Posted on 11/01/2011 6:43:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I think it’s Perry’s people, looking for payback for Cain’s attempt to discreetly but definitely toss a bit of gasoline onto the “hunting lodge” flap.
Guarenteed. My guess would be Piece-Of-Mitt Romney.
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.
Who benefits most from Sanford meltdown? Californian (that's right) Mitt Romney
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Romney would be my top suspect. He has motive, means, and opportunity. Perry and even Bachmann would also be brought in for questioning.
I don’t think it came from another GOP campaign. Time line doesn’t work. Politico said they asked Cain TEN DAYS ago for a comment. That means they had to spend a few weeks runnign down the story, finding the people. So, they first got tipped to the story about Oct 1, if not earlier. Cain hadn’t really taken off at the time...his surge started later..
It does not matter. These types of things need to be vetted and discussed about a candidate.
The bigger problem was Cain’s bumbling all day with “make up as I go” responses to the issue and questions. That bothers me a whole lot more about him and has forever. He just does not have any consistency and thoughtfulness.
I am convinced this came from a GOP campaign. There is no reason for the left to do this now. They would save it for later.
Romney would be my top suspect. He has motive, means, and opportunity. Perry and even Bachmann would also be brought in for questioning.
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I disagree. Romney needs Cain to stick around through the early primaries to counter Perry and Newt. This is a little early. My bet would be on Perry, since Cain is taking conservative support from him.
Yep, Mittens, Perry AND ROVE(all First Class BACKSTABBERS)!
Not the least bit curious, expected is more like it.
I think it is past time someone start questioning Rove about what his ties are to specific campaigns.
He claims to be an objective commentator. Fine, then let him clear up the questions about his contacts with other GOP Candidates campaigns
The other thing credible journalists might want to press Rove to clear up just what his role was in the robo-call smear campaign against John McCain in South Carolina prior to the 2000 GOP primary.
Rove needs to put these questions to bed by releasing any documentation he has clearing up the allegations that he staged that the smear job against McCain.
(Note to the Rovebots, how do you like being on the receiving end of your own media tactics for a change?)
Remember we are much closer to the primaries so would Obama gain at this point vs. firing this off in the general..
Actually his not handling it like a politician is what I like about him. It isn’t as easy as it seems even for a pro like Bush and the drunk driving charge.
How many times you going to let these charges work?
Pray for America
If it were the ‘rats, they would either wait until Oct 2012,
or they’d trying to derail him before he gets that far.
The latter is probably the case. They truly hate and fear this man.
John 15:18-19
But then again; rather have it come out now then next fall right before the election..
It would have come out at some point; better now than later if Cain gets the nomination.
They (the left) don’t even want to have to face this guy,
so it’s possible they would try to take him out early.
Facts need to be discussed and vetted. Lying smear jobs based on rumor and innundo are not vetting.
The fact that Politico and Rove cannot back up any of their lying smears here demonstrate this is a gutter slime whisper campaign, not vetting.
Time for the accusers to either put up or shut up. They have made an accusation, Cain has refuted it. So now their either need to document their accusation or recant it.
I don’t have any doubt it was the slithering GOP.
They want Herman out asap.
They want Obama re-elected.
The GOP is the enemey of conservatives and of freedom.
Exactly correct, all part of the vetting process. One of the appealing things about experienced candidates that the media hate like Sarah or Newt is that they are completely vetted, nothing left in the closet. Candidates new to the national scene are much more risky since just about everyone has stuff in the closet that they would like to keep in the closet.
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