Lost in the kerfuffle of Rick Perry's campaign-killing flub remains an even bigger "oops" for Herman Cain. On the campaign trail today, he's been trying very hard to sweep his "Princess Nancy" jab under the rug.
"I apologized for calling her Princess Pelosi," he said before turning the tables on the former speaker of the House and the media at large. "You know, I remember when Speaker Pelosi called me and the tea party people 'AstroTurf.'" The Republican hopeful then admitted to only semi-apologizing just to get reporters off his back.
Directly following last night's CNBC debate, Cain acknowledged referring to Democratic leader as "Princess Nancy" was a poor choice of words. (Um, yeah!) Also not a way to win over female voters.
The former Godfather's Pizza CEO is currently being accused of sexual harassment by at least four women, mind you.
Democratic Rep. James Clyburn called the candidate's behavior "unbecoming" and "disrespectful."
"That kind of boorishness that we see on the part of Mr. Cain plays into a narrative that's been out here now for the last two weeks," the congressman told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell. "He ought to be very, very careful how he react to or treat women going forward."
He added, "I am from South Carolina, he is from Georgia. Us Southern gentlemen just don't act that way."
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I'm sure MSNBC and Lawernce O'Donnell want to be 'Fair and Balanced' so the following video will soon be displayed here...
www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/10/voice_analysis_cain_totally_truthful_while_accuser_is_inaccurate.html
Yep, I'm sure Sir Larry can't wait to apologize to Herman Cain for slandering the man's good character on his cable news show even tho very few people watch it...
Wait, your smoking gun is a guy listening to his voice? Really? I mean I don't know what the truth is, and he has been beat up a bit more than Clinton ever was, or maybe Clinton handled it better, but I mean, I would not be putting that out as the thing that makes him, you know, not guilty.
Only a 'court of law' can find someone not guilty, but the 'Voice Analysis' found that Herman Cain was 'total truthful' while his accuser was not...boy you are sure one hard nutt to crack...GIVE IT UP..the man didn't do what his accuser said he did...be objective for once, instead of clinging to your ideology for guidance...think for yourself. But I would love to wire up Obama and watch that needle dance!
dug,
you are doing the same thing to President Obama that you accuse us of doing to herman cain.
the reason that lie dectector tests are NOT used in a court of law is because they are unreliable. also sociopaths, people who feel no sense of guilt or emotion when lying, can "beat" a lie dectector.
i am not saying that herman cain is a sociopath, but he might be narcissitic. i suppose we could classify everyone who runs for president as a narcissit, to a degree. but herman cain takes it a step further when he demonstrates an exaggerated sense of himself by constantly referring to himself in the "third person".
i would guess that tj ward is a republican, and like you, and many other men, think that herman cain's disregard for, and VIOLATION OF women is just something that women have to put up with. perhaps like you all, herman cain really believes that what he did when he put his hands up some womans skirt is "just part of being a man". maybe he really feels no guilt, or sees nothing wrong with what he did. maybe he does not see it as sexual assault, or at the very least, sexual harassment. that is why he can sound so convincing.
think about it. if Barack Obama were being accused you would be feeling the same way we do about herman cain. i really doubt if 5 women who do not know each other could each come up with similar stories.
as for "voice analysis", tj is saying he got the results you wanted to hear. this has been tested over time, and found not to be reliable.
What is the color of blue made of?
dug,
and what is your point by your silly sophmoric question?
really, its OK if you have no response.
don't make a fool of yourself by asking a stupid question.
suzette,
You are the one that looks foolish, silly and full of yourself by not answering such simple question.
Once, again...what is the color of blue made of?
The scientific community regards polygraph testing to be about as valid as astrology and numerology.
The thing that causes a polygraph to do anything at all is if you experience stress when you lie.
Polygraph examiners make you remove your shoes so that you cannot conceal a pebble that you can step on to cause fake stress. They also make you spit out your chewing gum so that you cannot use that to bite your tung and cause fake stress. After they do that, they give you a threatening lecture about how the polygraph can detect a lie, which is impossible. Polygraph machines can only measures stress. You can cause stress by consuming a generous amount of castor oil.
Not all people experience stress when they lie. People with certain personality traits can naturally deceive a polygraph examination with no training and no castor oil. This includes people that are not mentally ill. The specific personality trait that allows that is fairly common among engineers, like Herman Cain.
Biofeedback training helps other people achieve some level of conscious control over sweating, heart rate, and breathing. This works best with psychological techniques, such as visualizing something besides the question that was asked so that you can cause the desired response on the polygraph recording.
You visualize something stressful to cause the polygraph to register "lie". You visualize something pleasant to cause the polygraph to register "truth". You do not react emotionally to the actual answer that you give to any of the questions. This becomes natural with practice using biofeedback equipment so you can see what the polygraph examiner is going to see.
The simplest technique to beat a polygraph is to not believe the outlandish stories about how a stupid machine can be smart enough to tell the difference between truth and lie. If you don't believe that story, then the polygraph won't work.
The fact all 'Law Enforcement Agencies' in America relies on such tests [if possible] before they go forward on a prosecutions, you are just repeating ACLU talking points that have no bearing in the real world. In the 'real world' if you knew taking a polygraph or voice analysis test would clear you as being a 'suspect' most reasonable people [reasonable people don't include progressives] would do it.
You would be posting such progressive propaganda if 'Bubba' passed a polygraph or voice analysis test, would you? Nope, you would screaming about the 'Right Wing Conspiracy' ....how progressive of you to be so subjective that common sense is no longer a factor in progressive thought or talking points...
suzette,
You failure to pass my 'Kobayashi Maru' is more than enough evidence that you can not be trusted with validating the facts on the ground, you will always evade a simple question and refuse to limited by definitions for fear of being 'caught' in your false doctrine of progressivism.
Right because you are trying to project your ignorance onto Suzette by saying she failed your BS mind game when all she did was refuse to play your mind games. Even funnier is you think because police agencies use polygraphs to trick people into confessions that the polygraph is accurate when the fact is police lie by saying to the suspect that by failing the polygraph proves the suspects guilt and by confessing they will somehow get a lighter sentence because they are being truthful, lies. It isn't liberals or progressives that have a false doctrine, it is you conservatives that believe in falsehood told to you by government agencies only when it suites your views, if the agencies go against your views then you hate government. Typical projection of the right, accuse others of what you are guilty of.
Cain also back peddled pretty quickly too from agreeing to take a lie detector test.
He shows us on a daily basis with his attitude and comments that he has absolutely no respect for women.
By the way, why does this guy always refer to himself in the third person?
He gives me the impression of being nothing more than a double talking, fast talking slick snake oil salesman.
Money == Guilt
The way Cain is protecting himself is just about the most creative use of intellectual property protection that I have ever heard of.
This is good.
This topic comes up in engineering, and Cain has an engineering degree.
This gives a feel for how non-disclosure law is used.
If that isn't a big enough clue, this should help.
The thing that Cain made these women sign is used to protect engineering data so investors cannot be defrauded after funding private research by some enterprising individual that wants to make money by selling the resulting research without permission from the investors.
Anybody else get this joke yet?
What these women have actually been threatened with is industrial espionage.
Cain did it. False accusations are actually a crime, so if there was no proof there would have been no settlement.
He is using industrial espionage law to hide a grotesque perversion that shouldn't come anywhere near elected government office.
These women are protected under the First Amendment. They can speak any time they like to anybody they like unless a gag order has been signed by a judge, and none of this went to court.
How do I know this?
I'm a retired engineer.
This would be remarkably funny if these women weren't scared spitless.
Suzette may have a valid point. Conservatives may be guilty of doing to Obama what liberals have done to Cain and other conservatives.
I hope Limbauh, Hannity, and the rest of Fox give Cain their full support so Cain becomes the Republican presidential nominee.
Seriously. I want to see that happen.
What Cain did is sexual assault in Maryland and Virginia, and there is no statute of limitations in Virginia (Crystal City).
That is a felony, and that prevents Cain from being sworn in if elected.
It might even get him thrown in jail.
The non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that Cain made these women sign is actually based on intellectual property protection law used to prevent industrial espionage.
Cain is using NDAs to blackmail women so they will not go to the police.
Trying to use an NDA to stop someone from reporting a felony is a RICO statute violation (criminal conspiracy).
The NDAs are actually evidence that Cain is a felon because the NDA itself is illegal.
An NDA cannot be used to block someone from reporting a felony.
Only a court order from a judge can interfere with free speech not associated with industrial espionage or national security.
Criminal activity is not political spin.
This has nothing to do with being liberal, independent, progressive, or conservative.
But it is the most amusing legal snow job I've ever seen.
The actual use of an NDA is to protect investors in situations where disclosure of information would reduce the value of the investment, which is normally associated with a private placement memorandum.
One thing for shore is that Nancy is no Princess. You can't ride a broom and be a princess.
Chem- I almost started laughing yesterday when I read her comments about how the super committee should have every idea and moment on TV so that it could be transparent, since it is so important to our economy. She formerly thought that we would have to get these things voted on so that it could be read and people could figure out what was in it without interfering with the process.
chem and rusty,
you all love to demonize Nancy Pelosi.
the repubs in washigton hate her because she is a strong woman in the democratic party.
unlike john boehner who cannot deliver votes for the repubs, Nancy is an effective speaker for the democratic party.
No, we despise [hate is what progressive do] her because she is a seditious progressive democrat bent on undermining our republican form of government with seditious socialism, that's why....it's not personal...it's just business...
More projection because the right hates everyone else is guilty because they are the same as us righties.
Actually, Suzette- we hate her because she is very effective at doing everything in the absolute wrong way to drive progress. And she is an extreme hate monger towards us, so it only seems fair that if she hates Republicans, and has rejected working with them, that maybe she is getting payments in kind right back.
Two Pelosi quotes- the first regarding Obamacare, the second on the Debt Super Committee- shows she has the consistency of warm jello.
"But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
“What I would like to see- say to the 12 people on the super committee: Get in a room, sit down, reach agreement, on public television.”
Right because it is so much better when republicans call their bills a plan to save SS, then when you actually read their bill it is throwing grand ma off the cliff for more tax cuts for the wealthy. Or their job bills to create jobs is just more tax cuts for the wealthy and as GWB, Bush 41 and Reagan have shown that giving wealthy tax cuts have produced 0 jobs. Or how about deficits don't matter when republicans are the ones creating deficits yet deficits are crisis's when they aren't and they have to cut spending on social programs, which requires you to ignore that is what they were doing even while they were spending on borrowed money. Heres a clue clean your own house before trying to clean someone elses.
whom- I guess that is my message to Nancy.
btw- would you post the site where I can read the bill? I haven't had a chance to view it, but from your comments, you have. I'd like to see it as well. Heck- I may agree with you once I see it.
Cain is a pig and so are all of his fans —
And the beat goes on ............from tonight's debate 11/12/11.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said as president he'd order covert operations to stop the Iranian regime from building nuclear weapons, with options including "taking out their scientists" and "breaking the regime and bringing it down."
And he added, "all of it (is) deniable," that is, he as president would deny that the United States was behind the operations.
He must be taking lessons from Herman Deny
Not for sure about the "deny" aspect- but the taking out of people who could cause us harm- he would be following the Obama Doctrine and I believe that is well established by now. It would be a positive- surgical hit without losses on our part.
Dug,chem, et.al.; Cain's apology is a joke, just as his campaign is a joke, just as his denying he paid off some women to keep them quiet, is a joke. His knowledge of economics is a joke along with his knowledge of world affairs. He is a joke and he fits in, totally inconspicuously, with the rest of the Republican field of hopefuls.
Of the three primary colors, the color blue is everything that is not red or yellow. If you want to know the frequencies of visible blue, you can look it up.
Blue can also refer to a feeling of sadness and dejection, which can be countered, oddly enough, by singing the blues. I think you should learn some blues tunes so that you will be prepared when the time comes.
mrz190,
very good, dug et all singing the blues.
I wish Obama was joke, but instead his tenure has been a nightmare, he has made this more divided since the Civil War, where you progressives will not acknowledge or concur with conservative thought or talking points for fear of validating conservatism and exposing progressiveness as the failed ideology as it is.
Nothing that Cain has done even comes close to what 'Bubba' did but yet you all whine about Cain and have made 'Bubba' an ICON of the DNC and your elder statesman.
Everything you progressives claimed the Tea Party did, the OWS has done worst, much worst but will any of you admit the truth? Never...that's why you and OWS NEED TO BE Defeated...
'singing the blues', you wish loser...you and your OWS are the Kansas City Royals of politics...one step away from the minor leagues...
The 3am call to Herman will not be answered !
Our Pizza man Herman will have 'call forwarding' straight to pizza delivery guys !
Let's stop talking about the 3am call!! Does anyone in their right mind think old Herman is going to answer it??
It's only a matter of time before the sexually assaulted women come out and expose the fraud Cain is.
OMG !!
This Herman guy makes Bush and Palin look like Einsteins!!
The only thing more pathetic about Herman's response, is the excuses made by his supporters and team.
Can you imagine the right wing's response if Obama reacted that way?? WOW.
The difference between Perry's blunder and Cain, is Perry forgot something he may have known, whereas Cain just doesn't know !! He should have been asked about Tunisia and Egypt as well.....what a hoot that would have been!
If tea baggers and other right wing nuts want to be taken seriously, they would be wise to demand Cain just step aside, and let the other clowns parade their incompentracies.
let's take it easy on Herman.... poor guy is exhausted from his book tour !!