Last night Alevda King went on CNN to defend Herman Cain. She says she’s known him since 2000 and that he is absolutely not a “skirt chaser”.

It’s about time that someone with heft defends Herman Cain. And I agree with Alevda and don’t think he’s guilty of any impropriety.

I know he’s had a rough time dealing with all these allegations, and he’s certainly made some mistakes. I didn’t criticize him for his initial response when all these accusations started because I believe he is an honest man trying to deal with a near impossible situation. However, I do criticize him for, shall way say, being too honest yesterday when his campaign confirmed that he is reassessing. That is something that should have never been made public as it sends the wrong signals to people that support him or may still be deciding to support him.

Of course there have been other blunders that we all know about, but each debate gives him a chance to reaffirm his strengths and when he does, the other stuff starts to fade over time. So yes, I think he needs some really good debates in the month of December and he really needs to own the issues. That will wash away much of the recent past.




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bobemakk
bobemakk

Martin Luther King must be proud of you. Herman Cain is one of my choices for president and I know all these accusations are false, probably started by Obama, because he is afraid of Herman Cain...God Bless You!

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

He's already adding loop holes in it and over time it would end up being just as corrupted as the current tax plan.

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

We didn't have an income tax before 1913 so obviously, it's not something too good to be true. It's what the founders were trying to get away from.

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

But, IF we are attacked HERE (like 911) our military is overseas defending some other country and not our own. That makes us WEAK. How long did it take on 911 for our military to get into the air? This is why I believe his foreign policy makes more sense. We are spread so thin we are weaker at home and 911 proved that.

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

Why? All it requires is for people to vote for him. He has as good a chance as any other candidate. It's that attitude that serves to be a defeating one. I believe the media has been the main obstacle to his candidacy. It's the fact that he's the ONLY one against the FED which is THE reason he is marginalized.

Christopher McCray
Christopher McCray

I read that article too. I was like really!? So we have a woman in a 13 year lesbian partnership, who's helping her with her business, and having a 13 year affair with a married man, who's had stage 4 cancer, and going through a lawsuit, and restraining orders. WOW SHE'S BUSY!!! PLEASE THIS WOMAN IS JOKE AND I DON'T REALIZE WHY PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT.

joe
joe

Mike Savage compared To kill a Mockingbird to whats happening to Herman Cain . and thank you Ms King very much

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

Not true. Dare I say it, but Ron Paul plans to eventually end the IRS making it a 0-0-0 plan.

deo heerai
deo heerai

I am done defending cain and i care not who defends him until CAIN DEFENDS HIMSELF . Call these people out or GET OUT . If anyone accuses me of some foul act i did not do i would be tearing them a new one not backing down . This is not a trait I want in a president . So hit back hard or hit the road hard

Ricardo Galvan
Ricardo Galvan

Uh, he is defending himself. Do you bother to even look?

Joe
Joe

I agree 1,000%

Joe
Joe

You said you noticed his eyes - Did they look like this ??

http://youtu.be/Eun7SmpNr1I

Also the lack of proper English translation may explain the need for teleprompters

These people are not from this planet

I hope I convince someone !!!!

Dog - Dog - Give me my FOIL HAT back - Stop don't pee on it!

Joe
Joe

That "classified" clip may also explain why he had problems with Military at first

Think about it!

My FOIL HAT smells funny - going to make a new one.

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

Has anyone considered that cheaters are not always skirt chasers, but opportunists? Many men can lead double lives. I just cannot believe he's completely innocent of this latest claim. I dismissed the other claims because there was no proof, but I'm starting to have my doubts when someone comes out & says 13 yr affair. That's not a one-night stand, but a longterm relationship. I also didn't like the way Cain answered Wolf in saying 'wait to see the claims before I respond'. If nothing happened, he wouldn't need to wait & see how to respond, don't you think?

Ricardo Galvan
Ricardo Galvan

Uh, 13 years, you'd expect some kind of evidence, and yet you are having trouble believing his innocence even though there is no evidence of guilt? Put it together, man.

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson

The 9-9-9 plan to me isn't appealing because it ADDS a new tax. Eventually you know how this will play out. We will be paying 20-20-20 or something. It won't stay at 9%. Has anyone thought about how it's going to affect local taxes when shopping. It's sure not going to be an incentive to spend.

Hargis Pennington
Hargis Pennington

It doesn't add a new tax. You are already paying that tax 3 times because it is passed on from the wholeseller to the retailer to the customer. I have had three business, and that is what happens. The consumer pays the tax boosted up three time. So his 999 does away with the pass on. Ron Paul won't do anything that the Congress will not allow. The same with any President.

mike morrison
mike morrison

yes, like this tax system we have now is so transparent and void of possibility of taxes being raised without even our knowledge??? :( Get real...having a 999 plan for 4 years transitioning us to a national sales tax ONLY would be the fastest way to get lobbying out of D.C. and Congress. We would see a massive amount of production here in the US and savings would go up tremendously. Just look at Chile' as an example.

Steven
Steven

If Herman Cain comes out and speaks like Alveada King just spoke on his behalf, he just might make a comeback! This race is not over by a long shot! The GOP must step up and not accept the status quo in the form of Gingrich or Romney. Neither represents the Tea Party. The Tea Party needs to be represented and we have such a candidate in the race now under the fire of tabloid politics.

Where was this media scrutiny with John Edwards? He was running for president while he had a real affair on his cancer stricken wife. They covered it up for him until well after the race had been decided. And what about Bill Clinton, who actually paid a legal settlement with Paula Jones for $800,000 to quiet her sexual ASSAULT claims? Mr. Cain didn't pay any legal settlement whatsoever over his alleged sexual harassment and those "claims" were handled by his personnel department in a severance agreement paid by the Restaurant Association.

This is a smear campaign orchestrated by the Obama camp and conservatives are standing by while they take down one of our own! It's the same thing the Obama camp did to Sarah Palin in Alaska with the ethics complaints and we didn't rise to her defense either. I am sick of this! Do we want conservative leadership or not? It's still in our power to make it happen for this nation!

It all starts in Iowa! I pray that Iowa voters stay committed to seeing the Tea Party cause championed in 2012! It won't happen with Gingrich or Romney as the nominee. Iowa shocked the world in 2004, when they elected Barack Obama in those caucuses and the rest is history. We need Iowa to do it again, to erase the mistake they made in 2004 on the Democrat side. Be bold Iowa! Vote Cain!

Jeremy Poncy
Jeremy Poncy

Thank You Alveda. It's about time somebody stepped up to defend Cain.

Art Telles
Art Telles

Friend alert - Alveda King...

That is very thoughtfuj commentary RS.

Mr. Cain has definitely made mistakes responding to the buzz raised by chimeras.

Art

Steven
Steven

As I was saying, We The People must decide, Cain's fate! Not the media or God help us the political elites! Cain is able, Cain 2012!

http://spectator.org/blog/2011/11/30/the-cain-train-stays-on-track

deo heerai
deo heerai

Just a Question steven . What would you be doing if somone falsly accuses you of some lurid act ? now reconcile that with Cain's reaction

Steven
Steven

I would go to show how it could not possibly be the case. But I can't judge Cain's reaction because I have never been in the public eye running a campaign. He's trying to do two things, which are immense. Campaign, learn the issues, develop his own solutions, and present them to the American people. And he has to respond to these allegations, provide as much facts as he can, and deal with the media and opposition campaigns. It's a tall

order and I respect that he's now in a reassessment mode.

I think when he reemerges, he has as good a shot as any in the field to win. Despite everything thrown his way, he's still in the top 3. That's saying alot about the strength of his core support and his potential to regain the support he's lost due to this media cloud. All of this circus is nothing that an old fashion win in Iowa can't fix!

mike morrison
mike morrison

what would you be doing if your wife and family had to endure weeks and weeks of this stuff plus spending your own money to defend against an unsubstantiated allegation that simply slurs your honor and family name?