Herman Cain’s ‘Major Announcement’: ‘I Am Suspending My Presidential Campaign’

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The Atlanta headquarters of Herman Cain for President was set to be opened today, but instead of that bureaucratic announcement, today the campaign announced it would make a “major” declaration about… something. Many speculated the campaign was over. There were rumors that Cain campaign staffers knew their fate was sealed. And now, finally, we know what the fuss was about: Cain is suspending his presidential campaign.


With early reports that Cain had arrived at the opening of his Atlanta headquarters accompanied by his previously elusive wife Gloria, pundits speculated for about an extra half hour after the original 1PM announcement time as to what Cain would say– some asserting that he was still in the race, others suggesting he may suspend the campaign for president but continue to campaign for ideas a la Sarah Palin. After the crowd finished an energetic chant of “Gloria!” in support of Cain’s wife, Cain finally put speculation to rest, but not before thanking his supporters for not being “warm weather supporters” and railing against Washington. “They have failed to provide economic growth, failed to get spending out of control failed to make us less dependent on foreign oil,” he argued.


He began to give a short biography of himself and of the Cain campaign, noting that it was “out of frustration that I made the decision to run,” despite not “fitting the usual description” of a presidential candidate. Thanking supporters again, Cain cracked a 999 joke, and then got serious. “We’re in the final four!” he told the audience, a month away from the Iowa caucuses. That said, he turned to the allegations about affairs and sexual harassment. “It distracted my ability to present solutions to the American people,” he noted, though admitted he “made many mistakes in life– everybody has.”


He then turned to the media:


Because of these false and unproven accusations, it has paid and had a tremendous, painful price on my family. These false and unproved allegations continued to be spinned [sic] in the media and in the court of public opinion so as to create a crowd of doubt over me and this campaign and my family. That spin hurts! It hurts my wife, it hurts my family, it hurts me, and it hurts the American people because you are being denied solutions to our problems.


Telling the audience that he is “at peace” with his wife and his family and his God, he explained that “becoming president was plan A,” one he was suspending because of “the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters.”


The “good” news? CainSolutions.com launches today, Cain “will not be silenced,” and he will be making an endorsement in the Republican field. He then concluded with a spectacular flourish, quoting once again (and admitting this time) the words from Pokemon he used as closing remarks at a Republican debate long ago.

9-Year-Old Boy Suspended For Saying Teacher Was "Cute"

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A Gastonia mother says her son was suspended for calling a teacher "cute.”


Chiquita Lockett said her 9-year-old son, Emanyea, spent the last two days at home.


Lockett said the principal of Brookside Elementary called her Wednesday to say the incident was a form of “sexual harassment.”


Emanyea told Eyewitness News a substitute teacher overheard him tell another student a teacher was cute.


Then he was suspended.


"It's not like he went up to the woman and tried to grab her or touch her in a sexual way," Lockett said. "So why would he be suspended for two days?”


A district spokeswoman said she could not go into detail, but said Emanyea was suspended for "inappropriate behavior" after making "inappropriate statements."


The district's Code of Conduct doesn't list "inappropriate behavior," but says "disruption of school" is punishable by five days of out-of-school suspension.

Amnesty International Under Fire for Demanding Former President Bush's Arrest During Trip to Africa

Of course it's always funny watching which laws liberals like to hold up and pretend to care about. While the Bush Derangement Syndrome sufferers continue to harass the former President for having the audacity to give terrorists a hard time, they have no problem ignoring say, sanctuary cities who protect violent illegal aliens or a corrupt Obama administration that started an operation that led to the murder of a border patrol agent. But that's who they are and why they should never be taken seriously:

Former members of the George W. Bush administration assailed Amnesty International Thursday for demanding the former president's arrest while he and his family are in Africa, calling Amnesty's campaign at best a form of "harassment" and at worst a threat.


The world's largest human rights group said Thursday "there is enough evidence in the public domain" to justify Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia arresting the former president during his visit to the region on charges of committing "crimes under international law." The president is traveling in the three nations between Thursday and Monday to promote AIDS and cancer awareness.


"They've been trying to get any country where President Bush and Vice President Cheney visit to harass them wherever they go," former Justice Department attorney John Yoo said of Amnesty's actions.


"It could be taken as a call for violence against the president," said Brad Blakeman, a former Bush adviser who accompanied the former president to Africa in 2003.


Blakeman said Amnesty is just trying to "embarrass" the former president but the sustained campaign could be potentially dangerous.


"I think it's a threat upon ... the former president," he said.


The group said the three nations should investigate Bush's "alleged involvement in and responsibility for torture," referring to the Bush administration's use of waterboarding.


"All countries to which George W. Bush travels have an obligation to bring him to justice for his role in torture," said Matt Pollard, senior legal adviser for the American branch of AI.


But Bush officials said Amnesty's campaign at this point should be categorized as "harassment" -- particularly considering the purpose of Bush's visit.


"It shows how upside-down the human rights world is, where they're going after a president who's trying to save lives -- many, many lives. Why? Because they're upset about the treatment of three al Qaeda leaders in the war on terrorism," Yoo, who wrote memos that provided the legal basis for the CIA's Bush-era interrogation program, told FoxNews.com.

Bill O’Reilly Takes On California Medical Marijuana Purveyors

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On his Wednesday night show, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly brought on Harborside Health Center executive director (/pot purveyor) Steve Deangelo and Andrew Deangelo to discuss — what else? — marijuana.


O’Reilly kicked things off by reminding his viewers that The Factor had been one of the first news programs to “expose the medical marijuana ruse in California.” Now, some medical marijuana dealers in the state are finding themselves in trouble with the federal government, which does not recognize California’s laws concerning sales of the substance.


Steve, who says he uses medical marijuana himself to help with the pain associated with having a degenerative disc, shared that, while sales of medical marijuana are in the millions, his center is a non-profit and he makes a set salary. Andrew says he also uses marijuana to help with his glaucoma.


O’Reilly noted that some people are being prescribed marijuana to deal with anxiety… even though anxiety is something every human being deals with on nearly a daily basis. So, basically, he mused, anyone can obtain a card permitting them to buy cannabis legally in the state of California. The Deangelos countered by pointing out that many are prescribed often dangerous prescription drugs to deal with anxiety, some with side effects much worse than what would be experienced by taking a specified amount of cannabis. And, besides, you aren’t able to purchase marijuana with them without permission from a doctor.


Steve added that, while he doesn’t have the medical training to determine who has a “chronic” [Ed. note: LOL] case of anxiety, he does check with the medical board of California to ensure that the doctors their patients use are “licensed and in good standing.”


Andrew then weighed in, telling O’Reilly that he does not support the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes.


“But you know what the ruse is,” said O’Reilly. “You know what the scam is. I’m anxious, give me the card.”


“I don’t want to go blind, Bill,” said Andrew, referring to his glaucoma. “I don’t want to go blind.”


You can get to know the Deangelos better and learn more about the discussion surrounding medical marijuana by watching Discovery’s Weed Wars.

RELATED: The scam known as 'medical' marijuana

Gay Mafia Forces Rapper T.I. To Back Off "Gay People Are Too Sensitive" Comment

After this happened you just knew this was coming. As the sick, perverted, rich and mostly white gay mafia continue to take over the world with their immoral, pro-gay agenda, those who dare to speak out against their morally bankrupt ways will be shot down. As comedian Tracy Morgan, "Millionaire Matchmaker" host Patti Stranger and now rapper T.I. have recently found out, dare to speak out against teh gheys (even if it's constructive criticism) and you will be dealt with...severely:

Earlier this week we told you about the fires that rapper T.I. ignited when he voiced his opinion on gays and the power they wield in the music industry.


In a cover story for VIBE magazine’s end of the year issue, T.I., 30, said “gay people are too sensitive” and he repeated an obscene joke about gay sex made by comedian Tracey Morgan before he too was shut down by the gay elite and forced to apologize.


It didn’t take long for the gays to strike back — and very soon thereafter, less than 72 hours later to be exact, T.I. crumbled under the pressure.


In a phone call to TMZ’s Harvey Levin yesterday, T.I. backed down from his earlier statements that one specialty group did not have the right to shut down the opinions of others because censorship is simply un-American.


Instead of sticking to his guns, T.I. allowed Levin to back him into a corner by agreeing that racism and the civil rights struggles somehow correlates with the current gay rights agenda.


Levin quickly put up a post with the headline: “T.I. [Says] Black People Can Be Oversensitive, Too”.


We’re not attacking T.I. because he supports Sandrarose.com, but the phone call, and its aftermath, were a disappointment to say the least.

Now of course, T.I.'s a rapper--an easy target for the bullies on the Left who love to compare the personal choice of committing gay acts to being black. If T.I. were smart enough he'd know that the idea of comparing centuries of discrimination, Jim Crow laws, slavery and the like to who someone chooses to sleeps with is beyond ludicrous and more importantly disrespectful to all black people. But he isn't and that's why a rich, influential, gay white guy like Harvey Levin can get away with kind of utter disrespect and not worry about a single black liberal calling him out for it--it's how the gay mafia works.

Chris Christie Blasts Obama: What The Hell Are We Paying You For?

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has already ruled out a run for the Republican nomination, lit in to President Barack Obama in a speech at Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, N.J., on Monday, for his failure to get the Super Committee to strike a deal before the deadline.


Christie was actually at the Cathedral Kitchen — which teaches ex-offenders cooking skills, so they can ease back into the job market — to introduce a new plan of his, which would have some non-violent criminals attend drug and alcohol treatment and counseling instead of going to prison. But the topic veered off into national politics, and Christie took a moment, in the kitchen, to address Obama’s dealing with the now-failed Super Committee:


“I was angry this weekend listening to the spin coming out of the administration,” Christie said. “The President knew it was doomed for failure, so he didn’t get involved. Well then what the hell are we paying you for? What have you been doing, exactly?”


Christie went on to say that both political parties deserve blame for the gridlock and frustration, adding that, “they’re spending more time talking at each other than with each other.” The governor pointed to the example of how he handled things in New Jersey to get things that needed to be done pushed through. “I had people of good will on the other side who said they believed it was their obligation, regardless of party,” Christie explained. “Why the president of the United States refuses to do this is astonishing to me.”

Herman Cain Reassessing Candidacy Amid New Allegations

Men lie. Women lie...you know the rest. My thing is this, if all of these women are lying about Herman Cain either having slept with them or sexually harrassed them, then why isn't Cain suing for defamation of character? I'd think that he'd clearly have a case considering that these heffer's are publicly embarrassing him, damaging his reputation and killing his chance at being President. Bottom line, if they're all lying then where are Cain's lawyers? I'm just saying:

Herman Cain told members of his campaign staff on Tuesday that he was reassessing whether to proceed with his presidential campaign, an aide confirmed, a day after an Atlanta woman disclosed details of what she said was a 13-year affair with him.


In a morning conference call with his advisers, Mr. Cain said that he would make a decision in the coming days about whether to stay in the race after his campaign was rocked by another round of allegations about his sexual conduct.


The call, which was first reported by National Review, came as Mr. Cain was heading to Michigan for a campaign stop on Tuesday evening. He said that he was discussing the future of his campaign with his family and was considering his options.


“This is cause for reassessment,” Mr. Cain said, according to one participant on the call who spoke on condition of anonymity. “During the summer we had to make some reassessments based on our financial situation. We were able to hang in there.”


Mr. Cain denied the accusations from the Atlanta woman, Ginger White. But he acknowledged that the latest report of sexual misconduct might be more difficult to overcome, considering that the first voting is set to take place in five weeks at the Iowa caucuses. He said that he had not lost his enthusiasm to run, but suggested it was a distraction that could be difficult to recover from.


“With this latest one, we have to do an assessment as to whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud in some peoples’ minds as to whether or not they should support us going forward,” Mr. Cain said, according to the participant on the call.

RELATED: Ginger White, latest Herman Cain accuser: Who is she?

Syracuse Assistant Basketball Coach Bernie Fine Fired From School Over Sexual Molestations Allegations, Underlies How Liberal Acceptance of Homosexuality Is Destroying The World

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Former Syracuse coach Bernie Fine will face a second investigation stemming from his alleged sexual abuse of boys.


Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said on Monday they will investigate Fine, who was fired from his job as an assistant men's basketball coach, once they receive relevant information from their counterparts in Syracuse.


One of his alleged victims filed an affidavit with Syracuse police, Pittsburgh police said, accusing Fine of molesting him in a Pittsburgh hotel room.


Fine already faced an investigation in Syracuse, where the U.S. attorney's office and the U.S. Secret Service are taking the lead, according to a Monday statement from Syracuse police.


The Secret Service is providing expertise related to electronic communications gathered in the investigation, said John Duncan, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in New York's northern district.


File cabinets were among the items taken from Fine's home after authorities executed a search warrant there last week. Duncan declined to discuss what authorities were looking for.


Also Monday, the nephew of Fine's wife said she will make a statement Tuesday challenging the implications of a tape recording of a 2002 telephone conversation with one of her husband's accusers that appears to show she knew of the alleged sexual abuse.


"She'll even say that's her voice," nephew Matt Govendo said, but that the sections of the tape -- excerpts of which were made public Sunday by the Syracuse-based Post-Standard newspaper and ESPN -- "are all tampered with."


The university fired Fine from his job Sunday night, hours after the Post-Standard and ESPN reported on the phone conversation, which they said former Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis had recorded between him and the coach's wife.


In the tape, a woman that ESPN, citing experts, identified as Laurie Fine said she knew "everything that went on" with her husband, adding that "he thinks he's above the law."

So yet another episode of male coaches molesting young boys wrecks the sports world and the mainstream media remains complicit in their pro-gay agenda by refusing the address the underlying issues of homosexuality that are at the root of these scandals. Indeed, as tolerance of homosexuality grows, so does fear of being branded "homophobic". It's no secret that gay activists are a sensitive bunch (even to genuine criticism that comes from friend-to-the-gays like Patti Stranger). Thus one can't help but wonder if a reason why inappropriate relationships between grown men and young boys at bigtime institutions like Penn State and Syracuse can go unreported or unchallenged for so long is due to fear of being accused of homophobia? After all, in an age when the mainstream media is combining with schools to teach kids that 'there is nothing wrong with being gay', it would make sense for gay predators of children to feel more and more comfortable going about their despicable acts with more brazenment.

Politiks As Usual: In The News 11/28/11

Bill Clinton Says Gingrich Surge A Result Of thoughtful Positions, Wins Key NH Nod

Colin Powell Blames Media and Tea Party for Divisive Tone in Washington

Why Not Pay Higher Taxes?

Black Friday Shoppers Set Records, Pepper Spray Suspect Surrenders

The Birthers Press On

Country Sick of Obama Job Act Acting Job

Miley Cyrus Calls Herself a 'Stoner' and a 'Pothead'

Barack Obama and Ed Schultz Make GQ's '25 Least Influential People Alive'

Andrew Sullivan Talks Republicans On CNN: 'I'm Still A Conservative, And They Are Not'

The Supercommittee Failed Because Democrats Insisted On $1 Trillion In New Taxes

Charlie Brown beats Lady Gaga in Thanksgiving ratings

Yes, another example that tradition still matters to some people in this country:

It’s the Big Bang Theory, Charlie Brown!


All the Thanksgiving specials Thursday night couldn’t hold a candle to a repeat of the CBS comedy, which delivered 11.2 million viewers and a 3.6 adult demo rating. Compare that to ABC’s Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (5.8 million, 1.8) and A Very Gaga Thanksgiving (5.4 million, 1.6 — more on that one here) and NBC’s 85th Anniversary of the Thanksgiving Day Parade (3.7 million, 1.1) and Happiness is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown (5 million, 1.6). The best-performing special was Fox’s Ice Age: Mammoth Christmas (7.1 million, 2.3), despite the network getting the holiday wrong. And at least we can take comfort in Charlie Brown topping Lady Gaga, right?