Former restaurant industry lobbyist, talk-show host, motivational speaker, and Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain dropped out of the GOP presidential race at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday, citing “false” attacks on his character that prevented him from getting his message out. Cain, in a noticeably less caffeinated speech than has been his custom, alleged that “elites” and political reporters had conspired to take down his reputation. Cain’s not exiting politics, though; he’s moving on to what he repeatedly referred to as “Plan B”—a new website devoted to sharing his solutions for fixing America.
The site, “Cain Solutions,” is currently empty.
If it makes the not-candidate feel any better, Tbogg came up with a great idea for Herman’s next business venture that combines his love of the ladies with his love of the ladies:
It’s doubtful whether this wimmens who luv Herman website will help his campaign at this late point as his poll numbers are going down faster than one of his job applicants, but we can be sure that the Women For Herman Cain website will live on well after the campaign folds up it’s harem tents and exits the dusty campaign trail. It will serve as a testimony to Presidential dreams thwarted as well as a sort of eHarmony for Herman (eHermany!.. trademark that bitch!) to be consulted as he travels our great nation’s byways and highways giving inspirational speeches about leadership and success,only to go back to a cold and lonely hotel room where his only company is some cold roomservice pizza and Cinemax After Dark.
And that is why we love Tbogg.
[awesome, hilarious photo by Elise Amendola/AP]
One fundamentalist candidate down. Four or five to go.
It always amazes me that people with a closet full of skeletons make a run at public office. Surely they know that the closet door is going to be flung open at some point. …Stupid!
Hmmm,if Cain had been a democrat, none of the charges would have been brought out. In fact, liberals would be demanding hands off, it’s none
of our business. Remember Clinton?
b anderson, what we object to about Cain’s history with women is his sexual harassment. What he does with consent is between him and his wife (and the women) but when he sexually harasses women, that is another story. Clinton’s affair was his own business, Cain’s serial sexual harassment is the nation’s.
Maybe it’s a good thing. After all, ‘Cain’ is Hebrew for either ‘sharp, pointy weapon’ or ‘funeral dirge.’
PS: The major difference between Cain and Clinton, is Clinton neither did, nor had to force himself on her, ever.
Rape, and sexual harassment is a form of rape, is an act of war.
Maybe he’ll someday be made ambassador to Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan or some other place he’s actually heard of.
I might be too young, but I also don’t recall Clinton ever posing himself as the peon of “family values.” Republicans (specifically of the fundevangelical stripe, like Cain) make themselves out to be the Guardians of The Family™. Then when s**t comes out to prove exactly the opposite, they get all upset that people are picking their personal lives apart.
If people would own up to being human, there wouldn’t be so much schadenfreude to go around.
Emma, don’t try to reason with Brad. He is a phenomenally stupid, sadly lonely troll.
Homophobia is a sin and always leads to other sins. The solution for all anti-gay activist Cain’s problems is to repent and publicly renounce homophobia.
I love the attempt by b anderson to compare Herman Cain and Bill Clinton. The two men are oceans apart.
Herman Cain made all this fuss about being a “family values” candidate. I don’t recall Clinton ever doing so.
Herman Cain is accused of sexually harassing women. Clinton may have had affairs but I don’t recall him ever being accused of sexual harassment.
Face it Rethugs, a lot of your candidates think it’s OK to cheat on their spouses, dump a sick wife in favour of a “trophy wife” or condemn GLBT people while being with a rentboy…you guys just really suck at this “family values thing”.
Merlyn said, “I love the attempt by b anderson to compare Herman Cain and Bill Clinton. The two men are oceans apart.”
And even beyond the “family values”/sex thing, Clinton was/is high educated. Cain, however, is an ignoramus, and he’s proud of it. With the fundie/”family values” crowd, ignorance is obviously a coveted sought-after qualification for a presidential candidate.
I should imagine that Herman Cain’s got PLENTY of Plan B on hand with as many women as he keeps screwing on the side.
I love it when the “family values” clowns get their closet doors blown off and out spills the dirt. Herman Cain and his campaign have been a national joke and it was on those who bought into it. Didn’t know squat about Libya. I could just see his mind whirling when asked that question: Now what the hell is a Libya? I feel for his wife; she’s been suckered and deceived all these years. Goodbye to those values!
@Marcus – nicely done. I can’t believe it took 12 comments for someone to make a Plan B joke…zing! As with the majority of the Republican candidate clown car, this man is dangerously lacking in the intelligence and qualifications to be president. Despite his value to late night comedians, I will not miss him. One wingnut down…so many more to go.
My roommate told me that he quoted Pokemon on his way out, wonder if that’s true, googles…..yep totally true LOL