rambone
11-13-2011, 01:49 AM
Here is a comprehensive list of all the reasons to oppose Herman Cain. Please distribute and share this list freely. I will add things as I find them. Please tell me if you have anything that I have missed, and give me a source if possible. Point out any errors and I will try to correct them.
Short list: He vocally supported bailouts, voted for Bill Clinton and Mitt Romney, has flip-flopped with the best of them, he's a former lobbyist and a Federal Reserve banker, he makes no commitment to cut anything, and is dangerously naive on foreign policy.
08/17/2005 - He wrote an article titled, "The Media Say the Economy Is Horrible, So It Must Be True (http://www.mrc.org/bmi/commentary/2005/Commentary_The_Media_Say_the_Economy_Is_Horrible_S o_It_Must_Be_True.html)."
10/18/2006 - He wrote an article titled, "More Economic Bull from Media Bears (http://www.mrc.org/bmi/commentary/2006/More_Economic_Bull_from_Media_Bears.html)."
02/04/2008 - He wrote an article endorsing Mitt Romney (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc098.htm) as his #1 choice among GOP primary candidates.
09/01/2008 - He said America was in an "imaginary recession" (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc126.htm) one week before the economic collapse.
10/20/2008 - After the collapse, he chastised the "free market purists" who opposed bailouts, & said TARP was a good deal (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc133.htm) for America.
03/26/2011 - His statement that he wouldn't allow any Muslims (http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/jun/08/herman-cain/cain-denies-claims-he-said-he-would-not-appoint-mu/) on his cabinet. (since retracted, mostly)
05/22/2011 - His total ignorance of the Palestinian "Right of Return" (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/05/herman-cain-blunders-on-palestinian-right-of-return/) issue.
05/22/2011 - He said he wouldn't give Americans his plan on Afghanistan (http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-sunday/transcript/herman-cain-his-presidential-bid-sen-mitch-mcconnell-talks-foreign-policy-debt-reduction?page=3) until after he is elected.
05/23/2011 - He misquoted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGyymtped8) the Declaration of Independence in his FORMAL candidacy announcement.
05/23/2011 - Cain managed his employee's retirements irresponsibly (http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/herman-cain-aquila-lawsuit-2012); lawsuit said.
05/25/2011 - A lawsuit was brought up on him for emulating Enron (http://atlantapost.com/2011/05/25/a-real-reason-to-be-mad-at-herman-cain/).
05/25/2011 - He says that the Patriot Act (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/herman-cain-spying-on-americans-is-okay-but-not-assassinating-them/239400/) is "about 90% right on."
06/10/2011 - His statement that Gun Control (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmhu1QkRbqY) is a state issue.
06/13/2011 - He falsely said that Barack Obama was raised in Kenya (http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-13/entertainment/bal-herman-cain-falsely-claims-obama-was-raised-in-kenya-20110613_1_kenya-gop-race-first-gop-debat).
07/17/2011 - He said that any community has the right to ban mosques (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwvsbI2VyjI), showing utterly no regard for property rights or free religion.
09/22/2011 - He cannot commit to abolishing even one federal agency; instead says the EPA should "start over" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6GDBxDDQ4c) & be more responsible.
09/28/2011 - His statement that African-Americans are brainwashed (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/cain-black-community-brainwashed-into-voting-for-dems/) against conservatives.
09/30/2011 - Cain denies flip-flopping on auditing (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/9207-herman-cain-denies-federal-reserve-flip-flop-economic-cluelessness) the Federal Reserve.
10/xx/2011 - His purposeful mispronunciation of "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkvtfEEFT0)
10/xx/2011 - Constitutional scholar Kevin Gutzman calls Cain's 9-9-9 plan unconstitutional (http://www.mikechurch.com/Public-Transcripts/kevin-gutzman-interview-on-constitutionality-of-9-9-9.html).
10/05/2011 - He flip-flopped on the assassination (http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/9256-herman-cain-flip-flops-on-killing-of-awlaki) of Anwar Al-Awlaki.
10/10/2011 - His claim that he didn't want to run -- God (http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/Cain__God_Told_Me_To_Run_131485348.html) told him he had to.
10/11/2011 - Cain quotes the Pokemon Theme Song (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228973/20111011/herman-cain-quotes-pokemon-republican-presidential-candidate-debate.htm) as inspirational poetry in a Presidential debate.
10/12/2011 - He endorses (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/herman-cain-praises-greenspan-at-risk-of-tea-party-support/) Alan Greenspan, father of the Real Estate Bubble, as a model for how to run the Fed.
10/12/2011 - He totally missed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u4DTwqbi0-E) the impending burst of the housing bubble & economic collapse in 2008.
10/16/2011 - His admission that he doesn't know what the neoconservative (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/10/herman-cain-doesnt-know-what-neoconservative/43742/) movement is.
10/16/2011 - His gives a speech about a putting deadly electrified fence (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/17/8367671-was-cains-electric-fence-comment-really-a-joke) on the Mexican border. Under fire, says it was a joke. Then repeats the speech the next day.
10/18/2011 - His reversal on negotiating (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/18/cain-i-misspoke-about-negotiating-with-terrorists/) with terrorists.
10/21/2011 - His belief in numerology (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/21/herman-cain-is-obsessed-with-signs-and-symbols.html) (45 is his number); Says "signs from above" have guided his life.
10/21/2011 - His relationship to Rod Parsley (http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/herman-cain-rod-parsley), an islamophobic pastor.
10/21/2011 - He says that his 9-9-9 plan will no longer flat and fair (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/herman-cain-999-plan_n_1023715.html); now gives exemptions for poor areas.
10/22/2011 - He spent $100,000 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052111/Herman-Cain-spent-100-000-donor-money-buying-copies-HIS-OWN-book.html) of donor money to buy his OWN book, boosting sales and lining his own pockets.
10/22/2011 - His lack of understanding how the Constitution is amended (http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1011/Cain_would_autograph_life_amendment.html).
10/24/2011 - His ambiguous statement that abortion (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/herman-cain-and-abortion-flip-flop-flip/2011/10/24/gIQAZ16NDM_blog.html) should be illegal, but ALSO a woman's choice.
10/24/2011 - Cain says that flip-flopping (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/cain-says-the-flip-flopping-proves-hes-presidential/) proves that he is presidential.
10/24/2011 - He spent millions of dollars running on racist (http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/10/24/351989/cain-spent-1-million-of-his-own-money-to-fund-racist-political-ads/) political ads in 2004 and 2006.
10/24/2011 - The lack of a serious organization (http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/there-is-no-herman-cain-campaign-for-the-presidency/) in many states.
10/24/2011 - He gets his news from a one-page report (http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/25/this_is_herman_cain_boning_up_on_foreign_policy) of international concerns "almost every day."
10/30/2011 - He complains that campaigning is "too tough (http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/8496617-418/confident-herman-cain-to-dial-back-campaign-appearances.html)." Just you wait, Mr. Cain.
10/30/2011 - His campaign may have violated (http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/state-firms-cash-to-herman-cain-may-breach-federal-campaign-tax-laws-132898423.html) Federal campaign finance laws.
10/31/2011 - His belief that China is "working on a nuclear program (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20128920-503544/herman-cain-incorrectly-suggests-china-doesnt-have-nuclear-capability/)" when they've had nukes since 1964.
11/01/2011 - Cain voted for (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2011/nov/1/report-cain-voted-clinton/) Bill Clinton in 1992.
11/01/2011 - He says that he will surround Iran (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbItrfEYF3o) with warships & point ballistic missiles at them until they retaliate.
11/01/2011 - His campaign manager, Mark Block, is exposed for a 1997 election scandal (http://www.thenation.com/blog/164306/herman-cains-next-scandal-his-smoking-campaign-manager) in Wisconsin.
11/03/2011 - He met in a 1-on-1 breakfast meeting (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/updates-from-herman-cains-campaign/) with globalist war-criminal, Henry Kissinger.
11/04/2011 - His statement that he's a "Koch Brother from another mother (http://www.salon.com/2011/11/04/the_third_koch_brother/)."
11/05/2011 - His inability to distinguish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sngWRpzhcVU) between defined benefit plan and premium support plan when speaking of medicare reform.
11/11/2011 - He says he'd like to be Secretary of Defense (http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=366985) so he could build up the already bloated military.
11/13/2011 - He likened himself to Moses (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/13/herman-cain-god-told-me-to-run-i-was-like-moses/) being commanded by God to run for office.
11/14/2011 - He stated that the majority of Muslims (http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1367/117/Cain_Says_Majority_Of_American_Muslims_Are_Jihadis .html) have extremist views.
11/14/2011 - He has no discernible plan for Libya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnic6oY7Cuw); yet is critical of Obama.
11/14/2011 - He is puzzled at Ron Paul (http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/cain-scared-of-everyone-but-himself-as-president.php) for wanting to end Federal agencies. "Can't we fix something?"
11/14/2011 - He backs collective bargaining (http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/cain-backs-collective-bargaining-for-public-employees-l931tg4-133828808.html) for Federal employees.
11/15/2011 - He offered Henry Kissinger (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68401.html) a position as Secretary of State.
11/16/2011 - He said, "I'm Not Supposed To Know Anything About Foreign Policy (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/herman-cain-libya-gaffe-foreign-policy_n_1097244.html)."
11/19/2011 - He said in a speech that he was afraid of foreign-sounding names (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/herman-cain-fears-doctors-muslim-sounding-names/45254/)
The sexual harassment saga
10/30/2011 - Politico breaks a story about sexual harassment settlements (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67194.html) that took place in the late 1990s.
10/31/2011 - Responding to question, Cain asks interviewer, "Have YOU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp--D4b0UhA) ever been accused of sexual harassment?"
11/xx/2011 - He repeatedly changed his story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohc5rYeCJw) throughout the course of this whole harassment story.
11/01/2011 - The National Restaurant Assn. paid a woman $35,000 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/us/politics/herman-cain-accuser-got-a-years-salary-in-severance-pay.html?_r=2&hp) to settle a harassment dispute against Cain in the late 1990s.
11/01/2011 - He calls the coverage of the harassment settlements a "witch hunt" (http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/01/herman-cains-witch-hunt-claims-raises-issues-about-conservative-blacks-latinos/)
11/01/2011 - He first says he has no knowledge of any settlements and then recalls (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/01/141897545/herman-cain-now-recalls-settlement-with-accuser) them later the same day.
11/02/2011 - Cain accuses (http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/11/02/herman-cain-sexual-harassment-leak/) Rick Perry's campaign of exposing his settlements (without evidence)
11/02/2011 - Cain accuses (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2011/nov/2/picket-source-rham-emanuel-involved-cain-sexual-ha/) Rahm Emmanuel of exposing his settlements (without evidence)
11/02/2011 - An Iowa radio host accuses Cain of inappropriate remarks (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67478.html) toward two female staff members.
11/02/2011 - An Oklahoma consultant claims that he witnessed (http://www.ktok.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119211&article=9339922) Cain harassing women in the 1990s.
11/03/2011 - The National Restaurant Assn. paid a woman $45,000 (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242998/20111103/cain-accuser-received-45-000-settlement-months.htm) to settle a harassment dispute against Cain in the late 1990s.
11/03/2011 - Cain threatens to sue Politico (http://www.businessinsider.com/cain-campaign-may-sue-politico-for-reports-on-harassment-allegations-2011-11) for reporting about factual settlements from the 1990s.
11/05/2011 - He demanded (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/herman-cain-asked-about-harassment-charges-dont-even-go-there/2011/11/05/gIQAZtTpqM_blog.html) that the sexual harassment stories be taken off the table.
11/05/2011 - He had his campaign manager send the guide to jounalistic ethics (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/herman-cain-asked-about-harassment-charges-dont-even-go-there/2011/11/05/gIQAZtTpqM_blog.html) to reporters who keep asking about the sexual harassment charges.
11/07/2011 - Another accuser, Sharon Bialek (http://www.businessinsider.com/sharon-bialek-2011-11), says he grabbed her head and pushed it toward his crotch.
11/07/2011 - Donna Donella said Cain tried to get her to set him up on a date (http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/fifth-woman-raises-questions-about-cains-behavior) with a woman at a seminar in Egypt in 2002.
11/08/2011 - Karen Kraushaar (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/herman-cain-accuser-identified/story?id=14905460#.Trmp1nIZQps) comes forward as receiving one of the settlements.
11/09/2011 - Cain's campaign manager lies on TV (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/herman-cain-mark-block_n_1084106.html) to make one of the accusers look less credible.
11/14/2011 - A witness reaffirms that Sharon Bialek told him (http://news.yahoo.com/witness-cain-accuser-reported-inappropriate-touching-165516584.html) in 1997 about being "inappropriately touched" by Cain.
10/04/2011 - Cain once said that Tiger Woods (http://news.yahoo.com/herman-cain-once-wanted-tiger-woods-run-president-190144140.html) should run for president because of his personal attributes. The same Tiger Woods that cheated on his spouse with everything that had a pulse. :p
More sources:
Cain Truth (http://www.caintruth.com/)
An Honest Look at Herman Cain (http://www.thenewamerican.com/opinion/jack-kerwick/9859-an-honest-look-at-herman-cain)
Club For Growth's Presidential White Paper #3: Herman Cain (http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=923)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_RXM8Kt6g
Short list: He vocally supported bailouts, voted for Bill Clinton and Mitt Romney, has flip-flopped with the best of them, he's a former lobbyist and a Federal Reserve banker, he makes no commitment to cut anything, and is dangerously naive on foreign policy.
08/17/2005 - He wrote an article titled, "The Media Say the Economy Is Horrible, So It Must Be True (http://www.mrc.org/bmi/commentary/2005/Commentary_The_Media_Say_the_Economy_Is_Horrible_S o_It_Must_Be_True.html)."
10/18/2006 - He wrote an article titled, "More Economic Bull from Media Bears (http://www.mrc.org/bmi/commentary/2006/More_Economic_Bull_from_Media_Bears.html)."
02/04/2008 - He wrote an article endorsing Mitt Romney (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc098.htm) as his #1 choice among GOP primary candidates.
09/01/2008 - He said America was in an "imaginary recession" (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc126.htm) one week before the economic collapse.
10/20/2008 - After the collapse, he chastised the "free market purists" who opposed bailouts, & said TARP was a good deal (http://004eeb5.netsolhost.com/hc133.htm) for America.
03/26/2011 - His statement that he wouldn't allow any Muslims (http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/jun/08/herman-cain/cain-denies-claims-he-said-he-would-not-appoint-mu/) on his cabinet. (since retracted, mostly)
05/22/2011 - His total ignorance of the Palestinian "Right of Return" (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/05/herman-cain-blunders-on-palestinian-right-of-return/) issue.
05/22/2011 - He said he wouldn't give Americans his plan on Afghanistan (http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-sunday/transcript/herman-cain-his-presidential-bid-sen-mitch-mcconnell-talks-foreign-policy-debt-reduction?page=3) until after he is elected.
05/23/2011 - He misquoted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGyymtped8) the Declaration of Independence in his FORMAL candidacy announcement.
05/23/2011 - Cain managed his employee's retirements irresponsibly (http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/herman-cain-aquila-lawsuit-2012); lawsuit said.
05/25/2011 - A lawsuit was brought up on him for emulating Enron (http://atlantapost.com/2011/05/25/a-real-reason-to-be-mad-at-herman-cain/).
05/25/2011 - He says that the Patriot Act (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/herman-cain-spying-on-americans-is-okay-but-not-assassinating-them/239400/) is "about 90% right on."
06/10/2011 - His statement that Gun Control (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmhu1QkRbqY) is a state issue.
06/13/2011 - He falsely said that Barack Obama was raised in Kenya (http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-13/entertainment/bal-herman-cain-falsely-claims-obama-was-raised-in-kenya-20110613_1_kenya-gop-race-first-gop-debat).
07/17/2011 - He said that any community has the right to ban mosques (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwvsbI2VyjI), showing utterly no regard for property rights or free religion.
09/22/2011 - He cannot commit to abolishing even one federal agency; instead says the EPA should "start over" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6GDBxDDQ4c) & be more responsible.
09/28/2011 - His statement that African-Americans are brainwashed (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/cain-black-community-brainwashed-into-voting-for-dems/) against conservatives.
09/30/2011 - Cain denies flip-flopping on auditing (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/9207-herman-cain-denies-federal-reserve-flip-flop-economic-cluelessness) the Federal Reserve.
10/xx/2011 - His purposeful mispronunciation of "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkvtfEEFT0)
10/xx/2011 - Constitutional scholar Kevin Gutzman calls Cain's 9-9-9 plan unconstitutional (http://www.mikechurch.com/Public-Transcripts/kevin-gutzman-interview-on-constitutionality-of-9-9-9.html).
10/05/2011 - He flip-flopped on the assassination (http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/9256-herman-cain-flip-flops-on-killing-of-awlaki) of Anwar Al-Awlaki.
10/10/2011 - His claim that he didn't want to run -- God (http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/Cain__God_Told_Me_To_Run_131485348.html) told him he had to.
10/11/2011 - Cain quotes the Pokemon Theme Song (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228973/20111011/herman-cain-quotes-pokemon-republican-presidential-candidate-debate.htm) as inspirational poetry in a Presidential debate.
10/12/2011 - He endorses (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/herman-cain-praises-greenspan-at-risk-of-tea-party-support/) Alan Greenspan, father of the Real Estate Bubble, as a model for how to run the Fed.
10/12/2011 - He totally missed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u4DTwqbi0-E) the impending burst of the housing bubble & economic collapse in 2008.
10/16/2011 - His admission that he doesn't know what the neoconservative (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/10/herman-cain-doesnt-know-what-neoconservative/43742/) movement is.
10/16/2011 - His gives a speech about a putting deadly electrified fence (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/17/8367671-was-cains-electric-fence-comment-really-a-joke) on the Mexican border. Under fire, says it was a joke. Then repeats the speech the next day.
10/18/2011 - His reversal on negotiating (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/18/cain-i-misspoke-about-negotiating-with-terrorists/) with terrorists.
10/21/2011 - His belief in numerology (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/21/herman-cain-is-obsessed-with-signs-and-symbols.html) (45 is his number); Says "signs from above" have guided his life.
10/21/2011 - His relationship to Rod Parsley (http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/herman-cain-rod-parsley), an islamophobic pastor.
10/21/2011 - He says that his 9-9-9 plan will no longer flat and fair (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/herman-cain-999-plan_n_1023715.html); now gives exemptions for poor areas.
10/22/2011 - He spent $100,000 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052111/Herman-Cain-spent-100-000-donor-money-buying-copies-HIS-OWN-book.html) of donor money to buy his OWN book, boosting sales and lining his own pockets.
10/22/2011 - His lack of understanding how the Constitution is amended (http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1011/Cain_would_autograph_life_amendment.html).
10/24/2011 - His ambiguous statement that abortion (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/herman-cain-and-abortion-flip-flop-flip/2011/10/24/gIQAZ16NDM_blog.html) should be illegal, but ALSO a woman's choice.
10/24/2011 - Cain says that flip-flopping (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/cain-says-the-flip-flopping-proves-hes-presidential/) proves that he is presidential.
10/24/2011 - He spent millions of dollars running on racist (http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/10/24/351989/cain-spent-1-million-of-his-own-money-to-fund-racist-political-ads/) political ads in 2004 and 2006.
10/24/2011 - The lack of a serious organization (http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/there-is-no-herman-cain-campaign-for-the-presidency/) in many states.
10/24/2011 - He gets his news from a one-page report (http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/25/this_is_herman_cain_boning_up_on_foreign_policy) of international concerns "almost every day."
10/30/2011 - He complains that campaigning is "too tough (http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/8496617-418/confident-herman-cain-to-dial-back-campaign-appearances.html)." Just you wait, Mr. Cain.
10/30/2011 - His campaign may have violated (http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/state-firms-cash-to-herman-cain-may-breach-federal-campaign-tax-laws-132898423.html) Federal campaign finance laws.
10/31/2011 - His belief that China is "working on a nuclear program (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20128920-503544/herman-cain-incorrectly-suggests-china-doesnt-have-nuclear-capability/)" when they've had nukes since 1964.
11/01/2011 - Cain voted for (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2011/nov/1/report-cain-voted-clinton/) Bill Clinton in 1992.
11/01/2011 - He says that he will surround Iran (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbItrfEYF3o) with warships & point ballistic missiles at them until they retaliate.
11/01/2011 - His campaign manager, Mark Block, is exposed for a 1997 election scandal (http://www.thenation.com/blog/164306/herman-cains-next-scandal-his-smoking-campaign-manager) in Wisconsin.
11/03/2011 - He met in a 1-on-1 breakfast meeting (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/updates-from-herman-cains-campaign/) with globalist war-criminal, Henry Kissinger.
11/04/2011 - His statement that he's a "Koch Brother from another mother (http://www.salon.com/2011/11/04/the_third_koch_brother/)."
11/05/2011 - His inability to distinguish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sngWRpzhcVU) between defined benefit plan and premium support plan when speaking of medicare reform.
11/11/2011 - He says he'd like to be Secretary of Defense (http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=366985) so he could build up the already bloated military.
11/13/2011 - He likened himself to Moses (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/13/herman-cain-god-told-me-to-run-i-was-like-moses/) being commanded by God to run for office.
11/14/2011 - He stated that the majority of Muslims (http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1367/117/Cain_Says_Majority_Of_American_Muslims_Are_Jihadis .html) have extremist views.
11/14/2011 - He has no discernible plan for Libya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnic6oY7Cuw); yet is critical of Obama.
11/14/2011 - He is puzzled at Ron Paul (http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/cain-scared-of-everyone-but-himself-as-president.php) for wanting to end Federal agencies. "Can't we fix something?"
11/14/2011 - He backs collective bargaining (http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/cain-backs-collective-bargaining-for-public-employees-l931tg4-133828808.html) for Federal employees.
11/15/2011 - He offered Henry Kissinger (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68401.html) a position as Secretary of State.
11/16/2011 - He said, "I'm Not Supposed To Know Anything About Foreign Policy (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/herman-cain-libya-gaffe-foreign-policy_n_1097244.html)."
11/19/2011 - He said in a speech that he was afraid of foreign-sounding names (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/herman-cain-fears-doctors-muslim-sounding-names/45254/)
The sexual harassment saga
10/30/2011 - Politico breaks a story about sexual harassment settlements (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67194.html) that took place in the late 1990s.
10/31/2011 - Responding to question, Cain asks interviewer, "Have YOU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp--D4b0UhA) ever been accused of sexual harassment?"
11/xx/2011 - He repeatedly changed his story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohc5rYeCJw) throughout the course of this whole harassment story.
11/01/2011 - The National Restaurant Assn. paid a woman $35,000 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/us/politics/herman-cain-accuser-got-a-years-salary-in-severance-pay.html?_r=2&hp) to settle a harassment dispute against Cain in the late 1990s.
11/01/2011 - He calls the coverage of the harassment settlements a "witch hunt" (http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/01/herman-cains-witch-hunt-claims-raises-issues-about-conservative-blacks-latinos/)
11/01/2011 - He first says he has no knowledge of any settlements and then recalls (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/01/141897545/herman-cain-now-recalls-settlement-with-accuser) them later the same day.
11/02/2011 - Cain accuses (http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/11/02/herman-cain-sexual-harassment-leak/) Rick Perry's campaign of exposing his settlements (without evidence)
11/02/2011 - Cain accuses (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2011/nov/2/picket-source-rham-emanuel-involved-cain-sexual-ha/) Rahm Emmanuel of exposing his settlements (without evidence)
11/02/2011 - An Iowa radio host accuses Cain of inappropriate remarks (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67478.html) toward two female staff members.
11/02/2011 - An Oklahoma consultant claims that he witnessed (http://www.ktok.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119211&article=9339922) Cain harassing women in the 1990s.
11/03/2011 - The National Restaurant Assn. paid a woman $45,000 (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242998/20111103/cain-accuser-received-45-000-settlement-months.htm) to settle a harassment dispute against Cain in the late 1990s.
11/03/2011 - Cain threatens to sue Politico (http://www.businessinsider.com/cain-campaign-may-sue-politico-for-reports-on-harassment-allegations-2011-11) for reporting about factual settlements from the 1990s.
11/05/2011 - He demanded (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/herman-cain-asked-about-harassment-charges-dont-even-go-there/2011/11/05/gIQAZtTpqM_blog.html) that the sexual harassment stories be taken off the table.
11/05/2011 - He had his campaign manager send the guide to jounalistic ethics (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/herman-cain-asked-about-harassment-charges-dont-even-go-there/2011/11/05/gIQAZtTpqM_blog.html) to reporters who keep asking about the sexual harassment charges.
11/07/2011 - Another accuser, Sharon Bialek (http://www.businessinsider.com/sharon-bialek-2011-11), says he grabbed her head and pushed it toward his crotch.
11/07/2011 - Donna Donella said Cain tried to get her to set him up on a date (http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/fifth-woman-raises-questions-about-cains-behavior) with a woman at a seminar in Egypt in 2002.
11/08/2011 - Karen Kraushaar (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/herman-cain-accuser-identified/story?id=14905460#.Trmp1nIZQps) comes forward as receiving one of the settlements.
11/09/2011 - Cain's campaign manager lies on TV (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/herman-cain-mark-block_n_1084106.html) to make one of the accusers look less credible.
11/14/2011 - A witness reaffirms that Sharon Bialek told him (http://news.yahoo.com/witness-cain-accuser-reported-inappropriate-touching-165516584.html) in 1997 about being "inappropriately touched" by Cain.
10/04/2011 - Cain once said that Tiger Woods (http://news.yahoo.com/herman-cain-once-wanted-tiger-woods-run-president-190144140.html) should run for president because of his personal attributes. The same Tiger Woods that cheated on his spouse with everything that had a pulse. :p
More sources:
Cain Truth (http://www.caintruth.com/)
An Honest Look at Herman Cain (http://www.thenewamerican.com/opinion/jack-kerwick/9859-an-honest-look-at-herman-cain)
Club For Growth's Presidential White Paper #3: Herman Cain (http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=923)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_RXM8Kt6g