Herman Cain said today he would remain in the race, reports the New York Times. Campaigning in Ohio (slated to have its primary in June) today, Cain said, “They want you to believe that with enough character assignation on me, I will drop out! The American people have a different idea. The American people are going to raise some Cain in 2012.”
On Good Morning America today, Ginger White gave more details about the alleged affair:
White, 46, described their relationship as a “very casual affair.” She said she was single when it began and Cain took her on “several trips,” including to a Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield fight in Las Vegas.
Over the past two and a half years Cain “consistently” gave White money, she said, but it was not “sex for cash.” She admitted to financial difficulties,including being sued for libel by a former business partner, but denied that she was ever evicted.
Did he really say "assignation" (meaning "assassination", I guess), or was that a typo.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf it isn't a typo, be prepared for a 'warned the British' type hullabaloo, because it's actually still correct English (people are 'assigning' character to him) but sounds idiotic.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusean assignation is also: an appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"character assignation"?? umm . . . Freudian slip?
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield fight in Las Vegas"
Methinks there are photographers searching their archives furiously at this moment hoping to catch a snapshot of the two at the event.
I wonder if they have to look through negatives, as the second fight was in '97 (I think) and it may predate jpg photography. I'm not sure when professional photographers transitioned to electronic media from film.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseLooked through a few photos in the Google image cache myself. Didn't see 'em. But if they didn't have ringside seats - and I doubt Herman would want to be that conspicuous with Ginger - it would be hard to spot the two.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYeah, assigning bad character, I guess...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePersonally, I like Cain but I think he's done. And not just because of all this drip drip stuff but because he really isn't concentrating on learning the ropes. You have to know stuff to run for President, at the very least you have to have an informed opinion on most things particularly the things that are in the news.
However, these women and the news media interviewing them just slay me. Here's a woman, the latest one, that doesn't have a pot to make peas porridge in, and she has a lawyer. Apparently, one who is on quaaludes based on his colloquy with Anderson Cooper last night. Who is paying this guy? What's the payoff? One would think the Cooper's of the world would ask these questions. Why is she doing this? What is her reason for outing their "affair"? These would be good questions also, yet somehow, they are never asked.
And finally, where's the followup to the chickadee that had the presser saying she wanted all the "abusees" to come together for a large presser? We never did find out the specifics of her "abuse" in order to determine if she's truthful or not. Where is the media? Perhaps hiding out in Axelrod's basement along with their "journalistic ethics".
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAssignation? As in tryst?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseUmmm, paging an editor for a wet clean up in Aisle 3.
The underlying link to the NYT piece indicates he said "assasination".
Given the allegation, this is a hilarious Freudian slip by the writer, referring to character assignation!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseCain has gone from "likeable" to "annoying."
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseUgh. When is he going to decide he's sold enough books already? This campaign is like watching someone fall out of a tree and hit every branch on the way down in slow motion.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseGreat idea Herman! Stay in the race. Every tragedy needs a clown for comic relief. King Lear features the Fool, Macbeth the Porter, Hamlet has Polonius and the Gravedigger. Even Othello has a clown, although he is only on stage briefly. Now Herman Cain joins this great tradition. The Republican Party is commiting ritual suicide but, thanks to Cain, we can all go out chuckling.
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