, and about the settlement. People whose names were on employment roles.
All the paper had to do was get a list of people who left the organization during Cain’s term, and go interview them. Someone was going to say something. It wasn’t a secret that only Cain knew.
Look at Perry. The media went so far as to question every aquantance of his FAMILY, in order to find someone who would say something bad. They found someone who mentioned a rock, and they were able to dig through records, find who owned the land, when the leases were, and who went to vist with the Perrys. They even found the rock and took a picture. That turned into a big smear on Rick Perry that was largely false (Cain of course attacked Perry for it, showing no class at all).
And that story was not “leaked” by another campaign. It was just hard work by the media looking to destroy any frontrunner threatening Romney. Cain is now a threat to Romney, so the media is going to question people who worked at his businesses.
You can be sure there will be stories about the people who were fired from Godfathers, and how it destroyed their lives. There will be ex-franchisers who picked up work from other chains who will talk about how much more successful they were when they got out from under Cain’s management.
How could you not expect this stuff? It’s standard media practice to go after conservatives. If you know you were accused of something and settled, you better be ready to answer it.
Remember back in 1980, the last weekend before the election? A story broke about a DUI involving a young George Bush. That nearly sunk his campaign. It would have been a non-story if Bush had simply brought it up the day after he secured the nomination. He knew the records existed. He should have assumed they would find out.
“back in 1980” should clearly say “back in 2000”. Sorry about that.
Just wonder, given how easy it is to make “allegations” - who’s now digging to see what Newt, Perry, Willard, Santorum, et al might have in their past
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They’ve been on Perry a while now.
Larry Flynt Offers $1M for Dirt on Rick Perry
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Larry-Flynt-Offers-1M-for-Dirt-on-Rick-Perry-130436608.html
Ron Paul Supporter’s Ad Asks, ‘Have You Ever Had Sex With Rick Perry?’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/rick-perry-sex-ad_n_930250.html