Breaking: Cain Becomes a Quitterfella
Posted: December 3, 2011 Filed under: Breaking News, Republican politics, Republican presidential politics | Tags: Herman Cain, Quitterella, Quitterfella 25 Comments
"In your face uppity women and lame stream media! Can I have a reality show now?"
Following in the footsteps of Quitterella, Cain goes rogue, rides in and out on his electric Koolaid acid bus named Further, and probably is on the hunt for a reality show, or a Fox Gig,and money for Plan B. Plan B is either sell Books or find more Booty behind Gloria Cain’s Back. Rumors abound that he’s going to support Michelle Bachmann. Funny,there’s probably no money in that. He’s probably just appeasing his “we’ll believe anything” fan club so they’ll continue to buy his junk. Bachmann’s detachment from reality fits right in with that.
An unapologetic and defiant Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign on Saturday, pledging that he “would not go away,” even as he abandoned hope of winning the Republican nomination. Instead, Mr. Cain announced what he called a “Plan B,” continued advocacy of his tax and foreign policy plans.
“As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign,” Mr. Cain said. “Because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I’m not a fighter.”
Mr. Cain, his wife at his side and adamantly professing his innocence, went out much the way he came in. The circus-like atmosphere – complete with numerous postponements, barbeque, a blues band and supporters in colonial-era dress – was in keeping with the campaign’s irreverence and disarray since its inception: Mr. Cain, a self-styled rebel, announced his intention to run earlier this year at a rally, also in Atlanta, with the nonsensical phrase, “Aw, shucky ducky!”
I’m still hoping that Gloria Cain goes rogue and hires Gloria Allred. Watcha think?
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Cain seems to have a problem of keeping his extremities to himself, doesn’t he? But then so does Newt Gingrich. That’s pretty cute.
heheheheheh 🙂
Gross.
I don’t know why I’m on their email distribution, I keep putting off removing myself, but here’s the email Eric Erickson of Red State sent out…
Herman Cain has suspended his Presidential campaign.
By suspending his campaign instead of quitting his campaign, Herman can still get federal matching funds in 2012.
But the campaign is over. Even had it continued, it was over.
I had thought and expected that Cain would continue until Iowa. He had enough money. Dropping out after losing in Iowa would have distracted from the present issues.
Dropping out now will be viewed by a great many as an admission against interests that Herman Cain did have a 13 year affair.
But let’s be real clear here. Herman Cain did not get wiped out by an affair or allegations of sexual harassment, frivolous or otherwise. He got wiped out because those allegations threw him off his game and then he kept stumbling through attacks on his 999 plan, his foreign policy issues, and his campaign staff generally beclowning themselves with allegations, retracted allegations, and retracted retractions of allegations, etc.
A lot of people will see this as a sign that amateurs cannot run for office. Perhaps. I actually see it more as another failure of the professional political class. I’ll have more thoughts on that later.
In any event, Cain is out. The size of the debates will suddenly become more manageable. Most of Cain’s support will go to Gingrich. Some will go back to Rick Perry. And soon Cain will be forgotten.
It is a sad ending for a good man.
The first thing that strikes me is the part that says he is suspending rather than quitting so he can get the matching funds from the federal government. One would think that staunch right wingers would eschew this form of welfare. It’s also pretty funny that EE contends that the distractions threw Herman off his game. Heehee, that one made me giggle.
I’m waiting breathlessly for Erik’s “further thoughts.” /snark
That was too damn funny….rides out on his electric koolaid acid bus named further……….farther on baby, ooh babe, oh babe, oooh baby, jivin and shuckin babe, ooh babe.
That is disgusting!
Erick, son of Erick is a real idiot!
I think he’s running for VP!! 🙂
and the award for confusing double negatives!!!
So now the “family value crowd” will move their loving support over to the three time married ethically challenged “historian” who took millions from Fannie and Freddie, their biggest issue of concern.
Got it!
Either that or the cult bombed nitwit that’s married to an obviously gay man.
Case in point:
Michele Bachmann: U.S. Embassy In Iran (Which Doesn’t Exist) Would Be Closed Under My Watch
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/michele-bachmann-us-embassy-iran_n_1121873.html?ref=tw
and this woman is on the House Intelligence Committee. What’s wrong with this picture? Maybe what Republicans consider “exceptional” goes under the heading of “special” for most of us these days. This woman should be driven to her job in a very short yellow bus.
Ummm, what embassy in Iran? Oh, I’m stating the obvious. Unfortunately Ms Bachmann doesn’t have access to the same internet sources that I do, and she certainly does not read newspapers.
Did you see what the nitwit said to a gay highschooler the other day? Michele Bachmann | Gay Marriage | Teen Question | VIdeo | Mediaite
Oh wait, there is more: Michele Bachmann 2012: What Candidate Has To Say On God, Marriage & Politics
Does this woman do anything God tells her to do?
Hey, I think there have been some people (crazy mass murdering people) who say god told them to kill…there is a thing…a calling if you want to give it a name, but the way she uses this “God told me to do it” approach is rather frightening.
In his Thursday column in the Philadelphia Daily News, Editor-at-Large Marc Lamont Hill had this to say about Herman Cain:
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20111201_Marc_Lamont_Hill_.html
This from a black man who happens to be an Associate Professor of Education at Columbia University.
Personally, Cain strikes me as a classic grifter. So why are grifters so appealing to Republicans (and, sadly, to so many Democrats)? Paul Rosenberg, writing this week on AlterNet, reflects on some observations made by Corey Robin, author of a newly published book, “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin” (http://tinyurl.com/88huuwj). Robin discusses the “romance of the extraordinary”:
Ahhh, the influence of religious fundamentalism for Republicans–and witless idealism for Democrats, who thought Obama (whose resume was about as weak as Cain’s) was going to be the great transformer.
Love the caption Dak. And also the new nickname!
If Cain were running for Premiere of one of the Caribbean Nations — he’d be doing just fine. Funny thing — in a few years Cain as Prez of the biggest Banana republics would be normal.
Cain acts exactly like the upper class Caribbean political males. Their idea of “family value” is very different than the US fundamentalist wing nut’s idea of family value.
The wealthy Caribbean males may be married to one woman– but very often they have other families. Once a very good friend of mine was in a hurricane shelter and she was helping with the children. She asked what was a natural question (she thought — being a Brit and all) — she asked this child “how many brothers and sisters do you have?” He told he that had a brother and sister — they lived with his mother. And then he had a few older brothers . . . eventually he came to the conclusion that he had 13 brothers and sisters — all the same fathers but a few different mothers. No big deal — many Caribbean families are extended.
But Cain is an arrogant ass — who is merely full of himself with no room for his family.
His wife really needs to walk all over Cain — with a pit bull lawyer.
At least he has Godfather’s. And truth be told, I like Godfather’s pizza… 😀
Asshat.
Hillary 2012
Actually, it used to be really good before he took over and it’s gotten better again since he’s left. It was awful when he was in charge. If you like Godfather’s pizza, hope he stays away. He cost cut everything from labor to ingredients there. It was my university hangout back in the day when there were only two of them in existence. The pizza was wonderful back then.
I don’t think he still works for Godfather’s. He was the CEO, not the owner.
The former owner Willy Theisan sold it to Pilsbury. I think it’s still a subsidiary of theirs.
Heh …