Posted on 12/02/2011 6:30:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Here’s the news people on Twitter are buzzing about from tonight’s raincheck interview with the Manchester Union-Leader. We already knew this, though — sort of. Cain told Wolf Blitzer on Monday, before we had heard Ginger White’s name, that his wife didn’t know White. (Skip to 7:30 of this clip.) That’s ever so slightly different from saying his wife didn’t know about White or that he was sending her cash, but c’mon: If she did know that, don’t you think he would have mentioned it to Blitzer as proof that their friendship was no secret?
Cain said that in about 70 text messages she sent him between Oct. 22 and Nov. 18, White was “asking for financial assistance. She was out of work and had trouble paying her bills and I had known her as a friend.
“She wasn’t the only friend who I had helped in these tough economic times, and so her messages to me were relating to ‘need money for rent’ or whatever the case may be. I don’t remember all the specifics.”…
“My wife now knows,” Cain said. “My wife and I have talked about it and I have explained it to her. My wife understands that I’m a soft-hearted giving person.”…
He said White did not threaten to go public with the allegation of an affair if Cain did not give her money, “nor was there any indication that there might be blackmail or anything like that…
Cain said he does not know why White has gone public with the allegation, “but I have very strong speculation that someone offered her a lot of money.
Supposedly she was desperate for cash, desperate enough that she’d risk ruining the marriage of a friend who’d been sweet enough to give her money by lying in exchange for a payout from some shadowy enemy — yet not so desperate that she’d try to blackmail Cain himself? If that’s true, she has a strange moral code.
Here’s the vid of the Union-Leader interview. Skip ahead to 22:00 and 46:00 for a few questions about White. Cain’s lawyer is pushing back by demanding copies of her phone records to try to prove that she was the one sending most of the texts, but even if that’s true, his polls are what they are. I can understand him wanting to stay in the race on principle if he’s innocent, but his support is now a wasting asset; if he wants to exchange it for something valuable, the sooner he does it, the better. Romney’s desperate to keep Cain’s supporters from bolting for Gingrich so he’d probably offer Cain something in return for an endorsement (Cain endorsed him in 2008, remember), but … what could he offer? A cabinet appointment or ambassadorship requires Senate approval, which would mean new scrutiny from Democrats of the harassment charges, White’s allegations, etc. Plus, endorsing Romney this time would complicate Cain’s brand as an authentic grassroots conservative anti-establishmentarian and he needs that brand to protect his chances at a show on Fox or a new talk-radio gig. Then again, endorsing Gingrich wouldn’t do much for his brand either. If he doesn’t endorse Mitt, then who? (Speaking of Newt, check out our very clever frontrunner turning a question about Cain into a play for social cons.)
One thing Romney has that Cain increasingly needs is campaign cash. According to WaPo, the Cain Train is almost out of steam financially, to the point where they can’t afford to run ads rebutting all the charges against him. If he ends up in debt, Romney could promise to erase his liabilities in return for an endorsement and some appearances on the stump. Obviously, though, that’ll matter much more to Romney when Cain’s still at 10-15 percent than when he’s at five. Tick tock. Click the image to watch.
Men are such asses when it comes to women.
Giving her money ???????
Hello, you are married and this woman is gay and nothing to you anyway, does this make you feel good? give to a church and let them help the hapless.
There is an old saying that goes something like this: “If you are going to screw around with another woman, make sure she has as much to loose as you do”.
I donated to Fred Thompson’s campaign... then he quit.
I donated to Herman Cain’s campaign... he will probably quit.
I’m beginning to feel I need to stop donating to campaigns.
I had seriously considered supporting Cain — before this. Now his endorsement would make no difference to me and, I suspect, to many others.
With all do respect. What are we fighting? Communism via stuff like EPA AGW, etc,, redistributing wealth? Crony capitalism, globalist movement, gun grabbers, etc. Now go back to the big picture. Where do does the media proclaimed front runners record stand on such major issues? Where does allegations of adultery fit in to those problems? Yes, adultery it is of some concern if it happened but is of little concern compared to the larger issues we are fighting.
Bottom line: If Cain stays in hes gets the votes of the conservatives who are not fair weather lemmings of the media.If he drops out because of family problems then it’s moving on to the next “conservative” on the list; which obviously do not include the fake poll’s claimed current leaders (sic).
I don’t condone adultery. However way too much is at stake that is of more importance.
Many of us perceived that Herman was a long-term, faithful husband with no extra-marital skeletons. We still don’t have all the facts - but it has upset our perceptions.
Actually, Cain promoted that mis-conception.
Herman isn’t as smart as he first appeared.
A man who can spend millions (of other people’s money) seeking the nomination without considering what a revalation like this can do isn’t smart enough to be president.
With this affair in his recent past, what made him think it wouldn’t surface?
Does he think all black cndidates are immune from background checks?
Did he think the media would cover for him?
Does he think he is Obama The Untouchable?
Did he forget he had this skeleton banging on the closet door to get out?
I hate to see this happen to anyone’s family, especially in the public fashion that this is turning into.
“She wasn’t the only friend who I had helped in these tough economic times, and so her messages to me were relating to ‘need money for rent’ or whatever the case may be. I don’t remember all the specifics.”
The questions I have would be...
- Cain knew about this before he decided to run for President, so why didn’t he THINK about this ‘before’ he decided to run for President?
- If he did, then he made the conscious decision NOT to disclose anything, so shouldn’t he have to answer for why he kept this in the dark?
- Couldn’t he at least have gone over it with his wife, and his campaign advisers?
Cain has as much of a chance as Perry and MB, which is none.
For better or worse this is a two horse race and thats the way it is.
I did exactly as you.
I really feel duped by Cain. They asked him specifically if there were “any more” and he said not to his knowledge. He lied to all of us that stood behind him when the first two went public. Those first two women I believe were lying. This one I tend to believe. There is no way anyone would help support a woman for 13 years and not tell their wife. Where there is smoke there is fire in this case.
Oh please, Bush and Palin recovered from a lot worse.
I don’t believe Cain.
It’s that simple.
It wasn’t his soft heart that got him in trouble it was something much harder than that.
Where exactly is the blame for the people, the Left, who are actually doing this?
And yes, I removed my tagline. I’m sorry Hermain but I’m not buying the B/S. It has nothing to do about him possibly screwing around, it has to do with him lying about it. I’m afraid that if he stays in there will be others.
What a jerk.
He has SERIOUSLY been living in a protected bubble if he was so unconcerned about how this would look! And that it would come out!
I had patience with the ‘sexual harassment’ business. Things have changed... what was accepted years ago is no longer.
But there were a bit too many... whatever.
Now this? Does he think the WHOLE WORLD is as naive and trusting as his wife??
Sheesh.
My question is why do you guys with your votes want the country to continue on a spiral down?
As far as we know, 0bama has been faithfull to Michelle. Does that qualify him for the presidency? If Newt turns back 0bamunism, he can have hot and cold secretaties runnning through the Oval Office.
>> If Adultery mattered Newt would be in the same position as Cain.
Hey, cheer up, in seventeen years or so your boy can run again as an ex-adulterer, just like Newt.
But he’s toast this year. His misdeeds are too fresh and his handling of the fallout from them is too inept.
Cain hasn’t been honest from the beginning, and many folks refused to see — or believe — it.
When the first accusations came out, he said it was a surprise to him. Then he said his campaign had known for at least 10 days that the accusations were coming out, but he couldn’t remember the details. Then, that same day, he could remember some of the details.
Now, we find out he’s been giving a woman money without his wife’s knowledge. He’s not an honest man.
No the truth is the Left got to you again. Don’t tell me this guy had a 13 year relation with someone and no one knew. Give me a break.
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