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Lincoln’s “Living Dog”

By Jeffrey Lord on 11.1.11 @ 6:09AM

Herman Cain’s a threat to both the left and the GOP Establishment.

“A living dog is better than a dead lion.” — Abraham Lincoln on the choice between himself and Stephen A. Douglas

Well, well, well.

Or as Private Gomer Pyle used to exclaim: “Surrrrrrr-prize, surrrrrr-prize, surrrrrr-prize!”

You know why all this flapdoodle over Herman Cain and charges of sexual harassment, charges that Mr. Cain has flatly denied? (Here in this Fox News exclusive Herman Cain is what Abraham Lincoln called a “living dog.”)

A living dog? Yes, and we’ll come back to this in a moment because it bears directly on what’s happening here. As Herman Cain the “living dog” comes under the inevitable attack from the left, if conservatives understand where they are, where they appear to be heading, where they’ve been, it becomes easier (although perhaps not easy) to understand what to do next — and how and with whom to do it.

There are two parts to this disgraceful attack. Both must be examined to understand exactly what is going on with this story.

Part One? History. And this history has two parts within.

So let’s begin — and let’s be blunt.

Let’s recall in some detail how this racial game — and it is a racial game — is played.

Liberals and the Democratic Party have a two centuries long vivid and extremely graphic history of racism. (Detailed previously here ). From the almost thirty — thirty! — party platforms that either supported slavery or segregation or chose to be silent on the subject, to an alliance with the Ku Klux Klan, electing Klan members to all manner of political offices federal, state and local, not to mention supporting everything from lynching to the racial quotas of today, racism has been the life blood of the left.

Part and parcel of all this has been the fine art of portraying black men as sexual predators. And dealing with these black men so accused in a terrifyingly horrific fashion: they would be lynched.

One could fill cyberspace with these stories, but perhaps one of the more famous is the story of Emmett Till. PBS once did a documentary on the Emmett Till case and as the crescendo rises from the liberal media lynch mob about Mr. Cain it is worth a look at what PBS notes on its website about this particular issue.

Said PBS, no outpost of conservatism:

Some whites espoused the idea that black men were sexual predators and wanted integration in order to be with white women…. Lynchings were frequently committed with the most flagrant public display. Like executions by guillotine in medieval times, lynchings were often advertised in newspapers and drew large crowds of white families. They were a kind of vigilantism where Southern white men saw themselves as protectors of their way of life and their white women. By the early twentieth century, the writer Mark Twain had a name for it: the United States of Lyncherdom…. Lynchings were covered in local newspapers with headlines spelling out the horrific details. Photos of victims, with exultant white observers posed next to them, were taken for distribution in newspapers or on postcards. Body parts, including genitalia, were sometimes distributed to spectators or put on public display. Most infractions were for petty crimes, like theft, but the biggest one of all was looking at or associating with white women. Many victims were black businessmen or black men who refused to back down from a fight. Headlines such as the following were not uncommon:

“Five White Men Take Negro Into Woods; Kill Him: Had Been Charged with Associating with White Women” went over The Associated Press wires about a lynching in Shreveport, Louisiana.”

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About the Author

Jeffrey Lord is a former Reagan White House political director and author. He writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com.

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KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 7:04AM

Your argument is a little over the top. Cain will be vilified no matter his color. And yes, the hypocrisy of the left is well known and documented. But let's not play their game. Let's defend Cain as a conservative, and ignore his color, even if it helps us. As for the GOP changing into the Tea Party, that's not going to happen, but we will force them to follow us.

jothepro| 11.1.11 @ 7:16AM

A little over the top. Come on KS, everything that Mr. Lord wrote is the truth. Are we to ignore the truth? Conservatives look at character. People like you look at skin color.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 7:46AM

"People like you look at skin color."
People like me? I said to ignore his skin color. You cannot do that so you call me a racist.

jothepro| 11.1.11 @ 8:03AM

You are seeing color again KS. I didn't call you a racist.We as conservatives need to be strong and say what we mean. Herman Cain is a black man and I would be proud to have him as my president. I will not ignore his color because he WILL be vilified because of his color.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 8:43AM

"ignore his color"
What is your problem with that statement?
You called me a racist when you said; "People like you look at skin color."
The only people who will vilify him because of his skin color are racists and leftist. And those are not mutually exclusive groups, as we all well know.
Let us defend Cain as a Conservative. It will make no difference to the leftists, their emotions are immune to reason, and it keeps our discourse honorable.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 10:43AM

KS;

Jothepro referred to you as "people like you." The word "racist" first appeared in YOUR post, not jothepro's.

KS, Have you not heard the latest saw that in almost every instance the first one who calls out "racist" is usually the actual racist in the conversation? It may be true, it may not. But YOU did bring it up in the very word.

And, jothepro, I don't think Mr. Lord was over the top, not one single inch.

jothepro| 11.1.11 @ 12:32PM

I agree DTOM. He is my favorite columnist on AS.

ENOUGH ROPE| 11.1.11 @ 8:52PM

PLEASE! Reflect on Mr. Lord's article carefully. Do we want a President who will seek a government that values the individual's God given freedoms, which is what made America mankind's last best hope? Or, do we want a president who will seek a government that suppresses the individual's God given freedoms? Of all the Republican candidates, who is the ONLY outsider who has NO allegiance to the ruling elites in the federal and state governments?

susan tenofsky| 11.4.11 @ 7:11AM

I want a president; not a saint!

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 2:31PM

I think you two are "immune to reason". Oh, and here's a party: Hilter! Now you can get me on Godwin's law. It's a sophist argument to call me a racist because I used that term. I object to being labeled "People like you look at skin color.". Especially when I argue that we conservatives should ignore the race baiting of the left. But all that aside, I agree with you, I like Jeffy Lord too.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 7:14PM

KS,

Do you have any notion of the definition of "Sophist"? Your use of the term doesn't support the notion that you do. Help yourself out here, bring us the definition you are using.

Thanks.

Jack in Wi| 11.1.11 @ 5:27PM

The FED is printing trillions to bail out the European banks as we speak. The stock market is imploding again like it did in 2008. We are stuck in several unwinnable wars around the world that are bankrupting us. Yet we are fixated on a make believe, reality TV show, called Herman Cain. It is Ron Paul for President and Rand Paul for President or ruin. They have been right on the problems and the solutions for decades.

Herman Cain would not be the first resturant owner to wave his wand at the wait staff. In fact, in my opinion, he would be an exception, if he didn't. It is time to clear the air now, not later.

RCV| 11.1.11 @ 7:02PM

The stock market just finished its best month in over two decades. It's down the last two days because of the Greek news, but it's hardly 2008. We almost completely out of Iraq. and drawing down in Afghanistan after decimating Al Qaeda.
You and Ron Paul live in a fantasy world of your own making, Jack.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 7:07PM

All good news. But if it doesn't translate out to a lot more jobs and confidence for the middle class our current President is toast.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 7:14PM

"Dow Falls 297 Points, World Markets Plunge on Greek Turmoil
A wave of selling is sweeping across Wall Street and stock markets around the world after Greece's prime minister said he would call a national vote on an unpopular European plan to rescue that nation's economy."
Wow, just saw this, I hope you're right. I've been on vacation and not paying attention. I'm all in triple A's and gold anyway.

Jack in Wi| 11.1.11 @ 9:42PM

RCV: The Stock Market has been puffed by the FED to make Obama's re-election chances better. The European banking problems are making 2008 seem like child's play. The market has collapsed 600 points in the last 2 days. Iraq never had any Al Quiada before we went in. The Iraq War has been a unmitigated disaster which cost us 5000 American dead, 50, 000 wounded, and 4 trillion dollars. Millions of Iraqi's have been killed wounded or displaced. We did all that, just so we could turn Iraq over the Shia friends of Iran.

Boar Hunter| 11.1.11 @ 11:12PM

Sorry for offending anyone, but...If I may speak for a moment in the liberal vernacular, I say RAM his skin color down their throats. The racists have labeled us racist for years. RAM Cain's skin color down their throat, repeatedly and forcefully.

Lets prove once and for all that conservatives vote about issues and the character of the man, not the color of the man's skin.

The liberals keep referring to us as such, so give them what they claim to expect. I for one want them to wake up after the election (To quote Sam Kinison) Sticky, broke and confused, you know, like they were Tea Bagged.

Jack in Wi| 11.1.11 @ 8:00AM

Herman Cain is Mr. endless wars, Mr. Federal Reserve, Mr. Tarp, Mr. endless bailouts, Mr. higher taxes on the poor middle class, and lower taxes on the rich, Mr. incoherence on abortion, Mr. I can't think of anything that should be closed down. Mr. I will be a better manager of the goverment then Obama. Mr. Affirmative Action. Herm is no threat to the elites. he is one of their tools.

Now Herm was supposed to be just a tool to split the conservative vote in the primaries. Now he is hurting Romney. He is a distraction. He was puffed by the elite media. Now he will be destroyed by them. It is Ron Paul for President and Rand Paul for Vice President or ruin.

Sean| 11.1.11 @ 9:08AM

Cain is Mr. Establishment.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 10:38AM

Yes, yes...I already took care of posting your "Blah-blah-blah or ruin" message.

Now listen carefully:

Just as I told Clint, we at A.S.S.H.A.T. didn't send you on an all expense-paid 2-week training session to the RON PAUL INSTITUTE to continue to post the same tired, old messages.

There's an 11am workshop on The Global Jewish banking Conspiracy; make sure you're there.

After lunch, be sure and attend the target-shooting session at the rifle-range. We have new cut-outs of Barbra Streisand, Lloyd Blankfein, and Bibi Netanyahu for you to practice on...and word is, you NEED the practice!

Regards,

BIG A.S.S.

Hail, RON!

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 11:16AM

The BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

They Already Said They'd Vote For Mittens.

loulou| 11.1.11 @ 11:46AM

Have you dropped out of the Tea Party?

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 12:11PM

Ask Your Mancrush, Bibi.

loulou| 11.1.11 @ 12:23PM

Put down the aerosol can. Why have you dropped out of the Tea Party? Did you finally figure out that you're not welcome there?

Tea Party rebellion is here and Huffer Clint is not part of it. Heh, heh...

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 1:35PM

We Tea Party Patriots Oppose TARP, The Stimulus, FNMA, FHLMC, The QE's & Want To Audit The Fed.

Gotta Problem With That Israel Firster BibiButt, loulou ?

Hmmmmmmm ?

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 2:09PM

What's this "we" nonsense?

Got a longing to belong?

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:43PM

Go Sit With Your Israel Firsters, Dr.Reich.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:52PM

The Tea Party supports Herman Cain, NOT Ron Paul.

Guess you didn't get the memo..?

Then again...you're NOT in the Tea Party, so I guess you wouldn't...

Occam's Tool| 11.1.11 @ 4:29PM

And after that, you get to play "Middle Piece" of the "Human Centipede" with Ron Paul as the lead! If you do well, we will dispense with surgery!

Dai Alanye | 11.1.11 @ 4:06PM

Could the Paulbots be behind this smear of Cain? They have a motive in that Cain is between Ron Paul and and Romney. Heaven knows they are sufficiently monomaniacal to pull such a trick.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:47PM

Why Don't You Israel Firsters Find Out Who's Behind The Payoffs & Who Brought The Story To The Media.

Put Up Or Shut Up, Israel Firsters.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firsters.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:53PM

"Put up or shut up"...

LOL!!! A manly threat on an ANONYMOUS message board!!!

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 7:16PM

It's got more of a Democrat feel to it than a Paul feel. Remember the Clarence Thomas hearings; this is a re-run so far...just a different venue, in the MSM instead of confirmation hearings...

susan tenofsky| 11.4.11 @ 7:15AM

No matter; Cains inappropriate response clearly
speaks volumes as far as his adeptness at Presidential decision making. He is lacking needed
quality.

canuckistani| 11.1.11 @ 9:04AM

Uh, no. The Lord piece was a shotgun blast reminiscent of a teenagers' lament at losing Call of Duty because the wifi went down.

He morphed from lefties and rinos smearing the uppity Cain to a comprehensive indictment of the GOP for over 40 years. Perhaps he forgets that governing is difficult? Or that the Cuyahoga River on fire possibly required adult intervention? Get real.

If RR actually "did it", then why do we have this schism in American thought? Answer: RR didn't "do it" at all, he simply kicked the can down the road leaving 41 to pick up the pieces, and Willie and Junior to navigate around abandoned RR initiatives.

Lord, like Norquist and others in that warm cozy bubble of faux nostalgia they occupy with pacifiers and nappies, simply offers zero solutions to difficult issues that have a real-world chance of being enacted, much less being successful in practice.

Back to Cain: Politico has more, Cain's sloppy reaction was both amateurish and telling that his campaign is just a sham. Spectators here should know better than to continually hooks their horses to lame runners.

Truth to Power| 11.1.11 @ 5:32PM

The Walking Dead show up on schedule. They try to hold on to the rotting Obama but it will prove futile. You are dead zombie, go away.

TrueBlue| 11.1.11 @ 6:12PM

His sloppy reaction because he was complying with a legal requirement not to speak about the incident due to a NDA that is standard practice in most large companies when something like this occurs?

Or are you referring to the fact that he called the entire thing baseless because both charges were in fact baseless? Since when is comparing someone's height to their wife a sexual comment? Or are you referring to the accusation that he invited a woman up to his hotel room yet there is no other information on the incident? You think POLITICO would leave that stuff out if anything actually happened?

Do you honestly think a "settlement" that was equal to less than 2 months pay was anything but a separation package because the NRA didn't want to keep two women employed who had falsely accused a man of sexual harrassment? A charge by the way that tends to follow you around for the rest of your life even when it's proven false, let alone actually proven as true.

His "clumsy" initial reaction was because he had to check with the NRA's lawyer to find out what he could and could not discuss about the incident to avoid legal action against him for break an NDA. But then, anyone that has ever dealt with a corporate environment would understand this, so maybe your problem is envy for a man who worked his way up from the bottom and made something of himself. Instead of being jealous people should view Cain as a role model and proof of concept, "The American Dream" still survives.

Buck Ofama| 11.1.11 @ 6:37PM

If you believe that politico crap, you are extremely naive and gullible. Grow up.

ENOUGH ROPE| 11.1.11 @ 8:49PM

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:06AM

Cain is an Uncle tom because he says:

"be like me, go along to get along, knows yore place boy; dontcha get all uppity, y'hear? or I'll get out a can of whup ass!"

Play yer harmonica, son.

Cain is a brownoser of blacks- he is to placate and nothing more..

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:20AM

... but do what you want, nominate who you want in Florida; just as long you know I wont vote for your candidate next year.

Last time I voted GOP was in '86- and that will never happen again.

Redstateboy| 11.1.11 @ 11:33AM

Brooks... I believe I can speak for most regulars here on TAS... we don't want your vote nor do we want you. You are a Fool sir.. Our Nation is being destroyed by those who think like you but Victory will be ours

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 11:37AM

Israel Firster ObamaBoy Brooks Threatens Not To Vote For Cain.

Surprise !

idalily| 11.1.11 @ 1:28PM

Alan, you make the mistake of thinking anyone here cares who you vote for. We don't.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 2:09PM

Who cares..?

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 11:34AM

Mona Charen wrote the following, so it can't be said to be any sort of a 'she wanted it' thing:

"[snip] just because the well-worn tactic of digging up dirt on candidates is abhorrent, and just because the press dashes around with its hair on fire whenever one of these juicy targets presents itself, doesn’t mean you can dismiss the accusations altogether.

I say that because the Cain campaign has not, thus far, handled this predictable emergency well — perhaps due to political inexperience, or perhaps for some other reason. Cain did not immediately deny the accusations. Instead, he sent his spokesman, J. D. Gordon, to Fox News, where he offered the kind of responses associated with, well, guilt. “These are thinly sourced allegations. . . . These two sources aren’t even named in the [Politico] piece. It was a third party.”

This sounds like one of those showdowns in crime dramas in which the detective confronts the villain with the accusation of murder and instead of denying it, he sneers, “You can’t prove that.” You don’t have to be a cynic to notice that, according to Politico, the women themselves are not permitted to discuss the matter. So to say that because the information came from a “third party” it is therefore not credible, seems a little slippery.

Pressed by Geraldo Rivera about whether it was true or false that two female employees of the National Restaurant Association had received settlements in connection with harassment claims, Gordon offered a non sequitur, noting that major news organizations had previously passed on this story. Asked again whether the National Restaurant Association had settled with two women who alleged sexual harassment by Cain when he headed the organization in the 1990s, “yes or no,” Gordon sidestepped the question, saying this was a “scare campaign” and offering that “you’ll have to ask the Restaurant Association.” Uh oh.

The following day, appearing at the American Enterprise Institute, Mr. Cain declined to take questions on the matter. Finally, later in the day, he told the National Press Club that “I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association, and I say falsely because it turned out after the investigation to be baseless. Never have I ever committed any kind of sexual harassment.” I hope he’s telling the truth. But the locution “I say falsely because it turned out after the investigation to be baseless” leaves one queasy. A falsely accused person doesn’t need to wait for an investigation to issue a passionate denial.

It’s certainly possible that the Restaurant Association agreed to settlements to avoid costly litigation. That happens. But no one in the Cain camp is saying that.

This may be just another in a long string of character-assassination attempts against conservatives. It’s also possible that Cain is playing that angle to avoid the truth."

— Mona Charen

loulou| 11.1.11 @ 11:47AM

Mona Charen is GOP elite. Take what she says with a grain of salt.

idalily| 11.1.11 @ 1:24PM

I believe that in the United States, someone is innocent until proven guilty. Until Politico or some other media outlet provides EVIDENCE of misconduct, it's a non-starter for most GOP voters. We're not into media smear tactics this year. Sorry, Dems and elite Repubs.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 7:18PM

Unless they threaten a Democrat's re-election. Then you're guilty until hell freezes over and thaws again!

Wake up!

Clark51 | 11.17.11 @ 1:02AM

…And this proves what? That you don't have a mind of your own, but rather will believe anything that the leftist and establishment machines will tell you?

First of all, let's clear this up right now. These were not SETTLEMENTS, but SEVERANCE pay, which is often given to people who are #1) laid off and / or #2) threatening to sue.

Secondly, Mr. Cain has more credibility in his pinky finger than these money-grubbing, fame-seeking, corrupt friends of the Obama administration do. #1)

Sharon Bialek: 7 lawsuits against her, with more pending, lost her house last Sept., has pulled a paternity lawsuit, as well as other lawsuits against several companies she's worked for, hasn't worked in 12 years, is broke and cannot pay her bills -- so creditors are now suing her again; tabloid, man-hating, money-grubbing feminist lawyer Gloria Allred is representing her pro-bono, so that Bialek can gain money and book deals, of which Allred will get money out of, as well; Allred, who is friends with Nancy Pelosi and Bialek, who was discovered to be living in the same building as David Axelrod, who is known to have paid other people to smear opposition to Obama in both his Illinois Senate and campaign for the White House.

#2) Karen Krausshar: Sued the first company she worked for, because they didn't give in to her demands; sued the SECOND company she worked for, because THEY wouldn't give in to her demands; currently works for the Obama administration, under Timothy Geithner (yeah, this is getting nice and cozy, now) in the Treasury Dept.

Two other women, who claim to have been so-called "harassed", but there are no details, no substantiation, no names and no money won under any circumstances. Smells like sleaze to me!

If you cannot look past your noses to realize that, regardless of party or ideology, this good man (whose good character is being defamed and that my husband or I would testify to) is being thrown to the wolves, simply because he is just that; easy for anyone to run over a Christian with good values / beliefs and a person of success -- BOTH of which the leftist Communists in the White House abhor….and both of which no one in the White House possess.

Clark51 | 11.17.11 @ 1:06AM

OH…and just one little technicality: Herman Cain has never once in his life worked in Chicago, but oddly, all of these women are FROM Chicago….

Quartermaster| 11.1.11 @ 6:15PM

A shrill story that is over the top. Also, the GOP has never been a conservative party except in the delusions of certain people. It started as a leftist statist party (the Democrats were the conservative anti-statist party at the time) and you would not have the over reaching Federal state you have now if it had not been for the Dems trying to out compete the Reps who were the original progressives (and still are progressives).

Both national parties are the problem and the enemies of freedom. The current GOP is no better than those that have gone before. Even the sainted Ronnie Raygun did no better. He at least had the excuse of the cold war, but the Federal State advanced grew under him as well.

To be frank, this article is truly stupid. I agree with the parts about Cain. The left fears him, not as much as they fear a Ron Paul, but they do fear Cain. If he is elected, though, he will be co-opted and little will come of his administration, just as happened with Reagan. man's fallen nature always leads in the direction of increasing entropy.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 7:23PM

One bit master,

Not much came of Reagan's Presidency? Ever hear of his speech at the Brandenburg Gate, "Tear down this wall!"

[Not much happened under Reagan..]

Did you happen to notice that during Reagan's term unemployment dropped from Jimmy Carter's near double digits, as did inflation. I'm sorry, but the ignorance of your description of the Reagan Revolution is so spectacular that you have destroyed your own credibility.

Brian Mc| 11.1.11 @ 7:14AM

I would doubt that there is a single individual in all the Federal Bureaucracies who is pulling for Herman Cain. They see what he's about and are shaking in their shoes for their jobs, if one would want to call what they do productive.

A conservative must be a saint. A liberal can be a predator of many stripes whether sexual or terrorist/communist in nature and still expect to win the presidency just so long as they string together the appropriately-coined phrase....and just so long as it ends with a wave of the hand concerning their character because their compassion knows no bounds when it's not their wallet that is forcibly opened by the IRS.

If Mr. Cain overcomes this smear and is elected to the highest office I still hold out little hope for this Republic. The liberalization of all the agencies is too well entrenched. Sanity in government is a pipe dream. It is an insanity that will answer to on one, let alone, We the People.

Don't give up Mr. Cain. I for one am pulling for you and the principles you espouse.

Alice Moore| 11.1.11 @ 9:03AM

Brian, you make an interesting point. The federal bureaucracy was termed Election Insurance for Democrats by Rush Limbaugh. This was in the event of a Conservative landslide in a presidential year. We've seen the most extreme action in Wisconsin earlier this year.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:10AM

It is in fact more than coincidence Cain is black (which means it is fair to bring the subject up), you are saying:

"we'll run a conservative black to beat Obama, and then they can't say we are racist."

And you aren't- you are merely tokenist.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:35AM

You know what Cain is?:
a black McCain without the Mc!

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 10:45AM

AB;

Exactly how? Some specifics, please.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:59AM

Let's turn the question around, DTOM:
how is Cain going to do better than McCain? or Bush?
or Ford? or even Nixon! the GOP is merely going through the motions.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 12:09PM

Take the 9-9-9 plan, fr'instance.

Cain knows that all revenue schemes orignate in the House. The 9-9-9 plan completely disenfranchises the entire lobby establishment. Would that be an improvement? At least it wouldn't be Nixonian.

Getting rid of the Fed? That's foolishness. Here's why: The Fed performs the fundamental activity of being the bank of the US. We'll always have one, unless we hand over the currency to private interests. Not a sound idea. Or we could hand the currency over to Congress. How long since the Senate has passed a budget? Not a very good idea, either. Do you really want rags-to-riches Harry Reid with his little boot on the throat of our currency any more than it already is? So an independent bank of last resort is really your only realistic option, which is what we have. Bernanke has got to go.

Audit the Fed? Well, if you read what Herman Cain said, why have ANOTHER audit of the Fed? There are already thousands of them - that's a campaign cry as pointless as "Remember the Maine - it was blown up by spontaneous combustion of improperly maintained coal bunkers! And it was in Havana! Those rotten Spaniards!"

His clear understanding of how disastrous big government is to our economy.

Herman Cain compared to John McCain: Herman is completely ready to do battle with the mainstream media - John McCain still seeks their approval. This is the difference, to borrow from Mr. Twain, between lightning and the lightning bug. Sen. McCain being the insect.

PS.
I have nothing but the most profound, deep respect for , and do honor and revere John McCain for his service to our nation as a naval aviator and as a POW. We all as a nation should be grateful to him for his military service.

His service remains magnificent, his politics are lousy, moderate politics.

God bless you, sir.

Drunken Sailor| 11.1.11 @ 12:46PM

DTOM,
Don't all for Alan Dipshits tricks. He made the statement, you asked him to explain. He put the ball back in your court. Make him explain his groundless accusation, not that I think he can or will even try. He is a professional shit disturber and best ignored.

idalily| 11.1.11 @ 7:58PM

How about instead of turning questions around, Alan, you actually ANSWER them? Or is that too hard for you?

Brian Mc| 11.1.11 @ 1:31PM

My argument had nothing to do with the color of the candidate's skin. So, why did you make it a counterpoint that failed to deal with the content of my post?

Redstateboy| 11.1.11 @ 1:59PM

Wuzzamatter Brooks..??! Infuriated anytime a thinking Black Man objects to being on your Liberal Plantation?

W.T. Foxtrot| 11.1.11 @ 2:11PM

Black, brown, yellow, white...who cares?

As long as he's not some filthy, godless homo...

Brian Mc| 11.1.11 @ 2:32PM

Filthy and godless, we have a problem. Homo? Not so much...by the way, you oughta have those trots looked at.

Buck Ofama| 11.1.11 @ 6:40PM

I don't want a fag president. Who would the first lady be... a cheap trick named Lance?

John Navratil| 11.1.11 @ 6:11PM

Brian Mc,

I'm with you. The first order of business is to get rid of Obama. The next order of business is to get rid of the old guard. We just have to deal with them in reverse order.

I don't want Obama out of the White House because he is black. I want him out because he is tremendously damaging to this country. And the Republican party (to which I haven't given a skinny dime in the last twenty year) shares in the blame.

I don't want Cain in because he is black, but because he is the most electable conservative of the bunch, in my view.

But you know what I really like? In this post-racial world in which we live (chuckle, snicker, guffaw), the guy who seems to care the least is Cain. The man is comfortable in his own skin. It's refreshing.

POST American| 11.1.11 @ 7:15AM

---'Threat to the establishment'?

-------------------HER-MAN CAIN----------------------
---------------------------is the-----------------------------
----------------Rockefeller-ROT-child------------------
---------------------------'FED'-----------------------------

LOL

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 7:49AM

You're a poet but you don't know it.

Seriously, give us a more cogent response.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:38AM

PostBrain means "Rockefeller-ROT-child" as
Rothschild,
or when PostBrain is really high (from sniffing glue) he mean Rotweiler. As in Rothschildweiler attack dog.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:49AM

the glue PostBrain sniffs must be so potent, it is used in auto body shops!

Dai Alanye | 11.1.11 @ 4:13PM

Ironic for Brooks to attack Post-toasties. It's identical to one schizoid claiming another to be crazy. Neither of these loons is capable of consistent rational thought.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 7:53AM

Ummm...

Cain was for TARP, and is a Steppin' Fetchit for the GOP establishment.

Cain wants to kill unborn babies and drink their blood in dumplings with his Israel-first overlords.

The RINO-CINOs will destroy America for the Jewish banking cartel that rules the world.

It is Ron Paul or ruin...and, ummm...Rand Paul, too.

NOTE:
"Jack in Wi" and Clint are on vacation at a super-secret location this week. This message is provided as a paid public service by A.S.S.H.A.T., the Anti-Semitic Strategic Hazard Attack Team.

Hail Ron!

David W| 11.1.11 @ 8:56AM

Pathetic. The first part of your name is very appropriate.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 10:24AM

Makes sense. After all, "HAT" is an old family name.

It comes from England, the Anglo-Saxon wonderland.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 9:21AM

The RINO-CINO Israel Firster ASSHATERY Propaganda Team Is In The Building.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 10:26AM

Just because you're in an undisclosed location deep in the heart of Idaho does NOT mean it's OK to screw around on the internet.

You are supposed to be working.

There's a 10am work-shop on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - make sure you're there!

We will be reviewing your expense reports VERY carefully, this time.

Regards,

BIG A.S.S.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 11:13AM

The BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

Occam's Tool| 11.1.11 @ 4:31PM

ASSHAT---wow, thanks for filling in for Clint and Jack! How did you copy their sophisticated arguments so well?

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 4:42PM

They are naught but ciphers for the genius of Master Ron.

BTW...Aren't you of the Hebrew persuasion??

Don't you have some banks to control, and some schemes to hatch???

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 4:43PM

Jack in Wi, and Clint...

Agents of A.S.S.H.A.T.!

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:53PM

The Israel Firster BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

"Take Romney’s appointment of Walid Phares to chair the Middle East and North Africa working group of his Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team. Mr. Phares currently serves on the board of ACT! For America, a lobbying group that Politico described as being part of an "effort to transform anti-Islam crusading into a mainstream lobbying effort". He has stated that global jihad is already in progress and within a short period of time jihadists will have ten million suicide bombers ready to wreak devastation on the West. To beat jihadists he is a strong proponent of preemptive strikes and “putting our allies’ forces on existing and new battlefields.”

The problem with Walid Phares is that he sees the world in black and white. You are either for us or against us. This of course has been proclaimed before and the consequences of this mentality have been disastrous for America – trillions spent on the War on Terror, two almost decade long wars, and erosion of our civil liberties. Phares’ anti-Islam/pro-Israel positions will certainly help Romney with neoconservatives. But, an advisor with such extreme views on Romney’s staff should raise red flags for the rest of us. Phares’s positions would be great if he was advising a candidate for Israeli prime minister, but he is not. He is advising Mitt Romney."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Tankrtrash| 11.1.11 @ 7:57AM

Great article Mr. Lord. You need look no further than the the left's recent "tear down" of Herman Cain (prior to the harassment allegations) to understand just how threatened they are by his candidacy.

Kelly Staples| 11.1.11 @ 7:59AM

Quoting Gomer again, "Shazaam!' Who would have believed it? The pinkos are playing the politics of personal destruction card. And so soon, too. Now we know who the scum is afraid of, don't we? Interesting how the scum never lays a glove on Willard Romney. Till they help him get the nomination, that is.

Alice Moore| 11.1.11 @ 9:09AM

Romney has not won one Primary vote. Keep this in mind. It is very important to vote in primaries this time around. There will be the Spam voters for Romney; just as for McCain in 2012.

Those at NRO and Ann Coulter would do well to examine why the MSM wants Romney as the GOP nominee.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 10:48AM

NRO has loved Romney since 2007. They have become statists. There's no saving them.

Karl Rove is another hopeless statist. The sooner he goes away the better.

All American American| 11.1.11 @ 8:01AM

Its hard to take folks seriously when they cite Abraham Lincoln as some sort of hero to the Black man.

Why did Lincoln oppose slavery? So the new territories would be lily White. Don't believe me?

"The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these (new) territories. We want them for the homes of free White people."
--Abraham Lincoln, 10/16/1854

There's plenty more where that came from. Lincoln spent his entire presidency trying to figure out a way to repatriate Blacks to Africa. He even explored sending them to Central America. One might say you could fill cyberspace with quotes and stories of Lincoln's disdain for the Black race.

Lincoln's mentor and hero was Henry Clay, leader of the Whig party (from which the Republicans were born) who was a---wait for it---Kentucky slave owner. Reading Lincoln's eulogy for Clay would be a good place to start for folks who really want to know the true history of the united States of America's worst president.

I can't take any "conservative" seriously who looks with even with an ounce of favorability on Abraham Lincoln.

David T| 11.1.11 @ 10:07AM

You cannot judge Lincoln by our lights. Like most whites of his day, he believed blacks were morally and intellectually inferior, but, unlike most of his peers, he believed that blacks should have equal rights under the Constitution.

Alan Brooks| 11.1.11 @ 10:15AM

Yes: look at
http://www.stormfront.org

The same old same old "Lincoln suspended habeas corpus..."

Joe Schmuckatelli| 11.1.11 @ 3:25PM

So, Alan, you spend a lot time on Stormfront?

All American American| 11.1.11 @ 11:01AM

During the famous Lincoln/Douglas debates:

Lincoln, answering the charge that he was for the equality of the Negro,
"I was never in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with White people. Anything that argues me into this idea of a perfect social and politically equality with the Negro is but a specious and fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse chestnut to be a chestnut horse."

Yeah, he was for equality alright. *eyeroll*

Seriously, do your homework on Lincoln and you'll come away enlightened and angry.

I see below that resident moron AB has chimed in with his nonsense. Think only "White Supremacists" or "Neo-Confederates" hate Lincoln? Try reading Lerone Bennett, Jr's book on him. Mr Bennett is a--gasp!--black man who understands the truth about Lincoln. You can also read some of Walter Williams' essays and editorials on Lincoln.

David T| 11.1.11 @ 3:46PM

The great physical and moral struggle of the Civil War changed Lincoln in many ways. For example, he dropped his support of colonization and advocated extension of the vote to blacks who fought for the Union cause. As his faith in God deepened over the years, so did his conviction that all men are created equal. The better angels of his nature changed his heart and mind. You'll never convince me that Lincoln was not a great man and a great president. Would that we had a leader today with half his greatness.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 10:55AM

AAA(rp?)

Okay, so if Lincoln had not found a path to re-uniting the wayward South with the North, wouldn't all of those pesky Negroes been forced to stay in the South where they wouldn't be around to bother Mr. Lincoln's sensibilities as you imagine them?

If Mr. Lincoln really wanted the United States to be "lily-white" what better way than to write off the small economic value that the South represented and establish a strongly defended Southern border at the Mason-Dixon line?

Your premise seems rather leaky when you consider its logical conclusion.

Or are you still irritated that the slave-owners lost the war that they started?

Alan Brooks | 11.1.11 @ 11:02AM

This site tells you all you need to know:
http://www.stormfront.org

All American American| 11.1.11 @ 11:09AM

Typical Lincoln Myther response. As I imagine them? They're not my words, they're Lincoln's. That you can read his own quote and then attribute it to my imagination makes you unworthy of a further response. Long ago I resigned myself never to debate with reality-deniers. 99% of the time its libtards I don't even bother to engage. The other 1% of the time its "conservatives" still slobbering over Lincoln.

Seriously, do your own homework on Lincoln. If you still think he was a great president, you should have no trouble pulling the lever for Obama next year.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 12:11PM

AAA

I am trying to debate you here. You ignore my question, what no sound answer? Dismiss the questioner rather than face the question?

Are you ceding the point then?

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 8:02AM

" I Never Had Sexual Relations With That Women, Miss Lewinsky."

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 9:00AM

I wouldn't think you did. That was Slick Willy's squeeze.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 9:05AM

I wouldn't think you did either.

Your squeeze is Bibi

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:54PM

You wouldn't know what to do with a woman in 3-D if one fell into your lap...

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 5:20PM

Uh Oh !

Dr.Reich Is Gettin' All Chesty & Braggin' On Sleeping With His Golda Meir Blow Up Doll.

steve bennett| 11.1.11 @ 8:03AM

Thank you Mr.lord.

Mimi| 11.1.11 @ 8:11AM

Good perspective Jeffrey. We all need to stay curious as the truthful facts come out...and they will! The Libs will keep digging for dirt and lies don't phase THEM.
As to what I'm hearing the two women were " LET-GO" due to under- performance and took on the highest up, top dog for exaggerated harassment charges and thereby got some severance pay for it....case closed.
Now curiosity is aroused as to WHO and WHY someone brought up this so called NEWS.
It will be very telling , when the truth comes out!

MikeBee| 11.1.11 @ 11:51AM

Mimi,
We don't know what type of harassment charges the women were making. Sexual harassment? Senior harassment? Minority (female) harassment? MUCH more information is needed on this one, information which, I believe, the Left is purposely shaping to be only sexual harassment.

Ironman| 11.1.11 @ 8:17AM

Excellent piece, Mr. Lord! And was it not Lincoln who said, Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. The party of liberty!

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 8:18AM

Cain’s TARP talk, praise of the Fed could hurt him with conservative voters
By Cameron Joseph - 10/13/11 08:38 PM ET

Businessman Herman Cain has shot to the top of the polls with support from Tea Party members, but his backing of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and opposition to auditing the Federal Reserve could hurt him with those same voters.

Levi Russell, the spokesman for the fiscally conservative group Americans for Prosperity, said that Cain will have to explain his stances on these issues if he is to remain a first-tier candidate.

“Among the Tea Party audience, the TARP bailout is something they’re adamantly against, and they’re going to absolutely need to hear more from him on this issue to be comfortable with him,” said Russell. “I don’t know one Tea Party activist who’d say it’s a bad idea to audit the Fed, that’s not a popular position for him to be staking out.”

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 10:33AM

PLEASE double-check your FAX machine!

We didn't send you on an all expense-paid 2-week training session to the RON PAUL INSTITUTE to continue to send the same, tired old faxes that our enemies have already seen at least 100 times!

Maybe you didn't notice, but "Spermin'" Herman Cain has been accused of sexual harassment! There's at least 3 NEW fax-blast messages for you to send out today on this subject that will automatically convert his supporters to RON PAUL supporters.

The people need to know that Doctor Ron Paul INVENTED sexual harassment laws, and passed them in Congress by the force of His WILL!

Get off of your sizable posterior and GET TO WORK!

Regards

BIG A.S.S.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 11:20AM

You Israel Firster BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

You Already Said You Will Vote For Romney.

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 1:04PM

Sorry, but this is also more of the same-ole-same-ole.

PLEASE remember: When you're on a forum, you represent A.S.S.H.A.T.

This means clever posts with insightful information about Doctor Ron Paul that is specifically designed to make more and more people LOVE Doctor Ron Paul!

It does NOT mean posting the same dumb, repetitious drivel over and over and over again and thinking that you've actually said something.

Recent polls taken by the RPI categorically affirm that your behavior will cause more people to turn away from our Master RP than to convert to HIS cause.

We know about the trouble you had with your local branch of the Tea Party...getting kicked out for making false claims about their leadership...Tsk-Tsk-Tsk!!! Let's not have a repeat of that here!

You are A.S.S.H.A.T.!

Say it loud, and say it proud, or get bent.

Regards,

Hugh G. A.S.S.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 1:47PM

Like I Said, You Israel Firster BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

You Already Said You Will Vote For Romney.

You're The RINO-CINO'S Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

Now You Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Fip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 2:24PM

Actually, Clint, it's people like you and me who gave the world Bill Clinton in '92, '96, and Obama in 2008.

It's time we stopped denying the MAGNIFICENT impact that our support of the GREAT Reformer, Ross Perot, had on the body politic!

We stood by Ross to the bitter end to make sure that, above all else, George H. W. Bush lost the election in '92! Because after all, THAT was our goal!

And when we had to do it again in '96 to send another message, WE DID IT!!! No RINO-CINO flunkie establishment candidate like Dole is going to get by us! They said we were crazy to vote for Perot again in '96, but that's only because THEY DON'T GET IT!

WE'RE NOT ABOUT "COUNTRY"! Guys like us are all about guys like us!!! If we don't get what we want, we pick up our toys and GO HOME!!!

BUT they didn't listen! So in '08, when the GOP elites tried to play games again and foist McCain upon us, we said "NO WAY, JOSE!" It's RON PAUL, or RUIN!!!

If they had been smart, the delegates would have flipped at the GOP Convention and given the nomination to Doctor Ron Paul, NOT McCain! But they didn't, did they?? Oh, sure...they gave us the same old excuses..."nomination process"..."will of the voters"..."proper procedure"...Yadda-Yadda-Yadda!!! They actually thought we cared!!!

NEWSFLASH: We didn't! And we don't now, either!

Guys like Clint, Jack, and the rest of our group here at A.S.S.H.A.T. are selfish, immature, uninformed, under-achieving malcontents - and it's YOUR FAULT!!! NOT OURS!!!

And that's why we like Doctor Ron Paul! He SPEAKS to us! He feels our pain! He will fix EVERYTHING!!!

And if you RINO-CINO elites are too stupid to understand that, then SCREW YOU! 'CUZ we're NOT playing!!! If we don't get what we want, we are OUTTA' HERE!!!

And if that means 4 more years of Obama, and the financial collapse of the USA, and the rise of China and Islamo-fascism, too bad!!!!

So it really is RON PAUL OR RUIN!!!

...That's ALL you need to tell them, Clint!

Say it loud, and say it proud!

Your in Ron,

BIG A.S.S.

Paul Bot| 11.1.11 @ 4:16PM

You had me at "Your in Ron"...

Smother me in his yummy Ron-ness!

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:41PM

The Israel Firsters Are The RINO-CINO'S Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

And Now They Are Saying They Will Vote For Romney.

They'll Sell Conservatism Out Again For RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Fip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

A.S.S.H.A.T.| 11.1.11 @ 4:45PM

Your expense report is hereby revoked.

Gather your things and return to Pennsylavania at once. There's a 4:15pm flight from Pocatella; make sure you're on it if you want to stay in A.S.S.H.A.T.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:55PM

The Israel Firster BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

POST American| 11.1.11 @ 8:20AM

----AS the borders are underrmined,
NAFTA goes into high gear, the Globalist
RED China sellout, TREASON and EUGENICS
OP comes down the FINAL bend ------even
as the ROT-child owned 'FED' demolishes
what's left of the economy ---a BLAST
from the PAST:

"The Federal Reserve has give so many
BILLIONS to (NAZI) Germany that they
DARE NOT name the total."
-REP. Charles McFadden
1935
( during the very height
of the FED orchestrated
'Great Depression')

And ALL this after helping instigate
WWI ---and massively sourcing, funding,
installing and enabling genocidal Bolshevism.

----THINK RED CHINA

--------------THINK FAST ---because

---------------------HER-MAN CAIN--------------------
---------------------------is the----------------------------
-----------------Rockefeller-ROT-child---------------
--------------------------'FED'------------------------------

Just a little REALITY CHECK on this,
the eve of the birth of ANTI-Globalist,
Republican President Warren G. Harding
(Nov 2, 1865).

---He died in office, while traveling.
Though NO autopsy was performed,
doctors ruled the death either a case
of pneumonia ---or food poisoning.

--------------AGAIN -----THINK FAST.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 8:51AM

Better, but still ridiculous. Try to flesh out some of your weirder claims, like the Fed fomenting WWI.
Still trying to take you seriously.

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 9:01AM

Why would you want to take him seriously?? Nobody else does.

KuroShinzo| 11.1.11 @ 9:19AM

It's my great fault, I project rationality on others. I try to see in them what I hope to find in myself.

He must be more than comedic relief. I hope.

Clinton| 11.1.11 @ 8:24AM

While the article about Democrat’s racist history was fascinating playing the racial victim card to defend Herman Cain was too much. Democrats routinely play the sex card against Republicans like Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan and G.H.W. Bush to inoculate their morally bankrupt candidates. Remember their Oct. surprise about G. W. Bush’s DWI to weaken rumors about Gore’s massive drug use in college and John McCain’s birth in the Panama Canal Zone to deflect from Obama refusing to release his birth certificate? This is typical Democrat mudslinging.

Lord stretches credulity by illustrating what is wrong with the Republican establishment by lambasting several Presidents for their failures while ignoring that President Reagan made compromise after compromise with Democrats. President Reagan promised to abolish the Departments of Energy and Education, but grew them and worse caved in to Democrats doubling payroll taxes on the self-employed to save Social Security. Look how well that massive tax increase worked. Not only did he raise those taxes, but working with Democrats he raised Federal taxes 6 other times that did nothing to cut his huge debts or deficits (the largest till Obama). Could the problem be politicians promise more than they can or will deliver?

Herman Cain, who has denied, clarified and then clarified some more about this story is no threat to the Democrat’s control of minority votes. Nor will whining about the victimization of Herman Cain stop them from attacking Republicans. All Lord has done is act like a Democrat and used race as a defense. That’s unimpressive.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:14AM

Clinton;

Do you remember the Clarence Thomas hearings? This Politico piece could easily be from the exact same blueprint. How many other dog-eared old plans have the Democrats dredged up over the last four years? They have only one play book, it's got about four plays, and this is clearly one of them.

As to Reagan, remember he had a Democratic Congress to contend with - Obama has a GOP House, but a Democrat Senate and he's obviously getting nothing done. Assailing Reagan for compromising might be fun and easy; but it ignores the reality of the early 1980's when Reagan had to find accommodation with the Democrats to get anything done -and he did get a lot done.

I think that Jeffrey Lord complained about the Dems' shoddy, underhanded tactics, I don't think he tried to ward them off those tactics using race as the shield that the Democrat race hustlers use. You know, Sharpton, Jacksons, Rangel, Waters, the usual suspects.

The Democrats have a long history of hypocrisy in dealing with black voters; they proclaim themselves to the protectors of this group they describe as 'victims' whose votes they demand and receive, whom they always trash when any single one like Thomas and Cain try to break free of the party line. Ignoring that hypocrisy gives life and comfort to the lie that Republicans are racists.

Or do you really want to see innocent black people hanging from trees? Who brought that up anyway? Oh yea the Congressional Black (Democrat) Caucus.

Clinton| 11.1.11 @ 3:14PM

Of course Democrats have a double standard with minority voters they're Democrats and the party of racism.

Reagan had a Republican Senate when he started and blew it. Conservatives are to forgiving of Reagan and then condemn others for what he did. Look at the debate on illegals only 1 President granted amnesty and instant citizenship for millions of illegals. Do you know who it was? Ronald Wilson Reagan. If we couldn't expect Reagan to deliver we sure as hell can't expect a Cain to deliver, because he has trouble knowing what he believes until tripped up by the press and then when the proverbial hits the fan he tells us how conservativ he is.

Even on this he first denied it. Then he came up with 2 or 3 explanations. It is this inability to state the facts squarely and honestly upfront that make Herman Cain a dangerour candidate for the GOP nomination, because we don't know what skeletons are in his closet, but you can be sure the Democrats will find out and use them to not only win the White House, but take back Congress.

Cain needs to start trying a little Dragnet politics "just the facts" and stop making it up as he goes.

As for Lord's article it could easily have been a Democrat writing to protect MLK Jr's philandering or Jesse Jackson's open marriage based on the color of their skins. Who cares about skin color only racists. If Cain were white how would conservatives be acting? Having watched them sell out Newt Gingrich, Trent Lott and Tom DeLay I'm not sure they'd be circling the wagons for a guy who seemed to have too many Clinton type answers.

JimH| 11.1.11 @ 8:29AM

While assessing Mr. Cain both as a person and as a candidate we certainly should ignore his color. It would be naive though, to expect that his opposition, both in the GOP and among the Demoncrats, would not use whatever weapon available in order to weaken him. Seeing how people respond to him, I have to think that the left fears him far more than any other current candidate. I hope that this incident is no more than someone exploiting the PC BS that prevails in the modern workplace; and that his initial response was just that of one not yet schooled in the ways of running for an election and in need of some professional campaign support.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:20AM

I'd like to think the GOP wouldn't stoop to Democrat tactics like "trailer trash" "drag a hundred dollar bill through any trailer park" "bimbo eruption" "high tech lynching" et al. I haven't seen it from Republicans, have you?

And you seem to presume that Mr. Cain's response is inadequate somehow.

I say it is too early to say. But backing down gives the dirty tricksters an easy victory. Facing them, calling them out is the stuff of leadership. Heck, that's what Bill Clinton did even when he KNEW he was dead wrong. And he did fool some of the people all of the time with that.

We shall see.

Michael Tomlinson| 11.1.11 @ 8:55AM

JimH:
I think Republicans are generally above either attacking or defending Cain based on the amount of melanin in his skin. That is to our Party's credit.

As for Democrats they always fear Republicans and generally denegrate our candidates as dumb or mean. No matter who we nominate this year the Democrats will engage in character destruction. We just have to make sure we have a candidate who can withstand the attacks.

W| 11.1.11 @ 8:56AM

Excellent article Mr. Lord.
What exactly did Mr.Cain do according to the complainants? He made a gesture "that was not overtly sexual but made them uncomfortable."

What does this mean?

Well, he did not drop his pants and ask them to kiss it, or rape one then bite her on the lip and tell her to get "that looked at," or fondle a woman, as did Slick Willie. All of these are ok according to the MSM because it is only about sex.

He did not have a waitress sandwich in DC restaurant, a practice invented and patent pending by Teddy K and Chris Dodds. This is also acceptable to the MSM because these two are "concerned for the people.'

He did not have sex with an underage congressional page, like Rep Gerry Studds of Mass(where else) and then get a standing ovation fromthe Dem House of Representatives when he left.

He did not have his boyfriend operate a brothel in his apartment, like Barney Frank, or have his boyfriend at Fannie Mae, like Barney Frank.

He did not father a an out of wedlock child like the good Reverend Jackson and pay out of campaign funds.

These are all ok and Dodd-Frank wrote the financial reform bill crippling the economy, and Teddy wrote the education bill expanding the Dept of Education.

All Cain has to do is say he is really a Democrat and made a mistake, for which he is sorry, to run as a Republican. All will be forgiven.

What is this "gesture" that is not sexual but made them uncomfortable, did he look at them?
The Restaurant Assoc should have fought these baseless charges instead of just paying to avoid a lawsuit. Bill O'Reilly was accused of the same last year and paid off the staffer because "it was not worth fighting."

If this is all there is then these charges are even less credible and worthy than the charges against Justice Thomas which were baseless.

I hope Cain stays in the race. My prediction is this will increase his support.

loulou| 11.1.11 @ 12:27PM

Excellent comments, W.
I think Cain's support will increase.
He's showing the GOP eunuchs how to deal with the Progs and their tricks.

RCV| 11.1.11 @ 1:32PM

Unless and until we're presented with hard evidence to the contrary, these are nothing more than allegations -- and pretty weak allegations, at that. Lawsuits like these from disgruntled former employees are settled every day to avoid the enormous expense and time commitment that trials pose.

Herman Cain is a pretty untested candidate, but if this is the best his opponents can dredge up, he ought to be in pretty good shape. He seems like an honorable enough fellow, whatever one thinks of the merits of his proposals and qualifications.

W| 11.1.11 @ 3:25PM

I would bet that these were disgruntled employees that the employer thought it best to pay to be rid of all possible claims.
The settlement amount, "five figures" which can be from 10,000 to 99,999, probably represents all claims for unused vacations, sick days, personal leave, possible severance pay, and others. The settlements were probably closer to 20,000 than the 90,000.
If these were legitimate sexual misconduct, such as sex for raises/terms of employment or physical/touching/groping, the settlements would have been much higher and these stories would have surfaced years ago.
Also it seems there were no complaints filed with the federal EEOC and the local EEOC agencies. This is required before a lawsuit can be filed, and charges with these agencis are routinely filed.

RCV| 11.2.11 @ 2:18PM

I stand by everything I said above. ..... But, Cain is doing damage to himself by the actions of the last few days, including the "racially motivated attack" charge. This is politically motivated, clearly, but Mr. Cain needs to just put the facts -- all of them -- out there, and move on to the real issues in the campaign before this thing unnecessaily embroils him.

lge4FT| 11.1.11 @ 9:00AM

Great article! It's time we elected a true Conservative - Herman Cain.

**posttenebraslux**| 11.1.11 @ 9:00AM

Mr. Lord, the spiritually correct context of Ecclesiastes 9:4 is: "He (God, big G) noteth the Epicureans and carnal men, which made their belly their god (little G), and had no pleasure, but in this life, wishing rather to be an abased and vile person in this life, than a man of authority, and so to die, which is meant by the dog and lion."

POST American| 11.1.11 @ 9:07AM

----REALITY CHECK----

Our taxes are, indisputably, going
to uphold and pay off compound interest
USURY of a truly psychopathic order

Great Britain ONLY paid off its WWI
debt a year or two ago

The installation of the Fed was brought
in simulataneously with an income tax

The Lusitania is now ON RECORD
revealed to have been a false flag set up

The US dollar has lost 96% of its value
since the establishment of the ILLEGAL
'FED'

The very weapon that killed Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, the cassus belli of the
First World War --disappeared for decades
afterward --ONLY to turn up in a Masonic
lodge.

--------------SIN AGAINST KNOWLEDGE-----------
----------------------IS A MATTER---------------------
---------------OF ETERNAL CONCERN----------------

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:48AM

Post, dude:

Compound interest is not man made. It is an inevitable mathematical reality. If there are 10% more giraffes in the savannah this summer than last summer, and then there were 10% more the following summer, there would be 21% more after two summers. It's not our fault! It's just math recording reality.

The math:

With compounding : (1+10%)X(1+10%) = 1.21
It's not : (1+10%)X(1+10%) ≠ 1.20

So it's not our fault!

Louis Jenkins| 11.1.11 @ 9:26AM

Having watched a special on the History Channel awhile back on body characteristics when a subject is lying, well, good ole' Bill lied when talking about Monica. We knew that already. And its all history now. MSM sources know how to ruin a man's campaign if he is a Republican. Even the slight mention of sexual mis-conduct puts them in a spin. The liberals get a pass on anything including graft, lead ins on the stock market, sexual mis-conduct, government mis-dealing, and stealing. These people have no qualms, and will resort to anything to make sure the outcome. We're all part of a great plan. Unfortunately that plan is most undesirable. We will not survive the next four years of an Obama re-election.

RCV| 11.2.11 @ 6:29PM

Not quite sure how "liberals get a pass on ... sexual misconduct." Bill Clinton was impeached. Anthony Weiner forced to resign, as he should have been. I give Cain the benefit of the doubt, but his response has been increasingly inept and it's starting to cause real damage.

John Navratil| 11.2.11 @ 6:40PM

RCV,

I think it has to do with Pelosi's santimonious finger-wagging speech on the culture of corruption following Mark Foley's suggestive e-mails and her silence over Weiner's pecker-dillos. The "it's just about sex" defense of Clinton's behaviour didn't help.

There are stones to cast each way, but I've yet to see a Republican get a standing ovation in the House when he showed up with his, at the time, under-aged gay lover.

You must admit the tone is different.

RCV| 11.2.11 @ 7:06PM

I don't know, John, it seems like Vitter and Gingrich and Ensign have all gotten off pretty easy for their sexual exploits, no?

John Navratil| 11.3.11 @ 8:56AM

RCV,

As I said, plenty of stones to throw on both sides. The tally is fairly equal, I'd say. I'm not claiming any moral superiority, merely observing the emanations of sanctimony. That's the source of the sentiment of "liberals getting a pass."

I think you'd have to admit while Vitter, Ensign, Gingrich, et al have behaved shamefully, there is some difference between philandering and paying for sex and sending unsolicited photo of your engorged phallus or exposing yourself to someone you've just met. It's the difference between consensual and non-consensual sex.

Judge: When did you know you were raped?
Defendant: When the check bounced.

Pecos Pete| 11.1.11 @ 9:31AM

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The Cain Train is like the little train that could.

hardcard| 11.1.11 @ 9:43AM

re: comments what a bunch of crazy a-holes.
Thanks Mr. Lord.

Richard Rogers| 11.1.11 @ 9:45AM

Another point - these allegations seem calculated to hurt Cain at one of his unremarked strengths - his looks. In a time of enormous economic fear and doom-saying he presents as a cuddly, reassuring, fatherly or grandfatherly figure - give him whiskers and he could be a black Santa Claus. Therre is nothing wrong with that, it is possibly a good thing, but it is part of the image his enemies are trying to damage with these factless stories which no resputable journalist would touch.

George S| 11.1.11 @ 9:51AM

First the Tea party, now Cain. I have the uneasy feeling that we are seeing the first stages of an unholy alliance between the Left and the Republican Party -- similar to the Democrats and the Klan. Both have (had) a common objective which was to prevent a large segment of the population from expressing their view at the ballot box so as not to threaten privilege enforced by oppressive law. We, the Tea Party, are today's ni***rs.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:28AM

George;

The idea is that the establishment Republicans, the Rockefeller Republicans, the moderate Republicans are all prosper at the big government feeding trough. This has been going on since Nixon, as Mr. Lord pointed out. The only serious conservative President was Reagan, the Republican. So getting a true conservative in will be over the objections of John Boehner, Lyndsey Graham, and the rest of the Republican too-many-termers who have ensconced themselves on our backs. Mitt Romney is one of them, as was his father before him, he will be quite comfortable on our backs, as were the Bush Presidents, Nixon, and Ford. This is the battle we are trying to win here, inside the Republican party. My point, this ain't new, it's a battle at least 47 years old.

Melvin| 11.1.11 @ 9:57AM

We the public must also keep in perspective that there are women out there that use the sexual harassment billy club as a financial weapon along with unscrupulous lawyers.
When a male sits in a position of leadership they become targets to certain women that they're ultimate endgame is a out of court settlement that is split between the female and the attorney representing them.
A company and especially a company with deep pockets is going to settle quickly just to make the issue go away, rather than fight it in court and advertising the company in a bad light.
There are those out there that bemoan, "Well, Herman should have told us before." Before what? Why bring a non-issue up? Should Herman Cain gone before the Court of Public Opinion and dropped to his knees in a public confessional, and bared his soul, for all those to cast they're judgment upon him?
Since when are Conservatives to pious and righteous, that they feel that they have to have a candidate canonized before he or she can run for pubic office?
This Country has immorality with the Democrat Party stamp of approval running buck wild teaching children in government run schools that have sex with other species is perfectly fine, and Conservatives and Independents rubbing they're chins in deep contemplation, " Well, he is a Black Man, I suppose it might be OK, you know how they are. They can get pretty randy at times." "But Bill Clinton wasn't Black." Yeaaaa...but he was an honorary one in the Bronx,so he isn't exempt."
But the pundits are murming, "Mitt Romney has been beatified. He is as pure as the wind driven snow." "But, he one of those. He's a Mormon." "Oh, that isn't a problem anymore the RNC, DNC, and MSN have granted Mitt a Religious waiver."
Is Herman Cain the perfect candidate? No, if I wanted a perfect candidate, I'd vote for Mitt Romney with his religious waiver. Herman Cain is the best man for the job right now, and this Country needs to get rid of some of it's moronic hangups.

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:33AM

There is a solution to this: Loser pays.

There is absolutely no risk to mercenary females and their attorneys in making totally false accusations and taking them to trial.

But, if the loser in a cast taken to trial had to pay the legal expenses of the winner, attorneys (the ones with some financial wherewithal to be forced to pay) would be far less eager to take scurrilous claims to court. And in that environment the deep pocket defendants would have a far greater incentive to risk a trial.

Problem solved. Ever wonder why the ABA is so in the Democrat's pocket, and vice versa?

DTOM| 11.1.11 @ 11:33AM

Gee;

Where would we guess Herman Cain would be on this question?

That alone is reason to vote for him in my book.

OregonBuzz| 11.1.11 @ 10:17AM

Well said, Mr. Lord. Mr. Herman Cain is indeed a threat to the status quo regardless of political affiliation. Let's hope the electorate is savvy enough to nominate him and then elect him.

Dale Stewart| 11.1.11 @ 1:42PM

"...a threat to the status quo". I needed a good laugh this morning. Thank you sir, your comment provided. Might want to put down that bong and collect your thoughts. Then again, keep smoking, America's greatest hope is that guys like you forget to vote.

DRed| 11.1.11 @ 10:22AM

Well well well. Jeff Lord playing the race card. That didn't take long, did it? And back to writing nonsense about lynching-it's incredible how you don't learn from your mistakes. By your own extraordinarily stupid definition Emmett Till wasn't lynched-he was just beaten and then shot to death. Anyhow-that really has nothing to do with Mr. Cain, so I'll try to get back on track.

Now, turning to the Cain Train. You've got several problems. First, Politico is not a liberal media outlet. It's run by Well well well. Jeff Lord playing the race card. That didn't take long, did it? And back to writing nonsense about lynching-it's incredible how you don't learn from your mistakes. By your own extraordinarily stupid definition Emmett Till wasn't lynched-he was just beaten and then shot to death. Anyhow-that really has nothing to do with Mr. Cain, so I'll try to get back on track.

Turning to the Cain train, you've got several problems. First, Politico is not a liberal media outlet. It's run by the chairman of the board of the Reagan Library, Fred Ryan, who you may remember from your time together in the Reagan white house. Your second, and I think most significant problem, is that what Politico reported about Mr. Cain is true. They reported that Mr. Cain was accused of sexual harassment by two women and that the women were paid settlements. Mr. Cain has admitted that reporting is accurate.

W.T. Foxtrot| 11.1.11 @ 4:18PM

It's better to hit the "CUT" button than the "COPY" button.

That way, your posts don't come across as if they were written by dim-wits....

Truth to Power| 11.1.11 @ 5:35PM

"Turning to the Cain train, you've got several problems"

We don't take advice from the ultimate in rubes, the Obama supporter.

Dimitri Aleksandrovich| 11.1.11 @ 10:25AM

What if the allegations against him are true? Is it still racism then? I think it's really cynical of the GOP to run a black candidate against Obama merely because Obama is also black. If Cain was actually a good candidate with some good ideas I would think differently, but its just more of the same from the same "Old GOP".

dougk| 11.1.11 @ 10:58AM

Stop the government establishment and advertisement funded broadcast media profiteering, from plundering America, through over regulation, over legislation, over taxation, peddling in lies, dissemination of confusion, political correctness, blame, and a propagation of distracting side shows

Fire the establishment, and the demonic messiah - Obama.

Hire Herman Cain for a breath of fresh air, and a return of the free spirit that was in the vision called America.

KarlMarxSucks| 11.1.11 @ 11:06AM

Talk is cheap. If you trust this man - make a contribution.

Old Soldier| 11.1.11 @ 11:12AM

This is the work of Romney - just like the hit on Perry.

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 11:46AM

Agreed.

We Are Being Set Up By The Ruling Elite RINO-CINO'S & Their Fellow Travelers For Their Frontman, Mittens Romney.

The Same Gang, Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Is Setting Us Up For Their Frontman, Mittens Romney.

Rise Up In Rebellion.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:18PM

Mittens is soooooooo smart!

Go, Mittens!!!

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:19PM

Mitt Romney's team is also behind the successful story about Ron Paul being a kook with anti-Semitic, doltish followers.

A.M. Mallett| 11.1.11 @ 12:51PM

Amen and Amen. It is time for conservatives to unite behind a candidate and take back control of our own selection process instead of leaving it in the hands of leftwing debate moderators and emasculated RINO moderates. It is time for Palin, Demint, Rubio and yes, Bachman and Santorum (who stand NO chance of being a nominee) to get together and publicly back a candidate. My choice is Herman Cain, who by the way desperately needs a nut cutting campaign manager.

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 1:21PM

Why not wait for the primaries??

Who Knows?| 11.1.11 @ 1:14PM

Cain is toast.

It’s too bad, since he’s quite a guy.

I think one must keep in mind that popular culture drives politics, and that we all know how rotten America’s is.

Any Jeopardy watchers out there?

You can glean a lot about the current state of the awareness of history by observing that program, as I have for many years, now.

Last night, a morbidly obese female from Aloha, Oregon, made a fool of herself as she exhibited her ignorance.

The final question was to identify the group that believed in the abolition of private property.

She thought it was “isolationists”! The other contestants did get that it was communists, though.

Ah, I’m flashing on a pivotal book in my ongoing education about how society works---“Man the Manipulator”, by Everett Shostrum, from 1968.

Also, never forget Plato’s cave parable.

American politics circa 2011 and on into the future will be the manifestation of “Stupid is as stupid does.”

Adapt, or die!

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 1:22PM

WHy is Cain toast. DO you know something Politico doesn't??

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 1:23PM

BTW , Politico hacks don't know anything.

Doctor Right| 11.1.11 @ 4:21PM

Cain is "toast"??

Based on WHAT???

A semi-documented story in POLITICO????

Please...Go sell crazy someplace else.

And fat women on Jeopardy are not barometers of the nation's future...

Who Knows?| 11.1.11 @ 5:21PM

Oh, sorry.

I left off the IMHO.

May I share something with you people who regularly read this blog?

IMHO, as vital to keeping up with all-things-political as American Spectator is, even more vital is Jennifer Rubin, who used to write for Commentarymagazine.com, and a few months ago earned a spot at the Washington Post.

Read her "Right Turn" blog, as I regularly do, and digest her reportage and takes on Cain, Romney, Perry and all the other candidates.

Her dissection of Cain's recent behavior sure convinced me that he's "toast".

Cain AND Perry are the epitome of "not ready for prime time".

By the way, contrary to Jeff Lord's take on Romney, I don't think he's quite as bad as the previous RINO'S, like Nixon or the Bush's.

Who knows?

Maybe if and when Mitt becomes president, he will be able to govern as more of a conservative than he has in the past. Remember, the first rule for a politician is to---

GET ELECTED!

Does anyone doubt that, at his core, he has conservative convictions? With a reputation as a flip flopper, perhaps he'd fight his asp off as president to prove that he's not going to be one, anymore.

With around a year to go until the election, unless something wild happens, it sure looks to me---IMHO--that it'll be Romney verses Obama, and Romney wins.

Dale Stewart| 11.1.11 @ 1:35PM

Herman Cain bores me, almost as much as Jeffrey Lord.

Veterans, and all Americans who seek a candidate of substance, should find this open letter to the president of particular interest.

9/20/11
Dear President Obama,

"As a Doctor, an Air Force Veteran, and Congressman, who serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and has always fought for the best interest of our troops, I was deeply concerned to learn that our military retirees are now facing benefit cuts under your proposed $1.5 trillion dollar tax hike.

"Our military men and women have fought bravely. In exchange, our country made a promise to them, and we must honor it.

"There are trillions of dollars in unwise and unconstitutional spending we must cut. There are few other leaders in Washington willing to cut spending as deeply as I am and truly balance our budget. But, we must make sure we take care of our Veterans who fought to take care of us.

"We have put our troops in harm's way, and we must honor our promises. And, our troops have paid a heavy price these past ten years. Over 5,000 have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, 40,000 have seen crushing injuries, and hundreds of thousands more suffer from brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder.

"Failing to meet the promises we have made to our troops would be unjust and immoral. The cuts you announced yesterday, combined with the rumored cuts in benefits reported in publications like Army Times, have our soldiers and Veterans deeply concerned.

"Mr. President, instead of cutting our Veterans benefits, I call on you to support our troops. Support them by bringing them home to our shores, to protect our borders and defend our country. Ensure that they are rested and equipped to repel any real credible attack. Re-unite them with their families. And, make sure they no longer play policeman in dangerous foreign civil wars.

"Cutting the benefits of our Veterans benefits while we subsidize the security of other wealthy nations like Germany and Japan and play World Policeman makes no sense. The money we would save extracting our fighting men and women and our equipment from overseas conflicts and regions will more than offset the savings you seek by upending the manner in which veterans receive care.

"Bringing our troops home would ensure that we keep the promise to our Veterans, strengthen our national defense and secure our borders.

"Do not mistake me for a pacifist or a person solely focused on the economics of the unsustainable global security and state-building that has helped our country arrive at the shores of financial ruin. On the contrary, I consider my military service as an Air Force flight surgeon during the Cold War to be among my highest personal and professional achievements.

"Authentic, Constitutionally-sound national security -- a strong national defense -- begins with guarding our borders and not the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

"Mr. President, I call upon your to support our troops, honor our Veterans, and ensure our wounded get the care they deserve. To do so, we must end these protracted, trillion-dollar wars and bring them home."

In Liberty,

Ron Paul

Elron H.| 11.1.11 @ 4:38PM

9/20/11
Dear President Obama,

"As a Doctor, an Air Force Veteran, a Congressman who serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and has always fought for the best interest of our troops, and an Emissary from the Planet Xenon, I was deeply concerned to learn that our military retirees have been forced to donate their DNA to a Top-Secret government program designed to re-populate the planet Galorbia with half-human, half-Galorbian mutants at a cost of $1.5 trillion dollars."

"Our friends from Xenon have fought bravely. In exchange, our country made a promise to them, and we must honor it. We must NOT contribute to the re-population of their mortal enemies, the Galorbians."

"There are millions of other planets in the Milky Way galaxy that are far more deserving of our tax-payer dollars than Galorbia. And there are few other leaders in Washington willing to speak the truth, as I am, about the Galorbians and their scheme to control this nation's banking system in concert with their allies in the Global Jewish Conspiracy To Do Really Bad Things (or "GJCTDRBT")"

"We must make sure we take care of our friends, the Xenonians, who fought to take care of us when our planet was threatened by the Invaders from Dimension 12. We must honor our promises. Xenonian troops have paid a heavy price these past ten years. Over 5,000,000 have lost their lives on Anusol iV and Talos VI. Over 400,000 have seen crushing injuries, and hundreds of thousands more suffer from injuries to their gall-bloots, their zorches, and and post traumatic stress disorder."

"Mr. President, I call on you to sign an Executive Order that immediately renews "Wonder Woman" for this TV season, WITH Linda Carter (she's a hotty!) reprising her roles as Diana's mother, Hippolyta. Only by doing this, can we hope to close the make a dent in the crushing Federal deficit AND stop the Invaders from Dimension 13 from impregnating our women. Ensure that we are rested and equipped to repel any real credible attack. '

"The money we would save from not funding Galorbian/Jewish schemeswill more than offset the savings you seek by upending the manner in which really cool TV shows about comic book heroines in tight-fitting outfits are produced."

"Do not mistake me for a pacifist or a person solely focused on Linda Carter's ass. On the contrary, I consider my military service as an Air Force flight surgeon during the Cold War to be among my highest personal and professional achievements."

"Mr. President, I call upon your to support the Xenons, stop the Galorbians and the Jews, and get Linda Carter back on TV as soon as possible. She's way hotter than Barbara Mikulski."

In My Bunker With My Tin-Foil Hat,

Ron Paul

Clint| 11.1.11 @ 4:59PM

The Israel Firster BibiButts Are Setting Us Up For Mittens Romney.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Jack Jensen| 11.1.11 @ 1:52PM

Your bringing Abraham Lincoln into the conversation caught my attention. For the truth about Lincoln and his true feelings regarding slavery and other important matters, I commend to you, "Lincoln Unmasked:What you're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe" by Thomas J. Di Lorenzo. It's a real eye opener and clears up many questions about how our country has wound up where it is today.

michigander_sandusky| 11.1.11 @ 1:56PM

After reading many of the comments on this article it appears that the nurses at the institution forgot the morning round of meds today.

conservative bob| 11.1.11 @ 6:43PM

I couldn’t agree more. I was about to make a similar comment.
Some of these very narrow personal battles are getting tedious to say the least.
It is getting to the point where the headline is very predictive of whether or not the comments are worth a glance.

Seek| 11.1.11 @ 1:57PM

Another piece of pseudo-conservative nonsense denouncing that invisible bogeyman, "liberal racism" and unwittingly doing the dirty work of the Left. The Democrats should be known as the party of affirmative action, pro-black welfare state expansion, reparations shakedowns and ghetto lottery lawsuits. It is on those grounds, not the extinct legacy of (anti-liberal) Southern Democrats, that the Democrats should be opposed. It was Northern Democrats, by the way, who dismantled segregation (a project with mixed results at best); Republicans were cautious in ending it. As a conservative, I resent this rewrite of history just to scare up some black conservative votes that inevitably won't materialize, no matter how hard we "reach out."

As for liberals, they are not "terrified" of Herman Cain any more than they were "terrified" of Sarah Palin. Each barely registers on the radar screen.

Clinton| 11.1.11 @ 3:23PM

It was nothern Republicans who helped Southern Democrat LBJ end segregation. The nothern Democrats were trying to figure out how to appease their black hating unions.

Seek| 11.1.11 @ 5:04PM

Northern Democrats during those years included Kennedy (all of them), Stevenson, Symington, Nelson, Proxmire, Wagner, Dodd, Muskie, Jackson and Humphrey -- not exactly an anti-black crew. Northern Republicans were anti-segregation, all right, but weren't the leading edge.

As political role models, I'd take Taft or Ike over JFK or LBJ. Then again, I'm a Republican.

Controse| 11.1.11 @ 2:23PM

What a five star post ! Every Tea Party member should read and pass it on.

Matthew Quigley| 11.1.11 @ 3:24PM

Jeff, sometimes your articles take some time to get to the point, but this one was worth the read! Great job!

martin j smith| 11.1.11 @ 3:31PM

It could be coincidental that the story about the hit piece on Cain and this one about Cain being a threat to BOTH SOCIALISTS and ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS are right on top of each other. I my mind however, there is no such things as coincidences at least in politics. Birds of a feather I say.

Jack London| 11.1.11 @ 3:39PM

Goodness, this Lord guy is truly on the planet wingnut.

'So racism has been the lifeblood of the left'

Yes sir Mr Lord - racism is exactly what left wing people practise. So committed to equality they may be but they just can't help themselves when they see a black face. Must be something in their genes.

And as for lynching, some of you will recall his truly vindicative attack on Shirley Sherrod, who dared to call someone beaten to death on a public street as a lynching.

Truth to Power| 11.1.11 @ 5:39PM

You're an Obama supporter. Nobody is looking for advice from the Walking Dead.

Demitre| 11.1.11 @ 4:29PM

Mr. Cain has committed a crime, he must confess and bow out from the GOP primary, before doing more damage to the Republican Party. He lied about the sexual encounter with the female stuffer and denied until he got caught by the media,with more compelling evidence. I do not think a person with an alleged sex crime should get the GOP nod and can beat the devil (Obama).

Dick Nome| 11.1.11 @ 7:11PM

Those crimes are only for Democrats , right? BTW What crime are you talking about and what specifics?? There are none.

Studs Dupa| 11.1.11 @ 6:42PM

Hi,

I believe the two women had heard Herman Cain scream nine nine nine nine, and they assumed he was talking about himself during his flaccid state. One can only imagine what his tax policies would be when it is fully blown.

Love,

Studs

RON PAUL 2012

Seek| 11.1.11 @ 7:47PM

Now that's funny!! Someone here, at least, has a sense of humor.

POST American| 11.1.11 @ 10:36PM

---------------------FINAL WORD-----------------------

"Among the American Indians
the very act of counting is reckoned
a sadistic act."
-D H Lawrence
(letters)

'---compound interest is a mathematic
reality'

-----------YES, a --MATHEMATIC-- reality,
NOT a HUMAN, much less a GODLY reality.

It creates something out of nothing,
hates GOD, and mocks creation.

It has, throughout history, been linked
to cultural subversion, tyranny and genocide.

One need look no further than poor Britain
itself, through the very heyday of empire,
giving us the Poor Laws, Enclosure, the
Corn Laws, the Work Houses ----and, indeed,
the 'science' of genocidal EUGENICS itself.

IT created the 'commmon sense' solutions
of African slavery, the China opium monopoly,
and, even now, the annihilation of the
family, religion, soveriegnty----EVERWHERE.

GOD himself condemned it through
the very lips of MOSES.

CHRIST himself stood up wrathfully
against it ---the only instance of demonstrative
wrath of CHRIST in scripture.

Acturarial psychopathy, dictating
'X--speed--iency', leads directly to
EUGENICS, YOU--thin--Asia and
the selective extermination of the
unborn, old and 'UN---fit'.

"--And David counted the tribes."
--and was cursed for doing so.

----AS the Globalist RED China world TREASON
OP steps into high gear ------DO GET A CLUE.

-----------------------REALLY----------------------------

BackToBasics| 11.1.11 @ 11:09PM

This "may" have been a setup against Cain years ago.

When a huge amount is at stake even innocent people can get a little tongue-tied, not because they are lying but because they know that their enemies are tring to ruin them with trumped up allegations.

In hindsight, if it was known or suspected years ago that Cain might have had high or even presidential political ambitions, it would not be hard to believe that these flimsy allegations were brought against him preemptively as a hoped-for insurance policy against Cain succeeding.

Based on what we know now, this flimsy charge is just too convenient and I am not saying it definitively but it "could" be that this was a setup that was done 12 years ago against a decent and good man.

He's a good man and I will continue to back him against the self-aggrandizing, Democrat and Republican establishment leaders.

Guest1776| 11.2.11 @ 2:55AM

Isn't this laissez-faire approach exactly what we tried from 1979 to
2007, when inequality shot through the roof, according to the CBO?

NO! What we had is government interference into free markets and when government interferes it distorts the market and bubbles are created and popped. Take Fannie and Freddie with all their just sign here and own a home loans for instance. It created a boom as homes were in demand and put a lot of people to work building them but it was a bubble bound to pop because it was created by government forcing banks out of time tested loan standards the community organizers like Obama called racist. You know its racist for a bank to require good credit, 10-15% down and ability to pay loan with one week's pay etc...

Many people want to blame Wall St and the removal of Glass-Steagall but the fact is if that never happened there is still a banking crisis because of sub primes loans banks were forced to come up with by government that were based on the economy.

And another thing to consider is that if all those loans that were packed and sold were time tested loan standards before the government interfered then the Glass-Steagall thing wouldn't have mattered much because they would have been responsible loans where mortgages were paid regardless of slowing economy.

Pols like to have it both ways. For example Democrats are demonizing banks for not making small business loans yet require banks to have more cash on hand before making them. Dodd/Frank did that and did not address the F&F problem. Another example of government interfering into free markets is the Durbin Tax banks are now charging for debit card use. Example: Walmart and banks willfully agreed that Walmart will pay pennies per purchases using debit cards so banks didn't charge you the customer to cover their processing cost. The Durbin Tax removed that and now banks have to charge you $5.00 a month for your debit card whether you use it or not to cover the cost while Dick Durbin demonizes banks for charging that fee he forced them into charging.

Pols love to have both ways and its the same thing with the 70,000+ pages of tax code where pols are demonizing companies they tax for raising the cost of their product or service after pols raise their cost through higher taxes. Pols know those cost are always passed onto the consumer but its a win/win for them because they can then demonize the companies.

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan gets rid of all those hidden taxes and loopholes within the 70,000+ pages of tax code lobbyist lobby them to change etc... and when implemented 9-9-9 will result in an economic boom with cheaper products because companies will evaluate their bottom line with the money they save and lower cost trying to steal consumers from their competition. Competition is always good for the consumer and this is exactly why big corps lobby for taxes and loopholes that'll hurt their small business counterparts and exactly the reason we need a Main St President not a Wall St POTUS like Obama has been or Romney will be.

Basically at the root of the problem with the mortgage crisis is this noble but misguided idea that everyone deserves to own a home. Its not true! You deserve to ow a home when you can meet the free market standards for getting a loan. To pretend as pols do that banks want to loose money on their loans and need a bailout is nonsensical.

Guest1776| 11.2.11 @ 2:56AM

9-9-9

It's a multifaceted solution addressing many issues at once in its simplicity. I can remember another man with a bold plan that was simple "We win they lose!" and went about putting the policies in place to do just that. Herman Cain has that same sort of bold plan to solve big problems and end class warfare envy politicking as we know it.

9-9-9 encourages working poor to save which is typically the reason working poor are still WP after a decade of working. See immigrants who come with nothing and barely speak the language and live the American Dream through hard work, savings and make it.

The 9-9-9 plan encourages job growth, lowers cost for the employer which has direct correlation to pricing -good for the consumer. Also, gives people more money on their paychecks to spend/save.

If One gets $200.00 EXTRA a on their paycheck each week and the same bag of groceries One paid $200.00 for under 70,000 pages of tax code - One pays an extra $18.00 but still has $182.00 to put into savings that week or offset other taxable goods they might purchase that week. Many will see much more on their chacks that $200.00 and even the working poor will have more funds available each week.

When people are putting their money into savings accounts then banks don't need TARP bailouts the Federal Reserve printing money to supply them therefore devaluing savings accounts of the elderly and hurting the poor with inflation.

When perpetual working poor are saving they won't be perpetual working poor and they won't need government forcing banks to change time tested loan standards or F&F distorting the housing market creating bubbles.

9-9-9 takes away the catalyst for most if not all the divisive bickering ie envy politicking and class ware rhetoric as it treats everybody fairly, the same. The rich spend more because they can so they will pay their fair share.

9-9-9 allows Michael Moore or the frugal Warren Buffet to stimulate the economy and pay more taxes until their hearts content. True patriots! Moore can film a documentary of him and Buffet going around the country spending their money until they're blue in the face paying taxes. Moore can call his documentary "Warren and Me."

When we pass 9-9-9 pols will not be able to raise taxes because it will be easier for the opposition to explain how that “directly affects your life” to the consumer/voter. You’ll have a lot more people voting when you try raising their taxes. Good luck with that tax loving Democrats or even the "read my lips crowd" within the GOP establishment.

Herman Cain one simple plan addressing many problems directly at the roots and SOLVING THEM. Romney 59 of them just tweaking around the edges.

Millionaires like Romney and billionaires will be getting a tax break too and instead of hiding their money in the loopholes of 70,000+ pages of tax code, they will spend it and pay plenty of taxes. Why? How? - Because the so called “rich” spend more money by default.

Cain's plan sends the taxes to the government through the economy which means free markets will decide the winners and losers - not the government!

Ivan Ivanovich| 11.2.11 @ 5:59AM

Mr. Lord
This article is more of a hit piece than is Politico's. You use even less evidence than they do to smear Mitt Romney. I like Herman Cain and I'm dismayed by this story but you have taken an even lower road. As to your analysis of the GOP since 64 it's all BS also. I was there, I loved Goldwater, but I saw the American people vote. Don't blame the GOP.

Leslie AH Redweik| 11.2.11 @ 3:10PM

Can't stand Romney, not racist (kids named after Harriet Tubman etc... daughters doll last Christmas was black - we aren't), but there isn't much to appreciate in a Cain campaign. Truth is truth who cares who states it first. Cain isn't denying the case exists... but they have yet to let the woman(en) talk so we can make an intelligent decision by hearing all sides. He how ever "misspoke" again, didn't know about any payment, oh wait, yes he did... etc.. etc... Does that mean he's guilty? No... does it mean he handles things poorly or maybe 'fibs' a little cover his butt and try to avoid it? Sure looks like it... Oddly, conservatives would like the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth too.

susan tenofsky| 11.4.11 @ 7:01AM

I don't see that people realize that Romney is equipped to be President. He does not
display the charismatic charm of Cain. Does that
mean Cain is able to face, fight and resolve
problems where Romney would fear to. I think
you are sadly mistaken. Presidency requires
guts and good decision making. Others should
not always choose "give me a break" Cain.

TamaraHeater | 11.16.11 @ 11:45PM

There is no doubt in my mind you are correct, and the people of this nation will CONTINUE to rally around him ! Any threat to the established elite is a feather in the cap of the individual citizen! http://tamaraheater.wordpress......ame-perry/

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